I am new here so this topic may have come up before. But one of the frustrating things for me on any band forum (or in real life) is lap band recipients who seemingly know nothing about this piece of silicone that they had implanted in their bodies. I am not talking about the newbies who are trying to educate themselves. I am talking about ignorant individuals who know nothing months out of surgery. The band slip rate has gone up and so has erosion rates....(not to mention revision surgeries)....do you think maybe its because of some people refusing to learn how to live with their bands? There are legitimate reasons some have band complications that are beyond their control...but I wonder how many end up with problems because they are simply tuned out and in denial that they are responsible for their success. What started this rant is an individual on another forum who is doing something dangerous daily and when we all post that she should stop she says her doctor knows what she is doing and we are all liars, because we must do it too. Thats as specific as I am going to be...I have decided to pass all those threads by from now on....if they want to screw up their bands thats their choice.

Hmm... that last bit is good advice. I have found that since I have made the Big Decision, all my "sensible eating" plans have gone out the window. It's like I keep saying to myself "doesn't matter now, because it will all come off when I have the band" or "better eat that yummy stuff now coz who knows when you will be able to eat it again". I know that's the wrong attitude but it's pretty hard to fight.

Maybe putting the ticker back up will stop me doing that. Most times, I eat "normally" and can go ages without gaining, but every now and then I pig out for a week or two and go up a couple of pounds, rinse and repeat. Right now, I am the heaviest I've ever been in my life and I REALLY don't need to gain another 10kg while waiting for this to happen

Yeah, learn from MY experience vs. your own. Allllll those final meals? The foods you are unsure if you will be able to eat again? You still have to lose it and when the final 20 pounds come you'll swear at yourself for gaining them.

Fact is, you'll be able to eat 95% of what you do today, just in smaller quantities. Don't forget that.

Thanks - I appreciate the advice... and see? ticker back up and I'm gonna work on at least sticking to the maintenance plan.

Yeah, learn from MY experience vs. your own. Allllll those final meals? The foods you are unsure if you will be able to eat again? You still have to lose it and when the final 20 pounds come you'll swear at yourself for gaining them.

Fact is, you'll be able to eat 95% of what you do today, just in smaller quantities. Don't forget that.

OMG - You just reminded me of my final meal - one week before banding. Looking back, I don't understand how ONE human female could eat so much at one sitting!!! UGH!

Can't we post something on the main home page about what a pb and a slime is? Those questions are in so many non related posts.

It should be very clear and easy to find when people start their lap band exploration and log into labbandtalk.

OMG - You just reminded me of my final meal - one week before banding. Looking back, I don't understand how ONE human female could eat so much at one sitting!!! UGH!

Mine were extra crispy KFC... many final meals. I'd eat the crispy stuff and give the meat to my dogs.

I just don't know how I got so darn fat!

Can't we post something on the main home page about what a pb and a slime is? Those questions are in so many non related posts.

It should be very clear and easy to find when people start their lap band exploration and log into labbandtalk.

It's all over the boards and I think it's on the FAQs section too.

I have started saving links to posts where I explain things and now instead of retyping it all I just copy what I already wrote.

OMG! I'm so so so sorry about your pooch! I just saw your sig line. I am so sorry, I am a huge animal lover and the mere thought of losing one of them can bring me to tears.

If there is anything I can do, please let me know. I'm just so very sorry!

((((((MEGA CYBER HUGS COMING YOUR WAY!))))))

Whoops, that was for LosingJusMe.

((HUGS))

I am computer illiterate and don't know how to make a link.

If I did, I would direct them to the FAQ instead of explaining over and over what a pb and slime is.

I am computer illiterate and don't know how to make a link.

If I did, I would direct them to the FAQ instead of explaining over and over what a pb and slime is.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f73/abbreviations-what-they-mean-7959/

Here is that link if you want it...you can right click your mouse ..copy..and paste it somewhere and then copy and paste it every time you need it.

how bout people who tpe like this...its soo frstrting i dunno, like im not sur how to write, if english was ur 2nd langage i culd almost unnerstan, but cum on! sayin spllng isnt my strong soot an stuff is bs, i hate what im-ing has done to the langage online,its mad ppl 4get how 2 actulyy speak or put there thots n2 words

And then they get PISSED if you point out that you have absolutely no idea what they've said!

What about the truly weird?

"I didn't do all that great this first year only 43 lbs. but I did go from a size 26-28 to a 14-16 so I guess I did accomplish something. "

How the heck does anyone do that?

What about the truly weird?

"I didn't do all that great this first year only 43 lbs. but I did go from a size 26-28 to a 14-16 so I guess I did accomplish something. "

How the heck does anyone do that?

Everyone knows that lots of 250# folks wear a 14!

Size 14 on what planet??? At 250 I was still wearing 20-22. Talk about STRETCH pants....OUCH!

I do have a friend, though who outweighed me by about 75 lbs, and she wore the same size jeans I did. I'll never understand how that worked! Of course, she wears a T cup bra, and I was a B at my highest weight....maybe that had a little something to do with it... :omg::faint: