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I have plantar fascitis. I am not sure about the curves routine, but as long as it's not weight bearing for too long it should be ok. I would think that you could ride stationary bike/elliptical.

Welcome! Those seminars are very helpful! I was not required to have a psych test.

This is great advice. Thanks for sharing!

LORI LORI LORI (chanting).You can do it!Congratulations girl, it must feel FANTASTIC!!!

I used to have heartburn all the timer prior to surgery. I haven't had it once since I had the lapband. The other side effect (besides weight loss) that I have is bruising. I bruise more easily but think this is because I am deficient in something. I take Vitamins every day... Oh and another side effect is unwanted attention from opposite sex/same sex people. lol

You look smoking hot. 100lbs gone forever, for sure! Congratulations!!!!!

So far I haven't had any addiction transfer but I know 3 people who have had wls who have. One person became a compulsive gambler The second a sex addict The third addited to Meth. That's why I am in therapy to address the issues that made me fat in the first place.

I know how you feel. Most of us have some reason emotionally why we eat to stuff our feelings. Instead of feeding yourself, "feel" yourself and ask how you are feeling. Be nice to yourself. I would seek out counseling with someone who has experience in eating disorders. I did and it has helped me tremendously!

I don't have the burning sensation. I drink wine about once a week.

For me the full feeling is like "ugh I can't move and I can't eat another bite". Although it does feel a little different than before. Also, I get this full feeling from just a couple bites.

I belonged to Shapes for 5 years when I lived in FL. I did like it there but I realized that their classes are only as good as the teachers. My favorite classes there were the step aerobics and kickboxing.

Ok, so I was in Finland last week (AKA: Home of the sauna) and my work team and I did a "traditional Finnish sauna" as a team building experience. What an exhilirating experience! I truly does think that it rids your body of impurities and can help you lose excess water weight. At first it was so hot I didn't feel like I could stand it, but then it was ok. You do cycles where you leave the sauna and take a cold shower or swim and then go back in the heat. It gets your blood flowing. It was pretty awesome.

I like both. The key to the elliptical is you get what you pay for.

allheart, I just went to an orthopedic surgeon for my knees and he didn't even weigh me...didn't tell me that I was fat. He just evaluated my situation and told me to avoid high impact exercises. He said that I could do the stationary bike, swimming, walking or the elliptical.

I made this recipe as a vegetarian meal tonight for me and DH. we loved it! Thanks for sharing!

Yeah, I love Brittany and Bernie too...stranger who had no one on the show. Dammit! Women just don't lose weight as fast as men...

I often wonder about this. When my dr first gave me my eating instructions of 1,000 calories each day and 50 grams of protein she then immediately said "You won't have to eat like this forever, just until you get to your goal weight". The beauty of getting unfilled is that you have the band as a backup in case you need some restriction again.

Carrabas - soup Outback Steakhouse - Potato soup, sweet potatoes, veggies, couple bites of my hubby's protein A Chinese Restaurant - won ton soup, couple bites of chicken Applebees - soup, chips & queso, mini sundae dessert Macaroni Grill - soup, couple bites of husbands entree Red Robin - chili, french onion soup, chips & queso Ruby Tuesday - soup, salad bar Wendy's - chili, baked potato McDonalds - don't eat here anymore but if I did, probably would try a salad. Chick F La - don't eat here anymore but I tried a salad once but couldn't eat the chicken. Panera's - soup! I love their soup. I can also eat turkey from a sandwich (no bread) Atlanta Bread Company - soup, salad Subway - soup, salad w/tuna Can you Eat Pizza? NY Style. Nope, can't eat it. Sometimes I can eat a 1/2 slice of very thin pizza

I have been using mine for 5 months and I still LOVE it love love it!!!

Sorry, lol, but yes, that would be it. You should try to up your Fiber. They have chewable fiber tabs and also some fiber/protein bars.

surgical glue and steri-strips on the skin. In the inside (to stitch band and port) he used dissolvable stitches at first then when I had revision surgery he used real stitches to re-attach my port. Good luck!

What a great feeling!!!! Congratulations!

I always hate vomit before too. Yes, I still think it's worth it!!! You will learn very quickly to change your habits so that you don't eat too fast or eat the wrong thing. Basically you will do what you can to avoid the PB's. Good luck!

I often feel this way. Only eat when you are physically hungry. When you are head hungry ask yourself why and what you are really feeling and deal with it.

It's normal not to have restriction before fills. It's what is referred to as "bandster hell"...the time from your surgery until you get proper restriction. I had my first fill 4-5 weeks from surgery.