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Not Loosing After 1 Year With Lap Band And Frustrated!!!!!!!

I just turned 1 year post surgery and this is not at all what I expected. I' m still vomiting and getting stuck with my food,which is not at all pleasant. Never the less, I have lost 43lbs. But honestly I expected that at this point I would have lost more.

This has been a really hard year for me. I'm trying to hang in there, but sometimes I question myself whether or not I should have had the surgery at all.

I don't blame anyone but myself because this was "My Choice". I have 6 cc's in my band and my surgeon seems to think that it's too tight. But if I am too tight thwn why I am I not loosing weight?

I am new to this forum and hopefully I will get some feed back that can help me, because at this point I don't know what to do.

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  • Sounds like your band is doing it's job. I may or may not say you are too tight. I would say it sounds like you are not making the right food choices. Perhaps you have picked up some bad habits, and

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Your doctor may be right because if it's too tight you will eat more slider type foods which equals slow or no weight loss. If he wants you to get a slight unfill then maybe you should test it out to see what happens...

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Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I am definitely eating slider food's because when I eat solids I take 2 bites and I go straight to the bathroom.

I just turned 1 year post surgery and this is not at all what I expected. I' m still vomiting and getting stuck with my food,which is not at all pleasant. Never the less, I have lost 43lbs. But honestly I expected that at this point I would have lost more.

This has been a really hard year for me. I'm trying to hang in there, but sometimes I question myself whether or not I should have had the surgery at all.

I don't blame anyone but myself because this was "My Choice". I have 6 cc's in my band and my surgeon seems to think that it's too tight. But if I am too tight thwn why I am I not loosing weight?

I am new to this forum and hopefully I will get some feed back that can help me, because at this point I don't know what to do.

Sounds like your band is doing it's job. I may or may not say you are too tight.

I would say it sounds like you are not making the right food choices. Perhaps you have picked up some bad habits, and have learned the little secrets to eating around the band. Increasing your chances of getting stuck, and vomiting.

You may need to get self-motivated again.

IF it was me I would go on a straight liquid diet for 2-3 days, then mushies, then solids.

In other words, go back to what new bandsters have to learn during their post-op learning period from the start. (what I call boot camp - basic training)

Proper food selection, calorie counting, meeting daily Protein goals(and fiber) and getting plenty of Water.

If someone wants to cheat the band, they can. At the risk of getting sick all the time.

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