stacy73

This is updated list- I think we got lost somewhere in the posts... Stacy 73… 51 TulipStar…22 Mdicurn…30 time4me…27.8 Magooz07…11 Caresarn…16 georgia girl…51 Lapband4me...32 Sirusman…67 Allisarin…23 Tishamarie…49 EL1…23 Juliacleone…27 Kimmie…45 dsmit13…23 ScareDcat…40 Lapitup…22.5 mandi78…23 andrea71…28 Thinmom…23 Kellymovingon...35 flipper64...30 kagoscuba...37 Lucylu...15 Gurlygirl....27 Amber...39 suzygayle....31 Linda E......24.5 lbs Texrose 575 .....24.0 lbs Jennie1976...18 lbs itstime....23 lbs eastxnurse....30 lbs wannabthin...26 lbs

I am only 3 months out, but from what I hear some people are destined to have firmer skin than others-just depends on the elasticity of your skin- the best thing is to excercise and do exercises to tone.

I was excited this morning when I jumped on the scale...I have lost 50 lbs!!!!!! Stacy 73… 50 TulipStar…22 Mdicurn…30 time4me…27.8 Magooz07…11 Caresarn…16 Klpdbl…47 Lapband4me...32 Sirusman…63 Allisarin…23 Tishamarie…49 EL1…23 Juliacleone…27 Kimmie…45 dsmit13…23 ScareDcat…32 Lapitup…22.5 mandi78…23 andrea71…28 Thinmom…23 Kellymovingon...35 flipper64...30 kagoscuba...37 Lucylu...15 Gurlygirl....27 Amber...39 suzygayle....31 Linda E......24.5 lbs Texrose 575 .....24.0 lbs Jennie1976...18 lbs itstime....23 lbs eastxnurse....30 lbs wannabthin...26 lbs

I am in the same spot right now, I can eat ground beef and turkey but no other meats-i have good restriction- my dr has me come in once a month regardless so if I do not need a fill I won't get one- I would say make an appt for a couple of weeks from now and then if by then you feel you are not restricted go in, if not reschedule for the following month.

I have just started to take all pills whole-should be ok-but may be difficult to get down first thing in the morning-I do mine with my protein shake

Name............Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal..........To Go Stacy73...234...228...10...4

try the use group thread for texas-you might get an answer there

I will join you but I will be doing mine on the elliptical

I am so sorry to hear about that horrible experience. I am glad you are ok. Thank god your husband was home. Take it easy..

Stacy 73… 46 TulipStar…32 Mdicurn…30 time4me…27.8 Magooz07…11 Caresarn…16 Klpdbl…50 Lapband4me...32 Sirusman…56 Allisarin…23 Tishamarie…49 EL1…23 Juliacleone…24 Kimmie…45 dsmit13…23 ScareDcat…35 Lapitup…22.5 mandi78…23 andrea71…28 Thinmom…23 Kellymovingon...35 flipper64...30 kagoscuba...37 Lucylu...15 Gurlygirl....23 Amber...39 suzygayle....31 Linda E......24.5 lbs Texrose 575 .....24.0 lbs Jennie1976...18 lbs itstime....23 lbs eastxnurse....30 lbs wannabthin...26 lbs

I just got my 2nd fill and oh, boy I am very restricted.. I can barely eat anything-it is about 3 bites and that is it-liquids go down fine though. so even though I am having a hard time adjusting to not eating, this may be what they have been talking about all along.I am shocked this happened so early not sure if it will last but we will have to wait and see.

good job! right behind ya..slowly, but surely...also, good job kimmie

glad to hear everything went well. hopefully it will be smooth sailing from here on out for ya..

congrats Kimmi!!!

I had the same problem-what I did was I stopped drinking soda immediately-but I admit until I went on my liquid diet I really had a problem stopping my fast food addiction (taco bell)-what i can say is now 3 mo after being banded I do eat out but it is in no comparison to what I used to do.I think if you take baby steps towards this you will be fine-just start cutting things out every week, then by the time your surgery comes up you will be good to go!

I can relate-after cooking all day for Thanksgiving- I sat down to eat-mind you I served my self a small plate-and after 3-4 bites I was full-I literally said to myself-Thanksgiving sucks!!! I think the head hunger will always be there-we are in training-training our minds to coinicide with what our bodies are telling us-plus I am sure having finals does not help the matter..take it easy-one day at a time-that's all we can do..

Hey Mendypoo-how's it going?? Congrats on your date.. you can do it! well my recent nsv would be that I am much more comfortable at movie theaters-I can actually sit there and not be shoulder to shoulder with my neighbor anymore!!woo, hoo!!

I got my 2nd fill today as well-I now am up to 6cc in 10cc band-and I am feeling something-hopefully restriction-and hope it lasts-my third fill also scheduled for 1/7/08-sorry about your Rams yesterday... go hawks!! oh, wait you are a buckeyes fan....

I have not had any problems anywhere except for I tried a piece of chicken teriyaki-let me say that was my first and my last stuck!! I eat mexican, italian(ravioli is good), salads go down fine as long as I chew very well, and yes I have had pizza several times-no problems-but I would say stick to thin crust-papa murphys delite pizzas are good and lower on calories too.. have not tried steak yet or a hamburger-will prob be staying away from those for awhile.

I agree with Lizzie-that is also what my dr told me- I have the aps band-10cc- as far as I know it holds 10cc of fluid but I have heard it can hold a little more- I am at 4.4 cc's right now but go in for a fill tomorrow so we will see how much more I get.

I have been having the same problem-fiber works if you have enough liquid to push it through-so make sure you are taking in 8-12 cups of fluid a day-I think it just takes time for the body to get back to "normal". I suggest not to take laxatives-just drink plenty of fluid.. water, even juice diluted with water and take the chewable fiber pills, and also add fiber to your protein shakes. otherwise it will just take time-I tried milk of magnesia but it did not work for me.

Riahg- i have dr srikanth and I did not have to take that prescription-i would call to see if there is some alternative or maybe a reason for that particular prescription-I had the others-never touched the anti-nauea suppositories-they are still sitting in the fridge-also the prevacid solutab was not covered by my insurance-I paid over $200 and to be honest I have over half of them left over!!

I did good too-i put one teaspoon of everything on my plate-about 6 things and didn't even eat half... was actually kinda disappointing-but wasn't disappointing on the scale this morning:)

Stacy 73… 43 TulipStar…22 Mdicurn…30 time4me…27.8 Magooz07…11 Caresarn…16 Klpdbl…47 Lapband4me...32 Sirusman…45 Allisarin…23 Tishamarie…49 EL1…23 Juliacleone…14 Kimmie…45 dsmit13…23 ScareDcat…32 Lapitup…22.5 mandi78…23 andrea71…28 Thinmom…23 Kellymovingon...35 flipper64...30 kagoscuba...37 Lucylu...15 Gurlygirl....23 Amber...39 suzygayle....31 Linda E......24.5 lbs Texrose 575 .....24.0 lbs Jennie1976...18 lbs itstime....23 lbs eastxnurse....30 lbs wannabthin...26 lbs

Sorry I am a bit dyslexic today... let me try again... Stacy 73 234...234...224...10