Bandana

Hi Yes I've been banded a year tomorrow. It's great I've lost 85 lbs alreaduy. Goal is 30 more lbs. Have you been banded yet?

Hi I hope it's not too late because no one's posted since november. I could really use a support group. I'm 46 soon to be 47 and my 1 year bandaversary is in 2 days. Down 86 lbs, 40 to go. Hope you all come back

I have to really push myseolf to exercise, I'd rather be on the couch. But today I did 30 minutes on the treadmill - hurray Hope to do the same tomorrow

Red Tulips Thank you for your post. It was really refreshing to hear how well you've done with your band. Congratulations on all your accomplishments. WOW - 10 lbs from goal - you go girl - My bandaversary is 1/28, any day now, I'm 30 lbs from goal. You are a real inspiration. You too KGlove. You too are an inspiration. I'm trying to hit your goal weight too. Congratulations

Carol I'm so glad you came aboard. It's so nice to have someone with a bandaversary almost the same as mine. 70 lbs is great. I didn't have any restriction for the first few months and the next couple of months were really uncomfortable with the restriction. All the pain in my chest and not being able to eat. Today I even had problems eating and getting in enough Protein. So it's never easy. That;s why I'm so hungary at night. Brad is right about that. And sometimes I'm just too lazy to try to make the right food choices at night. (could be all day too).Anyway, I'm glad to know there's someone who feels the same way. Maybe we could chat each night to support each other so we don't eat. What time do start eating? I don't know how to do the ticker factory but maybe Brad can help.

Hey BBK, Thanks so much for offering your support. It must feel great to be at goal. I can't wait. I'm almost banded a year and the first year the weight just came off probably because I was really restricted for a couple of months. But now I'm trying to really eat and chew and eat slow so I can get some weight off. I'm at a plateau. Anyways, how much food can you eat and then how long are you full for. I don't seem to be able to get enough food in at a meal.

Arkie Congrats on the 7 lbs. Hope the restriction isn't too bad. Bandana

Suzanne Skating along is a great way to put it. But there's no more skating here. I'm trying to chew, chew, chew. Let me ask you - do you every feel full for hours after you eat??? Thaks Caryn

Hi this is Bandana Someone write me a private message from princeton, new jersey and I'm very sorry but somehow I deleted the message and don't remember your name. I hope you find this I kept trying to get back the message. Please write me again. Caryn

Givemeglory I am in the same boat. Stuck with most foods, can eat easier and too much at night, and stuck at a plateau the past few months. I started a thread called hungary and eating at night in the Janusry 08 section. I go up or down 1-2 lbs since the beginning of November. I'm so frustrated. Last time I went to the doctor 12/9 I had a .25 unfill. I can't say it helped much but I've been working on my chewing and eating slow so more food is getting down with no weight gain thank god. Girls - Hi everyone - Update Tonight was my first slimming. I thought I ate and chewed okay and then soon after I got this wet mouth feeling, chills, nausea an had to throw up like immediately. Slime and the rest of my food came up (sorry so graphic). I'm trying to pinpoint why that happened after almost a year of being banded. Anyone got any ideas?

Susie and Sula - My doctors started doing this laproscopic procedure for reflux. They just started it in NJ. Maybe going on their website will help. Since it's new I don't know if it will be there. There phone number is 732-761-1740, and their website is: INFO@ENDO-SURGICAL.COM. dR. Washington and Dr. SAdek do this procedure. Juno610 - Thanks so much for the support. I must say that I did get on the treadmill the last 2 days. It was soooooo hard to muster up the energy and motivation. Hope I can keep it up.

BJ I'm working on the 32 chews and it's getting a little easier. Thanks. I'm also at a plateau and I know it isn't easy. My goal is to get into normal size clothes, like a large in Macy's and size 14 pants so I don't have to shop in the Women's Dept and the sizes in the regular sizes fit. Right now I'm between an XL and 1x so nothing fits right. But soon.... Arkie Did you get the fill when you went to the doctor? Maybe with the fill you won't need to stay on the Atkins diet

Congratulations Gingerbug!!!WTG!!! and on your bandaversart too. Celebration is in order, go get yourself another pair of size 12. WOW - I agree. I still feel like I haven't changed much also. I usually don't take the time to look but a few times I was pleasantly surprised. Suzanne My doctor said I was a "success story" and is throwing me to the wolves. He wants to see my in 3 months for a follow-up. But I still have 25-30lbs to lose. My goal is to see my feet in the shower. Dazzle - I've struggled all year with my band so I really understand. But hang in there.

