Lower BMI Bandsters!

[Sooverit! 1]

Does anyone know how to start of Poll?

[VegasGrace 1]

I saw one a while back but it surely didn't represent.

I'd like to know of any others out there w/ a bmi of lower than 30.

[Longhorn 1]

Does anyone know how to start of Poll?

When you click on "New Thread," you enter your comments as usual but at the bottom, one of the options is, "Post a Poll." Just check that and when you click submit, it takes you to a window where you enter the options for your poll and then submit it.

[mecooper523 0]

I HAD MY SURGERY AUG 10,2007 MY START WEIGHT WAS 212 I WEIGHT 190 NOW AS OF NOV 2007 PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE:help:

[Sophie248 0]

I'm needing all the support I can get. I've been losing and gaining the same 4 lbs for the past several months, and am truly fed up. I want to loose 9 lbs by January! I probably could use a fill, but I really want to try exercising hard and really sticking to band rules first. I'm having difficulty with being consistant with these things. I look forward to sharing with this group.

[AudricIan 0]

Wow! You do plan to tell him once you get home, right?

I want you to know that I had a very easy recovery. I never needed the pain meds, and honestly, I would never have even known I had surgery if I didn't have the little cuts on my tummy.

You won't have trouble with throwing up (pb) or slime until after you have had your fills.Most people don't even have that after one fill.

If you think you need this surgery, and that it will help you, it's your body and you are brave to do it with no support. I never told anyone other than one close friend and my daughter.

I couldn't be happier that I am finally at the weight I was 23 years ago when I had my son. Getting the band was the best thing I could have done for myself.

Just let any of us know if you have any questions at all and we will be here for you!

AudricIan, let me just say WOW! It sort of makes me giggle that you're not telling your husband but then again it scary too....I'm sure you feel the same way. I HOPE HOPE HOPE you don't have any complications but if you do you have your best friend and mother.

I'm 5'5" or 5'6" and 186 and also considering the band. I've read many threads lately about complications so I'm kind of backing off the idea for the moment but I'm still going to continue reading. I just wish there was a statistical summary of how many patients have the band and how many have complications, etc.

What is your surgery date? I'm so excited to see how you do during this process!!!! I am so jealous you live so close to TJ! I live in Kentucky so I'd have to find followup care here. It would also be a MAJOR MAJOR expense for us living on just my husband's salary.

Keep me posted on your progress!:clap2:

I do plan on telling him after the fact. I may wait a few months or I may get home and have soooo much guilt that I can't stand it and spill the Beans. I will let all of you know what happens when I drop the bomb! My surgery date is 12/6. Luckily there is a fill center that works with Dr. Ortiz in my town. I live about 3 miles from Disneyland and I have everything I need within a ten minute drive. I still plan on going to Dr. Ortiz for fills but if I have an emergency there is a fill center close by. I have a very high pain tolerance so I am not worried about the surgery itself. I had a c section and did not take anything but motrin afterwards. I am sure this will not be as bad as a c-section. My mom will be a big emotional support, I know that she will not understand what I am physically feeling but she will be there for me. I have all of you to go to for the technical stuff!

Lastnight I officially began to prepare myself for the band. I went out and purchased some broth and several different Protein drinks, the bottles were big and they are said to have 40 grams of Protein. From what I have read on this thread, it will probably take me all day to drink one bottle! It is not a shake though, more like a Protein Water. I am not sure which I would like better, the powder mix or pre made. I just didn't want to spend $60.00 on a bucket of powder mix that I will not like. Does anyone have a preference? I was shopping at GNC today and it was a bit overwhelming. Give me some input. When I got home I told my hubby that this is all part of the liquid/fasting diet I am going to start after my business trip in December.... I also got some aloe and Vitamin E cream for the scars, I tend to form keloids so I need to try and keep them soft. The next thing on the list is Gas X strips, they must work better than the gel caps, everyone recommends them. I did have horrible gas pain in my shoulder after the c-section, I was gratefull I was in the hospital that night because I was able to raise the bed upright which helped a lot. Has anyone tried Scarzone or Mederma for the incisions? I thought maybe I should get some of that too. My entire belly is covered in stretch marks from having two 9 1/2 lb babies, maybe those products will help with the stretch marks too?????

Wish me luck! I will try to check in once a day until I have the surgery.

[nan42 2]

I had my band put I Oct 11/07 I chose not to tell my husband and am glad for that choice my BIM was 31. I took my daughter with me and it was nice to have the support. When I got back I had a hard time of it the gas is crippling at times we spoon every night and he puts his arm around me. I told him I had the flu then I just told him about the band I said it was a personal decision I needed to make on my own. Turned out he was cool with it the less he knows the better. I have lost 15 lbs since I was in Mexico (I never told him I had it done in Mexico said when I was in San Antonio I had it done) I am having my first fill Dec 1 and I hope it helps I have been at a stand still for a month no restriction at all.

Good luck

[AudricIan 0]

Glad to know I am not the only one keeping this from my hubby. I know I will have to tell him eventually. I hope his reaction is like that of your hubby! My hubby is anti doctor, he was raised to believe that they are all crooks and body hackers. We'll see how it goes! Anyone else out there fail to tell their hubby's or partners about the band????

[FallsTooFast 0]

Mostly out of discouragement, but also due to motivation by wasa bubblebutt

I thought I would log in and say "hello" The scale isn't moving and although my clothes fit better or don't fit and I feel great; the scale has the brakes ON!

I usually eat:

coffee

string cheese

healthy choice chicken Soup (can never finish)

south beach bar (140 cal, 10g protein)

lean cuisine (240 cals max)

1 egg

When I tally everything up, my cals range from 680-1200.....just depends on the day

So I'm back to the gym spicing things up; I was getting bored with my work-out. NowI'm just waiting for things to change....they have to, right?

Less going in than what's expended = weight loss????

I eat SOOOOOO much less than before so I thought I would have lost more?

I was lurking on some other posts and other crazy ates have lost almost double what I have, so I have blamed it on my lower BMI and figured I would hang out in this forum for now :kiss :biggrin1:

More updates to come! You guys keep up the good work!

[SueSue 0]

I started with a BMI of 37, weight 222, height 5'5". Banded 9/25. Total loss 24. Haven't had a weight loss for 3 and a half weeks. Had two fills. Neigher helped. Was tighter after surgery. Any advice on how to get a tighter fill. My doctor uses no fluro. All blind fills. Last fill I got light headed and felt I was going to throw up.

[Mischievous1 6]

Audree,

First off let me just say thank you for starting this thread almost a year ago. I have read the entire thread and you have all been such an inspiration to me.

A little about me. I am 29 y/o, 5'6" and 188 lbs. I am married with two beautiful little boys. I haven't always been obese, it has been a battle the last 5 years to keep it under control since having my sons. Genetically, I am wired to be obese, diabetic, hypertensive with heart disease. I was dealt a crappy hand, what can I say...:help:

Up until I found this thread, I thought I was alone. I figured no one with a BMI of 30 or 31 had the band so no one would understand why I am doing this. I was so wrong. My husband would not understand, he thinks it is will power, nothing to do with genetics. He loves me how I am and would never ask me to lose weight even though I was only 135lbs when we met 7 years ago. At this point in the game, I have told my best friend and my mother who both support my decision. I am not able to tell my hubby and that has been the hardest part of my battle. I travel a lot and I only live about 2 hours from TJ so I am going to take myself down there, stay a few days and come home. I must be crazy!!!!:dizzy: I have never told him an absolute lie like this. I have let him know that I have to go out of town for a meeting and that I am going to start a fasting/liquid diet before Christmas to get a jump start on my New Year's resolution. He and I work so much that we see eachother for 2 hours a day and then we go to bed. Luckily I work from my home. He is in bed right now as I type.

