Cindysmom (Ilene)

Congrats on your lapband surgery. Were you given a diet program telling you how much food you should eat at a sitting? I was, It is about 1 cup of food. As far as any restricton after 1 fill. I don't think you will have it. Usually it takes about 4-5 or more (depending on how agressive your Dr is when he fills your band. When you eat food. Eat protein first, then veggies. Dont keep eating until you are FULL. Stop eating when you are satisfied. The reason for the band **which is just a too** is to remind you not to over eat. If you do overeat. You will feel "not so good." And you will have to throw up. It not only is not pretty, it is not good because it hurts, and the band might slip. I am hoping that you were told about not eating bread, pasta, rice, pizza and no drinking while you eat. And no drinking right after eating. NO carbinated fluids. You should also chew your food as if you were pulverizing it with your teeth. You had the lapband so you could lose your weight. the restriction will come soon but you also need to pay attention not to eat crap. You would not put crap food in your childrens dish would you? I am for you and hope you receive this email with joy and not anger. you may reach me at lizybird@aol.com... I have helped many girls lose weight..

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The reason you got the lapband was that you can use it as a tool. It will give you enough restriction (eventually) to be able to eat enough to make you satiated (satisfied but NOT FULL) if you are full you have eatten too much. And if you eat too much you will not only gain weight, you will not lose and will stretch out the pouch for you to eat more and more. And if you gobble it down cause you have a stretch out pouch you might throw up. The worst of that is errosion of the band. That is why my dr does not want me to have a fill. We all want more! We are never satisfied. With the Lapband, it is thougt that 2 lbs per week is the average. You will learn to put only quality in your stomach, That way you will have the full nutrition. REMEMBER protein first, carbs last. We all have plateaus. We need to love ourselves, and exercise, eat right take out vitamins, drink our water, choose our foods wisely, I hope that you have purchased a book that has calories, carbs, protein,etc in it for you to know what is going in. This is your life~no one elses. If you follow the rule and do not cheat you will get to where you want to be. We are on a high protein low carb diet. I have not had: soda, bread, rice, pizza, pasta, cake, cookies, pies, candy or any other garbage that will inhibit me from going further in my journey. I also want to mention that I lost 89 lbs in 15 months. I turned 64 2 weeks ago. Feel free to email me. lizybird@aol.com

If you want to get to your sweet spot, you should have the fill. **that is your business, not mine** During the time you eat, you should stop when you are satiated NOT full. It sounds like you have been doing a good job so far. yay. But the lapband is supposed to give you restriction. That is what you signed up for. I have about 6 lbs to lose after 89 lbs in 15 months .omg those last lbs r very hard to lose. believe me. I do have restriction, but I do not think it is enough. Dr says no fills for me. So I have to eat less food and exercise. I exercise every day..I know that 35 lbs is nice to lose and 35 left is not 135 but. In my opinion. You need fills for restriction. What does the Dr say anyhow? best of luck

burping. take gasx and walk. It is not from the food at all. It is from the surgery and the way they put gas inside so that they can see inside you. I use a straw when i drink water from a LARGE cup. I guess bending the straw would be a good idea.. The lapband is really only a tool. Before it gives restriction, you will have at least 4-6 fills. During the time you do not have restriction. You will have to want to lose the weight and follow the rule given to you. Measuring your food, eating slowly, chewing it like crazy. Not drinking with meals and not drinking right after a meal will be part of the rules to follow. After having the surgery I see no reason to want or even think about eating around the band. Winners with the band do not do that. They want to lose the weight so they follow the rules. For me I abstained from the wrong foods and that is why I am a successful person. I am a winner. i walk 3 miles a day and do water aerobics. I am 64 years olf and lost slowly. but I got there~89 lbs gone. How do they gain weight? They eat the wrong foods, don't have regular check ups and fills at their apts. They do not really want to be thin and healthy. They do not exercise. I do not want to continue saying these things. It is not progresive and I kow you really want to be progressive. right? I will be pleased to help you if your request. Ilene lizybird@aol.com

I will be happy to help you in any way. i lost 89 lbs in 15 months. I have the lapband 2years 2 month now. I am 64 years old now. I am a co leader in 2 groups. I have been asked for help many times. Will love to be your mentor. ilene lizybird@aol.com.... one thing. I do not like peole who cheat. They are only cheating themselves. not me. I am thin now.....I am straight and narrow and talk and think that way. I will be there for you if you want me too. it is up to you. I live in florida.

