Hi All,

My name is Elena. I had my lap band put in 1.5years ago and i love the new lease on life it has given me. I am slowly losing the weight (16kg up to date) and i have gained a kilo since i started.

the lap band has helped me lose some weight and it has made me more confident and happy in life. I am now dating more and not using my weight as an excuse not to see someone.

I faced a lot of negativity when i told people about getting the lap band and i still do. I think its unfortunate because they dont understand what the band does for people. Most of the time its not an easy weight loss tool, its something that helps people fight diabetes, get healthier and happier and more confident with in themselves.

im no angel when i comes to my diet, im addicted to coke a cola and chips, but everyday im cutting more and more of it out of my diet and i couldnt be happier.

YAY for lap band!

im addicted to diet coke doesnt this affect the weight loss "carbonated Drinks"

Welcome. I am also new. I just got banded on 8/22. I know what you mean about the negativity. When I made the decision, I only told my immediate family and 2 friends and my supervisor of course. I was pleasantly surprised it remained a secret for the 5 months prior to surgery. The only person that slipped was my mother in law(of course) But people think when someone does this, that we are taking the easy way out, this was a major decision that I truly tossed around for a couple of years. My shortness of breath was getting worse and I knew I needed to do something about it. I was puffing my rescue inhaler about 4-6 times a day and panicked when I didn't have it in my pocket. Since surgery, I've used my inhaler maybe 3 times. This is a very good site to get information and advice and has helped a lot.

I had quit drinking soda for 2 weeks quite a while ago and during that time I lost 10 lbs. If you can quit pop period, it is so much better for you.

hi guys,

it is so hard to quit coke a cola. every time i try its like giving up smoking (which i also do). i get migranes, i cant sleep, im irritated all the time etc.

i tried swapping to diet but for some reason diet products make me constantly want to vomit! i guess the only way it to just cut it out and drink water... but its so flavour and caffineless. ha ha.

they say carbonated drinks expand your stomach so you can eventually eat more and more. But alot of people with lapband have recommended having some fizzy drink/pop when your stuck because the bubbles help to bring up excess food or to help you burp up any air that might be stuck under you food.

its a whole new world with lap band