LeAnne19

Congrats! Being Banded you is the best decision I have ever made!

Everyone gets a little panicky and scared. Don't worry, it will all be fine! I had panic attacks in years past, But once I was on the operating table I felt calmer than I ever have before in my life. And Now I know why, Because my band has completely turned my life around.

I take pills, No problems. BC pills are tiny anyway

Congrats and Good Luck! My bmi was almost 44, now 33. The band is Truely amazing! Run with it! And keep us updated on your progress

Congrats on getting a Band so young! Really run with it. I am 19 and banded in September of 2008. I has already changed my life. Good Luck!

I am really surprised with the people encouraging going behind what a Doctor orders. I guess everyone is different, but I paid 16k, and We are given laws to live by for our own healing and weightloss. By following orders to the T I have lost 75 lbs in less than 4 months. I only have 55 lbs left to go. Think long and hard before starting to cheat on your band. Because it can be cheating you out of greater success in the long run.

I know this is a hard one when your hungry, but the truth is, your Doctor knows best. He has a plan for a reason. It is only for your healing.

Wow when I read the topic of the thread I was thinking "I didn't know swingers were THAT open about it".... lol

WooHoo! What a Great NSV! Yoga and Pilates have Def worked in my favor, I feel toner every day! Don't worry about the scale as much, I dedicate alot of success to doing what feels right and only scaling at my Doctor Appointments. I have jumped sizes without jumping many lbs. Size 26 to 16! It is truely amazing!

I have told everyone. I continue to tell everyone, from waiters and waitresses to fitting room workers at department stores. It felt like the right thing for me to do. I am really proud of my band and my progress. In my experience I have never recieved any negative feed back. Most people who know me, knew I couldn't have lost the weight on my own. I was also banded with my Mother, the same day. Very good experience. It was nice to always have her going threw different stages. It is a very personal decision whether to tell or not. I do not think any answer is right or wrong.

Most people are supposed to have 800-1200 Calories a day. It depends on the Doctor. 600 Cals is never enough, people that eat that usually lose alot of hair. It is about being healthy and losing weight. I don't worry about carbs too much either. Just want to make sure I get in 80g Protein. Def switch to all fat free or low fat stuff though.

I usually have about 1000 Calories a day. If I go less I generally stop losing. I usually have 3 1 cup meals a day, No snackies. It works for me, but everyone is different! I love to cook, and I live alone, so it is easy to freeze everything already with portion control applied. I don't consume very many liquid calories. On days I eat very low cal, I will supplement with a Protein shake. Breakfast- 1 egg Over Easy and 2 Slices Turkey Bacon Or 1/2 Cup Cottage cheese and 1/2 Cup Diced Pears Lunch- 3oz lunch meat 1oz Cheese and 1/2 cup of a veggie or fruit Dinner- 3oz of Meat and 1/2 cup of a Veggie

Welcome EMT! Congrats on the recenting banding! It has changed my life so much! I am 19, From Indiana, and Banded!

I work in Carmel! =]! Are you banded?

I was born at 8lbs 14oz and 23 inches long. In kindergarten I was a head taller than every other kid. I have always had a round face, and I was mildly overweight all threw elementary school, mainly just very tall. I was never a short, round kid. In middle school I had some severe emotional trauma on a few different levels. I was about 5'10 and 220 in 7th grade. So above average weight, but very tall, not gigantic. In 8th grade The emotional traumas became more than I could handle. By 9th grade I was 270 and 6'0. At this point my mom forced me on DeproPrivera Birth Control. By 11th Grade I was 336 and 6'0. The birthcontrol, combined with emotional issues, starting a riot at my school, and overall depression took me to my heaviest. The summer before my senior year I met a new group of friends, my life was forever changed. I got down to about 310, healthy ways. I began to back away from my school and just hang out with people not from school. Janurary of my senior year I got into the wrong crowd, Started heavy drugs. I am not talking about smoking pot and drinking booze. I got down to around 280. The summer after I graduated I cleaned up, because I had a full ride to Purdue university. Between August of 2007 and August 2008 I had gained 40 pounds, was upto 320. In that time I went to Purdue, came home because my long time finance had leukemia, lost my fiance to leukemia, and dealt with the grieving process.

Sooo, I had my first fill today, 1.5 cc in my 10 cc band. It wasn't bad at all, Dr. McEwen got me first stick =]! He also does a numbing shot so you really don't even feel it. The Doctor's Office told me clears for 24 hour, full liquids for another 24 hours, then play it by ear. I feel a little change already, It may just be my mind. I was already feeling restriction I have cut my food intake by like 75%. That kind of got me introuble last week at the dietician. I had been eating so little she made me add in some more stuff. Just making sure I have meat, more calories, more protein. I am sure I was probably starting to go into starvation mode. So between now and my appt 10/11 I gain a few pounds. Still getting less that 1,200 calories, so my body is probably just adusting. I started a silly yoga routine at night. It is off my OnDemand, but it is a 20 minute workout I can handle. Also working to build up more time on my elliptical everynight. Walking 1+ miles a few days a week. Over all I think I am doing everything right. I have lost a good amount. This surgery was sprung on me very fast, I wasn't even thinking about it before my first appt 8/27. Surgery 9/18. When driving back to work after my fill appt I really was thinking about the surgery. I walked in that morning not really understanding the full extent, not seeing this is now the reality of the rest of my life. I remember laying back on the operating table, my heart rate sped up. It sank in at that moment, right before I was out for surgery. Before I could comprehend or think. Just a split second of seeing the rest of my life. Now here I am, and I would never take it back either. I feel great, am losing(besides past week or so), excersizing. I know my goal weight is coming sooner rather than later. I can see and identify my day to day mistakes, and I am curing them all.

Sooo, I had my first fill today, 1.5 cc in my 10 cc band. It wasn't bad at all, Dr. McEwen got me first stick =]! He also does a numbing shot so you really don't even feel it. The Doctor's Office told me clears for 24 hour, full liquids for another 24 hours, then play it by ear. I feel a little change already, It may just be my mind. I was already feeling restriction I have cut my food intake by like 75%. That kind of got me introuble last week at the dietician. I had been eating so little she made me add in some more stuff. Just making sure I have meat, more calories, more protein. I am sure I was probably starting to go into starvation mode. So between now and my appt 10/11 I gain a few pounds. Still getting less that 1,200 calories, so my body is probably just adusting. I started a silly yoga routine at night. It is off my OnDemand, but it is a 20 minute workout I can handle. Also working to build up more time on my elliptical everynight. Walking 1+ miles a few days a week. Over all I think I am doing everything right. I have lost a good amount. This surgery was sprung on me very fast, I wasn't even thinking about it before my first appt 8/27. Surgery 9/18. When driving back to work after my fill appt I really was thinking about the surgery. I walked in that morning not really understanding the full extent, not seeing this is now the reality of the rest of my life. I remember laying back on the operating table, my heart rate sped up. It sank in at that moment, right before I was out for surgery. Before I could comprehend or think. Just a split second of seeing the rest of my life. Now here I am, and I would never take it back either. I feel great, am losing(besides past week or so), excersizing. I know my goal weight is coming sooner rather than later. I can see and identify my day to day mistakes, and I am curing them all.

Congrats on Banding!!! =]

Congrats on getting first fill! I go today for mine. =]

I was 18th too =]

I take them, they are so horrible.