Banded on 4/25/12

hello you are not the only one who has that feeling. the next appointment i go to i am going to be asking my doctor what is that because it is irritating.

well to be honest in the beginning i did everything that was required for the lapband but i stop losing after 45lbs so now i have started the hCG drops and i have lost 7lbs in one week and the majority of it is like in my stomach area which i really needed to work on. all i can say is do what is best for you. Different things work for different people in many different ways. The main goal here is to lose weight so however you get the weight off its up to you. Every diet plan or surgery is not meant for many people. Also everyone who have the lapband surgery is successful so keep that in mind as well.

Welll my doctor told me to not do any abdominal exercises for at least 1 year after surgery and i will be taking his advice. But there are so many other things that you can do besides crunches. such as holding in your tummy while on the treadmill and other machines and walking. use like 5lbs or 10lbs weights and lean side to side or turn side to side even riding a bike can work on your tummy if you hold it in while riding. try it .

My bad you know what i ment LOL. but we will over come obesity.

I guess we all have had someone tell us something good but bad about ourselves. But guess what it has lead us to better days. We live and we all learn a lot. I once was told by a co-worker T. Williams you are a pretty girl why dont you lose some weight because you will really be pretty then. I thought that was funny but deeply i knew she was right. But i knew i wasnt finish with having kids and i didnt wont to take this journey to prefection and then mess it back up and have to start back over again so i am now done with having kids. I have four and my husband and i have decided that is enough so we both are trying to change our life style. I am doing this for me and not anyone else. I am just tired of being obesed. By next year i will be at my goal weight and that will be a great feeling.

Congrats and keep on going to your goal of success.

With your weight loss did you take any supplements or something or you was just strickly maintaining with the lapband alone.

I had my lapband surgery on 4/25/12. I am seriously interested in getting a breast reduction in october. Is there anyone else out here who is considering or thought about having a breast reduction.

i always had big breast even before i gained all this weight. i gained almost 100lbs in one year. I was always small with big breast so i know dont matter how much weight i lose i am still going to have these big breast. I have been through a lot with my weight but now since i am done with having kids i am putting the focus on MEEEEE. I refused to let obesity take control of my life. I cant weight until my appointment.

No problem I called this one doctor i know and he scheduled me in the month of August

Thank you again. I am going to go for it will keep you posted when i have it done. :wub:

Thank you for the advice. I would like to know would it make a big difference if i would only be 6 months out of surgery in october. I am scheduled for my first visit on 08/20/12 and i am so excited because my back is killing me. When i try to exercise it kills my back. I know that my insurance will cover it because i was pre-approved before but was scared to have it done.

thank you all for all the support and i will try each and every one of these exercises because i am determined not to sag.

thank you

ok thank you very much. Another question i am sorry. How did you work off the belly fat

Thank you very much. I tried doing pushups but i am tooooo heavy to hold up my own body weight. So is there any other way i can try to boost up so that i can do push ups

I am also 2 months out of surgery i was banded on 4/25/12. I have lost a total of 28lbs as of today. I didnt lose any weight prior to surgery. I in the same position as you. I would like to lose a total of 80lbs with this surgery by next year. My doctor would not give me a fill he said that i am losing weight great. He also said that a healthy weight loss is losing 5lbs a month and i am well over 5lbs a month. He told me once i get to the point that i am not losing then he would give me a fill but at this moment he will not give me a fill. I was upset at the moment because i was hearing about everyone getting their first fill at 6 weeks and when i got to my six weeks my doctor refused to give me a fill. I was soooo disappointed but i thought about and realized that he is right. I also told my doctor i have no restricitons. I can eat a house if i wont to but i choose not to. I never vomit or had dirreaha. I never had any complications during or after surgery. Thank you GOD. I can eat chicken, rice, anything that a normal person can eat but i try not to but if i do i eat it by the ounces. I have total control over my eating habits now. I dont if its a mind thing but it is working for me. The only reason i had the surgery is to lose weight and i am losing so i am happy that i did have the lap band surgery. I also go to the gym if not everyday or about 6 days a week. I do zumba, spinning, eliptical machine, and so on i am determined to defeat this obesity. right now i am trying to find a workout that will help out with my arms because i am noticing that they are starting to sag. Do anyone know an exercise that can help out with my arms.