MelissaNY

Name, real or screen~ Melissa NY Age~ 36 Weight on November 1st~204.5 Goal Weight for November 29th~190.0 Exercise Goal for November~45 mins a day and goi to the gym once i hit ONEDERLAND Dietary Goal for November~ less carbs, no more snacking at night Personal Goal for November~ try and listen more, take every customers serious, sell and not be sold ! Date Banded~3/23/11 Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 64lbs ALSO I AM ON MFP If anybody wants to add me ,same name MelissaNY =)

I HAVE !!! I BOUGHT SIZE LG THERMALS ~~~ NOT XXL < NOT XL BUT GOOD OLD LG !!!!! :D

its not the band, its you, and i know its harsh but its true. The band does not have a mind you do, the band does not have cravings, you do, the band does not have hands, you do, The band does not fix what in you mind, you do and the band does not have WILL POWER, YOU DO !!~ NO GET BACK TO BASICS< STICK THE THE RULES!!! YOU CAN DO IT !!

I have to say I agree !! I had a tiny bit of pain, and i ran to my Lapband Dr. and i mean RAN, They also say the same thing, all that " PB ING" throwing up, reflux, cant keep food down, ect ect IS NOT NORMAL, it should not be like that. Its true the cost may be a issue for some people, but a Center of Excellence you are usually coverd for 6 months after your surgery. Medical bills are medical bills, let them bill you and get help ASAP PEOPLE. Its your life, there is no Bill to big for that

i think she means Dry heaving....id see a Dr asap

i did it also b4 the band, and agree with the above, never again, u need a cabinent just to store all thoose white envelopes in lol. i lost weight but get really really board with it and after 3 months never did it again. now banded im sooooglad that i do not have to have a diet like that ever again,

Great Advice from above ! Its all about your surgeon and what you do, If you do not follow the food rules then you may no be as successfull. After your band you will eat to live, not live to eat. Also ITS NOT A MIRACLE QUICK FIX, its a journey =) I was banded march 23rd 2011 and wish i had done it when i was 25 not 35 ! I have my ups and downs, good and bad, but so far i have lost weight and kept it off. thats the goal for me ! i have lost weight my whole life, keeping it off is the key. follow your Dr's orders, and just remember you are human ! people that eat bad, and continue to eat bad will never be successfull with the band, there are a lot of habbit s you have to break, and have to think to your self, Is it hunger or HABBIT? that is key also BEST OF LUCK TO YOU !!!!

i lost lot of weight fast, after surgery, and now i avg about 3-5lbs a month. it depends on how good i am. I have y days where i eat pizza and chocolate at night ( PMS) thoose weeks its about 1 lb week. I and a little frustrated though, i losta lot of weight the first few months after surgery so i was used to seeing the scale move so quickly, now is creeps down .50 at a time. But im nuts and weigh my self every am. Its my judge of how i need to continue to stay on the right eating track, or if im ok to snkc a but more and maybe eat a little worse. its hard , very hard, the head hunger is still here no matter what anybody tells you. We all must change our relationship with food, and we have the band to help us. i have always been able to lost weight, its keepingit off, and like the above have mentioned, hitting a stand still and then gaing weigh back after no results. so the band helps me continue to loose loose loose. sometimes my weight goes up a lb or 2 during the week but every apt at the dr i have always lost . not as fast as i like sometimes, but thats my fault when its really slow weight loss.

i can tell the difference between head hunger and real body hunger, but i always have both. Im trying to change my timing for eating so that i do not pig out at night. maybe a early breakfast and a snack throughout the day will help my night time snack attacks

Aww so sorry =( i can never eat shrimp, they do not get stuck, but just give me a real weird feeling, chew chew chew and it never gets soft, it really sounds to me like you ARE too tight, that is not normal, and eating all the slider foods andthe PB is a sure sighn u are too tight. Having the band dpes not mean having to carry napkins around and being a closet Pber =) Def see your Dr and even if its just .20 or .10 take alittle out so u can enjoy your life =)

I wonder if the patients have to go through the tests and things most that have wls o through b4 surgery. (stress test, ekg, endodcopy, bloodtest, psychology, ect ect ??) and also i would def not have wls surgery from a 800 phone number, looking for a center of execellence is DEF a must do. I cringe when i see people go to other countries for surgery, im sure things do work out, but it just scres the crap out of me. If its the only thing or place you can afford, then it is not worthat this time, maybe it is a sign to save some money or get a different dr.

yes yes !!! i got an email from mylapband also and got the app ! i also use mybandfill to keep track of my fills on my iphone