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Hello Lap Band friends! Wow! It has been such a long time! I am over 3 years out and I am doing absolutly fabulous! I have lost an amazing 105 lbs and I am totally addicted to the gym! I feel great no back problems at all! If you are thinking about doing this STOP!!! Just do it! Best decision I ever made! I am a healthy 154 lbs, I am 5'7 and I am just maintaing my weight with a healthy diet and a lot of activity! Stay strong people! OH yeah!! and I turned 37 today! And no one believes how old I am! I love it!

Thanks Curlygirly999, I agree - TRACK TRACK TRACK your food. I just could not get into it when I was trying to do pen and paper, but Myfitnesspal.com makes it easy! I start my pre-op diet tomorrow after my appointment, I was SO tempted to get Costco pizza for dinner today! THen I entered it in my fitness pal, and changed my plan to a good home cooked protein and veggie dinner! Writing it down makes it real for me, and the few sweets I have had glare at me off the computer screen. Even though I have lost 8 pounds since Feb 1st!

Ok... MD removed fluid from band and I felt almost instantly better. Can even speak more easily! Now can get on with the healing part. Feel great.

I have a hard time not snacking, so I don't keep any snack food in the house. I also plan my meals out for two weeks. For example, I'll cook something Sunday night and portion it out for X amount of meals then freeze half. It keeps my portions in check and it's easy to just grab and go to bring to work or just eat at home.

hi congrads i had lapband done jan 12 2012 i know how you feel your stomach will always feel like pulling..mine still does now~~~JUST GO SLOW AND TRY NOT TO LIFT HEAVEY THINGS EITHER....I STAYED IN hospital for 2 days cause my oxygen level was low....but the day i had surgery i was up and walking.....i losy 42 lbs now in 7 weeks today..it was worth it i wish i had it done yrs ago..i would be thin now...good luck to you!!

Ug, this is the worst! I find since being banded "real" vomiting is hard to do. Mainly because it has such a small opening to come back up through! The couple of times I've been sick to my stomach, it was NOT fun. Remember, you have a band around your stomach now and it's probably irritated just as if you had a bad bout of PBing. Stick to liquids for a couple of days and you'll be better soon!

I started my liquid diet this past Thursday, for my surgery on 3/9!!!!

I went through the same thing 2 weeks ago. I was fine 4 days after the virus went away.

There both good bands but, allot of people think it just wraps around the top of the stomach and thats it. It gets filled and your on your way... Not necessarily so ! Mine is stitched in place. I will describe this, the reason is to prevent slippage. This is more common in Europe which is were my Surgeon learned the Technique. They put the band around the upper part of the stomach, then pull the stomach up and threw the band, and over the side, and stitch it all the way around by going up, and down, and around. Then hopefully the band will not slip. You should ask your surgeon if this method is used if you are concerned about which one will do a better job. This does help me. Most people do not have this done, and they are fine with there band, on the other hand some suffer a slip, and somehow it has to be taken care of. Now your going to Mexico for surgery. Who is going to take you on for your aftercare here. A slip is major, and if you have the band just slapped in "by the way it's a implant, not a big deal at all." You better have someone who can take care of you. Now when I was banded NO ONE would touch the Realize Band. So if you go with that, make sure your surgeon will take care of that type of band. Research instead of thinking. It's a Implant that will be your tool to work ! Do your research, ask questions to your Dr., and get answers to written down questions that you can keep, and learn from. With all your info asked, and answered. You can make your Choice. Hope this Helps ! I hope its not Full Contact Sports Like Football, Boxing Karate etc... You will only get your tubing broke or your port kicked in, and if the balloon in the band is filled, so is your tubing filled. If you got your port pushed in it could send the Water up to the balloon and cause it to burst. Think about what your doing o.k.... Shirley !

Stick to the protein and interval training!!! Treadmill on 1.0 imcline and start one minute at acomfortable walk then...For the next minute go up at least 2 speeds higher... Them alternate for 20 mins.... Watch the weight fall off... It is all about getting ur heart rate up and down... Trick ur body constantly... Remember... The mind is Mighter then the stored fat!!