Hello, my name is Christina and I live in Odessa, Tx and my cousin and I are getting banded together. I would love any tips for before or after surgery. I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS ALOT:thumbup:

That is so great that you and your cousing are both getting banded. You will both have built in support!

My best advice for you is to enter into it with the right frame of mind. In other words, do this for your health. After the surgery, don't focus on how much you are losing. Instead, focus on doing the right things to let your body heal. Once your body has healed, turn your focus to changing your eating behaviors to go along with your new healthy lifestyle. You will likely have periods when you don't feel like the scale is moving as rapidly as you think it should. Try not to get frustrated and remember that your body is going through a lot of changes. Just keep doing what you are supposed to do and wait it out. Before you know it, the scale will start moving again.

Good luck to you and your cousin both! This has been a great move for me, and I'm so happy I made the decision. :frown:

Welcome to LBT!!

My advice, for what it's worth. :smile:

1) Fiddle around with your fill level til you aren't hungry all the time, but don't get it so tight that you're expecting it to do all the work in restricting you from eating too much. Too tight leads to complications; not tight enough makes it really hard to stick to eating healthily. It's fickle (i.e. your restriction may change during the day or from day to day) so it's a process. Take your time and keep at it!!

2) Don't be hard on yourself if your eating habits don't change overnight. It's a journey, and the pounds add up over time if you follow most of the guidelines most of the time... but we all need dessert once in awhile! :frown: