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I do want to lose weight and be healthy. I had lap Band in November of 2007 . I have not been very successful at all. I get confused as to what I am suppose to do. One day its low carbs, then the next day low fat, then the next high protein. It is a fact that when you mix them all together you will gain weight. I recently gained 8 lbs. like in a 10 day period of time. What are you suppose to eat? I have 7.25 cc's ion a 10 cc band. I can eat most everything. Why isn't the Dr doing anything ? I just get the every six week fill and that is about it. I NEED to lose weight. I am disgustingly obese, 250 lbs 5'2 in.4 of my co-workers went to Florida and got some kind of a bypass that is a designer thing. They all look fantastic and are healthy. One actually said to me that she was sorry my lap band didn't work. Yea well me too. I would never tell anyone that i had weight lose surgery, it would be to embarrassing when they realize that I didn't lose weight. Any one else have problems losing weight? There is a local yahoo support group in Cooperstown NY (where I had my surgery) but they are a very close group of perfect people that don't want to hear that anyone has had any kind of problems. Most of them just seem to have it all together. I have tried several times to get a spark from them and I am ignored because of my negative results.:thumbup: Anyway, any suggestions out there?

I do want to lose weight and be healthy. I had lap Band in November of 2007 . I have not been very successful at all. I get confused as to what I am suppose to do. One day its low carbs, then the next day low fat, then the next high protein. It is a fact that when you mix them all together you will gain weight. I recently gained 8 lbs. like in a 10 day period of time. What are you suppose to eat? I have 7.25 cc's ion a 10 cc band. I can eat most everything. Why isn't the Dr doing anything ? I just get the every six week fill and that is about it. I NEED to lose weight. I am disgustingly obese, 250 lbs 5'2 in.4 of my co-workers went to Florida and got some kind of a bypass that is a designer thing. They all look fantastic and are healthy. One actually said to me that she was sorry my lap band didn't work. Yea well me too. I would never tell anyone that i had weight lose surgery, it would be to embarrassing when they realize that I didn't lose weight. Any one else have problems losing weight? There is a local yahoo support group in Cooperstown NY (where I had my surgery) but they are a very close group of perfect people that don't want to hear that anyone has had any kind of problems. Most of them just seem to have it all together. I have tried several times to get a spark from them and I am ignored because of my negative results.:devil: Anyway, any suggestions out there?

Hello to all upstate central NY here I was banded in Cooperstown in November of 2007. Unfortunately the band has not been successful for me. I have not given up totally, I have just excepted that it doesn't work for me. I would like to talk to others that have had problems and would love any suggestions possible. I would truly like to lose weight. I have been to the Dr religiously every six weeks since I was banded. I am having some kind of scope done next week to make sure everything is OK in there. I have 7.25 cc in a 10 cc band, and still can pretty much eat what ever I want to. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.

I just found out about the Norwich support group and will follow up on that. I am connected to the Cooperstown yahoo group. but am not real big on that. I see Bob and my surgeion was weiss. My daughter has a RNY and I watched her take off weight rather quickly. I know that the 2 procedures are very different. and I am not comparing the results. I am however frustrated by my results. I work with a woman that had the designer mini gastric bypass done in florida and she has talked 2 of my so workers into ahving the procedure done. No insurance company will support it. It is hard working with her because she publically refers to lapbanders as people that were not informed well and that we just werent serious about weight loose. Everything combined has me so bummed out. havining lap band is a good thing I know I will appreciate one day. But for now it is like being on the worst diet of your life with little result. I see how everyone is so successful then I look at my self and ask what the heck are you doing wrong. I don't mean to be a bummer here , but any guidance would help. I have started with a professional counselor and have been put on wellbuterin to see if that might help.

hi I am new to this group , I am in Norwich NY :thumbup: I was banded 11.29.07 and have not been successful loosing wieght. I have lost 30 lbs total and 20 of them were before my first fill. So I have lost 10 lbs since January :party: I know there must be a way to figure this out but any help would be welcomed. I am a food addict and I am not dealing with the addiction very well.