I've never started a new thread so I thought I'd start this one!! Can you believe it's been over 6 months??? Okay guys lets make the second 1/2 of the first year out just as successful as the first!!

Jamie

You All Are So Amazing And Doing Fantastic With Your Weight Loss. I Have Had Some Problems With My Health And Have Not Been Able To Lose Anything In A Few Months. I Had Problems With My Esophogus And Had To Be Stretched Last Week. No Matter What I Ate Or Drank 90% Of The Time It Would All Come Back Up. The Only Things That Stayed Down Were Fattening Stuff, But Of Course!! Finally I Get To Get A Fill, It's Been 3 Months. I Have Only Lost 22lbs In 6 Months, But I Have Lost A Lot Of Inches And Gone Down 3 Sizes. It's Been A Weird Rollercoaster For Me, Sad At Times Since I Wasn't Losing And Couldn't Get Filled., I Would Read This Thread And See That Everyone Has Lost A Good Amount Of Weight And Wonder What In The World Is Wrong With Me. I Hope And Pray After This Fill, Things Will Start Moving In The Right Direction. Thanks For Listening And Good Luck To All.

Just To Let You Know...change The Date From 2006 To 2007 On Our March Thread

it's banded in 2006 not chat for 2006....is it confusing? I'll change it lol

I can't figure out how to change it...I was going to make it ABC 2006~March 2007 chat butI dont know how....I just thought that since pretty soon we'll have an Aug 07 club starting by other people that I'd put 2006....sorry

No matter what it's called thanks for starting it! I've been a little too consumed with life right now. My mom suffers from Alzheimers and I take care of her 3 x wk. She still remembers me but repeats things very often. We really didn't get along all that well when I was little (she had a drinking problem) and that is when my weight issues started. First it was not eating and then later (after my brother died) it was overeating.

Sorry, don't know why I told ya'll all of that. Maybe I needed to vent a little. I only lost a couple of pounds last month but hey, I lost. Hopefully I can concentrate a little more on my goal this month.

Thanks ya'll for being there!!

No matter what it's called thanks for starting it! I've been a little too consumed with life right now. My mom suffers from Alzheimers and I take care of her 3 x wk. She still remembers me but repeats things very often. We really didn't get along all that well when I was little (she had a drinking problem) and that is when my weight issues started. First it was not eating and then later (after my brother died) it was overeating.

Sorry, don't know why I told ya'll all of that. Maybe I needed to vent a little. I only lost a couple of pounds last month but hey, I lost. Hopefully I can concentrate a little more on my goal this month.

Thanks ya'll for being there!!

Jennifer

Tell us what ever is on your mind at anytime. That is what we are here for. Support is support...Lap-Band or life. Hang in there girl!

Steph

Well, I can finally say, I really do believe Bandella is working!!!

******The Day Before Surgery ***********6 Months and 10 Days After Surgery**

Anyone else going to share befores and durings???

Good work Steph! Your picture says it all.

Jek and Trish -- hang in there. It's not a race right?

I'm doing good. I had some intestinal 'issues' last week and didn't eat hardly a thing for a few days. Somehow it got me back on track and I feel restricted again...or at least I'm not blowing it off and eating more once restrcition subsides. Geez, 6 months! I think I expected to look radically different by now. Life gets in the way!

Hey -- how about we list our top 3/5/however many "things we've learned in the first 6 months of banding" Anyone? Anyone? I'll go first.

1) I still have to watch what I eat -- although if it's hard Protein the band tells you when enough is enough. Ice cream?...not so much.

2) Sometimes I still want to binge and stuff myself. The urge remains unfortunately, but the capacity just ain't there.

3) I never have golfball/PB issuses with people who know I'm banded. It is always with people who don't know. It's like LapBandLaw or something. I've learned you can quickly say "I need to go grab a tissue/glass of water/tampon" and bolt, and nobody really cares. Unless you're gone a really long time in which case, go for the "female problems" defense.

1. My band has an attitude, if it doesn't want chicken it won't let me eat it but if it wants chicken tomorrow it lets it through just fine.

2. My band isn't a miracle, this is still going to take time and a lot of work.

3. I have to get fills for it to work, it isn't giving in to admit I need one.

4. A size 16 at one store is NOT the same as a 16 at the next lol

I've learned...

• that blueberry NutriGrain bars are really good. They make a great breakfast & defend against fast food if they live in my purse.
  
• to never go shopping with my mother. I wind up spending too much money.
  
• that when my left shoulder joint starts hurting, I should stop eating.
  
• that the scale will continue moving in the right direction, as long as I don't give up.

Oh and also, I've learned what One-derland looks like. I finally made it in!

Everybody is hanging in there and I am so proud of our stick-to-it-ness! We have had success because we realized we had to work with this baby!

Thanks for sharing your resolutions, frustrations and even revelations! Isn't this what this forum is supposed to be about??? While we are losing we have a chance to figure out what happened and maybe even why we are the size we are (or were) - whether it was emotional, medical or physical, and now move forward.

I was happy to lose 6 pounds last month but I sure wish it was moving faster. I feel so comfortable in my clothes and with my size that I worry that I won't continue to be motivated to keep losing.

I will try to find some before and after pictures. Loading them onto the website though is another thing! I am not that technically savvy so it might take a while.

Hang in there gals, you are all doing terrific no matter how little or much you have lost!!!

Wow, everyone is doing wonderfully! Thanks for starting the new thread! I'll telll you the biggest thing that I've learned...

I am not a failure! I can do it!!!! And so can all of us!

What a ride guys, I had the fill last Monday and I lost 12 lbs in 9 days because I couldnt eat anything, everything got stuck after just one bite! It was sooo painfull.... I actually couldn't even drink a protein shake today so I went in and had a partial unfill. I am now at 2.5cc instead of 3cc and I'm feeling much better! Hopefully it wasnt too much taken out, I'll update soon!

seren., what size band do you have. I'm sorry you were overtight. I'm at 2.5 in a 4cc band and I really want another fill --- but i fear being super tight. how bad was it? (my typing sucks, i'm feeling lazy)