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I will be posting more this summer on a blog and on here, this is the greatest encouragement I have found! After surgery walk, walk, walk, do as your Dr.'s instruct and you will do fine, totally serious it seems like one day I was huge and then I wasn't, i did not loose any weight for 4 months and still went down 3 pants sizes, the only exercise I do is walk 30-45 min. a day 4-5 times a week, high protien diet at least 75 grams prot. a day.

Hi Sue, well put 3lbs on after having to swop a hol from Vegas to Devon then hand a bombshell. Ray has left to be with his wife, they think her cancer is back and it could be terminal so he wants to do the right thing. He wouldn't have left if she hadn't been ill. So I lost the 3lbs then 3lbs more - so this was the answer to a lap band! Anyway trying to get myself together but it is difficult at moment, hopefully the weight will come off and I can have a fresh start. Having my 2nd fill on 13th fingers crossed I am nearer to that sweet spot.

How are you doing, take care, Susan x

Hi Pam! well for me i had a goal in my head. i knew where i wanted to be and i kept telling myself that i didnt go through all of this for nothing. we all have struggles as i am having right now myself but i still keep thinking about my goal. i dont want to feel like a failure. i have not been exercising like i should either and i have hit a plateau but you cant give up. i have not given up on my band because i would not be where i am today without it. so dont get comfortable with it you have to find a way to make it work for you. stay on this site looking at before and after pics...that's one thing that ALWAYS motivates me. get your mind set that you are going to do what you know you should be doing to lose the weight.

Today is 3 days post op. I am not sure about the restriction but I know I am not having any problem staying within calorie restriction to loose weight. That is night.

Hi Nean! Ugh today was sucky. I am excited about the weight loss coming but I have been hungry. The appetite suppressants are not holding down my appetite. But I heard it gets better so I'm crossing my fingers. Have you started yet?

Thank you! Why you may ask.............because I'm glad I am not alone. I thought I was the only one feeling like I could eat "normal amounts" after their surgery. I lost 30lbs pre op and already have gained back 4lbs. The only reason I haven't gained more back is due to exercising everyday since 2wks post op. Have you started exercising yet?

As for the large incision, my surgeon told me to right of it was my port. Mine is also sensitive. I get my fill May 18th I hope it feels ok by then. When do you get a fill?....lets hope for major restriction on the first try!!

The first fill wasn't bad at all, and I hope that it gives good restriction! I had gained 2 pounds, and have just today let go of 1.5 of them. It is frustrating, excersize got me thru.

Congratulations!! You'll have to let me know how you feel. How was the fill? Do you feel restriction when you eat not? Did you gian weight after eating "normal" for a few weeks, because I am still up 2 pounds!!!!

Hello Regine, Hows things going for you? I started going to a new weightloss support group at a local hospital. It is great. I realized that alot of feelings I am having is just normal for new weightloss patients. They are so supportive and helpful. I plan going each month. I get my first fill May 20th. I am looking forward to it, I dont have much restriction at this point. I have started keeping a better food journal and the weight has been coming off again. Its shocking how unhealthy I have eaten in the past now that I check all the cal, carb, and protiens in foods. This is defiately not easy like others think

I am doing well. It was fun being there for the kids, and my wife sure loved coming home to dinner and a clean house. How is the looser bench treating you? I have pataued and can eat a ton of food! Trying not to gain any weight right now. Any who, let me know how the batle is going.

Hey... congrats on the weight loss!!

Kinda curios... How did your port flip...Did feel that it moved...will u have to go under sedation again to adjust it?

Yvette, thank you for your response to my blog post! I want to make sure you understand that I agree with you completely. What I was trying to get across in my post is that while some things have stuck with me (like my guy friends comment) and I have always blamed my weight for a lot of things, what is important is what radiates from within. It is important for ME to love me. I certainly didn't mean to indicate that bigger women don't date (quite happily even!) Again, thanks for the feedback!

