Formerly Fluffy

Excuse me?! How is that insulting her??? She has had the band over 3 yrs.! How much time would u want her to waste on the band????????????

Love the stuff! I throw it in the blender with ice, protein and almond or soy milk and blend. Tastes like a pb milkshake.

If the band was going to work for you it would have worked by now. Isn't it time to revise??

THere are a few that lose weight strictly by just eating less, but by far the more successful ones change their eating habits! It's not easy.......but it can be done!

For self pay most ppl pay $100-$250.

*I am not going to judge you and say that you haven't ; I don't know you or your experience. But I am sorry; when people say they have lost 10 pounds in a year-that's bs and some of their fault. Get your fills, work with your nutritionist, join support groups (shoot I even go to a WW at work group) and get off your butt and exercise.* But you are judging! You just said it's bs and some of their fault. Then u tell them to get off their butt and exercise. Did u realize u mentioned NOTHING about restriction??? If she has no restriction it's just like them dieting BEFORE they went to all the trouble and expense of having WLS! Yes I think they should eat right. Yes I think they should exercise. However if that is the ONLY way they will lose weight THAT is b.s.!!! None of us paid all that money and subjected ourselves to a surgery to lose weight ONLY by making lifestyle changes. If we thought we could have done it all on our own then we wouldn't have had WLS now would we???

Oh I'm sure most of them are. And yes I have chatted with some amazing ppl from this forum. We all have our differences. Some love the band, those that have bands that don't work tend to hate their bands. It's just that I feel those ppl have the right to post about their frustrations w/o having someone ask them "how do you know it's not working" or whatever the statement was. I thought that was insulting to the poster. It seemed to me to insinuate that she was too stupid to know if her band was working or not! Believe me...........If it's not working...........YOU KNOW IT! :-(

I too would prefer to see more respectful and polite posts. I did not appreciate that she seemed to be blaming the poster for her own band problems! I did not consider that respectful. Perhaps she didn't mean it that way..........but that is how it came off sounding. I am not trying to take my anger out on anyone. I am trying to stand up for those that do not have a band that is working for them, because apparently someone needs to. I also, would like to see a productive forum, so can we not take someone at their word when they state that their band is not working instead of accusing them???

Violent colors??????????? Your kidding, right?!

Good point. Ultimately it is our opinion only that counts as to weather we feel our band was a success or a failure. I'm glad you have done well with yours.

That was a very supportive post. I appreciate it when others who are losing well with their band can understand that many others do not do well at all with it, and give the support that u just gave instead of having the "blame the bandster" mentality!

Lol, stalking is NOT in my job description!

Actually I think a lot of ppl probably read it that way but I was the only one that called her out on it.

Advice and help are not just for ppl doing well with their band. It is for ALL bandsters. Those having problems should not be spoken to as if they are too stupid to know if their band is working or not! Now if that were not your intention...........I will apologize for that. However yes I am bitter about the band and I feel I have every right to be. Had you wasted all your money on a POS that isn't even working like I did you would be bitter too!!!

Well sometimes what goes around does come around. And for you I'm hoping when you start having problems with YOUR Lap Band that those you chat with on this forum are less accusatory then you were to the poster.

As you know...........she didn't come right out and say that. She insinuated it.

Yes I did self pay so that is $15,000 just gone. :-(

Thanks Lacrecia, I've had it 14 months and had 14 fills. No restriction. I have just wasted too much time and money on it at this point! :-(

The one I use the most is probably Lean Dessert. Awesome stuff!

**The sad truth is that the band does not work for everyone but why do you believe it hasn't worked for you?** Excuse me but why would u think that she is so stupid that she doesn't know if her band is working or not???

That is completely UNTURE!!! No it is NOT only as good as it's operator! Yes the operator has to work with it..............however IT DOESN'T WORK FOR EVERYONE!!!!!! Why would u dare assume that SHE is at fault??? U don't get out of it exactly what u put in! Some ppl put a hell of a lot into it and get NOTHING in return!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't beleive she asked for a magic bullet now did she? U have a not of nerve suggesting that that is how she feels! Yes it does take a lot of hard work...........but for some ppl that hard work does not end with the band paying off for them! STOP BEING SO JUDGEMENTAL! U DON'T KNOW HER SITUATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A few on here seem to have gotten upset with me about voicing my opinion of the band also. I hate mine too. It has been a COMPLETE waste of money and time! I have had it 14 months and had 14 fills. It's almost completely useless!!!!!!!!!!

Say what u will. I stand behind my statement.

What I learned AFTER being banded is that some ppl NEVER reach restriction! I feel that is crucial info that should have been shared with me PRIOR to my surgery!!! Also I tend to disagree with u about the earlier bands having more complications. When I asked about post-op complications with the bands I was told that most of that u hear about in the stats reflect figures with the earlier bands and that the kinks have been worked out of the new ones and that there are RARELY complications with the new ones. That is so NOT true! I am constantly seeing online ppl posting that got their band a few mos. before me and even those that got banded AFTER me with slips/port problems/leaks/no restrictions. These are all ppl with the new band so I don't beleive for one minuite that the new ones are any better than the old ones! :-(

Hi Bubbles, I'm new here also. Hope you make the right decision about your WLS and that things go well for u! Maria