AngieB

The number on the scale was 243.6 this morning! The liquid phase did jump start my weight loss. I am noticing that this fill has really made an impact. Adjusting to the fill - Yesterday was a difficult day for eating. I had a non breaded filet of fish for lunch with some salad. Ended up PBing, I was able to continue eating with out incident. For supper, my husband wanted Chinese. My son and I shared, and we ordered 1 pt of combination low main and an egg roll. It was not the best choice. I got stuck right away. I did not eat the outer shell of the egg roll, just the insides. I ended up PBing and did not attempt to continue eating. I thought it best to have a protein shake instead. Thank goodness I had an egg and yogurt for breakfast that went down well. Gesh! Today, I brought a yogurt for breakfast and a black bean patty for lunch. My plan of action is to chew my food better. Just when you think you are chewing really well, you find out there is still room for improvement. This is the hardest adjustment I’ve had with getting a fill and being able to eat. That being said, I believe this is my sweet spot. If anything, I may find I am a smidgen to tight. Since this is my first week after the fill I am still feeling my way through it. Lately there has been some chatter on the lapbandforum.com that speaks volumes about being too tight and staying to tight. I would rather learn my lesson from others than learn it first hand. It would be sad to not be able to eat healthy, and have to have an unfill; due to irritation and swelling. I know how much having good restriction has helped me and thinking about no restriction to give my stoma and stomach time to heal…..not a pleasant thought. I am very pleased with the number the scale shows. In fact, I seem to be loosing very rapidly. I’d rather be slow and steady than fast and furious.

I just lost all of my "baby weight" recently. My sons 2 yr birthday will be in December. The band is what made all the difference in that! I had breast fed my son for 7 months. Took off most of the weight, but gained it back.... Now, I am at the weight I was at when I was married in March of 07! I am very pleased with the results of the band.

To answer your question, really you should limit your drinks 1/2 before you eat. I practice the 1/2 hr before and 45 to 1 hr after. As soon as you retrain yourself, it is a snap! I don't have a problem doing it anymore at all. It's second nature now. I do drink 60 oz of non calorie liquids almost daily. Maybe that is why I don't have issues....not sure.....

Yay! Welcome to the other side! Glad all was smooth sailing for you Debbie!

PJTP~ my son Daniel, just pointed to both of my boobs one at a time and said booby....booby! LMAO! To funny!

When after a fill, you decline lunch dates for the first week after for fear of the PB. I recently had my fill topped off and now I am leary of an "out to eat" situation until I adjust.

The day after I had surgery a group of newly banded peeps and there spouses went down town, shopped, ate, well some of them ate. All had a good time and none of us felt badly. It was during the day, we did not enjoy the night life.

Your menu sounds yummo! I read the tomato/feta/cucmber salad and went hmm that sounds really good.

I started the pre-op early too. Good thing as I would not have made my weight if I hadn't. Looking forward to reading more of what you have to write!

B - scrambled egg Coffee with ff cream L - talipa and some salad Chewed like heck, but PB'd S - pudding cup D - low main & insides of a egg roll / got stuck not a good choice. Protein drink since the chinese didn't work. vita rain x 2 20 oz P.S. having one of those I want to eat everything days....

This is a subject of a more serious nature. It has to do with my emotions, or lack of emotion on a subject. My mother’s best friend Edna has stage 4 lung cancer, and is going to be passing on. I feel numb, with out emotion at all toward this subject. Growing up, our family was very close to theirs. She was like a second mom to me. Having little or no emotion causes me to feel bad and closed off from her. My dear mom is very upset, and is having difficulty dealing with the change in life. I am doing my best to be supportive, and say things that will make her feel better, however I find myself feeling numb. I realize why I am feeling the way I do. I am hoping a bit of writing will help me process and share what is going on. I’ll have to share a bit of a back story. So, please bear with me as I fill in some details. I am not entirely sure how old I was, but I will say young. Around kindergarten, first grade time frame of my life. My mom would have her best friend Edna’s boys’ watch us when they would go out. The boys’ names are Kenny and Alan. At any rate, I remember when they watched us we would play hide and go seek. We were paired up, and Kenny was always my partner. He and I hid in my parents’ closet. While we were waiting to be found, he pulled out his penis and made me stroke it. I remember my cheeks burning with embarrassment and I felt scared and forced to do something I didn’t want to do. When I told my parents about it, I remember getting in trouble for telling stories. I have always been an emotional person, and my mother thought I was not telling the truth and being dramatic. (I would cry when I told her about what was happening, why a kid would make something like that up is beyond me.) I continued speaking out, and they continued punishing me. Telling me what I was saying was not true. Oh denial is not bliss! It was not until my brother stepped in to advert a spanking for my tails, to defend me, and say my story was true, that I stopped getting into trouble. I was to young to know what went on, but I knew the boys’ didn’t watch us anymore from that time on. My folks handled the situation in the poorest of ways, they did nothing. Well, that is not exactly true, the boys never baby sat again, and my mother gave Kenny a tongue lashing, and told him she was keeping her eye on him. There are several issues that stemmed from this. My protectors did little to keep me safe. Our families where very close, we spent large amounts of time together, and that did not change. Mom and dad decided to not say anything. Our families where so close and by bring up what happened it would surely change the relationships between the two. My father thought I wouldn’t remember, as I was a young girl when this happened. Little did they know, it broke something inside of me and changed me for my life to come. Okay, so this really has little to do with Edna, and she has been a great friend to my mother and has always shown us love. When I talk to my mom and she brings up the subject, I don’t have any feelings. When my mother cries and struggles for words, I set there blankly not feeling anything. Right now my mother has been traveling back in forth from her house to Edna’s caring for her. Helping her do what needs to be done. She is a dying woman with little strength or stamina left. The only time I feel anything is when she brings up Kenny’s name. Then I feel anger and I want to say so much. Mostly I want to say don’t utter his name to me. I realize my parents are wrong, and we do not see eye to eye on what happened when I was a child or how they choose to deal with the fall out. I can not change them, or even get them to see my point of view. That fact I have accepted, and feel at peace about. What is hard for me is to listen to her talk about “him” to me. Have some tact and respect. She has a totally different perspective of what happened. I get that, but she knows how I feel about the subject. The only reason I am cutting her slack and not saying how I feel is to let her feel sadness and grief with out shutting the door to her. I know I will not be attending Edna’s funeral. I can’t trust myself to be respectful and honor her life. You know the saying …. “There is a time and place for everything.” I truly feel like if I would see Kenny, I would go up to him and speak my mind. Right there at the funeral. Oh wouldn’t that be nice. Me in all my grownupness and Kenny, talking about how he use to abuse me. What a shock to his wife and kids. My mother would be so happy! I have thought about finding him over the years, just to say what I wanted to say, but I had chosen to remain silent. Now I know where he lives, I suppose I will have to decide if I want to write him a letter or call him. At any rate, talking to my mom about this has let me know although I have come a long way from where out of the woods emotionally on this subject. I realize it is not Edna’s fault, why am I blocked emotionally when it comes to grief? I do know this, while I have been typing this out, the foodie in me has emerged. I went and bought a scrambled egg. Food is still my solace……at least I am choosing better even if I have chosen to eat my emotions. Baby steps, and progress not perfection. Right?! A scrambled egg is better than a pumpkin pie….a whole pumpkin pie.

I love my crackberry! It's so easy to get attached to the darn thing.....grr. If anyone wants to exchange IM PIN let me know. I could always use another Lap band buddy.....although I don't know you all very well, I hope that will change. My son and husband are now both sick......yikes. I am in the clear as far as getting sick so I hope I can mantain health....I seem to take a crap load of suppliments. Multi vitamin - Liquid form Calcuim Citrate x2 Iron - from time to time...when I notice bruises.... Vit E for skin health - trying to help my scars heal and junk. NeoCell for ligaments, tendons, joints, hair, nails and skin. So I feel like I get my snacks when I take vits. LOL WOW I am no where near running. Tried to take it up when I lost 100 lbs before, but I have LARGE boobies, so it is hard on them and me. I tend to stick with walking. I use to walk 5 miles a day.....now I am simply walking. Yay for new puppies! That sounds fun. krtork - sorry for your loss. That is hard. Our animals give us so much love and I can see how sad you would be......

What a fabulous Birthday gift! I love it!

Won't be long now!!!! Oh, congrats on hitting the mark for your pre-op weight loss!!!!!! Looking forward to your blow by blow accounting!!!!!

Welcome back! Now you can pull that tail out from between your legs, no sense feeling anymore shame. Sounds like you simply need to practice the rules. Proteins first, then veggies, fruits, carbs. Sounds to me like you are at a decent level of restriction, so take the first step and begin eating right. Once you begin to fuel your body the way you should, you will feel better, not to mention fuller faster. Life can be hard, give yourself a break and start loving yourself now. Take a nice walk, get moving. I love walking, it brings a peace over me and helps me get my activity level up. When I first began, I could only make it a few blocks, now I can go all over my neighborhood!!! It's so awesome to see myself improve. As soon as you start seeing or feeling your cloths fit better or become to small you will build on that momentum. Also, people who stay connected to a support group tend to loose 15% more. It helps bring your goals to the front of your mind and keeps you plugged in. Sounds like right now, it is a great time to focus on YOU! Again, welcome back, and I look forward to seeing you around the forum. Angie

I have had clots and a sever PE that put me in ICU. I would be happy to visit with you. Call me tomorrow. You are not alone. I had a few extra shots after surgery. 402-345-1335 I have free long distance and will be happy to call you back.

I found a liquid vitamin iron that doesn't taste bad. MAXI LIQUID IRON Gental Iron Formula Natural Fruit Punch Flavor A bit pricey but well worth it for the decent taste.

I didn't finance all of mine, but a good portion of it. I set my payments at $155.00. I didn't think it was bad at all. Interest is 7%

Very cool!!!! I love reading post like this!

Great article! Sounds like each of their lives have been greatly improved. I love hearing about success with the band! Great read, thanks for sharing!

B - coffee with ff creamer Chobani - 140 cals 14 g protein S -doritos 1 serving L - cooked onion, carrot, roast beef S - starburst like 10 of them! W - 40 oz so far

OMG! I was thinking about you when you said you had taken a month off to go back. I wondered if your family was affected. Glad to hear they are okay and making due. My thoughts will be with them!

Gloucester - I have this website book marked, so it always come up with my logged in. I have a full screen BB so it makes it easier to read and reply. Although you can pretty much tell when I reply from the BB as my answers are short and to the point. Ha! What kind of BB do you have? Mine is the storm. I like it. Although it has NOT proved to be TODDLER FRIENDLY! Not one darn bit. Gone threw 6 of them since December of last year. Ugh! My "cuddle buddy" is 22 months old. His name is Daniel. He wasn't feeling !00% over the weekend so he wanted his mamma! Wish he wasn't feeling yucky but I love the extra snuggle time. My hubby told me I might want to increase my activity.....blah! I know he is right. I love to swim and walk. Not doing much else these days. What do you do?

I am sorry to hear about your fear. I have a son that was 18 months old when I had the surgery. I was more moved by the reality of what was in my future if I didn't get healthy! If you have chosen Dr O and Dr M, then you should know they are the best in their field. Personally, my only regret is not doing it sooner! They have placed thousands of bands! They know what they are doing.

Hi everyone!BTW I love this thread. I am not able to get on the forum from work. They are cracking down on us! So I have no choice but to use the blackberry. LOL Weekend was good, stayed home. Did laundry, cuddled my boy, got caught up on my DVR shows. Anyone watch Days of our Lives? I am adjusting to my new fill.....I will have to be careful more so now than before. I am noticing RESTRICTION!