stoley8

I too was a failed lap band patient. My initial loss was like 60 lbs but mostly because I had problems eating or drinking. Everything would get stuck and I developed a hernia and stomach problems. I was stuck on soft foods only and they tried filing the band a few times and finally gave up and unfilled it. Vomiting was always on the menu. In the end, my surgeon removed the band along with my gallbladder. In the years between the removal and my gastric surgery I gained almost 100 lbs. which was 40 more than I had previously lost. I've had my gastric sleeve since 9/22/2015 and have lost 86 lbs so far. While eating is a learning curve again. I have not thrown up after every meal. I am trying to get as much Protein in as possible as my hair has started falling out (this is normal). It has not been too hard getting rid of old habits such as sweets because they tend to give me a headache and make me slightly uncomfortable. This is becoming a total mental game for myself as I am not being cheated out of anything by having the gastric sleeve. I am making better food choices not just out of necessity but also because food is a fuel not a lifestyle. For years I lived with using food to soothe my ills and everything that went wrong in my life. The only place food as gotten me to was almost 400 lbs. Now, I am choosing a new path where food is a necessity and not a destination. Remember any weight loss surgery has its ups and downs and is only a tool to use in your own journey. Walking past a piece of cake before would have been unheard of but now, I can walk past it because it is just sugar and wasted calories. Yes, it does still taste good but after two bites your body has already had its fill and you no longer taste it. We were just conditioned to eat it all. I had to learn that my over eating was not going to help any starving children in another country. Now, the one thing I need to get rolling on is exercise. I tend to be lazy in that department, however, with now having more mobility I try to make a more conscious effort to walk more. I know shortly I will have to step it up. Good Luck to All!

I have to agree with you....its up to us to take care of business...whining about it probably what got us here in the first place. I'm scheduled to have my surgery May 13th and have already started an 800 cal a day diet. Two shakes for breakfast and lunch and 300 cal for dinner. Is it easy, NO, but you know what no one said life would be easy. It's what you make of it and I Plan on making it work!