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HI ALL.... I WAS BANDED APRIL 30 2008. I STARTED OFF AT 256 AND BY BAND DATE I WAS DOWN TO 241. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS I WAS DOWN TO 230. I GOT DOWN TO 217 THE FIRST WEEK IN JULY AND HAVEN'T REALLY LOST A THING SINCE. I HAVE BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 213 AND 220 FOR ALMOST 5MONTHS NOW. I JUST WANT TO GIVE UP. I HAVE A 14 CC BAND...I HAVE 7.25 IN THE BAND NOW THE FIRST BEING 4CC...THEN 1CC... 1CC.... 0.75CC AND 0.50 CC SO 5 FILLS ALL TOGETHER I HAVE BEEN SO DISQUESTED I DIDN'T EVEN GO TO MY JAN 09 DOCTORS APPOINTMENT. I HAVE WEIGHED THE SAME FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS. ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE POINT. YOU KNOW WE ARE ALL TOLD NO SUGAR...NO BREAD...EXERCISE DAILY...ON AND ON....WE ALL KNOW THE BAND RULES. BUT YOU KNOW IF WE DONE THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE WE WOULD OF NEVER GOT BIG ENOUGH TO HAVE THE SURGERY. IN SAYING THAT I AM STILL GONNA EAT WHAT I WANT TO EAT JUST LESS OF IT OF COURSE. THAT WHAT THEY SAY.....EVERYONE CAN LOOSE WEIGHT AND LONG AS YOU EAT LESS AND EXERCISE...WELL THATS NOT TRUE. ON AVERAGE I EAT A BOWL OF OATMEAL FOR BREAKFAST, A TURKEY SANDWICH FOR LUNCH, AND A SLICE OF PIZZA FOR SUPPER. NO THATS NOT ALL GOOD FOR ME BUT ITS BETTER THAN 2 EGGS, BACON, GRITS AND TOAST FOR BREAKFAST, A DOUBLE CHEESBURGER, FRENCH FRIES AND A SWEET TEA FOR LUNCH AND 2 PORKCHOPS, MAC AND CHEESE AND CREAMPOTATOES FOR SUPPER. SO TELL ME WHAT I'M DOING WRONG. I JUST DON'T KNOW. IF I ATE AN APPLE FOR BREAKFAST A SALAD FOR LUNCH AND STEAMED VEGGIES AND A PEICE OF GRILLED CHICKEN THEN I WOULD OF NEVER GOT FAT. I COULD GO ON AND ON....JUST SOMEONE PLEASE HELP CAUSE I GIVING UP AND I MEAN FAST:crying:

I wonder the same thing. I started out at 256 in early april by the april 30 i was down to 241. I lost 10 pounds withing the first couple of weeks. By the end of june 08 i was down to 217 well well well....i am now at 219 i have bounced between 213 and 220 for almost 5 months. I have a 14cc band and have 7.25 in the band. In three months it will be a year for me and from surgery date weighing 241 to today weighing 219....i just want to give up. I have really started exercising really hard the past couple of months and not a pound lost. I know when i'm full and it really don't take that much but withing a hour or 2 i'm wanting something else. Not really sure if i'm really hungry or not. So ashamed to say it but true. Any help or suggestions i will take. Because right now i regret even having the surgery. You know if i ate properly, ate less and exercised before lapband what would i have needed it for?

what caused your slippage. Do you know?

I started out weighing 256 april 7 got down to 241 by surgery date april 30. Within a week i was down to 231. Lowest weight was in june at 217. Since june i have gone up and down 217 to 223. Back and forth back and forth. I get my 4th fill oct 3 .... I'm wondering the same thing...whats the problem

08192008 bk...strawberry nutrigrain bar snack.....25 cent bag of doritos..oppss lunch...dib dabbed in a variety plate from a buffet snack....nutty buddy.....i'm not doing good here supper....tuna i guess the above is better than i would eat without being banded.....lets compare bk....2 eggs..countryham...grits...toast snack....4 or 5 cookies lunch...double whopper ff coke snack...ice cream dinner...2 or 3 pork chops...2 helpings of mac n cheese...gardenpeas...and 2 biscuits... Now...comparing what i ate yesterday to what i would eat without the band...all things considering i guess i'm not doing to bad... My problem with dieting is.....if i can't eat what i want i just give up....so with the band i'm still gonna eat what i want just less of it....

MY PROBLEM MY PROBLEM MY PROBLEM!!!:thumbup: I DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE AND WHAT A SHAME. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN IT. I FIND MYSELF THINKING..I'M A HUNGRY?...OR AM I WANTING SOMETHING? I FEEL SO ASHAMED AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I AM LIKE THIS. HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE IN REALLY HUNGRY TO HEAD HUNGER. I UNDERSTAND OF COURSE BUT ONCE I GET TO THAT POINT OF YEA:blink: I'M HUNGRY I THINK I'M PASTE THE POINT AND I'M STARVED AND DON'T EVEN WANT TO EAT THEN...BUT I DO CAUSE I KNOW I NEED TO.... I DON'T KNOW..... ANYONE...PLEASE?

