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My band is finally filled to 4.8cc and I am now having success. I'm finally out of the 200's. Wow, it's been forever since I've been out of the 200's. It feels so good. I've started a walking program. I walk 5 miles in the am and pm. I have so much more energy since starting this walking program and since the weight is coming off. Today was the first day coworkers noticed my weight loss. Everyone was so shocked to see how much weight I've lost. Crazy thing is they saw me last week and not a word. Of course I was wearing baggy scrubs. Maybe that's why they didn't notice. Today I wore smaller sized scrubs and what a difference that made. It was so motivating and encouraging to hear others give me compliments. Getting the lapband was the best decision I've ever made. Sure I'll be paying on it for a while, but the benefits far outweigh the cost. I'm breathing better. I have more energy. I'm less depressed. Each day I can't wait to step on the scale and see if I've lost another pound. I've lost a total 27 lbs so far. I have 66 lbs to go. I know now, moreso than any other weight loss pill, diet or program I've ever been on, the lapband will be my tool towards success.

Had another fill last Thursday. Total fill volume now is 4.8cc. Wow, what a difference .8cc made. I'm 4 lbs away from being out of the 200's. I'm so excited. Of course I can hardly eat anything. I don't eat breakfast anymore. Sometimes lunch. I have to make myself stop and eat. I'm just not hungry anymore. Today all I had up until 1pm was a piece of beef jerky, which I had a terrible time getting down. I tried to eat supper. I was able to get a few bites of mashed potatoes, one bite of peas and carrots and a couple of bites of a pork chop. Ended up giving the rest of my supper to my husband. He can eat as much as he want's and never gains a lb. I'm having the most difficult time getting meats down. That is a problem because if I don't get enough protein my hair will fall out. I will not look pretty bald. Think I'll start drinking protein drinks. I know there not very tasty, but if that's what it takes to keep my hair, I'm game. My clothes are definetely getting looser. I wore a pair of capris today that were falling off of me. I'm so thrilled. Finally I have something that will definetely get this weight off. People around me are also noticing and making comments. I'm not quite ready to post a progress pic. I think I will do that when I lose another 20 lbs. This is the first time in my life I actually look forward to stepping on the scale every morning. :-)

Had my 2nd fill done today. After the first fill on June 15th, I was disappointed. My appetite came back three days after the fill. I have had no restrictions for the last month. I could still eat a full plate of food without problems. With that in mind I was prepared today to request 4cc be placed in my 10cc band. I already had 2cc in there and I was certain with an additional 4cc I would hit my "sweet spot" or be in the "green zone". Well, the FNP instilled 2.5cc and told me to sit in the lobby and sip on some water to see how I do. As I sat in there sipping on water I felt as though the water was just sitting there at my throat and wouldn't go down. I got up and walked around thinking if I stood up maybe that would help it go down. No change. I got to thinking, man, I wouldn't mind keeping it were it is. This would surely allow weight loss to kick in. I figured the reason the water was taking so long to go down was due to some swelling in response to the extra constiction of the band. I figured it would go down eventually. Well, nothing changed. I began to worry about the fact that I will be working the next four days, twelve hour shifts. If I had complications it would be difficult for me to take off to go back in and have an adjustment. I came to my senses and requested some be taken out. She only took out .5cc and what a difference that made. I've been sipping on liquids throughout the day without problems. I'm so excited about this fill. I believe with this fill I will finally start getting the weight off. I weighed 217 with the first fill and 213 with the second. I told my FNP that hopefully the next time she see's me I will have lost 10-15 lbs. She said it will probably be more than that. That gives me so much encouragement. I can hardly wait. Of course I have to continue watching what kinds of foods I eat and how much I eat. I have to also start exercising. I found this website called coolrunning.com and there's a "couch to 5k" program that will train me to get into a jogging routine. I'm sure with the jogging, eating right and eating less , the weight will fall off. Look out little black dress. Here I come.

Had my first fill on May 15th. I'm a little disappointed because I just don't feel the difference. For the first 3 days I felt tight and wasn't very hungry, but man on day 4 I was hungry again and eating like before, just not as much. I still can eat a full sized plate of food without any problems. I do know I will never eat grits again. Man, I thought I was going to die. That's the first and only time I had to run to the toilet thinking I was going to bring it up. At that point I decided I will never eat them again. I'm finding myself getting depressed over the slow progress. I have a 10cc band and so far only 2cc have been put in it. That's a drop in the bucket. I understand I need to be in the "green zone" for the band to be effective. The green zone is when your band is filled to a level that allows you to eat, keep it down, and you gradually lose weight. Well, I'm in the "yellow zone". With the yellow zone your still able to eat just about anything, feel no restrictions, and either not losing weight or very small amts. My next fill date is June 15th. That's next week. I'm hoping they will put 4cc in instead of two. I believe I need a total of 6cc to reach the green zone. It cost $250 each time I have a fill. Would be nice if they would just go ahead and fill me up to 6cc and lets get this show on the road. I'm tired of the weight.

Tomorrow's the day !!  I'm scheduled for my first fill tomorrow morning at 9:30am.  I'm so excited.  I had surgery April 17th, and boy has it been a struggle with my appetite.  I'm so glad that soon I will have control.  The pounds should start falling off now.  I went and bought a size 6 mini dress for motivation.  It's hanging up in plain site.  It's the first thing I see when I get up and the last when Igo to bed.  Can't wait to get into it. 

Well, it's been going on 6 weeks since I've had lapband surgery and I've lost 11 pounds.  It's going slow.  I can't wait for my first fill.  Takes place on the 15th of June.  Right now my band is fully opened and I don't feel any difference compared to before allthough I do get full faster.  My husband said he can see that I'm losing weight in my face.  I told him to be sure and let me know when I start losing it in my butt.  Then I know I'm making progress.  Slowly but surely I'll get there.  Hopefully the wait will be the hardest part of this journey. 

Well,  it's been two weeks since I had lapband surgery.  Of course I haven't lost much yet because I haven't had a fill yet.  That should take place in another month from now.  I can't wait.  I'm so excited to have had this procedure, but in a way I'm kinda nervous.  I'm afraid I may eat something that would screw the whole process up.  My appetite has improved greatly since surgery, which poses a problem because all I'm allowed to have right now is a full liquid diet.  It's kinda boring.  Soups, pudding, yogurt, Popsicles.  Stuff like that.  I have to stay strong and be patient.  I know the lapband is just a tool to weight loss.  I will have to exercise and eat right.  The toughest part of this journey is the battle of the mind.  Bad habits are hard to break.  With prayer and support from my family and friends I know I will persevere.