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Melissannde, Awesome article! THANKS!!

Sorry for the broken link...here it is again: Recipes Forum

bbock, I was like you said, wondering about the benefit of the band...I was still hungry and increasingly frustrated for the first two months...the lapband is not a miracle cure for obesity. People who do not know, think it is cheating and not real hard work to lose weight when you have the lapband. The reality is very different. It is hard work. The hardest thing is to convince your brain that you do not need as much food as you took in before. You need to control your portions. Fight cravings and start to exercise. The only thing that the band did for me is give me a painful reminder when I forgot to eat less. As you restrict (fill) your band, you take in less and less of food...if you eat too much...it comes back out/up. And in some cases you can have a slip of your band if you throw up too much. Which is bad, because you need to go under the knife again to fix it. Anyway, check the posts here, you can find recopies for all kinds of food...depending on your current phase....it helped me a lot. You need to take small bites and chew well. You will soon learn to enjoy every little bite...enjoy the food you eat...and you shouldn't have issues with stuck food. http://www.lapbandta...-and-nutrition/ You can DO IT! Good luck.

ah - so this does not sound like a slip? thanks! i have no idea...i thought that if you cant eat then this means the band slipped forward. Will know tomorrow morning.

Hey August bandsters! Hang in there! the first 3 to 7 days are the toughest. For me it was only 3 days of pain, desire for different foods and scary uncertainty. I even asked many times "what have I done to myself?" As the first week post-op was up, I was already happy and was totally confident. You can do it! keep yourself occupied. and the time will go by faster until you are back to normal and start enjoying your weight loss.

Awesome! I had exact same experience...my pre-op diet did the same thing - two weeks before my surgery, my blod work was not good and they were talking about rescheduling until i lowered my HbA1C. Keep up the good work and be healthy!

Being able to clip my cell phone to my belt (instead of hanging it from my pocket) Being able to carry my daughter throughout SeaWorld (without so many breaks - what a difference 43lbs makes!!) Being able to fit on certain rides at amusement parks (would get so embarrassed when the security bar would not lock down)

Clohse, I had pretty much the exact same worries and experiences. The fill does not hurt as much as you think it will. I am allergic to needles...yes i will admit to the world here and now that I have blacked out two times when poked with a needle before. I was not looking forward to the fills... To my suprise, my first fill did not hurt at all!! what they do is they make you lay on your back and lift both arms above your head - then you barely fill a pinch - especially if your port is close to the skin. You may feel a little pressure as the fluid is pumped in or out...but its not biggie. Hope all goes well and good luck!!