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I wanted to share this because it made me cry. I'm on holiday with my husband and I am climbing up a hill , when we get to the top there is a small area to squeeze through to get to the other side. I tell my husband I can't do it and turn around to climb back down. He asks me why and I say because ill get stuck because of my size. He takes my hand and leads me to the area and pushes me forward. I walk through with a space each side. I sat and cried for five minutes whilst my husband laughed at me. I cannot express my thanks to all the people who have walked with me through this journey and the ones who will continue to walk with me till I get o my goal. It's a great feeling.

I wanted to share this because it made me cry. I'm on holiday with my husband and I am climbing up a hill , when we get to the top there is a small area to squeeze through to get to the other side. I tell my husband I can't do it and turn around to climb back down. He asks me why and I say because ill get stuck because of my size. He takes my hand and leads me to the area and pushes me forward. I walk through with a space each side. I sat and cried for five minutes whilst my husband laughed at me. I cannot express my thanks to all the people who have walked with me through this journey and the ones who will continue to walk with me till I get o my goal. It's a great feeling.

I wanted to share this because it made me cry. I'm on holiday with my husband and I am climbing up a hill , when we get to the top there is a small area to squeeze through to get to the other side. I tell my husband I can't do it and turn around to climb back down. He asks me why and I say because ill get stuck because of my size. He takes my hand and leads me to the area and pushes me forward. I walk through with a space each side. I sat and cried for five minutes whilst my husband laughed at me. I cannot express my thanks to all the people who have walked with me through this journey and the ones who will continue to walk with me till I get o my goal. It's a great feeling.

I have some Bruges with me and that makes sense ! It's an anti inflammatory duhhhh should have worked that out for myself. But it takes the veterans and friends on the site to help, thanks for taking the time to reply all.

My feeling is that one year into my band that this was exactly the right procedure for me. I am an over eater I use food to control anxiety , fear, regret, hate, sadness ect I have had to learn new mechanisms to manage those feelings since being banded. The beauty of the band has been that as I have struggled with developing new coping mechanisms I have always had choice to stop, slow down or reverse. This could not have happened with any of the other operations. I'm not knocking anyone's choice but pointing out what I have gained from the lapband.

My feeling is that one year into my band that this was exactly the right procedure for me. I am an over eater I use food to control anxiety , fear, regret, hate, sadness ect I have had to learn new mechanisms to manage those feelings since being banded. The beauty of the band has been that as I have struggled with developing new coping mechanisms I have always had choice to stop, slow down or reverse. This could not have happened with any of the other operations. I'm not knocking anyone's choice but pointing out what I have gained from the lapband.

My husband says to me all the time "why fight the band " it makes sense to me. I have a long term eating disorder and food helps me cope with anxiety but now I stop, calm down and give myself fifteen minutes between each addictive thought. It works

Yes I agree it's not an easy process

I'm down four stone three pounds since sept 2012.

It's learning to live with an understanding of your ability to over eat that will help you, my husband six months into my banding said "why are you fighting your band ?" I had to stop and think. He was right ,but I still have to think before I eat . This s because I have an addiction to food and eating makes me anxious. When I calm myself and listen to my body say its full I'm great. Eating is now a slow pleasure that I enjoy. I have a nice plate , a napkin and a clear table (not the sofa) . I think in peace about the day and enjoy what I eat. Sounds great but it's hard work at times to stay with it. To me it's all worth it , it's my future health and well being.

I am very much of the belief that food eaten in the way I see myself and others who have ended up resorting to lapbands ect as an addiction. Just as debilitating and harmful to the individual and others.

I cannot see the point of taking drugs to lose weight and spending money on a band, it's taken me eleven months to reach restriction and to have the start of significant weight loss. I know it's hard but if you can dump the quick fix and give yourself the chance to lose weight the way is band designed to do. I'm sure your doctor gave it to you with the best will in the world but it really is a quick fix and long term won't help you.

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I cannot see the point of taking drugs to lose weight and spending money on a band, it's taken me eleven months to reach restriction and to have the start of significant weight loss. I know it's hard but if you can dump the quick fix and give yourself the chance to lose weight the way is band designed to do. I'm sure your doctor gave it to you with the best will in the world but it really is a quick fix and long term won't help you.

I cannot see the point of taking drugs to lose weight and spending money on a band, it's taken me eleven months to reach restriction and to have the start of significant weight loss. I know it's hard but if you can dump the quick fix and give yourself the chance to lose weight the way is band designed to do. I'm sure your doctor gave it to you with the best will in the world but it really is a quick fix and long term won't help you.

Spoke too soon, had a horrendous evening tonight and found that I could eat with no problem, suddenly felt sick and it all came back up. Now my band is hurting for the first time since I was banded eleven months ago. I suspect I have caused my band area to swell. I'm going to stay on liquids for a couple of days, is that the right thing to do ?

I eat two plain biscuits in the morning with my medication, I'm diabetic and have high blood pressure. Then I normally eat at six in the evening, anything else won't stay down.

I am n metformin and my specialist has recommended that even tho I'm losing wright and my blood sugars are stable at 5 I should stay on a small des for life. She says there is good research to show it keeps the beta cells awake which help you lose weight and protect your heart. I cut them in half and take them with tea and have had no problems .

Been for a further fill I'm up to 12.40 in my 14cc band and my nurse tells me that I'm doing fine. She thinks its psychological hunger and that I need to drink more fluids so that my brain keeps registering its full. I tried it today and it worked !

I'm the same but losing weight slowly is the right way for me seriously.

I was banded in sept 2012 and have lost three stone so far another three to go. I am a 11.5 cc of a 14cc band. It's been a really slow journey for me. This is a good thing as I'm not dieting I'm living , I rarely think of food and when I eat I'm slow and methodical, I put this down to me being a 'normal' eater now instead f the addict that I was. I've stopped seeing the goal as the massive weight loss and prefer the choice f life that I feel I now have.

I have 11cc in a 14cc band and I'm nearly there , next week having something like a 20cc put in as my nurse says that it's definitely nearly there. It's taken a long time to get there. But for me it's helped me understand my food addiction as its started to restrict . I realise for me it's not just about losing weight but changing my mindset as well. Something that I had not fully appreciated before hand. I have lost three stone in eight months and another five to go. This time it feels like I have found something that helps me but doesn't take the responsibility away from me.

I was banded in August and today I'm up to 9 1/2 cc . I'm beginning to think this is not going to work. I have not lost weight and I'm hungry