Hi guys....just started with thread to see if we could get some action from our MIA Junies. Come on...miss you guys. I want to hear from all of you....YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol APPLES.. I'm here!! Doing great! :tt2:

Woohoo...good answer, Allie!

hello junies

I have not posted in forever i am down 60 pounds since June 16th but stuck here cant loose an ounce. My exercise has dropped way off and i think i try to "beat the band" occasionally. i just had my 3rd fill (6 cc in a 10cc band) feel tighter but need to concentrate on getting back on track and not what i can slide by my band. Anyone else have this kind of trouble? Seems like everyone posting has had great success. Maybe i just need a kick in the butt.....

Mimieg...trying to break acquired eating habits is really tough but you can do it. You had great success with your weight loss. Try not to compare yourself to a person that has lost more than you in that time period since surgery. We all lose at our own pace.

Till you get back to your post band eating habits it might be a good idea to not have "trigger" foods in the house. Get back to the "hard" Protein first and then fruit or veggies. Keep SF Jello, SF popsicles, SF jello, etc. so you can grab something healthy. I love the 100 cal pkgs of Orville R. kettle corn. You feel like you are getting a real treat.

You CAN turn this around. Give yourself a new start and come back to the LB board for support!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey all!

I haven't posted in awhile because I really had NO news...I had my first fill in September (1 cc in a 12 or 14 cc band...my doctor doesn't even know which it is) and I had restriction for about a week, then right back to usual. I just got my second fill last week because until Feb 1, my insurance required a $250 copay to get fills (which is just out of my budget), but now I don't have to pay a copay at all. I'm now at 3 cc and it's been a little over a week. I have restriction but not as much as I know I need. For example, right now, a Healthy Choice meal is just enough to fill me up, and that's still more than I should eventually be able to eat.

I've been bouncing around between 414 and 417 since my first fill (and up to 422 around Christmas/New Year's), I was at 417 when I got my fill, and now I'm down to 411 in just a bit over a week, which I'm happy about. I'm hoping the restriction stays at this level until I can schedule my next fill and not go back down again.

Now that money isn't a problem, I'm going to jump on my fills and I'm hoping to get my weight loss numbers chugging up to the rest of you gals Down 33 so far.

Angel, so glad you are able to get those fills now. That will help tremendously. I don't think they make a 12cc band so it's probably the 14cc. If it's the LapBand brand they are 10cc or 14cc I believe. I have the 14cc. It took me lots of fills to get great restriction and now I am debating about getting another one in 2 weeks when I go in for my 9 mos post op visit. Good luck with the fills.

thanks apples i will try to post more often it does help to have support you are so right about not keeping the trigger foods around, i have to just ban them from the house right now (just me and hub and he is diabetic so it wont hurt him either) thanks

Hi all. I was banded June 16, 2008. I'm stuck at 36 lbs down. But my doc is conservative. I have 3.5 cc in a 14cc band. He's slow on fills so I see him on Feb 27th and am going to hit him up for another 1cc fill. I am too scared to ask for more thana that for fear of being over filled. But this slow weight loss is so discouraging. I try to be strong but then I feel weak because the scale won't move. Any advice????

Hey Diva,

Wow he is really conservative with your fills. My advice would be to be aggresive with your fills. I think you will see a big difference.

Good luck!

Diva,

I also have 14cc band. I have 5.5cc in mine and sooo need more. I go on monday to ask for some more. Im shooting for 7 this time. I have only also lost 40 lbs. slow compared to others, but for me i have to work out tons, and i have to cut my carb intake down to around 30g a day. Little more then say the atkins induction phase, if i drop down to 20, my body dies and i end up sick. Just keep working it, you'll get their. I find when im the most discouraged, coming to the boards help me out. so keep checking in.

Diva and Army...sounds like you are both not quite at your sweet spot yet. My doc is very conservative with fills and only allows .5 at a time. Just don't get discouraged...you will know when you are there and be able to have better control. Hang in there and keep in touch.

Hey there June Bugs! I haven't been on here in so long, so a big hello to everyone. I've lost 75lbs since June and I'm about 10lbs away from goal. I just ordered my wedding gown on Saturday for my wedding in October! I just hope I don't lose too much that the dress will need major alterations! Oh, and it's a tight, mermaid style gown...absolutely gorgeous....and I never thought I'd wear this style, but I'm loving it!

As upbeat as I sound, I am having some other issues. I was wondering if anyone else is having self-image issues? I have good days and bad...ones where I look in the mirror and see my old fat self. And other days where I feel good. But the bad days are really bad, and I'm having a hard time dealing. Anyone else in the same boat?

