Any Lap Banded Members?

katya143

Hey!!!!!!!! banded since 9/1/09!! add me yall I still eat like a pig oink....glad to see new bandsters here

NO SHE DOESNT! Shes crazy girls! lol LOVE YOU KATTTTT!!!!

LoL! I love my band don't get me wrong, but there are times when I do not make the best decisions and eat more than I should! after I reached goal I started to eat 2500 calories a day (easily went down, because most of it was slider foods), and gained about 15 pounds from 9/1/10 to 1/3/11 the band is a useful tool just sometimes emotions get the best of me. I guess its a learning process in which I continue to struggle with...but eventually will master LOVE YA TOO MARY!!!!!!!!!

Add me as a freind, the more of us here to support one another the more successful we will all be

jadimmick

Thanks - I will do that next time ....

jadimmick

Thanks - I will do that next time ....
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jadimmick

@ jadimmick My doctor numbs me before a fill and I don't feel anything you might want to ask your doctor to numb you.

Thanks - I will try that next time. ( sorry about the double posts .... Just learning this blog thing ! )

runs4zen

WOW, Mary! 140 pounds is AWESOME! Keep up the good work and the great advice that you give folks. I've been on other sites and this site is by far the friendliest and most supportive throughout. Glad I finally found it! LOVE the food diary! :drinker:

katya143

WOW, Mary! 140 pounds is AWESOME! Keep up the good work and the great advice that you give folks. I've been on other sites and this site is by far the friendliest and most supportive throughout. Glad I finally found it! LOVE the food diary! :drinker:

I AGREE!!!!!!! YOU WILL LOVE IT HERE! I PROMISE

kinzie76244

I too have a lap band and it has changed my life. I love it. It is NOT for everyone. It is NOT a magic solution. If you are not mature and mentally ready to follow the advice of your doctors, it probably will not work for you. It absolutely will help you stay on track and help control your addiction to food if you are committed to trying to eat right most of the time and following the other guidelines of a band. Oh and yes, you MUST go back for adjustments regularly. It takes a while to get it adjusted properly. My advice is to go a very reputable practice or program. I personally would stay away from the ones advertised on television with the bargain prices. I went through the Baylor program in Texas which I think is top notch. For me this was a last resort. I am more than half way to goal and still working at it day by day...although it seems to be getting a little easier.

If you eat eat the wrong foods most of the time (high fat, high sugar, high carb), drink with meals, consume too many liquid calories, don't exercise, don't get your adjustments, and don't drink water this procedure probably will not work for you. If you don't chew properly and don't quit eating when your body tells you too, you will get sick. It still happens to me sometimes.

I am not perfect by any means. I am still learning as I go, but it is working. Most of all I love the peace of mind knowing that I won't gain it all back if I just stay do what I am supposed to do.

IsMollyReallyHungry

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kateland

I too have a lap band and it has changed my life. I love it. It is NOT for everyone. It is NOT a magic solution. If you are not mature and mentally ready to follow the advice of your doctors, it probably will not work for you. It absolutely will help you stay on track and help control your addiction to food if you are committed to trying to eat right most of the time and following the other guidelines of a band. Oh and yes, you MUST go back for adjustments regularly. It takes a while to get it adjusted properly. My advice is to go a very reputable practice or program. I personally would stay away from the ones advertised on television with the bargain prices. I went through the Baylor program in Texas which I think is top notch. For me this was a last resort. I am more than half way to goal and still working at it day by day...although it seems to be getting a little easier.

If you eat eat the wrong foods most of the time (high fat, high sugar, high carb), drink with meals, consume too many liquid calories, don't exercise, don't get your adjustments, and don't drink water this procedure probably will not work for you. If you don't chew properly and don't quit eating when your body tells you too, you will get sick. It still happens to me sometimes.

I am not perfect by any means. I am still learning as I go, but it is working. Most of all I love the peace of mind knowing that I won't gain it all back if I just stay do what I am supposed to do.

Exactly. It is very frustrating to me to see people fail on the band. I've had a ridiculous amount of mechanical issues and yet I knew all along I was the one ultimately responsible for my weight. it is a miracle that I have not gained 100 lbs back with how very little I've had a proper fill in 6 years!

Update on me: I officially have a non-working band, from the last time I posted. My doc believes my band itself is leaking. The leak is massive, and doesn't hold for more than 30 minutes at its tightest. Talk about frustrating! One minute I'm feeling tight and burping a little bit and doing a little dance because that means I can ignore food and focus on other things, the next minute I'm feeling hunger rumblings in my belly and I can chug water.

30 days, folks...I will be re-banded. So, freaking, excited.

Jaselygirl

I got my lap band on March 16, 2010. I have only lost about 30 lbs. My band slipped and is currently not filled. I am so happy I got it though. Had I not gotten the band I probably would be 30 lbs heavier than I was before the band. I am excited to get my fill again and continue to lose weight. If you are thinking about getting the band please research it and know the risks. Try to chew your food VERY VERY VERY well. It will save you the slippage problems that I have had.