watchband

has anyone done lapband who only wants to lose 50 pounds. i have tried and tried to lose weight, but i keep gaining. i'd like to find a way to get a grip before i need to lose 100 pounds.... am i crazy for wanting to do this? i'm 52 years old. i'm so tired of weight watchers, which i can't seem to make work as a "lifestyle." please advise. thank you

i had my second fill yesterday -- and now i think i'm dying! i can't even sip water! have been nursing a bowl of Soup by just dipping my spoon into it and licking it off. i pb after about the third lick. will this get better? or should i have a de-fill?

thank you to all who told me that i needed to have my band de-filled a bit after having not being able to even get water down. my doctor, who did have me drink water before i left his office, believes that i may have been dehydrated from having spent the day on the beach before going for my appointment. if that wasn't the case, we don't know what happened. anyway, i think i'm going to live now. whew. that was tough!

dr. carson liu in westwood. great doctor. great practice. has amazing credentials. specializes only in lapband and/or gastric bypass. highly recommened.

wow, you've lost 100 pounds. that's amazing! okay, you're my new hero. i'll follow the damn program and just pretend i'm not hungry. i soooooo want to get my first fill so i can feel like everyone else around here does. plus, my husband keeps thinking he's spent all this money and it's not going to work. poor baby! thanks for the tips and enouragement.

ohhhhhhhhh, that makes sense. but what about the hunger issue??? i'm starving, and yet my girlfriend fills up quickly and easily. what is normal? -- if there is such a thing as normal.

hello all...i was banded 10 days ago. i'm supposed to be still on liquids, but i'm so tired of liquids... i never feel full.... NEVER. today i ate scrambled egges and even a piece of toast. i did not chew, eat slowly, or anything different than i have done all my life. no problem. felt great. i was really hoping that things would be different. my girlfriend, who was banded a week before me, had lunch with me. she couldn't finish her eggs and didn't even try for the toast. she was too full. am i a freak??? the doctor told me that i have to wait four weeks from surgery before i can get my first fill. by then, i'll probably be 20 pounds heavier! ugh! am i the only one, or is this a common problem early in the process?

i don't know that i want a quick fix; i want to be in control.... this will help, right?

i'm due for surgery on tuesday. i'm totally obsessing over these boards to make sure i'm doing the right thing. i have one question -- well actually i have many questions -- but right now i am confused about a fill and/or a restriction. doesn't a fill give you a "restriction"? or am i not understanding the definition of these terms?

so the expected weight loss is about 1 - 2 pounds a week? is it more than that at the beginning?

okay, i'm due for surgery on tuesday, but still not 100% sure if this is the right thing. i am paying for this myself and my husband will kill me if i don't lose the weight. i only want to lose 50 pounds, which i'm hoping will be possible. i am terrified that i'm never going to be able to eat again or enjoy dinners out with friends. we rarely eat home these days. will i have to start cooking again??? i really don't want to cook anymore. has anyone regretted having done this???

no, no, no.... they use the band to keep eating at bay, and if they have a roll requiring them to gain for a part, they have it opened so they can eat enough to gain weight.

i live in hollywood... my dr., who i assume does lots of famous celebrities, says that lapband is often the way that many actor/actresses use this for losing and/or gaining weight for parts.... or for maintaining their skinny appearances.

omg.... your weight loss is amazing... what a difference! pictures give me hope and encouragement.

wow -- 31.7??? oh good. now i know my bmi -- that stands for body mass index, right? but has anyone done this with a bmi of 31.7????

i weigh 190 pounds. i want to weigh 140. i am 5'5"... i don't know my bmi....

i have found a surgeon... he is extremely qualified, has done over 2,000 lapband surgeries and has agreed to do this for me .... but i want to know if anyone else has been successful without having 100 + pounds to lose.....

i hope someone responds to your questions because i am in the same boat. i only need to lose 50 pounds. most people would tell me i'm crazy to do this, but i'm at my wit's end. i can't help but believe that i would be successful with only 50 pounds to lose, but maybe not. good luck to you -- and me!!!!

have not had surgery yet. i want to, but i keep thinking this is a cop out... i've done weight watchers successfully over and over again, but always gain everythng back. please advise.

i am 52. i am considering lapband surgery. i only want to lose 50 pounds. i've yo-yo'd for so many years. i feel like this is such a cop out, but i just can't go back to weight watchers AGAIN. does this work? why doesn't it work for everyone? i read posts from people who are stuggling to loose. how can it NOT work? please advise. thanks