October 2009 Surgery Date?

[HDmama 0]

Nooshie - so with a fill, you are only supposed to be able to eat 1/4 cup? I still haven't had a fill (when I went the week before last, they were going to give me one, but because one of my incisions still wasn't healed they said I had to wait...which was fine since I'm not all that hungry). I just called to make an appt and they said the first available appt is 12/9, so looks like I won't have a fill until then :bored:. I have been measuring everything, and I never eat more than 1/2 cup per meal, and most days, don't snack....I'm not starving or anything, but I don't get full either...I just stop when I don't feel hungry or I get to my 1/2 cup, whichever comes first, LOL. My weight loss has pretty much stalled also.

I've lost a total of 50 pounds since my first consult in July, but have only lost like 13 since day of surgery....but if I step back - 13 pounds in a month isn't terrible - I guess I just expected it would be more since I was already losing about that before surgery. I'll just keep plugging away, hoping I won't gain (since the last couple days, I seem to be going up 1/2 pound a day, even though my calories are very low) between now and my fill in December.

[granny of 10 0]

Hi, I just got my 1st fill on Monday the 16th, they will put you in a x-ray machine to find your port and they will numb it 1st, no problem. The 2 weeks between the swelling going down and the 1st fill I was hungry and I only lost 1 lb, they say it is normal. I am having my second fill Dec 14th, no one besides my husband and kids and my best friend knows I had it done, I just tell people that I am making changes in my life and getting healthy is the main one so I accept not to eat just because it's there, I will only eat what I'm comfortable with. You have gone thru too much to put off the schedule you have worked so hard for. Remember, you answer to yourself only!! Good Luck and keep up the good work!!

[Nooshie 0]

so with a fill, you are only supposed to be able to eat 1/4 cup?

HDMama, No, i'm not really sure what you're supposed to eat, but remember the nutrition class pre-surgery? They kept saying, "you're only going to eat about a 1/4 of a cup." So I totally thought that's what life was going to be like -- at least for the first year. But maybe that's for bypass? I also thought that "having good restriction" would mean that things would have trouble going down...but that's not the case. I found that it just means (at least in my short experience) that you get fuller faster on way smaller portions.

I also feel like I stop after eating my portion...but if it was in front of me, I could eat more...but really, i'm not hungry at all. my eyes are hungry sometimes but then I remind myself that I've come so far....I was just doing a look back at the year. Last January, I started this journey by coming to this site, looking at lapband, asking about it...February I talked to my doc and started the 6 month check in...did some fun vacationing this summer, banded in October and here I am...Hard to believe it's all behind me now, I'm banded. It's been a good year so far.:bored:

[Danyett 0]

Hi all I am doing well, had my first fill a week ago but don't feel a diffrence. still able to lose weight so very happy!

[granny of 10 0]

I had my 1st fill the 16th of Nov. and I don't feel it either. I am still being strict on my food intake and I'm watcing everthing I eat. I have a problem with 6 small meals aday, I do 2-3 mostly. I have lost 30lbs so far and still have 80 to go. Good Luck as we go on this journey!!!

[AlienBandit 10]

so how much weight has everyone lost? I have been at a stand still since my two weeks post op :thumbup: went for a fill but it isnt doing much so I am going back in 2 weeks

[Tina Schweitzer 0]

Hello Everyone...if your name is not here why dont you copy and paste then add your name and date!

Happyloser 10/1

bethany329 10/1

Timmers 10/1

Lindac80 10/1

Marfar7 10/1

Ca7696 10/2

Opus03 10/2

RedboneLA 10/3

ihavehope3 10/3

Viking_girl 10/5

O-2BTHIN 19/07/2009

leetie 10/7

Jtreece 10/8

MommyOf1 10/8

Suz-Q 10/9

Noodles 10/9

SharPei 10/13

Guy 10/13

Cshytle 10/13

MoniqueD 10/14

Jenfromtheburg 10/14

ncarreras 10/14

Kme 10/15

Nooshie 10/15

Oliverdog 10/16

danyett 10/16

We3601 10/19

Onikenbai 10/19

1019Joanne 10/19

Mzcancer 10/20

Soexcited 10/21

erenstar983 10/21

pina3940 10/21

jenrobbar951 TBA

HDmama 10/22

Crazychica133 10/26

Idahlem72 10/27

Daria77 10/27

Barley 10/28

4girlfamily 10/29

Tina Schweitzer 10/29

questions09 10/14

Chatty826 10/29

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[Astrasmom 1]

so how much weight has everyone lost? I have been at a stand still since my two weeks post op :thumbup: went for a fill but it isnt doing much so I am going back in 2 weeks

I am down 32lbs since surgery 10/23/2009. And 42lbs including pre-op diet. I don't get my first fill until Dec. 3. I'm feeling great.

[granny of 10 0]

I was banded on Oct.19th and I have lost 29.2 lbs total. I was at a stand still for 2 weeks until I got my 1st fill on Oct 16th and since then I lost 4.2 lbs, but I do not feel restricted, I really watch what I eat and use a small salad plate to eat from, otherwise I would over eat. I do not eat any Snacks either. Keep it up, you have come to far to give up.

Edited November 24, 2009 by granny of 10

[granny of 10 0]

granny of 10

[granny of 10 0]

Hello Everyone...if your name is not here why dont you copy and paste then add your name and date!

Happyloser 10/1

bethany329 10/1

Timmers 10/1

Lindac80 10/1

Marfar7 10/1

Ca7696 10/2

Opus03 10/2

RedboneLA 10/3

ihavehope3 10/3

Viking_girl 10/5

O-2BTHIN 19/07/2009

leetie 10/7

Jtreece 10/8

MommyOf1 10/8

Suz-Q 10/9

Noodles 10/9

SharPei 10/13

Guy 10/13

Cshytle 10/13

MoniqueD 10/14

Jenfromtheburg 10/14

ncarreras 10/14

Kme 10/15

Nooshie 10/15

Oliverdog 10/16

danyett 10/16

We3601 10/19

Onikenbai 10/19

1019Joanne 10/19

Mzcancer 10/20

Soexcited 10/21

erenstar983 10/21

pina3940 10/21

jenrobbar951 TBA

HDmama 10/22

Crazychica133 10/26

Idahlem72 10/27

Daria77 10/27

Barley 10/28

4girlfamily 10/29

Tina Schweitzer 10/29

questions09 10/14

Chatty826 10/29

granny of ten 10/19/09

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Edited November 24, 2009 by granny of 10

[okiegirl79 1]

Hello Everyone...if your name is not here why dont you copy and paste then add your name and date!

Happyloser 10/1

bethany329 10/1

Timmers 10/1

Lindac80 10/1

Marfar7 10/1

Ca7696 10/2

Opus03 10/2

RedboneLA 10/3

ihavehope3 10/3

Viking_girl 10/5

O-2BTHIN 19/07/2009

leetie 10/7

Jtreece 10/8

MommyOf1 10/8

Suz-Q 10/9

Noodles 10/9

SharPei 10/13

Guy 10/13

Cshytle 10/13

MoniqueD 10/14

Jenfromtheburg 10/14

ncarreras 10/14

okiegirl79 10/14

Kme 10/15

Nooshie 10/15

Oliverdog 10/16

danyett 10/16

We3601 10/19

Onikenbai 10/19

1019Joanne 10/19

Mzcancer 10/20

Soexcited 10/21

erenstar983 10/21

pina3940 10/21

jenrobbar951 TBA

HDmama 10/22

Crazychica133 10/26

Idahlem72 10/27

Daria77 10/27

Barley 10/28

4girlfamily 10/29

Tina Schweitzer 10/29

questions09 10/14

Chatty826 10/29

[granny of 10 0]

I joined Curves on Mon the 23rd of Oct. I think it will enhance our weight lost and get rid of the flab. Good luck!!

[we3601 0]

I was banded 10/19/09 and am down 27 pounds. However, the last 2 weeks have been really tough. My appetite is back with a vengeance and I seem to be one of the not-so-lucky ones that can eat anything. I'm hoping my first fill on 12/7/09 does the trick. Otherwise it definitely seems like I've been duped and there really is no band

[Wanjiku 0]

I was banded on 10/28. I just checked my weight log and I really haven't dropped anything at all in the last two weeks. I went in for my first post-op appointment last week, but the doctor decided not to do a fill as he thought I was doing OK on my own. I didn't protest as I think I'm still eating in response to head hunger rather than fully having adjusted to the concept of eating until satisfied - and no more. I'm scheduled for my next appointment in early January - so I'll have to work hard to get through the holidays on my own.

My total with pre-op loss too is 20 pounds. Less than I'd like to see, but a heck of a lot better than where I'd be had I not been banded! Oh - and I haven't started exercising yet. I have no excuse - but I certainly need to get my rear in gear if I want to see the numbers on the scale continue to change!

Congrats to all of you out there on your wonderful weight loss!