Kim2BSlim

Thanks for the responses! I am gonna just cut back on my carbs a good bit and see how that works, without doing the full force Atkins diet. As for gaining it all back, I hope that would not be possible with the lapband to help me.

Happy Thanksgiving!

It is usually my fave time of the year, but I know this year I won't be able to eat like I used to! LOL

I hope this will be the fill to get you to your sweet spot! Fingers crossed!

I also find that I am eating way too many carbs. For some reason, carbs seem to slide down easier for me and I believe that is the reason I have quit losing weight. I am gonna try some "Atkins" type diet for the next month or so and see if that will help.

I rarely do face comparison pics, so I decided to try it! The first one is me in 2006. The second one is me and Lance(we were banded together) now!

Michelle~

You look simply stunning in both dresses! You never cease to amaze me and I can say with honesty that if you never lose another pound, you are HOT! Your body has transformed so much and you look amazing. Don't you just feel so amazingly beautiful now? I can see the confidence all over your face! Go girl!!

Okay so obviously what I have been doing to lose weight is NOT working anymore! I am assuming my body got used to it and it just stopped working. I am gonna do Atkins for a month or so and see if that will kickstart my weight loss again. I have tried Atkins pre-band and failed miserably at it. Carbs are my downfall. However, since I can't tolerate many of my fave evil foods anymore, I am thinking that this might actually do the trick this time!

If anyone has any great Atkins suggestions or hints I would love to hear about them. Thanks again for the wonderful advice and friendship all of you have given me.

Stay strong girl!! Just think how he will feel when you are thin and healthy! Who will be jealous then?? That right there would keep me from eating! You can do this!!

WOW!!! You look like a totally different person! Way to go!

Look at you Cathy!!! Woo! You are looking HOT!!

You look so amazing! I am so happy for you!! Keep smiling..you deserve it!

Her operative report says she has a 4cc band. The fill Dr. told her that a 4cc band can hold up to 6cc's. This Dr. does not fluoro unless there is a problem finding the port.

My Aunt, who was banded with me at the OCC, went to the fill Dr. I went to in New Orleans because she was sick of getting the tiny fills our regular fill Dr. gives us here in MS. My Aunt's BMI was only 32 at the time of her surgery and she has never felt resriction. Today when she went in she had 1.5cc in a 4cc band after 7 months of fills. The Dr. gave her 3.5cc and she had no restriction at all when she drank water in the waiting room. She went back in and he have her another 1cc for a total of 4.5cc in a 4cc band!! She could finally feel the tightening sensation when she drank water. ( I couldn't keep water down with 2.5cc in my 4cc band)

My question to all of you is do you think the OCC accidently gave her a 10cc band? Why did she have to have such a HUGE fill to feel anything? Could something be wrong with her band?

Thanks Clynn..I am gonna restart my protein bars tomorrow. I hope it helps!

Welcome to our group!

I was banded Masrch 28th at the OCC and have been very pleased with the results thus far!

Bless your heart! I cannot eat sticky bread or pasta, but if the bread is toasted then I can get one piece down. The egg roll is my fave because it is full of protein, but sometimes it does make me sick. Now eating a hamburger bun or anything like that would have me in the bathroom heaving for hours!! I also can't eat tortilla shells...one bite and I'm sick!

Thanks so much for the quick responses!

Evette~Maybe I will get a small tweak. I am just scared I will be sick!

Clynn~ I am not counting my calories right now. (I am a bad girl LOL) but I can tell you that my fill is very tight in the mornings so I rarely eat breakfast. By lunch I can eat about half of a large egg roll, or a piece of toast with some tuna. I don't snack at all and then I eat a small supper ( a child sized plate) I do not drink calories nor do I drink with my meals (it makes me sick!)

I see no reason why I should not be losing at least a lb a week at this point. I had my thyroid checked and it is right on track so that's not it.

Hello my beautiful friends!! I am doing great, still not losing though! The weather has been great here and I have been spending most of my time outside with the kids. I promise to check in more often!

Hey ya'll! Sorry I haven't been on in awhile. The weather is so pretty that I have been outside with the kids almost all day!

I need some advice. I have 2.3 cc (I think) in my 4cc band. Somedays I have very good restriction (almost too much) and other days I can eat a pretty good bit. I am still NOT losing weight. I was looking back at my calendar and I have only lost 8 lbs since July 1st. I have a fill scheduled for Friday but I am scared it might send me over the edge with restriction, but at the same time I want to start losing again. What should I do? Maybe get a small fill? Don't get one at all? I keep reading that too much restriction will make you gain weight. Could someone explain that to me? I am already not losing and I am scared that if I get overfilled I am gonna start gaining weight.

This weight loss battle is tough! I wish I was still losing weight like I did in the first 3-4 months after surgery. I seem to be stuck. My eating habits have changed drastically and I doubt I get in over 1200 cals a day, yet the weight stays the same! Help!!

Cathy~

Way to go!!!! I am so happy for you!

Thanks so much to everyone! Ya'll make me feel so good about my weight loss!

Well, I am pretty much still stuck in the mid 170's and it doesn't look like anything I do is gonna bring me out of it. Sigh....

I am pretty darn happy with my weight right now and think I look better than I have in years so I have decided to quit stressing over it and just be happy!

I know the rest of the weight has to come off with as little as I am eating, but my body is maybe taking a break from the rapid changes I have put it through and playing catch up. (I like to think that anyway! LOL)

Here are a few pics my friend took of me today. The weather was beautiful here in South MS so we took pics of each other outside.

And of course this is what I looked like in January of this year! ACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You look so amazing!! I am so proud of you!

That is awesome!!

I PBed daily when I started solids and I was worried about my band, however I just couldn't see going all the way back to Mexico for a fill. I have only had blind fills, which doesn't bother me much because you can actually hear the "pop" when the needle penetrates your port.

Thanks! My friend messes around with pictures and made that for me! I was wearing her Ed Hardy sunglasses!