debbie H.
On the Right Track, Finally
Apr 11, 2012
Well now we are into April and I have dropped those pesky 5lbs and a few more. I am FINALLY under the 200 lb mark and even when I stray (like over a holiday, or a vacation trip) I DON"T cross over that threshold that seemed to evade me forever. I have also lost the "I just can't do it" attitude. And it just took that fill I had become so fearful of. I still go to Zumba at least 3 times a week, 4 if possible. And I am much happier in my own skin. I feel marvelous! I will continue this journey. What I want to be is more of a size than a weight. When I get to a comfortable 10/12, I will start trying to just maintain. Right now I am comfortably into a 16, and I do have one size 14 pants, BUT, they are stretchy material. I have lost the W"s behind all my sizes and the "2" in front of my weight, and I don't miss them at all. Other than occasional reflux when the late night eating demon rears it's ugly head, I have had no observable ill effect from the surgery, only positive ones. And I KNOW how to control the reflux, I just backslide occasionally. Hopefully, I will not have problems that others have had with the surgery. I know they had the same types of hopes and dreams I did, and theirs were dashed. I am so thankful to be where I am now. I know with as long as it's taken me to get to this point, I would have never gotten here without my lap-band.
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Now it's February
Feb 08, 2012
Can't believe I haven't written on here since October. Well, apparently the unfill, small though it was, coupled with holiday eating has slightly derailed my plans. But hopefully that is about to change. I have gained and lost the same 5 lbs for 3 months. I also became afraid to get a fill after a support group meeting on what can happen if you are overfilled. Well, I got over it and decided that if I'm gonna pay that much for surgery, I need to use the tool correctly before my prepaid fills run out in about 5 months and lose my last 35 lbs. I got an agressive fill, and food is now staying with me for 4 hours. Before, it was 1 1/2 hours or possibly 2. I did have reflux (for the 1st time in my life) last night while I was trying to sleep. So tonight, my night eating demon is gonna have to be happy with gum. Bought several packs today. Ate my last bite at 8, and plan to take my meds a bit early, and hopefully be in bed by 11 with no reflux tonight. Wish me luck!
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Onederland...YAY!
Oct 18, 2011
Thanks to the .3 fill, I hit Onederland, and just a bit sooner than my goal date. I did have an event to go to, but did not get to go because my Mother-in-law had (as it turned out) a minor brain bleed. I'm so glad surgery wasn't required. I may need a small unfill, but I am so afraid to get one, because my restriction is really perfect, but there is a little burn in my belly (just a little) sometimes, and I feel a lot of things as they go down. I really have to take small bites, and chew, chew, chew. That doesn't bother me. It's the slight burn way down low in my belly that makes me worry that I might do some damage if I don't get the unfill. It's Tue. and my appointment is on Monday. I can call tomorrow if necessary...but I don't really want to at this point.
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Lack of Progress
Sep 26, 2011
Got a small fill today, .3. I have been hungry and eating more. Kept up my exercise or I would have gained. I couldn't get in to see my doc last week, and went on a short trip. I didn't make great food choices on top of having an increse in appitite. On liquids today and hope I can stay on them tomorrow too. Walked with my neighbor, though we just did a little over a mile. Will go to Zumba just once tomorrow because I'm getting a new washer and dryer. Weight loss still at 41lbs. Hoping to get to Onederland by mid Oct. for an event with my high school graduating class. Wish me luck!
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Now it's mid August
Aug 18, 2011
Well, I did not gain on vacation. At least if I did, I managed to lose it plus 2 1/2 more lbs. by the time I was weighed. Anyway, now I'm struggling. I don't know if I need a fill or not. I would have sworn no, because I do get stuck sometimes, and occasionally my band tightens to where I feel the food going down, and it isn't comfortable. But...by night, I'm so hungry lately and can eat just about anything. I really must spend the next few weeks following lapband eating rules, cause I've done well with the exercise part, and in less than a month, probably, I'll add walking back to my Zumba. As to the stuck episodes, I am pretty sure I have myself to blame for that. If I let myself get too hungry, I STILL eat bites that are too big and eat too fast. AND I get hungry more than I used to. I think I also do that when I feel the food going down and it's uncomfortable. I don't know if it's band tightness or my stupidity. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT A FILL. After Dr. Wellborn spoke to the support group about being overfilled, and the damage it can do makes me so scared of being to tight. What to do, what to do??? I've gotten afraid to get a fill????????????????
