A friend of mine (my best friend) said that if this works for me, she's thinking of getting the magic pill. I asked her what she meant by "magic pill" and she thinks that with this surgery, it's a guarantee and the "easy" way to do it. :faint: I really couldn't believe what she was saying.

We did have a bit of a tiff over it and both agreed to disagree. How do you handle people like this that think the lapband is the easy way to lose weight?:puke: I thought I'd just blow it off, but I seem to be stewing about it. How do you handle people like this?:help:

I've just been approved (insurance) and am waiting for the last test result to come in (sleep clinic) to be able to schedule the surgery.

I have to agree with other posters, this is the reason I don't tell. Easy way out, not for me! Pain on the first bite of every meal, slime several times a day, Pbing all too often and the net result is half a pound a week.

Wow, Im not experienced with fills yet, but from what I've read it sounds to me like you are overfilled. That's just not right. Anyone else?

And Mykidsdad -- That was FUN-ny!

DeLarla -- Are you eating lots of Proteins? Proteins take longer to digest than carbs. Which is why people get hungry so fast after Chinese food. It's all carbs. So are those big bowls of veggies you eat.

And are you drinking with meals? You might be washing that food right on out. Just a thought.

Wow, Im not experienced with fills yet, but from what I've read it sounds to me like you are overfilled. That's just not right. Anyone else?

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I told her the same thing. We had a long chat about it today. Do you see that he is only been banded 4 months and going on her 5th fill? Her doctor told her it was normal for some people to slime on the first bite of every meal!!! I was in shock. But she is going to really ask some good question of Dr. Feelgood now though. I armed her with a list of questions to ask.

Sweet, good job Jenna

You know...in some ways the band is harder. Don't gasp yet, hear me out. Everyone is watching for you to drop massive amounts of weight...or at least it seems that way. And guess what, the foods that are EASIST to eat are the ones we aren't suppouse to eat. The foods that we have to chew and chew, the solid protiens that if not cooked just right tend to get stuck are the ones we are suppouse to eat. The band makes no difference when I eat crap like M & M's, chocolate, ice cream...ya get the point. I don't get stuck on the non diet foods. I get stuck on the things like beef (hamburger YUCK), dry chicken, shrimp. Now the lapband can make dieting easier...but as far as I'm concerned, I'm still dieting...I just have less choices physically.