So once you get banded how much weight can you expect to lose in the first month? Is the diet difficult to follow and are you craving real food or are you okay with it?

soo many questions....awaiting insurance approval...should be sometime next week.

So once you get banded how much weight can you expect to lose in the first month? Is the diet difficult to follow and are you craving real food or are you okay with it?

soo many questions....awaiting insurance approval...should be sometime next week.

It's different for everyone. Some people lose nothing some lose more than 20 lbs. Some people crave nothing some crave everything. People can give you the just of it all but it ends up different for us all.

How do you get your ticker on the bottom? HELP!

http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wXz163c/

1. click on someone's ticker - it will take you to the website to create yours.

2. click the box that says: "Create your own ticker"

3. click the "WEIGHT LOSS" or "EVENT" (your choice if you want to track the weight loss or count down to the surgery -- or count from the date you had surgery.) I am going to assume you clicked "WEIGHT LOSS" for the following steps.

4. click the ticker bar you wish to have as yours (there are 13 pages of designs to choose from - to see another page just click the page #) once you have decided - click "NEXT"

5. click the ticker slider you wish to have as yours (there are 7 pages of designs to chose from) once you decided - click "NEXT"

6. complete this page with your options - password; tracking by change of weight or showing actual weight and lbs lost; your target and starting weight; current weight and weight date; your height - click "NEXT"

7. highlight the code in the first box - starts with "[url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/..." copy it (right mouse click - copy)

8. goto your "EDIT SIGNATURE" on your lapbandtalk and paste it (right mouse click - paste)

9. preview signature -- then add spaces and additional content as you wish.

Let me know if you need more help -- or if you have questions regarding these instructions.

I lost 26 lbs the first month. After that, the weight loss slows quite a bit and you have to work harder at it.

I lost30 lbs.the 1st mo. I'm getting my 1st fill next week.

THanks for all your replies!! Much appreciated!:laugh:

Okay, so I tried this and the cut and paste thing worked but when I preview signature all that shows is all that code and not the actual ticker...

I was banded 4/10 and I lost about 35 pounds now. But everyone is different. And on some days I gain a pound or two then a few days later drop it. But as long as you eat right and put some excersise into your everyday life you should do well. And slower weight loss means less likely to put it back on again.

Is it hard though to change your eating habits...or does the lap band make you full and not want to eat as much?