bigpapa2

my pre-op diet weight was 386 lbs, i was banded 7/23/09 and I weighed in at 259 this morning. I cant wait to hit the lower 200's. my goal weight was 250lbs but I have since changed it to 200lbs.

Congrats on your weight lose, i was banded the day before you...july 23rd. I have about another 50 lbs to go. wish me luck.....

Congrats on your band...it was too bad the first few days, my gas wasnt that bad. If you can, plz. walk as much as you can..walk, walk and than walk...it helps

I eat cheese all the time. I eat it on my salad mostly. i eat it in my omellet and I love it. The difference is i dont eat it all the time on everything any more. I also eat the reduced fat chez. good luck with you weight lose.

congrats on your band!

Well first i should say hello..my name is Ty. I got my band 7/23/08 and I love it! I have lost over 100 lbs and i feel like I have my old life back. My Dr. has taken me off all my meds and i am enjoying moving around without the old pains I had before. i am able to do more with my family and my moods have improved since being banded. i am saying all of this because, I wanted to let you know what i have gained from not being able to eat so much. I dont miss the food as much any more. i am lucky in the fact that i can eat almost anything including bread. i just cant eat as much. i go out to eat with my wife and kids all the time. the difference is, I eat a nice salad and soup now. I have chicken or fish and take what i couldnt eat home in a doggy bag. I had crabs tails the other day and it bummed me out a little because i couldnt eat more than 1 1/2 legs with a potatoe. i was upset until i weighed in the next day and saw i had a weight lose. I must say i do stay away from fast food rest. If i do go to one i have the sandwitch with no bun. No fries, no bun, no soda. So to answer your question i can eat what i want just smaller portions. I try my best to stay away from the posta's, white bread and lots of carbs. i hope this helped a little. The band has made my life so much better.

Hey guy, i wouldnt worry about it if i was you. just make sure you report any changes or worries to your Dr. I have gained and lost restriction before. I was feeling great a few months ago and thought I had just about found my sweet spot when i went in for another little fill. I thought for sure that fill would either put me over the top or put me at the right tightness. It didnt, infact i lost restriction, I felt looser than i had the month before my fill. There was a point during that month that I thought my band was not even working until I tried eating some sushi and found out the hard why that my band was still working. i have since than recieved another fill and I am now what I think is a great restriction. Good luck with you weight loss.

Whooooooooooooooooooooohooooooooooooooooo! i love my band also! whooooooooooooooooooooooooohoooooooooooo!

Congrats to you! I am doing my world famous happy dance for you right now....I love my happy dance because it burns quit a few cals.....lol.....i hope to be there with you in 5 months

I love walking with less pain, standing up without making weird noises, playing with my kids and having more money in my pocket from not eatting fast food.

I had never had coffee in my 42 years of life until about 2 weeks ago. It might sound wierd but I had BM problems every since I was banded. Since i started drinking coffee i havent had a problem with it. So i make sure i get in atleast 2 cups a day with my splenda. It does the job!

No regrats here, wish I would of had it done sooner.

Well im here in Michigan and I'm very, very, very cold. its about 4 degress here and in the - teens with the wind factored in, but I must say that even before it became this cold I was very cold. The more and more weight I lose the more blackets i have to keep in my living room for me. I have also never worn house shoes before but now I go no where without them. I even take them on long trips to visit family and friends so they are ready for my tooties. So try and stay warm all you banders. And I will try that whole fingers under the belly trick.