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| hi all hope that your all ok and doing well. Well hit 22kgs this morning....106.7. Thats the lowest i have been for sooooo long. Getting so close to the double figures club. Am super dooper tight since my last fill and while its very annoying its working! Whats new with everyone else? Shan |
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| Fantastic news Shan. All your hard work is paying off and you are now getting to see the results. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Good for you Shan - nothing feels better!!!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| YEAH for Shan! So good you had to post it twice LOL Thats so good, its about time something went your way. Congrats. Cheers Sue |
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| GUESS WHAT WUESS WHAT GUESS WHAT!!!???? for the first time in a long long time i was able to shop in a shop that clothes ladies of normal size.....i automatically grabbed the largest size on the rack and it swam on me, grabbed the next size down, still too big.....SIZE 16 thank you very much....i even tried something else on in that size to make sure it wasnt a mistake.....seriously cant remember the last time that happened! made my day, havent felt this happy in a long long time! Shan |
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| GUESS WHAT WUESS WHAT GUESS WHAT!!!???? for the first time in a long long time i was able to shop in a shop that clothes ladies of normal size.....i automatically grabbed the largest size on the rack and it swam on me, grabbed the next size down, still too big.....SIZE 16 thank you very much....i even tried something else on in that size to make sure it wasnt a mistake.....seriously cant remember the last time that happened! made my day, havent felt this happy in a long long time! Shan |
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| Hi wishful The others have given you great advice, I can't add much, except to agree that it can take ages to get restriction right. Took me a good 6 months, and lots of fills to get it right, so don't stress yet. Not many get good restriction on the first couple of fills. Some lucky ones do, but not many. I had nachos for dinner tonight too, must have been the night for it LOL. Couple of comments on your food intake. It does seem a bit on the low side, as Erina said. You should be trying not to have liquid calories. Sustegen, while it has its good points, is high in sugar, and 1 cup, 250ml, is easily the calories of a full meal. You seem to be getting plenty of protein, but no fruit or vegies. A bit more solid food will help you stay fuller for longer, the milk will just drain through. I know everyone is different, but to give you some idea - this is a typical days food for me when I was losing weight. Breakfast - 1 weet bix with reduced fat milk, snack - half a tub of yogurt with some fruit added, lunch - half a toasted sandwich or foccacia with ham, cheese and tomato, afternoon snack - piece of fruit or a protein bar, dinner - whatever the family was having, bread and butter plate serving, this could be spaghetti and meatballs, casserole with rice, meat and veg etc etc. Supper was a milo or hot chocolate. And I went to the gym 3 times per week. So you can see I was eating more that you seem to be. There are some threads about eating more to lose weight. If you are in starvation mode your body will be hanging on to your weight. Feed it at regular intervals, and you may start to lose. Try to keep up your protein, have some carbs, some fruit and veg, watch your sugar intake and mainly low fat if you can. I know, sounds like a diet, but until that restriction level is right you have to be careful. Maybe start recording your meals on here, or on the thread about 'A typical banded day - a food diary' for feedback from others. Cheers Sue |
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| wishful, doesn't sound as though you are eatin gmuch at all. perhaps your body has gone into starvation mode??? not sure. |
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| hi guys, thanks for all the support. i hope i start loose weight soon. yesterday i didn't eat before my fill and then i had milk (sustegoen - can't spell) for lunch and for dinner i has a piece of chick thigh and a bit more milk. with 30min on the bike today i had flat bread and egg for breakfast and milk for lunch and tea cup of nachos for dinner (was craving since yesterday seeing my sister eat ) with 45 mins of areobics Just wanting advice am i doing things right? sinatra. |
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| Shan - great to see you the other day. You look fantastic and despite the frustrations - you ARE DOING REALLY WELL!!!!! I hope you enjoyed your night out and about on the town!!! Congratulations on your loss. Fridays fill was the clincher for me. Back to small meals, have lost 1.8kg since friday morning! I know it is the initial shock loss, after having being able to eat so much, but I'll take it! I'll be happy with 1/2kg per week from here on in and like I said to you, 8kg more to lose by Chrissy.... I think I can I think I can..... Wishful, hang in there, keep going back to your doctor, have other aspects of your health investigated, just to eliminate potential reasons why you are not losing as you want to be. Personally, I love Dr Renato, but if he isn't right for you, you may need a different dr to do your fills. With my first band (i had a slip about 3 months ago and have had another band put in) it took me to 9.5 ml before I had restriction and began losing consistent weight, which was about 7-9 months banded. During this time I can honestly say it was more willpower than band that helped me to lose whatever weight I did in that time, which wasn't a great amount, plus I had HEAPS to lose. With my second band, I have had only 3 fills and have 6mls in and I think it is about right now. Go figure!!! I had also put on 5kg since my second op and was really struggling not to be out of control because suddenly I COULD EAT EVERYTHING again. And I did eat everything!!!. Just goes to show why I need this band so much. So I guess I just wanted to say, hang in there, keep at it, keep moving and watching your portions. Keep posting on here!! This really is a marathon and I know it can feel like a full time job trying to shift the weight, it can be exhausting because it takes so much mental energy but it is worth it. Good luck and chin up. Erina |
