Hi everyone--I thought I'd listen to some advice from one of the other monthly groups and start one master thread in which we have an ongoing discussion/updates. I don't know about you all but I certainly spend most of my time on these boards on the pre-op forum and the general forum, not here. It would be nice to have just one thread to go to once in this forum.

We can maybe start out with introductions?

As for me, I'm going the "online privacy" route for now (paranoid that people I haven't told about this will somehow stumble across me on this site I guess, which is crazy, I know) but I can give you the big picture:

You can call me Penny, I'm 27, single and live in the Washington, DC area. I have a background in politics (which is why I live in DC) but now I'm a librarian which is much cooler and way more fun (trust me on that). Oh, and there's no "Marion the Librarian" thing with me either. One of the things I hear most frequently (besides the cliche "you have such a pretty face") is "but you don't LOOK like a librarian", which is another one of those bizarre backhanded compliments that you never really know how to take.

Personality wise, I'm kind of dorky, big into public radio and books and popular science. Oh, I'm also a little on the paranoid side (as you may be able to tell from earlier in this post). Beyond that I'm just kind of silly and friendly, VERY much so into traveling and I'm an aspiring "green" domestic diva (but that's not going so well).

Hi Ladies, just wanted to check in and tell all to have a great holiday. Went to the doc. today and he would not give me a fill due to a 15 pound lose in the last month. I know I should be happy about the lost, but I tried telling him that the lose is due to my hard work, working out seven day a week and not because I have restriction. I am so starving at night and find it harder and harder to resist snacking. Now I don't go back until after Christmas and I am nervous about all the food during the holidays. Anyone got a game plan for food at family gathering?

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!

I am so thankful for all my LBT peeps. Thank you for all the advice and encouragement since July. You people keep me going on my Journey.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Hi Ladies, just wanted to check in and tell all to have a great holiday. Went to the doc. today and he would not give me a fill due to a 15 pound lose in the last month. I know I should be happy about the lost, but I tried telling him that the lose is due to my hard work, working out seven day a week and not because I have restriction. I am so starving at night and find it harder and harder to resist snacking. Now I don't go back until after Christmas and I am nervous about all the food during the holidays. Anyone got a game plan for food at family gathering?

The best advice I can give is to only put on your plate the foods you really want and only put a reasonable amount of it. Don't go back for seconds!!!! I personally skipped dessert at first and ate it 4 hours after dinner as my next "meal". I am not concentrating on losing this week, just not gaining. Good Luck!

hi all we are having a fantastic Thanksgiving!

i have done very well in the eating department we snack all day and then have our big meal at about 630 i have eaten a tiny bit more today than normal but i will have only a tinmy bit of dinner later.

i am confident that i will stay where i am and not gain.

yeah me

hope you all have a wonderful rest of the day and go shopping tomorrow you will drop 5 pounds just hopping from foot to foot in line hahahahah

crzytchr, thanks for the advice. That's what I did, took only what I really wanted. Then later just a small piece of sugar free pie.

Hello everyone!! My name is Melissa and I am from Montana. I am happy to find a thread that is for us July 08 bandsters. I am 36 and a single mother of 2 teens. They are both very supportive about this whole picture and excited for when I “get skinny” so we can do things together. It is nice to have teens that still care about that. I was banded on July 27.08. Dr Rohrer in Greatfalls MT did my surgery. He is an awesome surgeon, and has a great bedside manner too. I have lost 30 pounds and it has been an uphill battle. I have had 3 fills, all 3cc’s each. My last fill was in mid November and I noticed a major difference. I started at 284 pounds and am glad to be down the 30 pounds but wish it were more. I will keep trying. I look forward to visiting with you all. Thank you.

welcome Melissa, Happy to have you.

I'm really proud of myself, all that good food and all that cooking and I only ate 5 shrimp and a bite of turkey. It wasn't as hard as I thought it was gonna be and I get to change my ticker today. Boy that's a first for me, losing weight during the holidays

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Originally Posted by Mommy 13

Hi Ladies, just wanted to check in and tell all to have a great holiday. Went to the doc. today and he would not give me a fill due to a 15 pound lose in the last month. I know I should be happy about the lost, but I tried telling him that the lose is due to my hard work, working out seven day a week and not because I have restriction. I am so starving at night and find it harder and harder to resist snacking. Now I don't go back until after Christmas and I am nervous about all the food during the holidays. Anyone got a game plan for food at family gathering?

