Question For Ex-Banders Who Are Already Post Sleeve. Need Your Pov! Since You've Experienced Both What Are Your Thoughts And Experiences?

[popsicle_20721 27]

oh i am so jelous. my band is at 2 cc and I am hungry but already having trouble tolerating Proteins and if i go tighter it will backfire.

I understand the feelings of jealousy. I was banded in 2009. It was horrible because most times I was hungry and the only food I could tolerate were slider foods, that put the weight on. in 2011 my DIL had a sleeve, she was a little heavier than I was and less than a year after her surgery she looked great. She could eat what she wanted, but less of it and seemed so happy with her WLS choice. I couldn't believe that I had made such a mistake, but felt it was too late to do anything about it. I stuck with the band for many months later, while she continued to lose weight, I either gained it or would be vomiting most of the time. The worse thing .. most people don't think I eat a lot of food anyway, but I gain weight with no problem. I recently revised on 12/26 so my "new" weight loss journey is just beginning. I am praying that I will be more sucessful with the sleeve. Right now I am feeling a little hungry, but not able to eat more than a few sips of this or that at a time.

[freespirit63 112]

I understand the feelings of jealousy. I was banded in 2009. It was horrible because most times I was hungry and the only food I could tolerate were slider foods' date=' that put the weight on. in 2011 my DIL had a sleeve, she was a little heavier than I was and less than a year after her surgery she looked great. She could eat what she wanted, but less of it and seemed so happy with her WLS choice. I couldn't believe that I had made such a mistake, but felt it was too late to do anything about it. I stuck with the band for many months later, while she continued to lose weight, I either gained it or would be vomiting most of the time. The worse thing .. most people don't think I eat a lot of food anyway, but I gain weight with no problem. I recently revised on 12/26 so my "new" weight loss journey is just beginning. I am praying that I will be more sucessful with the sleeve. Right now I am feeling a little hungry, but not able to eat more than a few sips of this or that at a time.[/quote']

[freespirit63 112]

That's the thing, my banded friends say I should not remove my band but I am an emotional eater and I have no control and got a band to help with satiety but its not working. I am gaining weight, eating and the band is letting me, I feel so stupid, my friend came to visit me today and she is on no carbs diet and feeling great, she is not doing it for weight loss. I can't do that, if I have to control me I won't succeed. Is that bad? I don't know but t is what it is

[freespirit63 112]

I got a Tt 2007 then lapband 2009 to help maintain my results, lost 20 pounds mostly on my own, nonthanx to band. Had defilling, refill, defilling it again. Sick of it