TulipStar

I had some knee problems a couple months ago. I tore my meniscus in my left knee. The dr said I could only do low impact which was... walking, Water aerobics, swimming or the elliptical, stationary bike. For you, since you don't know what exactly is the problem, I would think stationary bike is the safest. You can also do some strength training for your upper body using the machines at the gym or free weights.

I drink occassionaly.... like for my birthday this weekend I had quite a few. Every once in a while I will go out with friends and drink some wine. I try to limit it to wine for the more frequent occassion and then hard liquor is only for special occasions.

There is ketchup that doesn't have it. I think they are both organic, but local grocery stores usually carry them (or even Wal mart) Try out Muir Glen or Annie's ketchup.

Oh, and i forgot to say that I have to restrict myself from going there because I LOVE the spuds au broc (baked potato covered with broc cheese soup). It is so delic and I can eat a lot of it!!

I love Jason's deli...congratulations on your new find!! They also have free soft serve ice cream/yogurt, which makes it a special treat!

my paperwork says no eating 2 hours prior. I hope it went well!

I had a similar experience when they tried to fill me but my port flipped. This resulted in a ton of needle pricks in my stomach and lots of bruising from them pushing down and trying to find it. I thought I would never be able to get a fill again. However, it's much better now that I have had so many fills. I don't feel it and if I don't feel confident in someone's ability to find it I tell them that I want to see someone else.

I am also going on a cruise to Alaska in June. I thought about getting unfilled, but then I thought about the pain it would be to get back up to my level of restriction. They can't put it all back in at once. They have to add 1 cc's or .5cc at a time, which would mean it would take months to get back where I am. So for me, it's just not worth it to get an unfill. I will find things to do on the cruise that aren't centered around food. Also, I might have 1 more fill before I go depending on if I get to loose before then.

All insurance is different....even if they are the same company the terms are very different so it's going to be hard to tell you "which one". What are your options? My fills are covered as a PCP visit so I have to pay a $20 co-pay.

hard lump under the scar is scar tissue. The port is put through that big incision but sometimes placed/stitched to the muscle a few inches below that scar. As you lose weight it also might appear that your port is moving...although it's just your skin now. My fill poke used to be 2 inches below my scar. Now since i have lost weight and my skin has moved, the fill poke is almost on top of my scar.

I was a slow eater before compared to others. Now I have to take it in a slow pause motion. bite, pause pause pause, bite. I also try to eat away from tv/computer/distraction and just focus on eating. I get full so fast, so its really hard.

Mine took about 4 months

bettyb -- No, I wouldn't reschedule. But that's bc it took so long for me to get a date, I wasn't going to reschedule unless the place caught on fire and I had to. I don't think its too much to manage...but it's up to you.

OH, I feel you. We moved to a new building last month and where is my desk? Right outside the breakroom! This means I smell everyone's lunch and to top it off they need something to do while their lunch is cooking in the microwave -- so they come and talk to me! Not like I am not busy or anything. And then I have to stare at the vending machine all day longingly looking at the doritos and chips. So I turned my desk around so I don't look in the breakroom when I am at work. And the worse thing? They installed a free popcorn machine ...so every day around noon they start popping popcorn all afternoon long and I have to smell it. Then when it runs out people ask if I am going to make more..I have never touched that thing and never will! My only saving grace is that I travel a lot, so I am not at the office that much, plus I work from home most of the time (the only way I get work done).

I am staying on plan because it is finally working as fast as I want it to!

no problems either... actually it has dissapeared completely

I lost 20 lbs at first but then gained back 3 lbs during week 3 when I started back on regular food.

I enjoy the energy I have now. Oh, and my hair is longer...not from growing but because the fat on top of my shoulders has decreased!

You can wear it on the left arm as long as it is upside down. It states this on the bodybugg website.

7 days before I was walking 1-2 miles. 3 weeks for intense exercise classes.

I do. I found that it really helps with the weight loss. For me, the weight was harder to lose, so the exercise definitely boosts it. I exercise 6 days a week for 1-2 hours each day.

Hey kalipso, I know it is a scary time, but you will get through it. You will have to find other things to replace your binges. Take up a new hobby and when you feel a binge, do that instead of bingeing. Also, deal with the emotion you are feeling that is making you want to binge. Recognizing the emotion I was having has helped me a lot. Before I didn't realize why I was doing it, but now I ask myself what I am "feeling" and realize that I was trying to stuff my emotions with food. You are going to do great. Surgery will be fine. You can do this!!

3-5 bites?! I thought it was like 1/2 cup of food?

Yeah, the biggest indicator is that they can't access it for fills. They couldn't access mine, put me under x-ray and found that it flipped over. I hope you don't have to have surgery to fix it...it was a definite demotivator for me and stopped my weight loss until I got it fixed.

7 months out and I finally voted for 7.5 cc's. I have really good restriction right now although I was too tight at first. I think this is perfect bc I don't get hungry and a very small amount fills me up.