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Hey you can get back on track. I have been in some of those same spots. Are you taking a good vitamin and what are you doing to get more energy and to boost your metabolism. I can share with you what I have been doing and it has helped me so much and also kept me focused and on track. Email me at vblack433@ymail.com. Stay in the race. We all have our ups and downs.

You will do wonderful. I was 308 and lost 108 pounds. Hang in there baby. It;s work the journey. You will love the new you and every time you hit a certain spot on that scale you will be filled with joy. Believe me I have done a lot of crying. Tears of joy.

I have lost 108 pounds and it has been a true journey. It has been worth the ride though. Hang in there it will get better with time. Some days are harder than others, but consistency is the key. We all fall off, but we must jump back on. Try to stay focused. You can view my you tube video. I think it might help you along the way. Let me send you the line. Honestly the easiest way to view is to go to you tube, and type in youjustwaitnsee. I do some all natural stuff that has helped along the way as well. I could not do the fills as much, because the restriction kept me from eating so now I am 108 down and just want to lose a little more. I am happy and healthier I can tell you that. Enjoy the video!

Great Post! Do not get dependent on fills either. I love my band, but I can tell you it is only a tool. I only got 4cc in my band and was banded in May of 2009 and had to get it in my head it was a tool.I lost 108 pounds and have kept them off and yes we all have our ups and downs, but it is other things we must do to keep the weight off. I mean I changed a lot of things, but I live and die my all natural products that have helped me with my blood pressure and just many other things. Everything is not for every body, but please do not get dependent on the fills either. We all can do this. If any one wants to see my journey video email me and I will personally send it to you. Stay in the race! vblack433@ymail.com.

You are doing great. I can you tell you that I have only 4cc in my band and have not had a fill since 2010. Once I put it in my mind it was a tool. I have worked this tool and I had to make some other adjustments to get energy and work on speeding up my metabolism and that has helped me take more control than depending on the fills. You are on target it seems like a slow process, but check your inches. I know you have lost a lot of inches. Did you do measurements on everything before surgery? If not do them now. Some time scale is a little stuck but you are shedding away those inches. You can email me any time at vblack433@ymail.com and I can share some of the things that have helped get through this process. Did you see my video? Send me your email address and I will forward you my video.

Aha! I knew that title would get your attention! Are you thinking that Jean, a very vocal, longtime band fan, has finally lost her mind (on which she never did have a very firm grip)?


No, I haven’t lost my mind. I still think the band is grand and I still wish I still had mine, but because I want everybody to succeed at weight loss, I feel duty-bound to tell you some reasons not to have adjustable gastric band surgery.
So here goes, in no particular order.
Don’t have band surgery if…
You’re phobic about needles. Right now, a needle is the only way to get fluid into the band. The fill needle is not a big, scary one, and you don’t have to look at it at all if you prefer, but it’s still a needle.
You believe that band surgery cures obesity. Obesity is an incurable, chronic disease with the very real potential for recurrence. Weight regain can happen to anyone.
You think that once you get to your goal weight, your weight loss journey stops. Nope. It’s only just begun. Next you’ll have to maintain that weight loss for the rest of your life, and that takes vigilance and hard work.
You’re a self-pay planning on having surgery in Mexico or elsewhere out of country. What are you going to do if you have a problem or complication or just need another fill or unfill? Travel back to the Mexican clinic? Try to get help locally? Finding a US-based bariatric clinic that will accept patients who had surgery overseas is not easy, and once you do find one, you’re probably going to have to pay a non-refundable program fee, from $200 to $2000.
You can’t afford the time and expense for frequent follow up visits for fills, unfills, and other medical care. Even if your insurance covers those visits, you’ll have to take time off work, arrange for child care or pet care, fill your car’s gas tank, and shell out a co-pay.
You're a self-pay and don't have money or plans for dealing with fills, unfills, and possible complications. See above.
You hope to lose weight without getting any fills. Sorry, but it probably won’t work that way. See above.
You expect to lose a pound+ a day. Average weight loss with the band is 1-2 pounds/week. That average includes people who lost weight faster as well as people who lost no weight at all. Rapid initial weight loss is usually related to fluid retention, not fat loss.
You believe that slow weight loss with the band will prevent sagging skin. According to several plastic surgeons I’ve asked about this, your age and genetics have the most influence on how your skin will respond to massive weight loss. The rate of weight loss has little or anything to do with it.
You expect to experience restriction and lose weight steadily from the moment you wake up after surgery. Most band patients need several fills to achieve optimal restriction, plus more fills and unfills (or adjustments) to maintain that restriction, and virtually no one loses weight at a steady rate. My weight loss was extremely uneven – down 1#, down .5#, up .75#, down 1.75#, down 0/up 0, down .25#, and so on.
You believe in the sweet spot or perfect restriction. Restriction is constantly changing, just like our bodies, because of dozens of quite ordinary factors (food choices, eating and drinking habits, weight loss, time of day or month, illness, medications, stress, etc.). If you think you’ll lose weight only at the mythical sweet spot, you’re going to spend energy on frustration that could be better applied to changing your eating behavior.
You’re not willing to follow pre- and post-op liquid and puree diets. No, liquid and puree diets are not fun, but they’re short-term. When I was banded, I had 36 years ahead of me, assuming that I live as long as my mother did. That’s 12,672 days. My pre- and post-op liquid diets used up a whopping 17 days. Do the math. Even if you add in post-fill liquids and purees, those liquid and puree days represent a teeny, tiny fraction of my life.
You believe you’ll never be hungry again. Maybe, maybe not. The fact that you feel hungry 5 hours after a meal doesn’t mean your band isn’t working. It just means that your body needs fuel. And part of your ongoing work as a bandster is going to be figuring out whether you’re feeling physical hunger or “head” hunger.
You think the band is going to do all the work for you. The band has no magic ingredient that triggers weight loss once it’s wrapped around your stomach. All it does is affect your hunger and appetite. The band is not going to make good food choices, practice portion control or banish the demons who make you eat when you’re stressed or bored. Nor is it going to exercise for you. Success with the band is the result of a joint effort between you, your band, your surgeon and dietitian.
Have a don't-have-band-surgery reason to add to this list? Post it in the comment section!

Hey you can get back on track. I have been in some of those same spots. Are you taking a good vitamin and what are you doing to get more energy and to boost your metabolism. I can share with you what I have been doing and it has helped me so much and also kept me focused and on track. Email me at vblack433@ymail.com. Stay in the race. We all have our ups and downs.

Hey you can get back on track. I have been in some of those same spots. Are you taking a good vitamin and what are you doing to get more energy and to boost your metabolism. I can share with you what I have been doing and it has helped me so much and also kept me focused and on track. Email me at vblack433@ymail.com. Stay in the race. We all have our ups and downs.