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oh, I am still having the occasional pain in my left shoulder /chest up high, i hate it. I felt it this time with hunger, i had thought it was gas or something more serious with the band. Is this common for most of you to get this scary pain ??? i cant figure out when i get it exactly yet.

i havent been able to move my ticker either. i refuse to go the other way !! i HAVE gained a couple of pounds back and I know it is my fault, the holidays i just kept on tasting and snacking. I still have some resistance but i think i need a small fill next week, i will try to make sure this time that i can drink and keep it down though. I didnt make my christmas goal of 50 pounds lost but of course i havent given up!! Something needs to snap be back in to the right mindset and exercise! happy new year, lets get this weight off of us this year !!!

Merry Christmas !! I fell out of the box today, I will do better tomorrow ! Stay safe.

sorry lisa! That is sad and hard about your DH's mom. I hope ya'll able to get thru christmas without alot of sadness. I am wondering about my fill, sometimes i think i am fine, othertimes i am worried i have slipped or eating too much. It is hard to tell, I am wondering if the restriction has lessend now. I go in Jan 2 for the next one. I am losing slow. Just finally lost 2 pounds since the last fill. I guess this is normal. I am definitely eating normal, just less amts. If i eat in the morning, I am starving in two hours, i was hoping for 4 hours but after might last fill and being too tight I will be a little scared about the next fill. Do you lose your restriction a couple of weeks out or are you suppose to get tighter ? I am confused about this. Welcome mylap1 this is a great site for support. Come to the meetings too ! BOX, BOX, BOX stay in it ya'll.

newjulie... i will probablly always be wearing scrubs, this time i had on pink. I sat at the front with sugar bear and lo2us. if you want to meet us, just let us know. It is okay to stay annonymous though. Glad you were there, that was my first texarkana meeting. I ate breakfast too yesterday, i was hungry too. I ate a oatmeal bar but i had to eat it half and half thru out a couple of hours that morning. Gonna keep trying to stay in that box !

hey new julie... did you make it to the meeting, it was good. I met sugar bear. Lets all stay in the box.

lo2us... that sounds like you had fun and exercised too.I am proud of you ! My lab is old and fat and he will walk with me for awhile, I have to coach him. LOL. I have been shampooing carpets and scrubing the kitchen floor on my knees. That should also count but I wouldnt call it fun !

lo2us... i just did some outside walking, my legs felt like rubber, I havent been walking everyday since i took this new job. GET OUTSIDE and WALK !!! LOL

hey everyone. I was wondering the other day what happened to the restriction... but... it came back. I was afraid i had slipped or something. I have alot of trouble in the mornings too, sometimes lunch. I am trying to get to my total goal of 50 before christmas. 6 more pounds to go. I definitely dont want any out of my band right now, not sure if i will need a fill or not next time. I am thrilled to get such good results from my second fill. The hunger is there sometimes when I dont want it but so far, I am doing okay with that. It is funny, when i get hungry it hits hard and fast !!!! Hope to get to the texarkana meeting monday night!

ps... i did go to the burgerking in nash texas in the drive thru... maybe i will never do that again!! LOL. I am getting tighter in the mornings.. I tried to eat a french frie yesterday at lunch... got stuck.. i think i remember someone telling me at the meeting not to eat fries... wish i had listened. I am drinking a slim fast in the morning, cant eat anything ! This band is different day by day... does anyone else have to eat soup at lunch? I can eat at night reasonable well... It has been over a week since my 2nd fill, could it be getting tighter ??

stay in the box rules - Thanks lisa ! 1. Eat only 3 small meals a day. (breakfast within 1 hour of getting up and your last meal 3 hours before you go to bed) 2. Eat slow and chew thoroughly (15-20 times per bite) 3. Stop eating as soon as you feel full (do not challenge the band, see how little y ou can eat and be satisfied.) 4. Do NOT drink while eating. (30 minutes before and 1 hour after) No carbonated drinks. Avoid gulping, sip. 5. Do not eat between meals. 6. Make good choices. (eat only good quality food. Solid food is more important than liquid food. The band will have no effect if you only consume liquids as it will pass right through.) 7. Drink at least 6 - 8 8 ounce glasses of water per day. 8. Drink low calorie or zero calorie liquids. (crystal lite) in addition to the above. 9. Exercise daily. You eat daily so you need to exercise daily. 10. Avoid doughy or sticky foods like white bread, pop corn, coconut, dried fruits as they can obstruct the stoma. Please understand...... These are our doctors rules. Please follow YOUR doctor's rules above all else. These are really common sense rules for bandsters, but it helps newbies and those who have gotten off track. Hope this helps. thanks lisa... i put this on my desktop to look at every morning!:clap2:

ps... this does mean dont give your debit card to a waiter and let them leave with it from your table, go with them! I am not using my debit card in any of the drive thru mcdonalds or burgerking etc either !!

