BOB052212

I am 6 weeks out and I am able to exercise, actually walked 6 miles in 95 degree heat the other day. Are you eating fruit? I know we are supposed to eat protein first, but your body needs, fruits and veggies. This is how I make sure I get my fruit in daily, I make 2 smoothies a day, 1 apple, 1 banana, and either blueberries or strawberries. In addition I add a little water, and 2 to 3 packs of equal/splenda and a greek yogurt (protein) I highly recommend making smoothies, and using 2 or 3 different fruits, this also has ended my bouts with constipation...Good Luck!

So with my 9cc's (realize 14cc band) as of 8/1/12 I am learning this band is not a joke, to all who have not found there way to restriction, have patience, it will come! So im still trying to figure out if im to tight, today I had a Greek yogurt for breakfast, small bag of chex mex for snack, and than came the downer of the day, an orange! From 1pm I was nauseas, having cold sweats and extremely fatigue, about 10 minutes ago the culprit surfaced, one good belch and up came the half of orange I thought I had digested! This is definitely a learning experience, unfortunately no matter how many people tell you the do's and the dont's most of the dont's are not dont's until you experience it first hand#learning!!

So I had my 3rd fill August 1, 2012. 1st fill doc took out 2 cc's of air and replaced them with 2cc's saline plus added 2 more cc's which gave me 4 cc's. 2nd fill was on July 10, and I received 2 more cc's, still no restriction! Last week my doc was going to give me 2 more, I asked for 3 he said ok. So I have a total of 9 cc's in a Realize Band that holds 14 cc's. Im not sure if my restriction is there because I have horrible pain while trying to swallow! Most times whatever I do manage to eat comes back up! Drinking water even causes discomfort sometimes...Oh and I was one of the people who did not know what PB'ing meant, I am acutely aware now...lol. So is it possible im to tight? I have also realized that small bites are.not the size bites I must take, tiny tiny bites is more like it! I think I may be a Lil to tight, honestly 8.5 is probably my lucky # because the 9 is extremely tight! Im not complaining, I was the skeptic who had Lil faith that this would even work, im a banded believer now, LOL!

I am 6 weeks out and I am able to exercise, actually walked 6 miles in 95 degree heat the other day. Are you eating fruit? I know we are supposed to eat protein first, but your body needs, fruits and veggies. This is how I make sure I get my fruit in daily, I make 2 smoothies a day, 1 apple, 1 banana, and either blueberries or strawberries. In addition I add a little water, and 2 to 3 packs of equal/splenda and a greek yogurt (protein) I highly recommend making smoothies, and using 2 or 3 different fruits, this also has ended my bouts with constipation...Good Luck!

white breads( and white rice and white pasta )have a tendency to stick on me, but seem fine if they're toasted and chewed well. sourdough is fine mmmmmmm ! Brown wheat bread goes down much easier as does whole wheat pasta and brown rice. (Less stuff that gets gummy). You may have to experiment and chew really well to see what you can eat. After a fill you can have unexpected changes too.

Way to go! I was banded on 5.22.12 & currently have 85 pounds till I hit goal, thanks for coming back to remind us that the journey is rough but our goals are obtainable!

Just wanted to share a lil info about fruit! I am a firm believer NOW that a apple a day really does keep the Dr. away...actually more like 4 or 5 a day! I highly recommend you put your good ole blender to use and make yourself a smoothie or 2 EVERYDAY! I have been doing this pre and post and I feel so much better. I have even noticed a few of my health issues improved or all together disappeared. Fruit gives you the vital nutrients that are sometimes neglected with us bandsters, we must focus on protein but often tines lack the vitamins and minerals we need, my goal is to be slim and healthy, not slim and looking like death. I use a greek non fat yogurt, an apple, pinrapple, a banana, ice, a lil water and a few packs of equal and end up with a very delightful smoothie, I dont measure the ice and water and generally use 2 to 3 packs of equal. I have used almost every FRESH fruit but always include an apple and banana... I added a bell pepper this am and it was delicious! Happy Smoothing!

To those of you who are working a 9 to 5 and cant seem to fit excercise into your schedule, Sneak a workout in during your work day! I have been seeing major results from power walking on my 2- 15 minute breaks during the day. 30 minutes of exercise a day keeps the fat away...

To those of you who are working a 9 to 5 and cant seem to fit excercise into your schedule, Sneak a workout in during your work day! I have been seeing major results from power walking on my 2- 15 minute breaks during the day. 30 minutes of exercise a day keeps the fat away...

