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Well done! Way to work it!!! Keep up the great work and you'll be at goal in no time. Keep posting your success...it will motivate those on the board...and balance out the negative band posts lol. I too love my band!!! I'm 5.5 pounds away from goal and more focussed than ever to get there. Enjoy your success...you've earned it!

Hey all! For anyone that needs a buddy or mentor I wanna help! my name is ashley I am 27 from NJ I am married and dont have any children yet... I am 9 months post op and have lost about 100 lbs woot! (still cant believe it) I have gotten a lot of help and support in, my journey and want to help someone else out too! Look forward to meeting some new friends

This is not about me, it's about a close friend of mine who is a true addict. She used to be addicted to pills, wine and food, but she quit the pills and wine years ago and is now a true food addict. She's 63, weighs between 250 and 275, and is in a lot of pain. She knows she's addicted and is on medication, but it doesn't stop her from buying Cookies on sale and eating them all, etc. She's been on all the usual diets and has also been to AA and OA. Her former psychologist told her that because she's an addict she's not a good candidate for the lap band. She sees her psychiatrist regularly but doesn't address her addiction, just her family problems. When I told her about my upcoming surgery, she was, typically, not supportive and tried to tell me all the horror stories she knew. Now she says she'll see how I do, but I'm not an addict, I'm a volume eater, so I don't know if our situations are comparable. Do you think she could succeed with the lap band? Do you think the program psychologists are really helpful to addicts? Are there any medications other than the Lexapro and Wellbutrin types that might be helpful? Thanks.

I slacked through out the holidays and am just now starting to get back on track. I managed to maintain without gaining anything but now I'm ready to see the scale start moving again. I want to lose at least 40 pounds by summer so I can wear a swimsuit without being embarrassed. For the past few days I have been drinking my water like I'm supposed to and as of today I am eating right again. Now all I need to do is add in some exercise (which I am planning on going to work out in the morning). Good luck to everyone. Let's all kick our own behinds to stick with it!

Being able to wear Jeans again. Crossing my Leggs. Thinning out all my cloths that no longer fit, then putting them on the cloting site. Working out in the Gym, and in a Pool. Being able to tigh my shoes...... But I am glad to know, that it is still only going to get better with time. That is something that I have a lot of.

Yes. One of the former members, restless monkey had that happen to her. She lost weight prior to the op but did it her way not by following the diet she was told to. She went for the op , the Dr "opened" her up and found her liver was too big/fatty so he closed her back up without putting the band on. She then followed the diet she was prescribed and got the operation a couple of weeks later. It is not up to us to try to second guess our surgeons. We are trusting them with our lives so we should be able to trust them enough to follow their instructions. If we don't understand or disagree with what they have told us we should discuss it with them. If we are still not happy then we should change to a Dr that we do trust and who's instructions we are happy to follow.

Hi, this is the first time on here. I am having my surgery on feb 8 and am also very nervous and scared. need prayer!!

February 8th for me! I can't believe its finally here...and now I'm finding myself counting down the days! We all need to stick together for sure and let everyone know how we are doing!! I just got work taken care of today...If all goes well I shouldn't even be out ..since I work part time. The shitty thing about it is that my boyfriend wanted to plan this nice night at a hotel for us for valentines day and its all you can eat and drink- that most DEF. won't be happening now! Oh well this in the long run will be soo worth it so its okay!!

Thank you for your wonderful post. I am 8 days post op and I felt I could have written it. I did not feel any hunger until yesterday and then after I ate a few bites I was full. Please keep posting!

I made this 2 weeks ago and it was really good. I think it's a WW recipe. Buffalo chicken Soup 6 cups milk (I used 1%) 3 cans 98% fat free Cream of Chicken Soup 3 cups cooked, shredded Chicken (thigh meat might work best if you have good restriction) 1 cup Sour Cream (I used fat free) 1/4-1/2 cup hot sauce (I like Frank's Red Hot) Everything in the crock pot on LOW, for about 4 hours