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Hello to all my bandster friends....
Wanted to share my 71lb weight loss before and after pics with you. This is just the tip of the ice, still lots more weight to come off but I am sooo ready to have it all gone!
I have hit a weight loss plateau, but I know this is temporary and I will continue to figure out how to 'jumpstart' the loss again.
Your Bandster Friend,

Throwing my hands up, shaking my head, so confused, so confused. I give up!

That's what I got out of your post and you did nothing wrong. That's the worst parts of open forums, ppl misinterpret.

what the bloody hell is a soap box anyhow??

I had my band done in Mexico with Dr. Ortiz on Oct 4th. My band is FDA approved Realize 11cc.
For those of you that didn't do your bands in Mexico please don't judge the entire country as using discountinued lap bands. That is not the case always. There are many reputable doctors in Mexico that use FDA approved bands.
I'm just saying if you choose to go out of the country I would highly recommend doing a lot of research as I did on the band & doctors.

I love when people insinuate that someone like Dr. Kuri is not reputable or that the 4cc band is discontinued. Makes me wonder if they have a motive to promote a certain doctor.

I can only say gain, there I nothing WRONG with the 4 cc band. sure, products continue to be tweaked but it's like saying your 2007 car is a pile of poop js because it doesn't have Bluetooth and iPod connectivity like 2012 cars do. It's still a car, it can still be luxurious and reliable nd a pleasure to drive, still gets you from A to B. this is similar hysteria to saying HRT causes breast cancer when in reality you might get one or two more cases per hundred women.
If you are the owner of a 4cc band, you do not have an inferior product, in fact purely on observation you may indeed have a few more advantages and perhaps two in a hundred of you will have a slip, whereas if you have a 10cc band mybe one in a hundred will suffer the same fate. We're still serving plenty if those I've slipped posts even though the 4cc band isn't in common use in the USA.
These numbers are just made up, trying to put it in perspective.. You are not guaranteed or even likelyto hav troubles with your 4cc band.

You are correct! The 4cc bands have NOT been discontinued, nor has the FDA withdrawn it's approval of the band. Thanks for the support.

I had my band done in Mexico with Dr. Ortiz on Oct 4th. My band is FDA approved Realize 11cc.
For those of you that didn't do your bands in Mexico please don't judge the entire country as using discountinued lap bands. That is not the case always. There are many reputable doctors in Mexico that use FDA approved bands.
I'm just saying if you choose to go out of the country I would highly recommend doing a lot of research as I did on the band & doctors.

Pickles have little to no calories. If you like bread and butter pickles get the no added sugar mount olive. No calories. banana peppers no calories. Eat cucumbers or other vegetables. Crackers are carbs and wont help with hunger. Eat some lunch meat. Fat free cheese. There are options. Nothing better then some turkey breast and fat free cheese with pickles and banana peppers. Greek yogurt (Dannon Fit and Light only 80 calories no fat). You have to be creative.

Hi y'all! I was banded October 10th and doing pretty good. On mushy foods and go next week to the dr. I feel pretty good but a little hungry at times. I have lost 11 lbs. since my surgery. Just trying to keep my head in the game!

THANK YOU for posting such a fantastic thread! We all need positive thoughts and comments, especially from Bandsters vets! Thank you and congrats on the healthy new you!

we have missed you!! you do look very handsome. I agree on this being much easier than other weight loss plans I have been on. I have never lost 70 lbs before and have been able to maintain it for any length of time. My two year won't be till April, but I am maintaining without to much problems as of yet, so I hope to continue that.
Congrats again!!

Don't come around here much anymore....
But things could not be better....coming up on 2 years banded soon.....met my goal of 100 lbs in about 13 months.
I have stopped loosing...the body will do that, stop on it's own when it reaches what it considers normal. (provided you get your Protein in)
The band has been the easiest thing I have ever done for weight loss.....I now eat like a skinny person does.
Never count calories, or measure food....just let the band do it's thing.
I have become a gym rat...not because I have to, but because it is a now a thing of pleasure to be able to achieve things that normal, healthy people do.
Below is a pic of the treadmill at the gym...I am now running over 7 miles in about 70 minutes!!! And this is from a 60 year old guy who has had one heart attack, resulting in
cardiac catheterization.....not to mention my out of control diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol..all of which are now non existent.
The other pic is me at my Daughter's Wedding, a few weeks ago.
If I can give any words of encouragement, I would say that this thing REALLY DOES WORK....you just have to get out of the way and let it do what it was designed to do....it's tough
in the beginning.."Bandster Hell"...but once you get it properly adjusted, and learn how to eat all over again....it's all easy!!!
Loosing weight is all about "Calories In versus Calories Burned" Always has been! The band controls the calories in part, we just need to get up and burn more than consumed. Simple!

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DON"T GET DISCOURAGED!!!! AND DON"T LISTEN TO THE NEGATIVITIES!!!

Also, seems silly but it's huge deal to me, last night I noticed that my nails are all a little farther than my fingertips and they're strong, not brittle! So exciting! Lol. I've had crappy fingernails for a long time! I take my Vitamins religiously now since I started my journey and this, to me, is a huge success! Now come oooon skinny!
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I inspire myself!! I see what I have done so far and can't wait to see how much more I can do. I feel like I got a second chance at life.

The clothes that fit , the 1 pill a day down from 6, breathing,compliments , liking myself , But most of all getting a handle on what food really is for ...it is to nourish your body not to solve your emotions . Thats what motivates me to never go back to being the jolly fat lady in the room.
I have finally succeeded in the one thing that defeated me for years and nothing else I achieved from professional success to motherhood , to 40 years of a good marriage measures up to knowing that I faced my personal weakness and beat it and now I can find joy in everything. Overeating was my greatest battle , and I am motivated to never let it defeat me again...

I was just banded thin past Friday and I am finding that feeling hungry every so often. I am sure I will feel this way on and off for the next several weeks. So I have decided to focus on what will inspire me to keep motivated the next several weeks. First and foremost it is living a longer healthier life with my daughter, being more physically with my daughter, not feeling embarrassed every time I leave the house and finally, looking hot again!! I also went and picked up a Vogue magazine this afternoon. I in no way wish to as thin as those models but it reminds me that I have to stay motivated and focused on the long term goal! So, what inspires you?!!!

This is the most positive, up-lifting web page...and it's full of people... w too much gas, lots of stomach pain, that dream of solid food, that volunteered to be operated on and have a foreign object inserted, ... I love it!!!!

He is pretty awesome and cute too! I'm in Phx and going down there for a fill really wasn't a big deal either. Also, they only hope to do 2 or 3 fills in a life time so your not looking at making monthly trips.
I'll shoot you my personal email in case you have questions.
j~