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Well in my experience of working out alot ect. I reccomend you to not do weight training right now cause it weighs more than fat that will be the reason your loseing inches instead of lbs.. Dont do in door exercises walk out side!!!!!!! You burn way more cause you work harder that way with out knowing it. I do reccomend u to work out only once a week with weights... Hows your dieting?? Hows your restriction? Maybe your eatting more than u think and you need another adjusment fill? I turned in my leave request for the surgery to my work. I have surgery Jan 20th so Im requesting the 22nd through 25th off I already have 20th and 21 scheduled of so that should be more than enough time to recoop?

Hello

I have had my lapband since July 2007. I have been slow losing weight main because I still eat things I should. I had my last fill in July 2008. The last couple of weeks I have been experience horrible heart burn/reflux and trapped gas in my back. After I burp many times the back pain goes away but starts all over the next day. I will be going to the doctor this week. Does anyone have any suggestions for me that will help stop this pain.

Hi Mc in Md,

I saw your stats and we are similiar in weight, height and age. I have my surgery Dec. 14 and I am 189 today @ 5' 1 1/2". I am 38 years old. I was wondering how long did it take you to reach goal? I am so excited to have it done. Do you have any advice to offer on what worked for you and what was the hardest to do? I plan on working out with weights 3 days/week and treadmill 3-4 days a week. Also, do you have any extra skin? I will prob need a tummy tuck because I have had 2 c-sections. Thanks for sharing your info.

Michele in CA

did i read that right one month post op and 55 pounds gone? If so whats your starting weight, what you doing to drop it so fast ect?

thanks my dr visit is december 15th so Ill ask about the ports showing after weight loss u know? Ill be detailed

Congratulations! u look great! How do u feel? I've been really upset because weight loss is slow but i am losing a lot of inches. Any sugestions?

I get mushie foods in a week and then after a week of mushie I can start eating regular foods. My first fill is not until Dec 29 so I should be good for Christmas. And listen 10 pounds lost is good. It beats the heck out of 10 pounds gained. I think if your band has slipped you would have some other types of symptoms. At least I would hope so anyway. The way my doctor explained it to me is without fills there is little to almost no restriction. But I don't know all doctors are different.

I am a 37years old. I am a Paramedic in louisville,ky. It has been a struggle my whole life to loose weight. I am so glad that i finally took the step to have the lap band. This web site is really helpful and hope it will be for others.

Hey Liteweight! (love the name) I was banded Nov 13th.... struggling with the food but trying....waiting to be filled on Dec 18th...congrats on the weight loss! Ohhh what I would give to lose 42lbs....YOU GO GURL!

U Look Great! Im jealous!, u've lost more weight in a month or so than i have in 5! U Go Girl! Haven't heard from u so was wondering how u were! Hope life is being good to ya. ttyl!

Hellooooooo!? U O K out there? Just kiddin, but fo real how ya doin gurl? Gurl, i went joggin, yeah, me. I survived, but could've shot myself but will try it agin this mornin! it's so freakin cold though! I ran outside because i didn't want people at the gym to make fun of me or worse, i could break the treadmill! lol. I did work out my usual 1hr before runnin, i did 45min on the eliptical and weights and then went to the park. SO MUCH FUN I COULDN'T STAND IT!!!!!! Well let me know how things are with ya! ttyl

Hi Mrs. Nesha--

You're a real beauty! Congratulations on your success. Do you mind sharing with me your beginning and current weight? What were your greatest motivations and challenges?

Beautylocs

Eh I'm depressed lately. Still surgery weight. The day after surgery when I got home I had bloated up another 10 lbs from IVs and crap..about 3rd or 4th day out those went byebye and now I am stuck st 363 again and not moving. All of the other november banders are losing even ones that were banded after me and I'm still stuck...but of course I don't think any of them lost 56 lbs before either. I think my body is in shock...plus it's still swollen and bloaty.

