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i have to eat breakfast or i have head hunger all day. i eat one egg (cant do egg beaters any more gets stuck) cooked with pam over med with fat free cheese on a piece lite multigrain toast with 2 pieces of turkey sausage. If i dont eat i dont loose

i received my band 12/22/06 and i have not had a pb episode yet i have had an incident of something sticking briefly i no longer eat scrambled eggs, i am so affraid of it i chew chew chew, cut everything up tiny and eat with a childs fork, lol i know what a worry wart

hi mirrorhas2faces congrats on the loss. I dont know how your bp could drop so fast. I have had my band almost 4 months, and been on 2 bp meds a day for 5 years. one month after surgery my meds were cut in half i go back in 2 wks to hopefully get it cut in half again. i am slowly being weined off meds. I would keep a close eye on your bp, but i hope you are off for good. Keep us posted :clap2:

I remember when after having my first child i could not get the weight off (my wedding dress was a size 1 a year earlier) i had gained 75 lbs. I went to see my grandma and she yelled for my grandpa to bring some chalk so when she hugged me she could mark off as she went so she could hug all of me. Then i think my last straw was last fall me and my husband went to a bengals football game, we were walking to the stadium and a group of grown drunk men were behind us one started yelling for my husband to buy me a newer jersey but to make sure the new one was big enoug to fit and maybe we could use the old one for a banner, then began mooing. That was it for me, i was so hurt i began to cry, i got so mad i could not enjoy the game. Then after we sat down the people who were to sit next to us did not because he said i was to fat. Now i admit i am fat but i fit just fine in the seats. People can be so crule and insensitive

congrats felicia you are about to take an amazing journey i am almost 4 months in to my journey and things are great.

My Dr. says no to the carbonation, but if you have to drink it flat. I have made a personal choice not to drink carbonated drinks, not worth the risk or pain. I dont like diet drinks so i will stick with water or iced tea no sugar of course

I have totally lost the craving for my old favorites yippeee. I now find things i did not like have better flavor ( still cant stomach mushrooms) I realy enjoy a cold glass of water now not pop. Its amazing how my desires for food have changed, I rarely crave sweets, and the few times i gave in for a bite i was disappointed and wondered why i ever liked it in the first place

Hi Grandmasoon2b Good luck with this.I know i would do this again. I have spent years yo yoing i really hated myself for allowing myself to get to this place. I only told a few friends and family of course, i really had alot of support from them I will say i did alot of research before i told them so i had answers for there questions, but to be honest i was doing it with or without there blessings. For the first time i did something just for me. I am married to a wonderful man and have three terrific girls, but i hated being the fat mom and wife. I knew there was this fit, beautiful exciting skinny person waiting inside. I was banded on 12/22/06 and have lost 43 lbs gone from a 26 to 18 i am working out daily i am so excited about what life has in store for me i am ready to start this new adventure. Good Luck and keep us posted

hi alaine my name is theresa good luck on your decision. I was banded on 12/22/06 in cincinnati, i also was self pay. I know where you are even though i am married and have children i felt alone, or when i went out i felt like all eyes were on the fat lady. It is very draining not only physically but emotionally. The band has opened a whole new world up to me i have more energy than ever. I work out daily and love it. I have more confidence and people are noticing, not just my weight loss but a new me. I would do this again in a second no regrets. My recovery was easy i had very little discomfort. I had 30 people at my house 2 days later for christmas eve.

hi my name is theresa i was banded 12/22/06 i have lost 43lbs gone from a size 26 to 18. i have had to go through 3 major holidays and have done great. i eat just about what everyone else does not sugar or white flour.just got through easter with a couple jelly beans. One thing that has helped me is to only eat off of a saucer if it wont fit i dont get it, and believe me you loose the desire to overeat. The best thing i did in the beginning was to keep a food journal that really helped , I hope this helps with the decision making, i would do this again in a second, oh and i was a self pay also. Good Luck

congrats i also had mine in cincinnati on 12/22/06 i have not had any problems at all. my best advice is follow the directions they give you. once you get through the first 2 weeks it gets easier, remember that.

i have tried to but no one was there i would also like to chat

dont get discouraged i was banded 12/22/06 i remember band hell well, it will end!!!!dont give in it will be over soon and remember this is the time for healing not weight loss. the worst part of my first fill was holding my legs up lol other than that there was no pain. GOOD LUCK on this most incredible journey

i am new to this site. congrats to everyone, and good luck with april goal i did not loose a pound in march but i lost 12 inches and went from size 22 to 18 working out every day. Finally lost 3 lbs this month. my goal is to go to gym at least 20 times and loose 15 lbs