just an FYI... the detective asked me several times was I sure that I hadnt been to chili's or burgerking...He also told me there were eight people on the video at walmart getting my money! He believes he can identify them and will be getting a arrest soon. !! YEA... be careful with your debit card !!! This is exciting that they may be caught. Can you believe it, eight people !!! Must be a ring of theifs in the area. Take care everyone!!!

thanks everyone! Yesterdaywas a great day! I even admitted a new patient (good for me). I am still tight in the mornings. I really miss gulping my drinks! Someone told me I should be able to gulp... is this normal for the sweet spot?? I can drink, just have to sip and that is hard for me. Never knew that was how I drank, never been much of a drinker. sg- yea, that is great, you are losing !!! Moving the plate sounds like a good idea. I will have to try that too. I am also trying to stop eating when everyone else stops at the table. Isnt Texarkana having a support meeting in dec? I know MP isnt. Anyone know? BOX, BOX, BOX, BOX, BOX....

go lisa ! I have been out of the box lately... trying again myself!! I just got my money put back in the bank this am. YEA !!!!! That should get me motivated again. I also need to stay off the scales for a week. Thanks everyone for listening to me "cry". Lets lose some more !!!

i talked to a detective today, i have to give him a list of resturants i have used my card at, 9 of them !!! didnt realize I was eating out so much but with the way I am on the road, I do that. Eating small portions has been okay though. My restriction is there in the mornings and sometimes at lunch. When i am really thirsty and try to drink alot i feel it then too !

jan.. everyone is super nice... come on in here with us.

sb... no i was eating outside! It was a beautiful day about 330 pm. You get 1/2 price appetizers... if that is where it was... those were very EXPENSIVE appetizers. LOL. Johnny Carino's. I do not know that is where my card was copied, it could have been many, many places since i use my card daily. I love to eat at carinos' so i hate to talk bad about them and I dont know where it happend. I doubt I will ever know but if I find out... I will definitely not go back to that place.

sugarbear... two of the charges are disputed now at the bank..now it takes 5-10 days to get it back in there. monday they will dispute two more.. another 5-10 days to get it back. Takes too long!! It is my money !!!! I dont know exactly how it got copied, but it seems to be common to happen. The banks should be able to come up with a better security feature on the debit card, maybe after so many millions are returned they will figure it out. I am sure I will be using my debit card again, I cant stop using it. I do WISH I had already paid my bills and the thief couldnt have got so much ! Hopefully they will be on video at walmart and get caught. Thanks for your words of kindness. I do hope it doesnt happen to anyone else. It has kept me out of the stores and shopping. I feel left out. LOL.... Ya'll keep warm !! Dont let a waiter have your card if you can help it.

I am now adjusting better to the second fill. I was toooo tight and had to go back. I am happy that I feel the band with me now to remind me it is there. Drinking is still hard, I want to gulp and I CANT. Having to really watch what I eat and chew, I am not complaining, it feels great to me. Just dont get too tight, that is horrible and scary. The rules are definitely needed now. Good luck on your fills everyone !

thanks! I am thinking of adding to my salary with a little bit of agency work. I am still dealing with a new tightness after the second fill and (slight unfill). This is what I thought the band would feel like. I really have to sip, sip,sip, and chew chew chew. My hunger is much less too. Love it.

I think it happened at an itallian resturant here in texarkana. I was sitting outside, didnt pay attention to how long they had my card, lost my employee id in the bathroom (I think) it had my picture and name on it, no numbers. Anyway, I called back there the next day and they told me they didnt find my id. So, it is just a guess since i use the debit card everywhere. I am going back to the bank today and trying to get some answers, until the transactions went all the way thru they couldnt dispute them yet. This is very easy to happen according to the police. The banks should be able to do something and the transactions were so close together that something should have triggered the bank and it didnt. Just be careful, I guess I will watch my card at any resturant even if that means going with the waiter !!! Wish me luck today. Good luck on your fill.

sugarbear.. thanks. I am sick about this. I didnt lose or have my card stolen, someone must have copied my card somewhere. I am getting worried about getting the money back now... hate being completely broke. i understand that i will get it back etc after I prove it was stolen. hopefully soon it will be resolved, no early shopping for me this year. still tight but ate some today. I too am having to go slow and easy.

does anyone know of a good nursing agency to work for in east texas? I wanted to get an application from somewhere that was recommended.

I had half of what he put in for the second fill taken back out. I am much better, still have restriction but I can drink a little bit sips at a time and even got a little bit of soft foods in today. Lost two pounds yesterday from the tightness. I know that will come back fast. LOL. Everyone is different, I have the small ap band and I am thrilled to have tightness now. TOO tight is horrible though. Happy thanksgiving !!