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I myself like to hear both sides of the band . I don't want to fail my band as u say , which is even more pressure , and shame if I do. I want more then anything for my band and I to work together and lose wieght I'm tired of being a failure time and time again on frigin diets! So far I
4 weeks out and have lost 25 lbs . I know I can lose the wieght , I've lost 100kbs before but just to turn around Nd to gain it All back then some. nd that's my greatest fear of that happing again. I to am starving all the time and this is the hardest diet that I've ever tryed . I'm hoping for a fill so I won't feel hungry all the time. But as for failing my band of not? I believe is diff for everyone , and that just because the band isn't working for you Doesn't mean that u r failing your band , don't need to feel Ny more worse About our selves . So if it doesn't work then I gruel believe then it's not the right tool for you , and there us still hope , there is still other wieght lose options. nd please don't feel like your a failure , even tho it's hard not to. Must try to keep a possitive attitude . And statement that u fAiled ur band is not the right attitude. I myself really had lots of doubt that it would work for me, but so far so good, just hungry and we all know my well power isn't strong or I wouldn't be here. All I have to do is smell food and I gain wieght. Lol yeh by hearing Bout the ones that the band wasn't right for help give me a feeling of that if it doesn't work Then I still got hope , for bypass, and falling off the diet is more helpful then not hearing it. Believe it of not. We all have had major problems losing and keeping the wieght off. And I'm sure we all had feelings of being a fAilure . But anyone that the band wasnt right for , you didn't fail ur band. And ur band didn't fail you , it just wasn't the right tool for you. God knows if we could fallow a close diet for ever then, we wouldn't need the band or bypass. So thank you for your inputs good and bad it's all very helpful.

I can't drink when I eat or I get plug , but I do Wait a couple mins ,and then sip then I'll eat wait a couple min sip again, and it works fine

Yeh I've have my band 10 mos and just now got a fill , I've got 3cc now ,came home and ate I was starving , my doc is slow also and he doesn't like doing fills , the head nurse said that i shouldn't need fills that I should be able to lose the Wieght on my own , then I said what the use of the band ? Just hang around ? The doc said will it might of losing up some sense the operation and that's when he dicided to add some , thank god! Cause I've already gain 9 lbs back , so right now I'm grateful that I got 3 cc in 10 mos . And I was told not to expect more from the head nurse ,she doesn't like me at all

Thanks everyone , yeh starting tomarrow morn , I'm going to start making. Some calls to find another doctor , they gave me another doctor app with only the nurse no doc in feb , but don't think I'll be going to it , I'm going to do my best to find another doctor , thanks again ,

Well... you certainly don't LOOK 54 in your pic!!
OK.... so 5'4" 265 and 54 makes your BMR 1854.75 (BMR is about how much your body needs to just keep you alive and ticking in a day.)
The Harrison Benedict Equation factors in the exercise. This is where I am slightly skeptic in our world because what some would call "light" exercise can be extremely exertional depending on the person. Any ways... We will use moderate for you (that's what I use for me, too, b/c I can't get to the gym everyday).
1854.75 x 1.55 = 2874.86 calories needed daily...
50% of that is 1437.43
Like I said, I mine is...
1791.8 x 1.55= 2777.29 for a 50% of 1388.65
I have start losing again since I raised my daily allowance to 1200. (Plus up my Water - which I suck at).
And regardless of what some paper pushing nurse thinks... I got the advice here, from other Bandsters who have succeeded.
I am about a half pound away from my "half-way" mark. I know the other roughly 50 pounds won't be easy, but I am going to do my best to get there!

Idk ? Think it was being uncomfortable with my looks , depresstoin , hate me myself more everyday for being fat, and maybe punishing me ? I also like foods , think that food was use as some kind of comfort , I'm so unhappy with me that eating was the only temp thing that made me feel good at the moment then it was back to be ashame of myself , also all the medication that I'm on , some make me hungery and want to eat , some just say that they can make you gain wieght , I'm on a lot of mental Meds for bipolar , pts, anixitys, depresstoin , blood pressure . And then I got to big to do much activity , that I. Just stay in my room . It hurt to much to do much of anything , it gotten alittle better sense I've lost some wieght now

