Well I guess I am the first one here! I just got my surgery date and it is set for June 2nd at OHSU in Portland Oregon. I am so excited! It has been a long journey to get to this point and I am so glad to have a date even if it is almost 3 months out. Anyone else out there get a June 09 surgery date?

Edited March 11, 200917 yr by astera

Depends, What is your height to weight ratio? I would shoot for a few mini-goals to get to that suggested weight! CONGRATS TO YOU!!

Thank You! I am 5'2 199lbs so according to bmi charts between 100-130 is what I should weigh for my height. And I do like the idea of small goals. So I think I am going for 10lbs at a time. I have never been this small as an adult so I don't have a particular size I want to get int,o or a particular weight I want to be at so I just have to go off the charts since I have no frame of reference.

:-) Hope everyone is doing well.

I am under 200lbs !!!! So happy today! And a picture to prove it! I have not weighed under 200 since 8th grade.

I am in shock I still cannot believe it. And my mother was so nice today and came all the way to my work and brought me flowers to congratulate me on being under 200. :-) It was so sweet of her to do. She knows how much it means to me.

:ohmy::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t:

Now I don't know what my next goal should be. :-) Any ideas? What is everyone doing for goals? I am thinking 10lbs at a time so maybe 190. :-) thoughts?

Onederful!

My Dh is buying me a lovelinks bead for every 5kg I lose which is about 11lb so I think mini goals of 10lb are perfect.

Congrats on being in underland !!! I am so happy for you and it gives me motivation something I have been lacking for the past few weeks. Congrats, Congrats and I am so happy for you. What was your weight on your surgery day I am curious because I had my surgery on 6/05/09 ???

Congrats Astera!!

Hang in there everyone. Have a fun weekend. I plan to. My blog yesterday was about Second Childhood. Playing with my grandkids has turned me into a little kid again. And I don't eat or even think about food when I play. So for everyone this weekend my wish for you is that you play.

IF YOUR STOMACH OFFENDS YOU, TIE IT OFF

Hello Everyone....I had an awful episode of getting "stuck"....It was an eye opening experience to say the least!...I now know for sure my 2nd fill is working.....I had my 2nd fill 8-4-09, which I got under floroscopy because my Dr. could not find my port :w00t:...2.8cc's. I now have a total of 6.3 cc's in a 14cc Allergen Band. After 2 days of liquids I tried to eat some rotisserie chicken....I thought it was tender and juicy enough, I think I just didnt chew well enough!....Well gang....lesson well learned....CHEW..CHEW..CHEW!!!!...

Oh I have started eating a LOW GLYCEMIC INDEX food diet plan...It seems to be helping...search the net for more info and a list of foods....check it out....

I have lost 8 lbs since my 2nd fill!!.....I am so happy with my band!

FILLS

7/14/09.....3.5cc's

8/4/09.......2.8cc's....total....6.3cc's

Good Luck to all

Edited August 11, 200916 yr by Cherri236

Hello Everyone....I had an awful episode of getting "stuck"....It was an eye opening experience to say the least!...I now know for sure my 2nd fill is working.....I had my 2nd fill 8-4-09, which I got under floroscopy because my Dr. could not find my port :w00t:...2.8cc's. I now have a total of 6.3 cc's in a 14cc Allergen Band. After 2 days of liquids I tried to eat some rotisserie chicken....I thought it was tender and juicy enough, I think I just didnt chew well enough!....Well gang....lesson well learned....CHEW..CHEW..CHEW!!!!...

I have lost 8 lbs since my 2nd fill!!.....I am so happy with my band!

FILLS

7/14/09.....3.5cc's

8/4/09.......2.8cc's....total....6.3cc's

Good Luck to all

Thanks for the warning!!! I go for my second fill this Saturday, August 15th.

My proteinfest paid off. I lost lbs before my family reunion on protein, gained some at the reunion (mostly water because because of salt content) and immediately lost it back on protein the last two days.

I had my first fill this morning. Fascinating. Someone at UIC invented a device for injecting lidocaine without a needle. The Dr. presses the device against your stomach, it poufs, and the site is numb. I have only one incision and the port is only an inch below it. I could feel the band expanding, then I had to keep swallowing the barium while he made adjustments. Afterwards I looked at the picture of my stomach and he showed me the esophagus, the pouch-which wasn't much wider than the esophogus, then the extremely narrow opening between the pouch and the stomach, and the barium squirts into the old stomach. Very cool! I could really see how I'm going to have to go back to very small bites and chewing food to death. Liquids, of course, for the next day or two.

I think the fill should make a difference right away.

I am under 200lbs !!!! So happy today! And a picture to prove it! I have not weighed under 200 since 8th grade.

I am in shock I still cannot believe it.

astera, First let me say "Congratulations" and next let me ask "HOW?!" Was your highest weight on your ticker your weight at surgery? Because if it was, that means you lost about 1 lb. a day (the last person I met who had lost 1 lb. a day had had RYN bypass surgery--you had the band, right?). That's a far cry from the "1.5-2 lbs. a week" my doctor advised. What did you weigh on your surgery day?

Great job Astera.

My proteinfest paid off.

What "proteinfest" are you talking about? What exactly did you do??

What "proteinfest" are you talking about? What exactly did you do??

I had no more restriction and wasn't losing so I cut almost all carbs and ate high density protein (meat, mostly) and a protein shake. Only some veggies and flax seed and fish oil and vitamins to supplement. Lost 3 lbs in 3 days. Then went to family reunion, gained some back, went back on protein and immediately lost it. Still sticking to high protein and am continuing to lose. Not hungry eaither.

I had no more restriction and wasn't losing so I cut almost all carbs and ate high density protein (meat, mostly) and a protein shake. Only some veggies and flax seed and fish oil and vitamins to supplement. Lost 3 lbs in 3 days. Then went to family reunion, gained some back, went back on protein and immediately lost it. Still sticking to high protein and am continuing to lose. Not hungry eaither.

The only diet I can lose weight on is a modified Atkins diet. So about the same thing. But for me its so hard to do for life--I like bread and baking. How I modified it was ANY meat, fish, eggs, chez, lunch meat, etc. was free. Most veggies were free (not pees, corn, and potatoes). And then anything under 5 carbs was free for all with in reason (even Dibs ice cream or cheasecake!!). It worked for me but havin issues doing it again. Good Luck!

The only diet I can lose weight on is a modified Atkins diet. So about the same thing. But for me its so hard to do for life--I like bread and baking. How I modified it was ANY meat, fish, eggs, chez, lunch meat, etc. was free. Most veggies were free (not pees, corn, and potatoes). And then anything under 5 carbs was free for all with in reason (even Dibs ice cream or cheasecake!!). It worked for me but havin issues doing it again. Good Luck!

modified Atkins works best for me, too. I'm probably pretty insulin resistant, in fact I am borderline diabetic. But it does get boring, so I'll have a day or two where I'll allow myself a treat.

I need another fill. I tested how much meat I could eat before feeling restriction. I did it on purpose because denser Protein is supposed to sit in your pouch longer. Well, I had a half pound hamburger and felt no restriction. I had hoped to feel more after my first fill. So Monday I'll call the nutritionist and get in for another fill. Hopefully it won't take 4 weeks this time. I'd like to get it in next week before school starts. I feel like I'm basically dieting and not able to rely on my band at all.