Any Regrets?

bebers · October 21, 2007

She's a dear dear friend of mine, she used to be my employer so I've known her for a long time. She was banded six weeks after I was. She has the same doc as me. Same instructions, same everything. She eats her 800 calories in the right foods and then adds another couple of thousand calories in crap food.
With the band, if it goes through a straw it will likely go through you band. Ice cream, chocolate... all that stuff will go right through. I thought I was a carb addict, my addiction is nothing in comparison to hers.

She doesn't eat the right foods, she doesn't eat a solid Protein before eating the crap (meaning she makes sure the crap will go right through), she won't chew well so she gets stuck all the time and claims she can't tolerate a fill. I was really honest with her the other day and told her that I don't think she should get a fill either (even though she seriously needs one) because I don't think she can give up her "quantity" of food yet. She became upset and told me that wasn't true. I didn't push it, I just dropped it.

A couple of weeks later she said she thought it through and I might be right yet she hasn't done anything about getting a fill. She just plain isn't ready.

I lost weight by busting my butt. I kept calories at 600 daily and did hard cardio at least one hour a day. I still do the cardio, now it's just habit. I'm maintaining but I think I want to lose another 10 or so, so I need to get my butt in gear again.

Thanks for explaining your friends circumstances. I've heard of others having this surgery and not losing! I cetainly don't want to make the same mistake as them. I'm assuming from this that if you eat sensibly and chew throughly the band should work for you so that you can fill full on 600 calories or so?

lawanda jessica · October 21, 2007

yeah I wish I hadn't been such a chicken and had the surgery years ago.

I was so concerned about what others thought about it I didn't do it.

I am down 32 pounds in less than two months.

I couldn't be happier.

Uderland here I come.

Linda51 · October 21, 2007

I have been banded 13 months and have lost about 40 lbs. The reason I haven't lost as fast as others, and I have no regrets at all because I take responsibility, the band is a tool. If you put high caloric things in you mouth you will not lose as fast. Yes it restricts you but instead of gaining by over eating you can just not loose by not eating properly. Also consistant exercizing helps too. I know if I did not have the band I would have gained this past year. 265/225/160 goal. Good luck

sable · October 22, 2007

Hi all im looking in having this done. I was wondering what is a fill mean? im still learing all this what all do they go by when u are trying to get approved my bmi is really high im 5'4 and 180 lbs it says my bmi is 30.9 please want to know sable