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| The next meetup in Berwick at my house will be Wednesday 23rd September, 7pm, Hope you can all make it, Cheers Louise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HI Wishful, believe me when i say we understand what you are going through. Please keep at it, work hard and eventually the results will come to you. I know thats so not what you want to hear right now but well to be quite frank with you, it happened to me, I thought i was failing myself/cheating myself but since the last fill i lost 5kgs and already since Friday i have lost 1kg, prior to that id lost practically nothing....and that was in 9 months. I still have a long long way to go and dont get me wrong, i will be the one on here next week needing the same advice. Might be worth booking in with your actual surgeon again, perhaps making sure there arent any issues with the band (This was suggested to me and it pout my mind at ease). Hope you dont mind me saying but it might even be worth paying a visit to Jan again, cant hurt anyway. Chin up mate, we are all here for support should you need it! SHan |
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| Hi Guys, Not sure where my other post went - it was such a long one and totally poured my heart out. Well went for a fill today and put on weight again. What's new - again killing my self trying to loose weight and nothings happening even belinda the dietician said i was doing so well with eating and exercise. i've got 8.5 in now, doubt anything will happen i'll probably just stay the same or put on weight. Totally sick of this to be honest just wish i could not be here. I saw renato and he said that i should practically starve my self to loose weight otherwise, i will never loose weight. I'm so confused everyone says to stick to the dinner plate which i have and do exercise, which i do but im not looseing any weight. I put on 4 kgs since the surgery, that means i have lost no weight and the surgery has had no effect!!! I don't get this. what else am i suppose to do, renato says its totally my fault and im putting in more than out, but i am literally feeling like im killing my self to loose weight im sooo tried after exercising etc and i just don't see what happening. Its so hard to understand how i can put on weight or not loose weight at all by doing everything right? i've been nearly 4 months now and nothing has happend!! I read about how everyone has this 1 fill and things just turn around for them and it all work, but its hasn't happend to me yet. ive come to the stage where things get stuck if i don't chew properly etc. but im not loosing weight WHYYY |
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| Thanks Sue, felt good to finally see a loss, a substantial one at that! Just hope it continues, its easy for your mind to still go back to the old, it will come back on way of thinking, which i know is unlikely if i keep on going the way i am! I had another 0.3 put in and that takes me up to 7ml. I just hope we dont run out of room before reaching goal weight!!!! Ive noticed a big difference so far. I wasnt able to eat yesterday, struggled with some soup even but got their in the end. I had a lazy day today and only could be nothered cooking tuna on a slice of toast for dinner and i managed the tuna but gave up on the bread, and even then it took over a hour to eat it, i know im supposed to stop after 20mins but i thought id better get something in my stomach before work tomorrow. Glad you enjoyed the concert, i loved it.....and that was the third time ive been! I had my MRI on thursday last week and a needle injected into my shoulder joint and am just waiting to get the results from that, hopefully all is ok and i can go full pelt again to increase the weight loss for next time. How are you going? I heard your looking stunning, how do you feel, do you now feel complete? Shan |
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| Hi Shan Thats great news, I know we would all love to lose quickly, but consistant is good, and possibly more likely to stay off??? Obviously you had a fill too, how is that going? Much different? Pink was awesome, and I agree, a lot of work has gone into a body like that. How did your MRI go? Cheers Sue |
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| Hi everyone, bit of an update from me...seems i have been beating myself up for no good reason. After weigh in on Friday the scales showed that in 8 weeks i had lost 4.6kgs. a little more than the 1/2kg per week they say is 'normal'. NOt as quick as i would like but f it keeps going at this rate i will be under 100 by xmas. Erina, it was so great to see you the other day, you are looking so gorgeous!!! Well done to you! and thanks so much for waiting. You should have seen my belly, or still should its so bruised, 7 attempts he had before we got it!!!! haha, por guys, i think he was getting very frustrated with it. Sue, OMG! did you love it??? it was awesome, she was amazing!!!! imagine having a body like that, soooooooo jeleous Hope everyone is great and had a fabulous weekend! luv Shan |
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| Hi everyone, bit of an update from me...seems i have been beating myself up for no good reason. After weigh in on Friday the scales showed that in 8 weeks i had lost 4.6kgs. a little more than the 1/2kg per week they say is 'normal'. NOt as quick as i would like but f it keeps going at this rate i will be under 100 by xmas. Erina, it was so great to see you the other day, you are looking so gorgeous!!! Well done to you! and thanks so much for waiting. You should have seen my belly, or still should its so bruised, 7 attempts he had before we got it!!!! haha, por guys, i think he was getting very frustrated with it. Sue, OMG! did you love it??? it was awesome, she was amazing!!!! imagine having a body like that, soooooooo jeleous Hope everyone is great and had a fabulous weekend! luv Shan |
