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I'm so glad I am not the only one trying to make a new body for my self by looking at everyone else. I want J-Lo's butt and Dolly's boobs, Jane Fonda's legs and Wonder Woman's torso lolololololololol and her super powers, then doing house work would be quick and easy. heheheheheheh.

Good for you girl! You look great... doesn't it feel good. June 18th will be one year since I got married and I got the lap band in Jan... now I'm 30lbs down. I also don't like looking at my wedding pictures, but I feel so good now. Keep up the good work.

You look beautiful in your wedding picture too. Stop being so hard on yourself. Good job though on your weight loss. Cheri

Nice post. Nice to remember that we have always had value. Great job!

wow great job! The pics show all the hard work you have put in.

I love searching and reading blogs. You will find out some much information and learn from everyones experiences. Good luck and Welcome!

Welcome to the family. I was never much of a blogger myself. (Not sure that is even a word ) But it is good to read and share our experiences Lapband is a process and we all respond differently but it is so helpful to me to read how others cope with issues and successess. In my early days I lived on here and read everything everyday, always searching for answers to my many questions. It was so helpful and helped me through some rough times. So read, ask questions and remember no question is every stupid, and we are not here to judge. We have all had way to much of that during our life time and need a little accoutablitly and support. Good luck to you.

Cathy, I have been banded since October 2010 and I have had this happen once and yes it is very painful. I was eating at a restaurant with my husband and was starving that evening. I had not eaten much that day, he ordered chicken fajita and me being adventurous decided to order bean dip. I ate some of the chicken with the peppers and onions no flour tortilla but my down fall was the fried corn chips and bean dip. I felt OK during the meal and did not think I had over eaten but before we left the restaurant I was in severe pain, my chest was killing me, my abdomen was distended. I was so scared I had damaged my band, I figured what happened was I over ate and the corn chips when eaten became swollen in the band. I was pretty uncomfortable most of the evening but recovered. I have not eaten a corn chip since that night and probably never will again. So the pain you felt was normal. Everyone is different on what foods we tolerate and what foods we do not tolerate. You may not be able to eat the Italian Sausage again for a while but may be able to at a later date. Don't be afraid to try things, but just know that sometimes your band may reject them. I have had hot dogs once and it did not go well, I am able to eat Chicken Sausages grilled but usually only about 2ozs at a sitting. I think they are difficult to chew and get small enough and sometimes sit in my stomach a little longer. Good luck to you and great success on you weight loss to date. You are doing awesome. :-)

Poor Honey It will get better !!!! You just have to keep your head up , I am thinking of you and saying a special prayer for you . Please do not get discourged you have come so far !! I know you are gonna get through this and the weight will come down. Hang in there !!! Sending you lots of huggs !! XXXXXXXX

So sorry you are struggling (and hurting). Have you tried returning to the liquid, hi-protein diet to see if you can re-set your sleeve? I read about someone doing that. Also, if you go to YouTube and watch the journey of AmySDMOM, she has an entry on doing a yogurt fast for a couple of days, which helps her to lose up to 7 lbs. Also, if you are depressed, that may have an effect on your movement. Can you take short walks, count your many blessings, drink more water? I wonder if the depression is keeping you from accomplishing some of your daily goals. Surrounding you with light and wishing you WELL!