juliegeraci

You are doing wonderful. Keep up the good work.

Hi Bodden, my name is Julie. I'm 39 years old with 2 boys, 14 and 5. I had my lapband placed last June. I'm down 52 lbs so far. Its been a little slower for me. I have 50 more lbs to go to goal weight. Julie

You are expecting too much. It took me 5 fills to get to that level and 8 months. You need to go back for more fills until you find your sweet spot. Julie

PB stands for productive burp. It is similare to vomitting. Sometime you will vomit chunks of food or what is in your pouch. As far as you symtoms go, it sounds like its your body telling you the signs of restriction. You definitely need to slow down and see if you are full before you eat more.

Hi Melissa, follow the bandsters diet and you should be okay. Make sure you eat your lean protein first, vegies second and then carbs. You need at least 60 grams of protein a day. If you exercise it will really bump up your losing rate. I didn't exercise my first 50 lbs so now I have to to lose. Julie

Good luck to you. You will love being banded.

Don't worry. It typically takes 2-3, sometimes even more to feel the difference. I have had 5 in 10 months.

Hotpink, that is great news! Keep up the good work.

You're welcome. Congrats on getting your band.

Kenophon, sounds like you are really on track. Congrats on getting banded. Julie

Sheila, I was exactly like you. My top weight was 308. I lost 30 lbs on my own to 282 and bamm, couldn't move another inch. That is when I was banded. It is hard to lose weight! I am proud at what this last 10 month has given me. I am down 52 lbs. 2 pant sizes, 3 top sizes and 50 more lbs from goal. I am an average loser at 1 lb a week. The doctor told me you can expect to lose 30-50% of your excess weight the first year. That puts me on track at 50% today. Trust me when I tell you that had I exercised I probably would be down 70-75 lbs right now. I haven't at all. I just started the exercise again. Julie

I used the solution and it worked magic on me. I've held my fill since January.

I have heard this to be true. But it is just based on bandsters complaints.

I would take Zantac or Pepcid AC. They seem to work for me. You may also want to consult your band doctor.

.3 is nothing. I would go back in for a more agressive fill.

Deanna, the surgery was a breeze for me. I had a little nauseau that was taken care of by the prescription my doctor gave me. I took Gas X strips for the gas. The port site was a bit sore. I was back to work in 5 days. I would say the surgery was easy. I was nervous like you. I had a complete breakdown 24 hours before surgery thinking to myself "how did I get here". I didn't really mourn food at all. I was just upset at myself for letting myself go for years. You will be fine. I love my band now and I wouldn't want it any other way. Julie

Nita, I remember what it was like moving to another fill. You will love not being hungry. Congrats.

Terry, welcome to bandland. You have now entered the area you should be careful of. Next will be a PB. Slow it down girl!

I'm also 5'8" but my goal is 175-180. I don't want to struggle to keep my weight at 160. I have been 162 before and I was way too thin. My goal is a size goal of 14/16. My original goal was only an 18. But now that I'm at size 20 I think I can get thinner. If you look at BMI I need to get to a minimum of 170-175ish to be in the Healthy category. Anything more is overweight. I'm 232 now and still in the obese category.

My fill was really small. I think he put in .5 or 1 in my 10 band which holds 4.2. I wasn't as hungry initially but was back for a 2nd fill pretty quickly. I have had 5 fills in 10 months.

Personally, I would go sooner and discuss it with your surgeon to dispell any concerns that you have. You may be eating too many carbs and not enough protein. Julie

Laura, I could sleep on my stomach and side a few weeks after surgery once the port site healed without a problem.

Bev, I have been banded for 10 months. For me, the surgery was pretty easy. I had a little gas afterwards and took gasx to help. I also just had a sore port area which is normal. I was back to work in 5 days. I am considered an average loser at 1 lb per week. I'm down 52 lbs in 10 months. The say that average person loses 30-50% of their excess body weight the first year. That would put me at an average weight since I have lost 50%. I plan on taking this next year to get to goal. I have ramped up the exercise. The first 50 lbs I hardly exercised at all. That is probably why I didn't lose very rapidly. Just know the lapband is a tool. I hear that Dr. Ortiz is wonderful. If My memory serves me correctly he is an author of Lapband for Life. Its a great book. You can order it from Amazon.com. Julie

Hi Perry, I was banded last June and I'm down 52 lbs. I am considered an average loser at 1 lb a week. Although its been slow for me I am down 2 sizes on the bottom and 3 on the top. They say that the first year you should lose 30-50% of your body weight. That would put me at a little past normal since I have about 50 left to lose. You have to work with the band, exercise and drink your water. The reason why I haven't been losing more agressively is because I didn't exercise the first 9 1/2 months or so. I just started back to Curves plus my treadmill. Just remember you can do this if you put the work into it. Julie

Hi Kaitlin, I am 10 months post op and I am down 52 lbs. You are doing great. Keep up the good work. Julie