Hi, my name is Veronica and I had my lapband done January 2008. I initially lost 50 pounds the first seven months and got pregnant, had a beautiful baby girl in June 2009, and got pregnant again and had a boy in September 2010. During both pregnancies I gained, lost and eventually kept a total of 34 lbs and have NOT been able to lose them since. I currently weigh 284 at 5'8", which still leaves me in the (gasp) morbidly obese category which I'm dying to get out of.

While I feel very discouraged at this point, I feel hopeful that I will lose the weight again and more motivated than ever to continue losing as I was doing so successfully before having my babies. Did anyone else go through this and if so, what did you do to shock your body to start losing again? Seriously, at this point I'm willing to try anything because I hate feeling like a Lap Band failure story and really, really want to lose weight so that I can be more energetic and be able to run around with my kids and just feel better all around.

I really appreciate any helpful, encouraging tips.

I think making an appointment with your surgeon is probably the place to start. Tell him your thoughts.He will help you find a safe way to get back on track.I hope everything works out for you.

I'm relatively new to the boards (at least to posting, lol), and I'm glad that you've posted this. I don't have any kids yet, but plan on having them within the next 2-3 years after I (hopefully) am able to get banded and lose some weight. Please keep me posted on what your surgeon suggests - mine isn't really talking about that yet since I'm not at that place in my life quite yet.

Most seem to jump start with the post-op diet that you originally went through (2 week liquids, 1 week puress, 1 week soft, then to normal). I would also recommend tracking calories for the time being to see where you're at and starting exercise.