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Does your bingeing also come with purging because if so then that will definitely be a problem with the band. Vomiting with the band will cause slippage especially early on. How will you handle it if you purge?

lol I am thinking of getting a fill because winter has doomed me. Not gaining but not losing either.

In the beginning you won't be too mindful about bite sizes until you start getting fills and get your first lovely stuck episode. Then you will pay attention to the bite sizes. I don't take small bites but I chew really well but I also don't have a tight band either.

I guess we all get stuck but you have to just keep doing what you're doing. Your body is trying it's damndest to hold on to the last of your fat. Perserverence is worth it.

Any NSV to me is better then losing pounds. I love when I can do things I never have done in years. Congrats on your silly accomplishment lol

High protein in its self causes constipation. I would add a stool softener but if you can stomach it drink a large glass of warm prune juice. It should cause an explosive affect lol

6188 and still losing. Great job everyone.

Besides its not the band they really have the problem with, its the fact you will be looking hot and sexy and they will still look like godzilla. Rock the band on.

You are a beautiful woman. I am sure your husband loves you no matter what. You will be the person you want to be. Right now it is easy to eat for all the wrong reasons, but in months to come you will develop a new relationship with food. Emotions before and after this surgery certainly run high as to the uncertainty that lies ahead, however there is a light at the end of the tunnel and you will become the beautiful swan you set out to be. Keep your chin up it only gets better.

Well tell them the failure rate of the band is only 1% so they are the people who fail the band not that the band fails and when your all skinny tell them then how the band was a failure.

I think when you keep the band a secret you are just ashamed that you had weight loss surgery. There is nothing wrong with getting a little help. I don't lie about my weight loss surgery to anyone. I'm not ashamed that I had it. Maybe I can help someone else by telling them. Everyone has their own ideas about wls but I tell them it was never easy because it wasn't.

You're only a week post op. It will get easier with time but were'nt you sent home with any instructions as to what you should be eating now. I was still on clear liquids at 1 week post op. You are going to be hungry but it,s only temporary. A small amount of time to me for a great success ahead.

I dont have any issues drinking. Do what works for you. There is no right or wrong way to drink. If you can drink fast then do it.

lol yes it is a long drive but if Im ever in your area I will visit

I agree totally. I don't want my band to be so tight I can't eat anything worth eating. I still love food and want to enjoy at least what I can eat.

I totally understand where you are coming from Jean. I used to even after surgery fill my plate full thinking I was going to eat it all. Then after about six bites the rest went into the garbage because I wasn't full I was satisfied. We have to understand that we don't eat to get full anymore but satisfied. Even now my husband will make me a big plate and I take it back and put things back in the pot and he will say that isnt enough food and I say Yes it is. If I want more later I will eat it. Just like today he cooked chicken, rice and beans and I ate 1 thigh. He wanted to pile other stuff on my plate and I said no I will eat the beans as my next meal. I think being satisfied is a problem with most people who are banded because they don't give their stomach time to say ok I can live with that amount I really am not hungry anymore. My relationship with food has surely changed a whole lot. Great article keep doing what you do.

I do not have any issues with fruit however if you peel them you might do better like Karen said.

How many times have I heard this. Everyone with the band is not going to lose weight at a high rate of speed. To me a loss is a loss whether it be a pound or an ounce. Many factors play in to weight loss and they are consuming less calories then you burn, getting 8 or more hours of sleep, moving your bowels regularly, eating high protein meals with good carbs such as vegetables and fruit and moving. Actually wheat products such as wheat breads and pastas have been proven to be no better then white bread and pastas and may even cause more weight gain. Yes, gluten is a real problem. But the problem is not just gluten. In fact, there are three major hidden reasons that wheat products, not just gluten (along with sugar in all its forms) is a major contributor to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, dementia, depression and so many other modern ills. How Wheat -- and Gluten -- Trigger Weight Gain, Prediabetes, Diabetes and More This new modern wheat may look like wheat, but it is different in three important ways that all drive obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, dementia and more. It contains a Super Starch -- amylopectin A that is super fattening. It contains a form of Super Gluten that is super-inflammatory. It contains forms of a Super Drug that is super-addictive and makes you crave and eat more. So if you have changed over to wheat products and are not losing this may be why. It really isn't wheat anymore but a bunch of fillers so that may impeade your weight loss. There are many reasons why you may not be losing as much as others, but I say keep doing what you are doing and eventually you will get to goal. It can take two years to lose 100lbs that is not uncommon. Yes you want it off now because you had surgery but the slower the better and if you lose weight slowly you will be more apt to keep it off long term.

You can not compare yourself to everyone else in this forum. It took me 3 years to lose 121 pounds. Just because others are losing fast which is not a great way with the band, you have lost over 50lbs. I am sure with perserverance you will get where you want to be. Comparing yourself to everyone else here of course will give you no motivation. You have to do what you're doing and know that its the right thing for you. This isn't a race to see who loses weight the fastest. It's about you getting healthy with your band not ours.

Drinking carbonation expands the pouch and can cause band slippage this early on. I would say not to do it again. You were given post op instructions and I would follow them completely so that you can have the best recovery.

If you are having any medical issues you should call your doctor

It's very normal to have depression after surgery. It's called surgical depression. As you heal it should go away.

Well people who need their bands removed most likely 1 over ate and caused their band to erode 2 didnt follow the rules and had to have their band removed. Band erosion or strangulation as you call it is caused from over eating and pushing the band into the stomach wall causing it to erode into the stomach. Most erosion comes from not following the rules, keeing your band too tight. I have had mine for 3 years and not one complication. People like you try to scare people about having the band because in all reality it is only 1 percent of all patients that have the band removed because of complications.

Hospitals will no longer let people who have been sedated leave with public transportation. Its a risk for the patient. I would call the united way, red cross and any other agency to see if someone would take you. Im sure there is a way.

I lost weight from the beginning up until about 7 months post op