OK guy's,:clap2: lets have our Own thread and take about our bands and stuff..My name is Ted and I live in Oregon . I'm going to get my band Jan. 31st in TJ. Mexico with Doc. Kuri and his team..I was on the Jan. bandsters thread but I think I was the only guy there and felt left out.. A bit back, there was a few guy's that thought our Own thread would be fun, so here it is lets get started..Ted

When you do your walking, bike, treadmill, elliptical, etc. use a heartrate monitor. Keep your heartrate between 65-85% of maximum. Take 200 minus your age to get max heartrate. You won't over exert yourself and get all the soreness and the fatique that people get when they over do it. You are more likely to keep doing your cardio exercise when you use a monitor. It also acts as a coach to let you know when to step up the pace or slow down.

After a couple of weeks you will notice your resting HR will go down and more effort is required to keep up your HR. These are all signs your getting into better shape. The internet is full of info on using them to get the most from your exercise time.

Looks like a lot of upcoming and newly banded guys. Awesome to see so many of us taking back our lives. Great job men!

Banded today at 7:30 am- everything went quite well. My hiatal hernia turned out to be the size of a baseball - Doc said more than half my stomach was in my chest! That was repaired with a stitches and a tissue graft to close the hole.

I felt really great after the surgery with no pain meds from 1:30 until 8pm. I'm having some discomfort in my shoulder now due to gas -so says the pretty nurse. I've been amazed how easy the whole day as been- I expected much more pain or discomfort. It's mostly just felt like you do in the morning if you've overworked a bit.

So far so good.

Hello all,

I was banded 11/07/06 in Mexico by Dr Joya $8,000. us. Best thing i've ever done for myself. I was 315 before surgery currently 234 now and no regrets at all. I have an inamed 10cc band with currently 8.3cc. I have been very aggressive with my fills and it seems to work for me. Look forward to hearing from others. If anyone has a question please ask away i will answer anything that i can. Todd

Well, here we are, One year post op. I have enjoyed and been inspired by all my friends here and other boards. What can i say other than I love my band. It has been one of the best years of my life. I feel like I have my life back Let me post some before and after stats:

Before/After

334/175-180(at goal and maintaining)

56 inch waist/34 inch waist (pant size)

54% body fat/19% body fat

XXXL/Med to Large (shirt size)

borderline diabetic with high blood pressure/low-normal range for both

I have gotten my life back because of the Band. I can do anything I want to now and not have to worry about if I am too heavy or large to participate. I have lost weight before, but never reached my goal and never kept it off. I have been at goal for 3 months now and have maintained. Thanks to you all for sharing this journey with me.

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Hello Everyone.

Tomorrow is my 90 day mark. I have lost 85lbs as of last Saturday. I have went from a 58-60 pant to a 46-48. I cant believe how easy this has been so far. I have not yet had a fill. I can eat more than when I first had the surgery but I just dont. I make sure I eat normal portions and eat healthy foods. Im not saying that I dont have that occasional slice of pizza, hamburger, or pasta.(with the band I can only do 1 slice of pizza or half a burger anyway) I just don't do it everyday. I do believe that the decision to have the band has been the best I have ever made. I have to tell you that Neal's website has been a great motivational tool.

Joe

How do you guys do it - i'm waiting for approval to be banded but my dr keeps telling me that i will not lose more than 1-2 lbs a week. Redstrat you have lost an incredible 7lbs a week!!!!! Congratulations. I was under the impression that with purly restrictive surgeries like the lapband the weight will come off slower. Keep up the great work

CAN"T WAIT TILL I BECOME BANDED:clap2:

How do you guys do it - i'm waiting for approval to be banded but my dr keeps telling me that i will not lose more than 1-2 lbs a week. Redstrat you have lost an incredible 7lbs a week!!!!! Congratulations. I was under the impression that with purly restrictive surgeries like the lapband the weight will come off slower. Keep up the great work

CAN"T WAIT TILL I BECOME BANDED:clap2:

Losing 1 - 2 lbs a week is very normal. There is maybe 1 out of 20 that have the kind of success that makes your eyes pop out. The 1 to 2 pound weight loss is over a long period of time - an average. So if you lose alot of weight up front and then hit a plateau, do not get discouraged. You have to look at this thing "long term". Losing a pound a day is not normal and depending on the person it might not be that healthy. The more effort you put into it the more you are going to lose.

Look at it like this... if you rely on the restriction alone then you had better get to that point as soon as possible or you will gain weight back. And even if you just rely on restriction and do not do anything extra the weight will come off much slower than someone who starts to eat healthier foods and goes to the gym. It is all up to you and what you are willing to do. Most people make small changes in their life when they get the band so the weight comes off slower. These smaller changes are also known to be the ones that stick.

So get your fills and get to that level of restriction you feel comfortable with, take your time and do not rush yourself, and try to enjoy your new life. It can only get better from here on out.

I was told every ten lbs you lose you gain another inch down yonder? alright another insentive to lose!!!

I was told every ten lbs you lose you gain another inch down yonder? alright another insentive to lose!!!

I need to lose about 200 pounds. YIKES!!!

I can see it now you will be star in all the movies, women will be flocking you, (HARLITO DOMAIN) what a goal you wont have to worry about excersing you will just dwindle away.

I was told every ten lbs you lose you gain another inch down yonder? alright another insentive to lose!!!

LOL! I think it is closer to 1 inch for every 25 - 30 pounds, at least in the initial stages. My wife says she can agree with that so far :biggrin1: LOL.

Wow! An inch for every 10 pounds lost? You'd have a stable full of potential porn stars here! John Holmes would be a nobody in comparison LOL.

I have been lucky or maybe not i went on a post op diet aprill 23 then bamded may 2, 2007 around 18 or 19 days now starting weight 6'2" 342lbs over one eight of a ton i now weigh 300.3 to 301.6 there abouts and still on liquids i think the lost is way too fast myself but i keep reading trying to get educated as much as possible from you professionsal banders thanks again in advanced. slacker also learning how to type ican spell a little but my fingers seems to hit the wrong keys!!

LOL! I think it is closer to 1 inch for every 25 - 30 pounds, at least in the initial stages. My wife says she can agree with that so far :biggrin1: LOL.

Wow! An inch for every 10 pounds lost? You'd have a stable full of potential porn stars here! John Holmes would be a nobody in comparison LOL.

well said !! i agree 100%

Update*

I just walked in from the hospital and my god the gas pains suck ! Other than that I don't feel to bad. The gas is coming from both ends and never ends.:nervous

Surgery went well according to the Doc. So now I am an official bander.

Chris

congratulations chris mine was 8 days ago, the gas will leave no longer than 48 hours or so mine did. Hang in there the worst is over and the journey begins now!