Thanks! I am constantly changing my goal, but I figure I'm happy enough where I am now. Well, as long as I don't gain anything back I'll be happy. Haha

Hi Dab! I am from Pennsylvania. I havent found a fellow Pennsylvanian yet on this site!lol I saw you are from Missouri, right? Anyway, DIG, DIG, DIG!! This is not a skinny beauty pageant site, it is a wls! We need those pics for inspiration! My brother is now looking into the band and I would love to share your story with him. He weighs 490#. I don't want him to get discouraged by all the 100# to lose people on this site! I have to say Dab, you should be thrilled to have lost so much weight and want to SHOW IT OFF, not be embarrassed. Talk to you later.

yeah well.. ur weight is below mine..ugh! i havent really moved in the last month.. right now im pb'ing stupid tuna fish..i hate this ugh!

Hi Steve,

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I did have small amount of turkey,gravy, greenbean cass and a little stuffing. Even had a slice of my birthday cake. Everything went down without problems although i my stomach did start making all the sounds:). How did it go with you?? I have been going to the gym every other day. I am doing 2 miles on the treadmill and 5 miles on the bike and a few weights. I am Back to work for Monday:(. Are you better with drinking water. It seems I can eat pretty much everything at this point. But i am not hungry so thats good. My first fill is scheduled for 12/23. Let me know how yours goes!!

hey girlie! my surgery thursday went justtttt fine... i was off pain pills by saturday and driving on monday, just taking things slow and trying not to push myself too fast. but i lost my first 10 pounds in like.... 4 days! i had to weigh myself on two different scales, i couldn't believe it! my weight loss has slowed a little now... haha

Hi! how r u? My name is trina and I have been banded for 5 months. weight loss is slow but, slow n steady wins the race right???

Thanks for the message, looks like your doing great on your weight loss, what do you think helped you the most?

hey....thanks.....i had never had sergery before my band either...i was vary scared but i swear its like they tell you to count them bamb! your waking up and done with sergery....the band has been great for me...i just weight myself this morning and for the first time in a VERY long time....i weighed under 200 lbs....very....exciting....liquid diet isnt fun but its worth it.....whats you date?

Hi Guys. I am a 39 y/o married mother of two. I am 5'9 and weigh 285. I am now an insulin dependant diabetic with high blood pressure also due to my weight. I have finally decided to have some surgery to help me. I have not been to see a Dr. yet, I have only looked at different options online. I live in a small rural town and will have to drive a little over an hour to see any kind of bariatric physicians so I wanted to somewhat know what I want to do before I see the physician. Could one of you tell me why you chose lap banding over the other surgical alternatives?

I use, Northwest Fill Management providing affordable lap-band fills for weight loss surgery patients., they are wonderful ladies who do excellent jobs on fills and info. Without them I would of been lost since no one in this area would help me cause I was banded in Mexico! They are in Arlington wa. but travel to Spokane about every 6-8 weeks. And they arent very expensive. I have go to their ofice in Arlington too when I needed a fill and missed them in Spokane. Who is doing your surgery? Good luck and if theres anything I can help you with just drop me a line!

Congratulations!!!! Just think...your band is already in place and just needs to be filled again to lose that baby weight! The band is awesome! Keep me posted!

Hi Teresa - Thanks for your email. I really enjoyed reading it.

We are very in-sink on so many topics. I will continue to try different types of foods and drinks because you are right I need to get ready mentally. People say changing the way you think of food is the hardest part. So I'm still doing good even if I don't lose weight every month. I will be starting up at the gym this month so I'm sure that will help.

When I started all this I thought OH! six months is so long. I finally excepted it and was happy I had to go thru the 6months with the nutritionist. I have learned so much. But when I found out a few weeks ago that I would have another three months before surgery I was in shock. I'll be fine, its just that I wasn't prepared to hear that. I really thought it was just a few weeks for surgery after the 6th month weigh-ins. Sorry I had to vent a little. In the end I will stick with it as long as it takes however many months.

So It looks as if we may be having our surgery around the same time. I will stay in touch with you over the months to see how things are going. Please feel free to write me the good the bad and the ugly since I'll be going thru the same stuff.

take care.

Jean