To those of you who are working a 9 to 5 and cant seem to fit excercise into your schedule, Sneak a workout in during your work day! I have been seeing major results from power walking on my 2- 15 minute breaks during the day. 30 minutes of exercise a day keeps the fat away...

Way to go! I was banded on 5.22.12 & currently have 85 pounds till I hit goal, thanks for coming back to remind us that the journey is rough but our goals are obtainable!

Had Surgery 5.22.12 & very happy to report that I feel great! Traveled 2.5 hours to Washington DC was able to walk 3.5 miles to visit the MLK, Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln Memorials. Did all of that walking in 95 degree weather on a Greek yogurt and a bottle of Dasani Water! Just made it back to NJ and had my dinner, Sabras Garlic Hummus, and Solid White Tuna, no mayo but made with french's honey mustard (10 calories) I encourage all of my co recent bandsters to get moving, allow the band to restrict your intake, and allow your excercise to burn off the pounds!

The choice is yours, I feel your pain, I had the bypass and gained all but 40 pounds back, just had the lap band at 270 pounds, however when o was going through the approval process, I realized that band or no band that this body of MINE is MY RESPONSIBILITY! From March 3 til my final appt. With my surgeon I demanded from myself to start eating healthy, and to SAVE MY OWN LIFE! I am happy to report that I went from 291 to 271 in less than 2 months and this was prior to my pre op diet for the lap band. I stopped fast food, eating out, and did 5 servings of fruit and 4 veggies a day, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU MUST GO BACK TO THE BASICS, LEAN PROTEIN FIRST! From my experience Me and my first surgery failed each other, you have to take responsibility for why you are where you are! If we that have gained weight back be honest our habits drastically changed from when we first lost the weight! Change your habits, if your band is now positioned correctly, go get your fills and save your life! I wish you luck, YOU CAN DO IT!

The choice is yours, I feel your pain, I had the bypass and gained all but 40 pounds back, just had the lap band at 270 pounds, however when o was going through the approval process, I realized that band or no band that this body of MINE is MY RESPONSIBILITY! From March 3 til my final appt. With my surgeon I demanded from myself to start eating healthy, and to SAVE MY OWN LIFE! I am happy to report that I went from 291 to 271 in less than 2 months and this was prior to my pre op diet for the lap band. I stopped fast food, eating out, and did 5 servings of fruit and 4 veggies a day, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU MUST GO BACK TO THE BASICS, LEAN PROTEIN FIRST! From my experience Me and my first surgery failed each other, you have to take responsibility for why you are where you are! If we that have gained weight back be honest our habits drastically changed from when we first lost the weight! Change your habits, if your band is now positioned correctly, go get your fills and save your life! I wish you luck, YOU CAN DO IT!

The choice is yours, I feel your pain, I had the bypass and gained all but 40 pounds back, just had the lap band at 270 pounds, however when o was going through the approval process, I realized that band or no band that this body of MINE is MY RESPONSIBILITY! From March 3 til my final appt. With my surgeon I demanded from myself to start eating healthy, and to SAVE MY OWN LIFE! I am happy to report that I went from 291 to 271 in less than 2 months and this was prior to my pre op diet for the lap band. I stopped fast food, eating out, and did 5 servings of fruit and 4 veggies a day, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU MUST GO BACK TO THE BASICS, LEAN PROTEIN FIRST! From my experience Me and my first surgery failed each other, you have to take responsibility for why you are where you are! If we that have gained weight back be honest our habits drastically changed from when we first lost the weight! Change your habits, if your band is now positioned correctly, go get your fills and save your life! I wish you luck, YOU CAN DO IT!

I had my lapband surgery in August 2009 after being over weight my entire life. At about 6 weeks in I stopped losing weight. The cranky nurse is the office asked if I was exercising. I exclaimed "do you see that I am hardly consuming any calories on this liquid diet? She said that it didn't matter because your body needs to move to lose. She could have been nicer about it but the bottom line is she is right. I joined planet fitness and didn't feel horrible doing what little I could (in the beginning). I gradually walked at lunch 3-4 days a week at lunch and went to the gym 3 times a week. My weight started to melt off and I lost ~150 lbs in 10 months. 2 years later, I am trying to lose the 20 lbs that I gained in the past 9 months (had a few surgeries) but I am determined to get back down to where I was.

