Gabandgirl

Love Love Love my band! I had my band surgery May 4th 2011 have lost 80LBS!!! I wanted a Thanksgiving fill but lost 9lbs this past month so I didn't get one which is probably best. I know we go through some problems but most are related to our rules and I don't mind because this is what I signed up for my weightloss has been effortless with the exception of the gym where I work out hard! We have to work with our band not figure out ways to eat around the band or get an unfill to gorge ourselves on vacation! This behavior defeats the purpose! The more I loose the more I feel empowered by my success!!

I think we probably squeezed ourselves into our clothes and if you were like me they were stretchey maybe?? Excercise has changed the size and way my clothes are fitting. I have lost 80lbs and got banded May 5th 2011

I am hardly ever physically hungry. I eat only at meal times and don't require a snack. I still love to taste food though and that hasn't changed so I have to remind myself not to eat mindlessly because I AM NOT HUNGRY! Have lost 64 since May and feel great!

This is a great tool! You still have to be "ready" to use it as a tool and not expect to wake up thin! Our minds do not change just the size of our stomachs. I have lost 64 since May and 70 from my highest weight and I had not been able to wrap my head around dieting and weight loss for many years before my surgery! Best of luck to you and don't forget the excercise I have really enjoyed that part and never thought I would!

When did you have your band surgery??

I was banded May 3rd, 2011 have lost 62lbs from my highest weight and 55 since May. I NEVER thought I could make the gym work for me but I started about 3 weeks after surgery and have built a nice routine and I SEE the results which is just amazing to me!! I do about 20 min on the ellipitical then go to the machines especially the core / abdominal ones and the butt blaster has really helped my very large hind end! When I am finished with the machines I go back for 20 more minutes of cardio. The weight has been coming off but my body is changing in ways that I know it would not have done with weight loss only. If I wanted to try something new I would go to the gym when it was less crowded and ask for help from staff. The most important thing is to set a gym schedule and if it is a day you go be sure to get there one way or another and not talk yourself out of it. I go two very early morning a week and 2 to 3 afternoons a week and take WED and SUN off. Good luck!!

After a few bites of food I feel bubbles (and they make noise) in my throat and sometimes get the hiccups while eating! Does this happen to anyone else?? <div style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;">www.my-calorie-counter.com The webs free <a href="http://www.my-calorie-counter.com/">Calorie Counter</a><br/><img src="http://www.my-calorie-counter.com/TickerEngine.php?RulerImage=ruler21.gif&SliderImage=slider6.gif&Unit=0&Track=true&BW=279&CW=219&TW=165"></div>

I work out 4-5 times a week for approx 1.5 hours. I do about 50 minutes cardio split in half doing the machines after the first half and then going back to cardio. I had my surgery in May and never dreamed I would be as faithful to the gym as I am! I love seeing the results of working out! Best of Luck! PS. My MP3 player maximizes my workouts!

If you are loosing pretty fast the band seems to loosen up some on its own. When I got my 2nd fill which put me at 4.5 it was soooooo tight in the beginning and I thought oops I'm too tight. I decided to go with it and lost 15lbs the month of July! By the time I went in for my 3rd fill she wouldn't fill me but now the band is not as tight and it looks like the month of August will probably be about six or seven lbs. If you can drink good I would probably give it a little time. Best of luck!

Even with insurance I had to come up with about 3500 and now I am getting another bill from surgeon (large hernia was found) for over 500 and if I don't pay immediatly it will effect my band fills?? WTF?? why they have to be so mean?? lol

Yes! Start slow and with no resistance. I had lapband May 3rd 2011 and started the gym on May 20th 2011. I am up to 45 min on the elipitical and the inches are melting off my legs and hips its just really remarkable I never would have thunk it! HANG IN THERE!!!!! KEEP TRYING IT WILL MELT THE WEIGHT AND INCHES OFF!!!!!!!

I work out a min of 4 days per week and sometimes manage 5 days per week. I am at the gym about 1.5 hours I do 45-50 minutes on the elipitical, I usually do half the cardio stop and do the machines especially the core ones and then resume the remainder of my cardio. I have been amazed how much I enjoy the gym, the only draw back has been getting it in no matter what my schedule is.