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| HI Guys,thanks so much for your support, it really means alot. A little bit low still but you get that! Still havent lost anymore ....seemed to loose a quick 3 kgs and then nothing. I still think i can eat more than they are recommending and im still hungry in between meals (pretty sure its stomach hunger). Who knows, i will ask the questions on Friday though for sure!!! Thanks Sue for the well wishes tomorrow, just hope its not serious so i can get back into serious exercise again. We have made our own shirts for friday night, cant wait, so so so excited!!! Hope your well! Erina, how are you going? Hope all is wel with you and things are moving along nicely!!! Hope everyone else is great too SHan |
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| HI Guys,thanks so much for your support, it really means alot. A little bit low still but you get that! Still havent lost anymore ....seemed to loose a quick 3 kgs and then nothing. I still think i can eat more than they are recommending and im still hungry in between meals (pretty sure its stomach hunger). Who knows, i will ask the questions on Friday though for sure!!! Thanks Sue for the well wishes tomorrow, just hope its not serious so i can get back into serious exercise again. We have made our own shirts for friday night, cant wait, so so so excited!!! Hope your well! Erina, how are you going? Hope all is wel with you and things are moving along nicely!!! Hope everyone else is great too SHan |
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| Shan, Erina is right, they need to look into it more. The muscle excuse can only work for so long. You need to go in there on Friday and say exactly what you have posted below. Write it down before you go in so you don't forget anything. How is your restriction now? Do you think your food quantities are about right? You shouldn't compare yourself to others who are pulling big numbers, but there should be some progess. There is no such thing as failure, only feedback (sorry, heard a motivational speaker say that yesterday LOL). So you have not failed at weight loss surgery, but you need feedback as to why its not working. All the best with your MRI tomorrow. Only 2 more sleeps til Pink. YEAH. Cheers Sue |
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| Hi Erina No, I didn't, just took extra zinc instead. Did you have the same problem after your first op? I did, and its starting to happen again after my last one, so I presume for you its the effect of the anesthetic after your recent surgery? If you can find the thread on hair loss there is a few people on there who did try it. I will see if I can find it and bump it for you. Cheers sue |
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| Hi All, Beachside Bandits are having a get together this Sunday at Southland. All welcome! (Banded or not!) Date: 16th August Time: 11am Where: Food Court, Level 3 Southland Shopping Centre. Meet near Muf f in Break. Jan (or someone) will have a couple of balloons tied to the back of the chair so you'll know it's us lol! See you there! Jan |
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| Shan, Im with you. I think you should be investigating the slow weight loss further. I would be very very frustrated if I were in your position. I didn't mean to worry you, bringing up the possibility of a leak, but I feel for you and you SHOULD be losing more weight than that. I exercise my ...... off too, and I know when I am doing the right things (when I'm honest with myself) the weight DOES COME OFF! I know that muscle weighs more than fat, I am also sure you haven't become a body builder in the last 8 months!!!!!! Do you track your food? Maybe a suggestion.... keep a record of what you are eating and the quantities for a few weeks, if then you know you are eating good food and exercising a still not losing - go back and get a thorough investigation. I just dont think you are getting what you paid for, and you deserve it Shan. Hang it there, I'm thinking of you. Erina |
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| Hi veryone, Sue, cant wait.....9 more sleeps!!! MRI scheduled for 13th, the day before P!NK and my next weigh in. Now, on a slightly more sullen note....unusual for me of late i realise....NOT......I dont think my band is working! I honestly dont think it is!!! I know that sounds like an excuse but i have only lost 12kgs since starting with lapsurgery and that was 8 months ago. Cheryl keeps telling me its because im putting on muscle but im sorry i cant be putting on muscle for 8 months. I feel like im not really getting listened to. I amctually really concerned that its not positioned correctly or like Erina said has a leak in it or something. Everyone who was banded around the same time as me are pulling out big numbers and i just cant seem to get there. IM SO OVER IT, i can feel myself slipping back into old feelings of hating myself, wanting to comfort eat, feeling that ive failed even weight loss surgery, feeling that ive wasted my money. Im so sorry if im bringing anyone else down with this post but i dont know what else to do, i cant even exercise at the moment!!! My 30th birthday is 7 months away and i dont want to have to worry about what i look like or how i need to pose in the photos to get the smallest looking chin or the best angle of my body. I hate looking like this but worst of all i hate feeling like this!!! Anyway, i just needed to vent. Hope i havent brought anyone down, really dont mean to be all sad and stuff!!! Hope everyone is having a much better day than me Shan |
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