no one will take it out unless causing you added health problems I would have complained long before this. The nurse is wrong and they r there for you, you paid them a lot of money for this and you should be able to use it right. Call Monday and ask for the manager and tell them your story if they don't do something right now for you tell them you want a referral and you plan on call the better busness and the AMA they need to learn how this band works and use it correctectly.. make it a big fuss.. M<y doctors office hired a new nurse when I was due for my first fill and she was giving me the talk that your nurse did I felt some pressure but I told her I wanted my first fill like promised she agreed but couldn't find the port so had to call the doctor in. I started asking him about what she had said and he corrected her right ther e. The next time she had a whole different view I havea 10 cc band with 6.5cc in it and its doing the job and I could have gone in in 14 days for a bit more. Do read every word here cause she isn't telling you the right thing...

Just be honest on the test, the only problem I had was that I was going for gastric bypass, but the doc decided because of my mental health issues and depression that the bypass would not be good for me , and decided that the band would be , other then that , I don't see it causing any problems ,

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What have you been doing to get the pounds off?

Seem people thought that my wieght would fall off faster for some reason , si now when friends , family see me , they say have u lost any more wieght? I was 300lbs when band now 6 and a half weeks out , im down to only 271 lbs . When I have to say , no I havnt lost any more wieght , they seem disappointed , I beginning to feel like I'm letting them down , I'm stuck and the scales won't move , still have no fills , and am hungry a lot, I'm starting to feel that I really should check into getting this taking out and getting a bypass, I want to lose this wieght more then they want me to, I'm sure , just wish they would stop asking ,

Band 4-24-12 lost 25 lbs

Seem people thought that my wieght would fall off faster for some reason , si now when friends , family see me , they say have u lost any more wieght? I was 300lbs when band now 6 and a half weeks out , im down to only 271 lbs . When I have to say , no I havnt lost any more wieght , they seem disappointed , I beginning to feel like I'm letting them down , I'm stuck and the scales won't move , still have no fills , and am hungry a lot, I'm starting to feel that I really should check into getting this taking out and getting a bypass, I want to lose this wieght more then they want me to, I'm sure , just wish they would stop asking ,

I myself like to hear both sides of the band . I don't want to fail my band as u say , which is even more pressure , and shame if I do. I want more then anything for my band and I to work together and lose wieght I'm tired of being a failure time and time again on frigin diets! So far I
4 weeks out and have lost 25 lbs . I know I can lose the wieght , I've lost 100kbs before but just to turn around Nd to gain it All back then some. nd that's my greatest fear of that happing again. I to am starving all the time and this is the hardest diet that I've ever tryed . I'm hoping for a fill so I won't feel hungry all the time. But as for failing my band of not? I believe is diff for everyone , and that just because the band isn't working for you Doesn't mean that u r failing your band , don't need to feel Ny more worse About our selves . So if it doesn't work then I gruel believe then it's not the right tool for you , and there us still hope , there is still other wieght lose options. nd please don't feel like your a failure , even tho it's hard not to. Must try to keep a possitive attitude . And statement that u fAiled ur band is not the right attitude. I myself really had lots of doubt that it would work for me, but so far so good, just hungry and we all know my well power isn't strong or I wouldn't be here. All I have to do is smell food and I gain wieght. Lol yeh by hearing Bout the ones that the band wasn't right for help give me a feeling of that if it doesn't work Then I still got hope , for bypass, and falling off the diet is more helpful then not hearing it. Believe it of not. We all have had major problems losing and keeping the wieght off. And I'm sure we all had feelings of being a fAilure . But anyone that the band wasnt right for , you didn't fail ur band. And ur band didn't fail you , it just wasn't the right tool for you. God knows if we could fallow a close diet for ever then, we wouldn't need the band or bypass. So thank you for your inputs good and bad it's all very helpful.

It will be okay. I went through a range of emotions the first year...not telling people to telling people about my LBS... Some family not ok with it. I have to learn not to say much to my obese friends. I know it's hard to Celebrate and you should!!!! I'm down 81 pounds after a year and five months 63% of my weight. Remember this is a journey and lifestyle change. I don't weigh as much on the scale because I just need to take each day in stride. If you are exercising more.. That is awesome. It's a huge change that you have to get used to. Just think of the big picture in your journey, reflect on all of your accomplishments! It seems the second year is so much easier! I'm losing more now. Hang in there.