Had my LAP BAND done on 11-26-2007 in Buffalo, NY at Buffalo General Hospital by Dr. Aaron Hoffman. I've have had no problems what-so-ever and the support from Dr. Hoffman has been FANTASTIC. He is the BEST doctor ever! I would recommend anybody from the Buffalo, Rochester, NY area to have Dr. Hoffman perform the BAND! GREAT DOC!:eek:

Hi Everyone..

Well its been almost 5 weeks since surgery and only lost weight the first 3 weeks. The last 2 weeks I haven't lost anything :cursing:

Doc Hoff said the first couple months you lose the most but wow this is crazy. Ive only lost 10 lbs so far and like i said it was in the first few weeks. I am soooo depressed...anyone hear of this happening? I am not eating any more than you would on weight watchers and have been sticking to very low fat foods, lots of protein, no sugar and not to many carbs.

Help!! Maria

Maria, you should lose (on average) 1-2 lbs per week, so if you lost 10 lbs in 5 weeks, you lost 2 lbs per week. You are on track...some weeks you will lose more than others, and some weeks none, it is the average amount of weight that matter. Wait till your a year or more out, you'll be happy to lose 2 lbs a week!!! lol then you can curse.:scared2::cursing::cursing::cursing:

Hi Everyone..

Well its been almost 5 weeks since surgery and only lost weight the first 3 weeks. The last 2 weeks I haven't lost anything :cursing:

Doc Hoff said the first couple months you lose the most but wow this is crazy. Ive only lost 10 lbs so far and like i said it was in the first few weeks. I am soooo depressed...anyone hear of this happening? I am not eating any more than you would on weight watchers and have been sticking to very low fat foods, lots of protein, no sugar and not to many carbs.

Help!! Maria

Maria,

You're doing really well! You will have times when your body will say: Hey what's going on here!??...and start trying to hold on to calories, but keep doing what you're doing and your body will slowly release its hold on those calories and you'll start losing again. :scared2:

Thanks Vicki and Yvette :scared2:

It does make me feel better to hear your words of encouragement ..and yeah cant believe I was cursing already too !! :cursing:

Maria

Thanks Vicki and Yvette :scared2:

It does make me feel better to hear your words of encouragement ..and yeah cant believe I was cursing already too !! :cursing:

Maria

Yeah, lol, you haven't earned curse rights yet.....:cursing:

hi everyone

dealing with some demons, but wanted to check in. Doing all i can to survive a day, still at 180 but i am going to change that this week.

well, I guess everyone is hibernating, i never seen this site go so cold for so long. How are you val, rain, big gurl, jenn anyone else who want to chime in...

I am down to 197 this am. same weight i was in june 09, and then the hoff unfilled me and i gained 18 lbs in a few weeks, i could kill him now. so it took me 6 months to lose 18 lbs and that is averaging 3 lbs per month, wish i was back to 2 per week uuuggghhh.... anyway not complaining cause im not gaining,, oh, i think i rhymed. te he....

Oh, i just noticed my BMI is almost in the twenties, started around 50, so that makes me happy!!!!!!

Hi vicki

Hi all. I know I have been quiet. Lots going on with me. I am holding my own here at 180. I have had a bad couple of water days so I hope I Am able to get in the 70's by the end of the week.

I'm exhausted and don't know why I got good sleep last night. I am going to drink some cranyberry green tea and hope it wakes me up

Ttfn

well, I guess everyone is hibernating, i never seen this site go so cold for so long. How are you val, rain, big gurl, jenn anyone else who want to chime in...

I am down to 197 this am. same weight i was in june 09, and then the hoff unfilled me and i gained 18 lbs in a few weeks, i could kill him now. so it took me 6 months to lose 18 lbs and that is averaging 3 lbs per month, wish i was back to 2 per week uuuggghhh.... anyway not complaining cause im not gaining,, oh, i think i rhymed. te he....

Oh, i just noticed my BMI is almost in the twenties, started around 50, so that makes me happy!!!!!!

Hey Vicki... I see you're hanging in onederland! Keep it up er down lol.

So I got a call from the office and they said I have H-Pylori :wink: ..which means I probably have an ulcer:mad2:..so I'm waiting now for the script to come in the mail so I can take whatever i'm supposed to take. In the mean time i'll peptobismal since thats suppose to kill H-Pylori too:blush: and then I have to go in for ANOTHER scope :eek:

Hey Vicki... I see you're hanging in onederland! Keep it up er down lol.

So I got a call from the office and they said I have H-Pylori :wink: ..which means I probably have an ulcer:mad2:..so I'm waiting now for the script to come in the mail so I can take whatever i'm supposed to take. In the mean time i'll peptobismal since thats suppose to kill H-Pylori too:blush: and then I have to go in for ANOTHER scope

No friggin way, another scope, wow, I am frettin' over the upcoming one in the spring, I have an appt with the hoff on wed at 945, so maybe he will set a date.

why did you go for a scope anyway, i am going cause i've had some pretty terrible heartburn on and off since the band. It scares me cause of the cancer thing. wishing you well, and keep us all updated...:eek:

Hi vicki

Hi all. I know I have been quiet. Lots going on with me. I am holding my own here at 180. I have had a bad couple of water days so I hope I Am able to get in the 70's by the end of the week.

I'm exhausted and don't know why I got good sleep last night. I am going to drink some cranyberry green tea and hope it wakes me up

Ttfn

OK, I have to ask, what is Ttfn?:wink:

i had that before surgery....i had to take 2 antibiotics...yuck! im here too...just been very busy. i made your cabbage soup yesterday jenn...very yummy. i finally can eat a little...yeah!

No friggin way, another scope, wow, I am frettin' over the upcoming one in the spring, I have an appt with the hoff on wed at 945, so maybe he will set a date.

why did you go for a scope anyway, i am going cause i've had some pretty terrible heartburn on and off since the band. It scares me cause of the cancer thing. wishing you well, and keep us all updated...:confused:

I had the scope for the same reason.. heartburn off and on for atleast 6 months now. So I wanted to make sure everything was ok and maybe Dr. H. would see why the heartburn was'nt going away.

OK, I have to ask, what is Ttfn?:confused:

:idea:ta ta for now :smile2:

Im here and gaing steadily:sad:. I can totally eat anything now and NOTHING gets stuck!! Im hungry all day long and eating a lot. Oh well Im still doing better than I did with my last pregnancy. Last time I would gain@ 2-3 a WEEK for a total of 94 lbs. Not going to let that happen again.

Rain

:idea:ta ta for now :thumbup:

OH! LOL, I knew that....:thumbup: