elcee

I'm the same. I'm 2kg heavier thanI was and I hate it. I keep looking at all the diet books in the stores and thinking maybe I should try Sugar Busters 17 Day diet Dukan No wheat Fat Flush No food etc etc I'm sure that was what i did preband and it never helped me then so I'm not sure why it should now. Realistically i know that I need to cut back on snacking and if I do snack stick to fruit or veggies or basically anything other than Cookies or chocolate! And the other thing I need to do is move more.

Well done. I bet looking at it this way makes you all feel extra amazing!

I often read threads in this forum where people are disappointed with their weight loss. People compare themselves to others and feel that their loss is not good enough or not fast enough. Apart from the fact that everyone is different and their body is different people often forget to look at things such as starting weight. Someone that weighs more will initially lose weight a lot more quickly than someone who does not weigh as much. As people get closer to their goal weight the loss slows down and it gets harder. So instead of focussing on the number of lbs or kgs or stones lost rather look at the percentage of your body weight that you have lost. For example a person weighing 400lb may drop 100lb very quickly. That is a fantastic achievement, but lets look at it another way they have lost 25% of their body weight. Another person may have "only" lost 60lb. Lets say their starting weight was 290lb - that is almost 21% - still amazing. So why not do the calculation and see how much you have really lost. It may make you feel heaps better. My stats. Starting weight 74kg or 163lb Lowest weight 50 kg or 110lb Total lost 24 kg or 53lb Percentage of weight lost 32%

I am not going to state who is correct and who is incorrect in this argument but there are a couple of very valid points. Why is someone who is not banded and hasn't considered being banded posting on the band board trying to put others off? Is it because they believe that they are party to information that others do not have and can help us see the light. I intensely dislike missionaries of any sort! As a person with the band I do sometimes stray onto other boards. In fact I quite often read through some of the threads on the sleeve board. However I'm neither rude nor arrogant enough to start posting opinions there which are contrary to their own. If they have decided they are happy with the sleeve surgery then I would assume that they have made an educated decision after weighing up the risks. I might disagree with their choices but i do that quietly to myself. If I want to read the complications thread and think to myself "wow I am glad I didn't choose the sleeve as some of those complications sound horrific" then I do.......... I read it and sometimes I might come back in here and post a link to a particular thread but I don't post in their forum. I also do not PM people and harass them I do not feel someone is fully qualified to comment on a procedure unless they have experienced it or studied it in great depth.

What are you eating? Are you following the post op diet your Dr has recommended? Usually your food would not be getting stuck as after surgery most people spend 2 weeks on liquids then 2 weeks on mushies then 2 weeks on soft before following a "normal" diet. If you have been cleared to eat then possibilities are:- Your bites are too big You are not chewing properly You are not waiting long enough between bites The food is not a band friendly food. Even without any fill the band because of how and where it is placed does make a certain amount of difference. The other possibility is that your band put some Fluid in your band when he/she did surgery. This does sometimes lead to problems.

I'm the opposite, much prefer having an IV in am arm but quite often they put it in my hand as it is easier for them. I find there it hurts so much more and it makes it difficult to use your hand. It sucks when a non bariatric Dr tries to unfill you. When I was in the ER I was lucky, after 2 attempts (which weren't too painfull) he sent me to have it done under fluoro. For the record here in Aus they never numb before filling and I have never found it to be a problem. I think maybe they use a different needle here because it does not look exceptionally long and thick to me. Sorry you had to go through this but hope you feel better now.

Good luck, you will be fine.

Yep it is a very simple conversion.

It is always hard to know what to grab if you are out and about. I am often out in the middle of the day and trying to find an easy, healthy ,band friendly option is not easy.

I think fruit is difficult as it is hard to chew. A lot of it, especially summer fruits have that really smooth slippery texture that you literally cannot get your teeth into and so you end up swallowing a bite that is too big. I eat very little fruit which is not good. Stewed fruit may be easier to eat , maybe try some stewed apple or make the fruit into a puree and pour it over yogurt.

I think we might be related. I haven't parallel parked my car since I got my licence.

Actually the rants and raves section is a totally off topic section of the website. A lot of us have grown to know and like each other since joining LBT and we like to discuss things other than the Lap Band. In the rants and raves section nothing is sacrosant. You can feel free to discuss politics, religion , in fact anything that you wish to rant or rave about. Whilst we might all aspire to be perfect , most of us are not. Political correctness is not normal human behaviour, it is something that has been thrust on us. None of us would condone anything that was hateful or racist etc but if we wish to pick on a thing that annoys us that is fine. We are picking on the thing, not on a person. Most of us know that feeling this way about certain things is silly or irrational but we cannot help the way we feel. So if these threads offend your sensibilities then the best thing to do is stay out of this area, and be very careful too if you wander into the powder room gone wild section. You could of course always start your own rant & rave . Maybe I hate people that pick on silly spelling mistakes?

More info is needed if you would like some input. When were you banded? What/how much are you eating? What/how much exercise are you doing?

No reason for them to postpone it, if you let them know then they will handle it appropriately.

The one which made me laugh the other day was when someone used "Walla". Now what may you ask is Walla? The way it was used I think they meant Voila, which admittedly is a French word so a lot of people may not be able to spell it, but if you want to use foreign words you should at least have some idea of how they are spelt!

If you do vomit you don't generally feel like eating again afterwards anyway. I would count the calories as though they were eaten and if that means you end up with a slight deficit and it causes a little extra weight loss great. Just don't get into the habit of making yourself vomit, it is dysfunctional behaviour and can lead to all sorts of unwanted and expensive complications.

All perfectly normal. The standard here in Aus is 2 weeks liquid plus a few low carb veggies for the 2 weeks preop. Then 1 day clear liquids post op, followed by 2 weeks full liquids, 2 weeks mushy and then 2 weeks soft before finally going back to normal foods. Its a PITA and at the time it's hard but you can do it , the same as the rest of us did. And although we might like to think the diet is designed purely to torture us it's not, it's is designed to maximise the healing process and to allow the band to settle into place.

Good to see that others also thought this was strange for a 1st or 2nd post. I was going to say something but thought that for once in my life I should just be sympathetic and tactful instead.

Very sad, sorry. but Where did this happen? It sounds like there were a lot of things that could have been done that would have averted this tragedy.

Hi Elfie - nice to see you posting. Didn't realise you still had issues even sine your band had been removed, that sucks

Hi Penn. Long time since we have seen you here. Sorry that you have had so many issues. Just a note though ,adhesions are a common result of any surgery - they are not a sign that your body is rejecting a foreign body.

Toast does generally go down easier as do grainy breads. Also if you try to eat a whole roll you will probably have a problem but if you mix it up with other food then it makes it harder to form that ball. So a small bite of bread with healthy toppings on as in an open sandwich might be easier to eat .

chocolate, crisps, nuts, crackers, Soup............ the list goes on and on

I can eat all of the above

I've also seen that on the news. I am sure it does as little as all the other body contouring treatments that have come out throughout the years.