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I found out my own answer!! Thanks to all who replied!!! Just kidding!!! It is fine the fill RN told me. Should not ever be a problem. I didn't think there would be but after reading how picky some peoples bands are, I just wanted to make sure before I put something in my body!!!! So, go get some immunizations, even if you don't need them, you are fine to do so!!! LOL

Thanks all!!!! These are the little things in life that REALLY matter...not how much we can shove into our mouths....

Now I understand she is your boss. SO, there need not be harsh words, and plus you said she was a sweet heart. Is she over weight? That would be my first question. And then the next time it happens just tell her sweetly that all that soup you are eating is just so filling that you could NOT possiby eat the rest of her lunch too. But, if you could take it home and eat it later. Then dump it!!!! Solves the issue of being rude and solves her pushing you to take it!!!

ok J, YOU KNOW what stress can do to us girls. You need to go for a massage!!! Get that stress out and let that weight go!!!! I was wondering where you were at today, good thing they got it fixed at work!!!!!J, ARE YOU WEIGHING DAILY?????? I would hope YOU ARE NOT!!! If you are, I am coming over there to take away the scales!!!! Personally I think your problem is stress!!! You know how it mess with your periods, so it can mess with your mind and your weight too!!! I think you probably have also gotten a bit a muscle gain from this last weekend!!! A pound or two maybe being built up, and now you are not going to see a drop on the scale but what about other nsv's???? How many of those do you see EVERYDAY!!!! Chin up girlie!! Oh, and I had my Vitamins, shake form, this morning, very very weird feeling. Then I had some minestrone Soup blenderized. About 1/4 c. Then just not interested. Then just now, I had about 1/2 c. refried Beans. This restriction thing sure is WEIRD feeling, compared to what I have been working with!!!! I think I might like it though, I was up to eating way more than two cups of food at a time, and snacking. SO, I do think it was my time. I just hope no more getting stuck episodes are in my near future!!!!

Annie, I don'tknow if I want to be the receipient of that!!

Vessa, what ever works for you!!! Ya know, you won't always put your baby in a stroller and walk around your apt. She will grow and get bigger and then you will do something else. I think the important thing that you are doing is DOING SOMETHING!! Good Job!! Some people say to themselves, tomorrow I will start doing something and then tomorrow comes and they say it again and again until they are here on this site getting surgery!!! You are doing awesome, be proud, and if someone does say something to you, reply with "you should of seen me 800 pounds ago!!!!!"....that might shut them up!!

Annie, the reason it stopped raining there is because it moved over here!!!!!!!! I am sending it back your way though, so be prepared!!!

As my DH tells me, "Go to your happy place, and beat the shit out of your fat person!!!" That image right there almost always stops me from wanting to eat!!

Jack, I loved that!!!!! Wouldn't that be nice to fit between the drops of water!!!!

what????? *sigh* 20 pounds is so not even in the league of what we have to lose. If I had just 20 pounds to lose, I would NOT of had surgery. You are barking up the wrong tree here lady!!!

Post here when you want to eat!!! Really, you will feel like such a superstar at the end of your pre op diet to be able to say 'CHEATFREE'!!!! There is no other feeling like it!!! Hold out, hold on and journal. When it is all said and done and weeks later, you will look back over your thoughts and think, "what was I so worried about?" You WILL do fine, you WILL be in bandland soon, and you will have lost a lot of weight to start off with.

ok, I am looking forward to seeing you post in the morning about your exercise!!!

omg, so last night I am sitting here at the computer and I pop my nightly pill into my mouth and swallow it before even realizing what I was doing and BAM!!!! It was freakin' stuck!!!! HURT like hell. I jumped up, ( I am still in the category of freaking out when this happens, it has only happened about 5 times) and run into bedroom, wake up hubby, who tries to calm me down, rubbed my back, patted my back and poor thing, he was soooo tired, but he stayed up with me til it passed. God, I hate when that happens. I know I am going to have to be soooooooooooooooooo very careful now and chew chew chew and small small small bites if that pill got stuck!!!! I was so very good about doing the chewing 30 times and little itty bites before and right after surgery, but then gradually have gone back to shoveling food in. SOOOOO, I better do it slow now, and I mean it!!!!! That was a threat to myself.

jm, thanks!!!!! Do you need me to come over there and kick your butt into gear???? GET MOVING, I SAY!!! DO IT!!! NOW!!! And I mean it! You know you feel better after you do it, and you know you are doing it for your health. Come on now, I wanna see some more posting from you this week!!!! Good job on the elliptical today!!!!!

Thank you all for the nice words. I also love to read about the nsv's. I think they are better than the scale moving sometimes!!!!

