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NO, before being banded would think about food all day and plan on where we were going out to dinner, my whole life was what and where i was going to eat..... now food dont excite me. I know I HAVE to eat. I eat just about everyhing I ate before but in a hell of a lot less quantities. breads are the only thing I dont really eat. but when we go out to dinner now ...i am like ok what ever not the food rush i had before....... I guess thats a good thing and why I was morbidly obese before

I am down 156 lbs I had surgery on 10/2/2009 and was 361 lbs I lost over a hundred pounds in 7 months I am currently at 205 lbs two years after being banded . I was down to 186 lbs but looked too skinny( wow did i actually say that....too skinny....lol) and scrawney so now im comfortable at the 205 lbs

I guess everyones different..... I was a very big guy 361 lbs and used to drink a 12 pack during a football game or a case or 2 on the weekends.............. i loved it now 156 pounds lighter I will occasionally have a few beers during the game or in the summer out on the boat... I just drink them A LOT slower I get bloated when I drink too much. on the average i will have 2 or 3 beers when im drinking.... i think the most i ever had since being bandedd was about 5 in the course of the night...and i just felt so uncomfortable............ but at least i am saving a ton of money on beer!!

i Agree with the others I was brought up in a Italian family always lots of food and lotrs of drinks(Ice tea, soda. etc etc ) plus a giant pitcher of water on the table.....this is the hardest thing for me personally,,,,,, It has been two years since my surgery and I lost over 150 lbs... and I still havnt learned .... I still do at times drink right after or sometimes duriing my meals..... and I regret it I feel bloated and sometimes I bring up the liquids.... I always say im never gonna do it again i will wait the half hour till i drink......dont know when ill ever learn... I try and drink plenty of liquids well before my meals sao im not as thirsty at meal time,,, it helps a little......im slowly getting there but this is my only real trouble ive been having....

wow...its been 2 years since my surgery(Oct 2nd 2009) I started out at 361 lbs and I am currently at 205. I originally set my goal at 225. I got as low as 187 lbs but my wife (and I ) thought I looked "too boney" so iam comfortable at 205 . I went from a very very tight 48 inch waist to a 34-36 inch waist I was in a tight 2x (sometimes 3XL) shirt and shorts I now get mediums in shorts and some medium or large shirts. I had a fill in july of 2010 then started eating more and putting some weight on so in feb of 2011 i had a fill they put 1mm fill in . my band was too tight and i couldnt eat or drink comfortably so after 10 days i went back and they removed 1mm, so technically i guess you can say i havnt had a FILL in over a year. I do eat some more than I did, but I have sooooooo much more energy and I am constantly doing physical stuff, activities around the house. I no longer come home from work and sit on computer or couch and watch TV, I mow the lawn lanscape take dogs for walk ride bike..... all the thing i did when i was younger( and thinner)... its great having all this energy. when it snowed last winter I was shovelling for over 2 hours and I stoped because i was done not tired. a few years back i could do it for 10 minutes then had to wait for the kids to come around nd pay them because i was not physically able to do it. I hemmed and hawwed at having the surgery but two years later i have my life back and I am so glad I did it and wished I had the surgery years ago....hope i didnt bore everyone with my story, but I am proud of sticking it out and so glad of the outcome and want to thank everyone on the forum for your support and encouragement throughout my journey... thank you all again and if anyone has any questions I will be happy to help out in any way I can and give back to you all who gave me the encouragement i needed .....Carmine

OMG I finally broke the 200 pound mark. I am currently at 194 my lowest weight since 8th grade. I remember when I got below 300 pounds and it brought tears to my eyes....when i got the band last October never did i imagine in my wildest dreams that ONE year later I would be down a 160 pounds and be below 200 pounds. I still have a hard time believing I am buying a medium pants....down from a tight 3XL. I am very happy that I finally had the band, it has changed my life for the better and i am totally convinced that it also added years onto my life. thank you all for the support and answering those"DUMB" questions I had.........

I love tacos unfortunatly one year later i have problems sometimes with the soft ones........the hard ones no problems at all!!

congrats...its a great feeling when your old clothes are too big huh???

I think everone of us feels like we made a mistake right after the band operation. as you start loosing more and are able to do things you couldnt because of your weight ,,,it all will be worth it.... the begining is the toughest, like everyone said all doctors are different what they say u can have.. I lived on won ton soup just the broth no dumplings and cottage cheese whipped type...... good luck and keep thinking about how youre gonna look and feel one year from now!

your 4th fil in 2 months??? i got fils every 6-8 weeeks, that just seems like a lot. anyway.... you have to take very very tiny bites and put down your fork inbetween bites, take your time I had a hard time in the begining, I was eating too fast and taking to big of a bite. Just give yourself time between bites to let the food go down, eat slow and when you full you stop....good luck and take it slow:thumbup:

congrats!!! I know that feeling, and better yet my wife does not have to have my legs and *ss pushing into her seat area also......... just so much more comfortable to fly now congrats again!!!!