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March Bandsters: MASTER THREAD

Fenton

By Fenton, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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mylah    0

mylah
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I would also like to know what NSV is.Get 2nd fil on may 13th hope that works getting tired of gaining and looseing the same 3-4 lbs.Just venting,and trying very hard to stay on track.Thanks everyone.

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HarleyGirl    1

HarleyGirl
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what is NSV???

A "non-scale victory"....something that is related to weight loss or healthy living, but not tied directly to the #*$&%@ numbers on the scale!

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chica    2

chica
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My husband organized the local scoop night with his fire department and scooped all evening.

Ooh, Amanda, your hubby's cute! And if your shop was anything like ours, his arm must've gotten quite a workout. We had firemen show up for their scoops, but there were only young teenagers working behind the counter. Congrats on being able to stick to just a little treat and good luck with your fill! :thumbup:

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lynnt1215    1

lynnt1215
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mmmmmmmmm Ice Cream, but I am sticking with my sf,low fat fudge scicles, popsicles and WW ice cream treats!!

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HarleyGirl    1

HarleyGirl
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YAY!

Scheduled for a fill next Wednesday!

I'm happy.....not happy about driving home from SLC during rush hour, but it will be worth it!

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ajoneen    0

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I got my fill!!

not that I feel anything yet. It was only 1.5cc in a 4cc band. He did look at my charts (food & exercise) and complemented me for the hard work. Reminded me I m in it for the long haul and not to push things too fast.

Liquids today was harder then I thought it would be. Alot of head hunger.

Happy weekend to all.

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Fenton    3

Fenton
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Congrats, you fillers!

I'm still trundling along without a fill. I'm beginning to think that maybe my stomach was so big that even a large band was still enough to create restriction. I'm still fascinated by my PB last week - I did NOT see that coming!

I've had pretty good and steady weight loss, due largely to a combination of my absurd starting weight and the fact that I've been very aggressive in terms of making myself move more. Another 37 pounds and I'm going to join the gym.

And I'm rethinking my rewards chart. I think I'm going to get my next tattoo after another 37 pounds.

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Fenton    3

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WAIT!!! What am I, NUTS???

I shall get it in another 39 pounds, when I hit 100 pounds lost!

D'oh!

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HarleyGirl    1

HarleyGirl
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WAIT!!! What am I, NUTS???

I shall get it in another 39 pounds, when I hit 100 pounds lost!

D'oh!

PERFECT......

I'm already thinking about my next one.....

I love tattoos...

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ajoneen    0

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I always wondered how they know they hit the port with the needle. If your wondering too just look down when they put the needle in. They draw back when they think its in and some blue Fluid comes into the syringe. My Dr said when the band was installed it was purged of air and filled with fluid dyed blue for just the purpose of making sure they hit the correct target.

Someone had their thinking cap on for that one.

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lynnt1215    1

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No fill yet, but 6.5 weeks post op. I go to the Dr this coming Friday and hoping for at least a little fill. I find my amounts of food are increasing, unless I am very "srict" with my journal. Still losing about 2# per week, so at a loss of 35# since January 2008. So I cannot complain.

I am getting in lots of walking, at least 3 miles 5 times a week. And that makes me feel fantastic.

This weekend heading to see my boy friend......yippee :frown:

Catch up with everyone when I return

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SpecialK    22

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This first fill on Tuesday is already paying off for me so I'm a happy camper now, able to stay closer to 800 calories a day now without hunger as opposed to being very hungry at 1200-1400 calories right before my fill when I was at the 6 weeks post surgery point -- so for those in bandster hell...hang in there it will get better. I'm already scheduled for my 2nd fill on June 10th ...I am betting I will need it at that point but we'll have to see.

Fenton - that's fantastic that your exercising and getting moving has helped you. Congrats. I'll post a quick cartoon here in another post to give you a laugh!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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