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Hey guys, Im back again! Im happy this came back up again cuz I was wondering how Brittany is doing and for myself STILL struggling and losing weight, BUT the holidays KILLED me and Im fighting back HARD! I gained a WHOPPING 14.8 lbs and I am officially back on track and lost that weight within a week! Doing right and doing the Braggs Apple Cider vinegar shot! I am need of someone to help me with some motivation! NO one in my life understands my struggle! My guy eats what he wants and is fine with what he does, BUT its a REAL life struggle for me to get motivated and get into this gym and have this weight off and get to my goal! Are there any REAL life people thats looking for a "Buddy" to help along the way!?

Hey Brittany, My name is Michele and I am 1 yr 2 months post op and I can relate and I am n DESPERATE NEED of a motivational buddy and someone that I can talk with! I would LOVE to be Ur buddy and we work through this together! I am so frustrated and I am even more sad because I feel like Ive failed @ this ALREADY! In the year Ive ONLY lost a total of 52 lbs! I look like Ive lost WAY more, BUT I have only truly lost that amount! I am tetter tottering @ 330-335 on a weekly basis and basically gave up! I have NO1 that understands and even CARES, BUT the TWO people that DO understand is my guy who jus wants me to eat WHATEVER he eats and my Sister who had the surgery AGES ago and failed and had to have her band removed after years of NOT following the program and I do NOT want to end up like her and her EX who had the surgery and now bigger than they were back then! I am DESPERATE need of someone who I can share with as well as motivate @ the same time! U can contact me on my email and we will exchange numbers if U like! My email is: mzclomax2007@gmail.com

Gre110 I agree with others the ONLY way Uve failed is if Ur giving up and U will NOT continue to follow the process. It is a "Life Change" and it takes time to get your mind to catch up to where you should and wanna be. I can attest to this being just shy of 6 weeks post op and I felt the EXACT same way when I went in for my almost 1 month post op for my 1st fill and I seemed to have ALL the problems that I did NOT want to experience. I STILL had significant swelling in my stomach and they were unable to do my 1st fill on 2 different occasions due to the swelling and I was VERY discouraged when I went in for the 1st fill almost 1 month post op and had ONLY lost 1 lb and that REALLY made me feel like a failure due to me NOT having ALL the right tools to begin my journey and NOT being informed as others. My surgeon I LOVED, but the staff that was assisting pre op SUCKED majorly to me and did NOT give me a lot of information that I should have going into this life changing situation. When I went in for my almost 1 month post op I had ONLY lost 1 lb due to NOT eating correctly and NO exercise because I have NOT yet found my groove to want to be motivated enough to exercise! So, I was determined that I was NOT going to waste my money having this surgery and I didnt want to feel like a failure as I have shared with some people that I had the surgery and have people be like she either didnt have the surgery or I knew it wouldnt work and I placed myself back on a liquid diet and low calories and when I went back for my 1 month post op to get my fill I had lost 6.6 lbs and they were STILL unable to find my port due to all of the swelling and they scheduled me to go to the surgery center to have the fill completed with a x-ray machine. It was completed and NOW I have to get motivated so that I can get into the gym and hit the track with walking so that I can be the success story that I dream of being! So, with ALL of that being sd U r NOT alone and there are so many people that can be of support here for you and are rooting you on. Ive felt the EXACT SAME way you feel and we walk this road together! Keep up the good work and it will ALL fall in place soon!

So, Im 1 week post-op and I am STRUGGLING in EVERY way possible! For the most part I have been in adherence to the post op diet which is essentially liquid, but day 3 I did have some super soft noodles with the broth that I had because I was really hungry! I know the noodles were NOT told to eat, but I did and I tolerated it! I also have NOT been drinking a lot of Water or fluids for the simple fact that it seems like the least bit I drink or eat makes me MORE than full OTHER than the Protein shakes and I dont want ANYTHING 2 eat or drink! I have a pain in my stomach where there are NO incisions and I cant explain the pain, but it doesnt feel good when Im trying to go to bed @ night, but I sleep ok! I also experience hunger pains NOW something I wasnt having @ 1st, but NOW Im ALWAYS hungry! I do have appetite supprecents that the doctor prescribed that I havent gotten yet, but I feel like I should get them and be taking them now instead of two weeks post-op! Is there any suggestions before I fall off the band wagon and try to eat some food well as much as it will allow me to eat!

Thank U guys for all of the information that Uve shared with us Newbies! I bought my gas x chewables yesterday and Im going to buy more jus so I have them and I am getn the liquid tylenol as soon as I can get to the store and remember it! When I looked for it I didnt see any, but I will look again today in fact!

Hi Tracy! I know this is an exciting time and I wish U luck with Ur surgery! I too am having the lap band and my surgery date was just changed this morning for a month away and I got a little discouraged. Im fine now, but am sure everything will be just fine! Im looking forward to hearing how everything went!