I was banded July 31st. 2009 and my weight was 264 on day of surgery. Two week prior I weighed 278 and I would say I did pretty good on my two week liquid.

The process was a little scary and I couldn't believe i was there ready to have this done.

I have to say the pain wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, right now I feel fine and I'm not even hungry.

My mother is making it hard for me and I feel she's doing it on purpose. The first day I came home she fried Chicken, but prior to that there was no frying for months.....wuts up with that sh*t? Now for breakfast she's cooking beacon.:sneaky::cursing::thumbup::cursing::tt1::cursing: PISSING ME THE OFF!!

But this is my journey to success and it's not going to be easy. I don't have the support of my family members and friends...pretty much on my own.

Don't let her ruin your success. You've done a great job so far, and the fried chicken is not your friend. Keep it up - it's great that you don't have pain and that you're not hungry.

We're all here to help support you on this journey! Best of all most of us are going through it with you and there are some great seasoned pros out there that have been doing this for a while. Don't be afraid to holla out for help.

Congrats on your journey. Sorry your mom is not supportive of you.

your not on your own kid we are all here to help each other some people just will not be able to except the fact that we have taken control of our lives to be healthy so just hang in we are here for the same reason

You certainly are not alone kid. My mother-in-law does the same thing. She not only fixes the wrong type of food but is hell bent on making dessert, my husband and my father-in-law are both diabetic. Needless to say, it is not sugarfree desserts. People seem to think the band is a magical instrument, that you can still have the same life style as before but still lose weight. Maybe someday we can educate them. Hang in there.

Do not let anyone trick you into eating what you can't eat. You are strong person. I have same problem with my family. I keep telling myself I have come this far. I'm not stopping. Work towards you goal.

People seem to think that the band makes you loose weight, its only a tool.

Stand strong

keep working at you goal.

Kel