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.

MollyJo - i do have a Dr.Apt. 12-29-08 and i'm trying to decide if i want to wait until that date comes or call for one sooner ?? i tell you these bands are funny and very hard to try and read or understand. just when you think you are learning your band it changes. before i did'nt think i had good restriction and then all of a sudden something weird happen. i had a protein shake for my morning break @ 8am(like i have before) and to my surprise it kept me full( as a tick) all through out that day pass lunch (11:30) until that afternoon around 5pm. i have had protein shakes before, just about every two days and it has never kept me that full that long. even when i tried to drink after that i remained full off of liquid. i've also noticed that i'm not hungry in the morning time like i use to be and don't get hungry until around noon.. so right now i'm confused and thinking about waiting until 12-29 (my next scheduled apt.)to ask for another fill. it'll give me time to let this band go through it's motions and changes and give me time to understand them before i cry "Fill" again.

Keep up the good work everybody, we'll get it together soon.

Edited December 15, 200817 yr by Tyme2GetRite

my dr says most people arent hungry in am,also i got my first fill didnt hurt at all,i was banded oct20th.my dr says ive lost alot inches to.my 2nd fill will be in a month,so far im great,hope u all are to

Morning Folks...OK..putting exercise into my day is harder than I thought. If I worked out as many as times as I thought about going to the gym...I would have no problem. I did Yoga for 30 minutes Friday. That's about it.

I wouldn't feel guilty bout wanting a fill. Like everyone said, everyone is different.

My mind was hard to keep under control this week. I ate way too many carbs. i'm up 2lbs. Today I'm trying to manage myself.

This is hard.

We had lay offs Friday at work. I think eating is my way of dealing with the stress. I still have my job and probably won't loose it, but it is still stressful.

GottaBThin - it's okay we all struggle and hit hurdles everyday. it's not easy at all, you just have to pick back up and start over the next day:smile2:. and exercising is not easy either it's hard getting motivated :bored:some time, you have to focus on something and pull it from deep down. thinking about having lose skin usually gets me out the house:blink: and on my way, and music with a nice beat is a must:cool2: ! and eating right and fighting the mental is a problem for me almost daily as well, i don't think you're the only one who wants a fill because you don't have mental control :blushing: i'm one of those also !! i had a large honeybun full of sugar,carbs,and calories yesterday and then went to the gym to try and redeem myself but only did 20min on the treadmill. so yes i feel guilty also, if we had mental control we would'nt of needed the band in the first place. it's a learning process that will get better with time. "Time Ease All Things":smile2:

Hi, everyone! I feel like some of the other banders out there...I don't understand my band. I was banded on 13 Oct and have been doing okay as far as weight loss. I had my first fill two weeks ago and I can't figure out if it has made a difference. Sometimes I feel no restriction at all but I make myself focus on how I feel so I don't keep eating past my "satisfied" level. Then sometimes I have a hard time taking more than a few bites - I feel like the food is still in my throat. Any comments?

Hi, everyone! I feel like some of the other banders out there...I don't understand my band. I was banded on 13 Oct and have been doing okay as far as weight loss. I had my first fill two weeks ago and I can't figure out if it has made a difference. Sometimes I feel no restriction at all but I make myself focus on how I feel so I don't keep eating past my "satisfied" level. Then sometimes I have a hard time taking more than a few bites - I feel like the food is still in my throat. Any comments?

We were banded the same day! I am about to have my second fill Friday and I have the same problem. Some days I could keep eating and eating if I wanted to. Other days, like yesterday at lunch I could barely keep anything down. As many on here say, the band is fickle and hard to understand sometimes. I guess we just have to keep strong and adjust accordingly! Good luck to you.

Thanks Travelinsnorkel. Good luck to you, too!

