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Did I give up?

Bandakat412

By Bandakat412, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Bandakat412    26

Bandakat412
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How long does banister hell last?

I'm about three months in. Other than getting chicken stuck, I don't feel like I have a band. I'm exercising 5 days a week...a lot...but I know I'm eating too much. If I could dirt successfully without help, I wouldn't have gotten the band.

Is this feeling of hopelessness normal? Does the green zone really change things that dramatically?

Help!!

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DELETE THIS ACCOUNT!    12,703

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It lasts as long as it takes for you to have adequate Fluid in your band. Some people get lucky and never go through it, for others it can last for 6+ plus months.

The best thing you can do is measure your portions and track your calories in the meantime.

Best wishes.

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It takes everybody a different amount of time to find their sweet spot. In the mean time I just ate my allotted amount of calories which was 1200 calories. For me it has not been easy but I have been able to do it. It is like doing a normal diet, like you don't have the band. I got my second fill and I am now feeling satisfied for about 3 or 4 hrs so that is helping more. I hoping I can get satisfied for 4 to 5 hrs. So maybe by my next fill. It will happen for you too, just hang in there. Sometimes it takes many fills.

~~~Stephanie

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Bandakat412    26

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Thanks ladies. I'm not making 1200- closer to 1400. Shouldn't be so bad since I'm getting 5 hours of cardio in a week but I have no metabolism.

Anyway, thanks. I needed to hear that pre-green feels like nothing. I need hope!! I have so much will, but not so much willpower with food. That's why I need a tool!

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catfish87    3,471

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Here's a recent post about this very topic...and NEVER, EVER give up! :)

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/topic/173709-ahhhthe-mystical-green-zone/

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Bandakat412    26

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You are a blessing. I really needed that. No one has said to me that they were lost post surgery and then got found! Specifically with the calorie/volume thing anyway. I don't want to be a failure. Especially since I was self pay and this is my last resort.

Not giving up!! Thanks for the luck me up.

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Bandakat412    26

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ETA:

"Pick me up"

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