AmyH33

Was just wondering if there are any Dr rehnke patients out there

almost 5 months post op (12/30/10) everyday is a struggle, the band is just a TOOL, it is NOT a fix all. You MUST follow the "diet" i shouldn't say diet, its a lifestyle change. If you are not ready for a life change this will NOT work!! I am so excited for those of you that are starting your journey. You have no idea how much better you are going to feel. I am down 60lbs from my highest weight of 282, i have NEVER been able to keep weight off in my life. I am enjoying it, I just wish I could keep to my new life style change, its a daily struggle, but I CAN DO IT!

oh no bless your heart, I too had that.....OMG the pain....had surgery over a year ago have mostly good days now, alot had to do with my weight, but even being 70lbs lighter i still have to be careful.....best of luck to you

The band DOES have a mind of its own, my last fill was May, i have days that i can eat and other days that nothing stays in, I go 9/19 for another fill, i can say that the weight loss has stopped only 10lbs in 4 months, but it is a loss so i will not complain!!

Banded 12/30/10 down 35 inches, from a size 22 to a 16, down 72 +/- lbs......would like to be @ 100lbs gone by my 1 yr banding date.....thats 3lbs a week, gonna be tough but maybe i will make it close, anything lost is progress!

12/30/10 the day my life changed...would do it again in a heartbeat!

was going to say dont be nervous but you will be anyway.....follow your doctors instructions DONT CHEAT....i know i know.......its hard its a lifestyle change...i didnt cheat AT ALL for the 2 week pre op diet, have cheated many times after surgery but havent had a soft drink since December.....craved one yes, but drank one NO! You will feel AMAZING once the weight starts to come off, you will be amazed at the things you can do again, like squat down, bend over to tie your shoe, not to mention things in the bedroom, when YOU feel good about you that will be passed on :-) Best of luck on your lifestyle change

would love a nip and tuck when i get to my goal, i stand in the mirror and pull and tug and say oh yeah, bless my hubbys heart for loving me the way i am saggy skin and all......

i cant believe how much better i feel and that i am a "size" 16...from my highest weight i have lost 70lbs

good luck guys! I was banded 12/30/10, BEST thing you could have ever done for yourselves! Please remember this is a LIFESTYLE CHANGE not a DIET. You MUST be ready to change how you did everything in the past this is not a miracle band, not a fix all, please please please do yourself a favor and if you have ANY issues that made you over eat, something that happened in your past, PLEASE seek help for it, if you dont deal with your past you are at risk for slipping back into old habits. I wish you the BEST, it really is worth it, i promise! You will have bad days, you will have days that you will say what did i do? Let me tell you, you saved your own life, stick with it, do what your doctor says, you will be SO happy with the decision that you made!

28 weeks since my lifestyle change, wouldn't change it for the Powerball jackpot! (its a lottery game and the jackpot is like 130 MILLION!) has it been 100% easy, no, worth it? HELL YEAH! Highest weight 282 current weight 212 give or take a few, depends on the day. Clothes aren't fitting, underwear are falling off, bras dont have enough to fill them up, but I am feeling GREAT!!!

oh no no no girl, 70lbs? Hell yeah! banded 12/30/10, I too am down 70lbs, just told myself today, yep that fat girl is still in there cause i was stuffing my face with cheetos...ugh! remeber it didnt take you over night to gain the weight its not gonna come off over night either. Look back at the photos of you 70lbs ago and then it will click. My daughter just commented today as she was looking at our album, wow mom you have lost alot of weight, that doesnt even look like you. Keep your head up, you have come this far to turn back....set small goals, dont look at the "big" picture, you can do this!!

Went into the "big girl" store this weekend and tried on a size 14/16 shirt and Holy ****!! it was too big! I was kinda bummed because I needed a white shirt, but then i was like, OMG for the first time in my life I dont have to buy from the big girl store, kind of a shame cause they had some really cute things. Its a life long issue a life change and I am ready for it.

it is so funny to hear others with their panty stories. I too finally broke down and bought some new ones, 60lbs later and my panties was sagging. May have gotten the new ones a little too small, but they do their job. Cant seem to find a bra. Good luck! and keep it up

22 weeks later and down 67lbs from my highest weight. Honestly couldn't be any happier!

underwear that fall as you walk, bras that have so much room in the cups that I could fit 2 breasts in there lol, pants that you can take off without unbuttoning....feels AWSOME!!!!! Never ever have i ever lost weight on any "diet" that i didnt gain back. I am over joyed that I weigh less now than I did when i was 9 months pregnant w/ baby # 2 12 yrs ago! haha stupid fat take that!!

as you know everyday is another day to screw up or kick it in the butt, its our choice, yes we have bad days, but we signed up for this and we CAN DO IT

one piece of advise STAY OUT OF THE CHAT ROOMS!! For me, they were negative, yes, we talked about lap bands, sex, everything under the sun, but you have people in there who have met their goal, got thier plastic surgery, and still are unhappy. I didnt need that negative energy, so for me chat rooms are a no no. Stay in touch would love to know how it goes for you. good luck!