Hey there June Bugs! I haven't been on here in so long, so a big hello to everyone. I've lost 75lbs since June and I'm about 10lbs away from goal. I just ordered my wedding gown on Saturday for my wedding in October! I just hope I don't lose too much that the dress will need major alterations! Oh, and it's a tight, mermaid style gown...absolutely gorgeous....and I never thought I'd wear this style, but I'm loving it!

As upbeat as I sound, I am having some other issues. I was wondering if anyone else is having self-image issues? I have good days and bad...ones where I look in the mirror and see my old fat self. And other days where I feel good. But the bad days are really bad, and I'm having a hard time dealing. Anyone else in the same boat?

Woohoo...congrats on the weight loss!!!!!!!!! Also, good luck on all of your wedding plans. Sounds like a beautiful dress. You will have to post some wedding photos when all is said and done.

As far as the body image issues. It takes awhile for the head to catch up with the body when it comes to weight loss. I am now at/below goal and I am now feeling fine with myself. Just an example: I would automatically head for the "large" woman's section of a dept store and then realize I did not have to shop there anymore. I would go to the "normal" section and feel like I didn't belong there. I actually imagined that people were staring at me and thinking that I didn't belong there. Just try to concentrate on getting rid of those feelings. When you look in the mirror, pick out your good physical qualities. I am 53 yrs old and decided at the beginning of this journey that I would accept my body once I got to goal. I have done that. I have accepted it and not obsessing over a little imperfection here or there. Not imperfect enough for plastic surgery (and don't want to go thru the pain of it all and the expense) so I have no other plan than to just accept me. I noticed that physical changes don't stop with weight loss. My body has changed even after I stopped losing. A little less flab...has tightened up some.

Be patient and accepting with yourself...it WILL all come together!

Wow! It is impressive to see how well some of you hve done. I did pretty good in the beginning... and I have kinda fallen off the band wagon. I think I probably need to get another fill. I have been going to call my surgeon, but I'm afraid of PBing all the time and will have to lead a life of liquid. I have some restriction now, but still able to get many things down. How do you know when you are at your sweet spot? And what are you able to consume when you are at this point? I currently have 4cc in my 10 cc band. I have to say, I have failed myself. The band has not failed me.

Hey there June Bugs! I haven't been on here in so long, so a big hello to everyone. I've lost 75lbs since June and I'm about 10lbs away from goal. I just ordered my wedding gown on Saturday for my wedding in October! I just hope I don't lose too much that the dress will need major alterations! Oh, and it's a tight, mermaid style gown...absolutely gorgeous....and I never thought I'd wear this style, but I'm loving it!

As upbeat as I sound, I am having some other issues. I was wondering if anyone else is having self-image issues? I have good days and bad...ones where I look in the mirror and see my old fat self. And other days where I feel good. But the bad days are really bad, and I'm having a hard time dealing. Anyone else in the same boat?

hello everyone! wow..it's been soooo long! i am so happy to see how everyone is doing! i am doing good. i am down 55 lbs since my surgery june 5. the biggest size i had in my closet was a 22...today i am wearing a size 10-14, depending on the brand, i guess:) i really can relate to you, love2lose. if it weren't for people saying something everyday, i don't know how i'd feel??? obviously, i have lost weight...it shows in my clothes, the scale, and my measurements....but my eyes and my head tell me different. when i look down, i feel just as "fat" as i always did. alot of times i even tell myself people are just being nice by saying things. i even tell myself, they are going overboard with the comments sometimes. (i think...they would never be saying these things if they saw how i looked without clothes on) my scale still says 180, and that number sounds way too high to me (i am 5'7"). the goal i had in my head is 160, and that is even higher than what a chart would say. i can say i'm so happy that i'm only 20 lbs away from my goal weight...that sounds so crazy to me! i never would've thought i'd finally be there. it is very much a psychological thing, though. i feel like i can now understand how those skelton looking anorexics think they're fat.

my husband and i are going on a anniversary cruise in 2 weeks. this will be our 6th cruise...1st since the band. this is going to be very different. eating has always been a huge part of the cruising experience. there is so much food, like just about all the time. i won't physically be able to overeat anymore, so i'm not worried about that i am more worried that i'll get stuck and have to pb, and that can ruin the whole day of eating for me. that's not the end of the world, but it could be embarassing at dinner with a table of people i'll be meeting for the 1st time on this cruise. o...i forgot to mention...my husband was also banded in may 08. bless his heart, it hasn't come off for him as easy as it has for me, but he has enough restriction now that he gets stuck sometimes too. i think he'll be freaking out if he gets stuck at dinner. i could almost see us staying out of the dining room if that were to happen? anyone had any experiences to share?