I was banded 4-19-07. I have lost 51.5 pounds since surgery. I just got my first fill today, 7-23-07. I lost ten pounds in my two weeks pre op diet. So, I have a total of 61.5!!

OMG....too funny

yippeeee I am getting soooooo excited!!

I too believe you will do GREAT!!! This is just two weeks......TWO WEEKS!! That is not very long. Its a mere drop in the bucket. You are going to be slim, sexy and sassy!!!! Keep with it, it feels sooooooooooooooo good to be able to say at the end of the two weeks, I DID IT AND I DID NOT CHEAT!!! It really does wonders for you morale!!!!

Ok, first of all, you know what the fat is doing to your body. You have to live in your body daily. Whether your friends are fat or skinny, there could be a jealousy factor. Either way, if you lose weight, you will be getting more attention, and that could be driving some of this behavior. I think when someone hears a story, a BAD story, regarding this surgry they are going to be the first to tell you. If they hear a million good stories, they are NOT going to tell you those. Just the bad ones. Go figure, huh? These examples are the exact reason I did not tell a lot of people. I didn't want to hear any negatives. I had my mind made up, was scared shitless to have surgery, and I didn't need anyone telling me bad things. I had read through the whole complications thread and knew about so many of them. I was scared that that could happen to me, but I was also scared that I was going to die just walking out of my house from a heart attack!!!! Its all so personal and wonderful and addicting!!! I am SOOOOO damn happy that I did this for myself!!! I get inspiration EVERYDAY from this site and that means so much to me. Now that I have lost 61.5 pounds in three months I am happy to tell people if they ask me how I am losing. No more hiding for me. No more secrets. I don't go out of my way to tell them, but if they ask I will share. I know that this is the last time I am going to see fat on my body and I am so proud to be able to say that. I work out A LOT. I believe you have to move your body A LOT to burn those calories. As of today, I am no longer fill free. Over three months out and no fill, until today. BUT, I am not willing to let someone else be a sour grape to me. If someone were to tell me something that hurt me or made me mad about the band, I would tell them to get lost. I need positive people around me now, and if someone CAN'T be positive, then get lost!!!

Wow, Chickie, I feel so bad that you have worked so hard and had this great accomplishment and then people accuse you of lying?????? That must feel really weird. I think people need to realize that just because you have lost that much weight in that amount of time doesn't mean they are going to be able to do it. You have worked REALLY hard and worked for your results via LOTS OF EXERCISE!!! My exercise physiologist told me today that there are an elite group of bandsters who "get" that you have to exercise to get the weight off. The band will do its job, but you have to do yours too!!! You have done an amazing job, I truly hope you never leave the boards!!!! PLEASE DON'T!!!!! You have a lot of wisdom and time behind your band and there are some people who want to know and learn. Some people I guess don't want to know the actual work you have to put into it and so therefore accuse you of lying. I, for one, think you are WONDERFUL!!!! Deanna

HP, you have done exceptionally well with your loss. You are doing great!!!Its been a month and a half??? 37 pounds??? WOW!!! Great job girl... Ok Annie....how about that liquid party?? I am on to mushies tomorrow so I am not going to be holding on to the liquid for too long....

Annie wanna get together for a liquid drinking party???? I am not doing so good with this part... I want to eat damn it!!!! This sucks, but I do notice that my stomach is a little upset. Hope it is me making it upset from not getting to eat the lovely steaks that I had planned on eating and not problems....seriously, it feels strange, kinda like gas?????? Like when first banded??

J, you crack me up!!!! Almost everytime I read one of your posts you make me smile most the time laugh, except for the real serious ones, which are few and far between. About the pictures, I was really contemplating putting them on, but then I thought what the hell!!! The first one was April 18th, 2007 the night before surgery and the second one what the 19th of July, 2007 three months post op. I am proud to say I see a HUGE difference in my face as well, as all around, just wish it was gone TODAY!!! I hate all of the fat I have now!! Before it was my reason behind being able to not do a damn thing all day long!!!! The fill is going ok still, I am a bit pissed about me drinking slim fast while DH and DD are having steak, THAT I COOKED, but other than that, I am glad I got it, I think. Especially if some of this hunger stops!!!!

I am also back from my appt. I ended up getting 3 cc's. I have the VanGuard band, so it holds 10 cc's. The RN said that I am working soooo hard that it is time to let the band do some of the work!!! I was kinda happy about that. They are VERY happy with my loss so far!!! J, I asked the Exercise Physiologist about a weight gain after long rides and he said it is almost ineviatable. Your muscles retain water to repair. SOOOOO, you are fine and going to be losing that extra fast!!!