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Yes it help so much to be POSITIVE. Best wishes to you have a Happy journey. imaluckydog

If you have not been banded that long just hang in it will get better. I felt just like you the first to third week after being banded. I was a little depressed. We have chosen to help make our lives healthier. I am an example that it does work. 5 months, feel great, Look great, Happy and I have a LIFE now. It will happen for you Best Wishes and try to work with your band. If you still feel the same way go back to you Dr. they will help you I did. Have a Happy Day. imaluckydog Ps not to mention I have lost over 68 pounds LOL

All will go well Best Wishes to you on your journey. I have been banded 5 months and it will change your life for the better. I am a new person. I just am so happy all the time. I wake up with a smile and go to bed with a smile. I cannot believe that five months have passed where did the time go? Have fun first month for me was the hardest. Just stick to the plan. Happy life. imaluckydog

You have a great attitude and this band will make it so much easier for you. I find it very hard to believe I have been banded since June 29 five months and I know I have lost 68+ pounds. I get weighed on Dec 21 and I am so excited about that I can't wait. I feel like a little kid. I do not own a scale as I would sleep on it. I have to wait until I go back to the Dr.'s office. I have to wear sweaters all the time now because I am cold because I have not much insulation any more. I never ever got cold before. I have not set any goals I am excited to see what ever happens to me. So far my body has changes 4 to 5 sizes down and I look so different. I feel different. I am alive and living from experience to experience not food stop to food stop or drive thru. I am full most of the time and that's a good thing. I quit smoking and that was so hard to do it makes this a piece of CAKE..... Best wishes on your journey. imaluckydog

My fills always hit me about 4 to 5 days later. I would be eating normally and all of a sudden Oppps... I could not take another bite. I must say that I felt most full after the fifth day. I have had three fills and I am max'd out so to speak. Tight as all I want to be for now. I did not take my fourth fill four weeks ago and I will not take another one on Dec 21 when I go back to get weighed. I think I am at that sweet spot I have heard mention on these pages. It was rough going for a while. It takes me a lot longer to eat and I chew chew chew to beat the band. I never drink with my meals ever. That was one of the hardest things for me not to do. I always thought the liquid was to wash the food down. Now they want the food to stay in your small pouch longer and go into the larger pouch slowly. That means I am not as hungry as often and it works. I love my band and feel great today. I am excited to get on a scale to see how much more I have lost. Best wishes on your journey. imaluckydog

I am tight enough I must say. Yesterday, I went for my fourth fill and asked NOT to have it. LOL I feel I am snug enough! I miss eating. Yes, I do. I can eat a small breakfast. I love my iced coffee in the morning so switching to hot is not going to happen. Even if I could feel more loose. I never have been a breakfast fan, so a little breakfast is fine for me. I am not hungry EVER. I need to force myself to eat. Lunch is about a half a cup of chili, or stew or eggplant parm, veggie quiche, egg, chicken salad all of which I make myself and protein packed. That is not a lot of food. I do drink water but probably not enough. I never drink anything with a meal. Dinner tonight was about four bites of a real crabmeat sub (no I do not eat the bread). I gave half of the sandwich to my husband. That made him so happy. I ate 6 potato chips and after about 30 minutes I was able to eat about four more bites a total of about a half a cup of crab total. I feel I am in a state of Band Limbo. I just miss eating a lot of food. Does anyone else feel that way? Everything I put in my mouth is for a reason to keep me alive. I am probably slowly consuming about 1,700 calories a day most days but not all days. I have been keeping track. I in no way eat low fat. But I do not eat muffins, cake or donuts, very little pasta or any bread for that matter. I am eating as healthily as I can to work with this tool. I have made many mistakes and I have slowly and painfully learned my lessons well. This is a band Limbo I have found myself in lately. I am happy and sad ;-( at the same time about where I am. Happy I have taken off 68 pounds in 19 weeks. I weighed in on Monday and I lost 8 pounds in 6 weeks. I have lost very steadily and my body has changed so much. I know I have about another 50 to go I am in no hurry, my body will not tolerate anything in a hurry. I eat slowly today and try to enjoy every bite I take. I plan for every meal. I savor the flavor in my mouth and the food texture on my tongue is important to me. I make sure I get enough fruit everyday. I even concentrate on my swallow. I am in band LIMBO and this is what has happened to me. I still read food magazines and watch the food network and work with food as a professional. I am making the most of what has helped me change for the better. I had another Low Blood pressure reading so I am closer to getting off the medicine. Which will make me even happier. My husband wants me to stop the sleep apnea machine but I am afraid too. He says I do not snore when I do not use it for short periods of time. I am thinking I may give it one night and see if I wake up with a head ache. I have not one head ache since I have been banded and I use to get headaches all the time. It could be because I do not eat crappy food any more. I read labels and set a better table all around me are healthier for it. I have not gone organic don't get me wrong I just prepare all my foods myself now and leave nothing to chance. No MSG.... Use to Make me sick. I love fresh anything. I am Happy with my banded life and am riding a bicycle outside. Nothing makes you feel better than having the crisp fresh fall air in your face as I ride. My next goal is to go skiing this winter so watch out everyone on the mountain I am gonna get the freshies. Those are the first tracks for you non skiers. Thanks for all your support. I read every blog who needs a support group at a hospital when we have this site. Best Wishes imaluckydog

