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I learned the hard way that I could no longer eat scrambled eggs. Boiled eggs are ok

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I haven't lost as much as other or as much as I had hoped I'm going into my 4 th month and omg the scale might not be moving but the inches are falling off !

I started at 191, I only lost about one pound a week, but I preferred it to come off slowly, chances are better for it to stay off.....trust me I am at a point now that I don't want to lose anymore weight. I went from wearing 12/14 to 2/zero....

You will get there....

Congrats!

Congrats!

Welcome back. Sorry for your lost.

I don't have a problem a night, but I usually can't eat solids until around noon.

Your body is probably lacking some electrolytes and minerals, which cause the cravings....

That's what my mom said who had the surgery three years ago to keep buying clothes. How often do u buy clothes? What size were you before? I'm a size 12. I don't think I want to be anything smaller than a 8.

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I was a size 14 and could wear some 12....I wear a size 4 except at NY & Company and Old Navy I wear a size 2. Before the surgery I was going to be happy with a size 8. I really don't want to go below a size 2 but at this rate it's probably going to happen.

I will surely keep you in my prayers. The weight lost is slow but steady about 4-5 pounds a month for me. I am 147 this morning, can't believe I am wearing a size 4.....I didn't do any special kind of diet, I still eat whatever I want, the only difference is the amount I am able to eat. Maybe if I would have changed my diet, I would have lost the weight quicker. If I had the ability to do that.....I probably wouldn't have needed the band. Best of luck and wishes to you on Wed. P.S. Replacing clothes is the hard thing to do.

I am almost at goal weight. I can feel my port but it does not stick out at all....

Great front office staff as well.

Dr. Gorjala performed my surgery on 11/16/11. He has great bedside manners and actually talks to you and is genuinely interested in you being successful. Great doctor and person. Love himmmmm

Sorry, I haven't been on in a while. I was banded on 11/17/11, my goal is to have my BMI slightly below 25. I weighed myself this morning and I am 161. I also changed my goal to 141 so that would be a 50 pond weight lost. I am more than half way to my goal. Looking forward to seeing the scale once I hit under 160. The weight lost has been slow but that is my preference, more likely to keep it off.

I am getting banded tomorrow 11/18...excited and nervous at the same time! All will go well I just know it...

Good luck. I just had mine today 11/17/11. At the hospital at 9:45 AM and left the same day at 2:15 pm. Feeling really good, walking with no problem, very little shoulder/gas pain at this point.

When did you have your surgery?

OMG!!! I AM A SIZE 14 PETITE!!! I HAVEN'T BEEN THIS SIZE IN 19 YEARS.... I'M SO EXCITED.BEST DECISION I MADE IN MY LIFE

Hello, so nice to meet you. YOU are my role model. My date to be banded it 11/17/11.....

Well I 'only' had to lose 70 to get to normal BMI so of course I had to self pay. I consider myself a low BMIer. I can eat anything or drink anything and I dont chew obsessively...BUT...I can only eat about a half a cup of anything at a time. My husband teases me that I eat so little I am a very cheap date! I can order a regular meal in a restaurant (come'on, girls we all know those portions are for an NFL linebacker, but we know we have eaten them!) and take the rest home and live on it for days!

I LOVE my band because at the right fill level it absolutely prevents me from overeating. I have never dieted, counted calories, eaten diet food or low fat food, or exercised since I had the band, Hell, I had done all that many times before and failed or should I say succeeded in getting fatter everytime i lost then regained the weight?!

I definitely eat and am more than happy with tiny portions but people do notice it when I eat with other people and I just had to get over that feeling of being judged. I didnt tell anyone except immediate fam that I am banded so I think my friends who see how little I eat think I am starving myself and maybe they even think I am judging them for eating the whole restaurant meal. I used to feel bad about that and would even overeat to the point of having to yak to try to cover how little I would eat...I dont do that any more I just dont care what people think! Getting to that point was probably the hardest thing about having the band. I went from a size 16 jeans to a size 6...nuff said!

Juicy, good luck...thanks for friending me and dont listen to people who say its about following the rules and living at the gym (if we could do that...) its all about restriction...fight till you get your RIGHT level of restriction!! After that, its a (tiny) piece of cake!

Thanks for sharing. My date is 11/17/11 and I am a little nervous. My surgery will be outpatient as well. Good luck to you and keep us posted.

I was banded yesterday. Arrived at hospital at 8:30 got all wired up with ivs etc. surgery was scheduled for 10 lady came out about 9:30 and said theyve called for her. Was wheeled to surgery holding area for about a half hour, then was rolled to surgery, switched from bed to table. Gas mask on and that was it, woke upin same holding area very groggy where clocked showed it was about 11. they noticed I was awake, came over asked how I was feeling then things got rolling I was then changed from a bed to a chair they went and got hubby, he made phone calls to let everyone know I was out and doing ok. I was then wheeled back to where I started, given some cystal light, ice chips something for pain and was told as soon as I could pee I could go home, so I drank the crystal light which was in a medicine cup and ate some ice chips dosed a little asked again if I had to pee I said well lets go see and get this show on the road. I did go then I was told I could get dressed and be on my way. Pain has been on and mainly on left side and also feel like I have a bad chest cold, I thinm this may have been from breathing tube dont think I have much gas no shoulder pain but have taken gasx strips just in case I am mistaken. Havent been hungry, just sore as stated and tired wanting to sleep.

I see your post is rather old, but .....I am have surgery on 11/17/11 with a surgeon in GA. My BMI is 32.6, but I will also be self pay.

Hi, does anyone know of a doctor in Georgia that would consider banding someone with a 32 bmi?

My BMI is 32.6 and I am hoping to get to a BMI of 25 or less. My surgery date is 11/17/11...........Glad to read your stories and hope my story will be encouraging for someone as well.

I am starting with a BMI of 32.6 and hope to get my BMI to 25 or below. Glad to hear its working for the lower BMIs as well.

Every fill took me to a sweet spot, its more that it would wane over time. I ahve an older 4cc band and I had restriction immediately. I've had about 8 fills this year because i had to unfill my band completely for a big surgery and chemotherapy, but before that, a tiny top up fill of 0.1cc or so was all it took - I probably had about six fills in the first year and then a top up every twelve months - you do lose tiny amounts of Fluid over time.

Hi all. I have been thinking about this surgery for at least 3 years but couldn't find a surgeon to do it because my BMI was 31. Now my BMI is 32.9 and the FDA has lowered the BMI, I finally have a sugary date of 11/17/11. I started the process on 10/27/11, I am self pay, which means I avoided some of the red tape. Start my liquid diet tomorrow.

Hi. I am not sure what your BMI is, but mine is 32.6 and I will be having my surgery in Atlanta, Ga. FDA has approved lap band for BMI of 30 or more. Your insurance will only pay if your BMI is 35 or more. I will be self pay.

Hi everyone

I'm Ashley from Georgia and I'm considering going to Mexico to have Lap-Band surgery.

The doctors here say my BMI is not high enough and that my insurance will not cover it.

I am currently looking for information on Dr. Almanza from Mt. Zion Medical OR Dr. Corvala from Angeles Health International.

If anyone has scheduled an appointment with them please contact me and let me know your thoughts.

My Mom had the surgery here in April and she has lost 71lbs and looks great.

Good luck to you and Kudos for not giving up!