Hello everyone...I am being banded on April 10th. I am so excited! Seems like it's been forever to get to the countdown, but I think it'll be here before we know it!

Anyone else scheduled in April? We need to come up with a group name!

Carol

Hey Everyone......

Where does the time go. Been so busy working and doing life that I haven't made it to the board since 5/14/09 - according to what my lapband screen indicates.......

It has been kind of quiet = making it relatively easy to catch up!

Turler - I find that when I DON'T exercise - I DON'T lose - or it slows way down. So it is the incentive for me to get hot and sticky.....ewwwwwwwwww!!

Still haven't made it in for my annual blood work. I am going to Maui in a few weeks so maybe when I get back....... I was hoping to be in Onederland before my departure but I don't think I will lose that much by June 18 - no matter how much I exercise!! Still the band has been a lifesaver for me. Once I reach Onederland, my drivers license weight will actually be OVER and not under for the first time in 7 years!! I can't believe that I can say I am only 58 lbs overweight! I know that is still quite a bit but considering the alternative.......I am a happy camper.

Well, I continue to wish everyone the best!! :wub:

Hi NG and all-

I'm also doing no real exercise- Iknow that has to change, but I've become very lazy. I'm tired all the time. CAN YOU SPELL STRESS! I know, excerise will help it all.

Hope everyone is doing well. I've gained about 3 pounds but I think for the surgeon's appt on Friday, it will end up being just about where I was last month. I think what happens is that after being tight for a long time, I get bored with the few things I can eat and start eating "bad" food. Right now, it's frozen yogurt which sounds harmless, but add in all the toppings and whoa! So, yes, a few pounds. Not beating myself up because I actually lost a couple of inches everywhere this month. So, it's still good. I'll see 100 and on from there. Don't need to make myself nuts anymore.

See ya all later.

Gwenn

no one here since my last post. Well, anyone who drops by- here's a quick hello until after the weekend. Went for a follow-up today and only lost a pound- entirely my own doing....the frozen yogurt and toppings! I'll be getting another fill in about 6 weeks, which should be right on time as I'm getting looser.

Love my surgeon. I cried today about all the emotions and issues and he listened and listened. Really helps to have him in my corner.

Hope everyone is doing BETTER THAN ME THIS MONTH!LOL. Have a great weekend.

Its been pretty quiet here for a while.

Had a fill yesterday... +1cc. We will see how this works out. Getting close to goal.... But vacation is coming in two weeks which will surely stop progress and could even cost me a few pounds.... oh well... such is life. Ill recover Im sure! :blushing:

Hi Everyone!

Wow...I hate how quiet this thread has become. I miss all of you. I stop by everyday, but don't normally have time to post. I am STILL NOT LOSING!!!! I am frustrated beyond belief. I hope something changes soon. I am thinking maybe this change needs to come from within????? Hmmmmm.

I am so achy and tired. Just like before surgery. I am getting my butt in gear today and going to the gym. My DH is designing a workout for me that focuses more on weights than cardio. I am not motivated by the results that all that cardio gets, and am thinking I might benefit more from weight training...you know, muscle burns fat, blah blah blah. So we'll see. He rarely does cardio, but lifts and loses weight. Maybe he's on to something. I tell him all the time he's gonna look HOT in his casket! LOL His muscles will look great and his heart will be dead! Guess I'm gonna join him, cuz I want to look good too. Maybe I'll do cardio after I lose weight!

Am I rambling? LOL...hope you all have a great weekend!

~C

Hello Everyone -

Just a quick hello. Am experiencing consistent loss and I can only contribute it to the exercise. I would encourage all of you to implement it as you can. I have ONEderland in site and am so encouraged that I will see it before the end of June hopefully.

Continued success to all.

I gained 4 pounds on my last vacation. I was pretty open and just ate and ate (okay, I was visiting my mother, so emotional eating was at a peak).

But I no longer beat myself up. I schedule a fill, and do the best I can until I get it. It's great to know there's a way to "reset the off button" when necessary.

Best,

Hello?

I hope all is well with everyone! Miss you guys. :tongue:

~C

Me too.... I pray everyone is doing well!

