It's been 1 year and 3 months since I had my lapband... In this duration I have lost a total of 29 kilos!!! Exciting but I needed to see more results for a duration like this!

I stopped being motivated to continue but I know I have a will inside that will push me back on track!

To all those who just started their lapband journey, good luck and my advice is take good care of ur selves and eat very small portions of food and chew very very well to avoid our ugly enemy: PUKING!!! Lol!

That's it for now folks!!

Regards.

Mai.

How small is small? I still struggle with this.

This site has been a big help to many Banders. I have my morning coffee while checking the forums and gaining inspiration from others. I throw my thoughts out here too. . . . . . as my journey has been 7 years and I have my own experiences to share.

You are " right on" when you mention taking small portions & chewing well. Last winter I journalised what I ate on SparkPeople.com and that seemed to be a big help in controlling portion size.

Wish you Merry Christmas & a Happy Banding New Year!

Joanne

Chansonette2000 when I say small I mean a baby plate of food and eat the food on the tip of ur fork for a small portion to pass through!!

Joanne, happy new year to u too and have a lappy bandy merry Christmas!!! Lol!!!

My surgeon describes portion size as the size of a tennis ball. I think it's about 3/4 of a cup -- that's when I start asking myself if I'm full and should stop. No more finishing and no last bites......

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spectacular mai....what a difference. you are a success...just keep it up!

I'm hunting for "Start a New Topic" posting button. Where is it? I've got several topics I'm itching to share. I've filled out my own"Start Up" page, I think it was over a year ago, so I should know where to find things on this desktop program. One of my wishes would be for some emoticons (say it in comedic pictures, rather than hunt for "different" words).

Mia I have a great granddaughter with your name. (Her real name is Amelia.)

I wish you a healthy future. . . keep in touch!