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I was banded 09/2011 and have lost 54 pounds. I am almost to my goal!! It has taken me well over a year to get there but I think it has been worth the weight. It has been a learning process but I know I will soon be at my goal. I now run 3-5 miles 4 days a week and I have ran many 5k's and I am now training for a half marathon. I feel much better than I ever thought I could. Hang in there! If I can do it anyone can!!

Okay now that I have lost over 50 pounds lots of people are starting to ask me how I have lost so much weight. I never planned on telling people I had lap band so I will tell them I eat less and run 3 to 4 miles every other day. Then they will say what else did you do or did you do somthing to get kick started? Ummmmm.........well I started off doing the couch to 5k and worked my way up to running as much as I do now and I did a liquid diet for about 10 days. Then I always just want to say oh and I had lapband. So am I lying by not telling that part?

I love my lapband and I know I could not have lost as much as I have without it. I have had to work hard for it also and I am trying it do it as healthy as I can. If I feel I could help sombody with there own weightloss then I think I will keep the LB to my self. But if I feel someone could benefit from it I will be happy to share. Thanks All!

Okay after I exercise my band is a little tighter. I seem to have problems if I eat to soon after. Also left over meat is harder for me to. However some days things go down better than others. I know none of us like getting sick but I would much rather get it over with than be in pain for 5 minutes.

Well the people i am close to I tell because I want and need support even from "the non banded" lol. But its people that I see almost daily or even a couple times a year that are happy for me but I don't know them that well that I have a hard time telling. Like the lady at the post office or my cousin-in-laws dad, my kids teachers etc. What I worry about more than not telling them is after they ask and then someone else tells them and then they think I lied. I live in a town of less than 2,ooo people so everyone know everyone pretty much and they have nothing better to talk about. I think from now on I will just tell them and not care what they think. I have worked hard and I am proud of myself and proud of the band!

I went back on the 10 day liquid diet the doctor had me on before surgery and it helped for me. I don't want to go on it again but I am sure that will change if I plateau again!

I had lap band because if for any reason it can be reversed. I know you don't lose as fast and that does get frustrating but I just worried about the long term more than the short term. I think either are great and I know people have gotten pregnant after both. I looked and this looked like the healthiest way and my doctor agreed for me it was the best. Still not at goal but getting there.

I'm 8 months out and still cant do crunches but I do planks and other core exercises. It took me several months before I felt ok to do it.

I have thrown up lots of times and its okay. It hurts me more not to throw up than to just get it over with. I think if you get sick alot is what might cause your port to flip but not if its just every once in a while. It dose feel a little diffrent than before almost like you cant gag or force it up as hard. The time I end up getting sick is always when I am in a hurry eating or not paying attention. Hope this helped.

My boss just had it done and I also looked into it. They said for me it would not help much on my belly because what bothers me the most is hanging skin. From the results I have seen it does work pretty good if its fat you are wanting to get rid of but if its skin like alot of us have after weight loss it wont help.

Just remember beer has calories. I try to only have them when they are planned because they can add up. This weekend we are going to be at the lake camping and it is Mothers day so I am sure I will have a few but I will try not to have any for a couple of weeks after.

I was told and have experienced that you can get air (burp) traped in the bottom part of your bigger stomach and it can be hard to get it out. I have drank sips of a soda and found this to be true. It was pretty uncomfortable. I have also tried to drink beer and its not as bad but I do burp a lot. That is the only reason my dr. told me and I have found that the sodas are just not worth it. A beer somtimes is worth pretty much anything lol.

There are some things I never think about until I read someones post. Now I will know what to expect and not to freak if I feel my band get tighter. Thanks.

I have tried them twice and got sick both times. I would say try them at home first and see how it goes. There is nothing worse than getting sick in s public bathroom! But I agree eat what you like just less of it.

Okay so I feel that I am almost in the green zone with my band maybe one more small fill. My problem is that when I sit down to eat and my band tells me stop your full my brain seems to think I have not eaten enough and I need to try a couple more bites. I can usually eat a more and not get sick but I do get pretty uncomfortable like the food is setting in my throat. Then of course I get mad at myself. Its like I feel a need to pick after I am done eating. I don't know if I am trying to feel the same kind of full I felt before the band or what. Any one else go through this?

So glad to have read your post! It is easy to get discouraged and reading others success stories realy help. I can and will get to my goal! I do wish my doctor was not so conservative but I guess that is due to the fact that I had so much trouble in the first three days and had to get a bigger band. Oh well I know from reading stories like yours I will get there it just might take a while. However I am learning a lot in the process. Thanks!

I have only felt truly full once sense being banded. I still don't think I am in the green zone but getting closer. I do eat less than before and I think the mental hunger is the hardest part to deal with. I do think once in the green zone it will let you know when you are full. I did not do this to be on another diet so it better work lol.

The one i am using is by active.com i think and its just called couch to 5k. I almost look foward to running now. It only takes about 30 minutes start to finish so its easy to make myself find time for it. They also have a couch to 10k that I plan on doing after i finish.