Jaimee21005

ok.. im really excited about my lapband.. but i keep running into people that burst my bubble about it!.. people are always telling me that they know someone that had the lapband and didnt really loose weight.. or they lost weight but they said they werent allowed to ever eat carbs again and stuff like that and had to exercise alot.. im planning on exercising and im prepared for the new lifestyle.. but the way people make it sound is that the strict diet is whats making them loose weight not that band! i hate when people burst my bubble.. im getting the lap band def.. i havent had any doubts about getting it.. im just scared i wont loose weight or atleast as much as i want to! help! anyone that has already had the lapband.. do u really feel full when u eat a little amount? thats my only problem is portion control! i dont even eat that bad.just wayyyyyyyyy to much. so if the band really does make u full after like a 1/2 cup of food i dont see how u COULDNT loose weight! someone please make me feel better about knowing im gonna loose weight! :cry_smile:

congrats on ur band! i cant wait to get mine! i just did my last test last week.. now i just gotta get scheduled for a preop.. i feel like its taking soooo long! i see some people got theirs so fast! ive been going threw the process for atleast 8 months! grrr! lol good luck with everything! and dont weight urself to soon! :redface:

thats exactly what i like to hear! how much weight have u lost so far?

kat187: wow! congrats on ur weight loss! uve lost so much! i bet ur soooo happy! thank u for all the wonderful info! all these replies im getting are making me so excited! i want to have it tommorrow!!! lol thank u all.. u all are soooo nice! im so glad i found this website! good luck to everyone on a healthy new life style!

mollymolly... thank u so much! that is exactly the answer i was looking for! i dont need to be told AGAIN that its a tool.. i know that ive been researching it for a long time.. i just want to hear from people that actually had it if they really feel full. im totally aware about it being a took and not a miracle.. ive known this for almost a year now. i just get worried when i hear that some people dont loose weight.. so then i get worried that maybe they didnt feel full. u must be like me when u say ur only prob was portion control. so if it does make u feel full im sure i will have great sucess with it! im so excited!

thank u so much for writing back! i have looked at alot of the before and after pics... i know people loose weight.. i just get worried (cause people put it in my head) that some people lost the weight just cause of following and strict diet and having some will power and not cause of the band. and the more people that say that the more i start being like.. hmmmm.. i dont want to be discouraged about this.. i want to loose weight so bad. i just want to make sure im gonna feel full.. thats all im worried about.. i know its a tool.. and i know i have to continue to watch what i eat and exercise.. i just have a prob with portion control.. so thats why i think the band is perfect for me if it really does make u full. are u already banded? if so can u tell me about being full and stuff? are u really full after only a cup of food?

thank u so much for everything that u wrote... im just towards the end and i think everything that im going threw is normal.. i hope..lol... its soo true that EVERYONE knows someone that did something..haha.. im so sick of it and i am sick of defending it.. i just need to shut up and forget about everyone that has something negative!.. :cry_smile: P.s. thank u for supporting the troops! im a marine wife and sister! :crying:

so does that mean the surgeron im going to isnt qualified? i dont have many options i have active duty military insurance.. and they dont work well with u. what should i do!?

hello everyone! my name is Jaimee.. and im starting the journey for weight lose surgery! is there anyone that lives in or around jacksonville, nc?!