deeberry

Honestly, I don’t mean to disappoint you but I don’t think they should do lapband surgeries any more. I had mine done 11 years ago. I lost about thirty pounds, my body adjusted to the lower calorie in take and I stopped losing. I was throwing up most of my meals because food kept getting stuck so how I managed to regain the weight is beyond me. Today I am exactly the same weight I was when I had my surgery. My diet during this time has been (on and off) low carb, (only thing that came close to working for me), combined with walking and kayaking. For awhile I had worked up to walking ten miles a day two times a week. That’s a four hour walk, two times a week. With two or three days of 1-2 hour walks. I was putting in the effort, tracking meals, carbs, calories, etc. just to maintain my weight. As soon as I let up, the pounds came on.

If you have time left before surgery, research lapband success rate. I would strongly suggest a different type of surgery.

Not understanding why the lap band haters want to hang out in this forum to post total negativity.

Perhaps the new surgery type would be where you want to post POSITIVE thoughts?

Thanks for the encouragement yes I made an appointment Monday to get a small unfill and talk to my doc about my weight loss

Thanks for the encouragement yes I made an appointment Monday to get a small unfill and talk to my doc about my weight loss

No I don't track my calories I guess I should start because I need to do something that works

My doc tells to have a Protein Shake in the mourning then have my Breakfast but you can eat in the mourning if you want then have a shake for a snack later in the day

How do I make the Protein pancake And what do you put on them to replace pancake Syrup so there not so dry

Thanks for the ideas I don't like eating Leftovers in the morning it upsets my stomach For some reason

I had my surgery on July 1 had fill #3 to day I'm at 6cc now My fill nurse told me Not have Cereal because too many carbs don't have cream of wheat too many carbs so I need some Breakfast ideas I do have eggs sometimes And Greek yogurt but I want to change it up to something Any ideas on what everyone else is having. That doesn't have a lot of carbs

I do the sugar-free Popsicles when I'm at home i put mio in my Water so I do have some flavor I have a Starbucks where I work i was so happy this morning to get my morning fix After being gone for a month Had like four sips that was it got cold and I just put it in the trash

I had my first Fill July 25 So I'm good with solid foods going down as long as I Chew them Very well but When it comes to liquids I can't seem to get 64 ounce of Liquids in It was my first day back to work after being off for a month I'm on the same bottle Water I had at 7 o'clock this morning Is this something I have to get used to however I was able to get a bottle of Protein Shake in

As the title of this post suggests, I am new to Lap Band - and new to this forum!
My name is NaChae. I am a registered nurse, wife, and mother of 3. Since I had my first child I have struggled with PCOS and my weight. I have tried diets, workout plans, and all kinds of diet pills, but every success was short lived. The weight just kept coming back. After being on prescription diet pills (Adipex) off and on for the last year or two, I started weighing the long-term consequences of these pills on my overall health. A girl at my job shared her Lap Band story with me and I started consuming all the information I could find about it. To my surprise my husband was completely supportive! After a few office visits, some financial finagling, and an EGD.... I was banded on Wednesday, July 10, 2013!
I'm still on thin, mostly Clear liquids. I'm not really hungry at all, but I'm eating (drinking lol) on schedule and taking in plenty of Water. Pain is tolerable, but definitely there, particularly where my port is located. I'm very excited about my future with Lap Band. I can't wait to shed the excess weight and show everyone the me that I am inside.
<3 NaChae
Starting weight: 220 lbs
Current weight: 216 lbs
Goal weight: 135 lbs