I am going to need so much support from others and I have never been in this situation. Usually I am the shoulder to cry on and I carry the weight for everyone around me. I don't even know where to begin with all of the feelings I am having now, 10 days pre op!!!! I am scared, excited, nervous, happy, wired, I haven't slept in like 7 days. I am so happy to hear so many wonderful things about Dr. Ortiz, I am not nervous about the surgeon I chose at all. I am more nervous about coming home. What if I PB or slime with my husband next to me. Audree, you are a great post op example, you did soooo well on the liquids, that is going to be so hard for me because I still have to cook dinner for my family while I sip on some broth an crystal light, LOL!!! I am not too worried about the scars, my stretch marks cover my entire abdomen, I had two 9 1/2 lb babies in the last 5 years. Very rarely do I let anyone see me without a shirt on, unless the lights are out!

Enough rambling on, I am so grateful to have found this thread. Any advice from people who did not tell there partner or friends, or kids...I would appreciate it. I am feeling guilty for something I am doing to improve myself, I am such a giver, I never take and it is sooo hard for me to just be happy for me. Thanks for reading everyone, it was hard for me to open up like this. :faint:

Not sure it's good to hide it from your DH (he could be your best ally-mine too was all about willpower etc and couldn't understand it at first, but after a heartfelt talk he decided to support me 100% in my decision), but I seem to PB/Slime most when i'm stressed and I've done it at work and when my co-workers catch me running to the bathroom, I later tell them it was stress and that the stress causes me to have issues...sad reality is our jobs are so stressful NO ONE questions it! Another thing you can say is that you have a narrow esophagus or swollen tonsils and it causes you to have issues getting some foods down.:speechles

[AudricIan 0]

Thanks for the advice. Luckily I work from my home office so I shouldn't have to explain to my co workers, my nanny may wonder what is going on though. I am not too sure I should keep it from my hubby either but I am going to have to. If I did tell him and he was understanding, he would be totally against me going to mexico to get it done. I did meet with a band surgeon here in Orange County, he was great. Then when they hit me with 20k for the surgery I had to walk away. My hubby would be equally as mad if he knew I took out a 20k loan to cover this! Again thanks for the advice, wish me luck!

[Oregondaisy 2,020]

Don't get discouraged when the scale doesn't move. I have been the same weight for a long time now. I have learned from the past that in order to get my weight loss going again, I have to go back on the liquid diet. It's like when I am eating, I can't keep my calories low enough.

It's like our bodies get used to whatever calories it's getting and

adjusts to that. When I drink the Protein drinks, I either drink 3 or

4 and they are 120 calories each. I can usually drop 5 lbs doing this and then go back to food and not gain it back.

I do exercise 6 days a week.

[Sooverit! 1]

Hi Sophie:

I'm just curious if you are taking your measurements? I remember last year when I dropped 3 sizes when I was literally living at the gym and I didn't weight myself for at least 4 months. I had a doc appt. and they weighed me ...I only lost 6 lbs. in 4 months!! but I looked like I lost 40. Muscle replaced my fat and weighed ALOT more than my fat.

You probably know this already but I remember feeling so discouraged that I stopped going to the gym....big mistake@

I hate scales!

Marg

MJ

[distant0098 1]

Thanks for the advice. Luckily I work from my home office so I shouldn't have to explain to my co workers, my nanny may wonder what is going on though. I am not too sure I should keep it from my hubby either but I am going to have to. If I did tell him and he was understanding, he would be totally against me going to mexico to get it done. I did meet with a band surgeon here in Orange County, he was great. Then when they hit me with 20k for the surgery I had to walk away. My hubby would be equally as mad if he knew I took out a 20k loan to cover this! Again thanks for the advice, wish me luck!

I didnt tell anyone but my mom, husband and best friend. I am able to go out and eat with co workers and friends and noone is able to tell that I have a band. I have learned what I can eat and what will make me slime or even be sick and I just work around it. I wasnt going to tell my hubby at first, but the closer it got to my surgery date, the more excited I got and I had to tell him. He was surprisingly very supportive. And now I am able to talk to him about it which is great because since I got my band its all I want to talk about. Good luck with your surgery!!!!Keep us posted!!!