Do you have restriction? If your Dr. is telling you to go back on a liquid diet for the first day after a fill, that is to allow time for the swelling from the fill to go down, not permanent. Our band is ONLY a tool by which we lose weight. It does not do ALL the work for you; you must work also. Some things to assess:
- Attitude (is everything)
- Band restriction
- Diet (low carb/high protein)
- Exercise (Cardio and Strength at least 30 min per day)
If you can honestly say you have a grip on ALL of the above, you may have a legitimate argument. Be honest with yourself. I have lost 20 lbs between the pre-op diet and post-op with little to no exercise because I'm just 8 days post-op. I haven't had a fill yet but certainly cannot take in the amounts of food as I did before. There are way too many people on here who have had much success with the band; some easy and fast, some hard and slow. The answer lies within you, how hard will you work for what you want to achieve? Only you know. I wish you much success. Don't give up, persevere and see this to the end.
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Originally Posted by daymi  To tell you the truth i am so unhappy with the LAP-BAND®,, this is the worse mistake i ever done in my whole life... I lost 18 lbs and that it and that was when i eas on liquid diet... And anybody doing a liquid diet would loose that with having this bullet in your belly.
And every time i go get a fill, the doctor says go back to liquid diet and i promise youll loose weight,, and i just hate that...cause if i can do that i dont need the LAP-BAND®.. I had LAP-BAND® done cause i could not loose the weight on my own.
Im so up set... |
