Delightful521

Well, I'm newly banded so I don't know too much about this whole thing, but I can tell you what I do know. I was put on a very strict diet 2 weeks before my surgery. The purpose of the diet is to shrink your liver so that the doctor can access your stomach easier while banding you. IF you do not shrink your liver enough the doctor will close you back up and not do your surgery (some food for thought). Like you, I've had a life time of bad eating habits and giving in to cravings...if I saw it, wanted it, I ATE IT. The thing that got me through the whole process was this line of thinking "whats more important...eating those tacos your love or becoming a healtheir you". I chose to be a healthier me. I know its hard but if I can do it then anyone can. I learned its all about your mind set and how you view what you are doing. Everytime I wanted to cheat I kept reminding myself WHY I was doing it and what it was that I wanted to accomplish. I hope this helps you.

Thank you Monica!

Missy, you just answered one of the most annoying comments that I get. My goal, like yours, is to lose over 200lbs with the band. I have had sooooooooooo many people tell me that I should have gotten the sleeve or bypass because I wouldn't lose the weight that I wanted with only the lap band. I KNOW that I can and will be successful because I am motivated and ready to change my life for the better. I am so happy to see that you have lost so much weight with the band and now i know it is possible.

Thank you Lap Band Master. So far I feel so great its almost too good to be true! I was banded Wednesday and I haven't had in nausea and I've been able to keep everything I eat down. My goal at the moment is to surround myself with nothing but positive people that will support me on my new journey. I could fill a page with all the negative things that I'm told....from slippage to "you won't lose all the weight you want to lose with the band". I am really glad to have found this site and I plan on being a very active member on the board. Thank you guys in advance for the support and advice.

Thank you Missy. I try not to let it bother me but I've been a ball of nerves with this whole process. I know in my heart that I made the right decision for ME but I get a lot of the "why didn't you just get the sleeve" comments....obviously they've never heard of "dumping" lol