Hi,

My name is Cathy and I live in Mississippi between Mobile AL, and Biloxi MS, I was banded on August 1, in Mobile by Dr. Hannon. I am so happy that I had the surgery done. I feel great, I have so much more energy, I wish I would have asked about having the band a long time ago. I'm 43 soon to be 44. I was afraid to tell anyone I was having the surgery but since I have i've had nothing but support and encouragement. I've lost 14 pounds so far, my goal is 150. My pre-surgery weight was 280. It's just so great not to be hungry all the time to not obess over food what to eat, when to eat and so on. Thanks for inviting me and I look foward to hearing from all of you.

Cathy:thumbup:

Hi hun

I'm from mobile al

My family still live there I live in west palm beach fl now

I'm down 27lbs

Welcome to lbt

Welcome to the forum and congrats on your band. You will like LBT. There are lots of supportive people here.

Congrats on your band. I love to hear people who are this excited about the band.

OMG!!! Last was the 1st bad time I have had with the band, of course it was my fault. I was starving last night and my husband got home late so I waited for him. By the time he got home I was so hungry I measured out my food (spaghetti) and cut it up into small pieces and them I proceeded to wolf it down, I forgot to eat slowly. Anyway it was painful and I have learned my lesson. From now on fork on table after each bite, I might even set a timer so I don't forget and eat to fast. Has anyone had this problem and how did you solve it.

Thanks,

Cathy:smile:

ps: who do you get the counter for your weight loss?

Great tip to put your fork down on the table between each bit. I will have to remember that. I'm a fast eater. Always have been. I'm sure I will learn the hard way soon.

To create a ticker Roheryn put together a great thread with step by step directions. Leave it to an August Allstar to help you out. Here is a link to her earlier thread.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f183/how-guide-creating-your-weight-loss-ticker-72359/

Edited August 19, 200817 yr by dwrd73
I wrote August Alstate instead of Allstar. LOL

Hi,

My name is Cindy and I live in Mobile, Al too. I was banded on August Ist at Mobile Infirmary by Dr. Weinstein. Small world. Congratulations on your band. I'm loving mine but starting to want to eat a little more...

Hi, Cindy,

What time was your surgery we probably saw each other in the waiting room or after. I have my first fill on the 28th. I have been eating some solid food but not a lot. I tried spaghetti the other night and i guess I ate too fast because I had a lot of pain under my breastbone and some nausea. Mashed potatoes are good. Well good luck. Hope to hear from you.

Cathy

Hi Cathy, nice to "meet" someone local. My surgery was at 1030. got there at 8. Was sooo nervous. You're lucky your first fill is soon. I don't go back to the dr until the 9th of Sept and am actually starting to get hungry. Not sure if its head hunger but finding myself wanting more after my 4 oz. Lost 7 lbs pre-op and 16 the first 2 weeks. Now the scale hasn't moved since last Thursday and really frustrated!

Cindy:cool2:

Cindy,

I have been eating some regular food just very small portions, I was tired of liquids, if you are hungry you really should eat something solid. If you let yourself get too hungry you will either drink too many liquids or eat too much. I'm still loosing weight even with adding solid foods in, not much around 3 to 4 pounds a week which I feel is good. I expect the weight loss to take about 2 years but I would rather loose it slowly and not gain it back

Good Luck,

Cathy

To DWRD 73:Good luck on Monday, You'll be so happy after. You won't be hungry, you'll be loosing weight and feel great. take care.

Cathy

Edited August 22, 200817 yr by catowita
forgot to annouce who the message was for.

Thanks for the advice, Cathy. I graduated to soft scrambled eggs and mashed potatoes for the last couple of days and can really tell a difference. I know its going to be slow but the first 2 weeks the weight came off fast and I got excited. lol. I am learning to be patient and know a year from now I will feel much better. If you would like to email me directly its bcjl@mchsi.com

Have a great night

Well, I'm glad that you have started with some soft foods, since my first fill is this week I will be back on the soft foods for awhile. I am actually excited that I will be able to eat less food, I never thought I would be happy about that. I love the fact that I am just not hungry mostly when I eat is because I am expected to eat you know breakfast, lunch and dinner but not because I am hungry. so I am trying to get out of that habit and only eat when I am hungry. I also plan on taking an evening walk starting on monday all my incesions have healed so I am ready to start walking. I don't know how much you want to loose but if I can loose around 130 pounds and get to 150 or 160 I will be thrilled to death. I have never been skinny, I'll be happy to shop in the misses section of wal-mart.

take care, u can email me at steveandcathyt@msn.com

Cathy

hi i am from biloxi, just had surgery on 8/28/08 and i am 5 days post op and going to work tomorrow and feel a little rough still. I actually had my surgery done by dr avara in ocean springs. good to hear from you