6 month lapband followup...

  Well Im Happy and Im not!!! Lol!!!      Im six months out on the 14th.  I have had one fill at 7 weeks and that is it. It was halloween actually.  It was very tight and took awhile to loosen up. ( I got fussed at for that).  Since then I have measured my food, and followed SandyR's band rules that she emailed me. That's it. I eat cookies and candy bars occasionally, im no angel there!!    Dr. Shina wont adjust it, I left it up to him and Holly. I told them I was very scared of being adjusted due to the last time, and that I would let them decide. They both said no.. I loose a pound a week sometimes two. I know if he adjusted it I would loose the last weight QUICK!! But he is the boss so I went with it, I have the option of calling at any point and getting a fill so I couldnt argue with that.   AND HE CHANGED MY GOAL WEIGHT. It  was 170 now he says I can loose to 160 in a year in no time . Im not changing my ticker thought till I get closer to the 170. hehehehe Im cheating!!   Holly and Dr. Shina both were so excited and complimentary. He even said that girl scout cookies have to have something in them to make them so addictive!! It was funny. so I guess I keep exercising my butt off and see what happens... They truly dont understad that I am ruled by fear! I dont ever want to be that tight again!!! That was awful!!!!  I love my band though!! Dr.Shina was the right choice for me after all, He doesnt cut me any slack and he cheers me on when im doing good!! I just had to get use to the way he was!! Holly as always IS THE BEST!! she answers any stupid question I have !! Love the Shina's!!!    Have a great day!! Dawn

Congrats on the milestone!  Ya know, 66 pounds in six months is actually awesome! 

I bet you would have been a bit unhappy and on edge with that fill anyway.  A pound or so a week is a pretty great pace!  As far as the occasional treats, well that's just life!  The band is helping you keep it in check and that's part of it's appeal.  We have to be realistic and accept that we will eat things like that once in a while.  Heck, if I could eat the right way ALL the time I wouldn't have needed my WLS in the first place! 

I bet within the next week or two you'll hit onederland as well!! 

Wow 11 lbs a month!  That nuts.   Great job.  I will not buy GS Cookies.  I can eat a box easy.  I'm still waiting on ins. approval.  My DW is over a week out and she is down about 20 lbs since the consultation @ the beginning of December. Everybody says to get your fill to a point that you are comfortable with.  And if that first fill is working, than run with it!

from the conversation with him, I think maybe he could eat a whole box too!!   Becka and I post here everyday what we eat and Holly was impressed. She said that keeps us accountable and that was alot of the reason why we do so well.   I love my band!!! dawn