Thewall26

WOW that is pretty cool I didnt even notice you were from St Louis till now. I totally understand. The first 8 weeks are the hardest. Oh I am not saying I didnt have any restriction, but I guess I was thinking it was going to be different :cheers2: I think it was just more of a I didnt want to be able to eat as much as I was. I am pretty good now, but I was told by Dr Wagner that the fat on the stomach will continue to decrease and adjustments will continue :party: I go back on the 18th and I will probably get another fill. You will get there, you have a great support staff.

Hello two the both of you. Congrats on taking your next step. You will find this is the best thing for you. I have had mine close to 10 months now and I love it. One small piece of advice I can give you is be patient. I got a little down on myself, close to the holidays because I actually gained some weight back, but I also realized that my body had gone close to 2 and a half months with not real food intake, so it took my body awhile to re adjust. Your fills are another big thing. I didn't feel restriction till my third fill. Good luck and you have tons of support on here. Gary

Dont worry about it too much at the beginning. I gained about 10 pounds after I was able to eat food again. Just my bodys way of telling me that if I ever went 40 day again without giving it some food I better watch out. :biggrin: The first month or two is all a learning process for you nad the band. I didnt really start to lose until my third fill. which was 3 months after my surgery. Just hang in there and keep up the great work.

Dont feel embarrassed. I know i can be difficult not to feel like that, but your doing it for you, and the ones you love. My only problem is that I wish I would have done it sooner I was killing my self before. I was on 8 meds from high BP to diabetes to high cholesterol. now I am on nothing and I I we it all to my Band.

I guess for me, I really didn't care who knew about it, so I told anyone that would listen. Now granted I wasnt walking up to complete strangers and saying hey guess what. I knew why I was doing this, and it was to benefit me and my family. The way I look at it is you need all the support you can get, and friends and family should be there for you. If they cant back you in your decision then you don't really need them in your life.

:w00t: Thanks everyone!!! Well for to start off I increased my activity just a bit. for instance if I went to the gym or walked or anything I tried to get myself to do just a little extra each time. I figured every little bit would help. The other thing that I contribute to the good month was COUNTING MY CALORIES, and tracking every little thing I ate. I was really suprised to see how fast thing added up. So for the most I just tried to make better choices. The band just helps me keep everything in check.

Hey, I know everyone is different but I had almost 8cc in my 14cc band before I had any decent restriction. I am currently at 10.4cc and just went to the Dr today and this is the first month I have not had a fill in 9 months. so jut hang in there and watch your food. Counting my daily calories really has helped me quiet a bit especially when i wasnt having great restriction.

Well I did it, LOST 100 + pounds. Had a really good month. Lost 15 pounds this past month. I feel great, The Lap Band is the best thing that I could have done for myself. Updated pictures are coming.

Well I did it, LOST 100 + pounds. Had a really good month. Lost 15 pounds this past month. I feel great, The Lap Band is the best thing that I could have done for myself. Updated pictures are coming.

Well I did it. :thumbup: Went in for my weigh in today and lost 15 lbs, which put me over the 100 pound mark. Pretty exciting I am only 6 pounds away from being what I weighed when I was a senior in high school.

I didnt have to do a caloric journal but my nutrionist wanted me to write down my daily foods I was eating and turn it in to her every month, I will admit that I fudged some of the entries because I didnt always write everything down. I felt that they just wanted to make sure I was willing to change my habits. I lost about 25 pounds during my six month supervised diet.

Well I finally did it!!!! Got over that stupid wall that was in my way. Lost 12 pounds this past month and feel a lot better. I have currently lost 42% of my excess weight. Dr told me that 40% is where I should be after 1 year. well I am happy to say its only been 7 months. Found my new best friend at the Gym - The ELLPTICAL MACHINE :thumbup: Not sure why but I was always intimidated by it. well that is it for now and I post as things happen.

Well I finally did it!!!! Got over that stupid wall that was in my way. Lost 12 pounds this past month and feel a lot better. I have currently lost 42% of my excess weight. Dr told me that 40% is where I should be after 1 year. well I am happy to say its only been 7 months. Found my new best friend at the Gym - The ELLPTICAL MACHINE :crying: Not sure why but I was always intimidated by it. well that is it for now and I post as things happen.

Well I have only one thing I can tell you based on my my own experience. I did not got any real restriction until my 6th fill. I was just patient with myself and my Dr. I finally got there and I am finally losing weight after hitting a wall. Just keep telling yourself that it will get better and nothing is going to happen over night. The same thing happened to me once I was able to eat solids. I went to taco bell and ate 2 burritos and tacos and was like what the heck am i doing knowing it wasnt right. You will get to that sweet spot it might just take awhile. I have the AP large with 9.8cc in it and just got to my sweet spot. You will do great!!!!