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so how is every one with your new fills? I go monday, dont need another one this time. I am still tight. Waiting for more pounds to fall off !!!! I exercise and then i gain... that isnt fair LOL. Way to go lisa. I went down a size too. One more to my little jeans i have hanging up on the closet door. I want a pretty dress to wear for my daughters wedding in october. Ya'll let me know how you are feeling with your fills ! When i slime i worry !

i didnt go to the meeting last night, how was it? I sure hated to miss getting my pin !!!

yea plain. good luck, let us know how you are doing, preop can be frustrating but you will get thru it, we all did !!! I didnt exercise much, but i did walk a little bit. be safe today.

lisa... lets do it ! Lets get outside this weekend and walk, walk, walk. I did buy some ankle weights. I thought they were 2 pounds each but they are only two total. LOL. But, I really dont mind walking around with them on. Gotta be better than nothing. I challenge everyone to walk this weekend ! Lets get back into the groove ya'll. Lose it !!!

shannon, i understand, i hate it when i lose several pounds then all the sudden four lbs are back!!! I will never stop weighing, cant seem to get it out of the bathroom. I just have to do it every morning! I started exercising some again and there it was... back up again. It isnt fair but I see your work paid off. I will think about you and get back to working out! So glad the weather is getting warmer, i really like to walk outside. Have a great weekend everyone. Hope to be at the meeting monday night. I think we need a bigger room now. I guess I get my 50 pound pin !! YEA.

HEY everyone. How are you new bandsters doing? I have been just hanging in there with this new way of eating. I sure want to pig out but deep down i am glad I cant !! Those cheese puff corn things were missing yesterday at walmart. I guess alot of people like them too. WTG Lisa ! I have a pair of size 10 jeans hanging up on my closet door, trying to get there ! It will be awhile but I know I can do it now. My daughter is getting married in october, gotta big goal to get to ! ya'll stay in the box. have a great week.

I just bought the chesters puff corn, the cheese are GREAT, I love them. !!!!! Thanks for the tip. I bought the butter ones too but I havent tried them yet. I got mine at walmart. They go down easy too. I had been eating popcorn but scared to death of it. I will eat this instead. Just need to share the bag with about 5 of us. LOL.

i have had swelling twice now under my right ear. I am on my third fill. I read it can be an allergic reaction or a salvia gland getting obstructed. Weird feeling, dont know anyone else like me.

look out shannon, we are catching up to you ! I am still struggling with this last fill but I feel fine. Starting to get it now. I just started getting really hungry again so the band must be getting looser. I am eating very very slow now !! Ya'll have a good week, lets lose some weight !! Hang in there all of you new bandsters. You can do this too

Okay ! I tried this yesterday and today and it is WIERD but is working. Dont know if I will ever not want to sit and eat a "regular" hamburger or something. Thanks for the support. I need it. I guess I am like a alcoholic, the wanting part never leaves but I have to realize what the "bad" thing is doing to me which is eating like I use to do. It is hard to eat out but I am trying to eat a nibble or two and wait. Seems to be better today. I am getting the "is that all you are eating" from everyone. I have no idea how many calories, dont even want to try to figure it out. I feel fine though. More energy than ever. I know... box, box, box !

Chuckles.....wadley at the front entrance. 7pm till 8 pm. 2nd monday of the month. if you have a hiatal hernia you can get the band at the same time. This is the only surgery that can be combined with the lap band. I tried to get my gallbladder done at the same time but couldnt, had to wait to heal then get the lap done. hang in there. if i had had the hiatal hernia, i would have saved some money on my self pay.

sugarbear... I saw you at the meeting , I was in the back by the wall. I stopped after the meeting to talk with amy and never saw you again. I was in a hurray though. I might be too tight, it is hard to tell, yes I still want to eat more, that is soooooo hard. I do slime more than i should. I am seeing that if i chew really really good and slow down it is okay. One bit and then waiting a few minutes is just not normal, but I am trying to get it down. Restriction does remind you of this. I know I am not drinking enough fluids, hair is dry, skin is dry, getting constipated etc. I am in between the too tight and sweet spot I think. I cannot drink anything cold. How do you ever adjust to just a few bites and not feel deprived of eating !! Ya'll tell me this, okay ! I am thinking about hiding my scales too. I made the 50 pound mark and I dont want to keep jumping on there everyday and watch it go up and down a pound. LOL Yea 50.... on the way to big 75:rolleyes2:

