Stages of Banding

[Melissannde 41]

I thought this might be of interest to some:

SUBJECT: Stages of Banding

Discovering the Band

Wondering if this is for me

Investigation

Doing serious research

Joining a support group

Getting hopeful

Finding a doctor

Shock at the price

Deciding to do it

Making the arrangements

Wondering if you made the right decision

Getting nervous

Going ahead with it

Waking up and wondering what the hell you did to yourself

Post-op discomfort

Month of liquids- not being able to strictly adhere

Wondering if you've been scammed again

Seeing a little success

Getting your first fill

Changing your eating habits

Seeing more success

Getting second fill

Really losing

Seriously changing your eating habits

Being totally euphoric about your weight loss

Changing your thinking about eating

Wanting to tell every fat person you meet about the band

Realizing you really can't eat

Worrying about nutrition

Learning to eat healthy and wise

Finding other ways to meet your emotional needs

Realizing it takes a long time to lose 100lbs

Trudging along

My clothes are too big

Buying new clothes

Oops, I bought too much too soon...now these are too big

Buying more clothes

Getting near goal

Enjoying all the compliments

Feeling successful

Getting aggressive

Not taking crap from anybody

Realizing you can be assertive without steamrolling everybody

Finding balance

Wondering what comes next

**There are other stages and everybody does not go through them in the same order or even go through all the stages. Some people might have stages to add....and there is some looping back and forth. But these are common stages that most Bandsters go through.

List by Jessie H. Ahroni (ahroni.com) she has a book about banding, this list and much more are in it. Jessie has been banded for over 10 years and works in the bariatric field.

[TraceC 0]

Hi, thanks so much for posting this, it's helped me a lot. Getting banded on 13th in Belgium. At least now I'll know I'm not going mad as I go through the different stages! I'm not fightened of op, or pain, I'll just get on with it, but have been scared of wondering "what the hell I did to myself". Now I know that stage doesn't last for ever. thanks again

[kute_n_pretti 1]

Awesome post! Just had my first fill 2day...and felt every step listed before that! LOL~