AlaskaGirl77

Starting weight 377 lbs. Surgery weight 367 lbs. (5/26/09) 06/05/09 wt- 350 lbs.:wink: 06/12/09 wt- 346 lbs.:thumbdown: 06/19/09 wt-341.1 lbs.:mad2: Camping so didn't weigh in:tongue_smilie: 07/10/09 wt-336.3 07/17/09 wt-336 :thumbup: First Fill 07/24/09 wt-333.6:thumbup: 07/31/09 wt-330.3:glare: I lost 3.3 pounds this week!!!:scared2:

Depends on your body and your surgeon...i can eat pineapple and peanut butter with no problem...i can also eat bread,rice,pasta...all in moderation an no more than 2 servings a day..but i can physically eat it just fine

I do 45 mins of cardio (hard,sweating cardio) 5 mins,of cool down 5 days a week. My surgeon wants me at 60 mins 7 days a week,but I'll take that as a goal i'm working towards..lol I do circut training (strength) 3 times a week for 30 mins (every other day)...

I agree with what the others have said. I am 5'7 and started my journey at 377 lbs. I know i have a long road ahead of me. I am down about 47 lbs. now since May 26,09 (a lil' over 2 months) and I couldn't be happier. I was scared getting back into the gym again,but I've gotten nothing but "atta girls" from the people that go there and that makes it easier. Us bigger gals (and guys) have to work a lil' extra harder for extra longer,but in the end we are worth it!

I am allowed pasta,bread and rice as well...i stick to whole grain/high fiber...haven't gotten stuck yet...lol enjoy!

...and I have a very high tolerence for pain! lol...he had some trouble finding it,but he kept hitting a nerve in my back. He finally got it though! He said from what it sounds like,that i'm in my green zone. Mind you this is my first fill,but he had about 3 cc's in there (from what i could tell holding the needle while he searched for a paper cup for me) from my surgery. So hopefully this will top me off and i can start loosing agian!

Starting weight 377 lbs. Surgery weight 367 lbs. (5/26/09) 05/05/09 wt- 350 lbs. 05/12/09 wt- 346 lbs.:biggrin: 05/19/09 wt-341.1 lbs.:crying: Camping so didn't weigh in:tongue_smilie: 06/10/09 wt-336.3 06/17/09 wt-336 :thumbup: First Fill 06/24/09 wt-333.6:thumbup: I lost 2.4 pounds this week!!!:tongue2:

I'm allowed bread,pasta and rice...whole grain,2 servings a day...follow your dr's orders,not just people on here...because it's not always the "right" info...

I got my first period after my band right away. Now here I wait for my 2nd period...2 weeks late..lol..dh has had his vesectomy,so I'm 99.9% sure I'm not prego...figuring it's just the weightloss...no worries here!

I'm just about 2.5 months and I'm down around 44lbs. (10 of that is pre-op),so 34 post op (May 26)...best of luck!!:thumbup:

Nope..i just went back to dr.searles. I flew down at noon and was back home by six...i was actually in and out (30mins. max,was seen at 1:30(apt. was at 2),but by the time i got to the airport the 3 o'clock flight was already boarding,so i waiting to the 4,back in fairbanks by 5,eielson by 6 so it wasn't to bad...good luck with your testing! it's not near as bad as i thought it was going to be!!

I'm down a lil' over 40 lbs. since preop,31 since surgery on May 26...though,i think I lost that 30lbs in my boobs...lol...went from a 46F to a 44DD,which is good because now i fit into my cute bras again...lol. Though it just makes my belly look bigger! damnit...but i'[ll take it! Haven't started a good exercise routine,but will wait until Aug. when the kids get back to school. I am taking this year off to become a gym rat and get this weight off. I go in for my first fill on Wed. and looking forward to restriction again!

Thank you spideymom! I have been holding steady at the same weight for 3 weeks,bouncing around the same 2 or 3 pounds...so when I stepped on this morning I was very excited. I go for my first fill on Wednesday and excited for that 'full' feeling again.

Starting weight 377 lbs. Surgery weight 367 lbs. (5/26/09) 06/05/09 wt- 350 lbs. 05/12/09 wt- 346 lbs.:tongue_smilie: 05/19/09 wt-341.1 lbs.:Yawn: Camping so didn't weigh in:tongue_smilie: 06/10/09 wt-336.3 I lost 4.8 more pounds this week!!!:frown:

My lab pand recovery was nothing compared to my painless 3 C-section recoveries....I heal pretty fast though...my recovery is probably closer to the pain after getting a tooth pulled...3 days later it was as if it never happened...

I have a 9 year old,6 & 5 year old..and a husband who is constantly deployed...what if,what if...bashful hit the nail on the head...my "What If" list was much longer if I didn't have the surgery as oppesed to "What If" list if I had it. I'm one month post op and have never ever felt better...What if this works? What if I can fit into those jeans I've been saving for over 10 years? What if I've just made the best possible choice for me and my family?

My dr. specifically put no limitations on caffine...i don't drink it though anyhow..

RestlessMonkey also gave me my courage to go ahead with it as well. I'm 5'6 and was 377 lbs....one month out today and 27 lbs down since surgery!

Starting weight 377 lbs. Surgery weight 367 lbs. (5/26/09) 06/05/09 wt- 350 lbs.:biggrin: 05/12/09 wt- 346 lbs.:thumbup: 05/19/09 wt-341.1 lbs.:glare: 05/26/09 wt-340.7lbs:blush: I lost .4 more pounds this week!!! I expected a smaller loss since I had been loosing so well. I now have little restriction and cannot wait for my first fill! lol..

Maestrita you are singing my song girl! I can work out twice as hard with no results...naturally i gain muscle very easy so I may loose an inch here or there,but weight wise...nada...I can't stand it. I'm 4 weeks post op and can't wait to hit the gym again (DR. wants to wait to see me for my first fill before oking it),but I'm hoping the the massive restriction of what I was eating before to now with some good exercise/light weights I can get the weight off this time!

I wasn't hungry until week 4..now I'm doing my three meals a day and anxiously awaiting my first fill on July 17! I want that full feeling back!! lol

mine uses the Lap Band AP because that's what he's done for years and trusts/knows how it works...that's enough for me! LOL...I was tummy sleeping a week out and side sleeping day 2...

All of my friends thought I was nuts when I stopped nicotine,caffine and carbs all on the same day (2 weeks pre op)...It wasn't near as bad as i suspected it would had been! best of luck!

Best of luck to you! I adored Dr.Searles and his work! I feel awesome and down 26.6 lbs in the almost 4 weeks since surgery! I can handle that! He placed my incisions in great spots (no jean or bra rubbing spots..lol) and all around good guy!

Last meal we definitly prior to the pre op diet..infact,I was on clears 24 hours prior to surgery