B...sugarfree carnation breakfast l...cup of jambalaya s...100 calorie pack crisp and ooppsss..a nutty buddy..bad girl s...undecided....maybe a pork chop and some steamed carrots

Name_________Start Weight ____Goal____ Lbs lost____Current Weight *****:frown:********** :wink2:****************:smile:**********:smile:***** aJoneen............230.........220.......5.......... Bea1128............220.........199.......5.......... Babs0101...........185.........170.......0.......... blesdbyonmzur......159.........148.......4.......... BTTRFLI1432........221.........210.......6..........215 Bunkey1965.........212.........195.......14.........198 Chocolate_Snaps....254.........240.......6.......... Darr5380...........167.........155.......3.......... Epm316.............209.........199.......5.......... erikadawn..........199.........175.......0.......... FloridaGirl........235.........215.......0.......... HeatherO...........172.........155.......13.........159 Heft_Bandit........261.........245.......6..........255 JennyPoo...........169.........159.......5.......... KarenG.............160.........158.......6.......... KathyStrick........305.........290.......0.......... Lapbandfan.........258.........230.......2.......... Leslie2Lose........224.........209.......5..........219 LessNLess..........144.5.......140.......0.......... LilMissBand-Aid....234.4.......225.......6.2........ Lunabeane..........212.........200.......9.......... Luu2008............219.........189.......14......... Luv2Laugh..........232.........212.......0.......... luvinke............206.........190.......0.......... mamato3............199.........184.......6.......... mcgreen............189.........175.......0.......... mdgarcia31665......225.........200.......0.......... melboyd............266.........256.......5.8........260.2 Missrach...........269.........175.......25.........244 MollyMolly.........192.........182.......2.......... mominlv13..........316.........300.......10.8.......305.2 MSnika3............228.........204.......4.......... MyTurn.............250.........240.......0.......... NANAbanded.........225.........199.......7.......... Ninja..............204.........189.......5.......... NukeChik...........221.........199.......6.......... Ollie..............242.........210.......0.......... Redtulips..........188.........180.......6.......... Renewedhope........174.........155.......5.......... ronni_NC...........243.........220.......0.......... slgandera..........185.........173.......7.......... StartingOver.......220.........205.......15......... Sunshine2..........187.........170.......8..........179 want_so_bad........170.........155.......0.......... Sades.......(7/16).192.5.......180.......8.6........ Sadie..............220.........199.......6.......... smwww..............189.........179.......3..........186 tp78...............212.........195.......7..........[/

08-14-2008 b..1/2 cup of grits with one egg s... Wheat thins and peanut butter l..hormel meal ..crm pot and meatloaf...very small amount but not to good for me s..reese cup...opps d..nothing

Today 08132008 so far... Bk..protein shake lunch..1 peice of porkchop snack..2 hershey nuggets...yum dinner...fixing to go eat a couple of stuffed shrimp

this concerns me because i too am getting really bad headaches at least 2 to 4 times a week. i was banded april 08 and i have been getting these headaches now for over a month

HOW ARE YOU DOING NOW?:smile2:

hi all....been here earlier in the year to tell a little about myself... i'm from benson nc...married...2 girls..ages 4 and 1...work as a 911 dispatcher. i was banded april 30 2008 and have lost around 40 pounds anyone else close to the area of benson?

OOPPPSSS:scared2: I FORGOT THE 4 OZ OF SKIM MILK

Boy can i relate!!!!!! I was not a sweet eater at all before the band. But now i have found my self to be sitting down with a cup of heavenly hash...omg!! It is so good!! It just cures every craving i have had the entire day. I never liked ice cream that much before and i don't know why i like it now........but i do!!!!! I told myself after this box i was not going to buy anymore at all... Try this...it is great 1 1/2 scoops of vanilla whey Protein powder 1 sugar free Jello pudding...choc ..vanilla...or caramel 2 packets of sweet n low 1 tablespoon of Peanut Butter 1 squirt of sugar free choc syrup 10 or more cubes of ice blend and you will have ice cream heaven the more ice the better

I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE...NO PROBLEM..... I UNDERSTAND SMALLER PEOPLE GETTING LAPBAND. MOST HAVE PROB WEIGHED 125 POUNDS THEIR WHOLE LIFE AND HAVE NOW GAINED UP TO 160 AND THINK THEY ARE HUGE. ABOUT LIKE MYSELF...I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG GIRL AND TO WEIGH 185 I WOULD THINK I WAS SKINNY..LOL:biggrin:

I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.... SORT OF LIKE MY TONGUE RING...CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT....FOR MY OWN PLEASURE NO ONE ELSES.....:biggrin:

NO ONE CARES...:tt2: I HAVE JUST NEVER SEEN :whatchutalkingaboutANYONE LARGE WITH A BELLYRING THATS ALL. :eek: WE LIVE NEAR THE COAST AND ITS JUST NOT AROUND HERE. :thumbup:YOU GIRLS WITH YOUR BELLY RING..YOU GO GIRL!!!! I WILL GET ONE ONE DAY..WE HOPE!!!:smile:

I'm gonna be no help but i understand. I started out a 256 and lost down to 241 by surgery date of april 30 2008. In one week i lost down to 230 and by the middle of june down to 217. It is now august 3 almost 2 months later and i have not lost a thing...i actually am bouncing back and forth between 217 and 223. I'm really frustrated. I feel like i have failed but i know i haven't. I'm really depressed and don't know why. I mean i've lost around 40 pounds in 3 months...it takes some a year to lose that much. But i wonder why i haven't lost anything. I'm doing things just the way i did at the beginning of this....

You ladies.....if you are small enough to have your belly button peirced ......what in the world do you need lap band surgery for......i'm not trying to be smart but you must not carry your weight in your tummy... Confused?