JilliePooh

Are there any bandsters in my area that are supporting each other??? I go for my banding 2/18 and I know I will want to talk to someone in my band, i mean boat, when I get back! thanks!

Hi There.

My surgery is scheduled for mid January and I am a bit anxious having read the postings. Is it really difficult to lose weight on the band? While I do not expect it to be an easy fix, I do expect results. Am I hearing that it doesn't work that effectively?

I am wondering the same thing and i just paid my down payment for surgery 2/18! HELP!

Maybe some people can give up alcohol... but i am not one of them so i understand completely!! at first i tried the drinks like vodka and diet soda or something like that.. but the sugar is really what messes you up and it causes plateaus and messes up a weeks worth of being good..... however, if you are just a beer drinker you should be ok to have a couple... just remember to count those calories and bud light is 110 per bottle. stay with the lights and if you like bud select it has either 90 calories or 100 - i cant remember...try to go back and forth between the beer and water when you are out with friends. i do cut out all alcohol for two weeks at a time when i hit a plateau just to try and change things up a bit.

as for the food, i cant eat any dry meat all - i have switched to all dark meat for turkey and chicken - which helps since it is juicier. i rarely eat bread because its just too dry. last night i had a biscuit and ended up PB'ing and couldnt eat the rest of the night - thats just the way it goes sometimes.. i have noticed on the days that i have no restriction i can eat anything and way too much of everything but it never fails a day or two later i cant eat anything at all without PBing so that is why i have not gotten a fill in so long. some how it balances itself out..

I am on a strict 1200 calorie a day diet and i do exercise for one hour 5 to 7 days a week which seem to be the key... when i say strict diet - i guess not really because i dont worry about my alcohol intake on the weekends unless i start gaining or dont lose for a couple of weeks. i have been very cautious with my fills so i dont know what to tell you on that one.

it is a lifestyle change and even if the wt comes off very slowly ( i averaged 1 lb a week for the first year) it still is so much better than gaining that 10 or 20 lbs every year.

it will happen - hang in there.

Kim

What is PBing??? I missed this lingo! I am going to get banded 2/18 and I am trying to learn everything I can before I go! I hope this is the answer of a lifetime of yo yo dieting!

[WOW YOU LOOK GREAT!

WOW--you look great! I am banding in February! I am excited but anxious too! did you diet prior to going? any secrets??? Thanks

I am scheduled for banding in February! I am looking for any pre surgery suggestions or what helped you be successful! I am worried because I have not faced what makes me want to eat----everything---so I want to find out what all of you success stories did! Thanks :