Lana24

Wow,
So sorry to read about your struggles. The band isn't for everyone. The two women I spoke with the most at the beginning of our collective journies have since had their bands removed and switched to the sleeve.
Personally my journey was so incredidily slow I wondered for three years why I did it. May 21, 2012 will be my four year baniversery and now I'm happy.
Lana

Hi there,
I too felt like a big fat failure during year one. If not for the exercise I would has zero results. I also suffer from a sweet tooth and have discovered that when I am under stress I eat.
But you my dear - and myself included are not failures. For some it takes a lttle or a lot more.
I went through three years of fills before I got to proper restriction. At this level I'm simply not hungry often and I have eliminated the source of my stress.
Are you working out? Exercise is the saving grace, the band needs yor helpninorder to make it work. If your eating more than a cup at each meal then you probably need a fill. The cool thing is you can start over whenever your ready, zeo pressure.
Take a walk and get a fill.
Good luck!!!

Hello fellow lapbanders!!!
As of next week I'm four years out. It took me a long time to get here but I'm very proud of my journey here is a pic I took yesterday. If I had to do it over again- I would without a doubt chose the band again. Although my journey has been slow, it's been worth it every step of the way. I have a new life, a new perspective and a new body. I thank all of the bansters who came before me to share their personal stories. I can't say whether or not I'm at a numbered goal- I stopped making those goals because they were making me crazy. Today I just live, I eat good food and I do a bit of exercise and get out of my own head as often as possible and just take a walk.

Inspiring!!

Welcome to the wonderful world of lapbanding!! It is on heck of a journey!!! Wishing you the very best!

I guess it just depends on the individual- I have never had a problem with pills, pb or many problems with good getting stuck. It would depend on how well things are currently going down.
Good luck!!

Hello fellow lapbanders!!!
As of next week I'm four years out. It took me a long time to get here but I'm very proud of my journey here is a pic I took yesterday. If I had to do it over again- I would without a doubt chose the band again. Although my journey has been slow, it's been worth it every step of the way. I have a new life, a new perspective and a new body. I thank all of the bansters who came before me to share their personal stories. I can't say whether or not I'm at a numbered goal- I stopped making those goals because they were making me crazy. Today I just live, I eat good food and I do a bit of exercise and get out of my own head as often as possible and just take a walk.

Hello fellow lapbanders!!!
As of next week I'm four years out. It took me a long time to get here but I'm very proud of my journey here is a pic I took yesterday. If I had to do it over again- I would without a doubt chose the band again. Although my journey has been slow, it's been worth it every step of the way. I have a new life, a new perspective and a new body. I thank all of the bansters who came before me to share their personal stories. I can't say whether or not I'm at a numbered goal- I stopped making those goals because they were making me crazy. Today I just live, I eat good food and I do a bit of exercise and get out of my own head as often as possible and just take a walk.