Here is my story briefly...I was banded on August 25, 2010 and thus far I have lost 40 lbs and I feel like a total failure. Now I do have restriction but I am able to eat whatever I want just not as much as I would have before lapband. I really really do not want to give up. I need some guidance....Please help!!

You're not a failure! You're not a failure! You're not a failure! Keep telling yourself that!

This is a journey. We aren't going to change a lifetime of bad eating habits (which generally are a result of our lifestyle which we've developed as a result of our eating habits) overnight. You've lost 40 lbs! Yeah!!!

Don't look for your band to physically restrict how much you can eat. It just doesn't work that way for many people. Look for cessation of hunger and until you figure out what that is...eat a reasonable meal and then step away from the plate. Count calories, count carbs, follow weight watcher's guidelines...do something that helps you determine what 'reasonable' is. My surgeon was happy with my 2 eggs and 2 slices of bacon for Breakfast (I do low carb/high fat) and then 3-4 oz of Protein and a cup of vegies for lunch and dinner. When my food was gone, I was done.

Even now, without my band (long story), I try to keep the same habits because they keep me accountable. It's just too easy to keep eating 'because we can'.

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I want to give you guys an update. So I have been logging everything I eat and I also started working out again. Just wanted to share that. I will keep you posted!

I want to give you guys an update. So I have been logging everything I eat and I also started working out again. Just wanted to share that. I will keep you posted!

You go Jerseydiva...:party: