TH074
1-17-07
I was banded on December 26, 2006. My husband ad I decided this as it was after Christmas. In hindsight, the week before Christmas on liquids was a little challenging. Everyone around me was having parties and snacks and munchies. I did not really follow my weight exactly right away. I weighed in at the doctor's office the first part of December at 253 pounds. A week prior to my surgery at the pre-op testing I had dropped to 245. After surgery and until now (January 17, 2007) I have remained around the 230 mark according to my bathroom scale. I have really been watching my calorie intake and exercising. They say everyone is different. I never expected to take in so little calories, yet get "stuck" at a certain weight. I read the postings for inspiration and look forward to my first fill, yet am scared. Seems like there are a lot of doctors out there that must not know what they are doing. Either that or there are a lot of people who don't post who have had decent experiences with the fills. I orignally wanted the RNY but my family was not supportive of this operation but they are of the LapBand. I have mixed emotions about the two. I know it is probably not true, but it seems like the RNY patients just don't have some of the struggles that the LapBand patients have...by reading the message board. I don't mind the idea of it coming off slower...I think that is more healthy and natural. I do, however, worry that I will be like some of the people I have seen posting that are 4-7 months out and only have lost 20-30 pounds. None of us made this decision, I would guess, to only lose 20-30 pounds and that is a frustrating possibility. What makes one LapBand patient lose 40 pounds in a few months and another not to lose even a 1/4 of that? These are unanswered questions for me at this point. I have not had a fill yet. Right now, I am tolerating lots of things that I see others can't. Cold water, all kinds of soups and some even have problems with mushies. I haven't. I feel good and bad about that. On the one side the "fat" me...I still love the taste of food and am glad that I can taste and tolerate the foods I like. On the other side...I did not do this to stay heavy. At this particular point in my Banding experience, I am optimistic but worried that it is not going to work for me. I look at the scale...and I think if I would just start to see it move again, I would know all of this is worth it...however...as I work out and have hunger hitting me...yet don't see the scale move...I get discouraged. Right now I have the will power to make this work. I worry too that it will be like many of the other "diets" I've been on and if it appears to stop working I will lose my motivation. Time will tell. I will keep you posted.