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After Vacation
Jul 27, 2011
I can't believe how bad I was on my vacation. I broke all the lapband rules. I drank calories. I ate slider foods. I did not eat 3 meals a day. I did not drink my water. The only exercise I got was walking to the beach, a little swimming, and walking in the sand. So now I'm trying to get back on track. I'm back to Zumba, and might make it 6 times this week. Working fairly successfully on the water. And getting back to the 3 meals, plus 2 snax. Though I have almost 2 weeks to get back to weight loss, I will be soooo happy if I just don't have a gain for this month. Gonna have to do better working at it. I've done a little better each day, but must continue to improve.
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It's July already!
Jul 07, 2011
Wow, I can't believe it's July, and I haven't posted since April. I have had a few issues with my weight loss, but am OK with them. It got so hot here early this year (in June) and I had to give up my walking until fall. I love walking, so I will do it again but not in this heat. The month I gave up walking, I lost 1 pound. So I decided to up my Zumba (which I love). I used to do Zumba 2ce a week then 3 times now I shoot for 6 times a week, but life happens, and I usually make it 5. End of June and I lost 5 or 5 1/2 lbs. I'm good with that. I know I lose slowly, and I hit it hard Monday through Friday with my eating and exercise. On the weekend I usually do 1 day of moderation instead of deprivation, and the other is a fairly regular lapband day. My total weight loss so far is about 38 lbs. I did not have a pre-op diet, so it's all been since surgery. Because I work the band the way I do, I don't feel deprived at all. And the band works for me by making me so much less hungry. I'm rather amazed at what I used to eat, however, I think I will probably get a small fill next Tue., because I'm eating more. A few days after that, we go on Vacation to FL, and I'm kinda nervous about eating there, and NO WORKOUTS for over a week.
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Will the unfill be enough???
Apr 14, 2011
I'm hoping the slight unfill will be enough. It's been 3 days and I can't seem to get off mushies. Of course, I was overfilled for 3 weeks, so I will give it till Monday, and will try regulars again tomorrow at the Gandy Retired Teacher's Lunchon. And the wierd thing is the shoulder pain after 3 or 4 bites. I'm told it has to do with a nerve being pressed upon. 
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Finally gave in to an unfill
Apr 11, 2011
I can't believe it's been this long since I've written, especially with the trouble I've been having for about 3 weeks. At my last fill I had 5.0cc's. Then Dr. Wellborn's office went on vacaation, so I couldn't go back till today. In that time, I could feel 80% of what went down, and of that 80%, 50% hurt. I did lose 6 more pounds, but couldn't eat much so I ate more often. My food would be cold by the time I finished. Meat in english pea sized bites. I knew I needed an unfill, but was very nervous about it. Got the unfill. Now I have 4.8cc's. Hopefully, when I get off liquids, I won't want to eat my way to the next appt. All totaled, I've lost 24 lbs. and I'm quite happy with that start. Just a bit less than a third of the weight I set out to lose.
More Restriction
Feb 28, 2011
Well, the Night Munchies being gone didn't stick, but the amount has lessened. I definately feel more restriction. In the mornings, I feel great and I drink coffee and still feel great. About 9a.m. I eat an egg with a flat, round toasted bread and a teaspoon or 2 of shredded cheese. Still fine. But when, in 2 to 2 1/2 hours and my stomach starts to growl, I eat lunch, I begin to feel restriction and am mildly uncomfortable mid chest. It pretty much is staying that way for the rest of the day. Even when my stomach growls and I am hungry, I still am feeling the tightness in mid chest till the next morning when I start all over again. Will live with it a few more days and see if I can change anything.
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