Hello,

I am new to the group and wanted to introduce myself. I was banded in Aug 2008 with a starting weight of 265 got down to 214 by Dec 2008 and found out I was pregnant. I had most of my band unfilled and gained all my weight back during pregnancy and now almost a year and a half later am stuck at 245. I lost my insurance so couldn't really afford my fills. i had one shortly after my son was born and then had another one 4 months later. I was not in it mentally so nothing really helped. Now it is over a year later and I will be getting my first fill in over a year on Wednesday. I am kind of excited to start again but also very nervous because I have fallen off the band wagon. Also nervous that I won't be able to lose like I first did when I got my band.

It is very embarrassing when I had done so well and people are always asking me how much weight have you lost or how is your band working for you. Luckily we live in a new state with new friends so they don't really know but I do, and I feel like the biggest failure at times.

Anyway, I came on here hoping for some support and some advice on how to get started...I feel like I have totally forgotten what to do and what works.

I am looking forward to hearing from you all!

Hello,

I am new to the group and wanted to introduce myself. I was banded in Aug 2008 with a starting weight of 265 got down to 214 by Dec 2008 and found out I was pregnant. I had most of my band unfilled and gained all my weight back during pregnancy and now almost a year and a half later am stuck at 245. I lost my insurance so couldn't really afford my fills. i had one shortly after my son was born and then had another one 4 months later. I was not in it mentally so nothing really helped. Now it is over a year later and I will be getting my first fill in over a year on Wednesday. I am kind of excited to start again but also very nervous because I have fallen off the band wagon. Also nervous that I won't be able to lose like I first did when I got my band.

It is very embarrassing when I had done so well and people are always asking me how much weight have you lost or how is your band working for you. Luckily we live in a new state with new friends so they don't really know but I do, and I feel like the biggest failure at times.

Anyway, I came on here hoping for some support and some advice on how to get started...I feel like I have totally forgotten what to do and what works.

I am looking forward to hearing from you all!

I would VERY HIGHLY recommend tracking your food and getting back to exercise.. I wasn't losing weight until some people on here gave me that advice and I've had mine almost a year (I still don't have enough restriction yet, though). If you really want your fills to work- start changing your lifestyle. I know it's hard with a baby but just try to eek out 20 minutes a day to walk 5 days a week and count your calories- you'll lose fast! Good luck!

I too got pregnant after having lapband surgery. I had lost 60 lbs. before the pregnancy but gained 45 back. Now that the baby is here I cannot seem to get back on track. i feel like a failure to the people that know I have had the surgery. Any suggestions?

Im in the same boat!! Now After having my daughter im having a harder time loosing weight then i did the first time after surgery. Recently had a fill and lost 2 pounds first week of fill. Calorie intake is about 700-800 for the day with most of that being protein i get about 64g of it a day. I admit i could do more for exercise but after falling off the wagon im slowly getting back on. Wish you luck ladies!!