Originally Posted by lawsonmugs
Missy what kind of shakes are you drinking? I would like to ask my doctor about them?Maybe have 1 or 2 a day instead of a meal.I heard when you have the lap band done it doesn't work for awhile. Is that true?I hope your healthy.I have had a couple operations and that kinda makes me nervous. I understand though that this isn't to hard on a person. I'm just so curious not trying to be nosey about your bussiness. As I have said I wish you the best.I will be waiting with the rest of the girls to hear from you after the surgery. My weight is still the same down 2 lbs. so far. Not bad since I am limited to what kind of excercize I can do. Mary
I am drinking the Opti-Fast shakes. They are not the greatest tasting but they are surely doing the trick. A bit spendy too but some insurance plans cover them.
As far as the lap band not working right away? Nope. Completely false. My surgeon is expecting me to lose about 30 pounds the first month. Lap band patients will lose 90% of their excess weight in the first 2 yrs. Gastric bypass patients lose it in the first year.
You are definitely NOT being nosey! :) My surgeon told me that he is now putting the lap bands on a lot of gastric bypass patients because they do not follow his instructions and they are stretching their pouches out and gaining their weight back. He also says that the band and the bypass are only tools to weight loss and if you want to cheat and eat crap you will feel like crap and not lose what you need to.
It truly is all about the attitude and how we educate ourselves about nutrition. Even though I hated that it has taken me this long to get to my surgery date...the time has served me well. I am very well versed in nutrition now and that is how and why I have been able to lose almost 75 pounds. Make sense?
I am healthier than I have ever been at this point. It will only get better once the surgery is done. :)
Missy