jennifer1

1. be able to purchase clothing at any store not just those that cater to plus sized women(although i saw a size 10 in ashley stewart the other the dayWTH!) 2. be able to sit comfortably with my legs crossed 3. be able to jog along lake michgan while listening to my ipod and not have to call the paramedics...lol 4. feel beautiful and sexy all the time. 5. live longer!!! and healthier!

congrats on telling your family. i'm glad you have that support cuz you will need it. best wishes on your journey!

the scale is the devil in my house! i have broken a scale from throwing it down the stairs. LOL. i was soooo obsessed with the scale weighing everyday, several times a day. but i finally figured out that since i work out 4-5 times a week and i was losing inches and gaining muscle mass. muscle is heavier than fat so that's why the scale wasnt moving. eventually it did start moving, but i lost clothing sizes before the scale really moved. so try and see if you're losing inches. best wishes!

i agree with your surgeon about getting caught up in the numbers. and my surgeon only told me cuz i asked, but i'm glad i did because after 4 fills and 2 emergency unfills i knew exactly where i needed to be so now i am almost at 8cc's not sure the size of my band though, never wanted to know that cuz if i have a 10cc band and i have this much already it'll freak me out..lol

well happy new year all. i hope everyone had safe holidays. well it's been almost a month since my 5th fill. it's kinda been crazy. so days i think i need a slight unfill and then with in that same day i think i'm fine. the scale is finally starting to move. i have upped my gym time from 4 days to 5 days a week. i dont know if this is normal, but like i said some day i can eat what i feel is good for a bandster and some days i can barely get in 2 teaspoons. i have decided that this is how my band is going to be. I'm content. I just never expected it to be so different from day to day. I wonder if others experience the same thing. I thought when i got goo restriction it would be the same all the time(well except in the am i cant eat anything solid till after 10am), but not to change so much even within a day. i mean one day i eat something and the next day it wont go down. Are me and my band crazy or is this normal?

jdunn23.. i was banded may 20, 2011

I AGREE 100000%!!! ME TOO!!!

i absolutley love this post. some may not agree with what i'm about to say, but i dont really care. i like the originaltor of this post eat all the "bad things", but not the same amount as before, now i havent lost 100 pounds but i'm cruising right along. i got the band so that i could eat the foods i love but in moderation. so i get the best of both worlds with m y band and make no apologies about it!!! LOL

i tried to drink a carbonated beverage and instantly felt miserable. wont ever do it again

i used to think that if you can get gum stuck then you band is way tooo tight, but know i can see how that would happen. i would hope for one i would never accidently swallow gum, but if i did i would be able to throw it back up. my surgeon never told me i couldnt have gum, but i guess everyone is different.

i agree it takes a while for some to get to good restrction...took me almost 8 months, 5 fills and 2 unfills

thanks so much it worked...wow... i've never compared pics side by side like that!

ok i'm not sure if this has bee addressed before. i just found this forum today. i cant figure out how to add my before and after pics. there is no buttom to click add on this page of my profile. am i special or is this a glitch? jennifer

awesome blog!!!!!

i eat all of them. no problems with any of them and my band is pretty tight, but it also depends on what time if day it is and i must take breaks between eating the nuts as they become compact and can get stuck if i'm not careful

sometimes it takes a couple of weeks to feel the effects of a fill..so i would try and wait at least 2 weeks between them. but getting to restriction can take a while..it took me 8 months 5 fills and 2 emergency unfills. so be patient it will happen..lol i know i wanted it right away and i had to wait..lol

i'm 8 months out and i still from time to time get the shoulder pain. sometimes if i've eaten too much...sometimes i have no idea, but it's annoying as hell! ugh! but if i had to choose between not having it and no band, then i'm choosing the shoulder pain with my band!

oh i am 5 pounds away from onederland and i'm praying i can make it by feb 14th!!

it took me 5 fills and 2 emergency unfills to get proper restriction and now that i have it. i have nice steady loss. i was sooo frustrated too. i felt like i got this band i want all the big numbers everyone else gets. well i'm not everybody else and i had to realize that. i'm just shy of losing 40 pounds and it's taken my about 8 months. clothes gone from 20 to 14, but it's been a journey, please dont be discouraged, it takes time to find good restriction jennifer

i was self pay and it hit me up$12,500 and worth every penny!!!

ankle weights!!! hilarious.. i never heard of anyone doing that, but i wanna take off all jewelry, and hair when i have to get weighed in. during my initial consult. i met with the dietician who told me what i could expect to eat before and after the band, got lots of handouts and booklets. met with the surgeon who showed me an actual lapband and explained the entire procedure. i had a list of 50+ questions(not exaggerating) and he went thru and answered everyone. i even asked if he ever been part of a malpractice suit. hmph yes i did..but i had already googled him so i knew he wasnt. lol hope this was helpful!

extra pillows to prop you up at night. i couldnt sleep flat for the first couple of night. i am single but i had friends stay with me the first feww night cuz i needed help getting in a out of bed. gas strips did nuthn for me. but all the other advice is good