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@ Maddie.. right now i have no diet but I need to start and ur right I need to eat my protien first and honestly I do get stuck a lot and I find myself taking over an hour to eat and it allows me to eat a lot more sham sham.. plus cookies chips and ice cream sure do slide down good sham on me again if I ate the right way protien first and slowly I know I'd be full after 4oz I've just learned how to get foods to slide thru so I can eat more and I have to fight my food adiction again. Also in have a 10cc and I'm filled to about 9.5cc which my doc doesn't recommend but I really pushed for it cause I was scared of gaining weight to fast so its really to tight but I refuse to change it

Thanks Blondie just disappointing to see myself back here after I got so low I know I can do it again its just how.. the 2 hardest parts are trying to find easy meals I can pre make for a few days ..and not being so grossed out by myself cause it makes me sad n doesn't give me motivation like it should.. n to make this worse I wish I never learned out to cheat may band.. eating and drinking

Thank you for responding I do have my fitness pal and I use it but I go way over my calories sham on me and I've been filled to the max they won't fill me anymore but I currently don't have insurance so I can't see the nutric I've tried starting over with the nasty proteins shakes but I'm sooooo hungry with them but I know I really need to try it just helps with encouragement from others

Banded 2010 really fell off the wagon and really need someone to talk to And help me get n stay on track ..pre and 297 .. lowest weight 181 .. had a baby and how I'm 237..

OK I was banded mar 2010 lost 100lbs in like 7 months I was doing great I had some relationship issues and lost my mojo than got pregnant I was doing good during my pregnancy but gained 45lbs my last trimester sense I had my son which was 18months ago I fell completely off the wagon cheat n eat really bad I tried to start over but fail .. another issue I have is I'm always working n I live far from my job so there's a lot of travel time in my life n doesnt leave time for healthy life style .. if anyone as any advice I'd love to hear it and also maybe some breakfast lunch ideas that I can pre make for a few days.. I really hope you guys can help me I'm really Down none of my clothes fit n I'm so disappointed in myself I look n feel discusting ..pre and 297 after band 181 after giving birth 218 now 237

Ok my 1 bite of breakfast haa been stuck for 2hours now.. what do i do hurts

Sorry to hear that have u tried to fight it

Thanks guys its just so hard i go to the gym 5 days a week so i havent gained but i should be losing but im not due to over eating uggg i do good for a few days than back to old ways

I lost 100lbs 8months after surgery than got pregnant.. I was originally 289 lowest 188 when I got pregnant.. At delivery I was 250 sad I know.. and now my son is 8 months old and I'm 225 I haven't really lost much weight I'm having a a really hard time getting back to good habits and I know this my sound silly but I really need a Friend who can check up on me n help keep me motivated... I know that seems like I'm a child but it's the help I need so if anyone is willing to mentor and guide me please help thank you

Thanks for the the feedback. All I want to do is eat bad aka comfort food n. I know that's no good..

OK well about 8 month after my surgery I lost 100lbs.. awesome.. than I got pregnant they emptied my band n I gain about 50lbs back by the end of my pregnancy.. iv lost about 25 since my son was born which was 8 months ago iv been tightened twice but I still have bad eating habits I don't know how to break them..iv fallen so far off the wagon I don't know how to get back on

im 25years old and about 4 months post op with 61lbs down. my arms look horrid there sagging and it just looks bad.. anyone have any ideas for me

thanks for the info guys. can i still keep my lapband if i have to have it removed?.. how long is recovery? when can i go back to work?.. i go for my ultrasound on wensday and when i told my doc what i was feeling she said i probly do have them.. but maybe she wrong

i think i have gallstones im going to the doc 2morrow to talk with her about it. hoping someone knows info about it. can i keep my lapband if i have gallstones? has anyone else gotten gallstones after the lapband?

