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I was encouraged to make a list of all the things I want to do when I lose weight and all the things that are uncomfortable to do now that will be easier when I lose weight. Here is what I have so far: 1. Wear a swimsuit in public 2. Fit comfortably in an airplane seat 3. Ice skate 4. Ride a bike 5. Horseback riding 6. Shop for clothes at any store 7. Wear a dress 8. Share clothes 9. Wear an 18" necklace 10. Ride in a helicopter 11. Feel comfortable naked 12. Have a massage 13. Wear a belt as an accessory 14. Have someone carry me 15. Water ski 16. Weigh less than my husband 17. Go on a swing 18. Sunbathe in public 19. Cross my legs 20. Ride every roller coaster 21. Never worry about the size of any chair 22. Shop at Victoria's Secret 23. Enjoy having pictures taken of me 24. Go on a reality show 25. Travel more 26. Ride a motorcycle 27. Do yoga correctly 28. Wear shorts 29. Run/jog 30. Give myself a pedicure 31. Wear regular sized bracelets 32. Drive a sports car 33. Wear a wedding dress 34. Wear smaller shoes 35. Wear knee high socks 36. SCUBA dive 37. Sail 38. Kayak 39. Zip line 40. Canopy tour 41. Backpack overnight 42. Snow ski 43. Go in a hot tub 44. Have a family portrait taken What's on your list?

Removing fill can help you lose weight. You can eat healthy foods. Being too tight will cause weight gain because you resort to sliders and on the odd day you can eat you over eat. The band isn't about restriction. It's about making it so you eat until satiated (not full) and that you don't eat again until hungry. If you're eating more than 1-2 cups per meal ask yourself why. Are you doing it because you can or because you're actually hungry. If you're doing it because you can then no surgery will help you. Write down everything you eat, everything you feel before you eat, how long it takes you to eat a meal (30 mins minimum), did you eat more because it tasted good? Are you eating white carbs? Sugars? Drinking fruit juice? How active are you really? Get a FitBit $99 to see how much you really move. Take a photo of every meal before you start and when done. Remind yourself about what you're doing. We often overestimate our calorie burn and underestimate our intake. It sounds more like it's you that is not working -- not the band. It's doing its job sitting there. You have to make the conscious decision to stop eating when you are no longer hungry, to slow down, to drink 8 oz of Water 15 before a meal to help fill you up and hydrate you, to make the right food choices, and to use your band as it is intended -- to make you mindful of hunger.

Sounds like gallbladder to me too, not band. Ask for an ultrasound for your gallbladder to see if you have stones.

I had IUI with my all my kids and my third was after my band. Everything went great. Good luck

Nothing like the boy in the bunch to stir stuff up! LOL

Amen! Low to moderate doses of caffeine do not create dehydration and do not act as a diuretic for the vast majority of people. The research on high doses of caffeine just gets overextended to non-clinically significant amounts. I drink 2 cups of coffee with sugar free hazlenut creamer every morning. If I am "head hungry" in the late afternoon, I drink an additional cup because it fills me up for very few calories and does suppress my appetite. OP: here is a link to a "Starbuck's like drink"-- she actually has TONS of recipes that are WLS friendly-- http://theworldaccor...ingtoeggface%29

Wow.. I love your list! So many things on there are on mine! Do yoga correctly, cross my legs, stop shopping at Lane Bryant because the clothes aren't very good quality and I've been mad at them since they changed their jean sizing to" 1 2 3 triangle" or whatever! I wear a swimsuit but it's really humiliating right now. Wrapping a normal size towel would be great instead of hunting down a "bath sheet". One thing I would add to my list is to ride a horse! I used to do that some as a kid and I haven't been able to as an adult for pity of the animal that would have to carry me. Riding a horse in the wine country.. now that sounds like fun!

Get out the machete girl-you don't want the doctors to be distracted during the surgery!! LOL

Welcome to the site! I know I'm not a mod... but I would like to ask you to use the SEARCH function in the forum. Being 'stuck' and having slime / PB episodes have been thoroughly discussed in the forum. This way, I think, we'll have all the information streamlined...and not scattered everywhere. P.S. I think this is one of the things you should have learned BEFORE having your surgery.

I have one cup every morning and have had no problems. Coffee is a diuretic so just keep up on the other liquids and you'll be fine. I gave up cigarettes, sugar,carbonated drinks and most carbs so I had to have one vice...lol.