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Glad it went well

Congrats on your current success and good luck with surgery. Best wishes

Good luck and congrats

Great! Congrats and best wishes

My first fill was done by my surgeon, no problems, one poke and it was over. Sorry you went through that

Greek yogurt, low fat granola, all natural Peanut Butter or any natural nut butter with whole wheat crackers ( I enjoy the Special K crackers or Reduced fat wheat thins), berries, banana, home made parfait, home made trail mix with dried fruit/nuts/low sodium pretzels/raisins or a combo of your favorite low fat/low cal items. Pita crisp(I love Stacey's brand) with hummus. Hope this helps a little Lala

Congrats!

I'm sorry to hear you went through that. I'm glad you are better. As you probably already know, the band can be very funny acting or as some have said, moody. One day you'll be fine with foods and the next you'll be struggling to even get it down. Maybe they can take you up very little at a time. I think you should talk to your surgeon and try to reach a solution. What good is the band if you can't get the restriction you are hoping for without having another episode like you just went through? Good luck and I hope you reach a solution soon. Best wishes, Lala

Hi! I'm on Fitocracy it's a pretty cool app about fitness/health. Very nice people on there including those who have had WLS. If so, anyone can add(follow) me. My username is lala4fitness. I'll follow back. Lala

How is that?

Thank you

5ccs in an 11cc band. It went well. Two days liquid diet, yay the excitement of Protein Shakes . And -1lb this week. 23lbs away from being out of the 200s. Feeling very good about that. Just wanted to share my excitement for the day Lala

I'm sorry to hear that. Glad you are getting a second opinion. Good luck, hope you get you fill soon. And thanks

Dr Elli is also my surgeon. At UIC each fill is $250. I'm not sure if that's the flat rate or if that's based off your insurance. He's awesome.

I love those shakes

Congrats!

I love the epicurios app, big oven, all recipes, Betty Crocker, spark people recipes app. I agree, many great apps

Right now I'm walking and doing couch to 5K. Tried Zumba, it was difficult for me but I will pick it back up. I would love to try aqua fitness, Pilates and yoga.

I eat a carb, one that digest quickly for energy such as a banana, oatmeal(not packaged)with berries, Cereal w/skim, greek yogurt with low cal granola. From what I've learned, for fat burning, 1tbsp of all natural Peanut Butter on 100% whole wheat toast is good with bananas on top. There's many things. It's all based on you and your taste. Research the subject. That's what I've done. Read read and read. There's always something new and exciting when it comes to healthy eating. Good luck Lala

What's the best way to begin strength training? It intimidates me but I must start.

Awesome!

I'm from Chicago and you're right it's very difficult to find a LB buddy here.