5th Fill

So I got to Lahey Clinic around 11am this morning for my fill at 11:30am. They were really busy today so I ended up waiting until almost noon before they took me in. My nurse practitioner, Corinne who gives me my fills is so nice, I just love her. I swear we talk more about personal things rather than lap band related things lol.

Before todays fill I was at 6.5cc's and I had been feeling a big difference for the first time. I went to Lahey today with the intent of getting just one half of a cc and Corinne thought that was a great idea because she thought I was getting really close to "my sweet spot". I totally agreed with her. So I am on liquids today so I don't really know if the .5 has made a difference yet, we will see. I have a really good feeling that it will. Typically I have been getting fills every 3-4 weeks but I shceduled my 6th fill for Dec. 4th (6 weeks) because I feel at 7cc I should be set for a while. Of course, you know I'll change it to sooner if I feel like I need it.

Keeping my fingers crossed that I'll loose 4 1/2 pounds this week like I did after my last fill! That would be cool lol. Where are you all at with fills????

New Year, New You Challenge

So I started this new challenge on Lap Band Talk called "New Year, New You" (NYNY).....for anyone familiar with the Turkey Day Challenge it is the exact same thing. I created this challenge to overlap the Turkey Day because I didn't want to be left with no Challenge come the day after Thanksgiving! So the NYNY Challenge will run from Nov. 1st to Jan. 1st.

Basically what it is, for anyone who doesn't know......I created a google speadsheet and you just go to the spreadsheet and fill out the info it asks for (start weight, goal weight, ect) and it will automatically calculate the lbs you need to loose by the end of the challenge.

If you are not a member on Lap Band Talk, you can just make a name for yourself where it asks for your User Name. If you aren't part of the Turkey Day Challenge and you want to start this New Challenge right now, just put todays date in the column that asks for the date you started this challenge.

To recap my own goals......I wanted to hit Onederland (199lbs) by Thanksgiving.....if that actually happens then my goal will be 175lbs by Jan. 1st. I might be able to hit the 199lbs seeing I do get another fill tomorrow. We will see!