This group is for weight loss support for lower bmi bandsters (of course anyone is welcome!).

For encouragement, tips, accountability.... Give stats, helpful advice, etc.

How much weight you have lost, how long it took. etc.

In some case I have found it takes a lower BMI patient a lot longer to lose the weight.

Introduce yourself and jump on in!!!:welcomeB: :welcome2:

Audree

My daughter and I were banded together Feb 23rd. I am a lower BMI I will give you our stats.

Jina (me) BMI 34.5

age: 34

height: close to 5'7"

start: 220

today: 209

11 pounds lost

Kendra (daughter) BMI 45.8

age: 15

Height: 5'5"

start: 274

today: 264

Taking Liquid vitamins daily, Banded in TJ Mexico-Dr. Kuri

Both of us have the 9.75 band with mini ports. Finally feeling back to normal both of us!

That is awesome!!! I was also banded in Mexico but by Dr. Ortiz.

Welcome!!!

Well, it was a learning experience......I was thinking of something else totally and I gobbled 5 or 6 hunks of dry chicken breast. Ohmygosh! I had thw worst pain! Then that clear mucus stuff started coming up and I could only spit it out. If I tried to swallow the pain skyrocketed. After about 30 minutes I started to vomit. This helped only a little but I continued to vomit for about 2 hours. I had to leave work and drive home, vomiting into a cup as I drove. Whew! I finally went to sleep and when I woke up I was fine. Amazing! I stayed on liquids for 24 hours and ate aparingly at lunch today. All is well. But what a horrible experience. I don't ever want to pb again. Thanks for listening.

Oh, and I had my first fill on Feb.19th. I found that it didn't really kick in till the end of the second week. I won't be eating so mindlessly anymore and I definitely will avoid fried chicken breast.

How much did they put in your band?

I have not pb'd. It sounds awful!!!

I feel like my fill has kicked in more too. But I can eat most anything without probs.

Been there,done that! Isn't it an ugly feeling? It's even worse when there are people around! I've only had it happen a few times, I've learned to I avoid a few things too.:nervous

The second worse thing is when you go to sleep at night with food in your "pouch" and the acid tries to break it down,you end up waking up choking on this burning acid in your nose and throat.This happened to me recently for the first time.I then had a burning sensation in my throat/nose that lasted for days.Pretty scary stuff.I've been banded a year and I'm still learning new things.

Hey Lisa! So, do you think we should not eat before we go to sleep? How long before? Sounds scarey!!!:faint:

Hey All Im still looking at all you all stats. Im waiting on settlement, and try to decide on doctor? is there any good in the 7000,00 range? has anyone heard of Hosae Rodrigus? Im thinking autro Rodriguse or Ortiz.

Bikergirl 360 How much was your surgery and is he good? If you dont mind me asking? It seems like forever for my money to get here, Im ready now summer is coming quick and Im still fat. Pray pray pray ! The hardest part for me is deciding on a doctor.

Audrey Im still watching you lose that weight, you are doing great. Keep up the good work.Cant weight till your next weigh in. I dont even wanna get on the scales at this time. Do you feel like you have more energy the more weight you lose or can you tell a diffrenece yet. I know they say you will, boy that is what I deffinitly need to.

Thanks!!! I am premenstrual and almost don't want to weigh in on Friday, but I will. I have had more energy to do my stuff, but still don't feel motivated to exercise! I need to!

My fill finally kicked in so I am eating less and feeling full.

Dr. Ortiz is awesome! He charges $8500. I paid $500 with a credit card and the rest cash.

My insurance company paid for my surgery. I wasn't a selfpay. Per the selfpayers Dr. Ortiz is highly recommended. Babygotback used him. I looked at some of the scars on the scar stages pages and I have only 5 incisions and a lot of people have a lot more. They said my surgery was about 20 minutes. So I would say he is good. I was around and about the next day. Not a lot of gas. But I think you would come on cheaper out of the states, if you can do it.

Hey All Im still looking at all you all stats. Im waiting on settlement, and try to decide on doctor? is there any good in the 7000,00 range? has anyone heard of Hosae Rodrigus? Im thinking autro Rodriguse or Ortiz.

Bikergirl 360 How much was your surgery and is he good? If you dont mind me asking? It seems like forever for my money to get here, Im ready now summer is coming quick and Im still fat. Pray pray pray ! The hardest part for me is deciding on a doctor.

Audrey Im still watching you lose that weight, you are doing great. Keep up the good work.Cant weight till your next weigh in. I dont even wanna get on the scales at this time. Do you feel like you have more energy the more weight you lose or can you tell a diffrenece yet. I know they say you will, boy that is what I deffinitly need to.

