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Ok so i havent been active in posting but i went to see the doc today. No fill cause im feeling pretty tight. I was down 8.5 pounds from last month. Brings me to a total of 68 pounds. It makes me happy to see the weight dropping although sometiems i wish it were faster. This band is so fickle. At time i cannot eat or drink anything and then there are times where the flood gates are wide open and i eat anything that isnt tied down! I am still having a hard time imagining that the weight is off for good this time. I mean i have been up and down that rollercoaster my whole life. The only way i think i can believe it is when i am the same size for each season. But since im not even at 1 year post op i am not through with this battle. Life goes on...

Well i went to see Doc today and happily was down 11 pounds !! Didnt need to have a fill cause i think im where i need to be. Things still have trouble going down...need to learn better habits. Keeping tight will force me to choose wisely hopefully.Until next time....

well only lost 2 pounds..not happy Doc put in .7 brings me to 5.5 hopefully this will be the spot. I made next 2 apps. 4 weeks aprt seeing as i always get more hungry the last week before app. Not in mood to write so thats it

Well today i finally got in to see Dr Guske and when he checked my fill status he said i lost 2cc. I was so scared that something could be going wrong ..but he said sometimes this just happens. I guess from what he said ..the port has this rubber top and soometimes it doesnt seal after the needle is in and the saline just comes out. STRANGE!! Anyway he filled it back and i'm up to 4.8cc where he wanted me before my leak. On the down side i gained 5 pounds from all this. So back on track now.

I went for a fill visit on monday June 9th and we decided to do a smal fill because i was feeling a ltitle less restriction. It seemed as to everything was fine because i stayed on liquids that night and the next morning. I was begining to feel something wasnt right when i had absolutely no problem taing my morning vitamins..seeing as how i always have a problem getting them down. By Wed i KNEW i had NO restriction! Oh great now what?? So i called the office only to find out i couldnt get in because he was going on vacation and couldnt squeeze me in. Meanwhile i am Freaking out...could there be something wrong ?? Or could he just have missed the port?? I cannot get in until the 30th!!! it is now 1 week later and my scale this morning says up 3 pounds!! i know i should be watching what i eat .. but i am having a real hard time with this . I am so frustrated with myself and with the fact they wouldnt get me in. Its just that i was feeling so good and now this..until the 30th...i only pray for help

I posted new pics today my 6th month bandiversary ..so gross before..less gross now but getting better. I am down from 298 to 247 today. I am typically a person who doesnt even were sleeveless shirts but i wanted to take these pictures of myself like this so i can get a better perspective on my weight loss... so beware of grossness

I went in today and am happy to report i lost 9 pounds this month!! The last fill was kinda tight during the first few weeks and i had a hard time keeping anything down. The last week i think i have been eating more than i should be able to. I know that i have to have more control in this..and i guess that will come with time. This emotional eating has to stop. I eat when i am angry or upset or worrying about things.I dont know what to do about it. So the result in my fill was .30 (i think) i hope it will keep me tight enuf not to overeat. Seeing as how i didnt want to be too tight that i would be throwing up again. This is an adjustment that sometimes i have a hard time with. I am happy with my band dont get me wrong..its just my personal issues i have a hard time with.

Today i went in and scale showed 5 more pounds ....gone forever. Gosh sometimes i get so frustrated that i feel its moving so slowly. Doc says for me not to be so upset cause im losing and thats whats important. There are times when i cant keep anything down and there those times where i cant stop eating. Therefore he gave me another 1cc bringing me to 4cc. i always feel tight right after and then by the 2nd or 3rd week after a fill i stop losing and just maintain. I'm happy the band is working and i feel i make good food choices for the most part...maybe one day i can give up the chocolate...or not. Until then ..I will succeed at this.

Today was my second fill and i definatley felt like i needed it. I was still feeling restriction but i knew that my portions werent the size they should have been. I know that I have to make those changes in portion control...but the band is suppose to help me with that. Dr Guske put in 1.5 cc today,bringing me to 3.5 cc. On the weight loss note .. i am down 6 pounds this month from my last visit, bringing me to 31 pounds. That i am happy about. I wish that it were faster sometimes but i am happy that it is a loss not a gain.

Let me start by saying how wonderful Dr Guske is!! I had my first fill of 2cc today and it was like nothing happened..he is good! I went in thinking that i didnt know if i needed one because i thought i was pretty restricted. After talking to him and him asking what i was able to eat he suggested that indeed needed a fill. I guess i was eating more than i should have been able to. I am down 6.5 pounds since my last visit which gives me a grand total of 25 pounds----GONE FOREVER! So liqiuds today, soft tomorrow and back to normal Wed. So happy to be on this losing bench!