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Shout it to the world Jamie! You certainly deserve to for waiting and going through two surgeries!

The first 3 weeks are the hardest, after that, the cravings slow down some. Keep busy, just doing things with your hands help.

I am sorry you are going through so much right now. You have to be totally stressed out! Take some time for you, do something you enjoy. Please do make that call for the fill, it might not be in your budget right now, but it really will be the best thing for you. Please let us know how you are doing. It really does help to come here and get support.

Boy after y'all I can't add much! Yes, it is worth it and I would do it again in a moment. I regret I waited so long to do it. After failing at so many diets in the past I thought I was going to stay heavy all my life. The band has given me not only given me a new outlook on life, but has given me that life.

Every doctor has his own rules, I only had to do a liquid diet the day before. You really need to do exactly what your doctor tells you to do though. Good Luck and keep us posted.

Very cute!

That's cute! I try to watch it, but after working with five garages of men working for the county, I have a hard time. It is so easy to pick up what they say and so hard to break it!

Kelly, I am happy to see you today! Thank you so much for coming and touching base with us and letting us know how you are. I will look forward to seeing you more in the weeks to come!

Pat - I did exactly the same thing, I would pick up the pictures and tear the ones I was in up. How sad is that?

Rica - Beautiful pictures, you have gotten skinny girl! Trish - What a beautiful smile you have and to die for hair! You will be a knockout in the after pictures, I can hardly wait!

Welcome! I'm glad to see you post instead of lurking Keep us posted on your journey!

Good luck to you. I quit about 15 years ago and it was really tough, but I made it and you will too. Take a day at a time!

Sorry to hear you got postponed, but everything happens for a reason, hang it there I am sure your day will come!

Happy Birthday! It sounds like you are on your way!

Pat - Kelly is one of the people that left.

If you are going by yourself, take as little as possible. If you have someone you might want to take a pillow or folded sheet to help ease the tummy. Take some loose fitting clothes for afterwards. Listerine strips helped me thirst wise and freshen my mough. Good luck and keep us posted.

I couldn't see it either!

I too drink right up to my meal, but not for an hour afterwards. I do have soup once in a while, but when I do, I eat the liquid first, then the rest. It is extremely hard for me to wait that hour, but I find if I remove the glass of liquid from around me, it makes it a whole lot easier. If it is sitting beside me, I will pick it up and drink it before I realize what I am doing.

Hi Dawn, and Welcome! I can't add much to what Michelle already said, and I agree with her. If you don't have the proper fill, it's very difficult to lose. You really need to come up with the money and go get the fill. Start back with the basics, protien first, then veggies, and then the starches/fruits. You might want to join the weight loss thread, or the exercise threads we have going here to help you. Also, post often, the support here really helps me alot!

Hopefully it just needs to heal Vera!

Good for you, learning to eat the proper way is the way to go. Some people get the fill, then can't eat. As long as you are losing the weight, you certainly don't need a fill. Good Luck!

I just never get that I'm not hungry feeling until I have that one bite too much. I have been working on it, but I seem to do it more in the evening than any other time.

Zoe - Thank you so much for sharing your story. It will not only mean a lot to the newbies, but it helped make me stop and take a look at things too. Congradulations on your weight loss, you have done an excellent job.

mmmm spotted dick sounds fantastic! I too still have a problem with taking one bite too many and then I feel miserable. I guess we all are always on that learning curve. Good luck and keep us posted!

What a shame! I sure do wish you luck with your new band! Please keep us posted on how you do.