LarraineM

My instructioons from my Dr is a total of 4 oz per meal everything together weighed. I was told to make most of that protien. I was banded almost 3 yrs ago and his instructions remain the same.

I was never constipation untill my band was installed.( the most regular person on earth) I take a Tablespoon of Metamuisel (sp) with apple juice in morning when I wake up and @ nite befor I go to bed.Its been 2 1/2 yrs it will be my routine forever,this is much milder than MOM its what my Dr reccommended Good Luck

I am with u girl.............I was banded almost 2 1/2 yrs ago . I ve enjoyed much sucess with looseing 104 lbs but now I ve gained 8lbs of thoes lbs back. Its my fault I am sure I LOVE ICE CREAM and soft foods that go down easy so I ve been eating around my band. I ve also gotten away from weighing my 4 oz a serveings.I ve let myself and my gaurd down and been entirely too easy on myself. We both know this is a marathon NOT a sprint. So I picking myself up I attended my first support grp meeeting for banders last nite . I ve never been much of a support grp person so i never took andvantage of this service that has always been available to me. I t felt good just to verbally tell the grp of my struggles. I ve made an appointment for Monday with my Dr and I ll go tell him" how I lost My mind " and get another fill. I havent had one in about 3 months. Even after all this time I am NOT in control EVER and need to use MY TOOl. So, I invite you to do the same its been eight months for u I read,don't be ashamed just hold your head high you and I are learning everyday and thats ok...................we know what to do.Good luck girl we are both in a good place we know how to take back our lives !

Try measureing your food at each meal ( 4 oz) I find that counting calories allows you to slip back into eating maybe too much...............sorry about these underlines????????????. My eyeballs decieve me all the time

Are you measureing your food 4 oz each meal total? My entire lap band experience has been ALL about the measurement of what you are eating at each meal. Of course eating healthy high protien to stay satisfied. I kinda think counting calories only may be slowing your weight loss down. If you are not satisfied with 4 oz each meals and lite snacks during the day you need a fill. Good luck

Three months after my lap band I ended up in emergency room with extreme pain. I had pancreitis also they said a stone got loose from my bad gall bladder. They had me on nothing my mouth for 2 days before surgery.They had to clear the infection before the gall bladder could be removed. My Lapband surgeon preformed the surgery using the same incision made during lapband. Everything turned out great no other problems.Some times gall bladders go bad with extreme dieting not uncommon with lap banders.

I hear what u r saying about counting calories but it just dose not compute? Are you measureing or weighing your food intake 4 oz at a time? I ve been banded since 2009 also but I have never had a conversation with my dr about calories he only wants to know how much I am eating at a meal and how long after a meal am I hungry again.................

There are low sugar alternatives in instant oatmeal,even Quaker has them.Also my fav is to toss raisins and a little more cinnimon in to apple cinnimon oatmeal humm.

I lost my gallbladder 5 months after lapband. My Lapband Dr is a great surgeon I called him in from emergency room. It worked well my dr just used a couple of the same lapband cuts to remove my gallbladder..........a breeze.you're in good hands

I feel your pain, I was banded in 2009 I ve lost 104 but find myself stuck there with my final goal just 20 lbs away. I am finding myself alot of times eating around my band,its just me chooseing soups,too much yogart ,sugar free cool whip and sugar free ice cream. My dr reminds me when I show up with a few extra lbs and he is right. I must focus of eating whole foods primarily protien but still only 4 oz@ each meal. We are only visually fooling ourselves with the notion of eating around the band get us more.Its false it seems like more but actually the full sensation will not last long and then the picking and snacking starts and thus not useing our TOOL correctly. I hope my confession helps you I feel better when I am more honest with myself........................keep it SOLID my new motto

I tried and like, they are a little work however cleaning and drying before you can eat them. I got pass the smell my daughter did'nt

Yes ,of course I hope that having the band will help me live to be 70,80 or 100. At my pre band weight I was literally ensureing my early death.I now have hopes of living healthier than any other time in my life. I am a baby boomer and the prediction is that half of us will live to be a healthy 100

Nope,just a smaller version of you !