WatchNMyW8

You got my vote. Good luck!

Thank you all for the words of encouragement. I believe I can do this!

Wow..your story is pretty much identical to mine. I understand how frustrating it is.

Thank you.

All of you are doing so well! (Applause) Sadly, I only lost about 30lbs and I have gained that back..plus some. Starting today, I decided to get back on the pre-op diet. I don't have much of a restriction at all and only have about 4 or 5ccs. You guys are such an inspiration. Hopefully, I can get back on track.

Hello Everyone. I just wanted to drop by and introduce myself. I got banded almost three years ago on 9/29/08. Since then I only lost about 30lbs of which I have gained back PLUS SOME. I haven't experienced any problems with my band and at times it seems like I don't even have one. I am able to eat the same things as before being banded. (With the exception of potatoes..they are they only foods that act like they want to get stuck). Right now, I am filled with about 4 or 5ccs. I got frustrated with the weight gain after being filled, so I stopped going to my doctor visits. I felt like I was wasting money on something that wasn't working. Lately, I've been thinking that I gave up too soon. Today I made up my mind to "start over" on the pre-op and post-op diets to try and trick my body into losing some of this weight. At this point, I don't know what else to do. Perhaps I just haven't had my "right fit" yet. I'll look into possibly getting an increase in my fills. If it doesn't work, then maybe I just need to have the thing removed and the gastric done. Previously I didn't qualify for it because I didn't weigh enough, but by golly I betcha I do now.