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Yay!! I used to drink soda but to get ready for my band i stopped. That was back in March 2011. An honestly i dont miss it at all. Keep going it gets better.

I too had looked at surgery one time an then put it down for two years. In those two years i gained more weight. lost my dad to obesity my sister had gastric done an did well (but i am nervous of that one). So i bit the bullet an was banded onOct 2011. An iamso glad i did. I will never look back i LOVE my band

No drinking 30min before an30min after

Yah!!! Awesome

http://all-about-lapband.com/post-op/fill-chart.html Heres a link with the chart Hth Brandi

((hugs)). Sometimes its hard letting go of the past

I have 3cc in my 10cc band had my 2nd fill 4 weeks ago and i am finally starting to see the difference. But im scheduled formmy third today. So im wondering will i keep Feeling the difference or is it stable an i can get my 3rd fill? How long do you keep feeling your fill?

Thanks all - i just got my fill he added 1cc. Hes very conservative but he said since i had lost 8 pounds in the 4 weeks he want to keep it going. So ok we will see how i do this 4 weeks

Oops meant to say "could very well be your restriction"

Research is crucial. It keeps us from making split second decisions. As far as meat that xould very well be your restriction and maybe you just havent been listening. An "cheating" by eating slider foods. For me to eat meat it has to be moist too but i dont use sauces because most of them are empty cals. I baked chicken closed up in aluminum foil to keep it moist. Fish is pretty easy too. I hope you find out what works for you

U def. over did it. If u had surgery on 12/19 then u are still in your second week. Fluids only. No solids or meat. Sorry. Go back to fluids let your pouch heal. The blood could be from irritation from vomiting but if your worried then def call your dr. Hope you feel better soon

Causes, incidence, and risk factors After you get chickenpox, the virus remains inactive (becomes dormant) in certain nerves in the body. Shingles occurs after the virus becomes active again in these nerves years later. You need plenty of rest fluids an ur medicine. I understand the sugar concern im a low carber too. But the amount wont be much an you WILL recover quicker taking it. Hope you feel better soon

Great inspiration all thank u.

De. Love ur quote its like mark twain. "if we do what we always did. Then we will get what we always got". Hmmm . Joel 92!!! Omg great job. See guys its all in our attitudes

Thanks 2b. I've lost now 20lbs. Im happy with that so far. Im going for another fill monday so that should help. I am actually a low carber now AND i count my cals. I try to stay between 800-1000 cals daily and get all my protein in. Somedays r easier than others but i keep trying. Im currently upping my workouts. But i try to "listen" to my tool. When i do that an log my food i do well.

Great topic I LOVE my band. Its awesome im finally getting somewhere on this lifelong journey!!

So funny i have plantar facitis my podiatrist kept saying its because of my FLAT feet an the fact that i work in a hospital on my feet for long hours. But true my feet never hurt like this until i got SO heavy. I hope this will go away with the weight to

With my healrh ins. I had to do 6 months weight management 2 nutrition visits a phys visit and have a bmi of 40. What to do in this case is to always get it in writing. Call the ins. company ask for the specifications for this procedure and to send them to you. But be careful usually if its to good to be true it....

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Yup me to. Banded on 10/07 i have had 2 fills an lost 20 lbs. I go in monday for another fill. I know as soon as we feel restriction this weight will just come right off. lets do this!

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First of all congrats on the weight loss. By this point im sure u know the difference between hunger an head hunger but sometimes we get tired. I mean even with the band this is work! To lose weight. It is not the easy way out an sometimes we get tired. Refocus remember why you have gone through this. Maybe try the 5 day pouch test to get your pouch back talking to you. An yes go easy on the carbs. It a vicious cycle crave carbs an sugar not satisfied eat more carbs an sugar keep going your already doing great

No but i absolutely hope to!!! I have had 2 fills i go in for my third on monday and i am asking he up the amount alittle to. I have no idea what restriction feels like yet. Ive been in bandster hood three months now. I reLly want to get going with this. In reff. To the fillsmmy surgeon does not use an xray however he feels for the port an stablizes it on two sides with his fingers so he know exactly where to go. Its never hurt an hes never missed

Last bowel movement was? Period? Ovulation? (i get that pain) Port site? Drinking enough fluids? Just trying to jog your memory