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Shellhisto

By Shellhisto, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Shellhisto    0

Shellhisto
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I have only lost 15 pounds since the operation which was the 15th of January 2008. I am also really concerned as the rest of my body is getting somewhat smaller my stomach is at huge as it was orginally and it is also really hard. Is this common?

I am getting really upset and the frustration is setting in. Any words of wisdom here I would love some....

-Shellhisto:unsure:

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redantz00    0

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hello shell,

I too have had my band for appx. 4 months and I have lost 19 lbs. I too am frustrated, but at the same time I havent been doing everything that I need to. This is truly a tool and I have to change my mindset...its hard though. Stay strong we will get there and remember that those pounds that we have lost are gone forever!

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Shellhisto    0

Shellhisto
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Thank you so much the lovely words of encouragement. I have lost around 20 so far and I have now had the second fill so I am at 5 cc. My doctors say that I need to listen to the band and learn how use it instead of work against it. I think my problem was too much wine on the weekends. It is full of sugar and calories. I feel more motivated and I hope I can help you in anyway also! Again thanks and keep working at it!

-shellhisto:thumbup:

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I have 3.2cc in my 4cc band and I completely agree with your dr. I have been working against my band. sometimes when I know my pouch is full I will keep eating. I have never PB'd . I need to learn how to stop eating and that i no longer have to be a member of the clean plate club!

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Tralynn222    17

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Hey there. I was banded back in Nov and to date have only lost 29lbs. I know that it's 29lbs that are gone forever, but it's hard to see other people that have been banded at the same time as me have lost double so far.

I kept waiting for restriction to come before I even started to eat right and exercise, so I know that it's my fault. Since I finally reached my "sweet spot" I have definitely been losing but not as fast as I'd like (of course). I just lurk around these boards for support and tell myself that inch by inch, it'll come off, if I continue to work hard and use this band in the manner in which it was designed.

My doctor and his team have been so supportive and non-judgemental since I began this journey. He keeps telling me it'll happen and slowly I'm starting to believe him. :smile2:

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bubblegum    0

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I'm in the same slow sailing boat!! I've been working against my band and have not been eating the healthiest. I had my surgery in January and have only lost 15 pounds!!!!!!!!!! I am so ashamed of myself.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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.

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