Lana24

Correction 13 fills

I agree with the previous poster on all points. It took me 17 fills and yes I shrank during that three year period but I did not always see the reflection on the scale.

Hello fellow lapbanders!!! As of next week I'm four years out. It took me a long time to get here but I'm very proud of my journey here is a pic I took yesterday. If I had to do it over again- I would without a doubt chose the band again. Although my journey has been slow, it's been worth it every step of the way. I have a new life, a new perspective and a new body. I thank all of the bansters who came before me to share their personal stories. I can't say whether or not I'm at a numbered goal- I stopped making those goals because they were making me crazy. Today I just live, I eat good food and I do a bit of exercise and get out of my own head as often as possible and just take a walk.

I stopped eating steak for that very reason. It was stuck for two freaking days Just not worth all the pain. Good luck!!

It has no inherent flavor, it's what you add to it. Beef base and chicken base will make it take like meat. You can flavor it and even put it through a meat grinder and it will look just like beef!! Where I live it's a dollar twenty five for a package - much. Heaped than meat and more versatile. Do some research and try it some food!!!

Tofu is wonderful. Beef base or chi ken base will make it taste

Hi there, I too felt like a big fat failure during year one. If not for the exercise I would has zero results. I also suffer from a sweet tooth and have discovered that when I am under stress I eat. But you my dear - and myself included are not failures. For some it takes a lttle or a lot more. I went through three years of fills before I got to proper restriction. At this level I'm simply not hungry often and I have eliminated the source of my stress. Are you working out? Exercise is the saving grace, the band needs yor helpninorder to make it work. If your eating more than a cup at each meal then you probably need a fill. The cool thing is you can start over whenever your ready, zeo pressure. Take a walk and get a fill. Good luck!!!

I used to count and use all of the devices. Now I just walk and eat less. I understand the concept of counting and that may work for some- but the numbers always seem to make me nuts. So I have thus far abandoned all forms of measure and listen to what my body needs. And it's working for me.

Hi there, If it helps at all, Pre banding I could eat ten tacos with ease. With each fill I eat a bit less. If you feel to full with two tacos then only eat one. It takes a whole to re program the brain from what you used to eat - to what you are now comfortable eating. Three fills ago I could eat six tacos for dinner and was still hungry. Now I can only eat one without feeling like I ate ten. It took a few meals to get this fact into my mind. My brain says I need more food but my body says nope enough is enough. My body always wins, period. Your just adjusting, enjoy your restriction!!!! Good luck Lana

Wow, congrats!!! How much did this cost you? I want a TT and BR.

Welcome to the wonderful world of lapbanding!! It is on heck of a journey!!! Wishing you the very best!

Please, please count your victories. Every pound and every inch is a victory!!! I did not lose much the first three years!!!! But 16 fills later I'm finally starting to see it all come together. My saving grace was exercise- the exercise kept me shrinking even when the scale refused to move. It was discouraging seeing everyone lose hundreds of pounds when I w as struggling at the same weight every single week. But staying focused on what was happening and not on what I thought should be happening was and is the key. Take those weekly or daily pictures that is where you will see the progress!!!

I guess it just depends on the individual- I have never had a problem with pills, pb or many problems with good getting stuck. It would depend on how well things are currently going down. Good luck!!

Inspiring!!

I will be four years out next week. My band is well and so am I !!!