mcuevas

i will say mini plastic containers and zip lock bags are a god send. i get my plastic containers from qvc (lock n locks) to use. i plan ahead on sundays for the week so its a go and grab deal....i love this thread also mcu....

Happened to me too after my 2nd fill but only once. Mines happened with some egg whites. I've been extra careful since.
Just chew a lot and take small bites of food. Good luck. Hope it gets better

Tiny bites, chew it until mush, and pause between bites.
It's likely one of those things that need to be done better.

Oh how exciting, congratulations!
I first felt I was in the Green Zone after my 3rd fill, but after about 6 weeks I realized I had slipped out of it again. I then went and got my 4th fill putting me back into the Green Zone.
I had my fill at the end of May and I am still very much in the Green Zone. I haven't had a fill since then. However, I've lost about 45 pounds since that fill and I can tell my band is starting to loosen again. I suspect in the next month or two I'll need another tiny fill to keep me in the Green Zone.

I started an intense workout program about 6 weeks ago and went from 8 pushups to 30 now. Many other exercises I could only do a few but now I can do 3-4 reps. Congrats on making that first step!
tmf

Hi~
I have not been on in awhile but had to come back on my 1 YEAR BAND-ANNIVERSARY!
As an update I have lost 95 pounds in the year. It has been a HARD journey, this is definitely not easy but it is achievable.
Much luck to all the newbies and I came on to say YOU CAN DO IT!

Carolinagirl I completely can relate to your previous scale addiction as I have it now. ;p had to hide it away and am.making myself only pull it out in mondays. Good luck

14 mo, that is so awesome. i am so proud of you
i wont know my weight til wed at m first follow up
i dont own a scale bc i know how weight can go up and down
and i have been a slave to the scale before and it drove me mad....
i weighed myself after every pee and poop and found my life/day
was based on what the hallowed scale said....no more
we are going to do just great

I was banded on 11/07/11 and since then I have lost 72 pounds

U was banded on 6/6/12 and have lost 15.

I was banded on 7/5/11 and since then i have lost 129.6 pounds!!!!

I was Banded on March 28th and have lost 46Lbs so far=) ..60More to go!

I really didn't think I would be this excited, but it's so EXCITING! Had to share my happy thoughts with my lapband family I was approved today hehe.

I am more irritable on the liquid as I have been told but I need to be gentle with myself and hope the people in my life keep in mine I am normally not like this and cut me some slack.....I do better with the liquid at home at work it is more of a struggle (food everywhere ) but still going strong.....surgery set for June 6th

I'm so nervous but also happy this long 7 months But well worth it I have to be at hospital at 7am wish me luck

Being banded on June 6th also looking for some pre/post opt support someone to go through this with

great! it is so nice to see others starting the journey . i just recently made the call & had my consultation with my dr/surgeon. im also 5'4 lol weight seems to show more on us short gals doesnt it im a momma of 3 girls all older 15-16-20 hoping my surgery will be in september of this year !!
my goals --
130 by daughters graduation in 2014
walk into victoria secret and be able to buy ANYTHING cause it fits
buy a cute pair of harley davidson jeans
wear a cute belt and have it show
wear the dress i was married in again !! (( its a size 10-12 ))
own a cute bra not from a plus size store!

I was fully aware of this before my surgery and the reason for the pre-op diets to shrink it.
You asked why the "average bandster" wasn't aware of this- I think they are. If nothing else, this is a perfect example of why we are responsible for educating ourselves on the procedure and effects of it before ever going into the operating room.

So excited. Today is my day!

I'm being banded June 5th! We can all be buddies! Whoop-Whoop!!!

No way momof3

congratulations!! Today is a great day I got approved after over a year. I had to change doctors to get approved my first office dropped the ball. It took less than two weeks with the new office.

tomorrow May 23, 2012 i have to be at the hospital at 545am for my realize band! So many mixed emotions, i cant believe the day is here, i cant believe i finally decided to go through with it, i currently weigh about 455 and am 27 years old. I hope everything goes well tomorrow and i can finally start to enjoy life and get out of this hellish trap being morbidly obese my entire life has held me in! NEVER EVER LOOKING BACK!

No way momof3

If the sleeve goes well, it's great. But if the sleeve goes badly, it's much, much worse than a band that's gone badly... For what it's worth I originally wanted the sleeve (badly) but after doing a lot of research, the decision came down to a numbers game...
-- The mortality rate for the sleeve is 1/200... Mortality rate for the band is 1/2000.
-- Sleeve complications are MUCH MUCH worse than band complications... 1% of the people who get the sleeve have a leak, and those who do are in agony, in and out of the hospital for up to 5-6 months at a time, and say they regret the surgery (search leak on verticalsleevetalk.com and see what that's like for them...)
-- roughly 1/3 of the people who get bypass or sleeve gain it back with no other option afterwards than to get the band on top of their cut-up stomach (i.e. carny wilson)
The sleeve seems to be a fabulous option when it works! But the risk that it could turn out to be a total disaster is also much higher. I have a 4-year old daughter and don't feel like I have the right to gamble lightly with something that might take me out... If the band works, then I'm done with only a minimally invasive surgery and no cutting up of my organs.
People do have problems with the band, and if I were one of those people I might consider the sleeve as a revision. But a lot of people are also successful with the band, and for me, it didn't make sense not to at least try it and hope it works!!!