chandra76

I was banded 11/9/12 and only lost 48lbs. I'm actually starting to gain back...... I have Facebook friend who swears by Advocare. She has lost 70 pounds since January.....4 months!!! She sent me the link and told me to order through her but I haven't ordered yet because I wanted to get on here and see if any other banded people have tried Advocare and what were your results. Thanks

I see you have tried Advocare. Did you do the 24 day challenge? I was thinking about buying the bundle. I am banded but only lost 48 lbs. since 11/9/12 and I have started to gain weight back. I was looking into the Advocare program because I know someone who has lost 70 lbs since January.......what.......4 months or so. Any information would be great!! Thanks

I see that you tried Advocare. Did you have any results with the program? I have the band but I lost 48 lbs. and started gaining back. I was thinking of trying Advocare.

I have had my band since 11/9/12. (4-5 months out) Went to the doctor's last week and the nurse didn't want to give me a fill because the scale showed that I was still loosing. I've never expierenced vomiting yet which makes me wonder if I'm too loose. For a while I was eating the same ol' things like oatmeal, protein bars, half sandwhiches with cup of soup, fish, chicken ect. Here lately I feel like I'm eating everything in site.....even when I'm not hungry. Snacking seems to be an issue too. How do some of you stay on track? I know the band is just a "tool" but I feel like since I haven't had any "side effects", I feel like I can just continue to eat. Trying to stop once full isn't easy when all your life you like to eat because it taste good. Help????

Last week I met with the counselor and nutritionist. The nutritionist visit when well but the counselor/physch visit was almost like they are telling you that when you lose weight, your personal relationships will change. Almost as if she's predicting that I will want to leave my husband for someone else. It was a long unpleasant visit but I stuck it out and spoke my mind. I don't have any appointments scheduled for the month of September. October 1ST I'm suppose to go to some exercise class where they will monitor my skills/ability to exercise and see how far I can go. No one can tell me about this class in the office because it's something new that just started. It will be my luck that I will be on the two week liquid diet right around the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Consulatation went well, in part. The counslor for the physch evaluation wasn't in and I have to go back in a few weeks to meet with her. I was also given two dates for some other visits. One is to see a nutritionist and the other is some hour long exercise class/lesson........not for sure what to expect but I was told to dress comfortable because I will sweat. I met with three people yesturday. One was a nurse who check my weight and height then talked to me about the procedure and what foods to eat before and after surgery. Then I met the doctor who will be performing the surgery and he explained to me the process too. Then I met the insurance lady. She seems to think I will have the lab band in place before the Holidays. There were three ladys in the office that have all been band!!!

Not for sure what you mean with pre ops. I called UC back in March to see if my insurance would cover the procedure. Once they confirmed that my insurance would cover the procedure, I was told to see my family doctor once a month for six months and to have the doctor keep a dietary record of my visits. After my 6TH appointment, UC will submit this information to my insurance company for approval. The consultation isn't covered under insurance.

I've been seeing my doctor once a month for the past 5 months. My 6TH appointment is scheduled for 8/8/12. My consultation appointment at UC is 8/2/12.......next week!! I'm starting to get nervous and hope all goes well. I really want this procedure to go through and I'm hoping that I'm not told I can't for some reason. What is expected at this 3 hour consultation appointment? My mom had gastric by-pass but I'm looking into having the lap-band. I heard there is some other procedure called the sleeve, but I don't know much about it. I seen what my mom went through after having gastric and seen that loosing weight too fast causes you to have access skin. I just hope I'm making the right decision with having the lap band procedure. Can anyone tell me how long after your consultation that surgery would take place? Thanks