vmarlau

Now, it gives you something to reference when you hear stuck lol. Be careful and slow down.

Update :
Yes I had something stuck
Thank god it pass down by it self
We saw it on X-ray I went back the next day and it was gone
Thank you Jesus!!!

Update :
Yes I had something stuck
Thank god it pass down by it self
We saw it on X-ray I went back the next day and it was gone
Thank you Jesus!!!

Congratulations! You are an inspiration -- let's see, 12 x 5 is 60 and you are 68 down in one year @ 5 per month plus....that is amazing! I am so happy for you. I can't wait to be banded -- hoping to do so well in the upcoming year and wishing you success with the next chunk. Happy, happy Bandiversary -- in truth I can hardly imagine how exciting this must be. I hope I'll be reporting back next year with you. Best wishes!

Happy one year!! 68 lbs is nothing to shirk about. It's an amazing loss! That's two toddlers you are no longer carrying around! Keep on trucking and you'll get there.
I wanted to be at goal by my one year but my surgeon said I'm doing great and it usually takes bandsters 2-3 years to reach goal. I'm hoping to get there by Christmas. If I don't...who cares. I'm living a better life now and am finally happy with the person in the mirror.

Today marks one year w/me band....
It's been a hard journey for me ...
Haven't really lost as much as I wish but I'm still striving and maybe one day I will hit that mark..
I thought I would have hit under hundred by now but no!
Other then that I'm very happy w/my band
Happy one year bandaversary to me!!

Today marks one year w/me band....
It's been a hard journey for me ...
Haven't really lost as much as I wish but I'm still striving and maybe one day I will hit that mark..
I thought I would have hit under hundred by now but no!
Other then that I'm very happy w/my band
Happy one year bandaversary to me!!

18% wish it was more but I'll take that for now

Great job! Why the frowny face? How many people do you know, personally, who have lost over 1/5 of their body weight?? You're doing great! Keep going!
~hiddn

Congratulations!

Congrats to you!! May you have many more successful band years!! I was 8 years yesterday...forgot to post about...haha...

Today marks one year w/me band....
It's been a hard journey for me ...
Haven't really lost as much as I wish but I'm still striving and maybe one day I will hit that mark..
I thought I would have hit under hundred by now but no!
Other then that I'm very happy w/my band
Happy one year bandaversary to me!!

Today marks one year w/me band....
It's been a hard journey for me ...
Haven't really lost as much as I wish but I'm still striving and maybe one day I will hit that mark..
I thought I would have hit under hundred by now but no!
Other then that I'm very happy w/my band
Happy one year bandaversary to me!!

Today marks one year w/me band....
It's been a hard journey for me ...
Haven't really lost as much as I wish but I'm still striving and maybe one day I will hit that mark..
I thought I would have hit under hundred by now but no!
Other then that I'm very happy w/my band
Happy one year bandaversary to me!!

21%

Most of us have these stuck episodes. I get them several times a week. Especially in the morning. They last about an hour for me and I know if I could just eat very very small bites and chew more with more time between bites I could eliminate most of the stuck episodes. Slowing down and learning how to eat like a Bandster has been one of the most difficult lessons to learn with the band. I'm getting better but I've been working on this for over a year.
tmf

Better call your doctor? You are either too tight or you've eaten something that is too big to pass through the stoma. If this just happened and has only been an hour or so, it should pass on it's own. But if this has been going on for a day or more, you really need to go to your doctor or ER.
Most food will disintegrate in your pouch from stomach acids but if you swallowed a cherry pit for example, it may take days and that's just too long.
You could also have a stomach bug that has caused the stomach lining to swell from blood rushing in to battle the bug. Or, you're swollen due to TOM or too much sodium in your diet?
No matter, call your doctor.

