My name is Tammy and I am 35 yrs old. I am happly married with 3 wonderful kids. I got the lapband surgery on Feb. 7, 2011 and have a hard time feeling full. The dr. tell me that it is normal until the 2 or 3rd fill but I am also not losing any weight now. I have always been overweight since I can remember and when I started the weight loss program I weighed 275 at August 19, 2010. I am now down to 202 and feeling great for the most part. I am looking for recipes to try out that may help me and help the family too. I would like a great support group with people who are trying to lose weight also. I am also located on Facebook too. I work at McDonalds right now but hoping to open my own daycare in the summer. I am a military spouse and now stationed in Honolulu HI. We have 2 more years here and hopefully will get back to Colorado or Flordia.

Hey Tammy, I am Janice,

McDonalds, what a challenge for you. It is true the 2nd fill is a little bit better but number 3 kicks butt. Use this time to really follow all the directions you have been provided and you will do well when number 3 rolls around. Sounds like you are really doing well already so don't fret. As long as you are getting enough calories in you are great. I think we will both be pleased wih the support on here. I am new to this sight but was a bif contributor to another one that eventually stopped. The support of family and friends is awesome but nothing can compare to the support of those who have walked where you are walking. Sounds like you are doing awesome. Keep doing the right things. Have you added exercise? This does a ton of good. I can't wait to hear back from you!

My name is Tammy and I am 35 yrs old. I am happly married with 3 wonderful kids. I got the lapband surgery on Feb. 7, 2011 and have a hard time feeling full. The dr. tell me that it is normal until the 2 or 3rd fill but I am also not losing any weight now. I have always been overweight since I can remember and when I started the weight loss program I weighed 275 at August 19, 2010. I am now down to 202 and feeling great for the most part. I am looking for recipes to try out that may help me and help the family too. I would like a great support group with people who are trying to lose weight also. I am also located on Facebook too. I work at McDonalds right now but hoping to open my own daycare in the summer. I am a military spouse and now stationed in Honolulu HI. We have 2 more years here and hopefully will get back to Colorado or Flordia.

Hey Tammy, I am Janice,

McDonalds, what a challenge for you. It is true the 2nd fill is a little bit better but number 3 kicks butt. Use this time to really follow all the directions you have been provided and you will do well when number 3 rolls around. Sounds like you are really doing well already so don't fret. As long as you are getting enough calories in you are great. I think we will both be pleased wih the support on here. I am new to this sight but was a bif contributor to another one that eventually stopped. The support of family and friends is awesome but nothing can compare to the support of those who have walked where you are walking. Sounds like you are doing awesome. Keep doing the right things. Have you added exercise? This does a ton of good. I can't wait to hear back from you!

Hi Janice, I walk/run on the treadmill and other days I use the wii. I am thinking of weight lifting a little but I will probably wait until I get my second fill to make sure that I am completely healed by then. I had the surgery but they did it a different way than what everybody else had their done. I have one insicion but it takes longer to heal from what my friend who had the 5little insicions done on her. I was in the hospital for 3 days afterwards and it took me a week and half for me to finally be able to do anything cause I hurt so bad. Yeah working at McD is a really big challenge that I think I am going to quit cause I can't stand working there and looking at all that food knowing it is bad for me. Pluse I want to open my own daycare in the fall. I love having the support of family and friends but I need support from people who have and are going to have the band done. They know what I am going thru and can help me a little more than anyone else.