Hello,

I was banded on 3/31/2008; was doing well at first until my first fill when my doctor realized my port had flipped. Had a lot of pain in my abdomen but continued to lose weight. By Sept 2008, I was down from 270 to 228 lbs. To make a long story short, I started slacking on my exercise and was eating soft foods there were high in calories and drinking wine. By the time I saw my surgeon again I was back to 242lbs in Nov. 2008. By 11/21/08, my port was sewed back into place. I've been watching would I eat and feel alot better physical but mentally it's starting to get to me that I'm not losing like I was. Any suggestions from anyone would be greatly appreciated, even if it's "tough love" comments.

I am also looking for a lap band buddie to communicate with, I figured maybe if I had a partner, this will get better.

Thanks!

I am just not feeling like I could give you tough love comments! Instead I am going to just give you nice love comments :thumbup:

You will get back on track, you need to trust in yourself and your band, start tracking your foods, commit to a little exercise and just be kind to yourself

So someone else will probably give you tough love but I just understand your feelings and feel like you do frequently and just don't have it in me today :thumbup:

I just started on JENNY CRAIG hopefully that will help ever think about something like that.

Don't give up. You have come so far and now that your port is fixed you can really work the Band. Keep up on your protein, so you can feel full. And don't forget to exercise. You will get there. Remember you did not gain the weight over night. It takes time to lose it.