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I have not lost a pound since my post op visit. alot of food gets stuck i eat alot less, not excersizing right, hope to turn it around and get some results. I think I have been so discouraged that I just tryed to forget I had the surgery lol. Advice for new ppl considering surgery.... you have to diet and excersize, if you don't do it before you need to really consider if you will do it after, I thought I would for sure. not. I so think my band is too tight and has been since my first fill. that is why I eat crap cuz it is the only thing that does not get stuck. I cannot eat bread or chicken anymore. ever. I can't eat anything bread like like cake or muffins or anything like that. I can't eat hamburger or or any meat really. I can eat crap I have lived on mashed potatoes. and stuff that is soft and not good for me, who even knows if I am getting the vitamins i need. just deciding to get back in the game and back on board with my program. Ro

This week I feel tighter then when I got my fill. I have thrown up twice today. I feel like there is something in my throat, hangin out. weird feeling. I am going to soft foods untill I can either remember that I need to take smaller bites or quit eating. I seem to not be hungry as much and I am able to eat alot less. that is the good news.Bad news I have not lost any weight (except the three I gained). I was weighing everyday,bad idea. Its very discouraging to gain 3 pounds when you are trying to loose weight. I went online and found a few successful banders that are blogging, their advice is to stay under 800 calories. so I am drinking lots of coffee that is when I put on the weight. Its decaf and no sugar so that was wierd. keeping up the good fight. So far I am very happy with my band and i am possitive that it will start working any day now lol....

I survived the corn dog! but now I realized that the diet part was on because I could eat whatever with some restriction meaning I would get full quicker but anything went down, I struggled with not drinking when I ate and yes I forgot alot. I noticed it was tighter in the morning not alot but it was a little. I lost four pounds and I would do good during the week and then screw up on the weekend. and back at it again on mon. I would gain the four pounds back on the weekend and loose it during the week, So I noticed that it worked when I used it. The doctor told me at my first visit that alot of ppl do not have restriction untill there first fill and so they gain some weight. ouch I did not want that so the struggle continued. I made it three weeks later to my first fill very nervous. I layed down on the bed and she felt around and it was a bit tender but not bad. she asked if I wanted numbsit and said it usually hurt worse than the needle for the fill. I opted against the numbsit. ohhh man it was nothing I barely felt it I really would have missed it if i was not paying attention. she said I already had four ccs and she put one more in. I guess they had four from surgery she said sometimes they leave some in there from surgery. so I now have 5 ccs which makes me nervous since most ppl are on there fourth or fifth fill bye 5ccs. oh well this is what I am giving so Im making the most of it. back to liquids for two days. ok between me and you no way. So I went to soft foods and it was just fine. soups not clear but soup.I was very happy my fill went well I gained only 1 pound back and I was eating soup. all was well. The next morning I proceeded to have buscuit and gravy, and I proceed to have it stuck and i proceeded to throw it up. and my hubby proceeded to throw up his breakfast as well ....welcome to my first fill. and my restriction, back to soup and not very much of it. I think this thing might work after all....this week I will start walking everyday to see if I can see better results I would love to get under two hundred. I do see that this is a slow progression and old habbits die hard, the most successful ppl are the ones who have self control and are able to change their whole lives in a short time. I hope I can be that determined, god knows thats why I had this band installed because I was sick of my old ways.

I had surgery on the 5th of Jan. I didn't even feel the iv they gave me some numbsit stuff that was wonderful. my surgery went great. I woke up to misery. I don't know who lied to me about not feeling it but they lied lol. I had my daughter drive me home because my husband was out of town on business for two weeks. never again, I was thinking I would be fine as was the case with having my gallbladder removed the year before. not. I was in pain and very sick to my stomach so there was no way I was going to take the pain medicine. So I slept that day and the next day I felt alittle better, I still had a knot in my stomach and my muscles still ached like non other. I have a hight tollerance for pain but this knot in my stomach sucked. the worst was no energy at all to get up. They said I should shower,no way. I just layed in bed and my daughter waited on me hand and foot and never complained about it once she felt bad I think. I was hungry but couldn't eat anything not even a popcicle it made me sick. Day three found me feeling a bit better as far as pain it was gettting better every day alot better and by day three I was thinking i was going to be fine. but I threw up and I couldn't eat anything except popcicles. I actually had broth wich if I had to eat again was making me gag anyway. but I did have to vomit so I just stayed in bed after my first shower. Day four found me even better but now I am in the shower and I can't move Everytime I got up it would hurt like something I never experienced except to say it felt like a burning like a broken blood vessel but much worse. the good news is the heating pad took it right away I just couldn't get up for very long, Day five I got up and went to the bank and wallmart to get food we were out as I have four kids that ran amuck while I layed in bed and they ate me out of house and home. I had survived and that night the kids were making corndogs and guess what I just couldn't take it another day I was starving so I ate one and it went down and omg that was the best corndog in the world.

we shall see if I can get insurance approval bye then....just playing the waiting game....

ok I am freaking out a tad bit, I have realized that this is not a cake walk like I was thinking its going to be. I have to really keep it in check on my pre op diet. I have cheated and I have to really find out why my mind wants to keep putting food in my mouth when I am not even hungry. Sticking to the diet for the most part. Its a struggle more than I thought it would be for sure. But this is an oppertunity to figure out why. I was glad they moved my surgery up a week. Hopefully this next week will find me doing better. I am allowed two lean cuisine meals a day. I am to go to liquids two days prior to surgery. I am going to start the liquids a week before surgery. maybe get a jump start on the weight loss. we will see I may have to resort to just two days before surgery. I am back on track now so all is good so hopefully I can stick to my plan and if not then I will follow there plan, and know that food was an issue and is an issue and it might take some time to figure this thing out. Ro

I am excited I have finally made a decision about which surgery to do. The Band. My surgery is now the 15th of Dec. I know this is right for me. The band seems to make you work harder from the beginning, and the band seems to be a tool you can use longer. I am excited about the future!

I am gettting excited about my up comming surgery. I am still on the fence about which surgery to do. I wanted the band originally. But when I went to see my nutrictionist she told me to consider the rny because I am thick around the middle and its harder to lose. I am sceduled for the rny but sat  Igo  to the support group meeting for the band we shall see I am going to make a decision next week so I can inform my doctors office