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My Dad IS the reason I got WLS. He died at 59yo weighing 400+. He had tons of complications due to his weight.

Great article. Thank you

I preferr a lowcarb diet so I use spagetti squash slice in half length wise bake until a fork goes EASILY in. Scrap it out with a fork. It "looks" like spagetti does not taste like it though. After sraping i put in a bowl season with evoo salt pepper an use spag sauce. Pretty good

All I can say is... CG Dagnumit!!! Is right!! lol

@Trisaddi usually after a stuck episode or when having had this tight episode the tissue of the stoma gets swollen. Usually when this happens i stick to fluids for a day or two to let it rest. Then im back to normal. HTH

So I just had to share this. My sons recently got an Xbox360, with this "game" called Dance Central 3. they got it home an started to play an convinced me to dance with them. Well... I love it!! I have absolutely 2 left feet. I have tried aerobics, zumba an such but never could master the steps an always felt uncomfortable in front of others. But with DC3 i love working out 4different levels tons of songs an I do it in the privacy of my own home. I think this is one that i can stick with.

I will have to look into the HipHop version. Tx

OMG yes! Talk about sweat. My friend an i did this over last weekend an we were sweating. Which is funny because we were going out with the hubbys LOL so needless to say we had to touch up before we went out!! I love it!!

Congrats awesome job. I will love each new number that is less than the previous.

Like Summerrain i too recently had been ill with a viral thing. I got very tight but i also get tight at TOM my surgeon said to stick to liquids an soft Protein an wait for it to pass. An it always passes. I personally wouldnt get an unfill because swelling passes an the "green zone" can be very elusive. Now if you couldnt even get liquids then an unfill would be good because you do not want to get dehydrated. IMHO

My surgeon request that is what we do. As a matter of fact every time i go in he says it. You can only pick up so much food with that little fork. It forces you to take small bites. Chew chew chew an you pay attention to how you are eating. Oh an the small plate well you can only put so much on it

Oh no you are not the only one. I have even bought different Water bottles, colors, styles an such. I know have one i like but still regular plain old water is a chore!! What i do now Diet Cran juice 5cals/serving mixed with half water not so sweet. Grape crystal lite mixed with half water. Pretty much anything i drink now is diet an mixed half with water. It works for me. HTH

I use CalorieCount the same as the first 2 posters

New Girl i dont have a set amount per time. I constantly sip all day an only extremely low cal drinks ie water diet cranberry halved with water 5 cals an such.

Thank you for sharing. Hoping you fully recover

Chez. How could you thank someone in one breath for their post and in the next be so negative. Everyone belongs here whether banded or not, we all need as much info as we can get.

@prty. Were u having trouble with your band that you knew of an decided to switch or did you decide to switch an then they found out about your tubing. Just curious

Are u post op? If so how long? Or have you been using straws? Or drinking carbonation. Tons of variables. Need more info. But always your dr is the best place to start

B52 good thought. Also with muscle memory maybe you just need to switch up your routine. Work different muscle groups. Maybe too sign up with a personsl trainer for a bit an see what routine they can come up with Good luck

I have two teenage boys and hubby to cook for so I actually prepare all meals catering to them, and then for me I take what I can an a half cup or so. I never could get into the cooking two meal thing. I give credit to the ones who do!!

Thank you Jean another article to help make sence of all this BAND lingo. Also helped me to see I need to work on being more compliant.

Cheryl what a good idea thanks for sharing

I dont like cottage cheese but i am willing to try this recipe Thanks for sharing

Yes they will fade. My surgeon said it would take 6months or so. And alittle over a year out and alot of coco butter later my scar are barely visible

Congrats to Seth on your weight loss. I think we all have to use our "tool" however we see fit. So stay motivated an healthy all