ok im about 3 months post op. my first fill isnt untill june 23rd ,my insurance wouldnt pay for 1 before that. im def getting more hungry and im starting to snack inbetween meals and getting back into my old food habits. the icecream chips and crap have made it back into my diet. kicking my food addiction is harder than i thought! now i still work out regularly but the weight loss has really slowed down and i log my food so i can be accountable for what i eat but it doesnt help. hopeing maybe u exspiranced bandster can give me some advice on how to kick my ass back into gear.. thanks guy

chloe i called my insurace company and they wont cover me for a fill until 91 days after my surgery. bullshyt i know.. and with all these medical bills im paying i dont have the money to pay for 1 out of pocket. but thats for all the support guys

ok im about 10 weeks post op and im starting to get pretty hungry in between meals and i find myself grazing and im not losing anymore weight. i dont mind waiting to eat but the past 2 weeks i get hunger pains and my tummy starts to rumble and thats were find myself not making the best of choices. sadly my first fill isnt untill june 23rd so iv still got more than a month to go and it SUCKS. my isurance wont cover before than:angry: and i noticed i wasnt being naughty when i wasnt hungry.i dunno what to do.. any support or info would be GREAT thanks guys

yea im about 2 months post and im up and down with emotions all the time. some times i feel like im walking with a big cloud over my head and some days im a little better. i definitly dont have great days but im sure there on there way.. so i just keep telling myself it will get better.. so hang in there Me3 were all in this together

it sounds right was she said .. but i chew gum all the time and i just make sure i dont swollow

well when i was in the soft food stage i ate yogurt and added some protien powder to alot of what i had.. i had soups , pudding , mashed potatos, mushy broccoli, beans.. i never put anything in the blender. but adding unflavored protien powder to ur food helps with keeping u full also i wasnt alout to eat 6 times a day only 3 with 2 protien shakes inbetween and that was only for the first month now im only aloud 3 meals a day and that it d0c doesnt want me drinking my calories.. but hope some of my info helped.. good luck

i didnt take anything but id say on day 6 is when i had my first bm and than it was another 3 or 4 days till my next. id say give it a few more days if still nothing than call ur doc office and see what they recommend

ok now i weigh my food and i know how much to eat but honestly i cant sit there for 30 minutes and eat 6oz.. i chewy everything to mush and im finished in about 10minutes.. i know that eating to fast its easy to over eat cause ur full signal hasnt reached the brain yet but i eat what i measured and than stop.. i tried the whole 30minute thing and i have to keep reheating my food cause it gets so cold. i understand that when i get my first fill i should do the 30min thing that way i know how much my pouch can hold and what oz's work for me but other than that i dont see the point.. feedback would be appreciated guys thanks

im 25 years old . i was banded march 5th 2010. day of surgery i was 285 today i am 256. my first goal is to get under 200lbs and my long turn is 130ish. my weight has not budged in over a week. not happy but i know i haven't been making the best choices.i work out 4 days a week but i feel like im just going through the motions. i just dont feel like im good at being a bander. the first few weeks i was really into it but now im getting frustrated and lazy.i tend to catch myself nibbling on something sweet probley once a day. i still havnt found my full signal i eat around 4-7oz and still feel hungery but im scared to stretch my pouch so i dont eat more i dont feel starving but that i could just have a few more bites. and i just feel like i made a wrong choice with getting the band. i knew it was going to be hard but i didnt realize it was going to be this hard. i really miss food i get so depressed.i know i have this website but i feel like im in this alone!!!

ok not sure if anyone is even gonna know what im talking about but ill give it a try.. iv notice the past 7-10day when i first wake up in the morning and get up i have a slight pinch or tightness like feeling in my lower chest .. it goes away in seconds .. just wasnt sure if it was maybe m band. i dont have a fill yet. it doesnt really hurt its just noticeable and it doesnt last.. anyone have any ideas?

im about 5 weeks post op and iv been on solids for about 2 weeks now..but the problem is is that im slipping up here and there, im trying to stay focused and eat very healthy. for example yesterday me and some friends went to the chinese buffet.. and i knew i shouldnt have it but i got the bbq and orange chicken and some plantains and veggie lomain:thumbdown:.. i didnt have alot of everything just a little of everything but i still knew what i was eating was a no no. i also had some veggies with ALOT of dip!! last week.. little things .. i just dont know if this is normally behavor and its just gonna take some tyme getting used to the new me or if im just being really bad.. any input would be great!!!!! p.s im not snacking in between meals.. its just my meal choice isnt great:sad: