Re: Don't want history to repeat!

[Guest guest]

I don't know what criteria YOUR doc has for a fill, but for me it

simply means not losing for three or more weeks, while still doing all

the right things...and really honestly being sure you're doing the

right things.

dan

Monday, August 30, 2004, 12:30:09 PM, you wrote:

J> I have an appointment with my surgeon on Wednesday. I know that I

J> meet several, but not all, of the criteria for a fill. I want to make

J> the case for a small fill just to get me over this hump that has

J> never been passed in my adult life. Any feedback will help. I

J> know, for a fact, that I am going to have a hard time being rational

J> about this because of my history.

Dan Lester, Boise, ID honu@... www.mylapband.tk

Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana, 4/28/03

323/209/199 Age 61

[Guest guest]

Jilie, I understand about not wanting to repeat history. But you've

done a great job at losing weight. How much per week have you lost

in the last 3 weeks? You don't want to get a fill if your still

losing weight. It's not worth it as the reflux is painful.

> Hi Group,

>

> I am about 14 weeks out from surgery and am doing quite well. I

have

> lost a total of 63lbs from my orientation date in February, with

40

> of that being since surgery. (yes, I've done the math.... that's

> 2.8lbs a week.... but I dropped a TON of weight in the first month)

>

> Anyway... here's where I'm at... in the last 3 weeks, I have been

> bouncing around the same 2lbs. Up a little, down a little, back

up,

> back down. I have no food intolerances. I don't eat until I'm

full.

> I stop at that satisfied place. I'm hungry before the next meal.

I

> exercise vigorously 4 times a week.

>

> Here's where my anxiety lies... every time I have lost weight in

the

> past, this is the weight where the losing just stopped and then

made

> a u-turn. I'm a little afraid to let my body just settle at this

> weight for any lenght of time. It just rattles me to watch the

> weight fall off initially, then slow down, and then nearly stop at

> the same place it has stopped so many times before. What if this

is

> my " set point? "

>

> I have an appointment with my surgeon on Wednesday. I know that I

> meet several, but not all, of the criteria for a fill. I want to

make

> the case for a small fill just to get me over this hump that has

> never been passed in my adult life. Any feedback will help. I

> know, for a fact, that I am going to have a hard time being

rational

> about this because of my history.

>

> Thanks

>

>

> Banded 5-19-04

> Dr. Weiss, stown, NY

> 5'8 " , 42YO

> Highest ever – 330 lbs

> Orientation – 296 lbs

> Day of Surgery – 273 lbs

> Today – 234

> Goal – " Normal " Clothes

[Guest guest]

, If you're eating pretty well, aiming for 1200-1500 cal a day,

getting some good exercsie, but still not losing 1-2 # a week for 3-4

weeks in a row, it may well be time for another fill. I'm not sure

why you feel you may need an UNfill? The hunger before the next meal

is a clue you may need a bit more fill, too.

When you say " every time I have lost weight in the past... " - do you

mean BEFORE or AFTER banding? If you mean BEFORE banding, put all

those thoughst and ideas aside, as you are in a completely new life

now, with different issues and " normals. " What happened in the past

is different now, and has little bearing on banded life , goals,

foods, and weight loss. This is not just another diet, and all

the " rules " and expectations are different.

Don't worry, your " set pont " is not your present weight!

Our bodies take regular breaks to adjust and " compact " , so your loss

will not be regular, steady, or predictable. THat's why the 3-4 week

with no loss guideline is there, so we don't panic as soon as our

loss slows. You might walso want to refer to the guide in the files

her called " How to tell if you are perefctly Adjusted. " It's a good

basic guide to eating and fills.

Tell us more! SAndy R

> Hi Group,

>

> I am about 14 weeks out from surgery and am doing quite well. I

have

> lost a total of 63lbs from my orientation date in February, with 40

> of that being since surgery. (yes, I've done the math.... that's

> 2.8lbs a week.... but I dropped a TON of weight in the first month)

>

> Anyway... here's where I'm at... in the last 3 weeks, I have been

> bouncing around the same 2lbs. Up a little, down a little, back

up,

> back down. I have no food intolerances. I don't eat until I'm

full.

> I stop at that satisfied place. I'm hungry before the next meal. I

> exercise vigorously 4 times a week.

>

> Here's where my anxiety lies... every time I have lost weight in

the

> past, this is the weight where the losing just stopped and then

made

> a u-turn. I'm a little afraid to let my body just settle at this

> weight for any lenght of time. It just rattles me to watch the

> weight fall off initially, then slow down, and then nearly stop at

> the same place it has stopped so many times before. What if this

is

> my " set point? "

>

> I have an appointment with my surgeon on Wednesday. I know that I

> meet several, but not all, of the criteria for a fill. I want to

make

> the case for a small fill just to get me over this hump that has

> never been passed in my adult life. Any feedback will help. I

> know, for a fact, that I am going to have a hard time being

rational

> about this because of my history.

>

> Thanks

>

>

> Banded 5-19-04

> Dr. Weiss, stown, NY

> 5'8 " , 42YO

> Highest ever – 330 lbs

> Orientation – 296 lbs

> Day of Surgery – 273 lbs

> Today – 234

> Goal – " Normal " Clothes