i have so majorly screwed up! i dont know if my ability to eat more comes from needing another fill or if i have stretched my pouch or what! i have eaten horribly the last couple weeks, each day getting worse i swear! what the hell is wrong with me? i had a hard time before, but thought i had gotten my mind wrapped around what i needed to be doing and then it is like i walked into a brick wall, BAM! i really hope that i pull myself together before i really hurt myself! i have my second fill scheduled for the 27 w/ a fluoro and i am so scared that i have stretched my pouch. i tell myself, maybe its just because you have lost enough and need that additional fill..that is why you can eat more now. my mom says i am not eating as much as i think i am, but i just feel bad, ya know? damn these holidays! i will be happy when they are over and life gets back to "normal".

thanks for letting me vent.

Hey New Me!! ( Love the name),

I just went for my 4th fill today and I think this is the one..FINALLY!! Apparently there is a "NEW" band that requires more fills but can be more effective longer. Keep up the great work and I will keep everyone posted on what's going on with me!!

Sheila - Most who where banded after i think it was 7/1 or 7/15 have the new band - I have it - I have had 2 fills and got restiction on the 2nd one.. I really think it's diff for everyone - I know people who don't have any fills and have restriction...

:whoo:<p>I just got my 3rd fill and soooo happy to say that the 3rd time was a charm. I was getting very discouraged and wondered where would I go from here if such a drastic move didn't work for me. Most people who have this issue in their lives have no idea how very painful it is. Congradulations on all your success. Can I ask a favor? Can you tell me how to get one of those tickers onto my posts. They are pretty cool and I bet will be fun to use!! Congradulations again!!!! Sheila</p>

janet.....well said, sort of a kick in the butt for a lot of us, but it is the truth!!!!! we all know it

thanks

j.

:whoo:<p>I just got my 3rd fill and soooo happy to say that the 3rd time was a charm. I was getting very discouraged and wondered where would I go from here if such a drastic move didn't work for me. Most people who have this issue in their lives have no idea how very painful it is. Congradulations on all your success. Can I ask a favor? Can you tell me how to get one of those tickers onto my posts. They are pretty cool and I bet will be fun to use!! Congradulations again!!!! Sheila</p>

Sheila - here is a link that will tell you how to get a ticker.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f5/ticker-tutorial-pictures-41782/

janet.....well said, sort of a kick in the butt for a lot of us, but it is the truth!!!!! we all know it

thanks

j.

Jsoto - I beleive in tough band love - imho we are taking drastic measures to lose weight - we make so many excuses - we just have to step up to the plate and take responsiblity for our over eating and bad eating habits - we need some self control - the band restricts the amount of good food you eat but not the bad - but you gotta do the rest by makeing healthy food choices. -

things are definately looking up. i have pretty good restriction since my second fill. i am really tight in the am and dont even dare try to eat anything until afternoon besides coffee and Water. its not even worth it! i have decided to start tracking what i eat as i havent really lost much from this fill. but i know that is because i have been making bad food choices...picking what would go down easily, instead of finding the right healthy one that will work. but today i just feel everything is gonna start workin for me (meaning i am gonna get my butt in gear! and back on the wagon!!!).

reading some of the posts it seems like people go the idea that i was blaming the band for my whole failing rant. i wasnt. i was blaming myself. i KNOW this band is only a tool, not a magic cure. i KNOW it will work when i decide to work it. that said, it was good to get the kick in the butt that came along with those other comments. so thanks.

and i hope everyone is doing better.

i KNOW it will work when i decide to work it. that said, it was good to get the kick in the butt that came along with those other comments. so thanks. and i hope everyone is doing better.[/quote]

There you go - that's the ticket !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats :smile::tongue:

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You for the instructions on doing the Ticker!!!! You are the BEST!!!

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You for the instructions on doing the Ticker!!!! You are the BEST!!!

Thanks - I am just paying it forward - I was lucky enought to have alot of help when I first joined.

I have learned to navigate this site and where to find thing - the ticker instructions are under this was under f"requently asked questions" on the main board - also definations as to what pbing slime and NSV DH etc..

So Sheila 6 months from now - I want you to do the same for the newbies then OK cuz by then you will be experienced and you will have been around the site enough to know where stuff is at - heck you will even be in the rants' - Saying OMG they don't know what sliming is:biggrin:

My best to you...

want-so-bad;this forum is here so you can rant about things that bother you. A lot of self-pays can understand where you are coming from. When you pay out a lot of money, even when you "know" it is going to take time,you get spooked when you don't automatically lose the weight. And most of us know the LB is a tool, not a majic wand. Hey, if most of us could control our eating habits and make good choices, chances are we wouldn't have gotten a lap band in the first place! My dr is a real sweetie, she reassured me this is just a small blip on your way to weight loss. So keep talking whenever you need to. :smile: Laura