Are you having surgery in February? Lets start a thread and keep in touch!

Answer the questions you are comfortable with and we will get to know eachother a little better.

#1. Surgery date?

#2. State you live in?

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center?

#4. Insurance or self pay?

#5. Age and height

#6. Current weight and goal weight?

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery?

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends?

#8. Concerns and questions?

.......................and anything else you would like to add!

We all know this is going to be a long road and we will all handle things differently so let's be there for eachother and make this journey a little easier!

Yahoo. For the first time in 12 years I'm under 300 lbs.

Hi Everyone! I had my surgery 2/11/2010...and I'm down 30 lbs. I'm also up and down the scale, within 2-3lbs...then plateau...then lose a pound or two...its a vicious cycle, lol. I am happy I'm not gaining though. I think I need to change up my excercise and I'm due for a fill.

Good Luck to all! :thumbup:

Wow! What a great accomplishment!!-I TOTALLY understand your excitment~Feels like a whole new chapter of life

Congrats Panfisher and Deuces.

Evil - I've lost 29 and, like you, fluctuate 2-3 lbs. then lose more. It's so wonderful to NOT regain as we lose, just keep plugging away toward goal. yippee

The process is a lot slower than I had hoped it would be . I am more on the 1 pound per week side of weight loss. Slow and steady I guess!

Hi Feb. Bandsters! I was banded on 02/04/2010 and have lost about 42 pounds since then. I am filled to 6cc in a 10cc band. Loving my band and grateful for it!

Edited July 10, 201016 yr by amlus
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well I was banded on Feb. 11th. Lost 34 so far (but i do some cheatin) I have 7 cc n my band. looking to lose 20 more lbs.

Banded late February. Have lost 29 of the 62 pound goal so far. Slow but sure. Have found my sweet spot at 6.5 cc in 10 cc band. Cholesterol down considerably and no more GERD. Feeling wonderful! Hope you are all doing well. :cool:

156 days since surgery, 15 more pounds to go, 60 lost in total, 40 after surgery. Got a breast augmentation and gained 7, lol. The things we do for beauty. =) Hope everyone else is well. Have a great day!

Edited July 21, 201016 yr by outdoorgirl
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Just back from the Dr. Ended up being unfilled .25cc so back to 5cc in a 10cc band. I was unable to eat more than three bites befor ebeing sick, so a little unfill was the rec. from the doc. I have not lost any weight in 3 weeks, so hopefully being able to eat will help me to start losing again!

Hi everyone, it's been a long time since I've checked in. I am so excited for everyone... good job! :sad: I'm plataued badly at 204 I think it's because I'm inconsitant. Most of the time I eat my 2 oz. per meal, but every once in a while I sneak in a snack and I am totally craving all sorts of food when I follow the instructions to a T: 3- 2oz meals a day mostly protein a little veggie, no dairy, 3 30 g protein shakes and lots of water. This diet is totally leaving me lacking...:smile2:. I am so hungry. Sometimes I eat too fast and I have to P.B. YUCK, but it's become a problem with my teeth. The dentist says the acid from my stomach is wearing off the enamel of my teeth! So be aware, you may need to see a dentist if you are p.b.ing once a week or more.

What kind of diet are you all on? Is it as scaled back as mine? Are you allowed fruits at least once a day? I'm only allowed 2 times a week as part of my 2 oz. meal. I need to find out if there is a different way of approaching this.. more forfilling. Thanks for your help!:bolt:

Hi everyone. I was banded on February 19, 2010 in Raleigh, NC. I started at 336lbs and weighed in yesterday at 296lbs. So that's 40 pounds and I had no pre-surgery diet. In addition, i didn't do well with my first fill at the end of March. I was too tight and have had no fluid in my bad ever since. So, I have been doing it without any added restriction.

I have recently been feeling a little bummed cause I feel like this is getting harder and harder to do. In addition, my hair is falling out a lot and I am feeling really self-conscious about it. Anyone have an thoughts on how to add more protein? Recipes maybe or supplements?

I totally feel you on the hair loss, I'm drinking protein shakes 30 grams a shake 3 meals a day and I still lost hair. Totally not attractive, but this is just a bump in the road and they say by 1 year your hair will be back to normal. Don't get too discouraged, I've been wearing hats. Also new haircuts with layers add more volume to your hair so it looks like more than it is. As for the protein there is a whole bunch of ways to get it in, add unflavored protein powder to your drinks. Unjury has a chicken soup flavored protein. My favorite is cookies and cream by Oh Yeah! You just have to keep trying them to find one that is yummy to you, vitalady.com has samples for sale if you don't want to buy a whole tub, just want a taste! Good luck and keep in touch about the hair issue... it happens to alot of us!

hi everyone and congratulations to all of us!

i started at 103 kilograms (227) and now i am down to 82 (180) yay yay yay!!! 47 pounds!!!

my journey began on the 11 February 2010 and will continue...

i am feeling kinda weird about body image stuff and was wondering if anyone else is having similar issues. at 227 pounds i felt fat, but attractive and confident... now i look at myself and sometimes i feel great and am very happy with the progress, but more often, i look at the sagging skin and at how fat i am and feel less attractive, less sexy, and more dissatisfied with what i see in the mirror than i did 5 and a half months ago.

sometimes the inability to binge and feel full and comforted is maddeningly frustrating...

am i alone in this particular wilderness???

Edited July 29, 201016 yr by iamhealthy
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iamhealthy -- I know what you mean. It's hard to go from "she's fat but she has such a pretty face" to plain old regular chubby with sagging skin. I'm trying to come to terms with the fact that since I was last thin the years have gone by and it doesn't look quite so cute!

I think we both need to be patient. I've read here that with lower BMIs some excess skin magically disappears (to a certain point) and that things resettle for the better. I hope that's true!

Congratulations on your success.

Body image is a journey, too. We need to see ourselves differently. Wonderful to feel healthier and have more energy.

Wonderful to wear smaller clothes and NOT regain, each time we lose.