Hey everyone! I know that October seems like forever away, but I was just seeing if there is anyone out there that wants some help and support through the long days leading up to the best thing that will every happen to us!? Can't wait to hear some support and excitement.

Cyndy,

Glad to hear it is something that will get better soon.

Hi ALl

Just wanted to check in to say hello and to say congrats to everyone for thier success! Cyndi hope you are feeling better by now!

For those of you who were wondering...NO I didn't go to have the band unfilled. My last fill was miserable but it is about 4 weeks now and it seems to have loosened up a bit. I am no longer waking up at night choking on my saliva and I am still losing weight. I think I might insist on a smaller fill next time. I am excited to tell you that after 5 months I have lost 36 pounds and am more than 1/2 way to my goal of 150! Woo Hoo! I know it isn't as much as most of you have lost but I am thrilled with it! Keep up the good work and talk to you soon!!

Congrats Molly! I sure hope everyone will continue to keep in touch. Many people don't seem to have written in lately and I wonder about them. Hopefully they are all doing really well and are just too busy with their new life to check in.

Yeii Molly! You are doing great!

:thumbup::cool2::scared2: ONEderland happy dance!

Good golly, Ms Julie.ann, you sure have done well. Onederland shows how committed you are!

Congratulations!!!

Mimi

CyndyG...

Here's hoping you better very soon!

:thumbup::cool2::scared2: ONEderland happy dance!

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YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!:tt2:

JulieAnn.... YOU ARE ROCKIN'!!!

WOW!!:scared2:

Everyone is doing absolutely great....

It's great to read & catch up on what's going on.

Molly / LoveIsLovely / nrpnrp...

You are all looking good in stats and all!

Hi everyone,

I'm now almost three weeks after my 2nd fill (Total of 4 CC's) Doing much better. The last three days I have been able to drink my 8 glasses of fluids and eating much better.

NOW I know what restriction really is. Lost about 6-7 lbs the first week, now down 10lbs sents the 2nd fill for a total of 40 lbs down. Feels good to break into the 40's.

Doing better each day learning what Band is telling me.

I am Burbing a lot, but no vomiting. My nurse said it was called Productive Burbing. In most cases it's telling you the new poutch is full. Do different people explain it differently?

Finally feeling better about my newer fill.

Don

It's weird that I'm kinda stuck on a plateau :welldoneclap:

I usually lose a pound or two immediately after a fill, but it didn't work for my last 2 fills! Aaarrrgh....frustration.....I think I am going to start tracking my food and exercise (something I have been very resistent to doing).

My slow loss is making me kinda down and depressed...although my BMI was under 40 to begin with, I keep thinking I should be losing more then what I have. I know I don't have full restriction yet either. Now I'm kinda wishing I had the sleeve done instead of the band......it's always something, huh, lol.

Ok....I'm done whining.

No, don't have regrets yet. Once you get to the sweet spot it is great!

I do track everything I eat on www.sparkpeople.com. Lapband now has something that will do this too. I have heard people like thedailyplate.com as well. It really helps me see what I am doing and where to improve. Get another fill if you still have hunger less than 4 hours after eating and watch the difference between real hunger and head hunger. The craving went away once I took bread, pasta, rice and potatoes out of my diet. It took a couple of weeks, but then what a difference!

Hang in there. Find the green zone. You can do it!

I have a question for you. Usually after a fill it doesn't start to kick in for about 10 days. This one is pretty obvious right away. What is your experience? I am happy to feel a difference right away, but in the same breath I am afraid I will get too tight in about 10 days since that is usually when I get the most benefit. What is your experience?

This is what happened to me.

The first fill was 3 cc's and did not really feel like I had a fill, but I still lost weight. The 2nd fill was 1 cc and that was the "tight" one. It was sooo tight that I felt like it was too tight, but called the nurse the next day, she told me that what I felt was normal. One week later it still felt like it was still TOO tight and called her again. She gave me some encouragement and still said I was doing just fine. Now about three weeks sence the 2nd fill I can see a very good improvement and am "ok" with it.

Wow, what a road traveled to get this far. I'm feeling again that this is all worth it.

Don

Thanks Don,

You know I have been really lucky in that I have had pretty good results without needing to REALLY watch my bites and such. Today we had a covered dish dinner at church and I had to excuse myself for a few minutes. I was more careful with my bites and chew, chew, chew....but it has been a long time since I had to worry about chewing everything so well.

I guess I will see over the next week or so how it goes. I am out of town on business all next week. I'll just have to be careful.