CynthiaMTR

I'm so sad about my breast...always thought I would be one to get a reduction because of how big my breast were.....now I'm contemplating a left and getting I guess bigger implants....are there any other options to make them bigger. I'm two years post lapband....already met goal weight so I'm realllly happy but breast are just not cute!!!!!

Ive never had to unfill and on those days when im really tight i wonder if i should...but then have my days when i can really put down almost anything and change my mind. i only had a total of 4 fill before getting the perfect restriction...so really don't want to get into the habit of filling and unfilling!!! My dr said my last fill was a little tighter than most people want...but ive been able to live with it for over a year and reach my goal weight.

I find my self looking at other peoples plate all the time and it just amazes me how much food our bodies really need...its really not much!! I am very healthy with the amount of food i now eat but constantly have people commenting...is that all your having... especially coming from a Hispanic culture where people eat a LOT!!!! I love where I am now so have learned to ignore the comments!!!

Becky youll get there...slowly but surely..i remember being in your shoes. now i look back and realize that the rate of loosing weight was just right and not too fast is a healthy way to go.!!! Hang in there!

i agree.... i haven't been on this site in a very long time..ive learned what works for me so don't have too many questions for others anymore!!!.im happy and i would do it again if i had to...but it is a commitment...it is a sacrifice...and it takes a lot of work to reach that success!!! I've leaned to give up things i cant have anymore and ive learned that my body needs exercise to get where its gotten. i know people who have not been successful because they are not willing to make the sacrifices and commitments.

After shes been cleared by her dr...she can do everything and anything!!! I try it all!!! in the beginning crunches were a little painful because stomach area was sore...but as i said as shes cleared by dr and healed from surgery there is nothing the band does not allow!! You're an awesome friend!!!

Im sure weight might come off...but exercise does miracles for your body...i did not loose not 1lb from july to december...i was 2 lbs away from my goal weight and wondered everyday why i had not lost a pound because i do exercise a LOT...but not a day went by that someone did not ask "how much more weight have you lost". I went from a size 10 to a size 8 being pretty loose on me. Soo many people thought i was continuing to loose weight..i was not ..i was loosing inches in wonderful places like my waist...toning up my arms and just looking so much better in my clothes....so my advice to you is that when you are ready exercise! I just had to have an ankle surgery because i fell and have not gained one pound despite the fact that i have been sitting on my butt for two months...so exercise also helps you keep that weight off! Good Luck...hope you find a fun way to work out!!!

Its been 2 years and am already below my goal weight. my goal weight was 150. Ive went below goal because two months ago i fell and broke my ankle. the pain from surgery and the fracture pretty much zapped my appetite...my band felt tighter for about a month...thinking it was the stress...now im 144lbs. I've never weighed this little ever. Really cant wait to recover because i workout a LOT and havent been able to since i broke my ankle....But must say that the lapband and working out had has been the best thing ive ever done for my body!!!

I've never done solids for breakfast...a little for lunch...then usually a regular dinner. its weird because i as well have days or weeks that im super tight...yet i have not gotten a fill in over a year. Always wondering what causes band to be tighter some days more than others. I've already met my goal...actually am 6lbs below goal weight and do not want to unfill ever because dont ever want to gain weight again. i just go with the flow...eat when i can and when i cant just stick to protein shakes and liquids.

I love my Band and if I had to do it again I would. Going on a year and a half and I'm about one1 or two pounds from my goal weight. Everything takes work and dedication...so if you're up for it its going to work. Its been easier than it was when I was doing it on my own constantly dieting and exercise loosing 20 lbs and then gaining 30. I exercise a lot and the band has been that extra thing I needed to be SKINNY!!! I'm not skinny but that is my new nick name at work. I have never been called skinny before my lap band. I love it and feel WONDERFUL!!!

My last fill was last october...Im 1 or 2 pounds away from my Inital Goal weight but not even worried about that GOAL Weight anymore...Im so happy where I am. Workout all the time and now am just working out to tighten up, get strong and Look better. After my surgery I had a total of 3 fills and the last one has been just right. Most days Im really tight in the AM like most people but by evening I can eat dinner OK. Drink Protein and coffee all morning, light small lunch and good dinner. Past two days I havent even been able to get my daily morning coffee down comfortably. Ive felt like that maybe once or twice before but never for3 days in a row. Im not one to throw up because I eat really slow and dont like getting sick so I know for a fact that my band is not reacting to me getting sick because I just know I havent. Why does the band just tighten on its own some times? Lately I even thought I was being able to eat so many more foods than before like bread and Pasta and I was thinking its because ive lost a lot of weight and the Dr, did say that as you loose weight the band gets looser because of loosing weight in your stomach area. I am uncomfortable and was just wondering how long I should wait before I call my Dr. I dont not want to unfill!!! Any one have any ideas of why this is going on...Does stress cause your band to tighten?