I'd go back to the doctor and demand a fill - take a diary of what your eating and how much exercise you're doing. show him/her you can eat more than a cup of food.

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Melanie, thanks for the support and advice. I will do just that! I keep a daily food log so that should be easy to show. He is just very reserved on the fills and wants you to work just as hard as the band, but I think I am working much hard than the band at this point.

Wow, it has been a hectic few days for me. Today is my birthday, I am now 41. My DD made me hot fudge sundae cake of which I ate a small piece with one scoop of vanilla icecream. Quite an amazing feat considering it is incredibly tasty and I used to consume 2 pieces with 3 scoops of icecream.

I told my DH to not buy me anything for my birthday (I meant it) because I bought clothes yesterday. Gotta love that Lane Bryant buy one get one free on everything in the store!!!! I am now 4 sizes smaller in my jeans and 2-3 sizes smaller in my tops.

I had my second fill last week and it is now acting up (tight little bugger). I have pbed 3 times in the last 3 days!!!!! I never was sick before this. The first time was on a piece of whole wheat toast, second time on turkey (not dry) and the third was this morning after my second bite of scrambled eggs. Ok, I can understand the turkey and whole wheat toast, but I can't deal with the scrambled eggs. Dangit, if I am going to get sick on eggs, they are gonna have to take some of this out. Sooooo if I get sick again, I will go in to have them take .5 out, because I only had them put 1 in when I went.

Good luck to everyone during this holiday season. May we all keep our composure and make it through the holidays lighter, or at least not heavier.:thumbup:

I was like that after my 2nd fill, now I just can't eat so early in the morning. But things seem to go down much better in the afternoon. If it keeps it up you might want to get a slight unfill.

Wow, it has been a hectic few days for me. Today is my birthday, I am now 41. My DD made me hot fudge sundae cake of which I ate a small piece with one scoop of vanilla icecream. Quite an amazing feat considering it is incredibly tasty and I used to consume 2 pieces with 3 scoops of icecream.

I told my DH to not buy me anything for my birthday (I meant it) because I bought clothes yesterday. Gotta love that Lane Bryant buy one get one free on everything in the store!!!! I am now 4 sizes smaller in my jeans and 2-3 sizes smaller in my tops.

I had my second fill last week and it is now acting up (tight little bugger). I have pbed 3 times in the last 3 days!!!!! I never was sick before this. The first time was on a piece of whole wheat toast, second time on turkey (not dry) and the third was this morning after my second bite of scrambled eggs. Ok, I can understand the turkey and whole wheat toast, but I can't deal with the scrambled eggs. Dangit, if I am going to get sick on eggs, they are gonna have to take some of this out. Sooooo if I get sick again, I will go in to have them take .5 out, because I only had them put 1 in when I went.

Good luck to everyone during this holiday season. May we all keep our composure and make it through the holidays lighter, or at least not heavier.:thumbup:

Yep, I have been pbing every other day since my last fill. I am calling the doctor tomorrow and see if he will take some out. I pb'd on fish yesterday. It took an hour to get it out before I could burp. It was so painful. I took pepcid today and so far so good. I think I also have a little reflux.

Happy belated birthday Crzytchr! Once you start getting some restriction from the fills, the morning eating seems to be out. Most people can't handle anything but liquids until lunch time.

I got for my 5th fill tomorrow. I hope it gives me some more restriction as I can eat just about anything (nothing gets stuck unless I eat too fast) and I can eat way more than 2 cups of food at a sitting. Although I don't feel I have much restriction and I'm eating way less food than I used to eat, I also don't feel hungry like I used to; in fact I'm rarely hungry these days even if I skip meals. Down side, I am not losing, but at leat I am not gaining. I really think at this point, it's going to have to be exercise for me.

I have had 8 fills and still almost no restriction! So fustrating. I am looking at how much weight you all have lost and I am jealous. I need a 9th fill and emailed the Doctor today to see what they could do for me. My insurance has dropped me and I would be self paid. At $250 and I have so many other medical bills that I am paying on that I don't want to pay the $250. I think after all this they should give it to me.