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Mylicon! For babies works great

Ive only been banded 2.5 months and its great so far. Since July of last year I have lost 68lbs. Being the bigger Younger sister has always been hard for me. It makes me proud when my sister tells me Im getting to be a skinny bitch! lol I cant wait for the day I am actually a skinny bitch along with yall!

I totally understand the feeling! For mothers day my familly wanted to go eat chinese food! I planned ahead. Figured out I would eat brocccili and chicken and maybe some hot and sour soup. I was so excited it was the first time I was going to eat Chinese food since 6 months before my band! So...my third bite of chicken after chewing forever....STUCK! I ran to bathroom. Only to return with tears in my eyes and a dreadful feeling of SLIME! lol I was afraid to eat anything else for that feeling was bad enough! I felt like I missed a good oppotunity! I guess I just love food so much i hate to ruin a good dinner by getting stuck. Tho Im very glad to have my band I just know sometimes it really can be a bummer! Good way to think it atleast that chinese food didnt make my butt fatter! hehe

It was actually going in every week to weigh that keeps me motivated! Its shows me my success and then I get applauded for it! Makes you feel even more proud!

Weight Watchers actually changed their program at the end of 2010 so you can figure your points up like that anymore. its all done metabolically and stuff now. Everytime I weigh in my points change even if I only lost 1.2 so? They have a special right now tho. You can join for only 9.95 a week! and its free to join. If you do join and you have computer access or hand held access dont buy any of the books! everything is available on there website once you join. You can search restraunts and foods and all kid of things on their website instead of buying the books.

Yeah I got stuck on some chicken about a week ago. It was my first episode and I did the warm Water thing..bad idea! My stuck feeling is like a lump pusing out on my belly! Ive never really had heartburn so dont know what that feels like. However, depends on what I eat is how long it last. I have found its hard for me to eat chicken. of anykind. if its shredded it usually doesnt get stuck for too long. but if i am eating it grilled or baked it can be a nightmare! lol

I had the exact same thing a few days after surgery and got very concearned. I called my doc he told me it was fine! for about a day I did did heaving thing when i needed to burp but i would burp and go on with my business *which was sittin on front porch for while*. Its very painful but they say it wont make your band slip. Dont worry. Good luck on your journey!

Hi! So i weighed in yesterday morning at 245.0 !! Thats-4lbs yeah!!! Only 5 more lbs to go for my may goal!77

Realisticly yes only 3 small meals. However you dont come out of surgery with restriction. So you have "room" to eat! I have been banded 2 months now. I am not yet at restriction and you still have to make the "healthy decisions" Im not going to lie. Its hard making healty decisions when you are prepared to start losing right away. Ive only lost a total of 14lbs since i been banded. In the inbetween weeks I gained 6lbs back! After I gained I got a fill finally and when i realized the fill just wasnt restriction I joined ww. I have now lost that 6 lbs again and been at ww for 3 weeks this saturday. I think ww teaches you to eat healty you have to remember with the band tehre are slider foods that go thru easily. so ww traines your mind to keep away from those foods. As far as small meals. If you have 29 points you can enjoy a good meal at a small portion. I never eat the whole meal cause i do have little restriction but I always count all the points for that food cause that way i dont cheat myself. The difference is I dont eat a lot of 1 or 2pt foods. *ido eat my veggies and fruits* just dont waste time on the small points I eat the more filling foods its higher in points but that way i can actually hit my point goal.

Gas X strips didnt help me. I actually got Mylicon for babies! It was great! i wouldjust get a dropper full and take it! Oh i slept sitting up for a few days also. I didnt take pain meds after the 1st day because I was afraid of getting sick with no food in my tummy. I bought Orchard Smart Apple juice its made with splenda only 25 calories and 5g sugar 5g carbs! I drank about 6 bottles over first week! Yogart and pudding the sugar free kind were my best friend week 2! after that is all easy! Good LUCK

I eat pickles everyday! LOVE THEM would prob go crazy with out them! Just watch the sodium! esp up to a month after surgery you dont want to dehydrate due to the sodium. But i ate relish in my mushy stage week 3-6!

Name, real or screen~Mint2BSkinny / Meghan Age~28 Weight on May1st~249.0 Goal Weight for May 29th~240.8 Exercise Goal for May~20 min jog 4 days a week Dietary Goal for May~ stay with in my calorie range Personal Goal for May~Be Proud of myself Date Banded~2/24/11 Total Weight Loss Since Banding~10.9lbs (3cc total in fills)

Congratulations! ! I know that feeling well! On my 6 month journey I lost 30lbs and then I got the band and lost 14 more! I am now an XL too!!! Feels great huh!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

Congrats on your year weight loss!!! It really helps to hear this as I am one of the ones who is discouraged. Ive only lost 11lbs since my surgery and its 2 months out!!! I am eating smaller portions but still eating enought I just havnt found the right thing yet!!! I have no doubt I will! Tomarrow is my 2nd fill Im so exicted. Maybe I will get another cc in my band! that will put me 4cc in 14cc band!

HI! I work in Killeen and got banded Feb 24 2011. Would love to chat with some local people!!! I got banded in San Antonio by Dr Esquivel at True Results.

I just started WW on Saturday the 4/9/11 and I am so excited to be able to have a variety. LOW CARB atkin diet is just too much sodium for me. I like that I can have a variety of stuff. This week I am feeling like I can do it! Its been almost 11 weeks since my surgery and i am only 9.7lbs down. I am hoping with WW I can lose atleast 30 by the end of july!!!

530 am BFAST banana & 6 prunes with Protein shake 930am Snack 1cup imitation crab meat 100pm lunch 1/2 fruit inspirations by weight watchers wih protein shake 400pm Snack 90 cal granola bar by quaker oats 700pm dinner Lean beef roast with carrots and potatos I was doing low carb high protien since surgery 10 weeks ago i gained 6 pounds!!!..however...i have found over the last week by eating more of a weight watcher style *pointsplus* i am back on track with losing weight already lost 3 lbs since Saturday!!! yippie

I watched it last night its very interesting and I bet it will end up helping a lot of people if they do pay attention to the show. I actually have it all set to record new episodes.

YOU LOOK AMAZING!!! I have been strugling a bit and just discouraged over the last 3 weeks. That really does put things into perspective for me. THANK YOU FOR POSTING ! CONGRATS

I had my surgrry 2 24 and i lost 14lbs within 2 weeks. Since i have been on. Foods i have gained a pound-2lbs. I keep fluctuating to. Everyone says its nor.al! Read the post 51/2 weeks plateu. They talk about it there. Also my post square one again. It talks about other peopmes stall too. As far as i was told dont freak out!

No i have 5 incisions but they are tiny and will dissaper fast

Can I ask what kind of diet did you follow?? I am really trying to get this on the ball and I need a little advice...Espi. from somone who is at goal! And congrats by the way! GREAT JOB.