My appt is scheduled for next week for my first consult with my doct. Im at the end of the road and sick and tired of being sick n tired of being FAT!!!! At least Im doing somthing about it finally and i pray to God this works!!!! Any heads up on what to expect or not to expect. I got lots of information about the lap band but would like to hear from real people who has had real experience, good and bad. What kind of excericise should not be done and what is good excercise for lap band peeps.

I have had a great experience. I am 10 months out and have lost 65 lbs, would have like it to be a bit more. but I am working on it. Walking is the best exercise of all times. But the first couple of months for sure!

Cheri

Thank you. So I have been told the first two weeks is mostly liquids. Any special headsup. What kind of liquids did you use?

Each pre-op and post-op diet is different depending on the insurance company, doctors, etc. Lots go into it, and if you spend time reading the threads on these boards you will find a TON of personal stories and quickly see the differences in all of us.

Having said that, I'm 5 months out and have lost 58 pounds - woo hoo! I had a 2 week liquid diet pre-op (only followed for a week because they notified me of my surgery date with only a week to go), then a 1 week liquid diet, 1 week of mushies, and finally a transition to solid foods.

I've learned that Protein is my friend, fats/sugars are not, the LapBand WILL work but you've got to give the gradual fills time (I was very frustrated a few weeks post-op when I entered "Bandster Hell" because the swelling was gone, I hadn't been filled and I was STARVING) and, most importantly...NONE of the people/experiences on this website are the same. Never let anyone ridicule you for how you think, how you choose to proceed, how you exercise, what you eat, how much Water you drink, etc. If whatever YOU do works for you, then that's all the success you need! Best of luck to you :thumbup:

And liquids I used? I could have anything but soda and coffee (now I'm still a Starbucks whore, but the soda is gone)...broth, protein shakes, popsicles, etc. Anything liquid was ok!

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer me. Thank you for the heads up on sticking to what will work for me. Stay strong and I will pray this journey will work for both of us.

My appt is scheduled for next week for my first consult with my doct. Im at the end of the road and sick and tired of being sick n tired of being FAT!!!! At least Im doing somthing about it finally and i pray to God this works!!!! Any heads up on what to expect or not to expect. I got lots of information about the LAP-BAND® but would like to hear from real people who has had real experience, good and bad. What kind of excericise should not be done and what is good excercise for LAP-BAND® peeps.

Well pig, this is a first.... Congrats on your decision, is this an easy fix NO! Is this doable, most definitely and I know you will be doing this and you will be successful! As far as heads up well surgery will be fairly painless, unless your a whimp, then you need your drugs:tongue2:

Now after surgery make sure that you follow the doctors rules to the T, if you get hungry call the doc or nutritionist they can help you greatly.

Do not get upset if you gain some weight during this 6 weeks of healing, this is normal and what you should concentrate is on healing.

Get your Water in!!!!

If you want to exercise, they say walking is fine, but check it out with the doctor. Some don't want you to exercise like weight lifting or any core exercises for 6 weeks or 2 weeks. One thing they agree on is you are not to lift more than 20 lbs.

Once you get your first fill then you can start worrying about what it is that is making you gain weight.

Well good luck! I am only two months out, but reading the post and going in the chat room has been my saving grace!

Take Care

Sandee

Thank you so much for your time in answering me. Thank you for the heads up.

oh, congrats on your weight loss, way to gooooo woooo hooooo Stay strong and keep doing what ever you are doing you are worth it!!!!!!!!