I can't believe this really works.......

playball · 03-03-2008, 09:16 AM

Hi
I was just banded in february in North Carolina. I jump though all the hoop and etc. like everyone else trying to get approved. When the day of the surgery came I was praying I made the right choose. Now almost a week or so later the hunger feeling is almost gone. My wife and I went to a restaurant to have dinner and my eyes were bigger than my stomach. I ordered a bowl of potatoe soup instead of just a cup. Now mind you I am a 400 lbs man, excuse me was a 400 lbs man. I watered down my soup and couldn't finshed half of it before the full feeling hit me.
I can't believe this device called a Lap Band works as well as it does. I'm now a official believer that this will help aid me on my long journey to becoming a half the man I was (weigh wise

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sfeiner · 03-03-2008, 09:29 AM

It sounds like you have good restriction already. Lucky you. I'm 4 months post-op and just got the fill that gave me some restriction. I could still eat a big bowl of soup though.

christasha · 03-03-2008, 09:59 AM

Good for you . . . and yes . . . this does so much for us! Way to go and good luck on your journey!

make33 · 03-03-2008, 10:43 AM

Welcome to the crowd!!

Every day I am in disbelief that this tool actually works! And when that scale continues to go down (even though there are plateaus to be dealt with), I am just simply amazed!!

I swear I thought I didn't eat much more before banding (except when I sit back and really assess what I was eating) and the scale did nothing but gallop upward! I have no clue, but am so happy someone developed this to give us life again!!

kbinaz · 03-03-2008, 05:23 PM

Isn't it interesting how it takes our minds to catch up with our bodies? You still ordered the larger size soup and I find myself doing that too. I'm afraid it 'won't be enough' to fill me up and I'll get hungry so I order way too much and can't eat half of it! I went to a wedding last night and they passed out the food and the plates looked pretty sparse and I thought "wow! small portions!" then proceeded to eat half of it while my teeny tiny daughter scarfed down every bit of it plus a roll! I loved it!

juliegeraci · 03-03-2008, 05:38 PM

That is fantastic. I almost wanted to cry hearing your story. I remember when I could eat a big mac and everything else. Our stomachs can only hold a couple oz of protein now. Isn't it fantastic! Thank you for sharing. I hope you lose all your excess weight and feel wonderful. Good for you! Congrats.