Chicka

Don't be discourage like everyone else is saying call ur sergon you don't know if he can help untill you talk to him abt ur issue...who knows he may suggest the by pass if he thinks it's the next option. Let him know since u didn't have success with the band ur contemplating the by pass....I'm sure he/she will have good advice along with a plan top move forward with....good luck with everything....let us know how it gos

Good luck with your up coming journey.... I didn't tell any of my family except for my kids and husband... i know that my parents would have been against it and i didn't need any negativity. i was already extremely nervus as it was.so i know how u feel I still haven't told my family

that's awesome,

Kim- the exercises really do help.....I've noticed when I go a week with out going to the gym, the scale just won't move..... I say try physical activities maybe that will help good luck

I've recently ben banded....so I haven't experienced a plateau.....so I have more of a question than an answer...how long have u been banded before ur plateau?

Omg I'm sure not looking forward to that

Thx for your replies, I've berm reading a lot of stuff here....most of the people here eat one cup of food per siting.My doctor told me to only have 1/3 of food total for each meal

hello all, i was just wondering how do we know when we finally reached our green zone?? i just had my first fill a few weeks ago and I'm not as hungry as i was before the fill.But i have heard people talk abt the green zone or sweet spot. And i was just wondering how does one know when they've reached it?? can anyone shine some light into this topic thank you in advance!

Girl you can do it! you just have to keep telling ur self it will all be worth it at the end.

So close, yet so far. When you say you've learned to eat around your band,. Do you mean you eat between meals?

I think it depends on the surgeon.Mine requires supervised dieting, I do know other surgeons that don't. I went thru 2 surgeons before I had mine done.the first one didn't required supervised dieting

I'm sorry to hear you didn't get the proper care. But i have heard that with the lapband you can just start over.

took me a week for my insurance. I did a supervised diet with a doctor about 6 or 7 yrs prier. that counted as my supervised doctor diet...

I go for my first fill in 2 days. I was starting to freak out thinking about it. Thank you for the info

that's awesome. i too have an old pair of jeans from like 5 yrs ago I only wore 2 times.I will be a happy camper the day i can fit back into them

I know exactly what your saying. that's what keeps me motivated.I can wait to be able to go to the store and have options

Yeah, I have to keep telling my self how fast do I want to loose the wait. I know if I stay active and do my exercise I'll keep loosing faster. My goal is to try n loose 50 lbs as fast as I can. Then reevaluate, and figure out how fast I want to loose the 45 lbs I'll have left to meet my goal wait

I didn't have to do diet before my surgery. One week post op, I lost 14lb being on the liquid diet. But as soon as I started the soft food diet I gained 3 lbs. I'm now 3 weeks post op n have lost a total of 21 lbs. But I know as soon as I start solid food, I'll probably gain a few lbs back is like regular diets.But hopefully without the hunger I can't wait for my first fill in a few weeks. Remember to walk every day I've notice that if I don't walk my wait stays the same I have to keep motivating my self. hopefully my experience helps you. We all need a good support sistim to help us thru our journey. Every time I come to here motivates me

This is going to be one of the hardest things to get use to

OMG! I haven't even looked into this yet...I should probably find out if fills are covered by my insurance

I'm sorry ur going thru this alone. I wanted to have the band for a few yrs now but didn't want anyone to know abt it. When i finally put things into motion i told my husband and kids, right away i heard the why u don't need it and everything else in between. i then stopped everyone n said to them this is something I'm going to to i don't care to hear any negative stories or anything else. I'm just letting you all know that this is what I'm doing for my self i don't care what ppl have to say or what they think about it is going to happen and all I need from my family is support...after that my husband has been supportive as well as my children I did have my first born try n talk me out of it a few other times and i would reply to her by saying is going to happen and I'm going to need everyone's support including yours.I'm happy to say she's being amazing she helped me so much during my first week of recovery. i also told my boss and a few ppl at work which i know is going to get around like while fire. we've actually had 3 ppl that also had a band at my work and you wouldn't believe all the gossip that went around. but i figure If this ppl look amazing now I don't want to get left behind lol...so i guess what I'm saying is all that really matters is family and they will love you even if they don't approve I haven't told my parents or anyone else. i already know my parents aren't going to approve.But guess what I'm a grown a** woman and need no ones approval to do what's best for me.......good luck on your journey and if your not ready to start telling ppl don't tell them, only you know when your ready

I had my lap band march 5, i also was super excited and nervous all the way till they wheeled me into the operating room it's normal try to relax

you should be happy you lost 48lb i caan't wait to see what i can fit into after loosing 48 lb' celebrate your accomplishment

Thank you all for your responses....of I drink before diner I would have to wait 30 minutes to eat right?

Hello I'm so excited' I just had my Lap Band surgery March 5, so it's been a lil.over a week. I had my First post op. Appointment tuesday the doctor said I lost 14lb Being on a clear liquid diet I have a question. I know I can't eat and drink but my question is....is this for ever?? Or inly during healing after surgery?