Hi Girls, I can't believe it. I had to really force myself but I got on my treadmill today. Anyone else having trouble with the good old exercise thing.

Brad, LOL I just respo9nded on the other site. I'm glad you found me again. Let's talk. I was eating some yogurt this morning to get some protein down and I felt some restriction. So I did go for a cup of hot tea. )The first time I've tried that). And then I went back to the yougurt a 1/2 hour later. Maybe I should have tried sooner. But here I am on this site instead of getting my butt upstairs to walk on the treadmill.

Thanks for asking,. I was banded 1/28/08. I know I have a 14cc band and I think I'm at 11. Im not sure because I've had so many fills and a couple of unfills b ut I think I'm at around 11. I'm going to check next time I go to doctor. last time I saw the doctor was 12/9 I had a .25 unfil because I couldn't keep things down. But now I'm really hungary at night. I have more "dietetic and healthy" foods in the house but you know if you eat too much of that it's not too hellpful either for a weight loss. I can't seem to push myself for the exercise right now, I hope its just a phase I'm going through. But honestly, I haven't been too good with the exercising all year long. Nice to know that you care. Thanks and it's good to see that you know what your doing and you're doing it well. 60 lbs in just 5 months is great.Keep up the good work

Hi everyone I was banded 1/28/08 and have been through a whole host of issues as I'm sure you are aware. I've lost 85 lbs with 30 pounds to go. I can't eat all day and I can eat all night. Help!

Thanks for all the info Brad. I haven't had ice cream at night for about a week, but I find that the nighttime is still a horror because I'm still eating alot. I did buy the diet Jello. I eat that, Protein bars, ceral and milk and I can't stop thinking about food at night. Can anybody help. I'm not exercising so these extra calories are killing me. I don't know how to get control of this night eating. Thanksk for any support.

Hi, I'm a married woman, 46 years old and I was banded 1/28/09. My start weight was 250 and now I'm 166. I have 20 -30lbs left to lose. I know that's not bad but I got here the very hard way. Couldn't get the right amount of restriction and had a lot of chest pain and regurgitating along the way, not knowning if I'd be able to eat the next meal or not. But I plateaued 2 months ago. Anyways, I'm trying to work with my band. It is so hard for me to get into the chew, chew, chew mode and the slow, slow, slow mode, I guess because old habits die hard, even after a year. I was probably torturing myself all year because of not being able to chew and take time eating. It's very hard to get myself to exercise as well. I could really use a mentor who's been there, done that and could support me in making my lapband surgery positive for me as I know this is now a new lifestyle and I don't want to spit up like a baby wherever I go. If I could have done this on my own I wouldn't have needed my band. Thanks alot.

BJ I have to tell you this chew 32 times is not easy. Nor is waiting between bites, But I'm trying. I wrote on my hand "chew slow" so maybe I'll remember each time i try to eat

SMsmith, what brand of sugar fat free ice cream are you talking about? Thanks

You know girls, I've been digging deep since my ice cream horror episode and to try to see if I need an unfil. I think the problem might be that I don't chew my food enough or slow enough so I bring it back up to get rid of the chest pain. I saw a nutritionist today who agrees that this might be the main problem, among other issues. I am willing to work on my chewing and eating, but can anyone tell me HOW!!!!! I never ate slow or took small bites in my life and as much as I think I'm eating morsels and slow, I think I can do better. I find that I'm on automatic pilot when it comes to food and old habits are hard to change. I need to try this though before I go in for an unfil. Maybe I'm just not working my Lapband right. I realized today that the lapband is like any other "diet"., There are rules and restriction you must follow - just like weight watchers to lose weight. I guess I thought it would be like easy, I'd just eat less than what I did normally and the weight would come off. But if you can't even really eat this is a problem. Can anyone give me support with this????Thanks

Jodi_620, You Goooooooooooo! Girl. I was stunned when I realized how much weight you have lost in only a few months. I started at the same weight and a year later I didn't reach what you did. You are definitely doing something right. I wanted to contact you and talk but I don't know how to do that. Could you respond to me and send me a message. I am so happy for you. You must feel and look like a whole new woman. Congratulations and I know you will definitely meet your goal weight.

Thanks crztchr. My start weight was 250, my current weight is 165 and I want to lost 5lbs by Valentine's Day so my goal is 160. I'd be really happy with this. Just to know it's still coming off. I've been at a plateau for 2 months.

BJean I really liked your post. You explain it so perfectly what we go through. I'm going to work on the 32 chews. Thanks.