Hi!!! Well I got my first adjustment done since August 08 and I was a little disappointed. You see I have been having issues with Reflux and Heartburn, not all the time but when I it happens its just sooo painful. So after much thought and discussions with my hubby and doctor I decided to have some fluid removed. My thought was just to have a little taken out but my doc had other plans, so I was at 5 and now I'm at 4.5. Wow, I'm scared that I'm going to start gaining weight again. I know I can go back to get a fill but I feel like I'm wide open. I told my doctor my concerns and he said that I look great and that he really doesn’t want me to lose any more weight and he told me that he likes my flat tummy. :bored: I’m 5’3 and I’ve lost 90lbs so I’m down to 150 pounds. I feel great but I think I could lose another 10 pounds but my husband says I look great too. I guess I’m just self-conscience after being overweight for so long and I’m always thinking I could lose a few more pounds. I’ll see how I feel after a few weeks and if I start consuming more food than usual, I’ll make my appt to have my band adjusted. Thanks for letting me ramble on and I hope everyone is doing well.

Hello Everyone - Hope you all are well. I just returned from a short vacation in Maui and lost 2 lbs while there and 2 lbs on my return!! I started feeling really bad after I got back and could only attribute it to the long plane ride in the pressurized cabin. I have read of others feeling bad or having super tight restriction after long plane rides and I think this is what happened to me. When I woke up yesterday morning I was fine again - little to no symptoms of the tightness and a super, super amount of acid reflux which is what I was feeling on the return.

I didn't exercise while in Hawaii so I was surprised that I lost but I jumped back on the treadmill today and I gotta say - it felt difficult but really, really good.

Hope everyone is staying steadfast on this journey. Only a few more pounds until Onederland!!! Then my drivers license weight will be incorrect - finally reflecting too much instead of too little!!!!!!!! :redface:

Great job sweetie!

Hello Everyone - Hope you all are well. I just returned from a short vacation in Maui and lost 2 lbs while there and 2 lbs on my return!! I started feeling really bad after I got back and could only attribute it to the long plane ride in the pressurized cabin. I have read of others feeling bad or having super tight restriction after long plane rides and I think this is what happened to me. When I woke up yesterday morning I was fine again - little to no symptoms of the tightness and a super, super amount of acid reflux which is what I was feeling on the return.

I didn't exercise while in Hawaii so I was surprised that I lost but I jumped back on the treadmill today and I gotta say - it felt difficult but really, really good.

Hope everyone is staying steadfast on this journey. Only a few more pounds until Onederland!!! Then my drivers license weight will be incorrect - finally reflecting too much instead of too little!!!!!!!!

So glad you are feeling better! Congrats on the weight loss and make sure to post when you make it to Onderland!!

Hey everyone! So quiet in here......I am one lb away from Onederland. I did see it one day this week but it didn't stay. Hope I can be there by end of the week!!

Hope everyone is doing well!!

Hi Everyone,

Been gone a while. I was coming by all the time and no one was around, so I stopped checking for few weeks. Glad to see some conversation again.

NB- GREAT NEWS! I'm envious and watch out, cause I'm buckling down to move forward (or down) again. I have 26 to go to onederland. You're doing great and I'm hoping your success will motivate me to start moving. It's amazing to have lost over 90 pounds without exercise, but it's time to move. ALso, my skin is so loose! I'd like to help that along as well if possible.

I hope the rest of you are doing well!. Carol....don't don't don't give up.

I went for a fill today because well, my eating is weird. Either I can eat next to nothing and throw up, or I can eat tons of stuff- and it's the wrong stuff- chips, crackers, frozen yogurt, etc. Been having too much reflux as well. But I can swallow more liquid at a time and I thought I needed to be tightened and just go back to living on shakes.

Well, Dr. K put me under the fluroscope and said I'm SOOO tight that no wonder I'm living on frozen yogurt and crackers and ....all the wrong foods. And he was concerned about the reflux. Even showed me how a sip of water with my own saliva was causing it. So, he actually took a bit out (I never ask ccs). He said I'll feel better, and he wants me to eat better choices. I'm a little nervous that I'll gain, but heck, I've stayed within a two pound range the past two months eating what I shouldn't. And I did lose most of my weight when I wasn't as tight, so maybe he has a point. I'm working it.

Best to all,