I wish I were 250!!! Congrats to you! So far the weight has just been falling off. I eat mostly proteins, I do have carbs but no breads, sweets, sodas, or anything like that. Oh, and no crackers, chips, popcorn - you know, any of the things I would eat like, daily. LOL. I've been going to the gym maybe 3 times a week. But today I was beating myself up because the stupid scale said I went up 2 f'ing pounds. I'm still working on my emotional baggage that I carry!!! Take it easy Sister!

Hi Molly.

How have you been doing these past days? managing?

Me not so much. I'm actually starting to doubt myself, thinking that the surgery will out of all ppl not work on me.

I actually posted about it. Hopefully my doubts are clearing up, and I will loose weight. I hope.

Hope your doing well.

hi rich....hope all is going well for you. I haven't been on in a while, so i'm just going around and telling my friends hi. I went for my 1 1/2 month check up and i was pleasantly surprised about my weight lost. And also was so happy to be on a regular diet. I would love to hear about your progress in hopes that all is well. take care and will be waiting to hear from you.

What protein shake are you on? I am having the EAS lowcarb drink and thank GOD I only have four more days because it really is starting to make me sick. LOL Can't wait to start real soft foods. Hope I don't over do it since there is no restriction right now since the band isn't inflated at all yet.

Have you lost weight? Right now I am down 11lbs.

Hey, I saw your post on weight loss and that you have never had a fill! I went for my first fill and the doc said I was doing so well I didn't need one right now. Just curious, did you just have good restriction with the band alone? You have done so well with your weight loss, I hope I can do the same.

Thanks so much for my birthday wishes. I had a great day, went shopping with a friend out to dinner and to a movie. Saw Knight and Day, it was a cute movie! Gained a lb this morning, but ate at Red Lobster! It was so good, no cake, but I did sneak one of those little biscuits! Hey, it was my Birthday, right?

Been banded since May 27th.. sometimes I think that many people don't understand how to us Food is so central to our life! It is emotion! So yes.. this is tough. Maybe after we lose alot of weight we can have a bite more... I am a newbe.. a nervous one...

hi, we are in the same boat. i admire you. i weigh 217lbs and will get the band soon. i also want to weigh 150lbs. i had so much energy. i am on hb meds, cpap machine. i was going to get banded last year but thought i could do it on my own. i did lose weight (15) with exercising and eating but gained it all back. when i don't see results, i give up. i love working out and eating healthy but it is discouraging when i don't see weight loss. i have all my paperwork complete. i just need to do the dietician and psy eval. how long did it take you to lose the weight. thanks

very true lisa i'm just happy that with the change in my habits that the weight is coming off cause some people don't lose any weight. And i reallly have a lot to lost before i'm at my goal weight. but any loss is a good loss thats what i think

I do 45 mins to an hour cardio I mostly do treadmill and i do weight training

Hi, Well, I have not reached my second goal, but I have reached my first, and just staying there is a weekly challenge. But I think I just have to watch the portions now, I KNOW what I should and should not eat, but I can eat slow and eat a lot that way if I am not careful. I am staying in a size 14, that is what I was when I got married so I have never been a tiny person! LOL I feel good, but I want to be in a perfect size 12 within the coming year. Hoping and Praying! And you are welcome for the prayers, they are freely flowing for all us LapBanders! People think we cheated somehow to lose the weight but I have found this journey challenging and difficult at times, but very rewarding and in a shorter period of time than my other diet programs, AND we know that when we lose the weight it will stay off! Because If I ate everything in the kitchen, I could only hold just so much of it! Best Wishes!

I go in for my first fill on Monday the 13th. I am glad to get it done because it is too easy to just eat like I used to, I mean the quantity of each meal. It almost seems like I was able to loose when I was drinking protein shakes and no food and now the weight loss has slowed considerably. I still try to only drink a shake for breakfast and add frozen fruit to the blender. It does help to read that other May banders losses are comparable to mine.

Hope you get your fill soon.

I am on day 2 of my Pre-op diet, and Im doing alright. I had a hard time finding a protien drink that didnt make me gag. That is nice to hear that you already lost 8 pounds! I dont have a scale that will weight me at home, so Ill probably be weighed when I go in to have my blood test, and then Ill get weighed right before my surgery. Good luck!