I love that title...Thanks Demmemoon!

March 2007 Bandsters! We have finally been banded!!!:confused:

We thought we'd never have this surgery behind us and here we are at the start of April and some of us are already at or close to the 1 month mark. Now, we are moving on to fills, real food, exercise, and watching those pounds melt away! I am looking forward to hearing about everyone's experiences. Keep posting!

demsvmejm, I had that sensation in my port area too. I stopped noticing it after a couple of days. My Dr had a hard time finding the port, so I just thought it was from all the adjusting of the needle. That area is already tender from the incision anyway. I'm happy with my fill. It's nice to have that full feeling back again.

synicalchick, I swear I could live on just cheese too. I really have to watch that I don't OD on the cheese. At least I like cottage cheese....laughing cow light is good too. Congratulations on your loss!

lala3000, Doesn't it feel good to move! Way to go on the jogging! You'll have to get on the list for the exercise challenge and hopefully motivate me to try jogging again.

Bandstar, Rock on Man! You are doing the right thing! The fill will help you out of bandster hell. Be patient with yourself.

I was worried about the scale not moving, but took my measurements and had lost 9 inches in the past 2 weeks! That's 20 total inches gone!

Joined a gym last week and walked 2 miles on saturday and 2 miles today. I totally shocked myself and my husband with this since it's been years since I've been able to walk more than 10 minutes without have back pain. I was totally stoked by this and it was so exciting I went out and bought new walking shoes and a new headphone set to wear while I watch tv on the treadmill at the gym. :-) I have my life time first water aerobics class tomorrow. I'm really nervous...hehe. I've heard it's alot harder than people think.

I'm still waiting on a fill and currently feel like I wouldn't even know I had the surgery if I didn't have the scars. Always hungry but I know if I had more protein this wouldn't be such a problem. I'm surviving...I had to stop getting on the scales because they've started climbing again. I've gained back 3 of the 20lbs I lost after surgery. Come on fill date!!!

Something interesting I've had to start learning is how to order food. Use to I knew exactly what and how much I wanted when I pulled into a drive through. Now I have to really think about it and alot of times it's trial and error. Today I stopped at Sonic on my way to a meeting and I planned on ordering the popcorn chicken bites. For some reason I ended up ording mozzarella sticks too. :-( Ended up eating 1/2 the chicken bites and 1/2 of ONE cheese stick. Threw the rest away. Gonna be expensive learning what I can and can't...do and don't...want.

Anyways, just my thoughts on the day. :-) I love reading this forum and love all you guys. March on Marchies!!

Hiya Marchies

I am a bit of a lurker. I don't post much but I read everything. I am so glad all of you are here. I don't know how I could do this without being able to read these posts. They make me less crazy... not sane, but for sure less crazy.

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i hear a lot about water aerobics. I would have tried it ages ago but it seems so, well, wet. Now I'm a big fan of water when it comes to things like my beautiful overflow bath at home (I swear I'm in love with my tub). walks on the edge of waves can also be fun. All that stuff. Its the whole submersing myself in cold water when I can't even swim properly thing I don't really seem to care for. I want to learn to swim properly someday. I think. But not now. Now I have this recurrent nightmare that in order to get my masters I have to take an 8am swimming class. Naturally I refuse to get in the water and so I fail.

I would love to try water aerobics but I'm too embarrassed to wear a bathing suit. Any suggestions?

Hi all -- I'm with Medge! I was banded 3-28-07, and lost about 15 lbs right off the bat. However, for the past week I've been within the same one or two pounds, up and down. I also feel like I haven't even had surgery most of the time, and am so excited for my first fill May 11.

 

We can hang in there!! : ) The first fill must help quite a bit.

Hi Everyone,

 

We all sound like were kinda all in the same boat.

 

My fill is scheduled for May 3, I am 4 weeks out and down 24.

I have found to curb hunger is to eat something that is protein.

I have a huge sweet tooth, but just a piece of cheese or some egg salad takes the edge off.

I have been buying the double filet of fish sandwiches from McDonald's. I only eat the fish, what do you guys think? I know its not ideal, but my job has me going into fast food restaurants everyday. I work for an alternative school. Everyday I go to the fast food restaurants and pick up lunch for the students. The smell of those darn fries just kill me.

Hey I am so happy, I have sleep apnea, which can cause night terrors. My night terrors have diminished greatly. I am beginning to think I believe the doc's when they say losing 10% of your weight makes a difference.

 

Have a great week everyone, I am going crazy planning my sons Bar Mitzvah.

I would love to try water aerobics but I'm too embarrassed to wear a bathing suit. Any suggestions?

Find a big old thread bare T shirt to wear over your suit. And put on that, "don't even think about giving me a hard time" face as you stride toward the pool.

Really the people who are concerned with other people's size or shape don't have opnions I value anyway. :biggrin1:

Hi Everyone,

We all sound like were kinda all in the same boat.

My fill is scheduled for May 3, I am 4 weeks out and down 24.

I have found to curb hunger is to eat something that is protein.

I have a huge sweet tooth, but just a piece of cheese or some egg salad takes the edge off.

I have been buying the double filet of fish sandwiches from McDonald's. I only eat the fish, what do you guys think? I know its not ideal, but my job has me going into fast food restaurants everyday. I work for an alternative school. Everyday I go to the fast food restaurants and pick up lunch for the students. The smell of those darn fries just kill me.

Hey I am so happy, I have sleep apnea, which can cause night terrors. My night terrors have diminished greatly. I am beginning to think I believe the doc's when they say losing 10% of your weight makes a difference.

Have a great week everyone, I am going crazy planning my sons Bar Mitzvah.

Congratulations to your son on his Bar Mitzvah!

I was going to knock the fish from McD's but really as far as their sandwiches go, it's not that bad. (As far as low fat protein goes, it's not that good.) But you could do worse.

Maybe talk to the decision makers at your school about how horrible fast food for lunch is for your students and redirect them to better alternatives for next year. (I'm a school food service manager, but I won't jump on a soap box.)

I'm with you on wanting a fill, NOW.

I was nervous about the swimsuit thing too but I checked out the class on Saturday...hehe..looking through the window and it was all older larger ladies. I'll probably still wear a shirt though. The pool at this club is only 4.7 feet deep at it's "deep" end, and they keep the water at 82 degrees constantly.

All the Marchies ROCK. Thanks so much. I consider myself a perfectionist and when things don't go my way I tend to freak out. You've made me see that this period of time (in the long haul of it) is just a tiny drop in the bucket. So i've gained a little...not the end of the world. When I get the fill it will come off. Waiting to hear about the fill shouldn't be my sole purpose to get up in the morning.

Thanks to the Marchies for being there.

tammyj you hold a special place in my heart.

Hi SG dodge, where have you been girl??I had alittle break too, my parents are visiting.

 

Afrykanvylot- now you just can't worry about the bathing suit. Get it on and get into the water and start moving , all is good. Just remember you are not out in the open you are in the water. I know what Kyethra is saying about getting wet. On holidays, I spend all the time swimming but we have a pool in my complex and there is something not appealing about cold and wet. Couple that with leaving the building and walking home in the snow...ugh.

 

Oh before I forget again, Tammyj-LOVE the hair short!! You have lost alot of weight, are you feeling it?

 

Bandstar- how are you doing? i am mad at your floroscope people-didn't they know that they would use the tables for people having WLS...sheesh,here's another hug for you.

 

Janine- love planning parties!! my husband is Jewish and just told my son if he would like a Bar Mitsvah that he would do it with him...i thought that was kinda cool.

 

Sophie- i have to tell you that your story about passing out was quite scary. I am glad to see that you are feeling so great. i am worried about flying to france and doing mine alone, but i am sure that i will be fine. Do you know right away if you are in trouble??

 

Medge- i am waiting, waiting for a fill. I have to wait 9 weeks from the start. Seems terribly long to me.everytime I think that it's like i don't have the band..bang!!!!!!!!I get a golfball incident. had one yesterday that lasted for about an hour. damn chiken soup..but i tried those papaya enzymes ,they are the bomb....it's like draino. LOVE them!!!

 

can't really comment on the fastfoods, we had to totally eliminate them because my older son has celiac and can't eat anything there so we just don't. We have the largest McDonalds's in the world here...it has 2 floors!!!!!!!! Russians LOVE LOVE LOVE fast food.

 

Well, that's it. I'll be back later.

 

 

Where is Pam and momlambert??

but i tried those papaya enzymes ,they are the bomb....it's like draino. LOVE them!!!

Sue-

What are papaya enzymes and where does one find them.

Also, I have to wait 8 weeks from my banding to my first fill. I know what you mean about not feeling banding them BAM, hello there's constriction. Today it was a cold ground beef patty for breakfast. Odd choice and a bad decision, won't happen again.

Julie- I think at any healthfood store, and probably Traderjoe's and Wholefoods. Here I got them at the drugstore. They are little wafers, sweet tasting, kinda tart. Chew about three of them up and i swear twice they have cleared up the golfball and pain pretty quickly. By the way , I also have heard pineapple juice is awesome for this same thing.

HELP!!!!!!! I know I need a brain adjustment. 5 1/2 weeks out, 25 # gone but at a stand still, scheduled for a fill on Friday. I put on my old clothes at home and think I'm looking good. Yesterday I went to a store with my daughter so she could get some shirts. While waiting for her I looked in the mirror to see how good I looked and all I saw was that fat woman. How do you get rid of the fat woman? I know I'm a long ways away from where I need to go , but I've come a long way in 5 weeks but I must change my mental image.I know all about positive self talk but if you say it but don't believe it what good is it. I'm glad this thread is here so I can spill my feelings to others who would understand. Thin or average size friends just don't know what I'm talking about.