brenda62

I was banded April 4, and have lost 124 pounds! I am 21 pounds from goal. I do exercise 6 days a week and eat healthy, but it is work and not easy. But like I have heard before nothing tastes as good as wearing that smaller size!

I work with the public, and I do get asked how I have lost weight a lot. I tell them I exercise a lot, eat healthy small meals and drink lots of water. All true and those that are close to me know about the lap band, but everyone else it is on a need to know.

Yes! I use to hate water and now I drink way beyond the required amount. I keep it with me all the time. It will become a habit and your body will crave it. good luck

Congrats Wayne you have done great! So proud of you and I bet so are your friends and family.

Felictiy look at my weight loss and tell me I am doing this wrong. I have had my band long enough to know what I am doing. Everyone is different and requires different things. I am have hyperglycemia and eat a lot of Protein. I stay around 1000 cals a day. Dr all have different rules and you will find as you get further into your lap band journey the things that will work for you., keep a open mind and be willing to try new things.

Thank you Annie, and you are right. We all have to find what works best for us and having hyperglycemia I eat more often and my weight loss proves it works for me. Have a great day

Great job Carerjem, feels wonderful doesn't it! I bought some old navy size 10 jeans yesterday and they fit, I am though happy to be a size 12. I am almost at goal and know the work has just begun. Kind of wondering how this maintenance is going to work.

congrats! It makes it all worth while and keeps you motivated to keep on loosing. 189 here you come!

LOL you are funny I have one of the best atittudes around. You do not understand what I was saying. By the way I eat every two hours because of hunger. Oh that's right you said I did not know what she was talking about.....hmmmmmmmmmm ok if you say so. By the way I do eat about every two hours,about 6 times a day. With the exercise I get I am hungry a lot and my body responds with good weight loss. I hope your attitude does improve and you come to understand what people are trying to say. Good luck on your journey.

lol men!

Doing great! Moving right along, I have 21 pounds left to go! I am a little worried thought, I go into the hospital for hernia surgery on the 9th for three days and do not won't to gain any weight. The Dr said I could start walking right away, but I am still worried about it.

when you realize that nothing tastes as good as the smaller you feels

what are you eating and how much water are you drinking?

It is not negativity, it is advice you are just taking it wrong. I lost weight during this stage because I used self control. The lap band is not a magic pill for weight loss, it takes a lot of work on our part to loose the weight. I to can still pretty much eat what I want, I just choose not to because I love watching the numbers on the scale go down! Good luck and I hope your attitude improves.

I do not have a scale at home, I weight once a week at the gym. That way I do not see the ups and downs of the week and it is something I look forward to every week.

then size 26 now size 12 and still loosing! Ring size 11 to 8 shoe size 11 eee to a 10w bra 48 DDD to a 38DD

Your body is in the healing stage, give it time. How much water are you drinking (you need 64ounces at the least) How much exercise are you getting (walking is great at the beginning What are you eating and how much? Is your tom close? There are all kinds of factors at play here, let us know and we can help.

I go to curves five days a week and now walk there and back which is 2 miles. I use the scale at curves on Mondays, that way I do not get on one to often at home. Keep it up, it will get easier.

number 25 almost full!

I had mine removed about 10 years ago before I lost weight. I was eating healthy and had decided to have pizza with my kids and omg it hit. I am glad it happened so long ago so I do not have to deal with it now. I go in for hernia surgery on the 9th of November. Not looking forward to it because it is a three day hospital stay. It will though be nice to have the pain gone and be able to see my waist on the side of the hernia again! I continue to loose weight and exercise with mine though. The doctor told me I can walk right away, it just may hurt for a while. At two weeks I should be back at curves. I am 20 pounds from goal and am determined this is not going to slow me down. Good luck

You are doing great, Your weight loss is what they want you to loose monthly, As for flabby skin, it depends on your skin type. I have some, but I knew I would and it just makes me work out harder. I does get less and I had a skinny friend show me even she has some flabby skin from having children.

Frist off, you need to eat more than once a day. Your body needs the protein in order to loose good. I have swelling every month with pms. My band also gets tighter during this time put I know after a few days it will loosen back up. I would try a different bra, maybe without under-wire during this time and see if it helps.

Greek yogurt with kashi go lean crisp in it!

I have 8.5 in my band and am still hungry every two hours. Everyone is different and the band effects us all differently. I eat 6-8 mini meals a day and my body loves it! Good for you knowing when to stop. You are doing great!

If you can try to go longer then 5 minutes, the idea is to get your heart rate up. You could box for 5 minutes and then walk for 5 and then go back to boxing. I keep an idea in my head of how many cals I am taking in. Lately when I eat more (1200) I loose more! (I was doing between 800-1000) You have to find what works for you and stick to it.