Libbyjane1976

I eat lunch and dinner and then break up Breakfast into 2 small Snacks because i'm so tight in the mornings. Breakfast is usually a granola bar followed up by fruit a couple hours later. Or Carnation Instant Breakfast followed up by a granola bar or fruit a couple hours later. Lunch is usually half a lean cuisine and dinner is whatever i cook on the grill. Usually it's chicken and some kind of vegetable or a stir fry.

lol. Ahh I remember my very 1st "stuck" incident and I chuckle. Yea it sucks getting stuck.

After LB our relationship with food must change. Otherwise we spend miserable meals making a run for the bathroom. I've been there. I come from a family of fast eaters and I've had to learn the hard way to slow wayyy down. It sucks to see people going back for seconds and you are still working on your little bit of food that you know you will still be working on 20 minutes later when they will be going back for 3rds or even dessert and then you know there's no way in hell you can even think about dessert at that point. I get disgusted watching people eat. The way they shovel food in their mouth just grosses me out. (or maybe i'm just jealous because I can't do that anymore). Changing my relationship with food has been extremely hard. I have good days and I have bad days but I know I will never give up!!! I have never been happier in my life!!!

The decision to get a lapband over a gastric bypass is a personal one. My main reasons for getting lapband were: Did not want my insides cut and rerouted Knew people who had GB that gained their weight back Also didn't wanna have to take a handful of supplements everyday because my body doesn't absorb it. Only supplement I take is a Multivitamin. Also at the time I was 1st considering surgery GB was the only option available and it wasn't done lapropscopically and the risk of dying was high (obviously not they can do it laproscopically and the risk of death is much lower). Only thing about GB is you do lose the weight much faster. It's taken me 17 months to get off 100 lbs with 75 lbs left to lose. With a GB I would probably be at my goal weight right now. The band isn't always food friendly. There are days I have a hard time keeping anything down. Especially the real humid days I know that I won't be able to eat much food and have to be very careful of what I do eat or else it will come back up. At least with a GB you don't have to worry about that kind of restriction. You know how much your stomach can hold and that's it. You don't have to worry about whether or not it's too humid out or even how you sit at a chair at the dinner table. Because yes even the angle of the chair determines whether or not food gets stuck in your band. There's nothing worse than looking forward to eating something specific (such as a steak) and not being able to enjoy your dinner because you get stuck and are running to the bathroom every 2 minutes trying to get it up. As much as I love my band and do not regret my decision for 1 second there is an ugly side to it too. Just as there is an ugly side to the GB and i'm sure even the sleeve. Good luck with your decision!!!! You have a lot of pros and cons to think about.

I've been banded now for 18 months and I'm 75 lbs away from my goal. I do not regret my decision for one minute!!! I cannot believe how happy I am. How much healthier I feel. I've lost 100 lbs that I never would've lost otherwise.

I was stuck between 220 and 224 for about 6 months. I didn't give up hope I made sure I went to the doctor for fills and and tried exercising more and changing up my diet and nothing worked!!! I just had to ride it out. In May I went to my doctors office and I was 225 that day. They gave me a slight fill and it put me right at my sweet spot. Since that time 6 weeks ago I've lost 10 lbs now. You just have to ride it out, keep getting your fills and doing what you gotta do. Your body will eventually respond and you will starting losing again!

OMG I saw the informercial on that and wanted to get it!!! You will have to keep us posted on how you are doing! I got one of their original products P90 (not P90X) and I always seem to lose weight when I do that several times a week.

When you get enough fluid in your band and you go to take a drink after you have eaten a bunch of food it will make you feel very uncomfortable. Eventually you will be able to gage when you can and cannot take a sip of something when you are eating and how long afterwards.

The only advice I can offer to you is to sit down with your surgeon and tell him about your portion sizes and say I shouldn't be able to eat this much. Every doctor is different as far as fills goes and it sounds as if yours is on the conservative side. As a last ditch measure I would even contemplate switching doctors if you can't get your needs met. The band is a tool to help you, you still gotta make the effort (sounds as if you are!!!) but you should have a little bit of an easier go at it! Good luck!

How many cc's do you have and how big is your band? I have about 9.8 cc's in my band and my band is 14 cc's total. You should be staying full about 3-4 hours after you eat a meal. how much are you eating during mealtimes? I know for me it depends. I like to be a little loser so I can eat more comfortably but I still have good restriction and my body doesn't go into starvation mode and I lose weight easier. When i'm tighter I don't eat as much and I don't lose as much.

I'm in! Since I didn't meet my goal for the Valentine's Day challenge I hope to meet my goals for the cindo de mayo challenge!

I lost my chin, my chest and shoulders first. It's taking forever to come off my hips and thighs!

Good luck with that one! If I were you I would try my best to postpone it to another time when you can enjoy yourself.

You say that you are proud of yourself for your wonderful accomplishment and if they don't like it too bad!!!! That's what I say!!! We should be proud of ourselves for taking control and losing the lbs!!

I would grab an extra apple or orange or some kind of fruit. That way if you are still hungry you have something healthy to munch on to get you thru.

Holli that is really awesome! I am so happy for you and I can't wait until I am there as well. As a joke I tried on a shirt I wore a year ago (size 26/28) and OMG it was a frickin' nightgown on me. What a great feeling.

I went to Fashion Bug the other day and bought a new outfit for my work Christmas party. I bought a short skirt (right below the knee) - I haven't worn a shorter skirt since high school. A tight fitting shirt and high heels. They are candies brand that I bought at Kohls. They havve vey high heels on them and i'm excited to wear them!

I had a large hiatal hernia and my surgeon was able to repair it for me no problems. I wonder why he can't repair it at the same time you get banded. That is odd. Now if your hernia is really large couldn't he repair it and then at a later date could you go back and get the band?

Determination, exercise and no more fast food!

Made my goal plus an extra lb this morning!!!! Yay!

I'm definitely in!

Fasion Bug! They usually have pretty good sales and coupons! If you hit the season right you can get a bunch of stuff off of the clearance racks as well. I spent $60 back in August and got a bathing suit, 4 tank tops, a t-shirt and a work shirt. If that doesn't work, there's always the Salvation Army.

I cut my hair shorter than it's ever been in my life and it's blonder. I actually wore shorts this past summer instead of capris and more tank tops. Can't wait to see what next summer brings for me! I think I may start to wear skirts! Short skirts!

Don't think about it. Quit getting down on yourself about it, there's nothing you can do now but change it around!! Call your doctor get in for a fill asap!! Then go back to band basics!!! You can do it!!!!

Well as people enjoy reminding me everytime I get frustrated with the 1-2 lbs a week. You didn't gain the weight over night and you certainly aren't going to lose it over night. lol. I hate it when they say that!!! Even if it is true.