I'm with you on that one!

stay the course
keep doing what you are doing and it will catch up

I have tried once or twice to use an app such as my fitness pal and it makes no difference to my weight. I find it time consuming and annoying. I didn't get a lapband so that i could spend the rest of my life weighing and measuring and logging food. As to how many calories in a chocolate bar the answer to that is easy - too many but hell if I have decided I am going to eat one then I will regardless !
But as you say each person has their own way of doing things and each person needs to work out what works best for them.
I have now been banded 4 years and yes I have gained a little in that time. My lowest was 50kg , I now sit around 53kg. However as that is well within the normal BMI range for my height and age I don't think I can complain too much. I would love to lose those 3kg again but i am also realistic - I am older now and menopausal which makes it harder to maintain the very low weight.
I just live my life and eat "what I want" (within reason). I go out with friends, I eat cake, I have chocolate, a glass of wine etc. So essentially the band must be working for me the way it is supposed to.

Thanks for you'll encouragement through you'll success so far
PRAY TRUST BELIEVE AND RECEIVE THAT GOD
WILL SEE YOU'LL IN ACCOMPLISHING YOU'LL GOALS.
where did you'll get the ruler from, it's neat
IN ADVANCE FOR YOU'LL VICTORY ALLELUIA!!!

SUCCESSFUL SURGERY JULY 31
@ West Houston Medical.
The Staff were GREAT, and
SO WAS DR REILLY.
ALL THE PRAISE AND GLORY TO GOD
FOR ALL THE ABOVE.
LovePeaceJoy!!!<br />Q3Carla721

Hi all!
I havent been on here in a while. I was banded almost 2 years ago. I was on here every day in the months before my surgery, and the months following.
Just a quick re cap for all that dont feel like searching my old posts, My story began at the age of 29. I was right at 360 ish pounds give or a take a cheeseburger or two;) and going up. Miserable, High blood pressure. It was taking a toll on my marriage, However my wife was always supportive and loving. I can see now how much it affected our marriage though in the size 32 pants I wear today. It was also effecting the life I wanted to live with my two little girls. I could not be the daddy I needed to be for them. So with that being said, I took the leap, lost the 30 pounds needed for my surgery and went for it.
I made a solid, silent commitment to myself before my surgery. I took what my doctors had said to heart. This was not a fix all cure all. I would need to change my thinking process. The band was there to help and that is it. So Oct 25th 2011 I had my surgery.
The next week was hell as all you bandsters know. All kinds of crazy pains to get through. Then came all the steps up to moving back into regular foods, and very small amounts as you all know. As soon as I could I was back i the gym 6 days a week. I walked 2 miles a day, until i was fit enough to run. Weightlifting 2 hours a day. In the month of december following my surgery I dropped 33 pounds alone. I have never been so focused toward a goal in my life. My doctors were and still are today at what I did in the amount of time I did it.
By June 7th 2011 I had hit my goal mark of weighing 180 pounds.And I did it in less than 9 months. The band is the real deal, IF YOU make up your mind to use it properly.
Today I stand at a healthy 200-205 pounds pending a piece of chicken Breast:) I have been able to maintain my current weight for a good year without any issues whatsoever. The single best attribute of the band is not the fact that it creates a little pouch so you get full faster, but it TRAINS you on how to eat properly which is the best gift of all. My high blood pressure is gone, I can run with my daughters at the park, I am still in the gym 5 days a week and I absolutely love being healthy and fit. I am so addicted to fitness and weight training, my wife has threatened to commit me to an asylum.
180 pounds lost. Exactly 1/2 of me in under 9 months
To all the nay sayers that come on here and bash the band, and I have seen plenty of them. It is what YOU and a band make of it. Nothing more. Nothing less.
For all the people on here that are struggling with staying with it and miss the food. Press on;) The gift of health, the gift of wearing normal clothes, the gift of a longer life. Is is far more valuable than that value meal:)
And to all the doctors out there that are slowly moving away from the band, saying "you can only lose 40% or so of the excess weight" Ha!!. Dont let that move you from your choice of the band. Because again. Its you, Not the band.
I am here for any and all guidance, questions and or concerns any time. I have a few pictures before and afters as well on my gallery for you guys to see.
God bless
Joel

Thats pretty much my life too. Sucks for me because breakfast was my favorite meal of the day.