BGB glad to see you on the board - haven't talked to you since I got banded - I know you had a lot going on. Glad to see your restriction kicked in - I have a follow appt today, I start my "Thicker" liquids today. Although I did cheat last night - My kids made pizzas with crescent rolls, and I actually had some - had no problems eating it either. I don't know if that is good or bad.

I am a NAUGHTY NAUGHTY girl. I had my follow up appointment today and I had advanced to thicker liquids too early. I thought it was one week liquids, one week thicker liquids like creamy type soups (low fat) and then on to muchies. Its not, it was suppossed to be two weeks clear liquids, two weeks muchies/thicker liquids then solid food. Im worried I have done some damage. I also ate some fish cakes the other night when out with friends at a place with no soup, and a bit of bread the other day at lunch dipped in my soup, i felt fine but now worried.

Ive also plateaued on the weight loss ... :angry :confused: :angry :eek: (angry at myself)

I am a NAUGHTY NAUGHTY girl. I had my follow up appointment today and I had advanced to thicker liquids too early. I thought it was one week liquids, one week thicker liquids like creamy type soups (low fat) and then on to muchies. Its not, it was suppossed to be two weeks clear liquids, two weeks muchies/thicker liquids then solid food. Im worried I have done some damage. I also ate some fish cakes the other night when out with friends at a place with no soup, and a bit of bread the other day at lunch dipped in my soup, i felt fine but now worried.

Ive also plateaued on the weight loss ... :angry :confused: :angry :eek: (angry at myself)

I wouldn't think the thicker liquids would be a problem. My Dr recommends to start thicker liquids 2-3 days post op - such as protein drinks, liquid yogurts, cream soups - mainly to get adequate protein in. He has me doing 1 week full liquids, then 2-4 weeks mushies, then 2-4 weeks soft. I would think that if you felt fine, (ie. didn't have any pain or throwing up) that you are OK. Be patient with yourself and your weight loss....:eek:

audree, I got 1.7 cc when I went on the 19th. I don't know how they decide the amount since my travel buddy, Cara, got 1.3 cc right after me. I forgot the OCC fill doctor's name but he seems to know what he's doing. I hope I won't need a fill for awhile but he did say that it depends to an extent on how fast you lose the weight. Anyway, I'm slowly losing, about one or two a week if I'm very very good.:-)

Well went to Dr. appt - just a follow up to see how I was feeling - answer any questions - advised me to start counting my calories - So I am going to now make me out a schedule and menu - I want to be prepared daily to have what I need so I don't have to look for it.

I go back in 3 weeks for my first fill. 3 weeks from today would be 3/29.

Bikergirl,

I count my calories on sparkpeople.com and I like it pretty well. It is pretty easy to use and there are a lot of things on there that are already listed. Some people also use fitday, but I have never been to that site so I have no opinion.

I use spark people too. I need to get a food scale though because I have no idea if my portion is the same as what they have listed.

iwill look in to it - I've started reading labels on boxes and buying the Reduced Fat products not just for me but also for the family. I may be the only one with the tool but the whole family will start eating healthy because I have to. I stopped buying the regular noodles and buy the wheat noodles - THEY COULDN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE.

Bikergirl,

I count my calories on sparkpeople.com and I like it pretty well. It is pretty easy to use and there are a lot of things on there that are already listed. Some people also use fitday, but I have never been to that site so I have no opinion.

I went with hubby to doctor today, they released him to go back to work next week yaa! We have about drove each other nuts after a year of him off work. lol but anyway workerscomp is suppose to settle in 20 days after he released to work that would be march 28 , ok pray its big enough to go to ortiz. Oh I need passport, how long will that take? gonna try and get that done tommorro,sent off and all. Audrey I trust you have been and still are praying.

Minipearl: Congrats - I hope it is - Bandland is great -

well.....OK I cheated :faint: - my band must be open all the way :girl_hug: - I started out tight and thought "CREAMIES HERE I COME" I started out with my slimfast - then I drunk some water - I went to my dr appt and afterwards I was starving - I came home to get me some creamy soup. But before I knew it I had "tasted" a whole brownie, a homemade crescent pizza roll, 15 green olives, another brownie, and then 1/2 a bowl of cream of chicken soup. After all that I drunk a bottle of water - I thought I was going to be able to beat the cravings - funny thing is.......I made sure I chewed everything until it was like a paste in my mouth and I haven't had any problems - Am I going to need an appetite suppresant? My doctor asked me how I was doing - at that time it was good - but tonight I have been bad - there goes 4 of those 14 lbs I lost.:cry :cry :cry