Texasbandit

Hey cat!! I had my 2nd fill today. My first fill was 2 weeks ago. I've found that most of the surgeons here in the dfw have real strict guidelines regarding diet and calories. I was told under 1000 is ideal. I am so weak and tired though.

count me in as disgruntled too, read my blogs and updates and you will see. We need our own forum. Disgruntled bandsters! I wish you guys were around when I was getting banded. I regret my decision totally!

http://www.bmi-calcu...bmr-calculator/

here you go!

Ok this cant be right it says I burn 2455.41 a day? So for the OP 1550 is very low. maybe they did some other kind of test?? There is no way by doing nothing I burn so many calories. If so I would lose more weight.

OMG Cat texan, did u use true results??? I have dr. fox. I too am sooooooooooooo tired and was told under 1000 calories. I noticed your dr is out of dallas!!

I will always tell people to proceed with caution. If you think you can do it without the lapband then go for it! I was sucessfull without it. Then I got preggo and gained weight back.

So ultimately it's your decision.You know yourself more than anyone in the world. For me, since I didnt have food issues the lapband has not been anything that has changed how I lose weight or the rate I lose or anything. It's par the course. The lapband just limits how much I eat and thats about it. A really expensive appetite suppresant! LOL!

If you are an overeater, need motivation to get started on better eating habits etc, or looking for something to suppress your appetite then it may work for you. But dont believe for one second that the only reason someone fails is cause they don't follow the rules or not use the band as a tool. You can do all that and still fail. The band does not work for everyone! Some people have serious emotional issues with food and feel cheated that they cant eat certain things. I've seen this in bandsters too. Then they come to resent having the band. Or like me, a slow slow loser that thought the band would help increase her weight loss. So good luck with whatever you choose.

I would use the band as a last resort. I've tried every diet out there almost and nothing has increased my metabolisim or help me lose weight except a low carb lifestyle. The lapband was my last hurrah!

Texasbandit,

I'm so sorry to hear your story. I pray for weightloss for you.

My mind is made up to lose this weight come hell or high Water. I wish we were neighbors so we could walk and talk together.

Again, I am praying for you. Have faith.

J

thank you so much! I need all the help i can get and it is my surgeon who is tell me less than 1000 calories! no more than 1200!

Well i'm here with ya too, but I'm out 6 weeks and only lost the first week after surgery. Do u use myfitnesspal to track calories and excersize?? I do, I'm jedi9393. Lets have our pity party together! lol

I am an angry, angry bandster. My surgeon told me that I should be losing regardless of surgery date and what not. so go figure. 1-2lbs a week so far has been BS. Sorry, but thats the truth for me,

I thank the maker that after one fill and 3cc's that I do not have any digestive problems. I have a cast Iron stomach and my gall bladder was removed years ago.

I wish I would have read this post before I got the surgery! I wish someone would have told me that I would stall. I wish someone would have told me the band will make you crazy and all the rah rah cheerleaders are gonna make you sick! lol

there are online websites for fitness training. I use myonlinetrainer.com You can watch videos. But generally strength training is the way to go! Weights help you burn more calories and develop muscles.

i've stopped the blood pressure meds for a few days and monitored it and i'm fine so far. I did up the calories Sunday and kinda monday, but I got on the scale today and I'm up 4lbs all together. I get that it maybe Water weight, but how long does this last??? This is not good at all. I've been taking Water pills and they havent helped. All my hard work last week just got wiped out and Im getting a 2nd fill today and have to do a weigh in which makes me feel worse! I'm working out this evening. I'm still tired.

I use to do 2200 calories a day before the lapband and I still didnt lose weight consistantly. I dont expect miracles, just some sort of consistant weight loss and not tricking my body or starving it either. I struggle to eat a lot cause of my lapband I get full easily so i dont know how to get more calories in.

I havent really even dropped that many sizes. I'm still a 18, just a little looser thats all. No one has noticed or said anything except my husband so yeah I'm discouraged.

Hey I'm jedi9393 on mfp! Add me anyone!

HELLO!

How is everyone doing?? where are my early sept bandsters at?? Seems like they all disappeared!

My food day is:

Breakfast: Protein Shake. (i dont have time to make food in the mornin)

Lunch: chilli or a cup of tuna with 5 crackers or a salad with low calorie dressing

Dinner: Right now I'm eating spaghetti squash with meatballs and marinara sauce. Some days I scramble eggs with onion and little cheese. usually 3 eggs. Or tuna on a low carb tortilla if I didnt do crackers and tuna for lunch.

snack: SF Jello or SF pudding. 1 or 2 cups.

Thats it. I get my 2nd fill tomorrow. I'm not hungry though.

will OP you act as if you just fell off the wagon. You had a lot of life changes and stress. The knee surgery sucks. I had one too a few years ago and gained a lot of weight. Dont beat yourself up so much. Which is kinda crazy me saying that! I'm my worse critic. But good job at day 1.

I love pizza too. U know u can take the foods you love and make them better for you!! For pizza, I take a low carb tortilla put Pasta Sauce and mozzarella on it and the pepperoni. You can either pop in the oven or put in a frying pan with butter to get it nice and crispy! Lower calories and carbs and it taste like a thin crust pizza!! I can help with the food. I've perfected the art of turning almost anything into a healthy alternative. Just drop me a message.

