cheryl2586

I live in Jacksonville would be glad to help you.

Stop the protein shakes and eat food. Liquid calories do not keep you full nor is it healthy this long after surgery to still be using protein shakes. Start by having a real breakfast even if its greek yogurt and a real lunch and real dinner.

I think that would be up to your doctor

3 weeks with no weight loss is not considered a plateu. Between 6 and 8 weeks with no weight loss then you can consider yourself in a plateu. You will not lose weight every single week after a certain amount is lost. As you lose your body slows down and you have to burn more calories then you are taking in.

No one is being mean but I am sorry if you had two lapbands and gastric bypass and only lost 20lbs it was not the surgery. It was you. There are many of us that have been successful and some with complications and have still been successful and yes they do hernia repair at the same time as the band. As far as the bypass there is no reason to not lose weight unless you are just eating what you want. You may gain it back after a year but no reason what so ever to not lose weight with the bypass. No need to be down on weight loss surgery because so many have succeeded at this journey

Of course you will be hungry but this is the time for self control. Its only a month out of your life. You can do it.

Your doctor should explain step by step what you need to do. Call them and ask. Every insurance company is different as far as what they want.

Even after three years I am still losing weight. Its been slow but a loss is a loss no matter how much it is. Even if it's an ounce its a loss. Today I went in to discuss my labs with my doctor and not one number was out of whack. Cholesterol and triglycerides normal. Vitamin levels all normal. I have never had normal tryglycerides which is what is harmful in Cholesterol. I lost two more pounds since last week. My next goal is to be to 150 by summer time and I will get there. Five pounds a month will do it. I love my life with my band and I enjoy traveling with my husband now more then ever because I can walk without getting tired or hurting, enjoy going out with friends for the company not the food. You can do this. You can succeed you just have to want it. I rarely eat meat but today I had a good old juicy hamburger and it was so good. I don't eat junk like that ever but I needed something in that beef. I sleep well at night and wake up feeling good. I eat real food and don't rely on protein shakes. I may get a fill next month because I havent had one in a year but that is undetermined right now because I still feel I have control. My doctor congratulated me for not gaining weight but losing over the holidays. I don't dwell on food anymore but am looking forward to eating some cake for my 50th birthday Saturday even if it is just the icing. I dont obsess over a pound up or a pound down because our bodies flucutate weight throughout the day. I am healthy and happy and could not have made it thus far without my band. 50 years has gone way too fast but hopefully the next 50 will slow down because I have so much left to do.

Look how many people on here have been a success. Failure only happens with the band if you allow it. If you do as you are supposed to there is no need to fail. People that fail do not follow the rules. You have to lose your relationship with food. There is so much more to life then food. Look at the long term and how much you will gain when you lose weight. You will be comfortable in your own skin, wont fear being made fun of and feel so much healthier.

You probably irritated it and now are a bit swollen. But call your doctor.

I doubt insurance will pay for it because its cosmetic and most will not pay for cosmetic procedures.

Well I have been banded for three years now and I have been quite a success. Anyone can be a success with the band if they do what they are told. Even maintaining is easier then I thought. I still want to get down to 150 by summer but if I dont I am happy as a clam that didnt get eaten lol

And your protein intake should be between 70 to 90 grams per day not 60. 120 if you can get it.

You still are eating too much food. Breakfast, lunch and dinner and two snacks plus muscle milk. That is too much food. Again you dont need the muscle milk and especially at night time. Its just liquid calories that do not fill you up. Yoga is not extreme exercise that you need that after a work out but even the muscle milk light has sugar. If you are going to opt for a protein drink you need one like EAS that has less then 1 gram of sugar.

Your pouch is made to hold 4 ounces so that is a half cup of food.

Hunger is not always eliminated for some people. That is a misconception. It may hold you longer but your bodies response to needing food is hunger.

You're eating too many carbs. Most of what you have eaten is carbs. Stop the protein shakes and eat food. Liquids do not keep you full.

You have to be diagnosed with the flu by testing in order to say you have the flu however its better to get tested and know its only a virus then have the flue for real which can last up to three weeks.

In all reality cheating is only hurting you. You have to want this with all your heart. The time spent on the pre op and post op is only a small portion out of your life. It's hard but cheating only makes you feel bad. We all can say it's okay it's only once get back on track but learning that life is not about having a relationship with food needs to start now. Why do something that you have to feel guilty over after you do it.

Well you dont want to over do it with the biotin because you need other b vitamins, zinc, and niacin for hair loss.

Well any doctor that thinks that filling you quickly is their idea of great care is mistaken. A good doctor will only fill you when 1 you are going less then 3 to 4 hours and being hungry, not being satisfied on a small amount of food, foraging for food in between meals. Other then that if you are going 3 to 4 hours on small amounts of food and losing consistently then I say no fill.

I never went through bandster hell. I never had a fill for a year. I lost 70lbs with no fill. Not everyone needs fills immediately. Even if you get hungry unless its unbearable then don't worry about a fill. If you are consistantly losing weight with no fill then I say wait. Some people are in such a hurry to get filled up but this thing is for life and what happens when you are completely filled at a year or so out and cant get anymore. Then you are defeated when you need one and cant get it. I have 3 cc's in my band. I am considering getting a fill soon but I dont know I have done well on what I have. I enjoy feeling hungry because its a feeling I never knew for so many years.

2000 mcgs a day.

Swelling is normal after a fill. If you can drink with no problem then I would wait. Swelling can last for a few days to a few weeks.

This is a sour subject amoung banded life. Everyone loses hair but why? Telogen Effluvium is stress related hair loss due to surgery, drastic weight loss, or other traumatic events that happen in your life. Some say because it is lack of protein, which in some cases it is true because hair lives on protein, but actually hair loss in weight loss surgery patients comes from vitamin deficiency. Your hair needs B-12, B-6, niacin, zinc, biotin and vitamin e. The stress of excessive weight loss and less nutrition will cause hair to start falling out. Taking these vitamins may not stop hair loss but not letting yourself get dificient to begin with may help you not lose your hair. We all hate losing our hair but if you are concerned about it then take your vitamins from the beginning. Once it starts falling out it's hard to get it back under control. It won't last forever but it can be very annoying.