Pre surgery -- Halloween 2008 (Surgery 11/13/08) 254 lbs.

I remember looking at your pics months ago, You have made great progress. I am like you, I thougt is was ok if I had some cookies or a brownie at night here and there but three weeks ago I realized i had to stop that. I felt like If I ate good the enitire day and did my exercise a brownie at night shouldnt hurt. Boy was I wrong! Since the change three weeks ago I am down 5lbs. I wasnt loosing at all before that. I would lose when I get more restriction but thats about it.

It really does get hard. I had an unfill of .4 about a month ago because of reflux and not being able to eat but a couple bites--It was awful. Now that I can eat, I am!!! I guess it's not so bad, but since I wasn't able to eat anything for like 2 months, it feels like I'm eating everything! I'm not losing or gaining, but I've been eating lots of CRAP! Ugh. Just proves I did need the band. Oh well...back on the band wagon. I'd like to get another 5-10 pounds off by the end of May. Good luck! Keep me posted.

Crystal

Well I got a fill on Friday 4-2 and I have to go back tomorrow for and unfill...this is awful. I cant eat a thing or drink

I could at least drink so I knew I was getting some nutrition. Pudding and yogurt--2 bites would fill me up. It's strange because I wasn't that way until about 2 weeks after my fill. It really was miserable. But I did lose like 20 pounds in a month (then gained some back because I wasn't taking in enough...). Can you sip hot tea? That was what got me thru because even drinking cold beverages--if I took too big of a gulp, didn't go down. Good luck.