lisa... thanks. I am trying to be sure that i am not TOO tight, dont want complications from that. I got sick last night trying to eat, scared me to death! I swelled up on my right side of my neck under my ear.... parotid gland i guess. It got to the size of a golf ball. I was freaking... was in a hotel in sherman texas all by myself ! Called a friend who has had the band for 3 years, she never heard of it. But.... it went away and I was okay. I was about to call 911. LOL I am not sure what happened,I have been able to eat more todaythan the whole last week. , just very very slow and small amounts. I guess a 1/2 cup is not much, i havent been measuring my food anymore. I can drink warm drinks Gonna be careful though, it does seem to have settled a bit now. Dont let this scare you newbies... it isnt a common thing to happen. I could have got a salivary gland clogged... When i talked to an er nurse friend, he said it is common for people to come to ER with this !! LOL.. Could have been a food allergy too. . Just wanted all to know if this happens and it goes away, you arent the first!

lisa... is your fill too tight? I am struggling a little. I think it is my head! I dont want to accept that i can only eat a few bites and i am full. How about you?

chuckles it took me three years to finally get the loan and the band. I tried and couldnt get the insurance to pay. KEEP PRAYING. Hi Dawn, good luck on the 23 rd. it really does get better.

dj go to texarkana bandsters site. we will help you there. !

I was very upset when they lost !!! *#)$*%&*_#!!! Meeting was good tonight. I got there late. I am struggling with more than a bite or two. I drank cold water and it came right back up. I cant drink anything cold. I am starting to really like hot tea etc. I am feeling fine, just want to eat more food and the band stops me. I am adjusting okay though, but the people around me are starting to worry when I can only eat a few bites. I will watch it for another week and see what happens. I gotta get the next two pounds off so i can start my next goal of 75. Box box box... I know !

HEY, I hope to be there at the next meeting tomorrow night. I am on call. I am sooo tight but i am doing okay. I cant eat much at all. My internet is out had to go back to dial up this weekend. Hopefully will get it fixed next week. I cant seem to get my ticker fixed. Watching the cowboys... they better win this game !!!

thanks for the support. today is a new day. I get a fill ! I am going to think of this as i did in the beginning. Portion control ! I am reminding myself this is a tool . I feel like a new me already. I have been worrying about stretching the pouch and slipping but I guess it doesnt scare me anymore. I gotta make a payment on this surgery so i better wake up ! Hope to see ya'll at the meeting. I am on call, so i never know if i will be there or not. BOX !!

me too. I was tooooo tight the second fill, had 1/2 that taken out. Now i have lost only 2 pounds in 7 weeks. i am scared of being too tight this next fill but I have to have one. I hope they know how much to put in this time. I should have gone back immediately after my last fill but i waited until the next morning, couldnt keep any liquids down all night. This band is definitely hard to figure out. I did lose restriction several weeks out. I wish I could stop the head part of wanting to eat too much !!!

I wish they could band my head and my mouth, I just want to eat tooooo much now. I am definitely having a head issue since the holidays. I thought I would be better by now at this, my total amounts of food at meals are too big. Nothing stops me and I feel bad now. i feel like I am going to have to go on a diet... again. Just venting ya'll. Monday is my next fill day ! Looks like I definitely need a kick in the butt ! I dred the scale monday too. I lost 4 pounds then gained back two, not good in 7 weeks. :faint:So glad the holiday food is gone !!!!!:heh:

thanks sue. I will be going in for a fill on monday, I plan to talk to the surgeon then. It hasnt happened all week so I hope that is good news.

Lisa, I am NEVER cold and I have been freezing too. Not all the time, but I know it has to be some of that fat insulation gone !!!! Yipppeeeeee. I cant wait to get a little fill again next week. I am ready to feel full again.

sugarbear. i think i remember that when you have a fill it can cause a little bit of swelling and you need to let that go down before putting stress on the band with food. Lisa, am I right??

i am beginning to think this is nerve pain also. I am a nurse, i keep thinking i should know what this is!! I was worried also about it being cardiac related or something gone wrong with the band. it can get bad, especially up high in my left chest.