February 23rd will be my 1 year anniversay of being banded. It has been a very easy JOurney for me..If I had to do it again I would!!! Before surgery I weighed 211. My highest was 225 at some point as well. Im am currently weighing 168 pounds. My goal is 150..not there yet but I finally know I will be getting there soon. I had to have maybe 4 fills and after the last one dont think ill ever need another one unless my band gets too loose if I drop too much weight. Ive been working out consistently for a year...always worked out before but would take months off and then have to start all over again like new. Proud to say this year has been a success. I feel Great...Look Great and looking forward to finally reaching my GOAL!! Hopefully by the summer. Many times I feel ive lost very slowly but I know slow is the way to go...especially becaue im working out and eating well....not much more I can do. Anyway just wanted to share how Happy Ive been ever since Ive been banded and to encourgage those who are just beginning this Wonderful Weight Loss Journey!!! YOu do have to follow the rules though!!! I try to follow them as much as I can because being sick is no fun...ive been there and hate it so I follow the rules..I eat what I can...and when I want something I cant I just think about how Beautiful I look now!!!! Cynthia

I was banded in february. I have lost 33 pounds, does not sound like a lot, but its been cominig off steadily. Ive been frustrated at times but I feel great now and I know that little by little the 20 more that I have to loose will come off!! Little by little!!!

My surgery was 2-24-10 I have lost 33 pounds. I still wear some 16 even thought they are really getting baggy, fit into 14 and some 12. My upper body has really reduced but my lower body seems to go down really slow. I still love the results Im seeing after 33 pounds. Hang in there. I feel that after a certain amount of weight loss is when you really start seening the difference!! Hang in There. It gets better!!! Also I am now able to wear soo many things that have been in my closet for years!!!!.

Hang In there. I had my surgery February 24 2010. I have lost 33 pounds, doesnt seem like a lot..but not a day goes by without 2 or 3 people telling me how wonderful I look. I feel AWESOME, I look AWESOME!!! The Band has been worth every little discomfort I might have felt. Dont know exactly what you are going thru bc everyone is different and looking back I dont remember being Unhappy but still Hang in there. It will be worth it!!!

Im in Carrollton, TX, I was banded in February 2010 by Dr. hamn in Plano. Weight loss has been a little slower than I want, but Im soo Happy so far and happy I made the decision to get banded. Good Luck to all!

Sometime I get a pain on my left side more towards mt back? Does anyone get this when they have eaten too much. Thre are cetain things that I can eat more of before feeling the fullness in my stomach but several times i know ive eaten more than usual and get a side pain. Does any one else experience this or any other feelings of being too full.

My Doctor has told me "when you are full STOP". There have been times that Ive been eating, gotten full in my stomach but want to keep on eating. Proceed to take another bite and then realize that its going to mean trouble if I swallow it so I have spit it out! I do think that is a better choice than allowing for that last bite to make me sick.

I update mine monthly. I cant tell how many pounds Ive REALLY lost until after a month when I consistently weigh in at a specific weight. I tend to go up and down between one and two pounds before its officially off.

Its the BEST workout ever!!!!

Ok Dont know if I should have read this somewhere but my question is why do we get stuck??? I understand getting full because we now have a smaller stomach due to the band, but why do we get stuck in our throats if the band is on our stomachs. If weve eaten too much I can see our food coming up high into our esophagus ,but what is that restricts food going down if its not the right texture or size?

I resumed Zumba after about 2 months. I was just a little scared to move around too much. Especially because there is all that hip, waist and belly movements. I was a little sore for a long time around my stomach. I had my surgery in February and still am a little afraid to do a lot of crunches, but everything else Im already doing full force. My doctor just said if it hurts dont do it. If it dosent go right ahead, so I would say try it and see how you feel. Every one is different. Good Luck!!! I ABSOLUTELY love Zumba so I totally understand wanting to get back FAST!

Unfortunately I have not been able to get on a regular work out schedule. Even though I try to work out at least 5 times a week it doesnt always happen at the same time. Sometimes I wake up at 5:30 to do Couch to 5K, but if that doesnt happen I just work out in the evenings. Morning workouts feel GREAT, Evenening workouts feel Great too because I feel I did it even after a days work I took myself to the gym....but after those evening workouts Im soooooo Hungry. I can come home and eat the house if I could!!!!! Why!!!!! Most of my stuck episodes have been after an evening workout when Ill come home and try to eat a banana with Peanut Butter. Right now dont know if I get get stuck because of the choices I make or if its because I come home so Hungry that I dont take my time....Or BOTH!!!! Help Any suggestions for this crazy after workout hunger?????