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Hello, I have been a stranger to the site to my regret. I am completely failing myself and the band. To catch up, I was banded in April of 07, immediately lost 82 lbs. Life could not be better. I was inspired, and on a roll. Slowly, It all came back, well 60 of it. Now, My port is going nuts. throbbing, not consistently, aching, wow, anyone experience port discomfort?

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Another one here! Welcome.

not yet! That's pretty gross.

Hello, I am rainer's dh. We went for fills today. I was at 6cc's before the fill, and even though I am down 74 pounds and do not regret a single minute or decision, the fustration is completely overruling the positives, I know are true and fully believe in. Pre second fill, things were getting easier to eat, like I could eat an entire bagel sandwich, or the other night we hosted a party for my brother-in- law and in recap realized I ate a piece of cake and a pastery and cold have eaten more. I am force restricting myself to 3-4 oz portions on purpose, and excercising like a mad man, and have been playing with the same stinkin (is that a word?) 10 pounds for at least 6 weeks. uggghhhhh! The one realization I came to recently with my wife was, I started work again in september, (teacher) and all of the secretaries have candy bowls filled with hard candy on their desks, and because it's a piece here, and a piece there, It was no big deal, right? WRONG!, I figured out it equated to 400 calories per day of pure sugar! what an idiot. That's 2000 calories per work week. who knows... hopefully this fill will throw me into a good cycle.... Dr. Bertha pumped me up to 10cc's and basically told me to back into food slowly. Since today (liquids) went down sooooo slow, I think I'll follow his suggestion. I look forward to this thread. Pat

:help:Hello all, I'm back.... Here's my question. The weight loss is not the problem, it's the mental game. I am down 65 lbs in 16 weeks. I can not get over such small meal sizes. I fight myself in my head. Tonight I had 3oz of scallops, 1 oz of sundried tomato and mushrooms and 1/2 oz of Pasta (aka: a fork full) Any thoughts... did or is any one cope with this? Thanks Pat

Well, with your support, 4 weeks- 47 pounds. Thank you

Here it is: 47 lbs

Here are my 1 month photos. 47 lbs

Hello all, I found a great site.. I've been using it for a few days. It's www.thedailyplate.com. You can sign up for a free account. It tracks your weight loss, BMI and calories. You can enter foods as you eat it, search for foods and it lists it by brand and has the nutrition labels. On the main page you can type in a resturant and it lists it's menu and all of the calories. You can decide what you want to eat before you go in . This eliminates you staring at a menu and beig tortured. It also tracks your daily Water and exercise. It's a great tool.... FREE! Mr. Pat

Hi Jenn, 3 words for you... Egg Drop Soup- Minus the egg. OK 6 words. Get a quart and run it through a strainer. It's thicker and different. Mr. PAt

Wow... I'm off of the boards for a few hectic days and I missed about 4 pages of posts.... and alot of new people. Welcome and good luck to all being banded soon and congrats to all who were recently banded. Well, I had my 2 week post operation check up last wednesday... He graduated me to soft foods....yahoo!!!! I am cleared for all exercises... and walla! 32 pounds off. I can not believe it. Do you know how long it took me to loose 32 pounds on slim fast? I am struggling with drinking enough, a problem I never had during happy hour, but take away the beer and I feel like I never stop drinking Water and crystal light, yet I'm dehidrated. Oh well, we ordered chinese last night and I ordered a pint of steamed chicken and veggies... both on the soft list. I have over 3/4 of it left... that's crazy... I was good for a full combo meal, dumplings and an egg role. Then again, that's what got me to this point. Terry: the weight will come off, patients, and persistance. You're doing great. Tracey- Three days will be here before you know. Just think, this weekend you'll be a bandster. - Mr. Pat

Hi Jaysmoore, Wait until the doc clears you. Solids can slip the band, which you already mentioned. As far as being hungry, Everytime I was ready to rip someones head off, I had a protien shake. I am 3 weeks out tomorrow and down over 32 pounds. It gets easier. When you start working out cardio wise, the whole ball game. Keep in touch, pat