@BOB05212 Thank you for your encouraging post. I was guilty of lack of exercising. I am get much better now. Thanks for the reminder.

Had Surgery 5.22.12 & very happy to report that I feel great! Traveled 2.5 hours to Washington DC was able to walk 3.5 miles to visit the MLK, Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln Memorials. Did all of that walking in 95 degree weather on a Greek yogurt and a bottle of Dasani Water! Just made it back to NJ and had my dinner, Sabras Garlic Hummus, and Solid White Tuna, no mayo but made with french's honey mustard (10 calories) I encourage all of my co recent bandsters to get moving, allow the band to restrict your intake, and allow your excercise to burn off the pounds!

I was banded 8 days ago, ive progressed to soft/mushie foods. I am a band over bypass bandster and know how it feels to lose 100 pounds and gain 50 back! So this go round I am determined to work with my tool/lap band and do my part. With that being said im not giving the band an opportunity to fail me, I had the surgery really as a back up plan but knew the battle of the bulge boiled down to me defeating it! Dont get me wrong I am not discounting the band but at the end of the days its up to us to make sure we reach our goals. I will periodically post things that are helping me along my journey. For those of you who have smart phones I HIGHLY RECOMMEND an app I downloaded last night, its called MyFitnessPal it allows you to keep track of what you consume everyday, and automatically gives the calories and nutritional facts. Once you put in your weight, height, age....It will tell you what your daily calories should be. Due to being banded our calorie intake should be lower, it told me by the end of the day I should be consuming 1900 calories, I went ahead and changed it to 1000 and for today I was actually short 90 calories for the day which put me at 910 calories for the day, it also allows you to keep track of exercise and water intake!

I use fitness pal and yes I checked many of the things I was eatting to the lables....and every one I check is right on the mark !

I was banded 8 days ago, ive progressed to soft/mushie foods. I am a band over bypass bandster and know how it feels to lose 100 pounds and gain 50 back! So this go round I am determined to work with my tool/lap band and do my part. With that being said im not giving the band an opportunity to fail me, I had the surgery really as a back up plan but knew the battle of the bulge boiled down to me defeating it! Dont get me wrong I am not discounting the band but at the end of the days its up to us to make sure we reach our goals. I will periodically post things that are helping me along my journey. For those of you who have smart phones I HIGHLY RECOMMEND an app I downloaded last night, its called MyFitnessPal it allows you to keep track of what you consume everyday, and automatically gives the calories and nutritional facts. Once you put in your weight, height, age....It will tell you what your daily calories should be. Due to being banded our calorie intake should be lower, it told me by the end of the day I should be consuming 1900 calories, I went ahead and changed it to 1000 and for today I was actually short 90 calories for the day which put me at 910 calories for the day, it also allows you to keep track of exercise and water intake!

I was banded 8 days ago, ive progressed to soft/mushie foods. I am a band over bypass bandster and know how it feels to lose 100 pounds and gain 50 back! So this go round I am determined to work with my tool/lap band and do my part. With that being said im not giving the band an opportunity to fail me, I had the surgery really as a back up plan but knew the battle of the bulge boiled down to me defeating it! Dont get me wrong I am not discounting the band but at the end of the days its up to us to make sure we reach our goals. I will periodically post things that are helping me along my journey. For those of you who have smart phones I HIGHLY RECOMMEND an app I downloaded last night, its called MyFitnessPal it allows you to keep track of what you consume everyday, and automatically gives the calories and nutritional facts. Once you put in your weight, height, age....It will tell you what your daily calories should be. Due to being banded our calorie intake should be lower, it told me by the end of the day I should be consuming 1900 calories, I went ahead and changed it to 1000 and for today I was actually short 90 calories for the day which put me at 910 calories for the day, it also allows you to keep track of exercise and water intake!

i use myfitnesspal and love it, although i do not have the app because it wasent working right i use the main site!!

Had Surgery 5.22.12 & very happy to report that I feel great! Traveled 2.5 hours to Washington DC was able to walk 3.5 miles to visit the MLK, Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln Memorials. Did all of that walking in 95 degree weather on a Greek yogurt and a bottle of Dasani Water! Just made it back to NJ and had my dinner, Sabras Garlic Hummus, and Solid White Tuna, no mayo but made with french's honey mustard (10 calories) I encourage all of my co recent bandsters to get moving, allow the band to restrict your intake, and allow your excercise to burn off the pounds!

Thanks for the heads up, im scheduled to have my first fill on June 13 I plan on having it either way!