Hi All,

Im Andy and I was banded Aug. 9th 2006, so far I have lost 79lbs and about 16 inches off my waist. With the exception of deciding to have my daughter, its the best decission ive ever made. The way I look at the band is, its a safety net for me, I have been eating right and exercizing like I would with any other weight loss program I was on, except now, when I fall off the wagon, its still there carrying me through the times when I would normally say screw it, and be off the diet.

Without the guidenance, help, and support I get from my surgery center and surgeon I think I would not have half the loss that I have. For those of you who are thinking of doing this, I highly recommend you look into the place your going to have the surgery, is the surgeon going to be available to you, is the staff? Is anyone in the office banded? who does the fills? how much are they? Do they have a support group, how often do they meet?

I know when I walk in to the office, I get greeted with , hi Andy, not, sign in here, or can I help you, its a little thing, but it means alot to me, I had the surgery allready, but they treat me the same way they did day 1, its just really important to have support I guess is what im trying to say.

Oh yeah, and 1 other thing, I REALLY REALLY REALLY MISS EATING PIZZA

What do you miss the most???????????????????????

WOW!!! Way to go. You must feel energized! That is a lot of exercise. I like the idea of the bike with tv. I need to do something like that. I currently walk 1/2 hour in the morning 5 days a week and do Curves 4-5 days a week.

One thing i miss..... baked potatoes with butter and sour cream.

One thing I think about when missing baked potatoes with butter and sour cream...Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.:clap2:

Welcome Andy

I miss steak and other red meats...Darn it!

But it is great to see you here at LBT. Congrats on your success so far and keep us posted.

becky

Hi Fellow Bandits!!

Need some help and advice. I was banded on 1/2/07 and feel very little restriction. My Doctor said I should be eating blended food. I have tried to stay with this but my appetite has come back with a vengeance! :hungry: I ate a can of Black eye peas and drank some crystal light tonight. My Doctor’s policy is not to give a fill the first month. I have been eating Campbell Chunky Soup and have no problems with. What can I do to curve my appetite? And Should I press my Doctor for a fill?

Thanks

Bandguy

I sure don't know, but if you find out make sure to stick around. I get my band on the 29th. Best wishes!!

Hey Bandguy, Stick in there, Lapband Hell only last a few weeks, I think you wait a month because of swelling from the surgery, dont sweat it man, you have the rest of your life to live banded, the time will pass and the fill will come, then the weight will come off, I know it is frustrating as hell to wait, but you dont want to do anything to screw this up either.

I would call my Dr. tomorrow and tell him whats going on, my guess is he will tell you its ok to do soft foods and in 2 weeks he will probably want to see you for your fill. If you dont lose any weight over the next couple weeks its ok, it will come off, I promise, maybe to counter the extra calories for the next 2 weeks, go out and walk a extra half mile that night, or go up and down the stairs 10 times, something a little extra to help the metablolism.

Just remember, its only a couple more weeks and you can do it, then its all the real foods again, just in smaller quantities, if you want to talk or just vent cause this thing is really pissing you off, e mail me and I will send you my cell number, ive been there man, I know it sucks at first.

good luck

Andy

Thanks for the info and kind words. Can you believe I am munching on some walnuts as I write this? I am waiting for the month to be over so I can see what a fill feels like. :clap2: I do workout at the health club so in a effort to curve this desire to eat. I am not sure how to email you, I am new to the fourm. Is it ok to post my email in this reply?

Yeah, sorry bout that, my e mail is ajgrzelewski@yahoo.com

when you post a message it sends it to my e mail, so sometimes I forget

Andy

Andy, or gym goers...how long after surgery can you start back at the gym? Forgot to find that out! Thanks, 10 days to go

Hello I wouldl like to ask you a question about what you eat I am new with the band and I am still tryin to figure out what is best to eat.Can you help?

9 days to go, thanks for going the count down with me!

Robin, as far as the Gym goes, first, ask your Dr., mine told me, when I feel up to it, go for it, start slow and work into it, I waited about 7 days after surgery and started cardio, riding a bike, then at about 2 weeks, 2 and 1/2 weeks started with light weights and stayed with the really light weights for a while and just increased the reps.

Take it slow, any exercise is better then none, a body in motion stays in motion, a body at rest, stays at rest.

GOOD LUCK