:thumbup:so glad to find this group...banded oct.17...progress slow but steady...17 pounds lost so far...had to buy new pants and threw away my first pair of underwear yesterday...it's the little things that can be so encouraging!!!!thanks to all of you who post consistently...there are a lot of people listening in...even though some of us are a little shy for now....paula-marie

Hi,

I wonder if you are glad you had it done? Why do you think the weight is coming off slowly? I am considering having the lap band but I am a big chicken. I worry about complications. I would be dissappointed if I lost slowly. I am not an active person but maybe if the surgery helped me loose weight, I would feel like being more active. Your input would be greatly appreciated.

Martin

i think the weight is coming off slowly because i was not that much of a big eater in the first place...my diet before this last fill was pretty much like a weight watcher's program and that has never been successful for me.....but, i now have 4.5 cc's in since tuesday and i feel a big difference in the restriction....i'm sure that i will have lost something before my next appointment in 5 weeks....

as for complications, i had to have the surgery twice in two days because it was not installed correctly the first time...i also ended up back in the hospital overnight with an infection, but in spite of it all...i would do it again...this is the first successful option for me in 20 years!!!! i got to the point where i'm doing this for my health, not to please the world....

as far as getting moving ....try getting someone else to team up with ...i do much better when i am meeting a friend at the gym or for a walk....good luck:wink: