Oregondaisy

I got steak stuck once really badly but it finally went through without barfing. We may as well call it what it is. I was able to eat a Burger King Junior Whopper without any problems. Now that I have a new fill, I am not going to even try that. You can basically tell when you have lossened up. Everyone is very right about the chewing. I have to cut any meat I eat into the smallest pieces possible and chew until it's liquid. It's like I make it into a sliver of a piece of meat.

I just pbed up part of my Protein shake. It's so strange because the only time I ever did it before was after my second fill, and it was a Protein Drink too. I guess, because it's liquid, I am under the impression that I don't have to drink it slowly, which is not the case. I am staying on liquids for a few days to see if this new fill is going to loosen up. I don't want to go in for an unfill. I have already dropped a lb from my new fill. I want it to keep going down! To answer Celeste, the reason it took me so long to get my 3rd fill even though I wasn't loosing well is that food kept getting stuck. I wanted to wait until that stopped happening because another fill just makes it worse.

Miss Carol, I thought you were in a relationship already. I do remember you saying you didn't think he was ready for a commitment but he says he loves you. Is this the one you're talking about being a keeper. So far, the guy I have been talking with seems great. The problem is that is job keeps him out of town all week long and he is only home on the weekends. Then he has an 11 year old son that he has every weekend. We'll have to see if he has any room in his life for me.

ELoo,I totally understand where you are coming from. It's very maddening to exercise and not see results. I lost 22 lbs the first 4 weeks during the liquid stage, and here is is 4 months later and I have only lost 10 more lbs. I am really hoping this new fill is going to make a difference. I have moved up the intensity on my cardio too. I think my body is too used to everything I was doing.

Where do you get the ungury? I think I need to get some of their unflavored to mix in other food. I don't think I am getting enough protein. I am wondering if their website is the only place you can get it?

I use spark people too. I love the interesting articles that they have to read. BJean, I am glad you got your fill straightened out. It's such a fine line between no restriction and too tight. I finally have restriction since yesterday, but I am afraid I might be too tight. I hope it loosens up a little over the next few days. Some people say it gets tighter in a week or two. I will be in trouble, if that's the case.

Eyespy, I didn't have to go to any seminars. I found out about lapband because my daughter had gastric bypass. I went with her to her support group meetings for a year. One day someone started talking about lapband, and I wondered why I had never considered that for myself. I made the appointment the next day. I did have to have a psych eval and it cost me $75.00. I also had to have some lab work and an EKG that was an additional cost besides the 10 grand for the surgery. I am excited that I got a new fill and maybe the surgery will start to pay off. I have been disappointed that I have only lost 32 lbs. I hope that changes really soon.

I have never tried freezing them. That really sounds delicious. I like both the Atkins and the Slim fast. I am with you. It's so much trouble to have to mix and dirty things when the canned ones work just fine. I just had a fill and I have to be on liquids for 24 hours. I am really tight, and I'll probably be drinking them for a few days, while I wait to see if it loosens up.

Linda, I live in the middle of nowhere too. It's very hard to meet people. When I lose some more weight, I hope to get brave enough to post a picture on yahoo personals. Green, get that fill! I got one and I finally know what restriction feels like. I hope I can start losing now! Carlene, I am sure you will lose what you gained. You already have done so well!

I just got another fill and now I know what everyone is talking about. I don't know if I can even eat solid food. I think I am going to stay on liquids a few days and see if it stays this tight. I don't even feel like eating, but I am worried about getting my protein in. I am losing so much hair. Is anyone else losing hair? I wish I knew why this happens.

Missy, I contacted a guy and he wrote back to me. We have been talking on the phone every night. There was many, many times on yahoo personals and match. com that I talked to someone, and then sent a picture and they stopped talking to me. It made me feel like cr@p! I don't know why I was braver and put a picture right off the bat with Plenty of Fish. I did write to about 5 guys, and the other 4 didn't even bother to write back and say one word. Chrispy, that's funny! So I take it you didn't talk to him or text back? Is there anything happening with the new man? Eyespy, I am glad to hear you are getting smiles from BBW date finder. It makes us feel good when that happens. How come you haven't contacted any of them that have expressed an interest? This guy that I have been talking to and I are supposed to meet this weekend. I told him last night he better not blow me off. He said he very much wants to meet, but he said that last weekend too. I am not interested in having a phone friend.

I have heard too that Dr. Ortiz is a very good doctor. I guess I am just lucky that Dr. Tersigni is only 5 min from my house. I was a self pay too, and $10,000 seemed to be a pretty good price for me. By the time I added in air fare and fills, I wouldn't have saved much. I have heard from a lot of people that they have had wonderful experiences with Dr. Ortiz.

I am so sorry to hear of your problems, Brandy. I don't know why you would have a leak that doesn't show up. I hope your doctor can figure all of this out for you. I sure hope as hard as you're working with all of this, you'll be able to keep your weight off. You have done so well! Can you do me a favor? When you are posting, can you put a space in between a few places. It's hard to read when it's a long post and there are no spaces. I really want to hear how it's going for you. I hope you don't take this wrong. I know you have a lot to say, and I do want to read it. I just got a new fill. Now I know what other people are saying. I don't feel like I can eat. I am worried about getting my protein in because I am losing my hair. I could easily skip dinner. I wonder if it's going to stay this tight. I am at 2.5 cc's right now.

Don't get discouraged! Just try to eat the Protein first. You have lost twice as much as me. I just got another fill yesterday and I don't think I can eat yet. Do you think another fill would help you? I really didn't want to get one, but now I see that's exactly what I needed.

I just don't understand why people in Oregon go to Mexico when Dr. Tersigni isn't that much more expensive. It makes it hard to get fills when you go to Mexico, and Dr. Tersigni gives 3 fills with the price of surgery, and free aftercare for a year. Can someone explain to me why they would choose Mexico? I would think by the time you add airfare in there, the price would be close to the same.

I have to tell everyone that I am really enjoying the plenty of fish web site. There are some pretty good forums on there to read. Some of them are pretty funny, and some of them are pretty informative. It makes interesting reading, even if I am not searching for someone.

Sure, lots of people eat them. There is a South Beach one that I really like. It's chicken with some sort of spaghetti sauce on it with broccoli. It's really good. Just try to get one that doesn't have a lot of pasta, rice noodles, etc.

I used them all the time during my liquid stage. I also used the slim fast ones. They are both the cheapest. I still use them. I wouldn't mind getting some unflavored Ungery because I worry about getting all my Protein in.

I hope so Paulax. Now that I have a good fill, I think it will be a lot easier to watch the portions. I have been worried about stretching my pouch, because it didn't seem like I was getting full.

I just got a fill today and I have 2.5 in there now. I was excited because last time he put 2.5 in there, I couldn't drink the Water he gave me. This time I had no problem. He said that meant I lost fat around my stomach. Yay! I can already tell the difference. It was a lot harder to get a Protein Drink down today.

I was on antidepressants most of my life, ever since my 20's and I am 54. As soon as I started exercising regularly, I didn't need them anymore. They took mine off the market, and I tried just about every other one but they all had horrible side effects. Then I started exercising daily, and found I felt better than I did all the years while I was on medication. I haven't taken them for about 3 years now. If I don't exercise for a few days, I start to feel depressed again.

The liquid diet has nothing to do with weight loss. It has to do with a slipped band later on downt the road, even years from now. You stomach has to heal where the sutures are and it's not supposed to be digesting food while this is happening.

It's weird that crunchy foods do go down like there is no band. I can eat protein bars, soy crisps, and Kashi Go Lean cereal like I don't have a band at all. I couldn't believe I get stuck on egg salad, or tuna salad. It must plug up the opening.

The way I was checked for sleep apnea was I just slept with a little thing on my finger. It showed I didn't lose any oxygen while sleeping. It was easy. I don't know how others are tested for itl.

I have a very slow metabolism and that is the reason I am losing very slowly. I had a resting metobolic test taken that showed I only burn 1000 calories per day. I have to exercise every day or I don't lose. I don't have to subscribe to threads. I get an email that tells me which threads I have replied to. I click on that email and it brings me here.