Girlfriend you can do this. So we all take little breaks. Just do what you know you have to do to get to where YOU want to be. I have had three fills and I have never been so tight in my life. I was supposed to get another, fourth fill and I did not take it. I've got to go back on Dec. 21 and it is unlikely I will get another fill. I know I am losing and for this I am grateful. I am working with my band because some days I am more tight than others and somedays I can eat a ton and others hardly anything at all. Lets Live it together. imaluckydog and I want to lose 100 pounds too Best wishes.

GNC a health food and vitamin store sells protein powders and so does supermarkets just ask for them in the health and diet sections of the store. Good luck. imaluckydog

You do not have as far to go as I do. Take it in stride. Be positive and kind to yourself. Make the band work for you. Switch up that exercise and have fun doing it. Change the food plan many of us get in a rut. If you have been banded the band does not forget how to work so work with it and shake it up. Try to Live it not Diet.. Does that make sense? I hope so, I have been banded for 5 months but I have changed and it is the reason for my change. 68 pounds in 5 months. So you can do this. So Get Crackin! Best Wishes imaluckydog

You are doing great! Sorry to hear about the job, just remember where a door closes and window opens. Best wishes on your Journey. I enjoy making my own food I eat ever little processed food these days and feel so much better. Good luck and stay positive it helps. imaluckydog

Just hang in there. I did not notice my self getting smaller for the longest time. Then one day you wake up and feel your body you know around your sides and you feel smaller. Run to a mirror and check and sure enough its gone. I have lost 68 pounds and it has been 5 months. First of all it does not seem that long ago and I look so different people stop me dead in my tracks and ask if I have been sick I have lost so much weight! I laugh and say I'm on a Live It not a Diet!!!!! Sounds like you are on the right path so keep it up and Best Wishes to you on your LB journey. imaluckydog

Good Luck you will be fine. Just stay focused on what you have to do before Monday as it will be here before you know it. I was also banded on a Monday. I have never had a case of the "Mundaies" like in Office space ever again. Take time to heal and follow the rules. I have been banded now for 5 months and I always think about that special day a rebirth if you will. I ended up going early a month early and taking someone else's spot that could not keep their appointment. It was the BEST Monday of my life. I only had to do liquid for one day and I did not get my band until 6 PM That Monday night! Yes, it was a very long day and I could not eat anything. Then it was like I was full everyday there after. I have had 3 fills now and I am still full. Best wishes and keep us posted all will go well. imaluckydog

Enjoy it for the time being. I have had my third fill and I am as tight as I ever want to be. No kidding I was supposed to get a fourth fill five weeks ago. I refused it. I just got weighed and we talked made another apt. for Dec 21, and at this rate I will likely NOT get another fill. Everyone is different. After the third fill the tightness did not kick in for about 4 to 5 days after the fill. I miss the days I could eat more. So enjoy it. Be happy where you are. I am SNUG enough. Losing well but I do not eat all that much any more. Best Wishes. imaluckydog

Keep blogging that is what has helped me the most. I do not eat at the computer. Head games are hard for sure but you can be a winner. Make an effort to just re focus on something else you like to do read someone else's blog and share your feelings with them. I just try to keep myself as busy as I can. I also use smaller plates I can't eat much at all it is so sad. I was sad about that for a while and then I started living my life NOT thinking about the food. We can do this together. Best wishes imaluckydog

This journey has been amazing that is for sure!! I just love the taste of food. I also feel I wish I had done this years ago. But better late than never is my thoughts on the matter. I have been banded 5 months now and have lost 68 pounds I never did that on any other wt. loss plan. It has not been as hard as some other diets either. I eat my protein first and I always try to pick foods that will taste GOOD. Because I can not eat all that much. I call it my tiny tank syndrome. Lots of smiles and Best wishes I am off the the store to buy some Greek yogurt. imaluckydog

High protein foods, greek yogurt, milk, hard and soft cheeses, eggs, beans, ground meats beef,chicken, turkey and fish is something I eat almost every day. I do keep some protein drinks if I need them but I very rarely need them. I make a lot of my own main dish meals and freeze them in small portions. I was going to try a crock pot meal this week end some looked real good. Hope this helped? I have been banded 5 months now and have lost 68 pounds following the rules. Best wishes imaluckydog

Hi BG, I'm Keeping you in my thoughts. Now that is a tough couple of days. I seem to keep getting tighter and I do not know why? Has that ever happened to you? Every once in a while I can consume very good choices of food and a rather large amount of it with NO PROBLEMS. But most of the time I just feel tight and need to eat slow and not eat and swallow to fast. I know that the nurse said at my last fill (over a month ago, my third fill) I will be getting to the right amount of fill soon and I would know it because I will feel it. I just feel full all the time. Now for taming the mysterious monster I fear when I make the wrong choices because it does make me so uncomfortable thats for sure. I am enjoying learning to play with my band and I always learn from you. Thanks you so much. Love imaluckydog Kathy

DO not worry. I had a leaky incision spot under my bra area it was gone in a week to 10 days. It was sore, pussy and ugly. I can not even see the spot where it was now. I am 5 months now and LOVE my Band. Your body will go thru so many changes the first two months. I noticed the changes the most during that time period. Everything gets better with time and rest for healing. I have lost over 68 pounds, Best wishes to you on your Band journey. imaluckydog Kathy

The Key is you so turn it on and make the choices to do the best you can. You are in the drivers seat and your plane sounds like you are ready to take off. Do not let a pebble stop your wheels from rolling. It takes attitude and determination to work with this band. Try not to eat too much food you already have stored energy make your plane use it. Well that is what I have been doing, am using my stored energy also know as FAT and it is working. You can do this!!! Thanks for sharing and Best wishes imaluckydog

So exciting, very Happy for you, what GREAT news. Such a good feeling. You are such an inspiration to me and I always feel GREAT reading your blog. I am still very tight and I do not go back to Dr / NP until Dec. 21 I've got a little wait before I know my numbers. Fantastic about your numbers. I can see the difference too. 70 freakin pounds is amazing. Best wishes Love You imaluckydog Kathy

Wow what a day! Our tree is up and it smells so nice our college age kids really got into it before they went back to school. I love my calmness and the lack of head congestion for a lack of a better word I do like obsession thats a good one too. Thanks and Best wishes or Dish'es LOL have a great day. Why is it so hard for some to complement? imaluckydog

Nice work! I do know how hard this has been. I am 5 months today and I am doing OK the holiday was GREAT but I am so tight that has been the hard part. My choices are going well and the exercise has helped. I do not weigh until Dec. 21 so I have to hang on because I am only weighing in at my appointments I do not need the head games as well. I am HAPPY and that is all that matters to me today. Congratulations you have done so well. imaluckydog

Best wishes, feel better soon. Thinking of you. I was banded exactly five months ago today. Wow does time go by fast. imaluckydog Kathy

Lady!! You can’t get that SIZE on this side of the store! “But if you wait a minute I will go next door and check if they have your size on the other side of the store for you, Okay”. She came back with my size. Oops I’m on the wrong side of store. That has never happened before!! I have always shopped on this side of the store, I have never been told my size is not on this side of the store before. I shop at a women’s clothing store that has two sides one for Normal size and the other for women’s size. Well welcome to NORMAL size luckydog!!! Really imaluckydog NOW!!! My work mates have said I need some new clothes that fit. I just have not wanted to spend the money yet. With two kids in college, money is tight. I have been using my sewing machine and pants that had pockets do not have packets anymore because I have had to take them in so much. Well when my daughter came home from school this week end, shopping was on our to do list today. I was blown away that I was not the size clothes I expected to be. My head does not seem to be catching up with my weight loss. I can see my body size is changing. I feel my size is changing and I like the fact my size is changing. I just picked clothes that were still three sizes to big for me. I was in a changing room for almost a half an hour with all the wrong size clothing. I have never had this experience before. My clothes have always been too tight never too loose. I must say I had a good time buying a pair of pants that fit me. A size 16 and it did not have a W next to it (W) is for women’s a fuller and more roomier fitting pant. I was a regular size 16 that I have never been before. Life is good. I now have a new pair of pants that fit! I am grateful for this experience and feel that the Lap band has given me a chance to live a healthier and happier life. I am seriously thinking I will not get my next fill on November 5, I may just go and weigh in and say I am happy were I am now. I cannot eat a lot and everything is going down slow. It is staying down for the most part. Maybe I am at a sweet spot? imaluckydog

Thank you so much I love your attitude and I too am loving my band and life so much. I find it hard to believe I am doing all these things I never did before. Congratulations on your up and coming Re Birthday 93 pounds is amazing. You inspire me. Best wishes imaluckydog