good luck to you momof2crazyboys and congrats on having the surgery. And for you Cazz. I am sure you will do fine. I am 2years 2 months out. I have been very sucessful. I know that my determination came from not wanting to be as I was, but wanting to be what I want. Does that make sense? I am old enough to die from my obestiy. I didn't want to die like that. I was dermined and NO ONE, NO HOW is or was going to get in between that. Can you see yourself doing that? feeling that way? Try hard. That lapband is not going to stop you eating the wrong food. But as a tool after several fills it will not let you over eat. It will not tell you what to eat. But if you have the lapband you should want to eat the right things.Why not.!!! This is a surgery, it is not a band aid. I hope that you will want to succeed more than eat the food that got you were you are in the first place. Following the rules, exercise, and wanting to get healthy, will get you to the finish line.I see you at the finish line, right along with me and thousands of others.Your whole life will change. I promise you.. With the band you can say adios to the bread, rice, soda, pasta, cookies, cake, sweets, (( arent those the ones that got you where you are?) Well adios to them. they are not your friends. Actually food is not your friend either. But we have to eat. After the band besure and find a support group. ask questions. I will be happy to help you if you would like. Just let me know.. lizybird@aol.com Best of luck

I had shingles. ugh. Even after you get better you can have pain. I used to take Valium and could not wear my bra. I would rock back and forth at my desk. It drove me nut.

great news~ go forward ~ great news~ you have insurance coverage.~ great news..do it. keep posting and make lots of friends. we are here fore you.....

I gave up diet soda. My sucess in this journey was more important than something that is not good for me.

I was self pay. I was 62 years old. I had no insurance at all. The opportunity of doing the lapband came in to my lap. I almost gad the gastric bypass 2 year before that and then I found out that my boss{ at the time} removed any and all bariatric coverage. I only had abut 100lbs to lose. I am very happy with my choice.

Remember that the band is only a tool. This is why the Gastric bypass is so different. With the lapband, you have to use your tool but you need to use your feet and walk. Walking is great for the heart. We all (and I include myself) have done a terrible injustice to our bodies. This is now our time to right the wrong. The lapband will never make us not eat, lose the weight, or stop us from eating the wrong food. It will however, after fills create a restriction for us not to over eat. Think again what got you obese in the first place. Stay away from those foods. They are not your friends. Find friends who have been sucessful with the lapband and learn from them. This is not a 1 time fix, it is a life time journey for the rest of your life. A life that would have been shortened if you didnt take charge. Do this for yourself not me. I know what I am doing for myself. Today I turned 64, I might not have lived much longer...I was obese. I was discusting. I looked like cr****P.

Oh my sorry for the problem you had. I hope that you can put this behind you and go further. Best wishes.

Go back to the dr and ask for small fills, ask him about a dietician, ask the staff for instructions, that they didnt give you. Are you on facebook at all? You might want to try lapband divas. I would follow a Atkins program with high Protein and low carbs. I would drink 8 glasses of Water per day. I would exercise 5x a week for 30 min. I would eat less. 1cup/ 3 oz of protien. I would get a book on protein, carbs and calories. I would go and join on a group called bandedliving.com Those girls will faint when you tell them this. I would ask my dr why he has not done right by you. I would find out what brand lapband I had and let that company know what has happened. .I would join sparkpeople.com. team: lapband surgery. I am coleader there. Miss ilene. I would go on the lapband.com site, or if you have a realize band go one realize.com I hope that you have given up all your soda. No white flours, no bread, rice, Pasta, potatos. pizza. I would not drink with food, or right after eating. I would have a good nights sleep.

I wish both of you good luck. I was not lucky enough to have insurance so I paid cash. In 3 weeks I had the surgery, I spent 4 hours at the center the day of surgery and 15 months later I am 89 lighter. It is 2 years a 2 months out for me. I am thrilled.

I wish you the best of luck.. Ask questions of your Dr and his staff..

I thought that we should not drink with food or directly after food so it would not desolve so quickly from fluid.

I had a buddy on Facebook, Her name is Cindy Morton. She lives in Missouri. She had lapband many years ago.

b-52 you are terrific. Congratulations.

I would say that it is forever. Sorry. And the bread is filled with carbs. These are small sacrafices when you want a thin, healthy body. Just keep up with you Water, Protein, and keep the carbs low. Every 10 lbs is a dress size... Good luck.