That is the question that I just asked myself as I was leaning over the bathroom sink vomiting. "what did you do?" I was banded 12/30/10, I am not going to say the journey has been easy, but it has been worth it! This is a lifestyle change, I am still trying to figure out what I can and can't eat. You have to slow down, chew, and really think when you eat. Next time you are out, sit back and observe those around you, watch how fast they eat, they aren't even thinking about what or how they are eating. So back to the question, "what did you do?" answer is I saved my own life, I saved a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, and a friend. Each time I question myself "is this worth it?", I look at my family and say "HELL YEAH!" 46lbs down and 50lbs to go.

I had another fill on 5/23, I think it is a bit too much, it was fine when I left but more times then not i end up in the bathroom. I am too stubborn to go back any earlier then my next appointment on 6/27 to have an unfill. I hope my stubborness doesnt cost more in the end. As long as liquids can make their way down I think i will be ok?? Maybe I will try the yogurt, all i know is that my brain hasnt caught up with my tummy cause sometimes my head would love to be able to sit down like all these other people and clean my plate......but then the lapband brain kicks in and says see you dont need all that. I am the one walking out of the establishment feeling good while the others are overstuffed and miserable. For the first time in a very long time I can cross my legs, i see bones that I didnt know i had lol, fit into a size 16 that i havent seen since before kids, and finally weigh less than my husband!! One last thing, it hit me the other day, what happens when i have met my goal? oh my it will then be up to me to maintain it on my own, SCARY.

Best of luck to you, keep us updated

There comes a moment during your weight loss when it really hits you that YES, I really am doing it. Today was my moment. I had to use a binder clip on my pants to keep them from falling down. I mean I know I am loosing weight, the scale shows it, I feel it, yes I have bought a few smaller sized items, but when something like that happens, it feels AWSOME!!! When i got home I took those pants (size 18/20) off and threw them in the pile with all the other ill fitting clothes. How good does it feel that now I dont have much to wear not because I am too big but because my clothes are too big. The small things are AWSOME! Crossing my legs, bending down to polish my toes, sex is so much better, I could go on and on. Is it still a daily struggle? YES, it will ALWAYS be a daily struggle until I die but man it is worth it. My highest weight was 282 my surgery was 12/30/10 weight was 261, weight now 222. I NEVER thouht I would be able to say that I have lost 60lbs! 60!!! I was always a gainer, my weight got higher and higher as the years went on, I will be 34 soon, I thank God that I was given this tool. I can only think that in 10 years or so I would be so heavy that life as I know it would be so much harder for me and my family. I am so thankful.

the liquid diet will test your will power, i can say for 14 day i didnt cheat not one time, and this was during Christmas, amazed myself and my family that I stuck to it. Knowing what you have coming is SO worth it! What i can tell you and I dont want to be negative, but it is a possibility, after you can eat again u may try a "no no" food and be like oh that went down, so maybe i will try something else. DONT DO IT, it is the beginning of a very slippery slide. Example the other day i really thought i need a piece of candy, reminder, just because you had the surgery and made your tummy smaller your head still thinks it can do what it did before, so instead of eating 1 piece i ended up eating 25 pieces, yes 25 "fun size" pieces. There was NO fun in that but I couldn't stop. I felt so guilty that i did a 2 day liquid diet to "punish" myself. Just remember stay positive, set obtainable goals, and your weight gain didn't happen over night and neither will the weight loss. All the struggles and fighting is SO SO worth it. Keep in mind the big pictire. I have lost 37lbs since my 12/30/10 surgery, 56lbs since my highest weight and I FEEL SO MUCH better!! I wish you the best of luck and stay strong!

thank you all for the words of encouragement. I know that some says its hour by hour, i know this is what i am supposed to be doing and I know this is what He has planned for me, I tried to get the lapband years ago and i was so upset when i didnt get approved, i jumped thru all the hoops again and left it in Gods hands and said if this is what you have in store for me then it will all work out, and it did. So I know for a fact I am doing what I am suppose to be doing, I am a huge believer in everything happens for a reason and you are where you are in life for a reason. Going for fill # 3 on 4*11*11 will update.....