Hi guys:

I was banded on august 13. I've been on liquids for the most part but yesterday my friend made me some slamming Soup and it had baby carrots, celery, cilantro, tomatoes for color and some chicken broth and dark meat chicken.

I have to admit I had a piece of that chicken. and today I had a hand full of raisinettes. I am not finding myself hungry but being that the past two days I am picking at stuff (including guacomole, yesterday as well), I am a bit depressed today. My band is not filled. I have not made an appointment but I will on Monday when I go to NYU for my esoph exam.

I sort of feel scared and i sort of feel like I am going to fail at this since I have been picking. No excuses. I just tested the waters and I feel bad about it. I didn't go over board but a hand full of raisins here, some chicken there..... you know what I mean?

How are you guys doing? Anyone experiencing the same thing?

Pizzicato, Good luck -- I hope you hear some good news soon! Glad to hear the fill is going well.

Suddenly in the past few days, I can feel that I have lost restriction, and now there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that it's time for a fill. I am SO glad that I have one scheduled in a few weeks -- I only wish I could get it done sooner!

This plateau is getting to be quite frustrating for me at this point. That said, I am trying to keep a positive attitude about the whole thing because I know it's pretty common and just part of the whole process........

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Hi everyone!

You are all doing so well. Time for me to step up to the plate. I have another fill scheduled for 2/12. I need motivation!! This week is going well. I need to keep the trend going.

Looks like most of us August folks are doing pretty good. Keep up the good work everyone. Sorry I have not been able to post as I would like, but I have just started an MBA program, and it is killing me.

Jim

I feel your pain BigHarleyGuy....it is hard to go back to school as an adult with other responsibilities. I just graduated in 2005 but it feels like yesterday! Hang in there and keep us posted on your progress!

Hi big Harley Guy, I truly understand. I started a doctoral program in Sept and the worklosd is kicking my butt! School was so much more fun when I didn't have a job and a family!

I got my 3rd fill on Wednesday. God I needed it! Here's to hoping my plateau will end soon!

Val

Val-I just got my third fill a week and a half ago. I am off of my plateau, not much but 1.5 away from where I was for 6 WEEKS! ugh!

Yeah, for you! I will weigh myself tomorrow at the gym. I start a new pilates class at 7:30 am. I hope I can report the same. I have been averaging 800 - 1000 calories a day. If I go under that I don't lose and prior to the fill, I was over that, easily. So tomorow will be 5 days since the fill. I'm trying not to set myself up to be disappointed if I haven't lost but I know I will be! It's been almost three weeks since the scale has moved. On a positive, the measuring tape has continued to move as I am tightening up. I have lost 7 inches on my waist! I actually have an hour glass figure. Well maybe more than an hour but you get the picture! :wink2:

Anyway, Congrats on the loss again, I'll report back tomorrow.

Val

Val, good for you on the new gym commitment and on the measurement changes. That shows you're definitely doing yourself a lot of good! Remember, you're probably gaining muscle and burning fat, so the scale isn't changing but your lean body mass is!

I'm happy to say I did finally lose this week, although it was just 2 lbs (was hoping for 3 or 4). I know, I know - that's the "healthy" loss rate, but I just had a fill and I'm definitely feeling the restriction, so it was a tad disappointing. But, if I'm really honest, I know I had more fat and carbs than I should, so 2 lbs is a good thing. I need to stop the grazing too, so I have nobody to blame but myself right now!

As for the job front, the San Francisco group wanted me to come out this week, but I started thinking about it, and I really can't make the move without some kind of relocation assistance, so I'm going to let this one go, especially since there's one cooking in LA that attracts me more and is willing to help with relocation costs. I'm in no rush, after all! Besides, doesn't southern CA sound more fun? It does to me, at least. Hopefully I'll get that next interview soon!

How's everyone else doing this lovely morning? We're all geeked out here in MN because it's in the 40's (yep, the 40's sounds good here). Tomorrow's a rude awakening though - they're predicting freezing rain, snow and then a few more days of below zero temps again. Blecch!

Ok, I know I don't come in here too often, but I had my monthly PA appt. last Thurs. Down 16 lbs in the last month. 291 as of last Thur. WOOOOT!!!!! Hope I can continue to at least avg. around 8 lbs/mo of weight loss. That way, when softball comes around, I'll be down about 115 lbs from the end of last summers league play. Should be quite an improvement in performance.

Congratulations Ceredad!! Keep up the good work!

Congratulations Ceradad!

Good news! I'm off my plateau, the scale has moved, repeat, the scale has moved!!! Whew, I was begining to get worried! 5lbs down - 2 (I had gained) plus 3 more.

So, my goal was 50 lbs in 5 months. I am going to be pretty close! I'm at 48 so I think I might be able to squeeze 1 more in by the end of the day on the 30th.

Thanks for all the encouragement!

It has been 5 months an 3days since my lapband surgery and I have lost a total of 93.2lbs!! I weighed 298.2lbs back in Aug 2007 and now weigh 205lbs. I started out in a size 22 and can now wear a size 10 or 12 depending on the make of the jean/pants.

I feel truely blessed to have been able to have this surgery. Im so glad to see that everyone else is also doing so wonderful.

Princesst:biggrin:

Good job, Val! And 5 lbs, no less. What a relief, huh?

Princess, you're kicking butt!! How are you feeling with that rapid a loss? Was some of that preop or all since you got your band? Dang!!

Great job Val and Princesst! The key I've found is not to get down when things are going so easy. Just keep working at it and you'll get back on track.

AMAZING!!!! You are all doing wonderful. If I can lose 2.5 more pounds by Feb 9 then I will have lost 75 pounds in 6 months. There is no way that I could have ever done this without the band.

Pizzicato - San Francisco is a great city...to visit, but I don't know if I would want to live there. It is SOOOOOOOO expensive so waiting for a company that would give you relocation expenses sounds like a good idea to me. I will keep my fingers crossed for you. As for the weight loss, 2 pounds is good. When I had my fill I actually lost more weight the second and third week than I did the first week. However, my body does not lose weight well when I am consuming a bunch of carbs and that is what I consume when I have to be on protein drinks. Next week you may drop those 3 or 4 pounds.

Well I have to go take my shower now. I just plain stink from running my .75 miles + additional miles that were walked. (Okay for those that post on the exercise thread, I am bragging over here too...I have no shame!)