I don't get it either.. I was ok before eating small amounts i just wasn't losing weight, i got my fill last Friday and have pb's a couple of times already. I really didn't have all that much to eat, so i am really confused... now when i eat food hurts my throat and feels like it is stuck there .... so i have to put down the fork and wait until it moves....sometimes i get up and walk around that helps...but i am confused too! I am just wondering how much i should be eating now.??? a 1/2 cup? I know I am still eating with my eyes instead of my common sense.. LOL :biggrin:

You guys are all doing great keep up the good work!!! :thumbup:

Hi, everyone! I feel like some of the other banders out there...I don't understand my band. I was banded on 13 Oct and have been doing okay as far as weight loss. I had my first fill two weeks ago and I can't figure out if it has made a difference. Sometimes I feel no restriction at all but I make myself focus on how I feel so I don't keep eating past my "satisfied" level. Then sometimes I have a hard time taking more than a few bites - I feel like the food is still in my throat. Any comments?

Good question. I haven't felt much restriction since my fill on Dec 1 until tonight! I was eating breakfast for dinner and had an episode at a restaurant. It was interesting.

I was filled on Dec. 5th and today is the second day I have had a dimmed appetite. I have noticed that I can keep eating, but if I stop after about half of what I would usually eat my hunger is gone and it stays gone.

So what I think I have to work on now is not eating until I am full, but eating the appropiate amount.

Wow...that might be one the hardest lessons yet!

I haven't written much lately but I have been following everyones messages. It is so nice to know that I'm not the only one that feels like eating a horse one day and a grape the next. It is so weird. I go for my second fill today. I hope this gets me on a more even track.

Hi all,

Just joined the site recently. Was glad to finally find some others who were banded in October. I had my surgery on October 2nd.

Just had 2nd fill On Dec 16th. Up to 6 cc in 14 cc band. No much restriction before 2nd fill, hoping this one will help.

Down 20.3lbs as of yesterday.

Slow process. Sometimes difficult to stay motivated on realize the weight will come off in time.

Look forward to getting to know others on here for support

Hello all my October Bandster Friends!!!!

Thanks a million Tyme2getrite!!!! This is definitely a journey. I thank God for this site. It helps so much to have people that totally understand where I'm at mentally and physically.

So I did do 30 minutes this morning. 10 min squat program, 10 minute abs, 10 on arms and push ups.

I felt better afterward just because I did SOMETHING.

I need to start paying attention to what I'm eating and doing the right thing. I am so focused on the scale, if I gain I think the band isn't working and it's the bands fault. No, Susie, you just ate pizza yesterday...hello! :shades_smile:

So I made it down to 213.8 and back up to 216.4..I'm stressing. I ate carbs last week for the first time continuously since my surgery and now am trying to break myself of them all over again.

I CAN DO IT!!!

WE CAN DO IT!!!

ps....hello sickntired...how is everything going?:confused:

Hi all,

Just joined the site recently. Was glad to finally find some others who were banded in October. I had my surgery on October 2nd.

Welcome adoptmom2_3. Make sure you check out the whole site - there are lots of great people with great advice all over the place.

Other than struggling with being cold all the time :confused: (insert blue smilie cuz there are no freezing ones), I'm doing quite well. I'm surprised at how well I like going to the gym and am feeling less conspicuous in amongst the skinny folks - I've added jogging on the treadmill, can really move on the elliptical, and can actually act like I know what I'm doing on the weight machines.

We had a potluck lunch today. One of the people who left us in September came back (his wife still works here) - I ran into him at the door and the first words out of his mouth were "Wow, you look great!" It's nice to hear sometimes.:shades_smile:

Take care all.

Edited December 17, 200817 yr by KarenK
spelling errors bug me

ps....hello sickntired...how is everything going?:shades_smile:

Girl, I am nothing but pitiful! I ate 4-5 small pieces of peppermint bark today and am cooking a dessert for potluck tomorrow. I can't wait for the holiday season (and its delectables) to be over!!! I've called for a second fill but haven't heard back. I still feel like I can eat too much. So we'll see!

And how are you???