christa94

thanks everyone for your posts! my goal is to lose 60pounds. i would be happy with 40-45. my doctor has told me to look for about 10 pounds a month and that the amount i lose will be determined by how well i follow the post op diet and exercise.

i must admit i am getting scared. i have made the decision to do it. i have a date. but, now i am getting scared. wondering if something will go wrong during the surgery and i don't wake up. or that i will be that person that has every complication imaginable! i know i need to chill. pray and let God do the rest. that is why i am on here looking for positive experience. thanks for sharing!

Wow nita! congrats on your success. and thanks for sharing your positive stories. i have read some not so great stories. and don't get me wrong, i don't want to hear ALL good, but i would like to hear both positive and not so positive stories. i like to hear about someone that has victory over obesity!

that is good. i like your enthusiasm! my banding is coming up soon. and i am trying to get as much feedback from others that have experienced it as possible. thanks for sharing

does anyone regret getting the band?

1-2 weeks before a restriction kicks in! WOW i thought it was instant!

well 28 lbs since feb. 2006 sounds pretty good to me. thanks for sharing your experience with me.

where are you in ny? i am in rochester! i have not had the band yet, but i am trying to educate myself to some of the things that can go wrong with the band so that i know how to deal with it. you know what i mean? i will be getting banded on june 30th. i am nervous, yet excited. i have a bmi of 35. i have been dieting for all my life. over the last little bit, it just seems like no matter what i do, i don't lose. and it is frustrating.

do folks with lower bmi really lose with the band?

How can you tell if your band is too tight? :omg: will it stop your weight loss?

does anyone on here have a positive story about the lapband? what healthy foods do you find are easy to tolerate? what about foods that aren't so easily tolerated? i like vegetables, do you think they will be a problem for me? i hear alot of people on here saying that the band didn't help with emotional eating and things like that. it is my understanding that the band is a "tool" for weight loss and that no it is not going to solve all your problem. i used to binge and purge. and for anyone that understands eating disorders, you know that it is not about your size but moreso a coping mechanism. emotional eating has to be dealt with before ANY weight loss plan (the band, gastric bypass) will successfully work. years of therapy has taught me that. ok. just my $.02 worth. i mean to offend noone. and how does that little number line come up to show where you are now and where you are with your weight loss?:help:

i am scheduled to have the lapband at the molding clinic at the end of june. they say they only use the inamed band. and they go ahead and fill it a little at the time of placement. has anyone else experienceed this? they also said doing this will have me on the liquid diet at first, then soups, and it would be about 3 months before i could really be on solids. any thoughts on this?

anyone banded at the molding clinic? i am scheduled to be banded there on june 29th. i am so excited!