Hi there folks! Anyone every try Optifast or Medifast either before or after they had lapband surgery. I'm not talking about pre or post Op just before you got the band or after you have been approved to return to eating solids? Did it work for you?

oh for those who dont know what those are. Opti and medifast is a supervised plan where you drink shakes as Meal Replacements all day or some programs have it where you drink 3-4 shakes and then have a low calorie/low carb meal for dinner and a few Snacks.

I'm thinking about doing this.

Well I've tried more calories but I'm up 3lbs. I do drink shakes but not between meals, but as my breakfast and lunch. Has anyone tried Optifast? ?

Carisa welcome to the wonderful world of disgruntled bandster land! I'm with you! I was banded 09/02 and the only time I've dropped pounds was after my fill 2 weeks ago. I dropped 4lbs and no one knows y. I didn't eat much after my fill so maybe that's it but I can't continue on liquids forever. It's driving me mad. Before I had my baby I lost 60 lbs in about 8 months just by low carb and working out. Now nothing. So I dunno what to tell us.

I can honestly say that I do eat right and I have always been a slow loser. I dont have any major health issues. I did have high blood pressure before being banded, but I'm probably gonna be taken off my meds. My meals are on my fitness pal. I'm Jedi9393. Now granted I've been banded a month and a half, but I've already had my first fill. My second fill is tomorrow.

I've lost weight before and I dont have food issues. No emotional eating or what not. I;ve been low carb for 5 years. So I thought this would help my issues with plateauing. Nope. I went to a dr. 3 years ago and they couldnt find any reason why I am such a slow loser.

This time i've been told to eat more calories? Which is shocking since I've been banded so I wont eat so much! I work out 5-6 days a week. I lift weights, cardio, do body shaping and everything. I've lost weight and inches, but mostly after I got banded. Now back to square one.

And why in Gods name should the band make it harder for anyone to lose weight. Good lord if I would hve known that I would have said no! lol.

For the OP I thought the same as you, omg exactly! If I do everything right the weight will fall off. Thats what everyone told me on here and my surgeon tells me 1-2lbs a week. My appt with him is in another 2 weeks and he said that I might have to go for testing, but I know they wont find anything. its just me, genetic I assume. How can you eat less than 1000 calories a day and work out and burn 300 calories and still not lose?? I dunno. No one has given me an answer. I dont even think gastric bypass would work for be either. So yea, I'm a disgruntled Bandster so far.

The truth is, most band cheer leaders dont wanna believe the band doesnt work for some people. They want to blame you or come up for some reason why its not working for you. There are a gaggle of frustrated and angry bandsters who are scared to post cause they dont wanna be slammed and criticised. I'm a big girl and will speak for them cause I aint afraid!

Check check...1....2 I have been working out good. I'm at 274.

Pats fan, yes my dr says under 1000 calories. No more than 1200.

With the band not hungry at all. I think the band can work miracles for those that overeat or have poor eating habits. The band has helped me eat way less, but as for the weight loss it's the same plateaus and stalling I had when I was eating low carb at 2000 calories a day.

My surgeon says healing period is 2 weeks. I get my 2nd fill on the 11th. It was the pre and post op diet that made me lose the weight I have, plus Water weight.

So of u feel thay eating is not your issue then I recommend rethinking your reasons for getting the band and proceed with caution. I'd rather be able to eat low carb, 2000 calories, work out 4 days a week and lose 1 pound every 2 weeks them have the lapband, eat 800 calories, watch my portions, Protein etc,work out hard 6 days a week then stall for 2 weeks.

I wish someone had told me this and talked me outta it.

U know oldie my bp is really low lately. I take hbp pills but when I got my fill it was like 102/59. Maybe I need to have my meds taken down a bit. I'll try to eat more but I'd have to admit I'm a bit paranoid. Maybe I'll go to 800-900 calories instead and see how I do. Today was the last straw. I almost passed out while holding my son. I got dizzy, lightheaded and almost fell!!! So I'll try anything to get this to work for me, without me dying! Lol.

Thank you jersey. However when I say I'm not hungry I'm not. I didn't eat a lot before the band but now I eat about 4 oz and half a cup of veggies. Some days I do a shake for Breakfast and one for lunch then 4 crackers and 5 forkfuls of tuna. Maybe some sf Jello as a snack, but that's it.

I'm jedi9393 on mfp. U can see what I eat. I do low carb and low calorie. I too eat around 800 cal but I was told by my surgeon to do low calorie and low carb. I eat 60 g of Protein. I'm rarely hungry. I'm pretty much forcing myself to eat to prevent me from passing out.

Well I feel restriction. I don't eat a lot. I'm not hungry at all. I know I am a slow loser but I didn't know that would prevail once I got the band!!! If someone would have told me that I would have still lose 2 pounds every month then shoot I would have never, never been banded. I thought the low calories and low carb diet with working out more would increase my weight loss. I feel frustrated, cheated, lied to, and hopeless. Also I've been working my butt off for 4 months now. So I'm talking about total weight loss. So here I am, I've gain 2 lbs. Just frigging horrible. I'm so tired I can't even make it thru my day.