I came to this site because I thought that this would be a wonderful place where I would be surrounded by a group of my own peers. I have posted many questions that I had questions about or had minimal knowledge on. I have received very good advice and some advice I thought sounded nice, I followed up with my doctor on. I mean it is awesome to get advice from others, but who knows what best for you besides the person who placed this remarkable tool inside of us??

We have all been forewarned about the dangers of not following the rules that was given to us. If you have orders from your doctor by all means FOLLOW THEM. Don’t take matters into your own hands and when something bad happens, you freak out.

Everyone has an OPIOION!! Do you have to agree? NOT AT ALL. Most people who do cheat their bands/themselves often look for confirmation from another person who will come out of nowhere and agree with them. I feel personally some question should not be asked on this site; especially ones that promote controversy in a bad way.

Example, I was just banded and I am hungry. So I ate some lunch meat.

You were advised against it but insisted on doing your own thing. How can you expect not to receive feedback with someone trying to make you accountable for your mistake? Not everyone is going to say something nice to glorify your wrong-doing. Before you judge a statement try to understand it for the other persons prospective. Let’s just go back to being helpful by sharing experiences that are helpful to one another. I am almost 90% sure no one on here is purposely being malicious but simply helpful.

Always remember, When you are typing it’s hard to tell someone’s tone. So when in doubt, just say thank you for your input and move one.

(I had to vent and I wanted to share with everyone. I don’t like seeing my friends being verbally attacked for stating an opinion. Sometimes you just have to learn how to AGREE TO DISAGREE. An opinion is like an Ass, Everyone has one and you are not always going to like sh*t it comes with. ) Have a nice night.

We live in a quick fix society.

Take for example ways to cook oat meal

Steel-cut oats can take up to 25 minutes

Rolled outs 5 to 15 minutes

Quick cocking rolled oats a little over one minute

Instant oats already cooked and rolled all we do is add boiling Water to rehydrate them.

What does the above have to do with the band?

If the band does not "Make us lose weight instantly" then some how it is the bands fault.

If we chose to ignore the Dr's instruction then somehow it is the Dr's and the bands fault.

for me when I do not lose it is my fault.

By the way I like the steel-cut Oats

My favorite line is, I keep drinking with meals...it's sooooooooo hard to stop...WHO ELSE DOES THIS??? PLEASE SAY LOTS OF YOU DO IT TOO SO I CAN JUSTIFY MY STUPID BEHAVIOR PLEASE.

<insert sensible comment from lap band veteran about how this will dilate their pouch>

THIS SITE IS TERRIBLE AND NO ONE ENCOURAGES ME!!! WAAAAAAHHHHHH :'( :'( :'( BOO HOO!!! WHY DOESN'T EVERYBODY AGREE WITH ME AND SAY WHAT I WANT TO HEAR?!?

(me lol'ing)

GuyMontag,

You said:

My favorite line is, I keep drinking with meals...it's sooooooooo hard to stop...WHO ELSE DOES THIS??? PLEASE SAY LOTS OF YOU DO IT TOO SO I CAN JUSTIFY MY STUPID BEHAVIOR PLEASE.

You almost made me spit out my crystal lite ...laughing so hard....did I ever say I want to be like you when I grow up...

We live in a quick fix society.

Take for example ways to cook oat meal

Steel-cut oats can take up to 25 minutes

Rolled outs 5 to 15 minutes

Quick cocking rolled oats a little over one minute

Instant oats already cooked and rolled all we do is add boiling Water to rehydrate them.

What does the above have to do with the band?

If the band does not "Make us lose weight instantly" then some how it is the bands fault.

If we chose to ignore the Dr's instruction then somehow it is the Dr's and the bands fault.

for me when I do not lose it is my fault.

By the way I like the steel-cut Oats

I totally agree, If I eat an entire bag of Reese Cups....(they slide down real easy with a tight band)...and only eat two teaspoons of yogurt....should I get angry because the scales are not moving and say the lap band is a piece of crap?

And oh...I love this one...I can't eat any "healthy foods" I vomit up all my food...All I can eat is junk, and I have not lost any weight.

DUH...If you plan on keeping your band too tight...deal with it ...and learn how to be creative....protein shakes will go down, pureed broccoli and spinach, and low cal Soup...yogurt...you can still lose weight on a too tight band...LOL

Heck you can even throw some chicken in a Magic Bullet and puree that....the stuff I hear on these weight loss boards are unbelievable!