Mackybay

Thank you guys I really appreciate the help!! I'll have to get back on my Wii Fit too. Hopefully I can get back on track!!!

I got my 3rd fill on Sept. 3 and have 6.5 cc's in my 10 cc band. I had restriction for about a day and since then its like I have less restriction than before my 2nd fill. I have lost some weight (maybe like 3 or 4 lbs.) but have now been at the same weight for a couple weeks. I think I have lost a lot of my motivation and am headed towards a bad path that could end up hurting me (like stretching my band). What do I do to get back on track...should I get another fill already? Also if anyone has quick simple meal ideas that would be really awesome! Help me!!!!

I had my first fill on June 18th....I'm not sure how much was put in my band though...at first he tried to put in 2cc's but that ended up being too much so he took a bunch out but neglected to tell me how much. At the time of my fill I was on my menstrual cycle ( i dont know if that makes a difference or not) and it was fine for a couple days. I know its only been a week but i still feel like I can eat as much as I want, it just hurts going down if I eat too fast or too big of a bite. Is this supposed to be normal or do I need another fill already or what am i doing wrong??? Please help!!

Ok, so I have been reading on this forum for a couple months now and now that I have my band (as of May 12, YAY!) I decided it is probably time for me to participate. Since having my surgery 3 weeks ago I have lost about 10 lbs, depending on the day. What I am having a problem with is stopping my bad eating habits from before. Before I had surgery I knew that I was going to have to make some changes but I guess I thought that they would come a little more naturally for me. It has been almost impossible to go a meal without being so thirsty that I have to drink something, or to stop myself from eating junk food or fast food. And since I can eat pretty much what I was before (except for bread, which is quite painful) I really don't think that I am losing to my full potential. My first fill isn't scheduled until June 23rd so I just don't know what to do until then. I feel like I am sabotaging myself. To make matters worse, while cleaning out my garage this past weekend I came across a picture of myself from a couple years ago and just started crying because I was soo much smaller! Instead of being a motivational tool, the picture just made me want to go and eat everything that was bad for me because I knew it would make me feel better for a minute. I have been obese since elementary school. but it has just been the last couple of years that I really put on the most extreme weight (thanks to my first pregnancy in 2005.) I really want this to work for me. My husband is Army and we are stationed in Alaska right now so I have not seen my family for months and when I go home in August when my husband deploys to Iraq I really want to make a dramatic entrance....and especially when my husband returns in 09 I want there to be a big change. If you guys have any ideas for how I can get away from all this junk and drinking during meals then please let me know!! By the way I am SO not a good cook or a person who cooks very often, I'm used to just throwing something in the microwave for a minute or taking it out of a box and being ready to go so if u have any food ideas that are quick and easy I'd really appreciate it. Sorry bout the rambling, this being the first post I thought I'd let it all out....