Is anyone watching these commercials for diets(nutra system ect.) and wonder why we didnt use the money to buy the foods they have? Did anyone try it first or wish they did? But, I guess I knew I would stray off of it soon from being able to have my dessert or 2nd serving of pizza! I needed something to help me limit what I eat. I can't wait til lmy side and back muscles feel better....they ache so much! I'm moving them around when I can. I wanna take my dog out for a walk again. I have taken him out in the yard but don't want to go further yet.

Is anyone watching these commercials for diets(nutra system ect.) and wonder why we didnt use the money to buy the foods they have? Did anyone try it first or wish they did? But, I guess I knew I would stray off of it soon from being able to have my dessert or 2nd serving of pizza! I needed something to help me limit what I eat. I can't wait til lmy side and back muscles feel better....they ache so much! I'm moving them around when I can. I wanna take my dog out for a walk again. I have taken him out in the yard but don't want to go further yet.

I tried Jenny Craig. I lost 25 pound in 4 months! It was really expensive I was spending 400 month on their food plus I still had to buy stuff that was part of the program. Plus buy food for my family. So I just gave up and did low fat on my own. But I put all the weight back on plus some. Anyway how r you doing?

I have spent hundreds of dollars on gimick diet products, they always worked and I was always able to lose the weight. But, I put it right back on, plus more.

This time I have invested more emotionally, physically and mentally. I've gone to therapy which helps me understand why I eat the way I do and how to handle emotional eating. I've already lost 33 pounds and I'll be losing much more. This time I'm going to be able to keep the weight off.

Hi! I am ok except for the muscle aches on my sides! I'm trying to stretch them thru the day. My daughter and I went to Vitamin shoppe to look around. I got some Protein drinks to sample before I get a pack. Are you settled in now with you're eating? Is it really easy to get in all the protein we need in a day?

I tried Jenny Craig. I lost 25 pound in 4 months! It was really expensive I was spending 400 month on their food plus I still had to buy stuff that was part of the program. Plus buy food for my family. So I just gave up and did low fat on my own. But I put all the weight back on plus some. Anyway how r you doing?

wtg!! That pre-op diet worked better than any of the advertised ones! But, who could stay on them longer than a few weeks!? lol

I have spent hundreds of dollars on gimick diet products, they always worked and I was always able to lose the weight. But, I put it right back on, plus more.

This time I have invested more emotionally, physically and mentally. I've gone to therapy which helps me understand why I eat the way I do and how to handle emotional eating. I've already lost 33 pounds and I'll be losing much more. This time I'm going to be able to keep the weight off.

Yep, tried them all. My issues with food addiction were to deep, to powerful & to hard wired to overcome my eating issues without the physical help of the band.

So now I use the band as the tool it was intended. It helps keep me from being overly hungry and using food to 'medicate' myself through any emotional, stressful, or just general day to day struggles. I use it to sort of free up brain space so I can concentrate less on food and more on dealing with issues appropriately. The weight loss is just a happy side effect for me. Weight loss was my original goal, but now I see it for what it is, a happy side effect as I deal with developing a healthy reationship with food that doesn't include struggling.

So, yes. I did try it all and actually spent more than the cost of surgery over my lifetime on things that didn't work because I wasn't addressy my unique individual issues.

It is my personal opinion that this banding journey becomes most successful when it becomes a complete mind, body, spirit experience. But, that's just me.

I work each and every day at developing a healthy relationship with food so that one day if my band no longer works well or it has to be removed I will have all the mental tools I need to have a happy relationship with food, without overeating or using it to medicate my emotions. I don't know how long that will take but I'm working on it.

Yeah, I have done Jenny Craig. The food is expensive, it took me 3 years to lose 70 lbs, then I went off and gained most of it back. I joined Weight Watchers before I could gain it all back. I lost like 30 lbs, then started gaining and losing the same few lbs, and I decided to finally do something for good and went to a seminar for WLS

Hi! I am ok except for the muscle aches on my sides! I'm trying to stretch them thru the day. My daughter and I went to Vitamin shoppe to look around. I got some Protein drinks to sample before I get a pack. Are you settled in now with you're eating? Is it really easy to get in all the protein we need in a day?

Yes I am doing good!! So far no fills an I am happy about that. And no I couldn't get all that protien in. Good for you to sample those shakes before u buy them. I wasted a lot of money buying all those shakes. One low carbs slimfast would last me two days lol. I still have lot of Soups as well chicken broths lol. Dont buy to much I love my band and I have no problem eating anything. I dont eat bread r rice but that by choice. Because I would rather eat my protien and veggies. I am down 27 pound 7 pounds is pre op but I am happy you should be feel better soon. When do you go on solids? Happy New Year