While I had the regular by pass, cause I know I could cheat with the lap, my sister in law had the lap. She had a real issue and still does with hunger. She had hers in December and it just got better simply because at first most doctors don't fill it to much. They wait and see at your follow up than do little fills...keep you coming back. Now she lost 40 pounds her first month...how, she had a mother in law that followed her around and she only did protein shakes. Of course she figured out how to snack and cheat or make herself extremely sick by trying to eat to much because her head hunger told her to eat and she felt "normal" after her mother in law left. She dropped her insurance after a few weeks of having it done cause they were self paying insurance which was costly compared to just paying the doctor. Luckly though she hasn't had any complications, just not going to the doctor when she needs too on schedule. Hence she has gone back and he did tighten it much more cause she was not loosing. It is not easy as I told her no matter what procedure you do. You have got to follow life long rules and real hunger and head hunger comes back to all of us at a point. Just remember to drink alot of water and get your dense protein in like meats. They will fill you up longer. It is amazing how much time we think about foods and what we are going to eat. You need to do something that usually distracts you from eating. Get out and get away from your kitchen. Don't keep the junk in your house cause your family doesn't need it either. Keep healthy snacks, like sugar free icees found at Walmart or sugar free koolaids or jerky when your allowed to eat it. Sugar free puddings and low fat low carb whip creams. Honestly though soft foods slids through easier so if you can do things like tunafish or soft meats your better off cause they keep you fuller longer. Remember though you have done a great thing taking control of your life and 14 pounds lost is better than gained. Let your doctors office know how hungry you are and talk to the nurses, they will help you. Don't be afraid to call maybe they will tighten it sooner. You will succeed!!

I had Lap Band on June 27th. At first I wasn't very hungry, but now I feel like I am hungry all the time. I am trying very hard to follow the diet, but sometimes I feel like I dont even have the Lap Band. Any suggestions? I have only lost 14 pounds.

first of all it is only teusday.....lol, i am three weeks out also, but i have started on soft foods.....i sat on the same weight for like 4 days to but it will come off, just keep at it. i have lost like 22 lbs today. how about you. i talked to my mom about it, (she had surgery a year and a few months ago) and she said that sometimes your body tries to resist the surgery and it is harder for it to come off, kinda like you said, it goes into starvation mode. ull do good.. tiffanie

yah i guess that i should stop comparing, but you know it is hard not to cause you think well how is she or he doing that and what am i doing wrong..you know. but like you said everyones is different thanks. tiffanie

hey im a almost 4 weeks out, and yes burping is a problem...lol, but i really dont think that it goes away its just like gas pockets that are in your pouch. how much have you lost i have only lost like 21 lbs and i was like 15 at 2 weeks. but if you go look at other ppls. they are all different, but it all comes off. i looked at one ladies and her lose at 2 weeks was 34 and 40 at a month and then another was 13 at 2 weeks and 20 at a month...so yah they are all different.......ur proly not doing something wrong....idk there is much that you could do wrong the first month..lol, just make sure that u are walking for atleast 20 min a day....ttly, tiffanie