☠carolinagirl☠

still cant believe i had the balls to show myself on TV

well, i would ask your doctor and see if they will let you have it. i asked mine also best of luck.

this is my fave from Walmart. about 19 dollars i mix it with FF milk (or blend for a wendy's like slush) or simply put in freezer and eat as ice cream (which is what i am about to do right now)

if you are losing inches (clothes getting looser/new smaller sizes) then its working...clothes are the best judgement to show any loss

1. Are you satisfied with your lap band? Are you happy with the band? Yes because it gave me mobility back. I was so large i had trouble walking and wiping my butt. hub had to put socks on me when i wore them and its on and on... so yes, i am very happy.. 2. Do you feel normal...like just living and being your normal self and don't know it's there? Totally normal. Don't know it's there except when i go over my food size and then she lets me know quickly, hey, i am here remember. 3. Do you get used to eating little portions? Do you feel deprived? yes i am fine with smaller portions as the band helps me eat less as i was a volume eater. deprived is what dieters feel, i do not diet. 4. I work on a team, and we eat lunch together and chat daily at work. I don't want to tell anyone at work. I'm afraid I won't be able to do this without them and or me having eating issues in front of them? Do you think I will be able to? What are your experiences? i eat like everyone else, one bite at a time. dont over think it. 5. I've heard many people say "oh, the band is only 25% of the help...It's really me." I'm hoping the band is A LOT of help, not a magic wand, a GREAT help...more than 25% else wise, what's the point! What is your opinion/experience? How much help is the band for you? ALL the band does for me and this is my opinion only, to help me eat less. i have to choose what to eat and to exercise or not. You can always eat round it by eating soft foods or by grazing aka snacking (which is my fave thing) 6. I need appetite suppression... Does the band actually do that? What exactly does the band do you for you? n How would you describe it? your doctor is the best one to answer those as i can only speak for me. as i stated, it helps me eat less. 7. Looking back, do you think you could have lost your weight without the band? sure. i did it for my entire adult life. dieted (starved) and when i started eating again guess what happened?? became a yo yo 8. I hear a lot about eating slow and small bites...I am very afraid of this! I don't want to be a spectacle in front of others or feel weirded out and miserable having to eat with baby spoons and pea size bites. I want to eat normal. How is this for you? baby food and baby spoons are for babies. we are adults. we need to act like one...eat small bites (cut/prepare the food) and use a fork/spoon. stop over thinking it. i eat perfectly normal. 9. Any personal testimonies, advice or warnings? any WLS can work and any WLS can not work. any WLS can have issues or none at all..everyone is different and will have different results. larger BMI can lose faster at the beginning (was in my case) BUT we still have to chose what we eat. 3500 calories is a pound ate or drank no matter what WLS one has..and if you take in more calories than you burn off, you will gain...no matter what WLS anyone has advice is take these questions to your doctor they are the one you need to get in the habit of asking for help/advice and DEF listen to what they say and then do it...no two people with whatever surgeries are the same. all the best

Hey Cheryl I also had the lapband/plication. It saved my life. Best of luck.

if so, i would love to add you to my skype world. ms-virginia

OK, I made this thread for lap band patients (only please) to come and say what they did for exercise on any giving day it doesnt matter what it is or how long you did it for as long you do it (as that is what matters) i cant do much, but i do try my best........so lets hear from you

just walking.....

i was on the tail end of my cycle and wore a pad/panties with no issues..i told my dr and he said he was a dr and this was not unknown to him LOL all is well i am sure

so you saying its ok to be ok.. i can do that..

will any of the products be vegan?

i would say if you are losing, its a great thing regardless of how much.....(also inches lost also mean losing real/actual weight) great job

if my friends on this thread read this I love and care for you and about you **thank you**

alex, as you know, i went in wanting the lap band...but my dr raised his eyes at me and my super morbid size and tried to get me to have the bypass..i was soo scared...no idea why..cutting my stomach probably.....ANYHOW, he told me about the plication and how it could help me BUT stressed (and continues to stress) that unless i help it and myself..no WLS could or would work for me my military ins did not approve the sleeve or ds at the time so that was out...and after seeing doubt in his eyes about me wanting the band esp at my size, it spurred me on to do what i know i needed to do...to be able to wipe my butt again...my main reason (and also that was i becoming a grandmother) to have WLS... i feel any WLS is fantastic..do/get what works best for you and your doctor... but keep in mind any WLS can have issues...and any WLS can never have any issues whatsoever..its not a for sure thing. its major freeking surgery. and YES it is painful at times...its not overnight and no it wont solve your (i am hungry issues) that is mainly head hunger btw (stay busy and get your mind off diet thinking)..eat if truly hungry .........BUT expect what you get out of it by what you PUT into it.. and that is all i had to say on your post alex. except GO HEELS

your kind words touched my heart ms lisa you are a rock...i am glad you are friend...

after being banded 6-6-2012, i went and received my first fill yesterday. i wrote about it on my blog here: https://bandedcarolinagirl.wordpress.com/

the only person (i try to judge) is the person who looks at me in the mirror..

success couldnt happen to a more beautiful woman who always was/is/will be regardless.