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nevermind! I called Dr Maese's office and they said COME IN AND GET SOME OUT RIGHT NOW. So, off I go.

I'm going to wait a few more days - I just getting worried b/c I hear people talk about fills kicking in after a few weeks - if this one kicks in anymore I wont be able to drink water!

I did one week liquids, 2 weeks mushies, slow progression to solids after that. My liquid wasn't so bad b/c I could have blended creamy soups. I would "cheat" by putting a bite of real food in my mouth, chewing it up for the taste, and then spitting it out, not swallowing it. Helped with the cravings when my naturally super skinny hubby was eating pizza and sauasges!!

I drink 2-4 times per month. I drank again 3 weeks after banding. I drink margaritas, mixed drinks, even shots (although sometimes I have to take 1/2 the shot and then another 1/2 the shot). I definatley get drunk alot faster now. 3 weeks after banding I had 1 1/2 drinks and I was GONE!!! Anyways, I can't drink carbonation - my doc says we can but it makes my tummy hurt if I even have one sip so no more beer but I drink the rest of it with no problem. Last weekend I met 20 freinds in Austin I hadn't seen in years and we were out at the bars all night and I had a margarita, 2 amaretto sours, a shot, and a vodka sour. I know it had 2387282849 calories, but other than that it went down fine. Just make sure you don't drink so much that you will throw up (bad for the band) and make sure you don't over indulge in those extra calories too often! Cheers.

good for you - i am opposite - wide open during my time of the month

Do you just need fills? I was at Dr maese's office today and he was filling a girl that was from Florida.

So many people are discouraged by this site and everyone problems so this is a poll to see if despite all the complaints/problems/etc overall are people happy with thier band.

I don't know about fat, but I think 1200 calories is a good amount - takes 1500 or less to lose weight, but less than 1200 can slow your metablism down. Check fitday.com and they will give you graphs, charts, etc - everything you need to figure out what's right for you.

ok, between the ebay thing, the dumpster divers website, and the creepy urband legend of "progress to mushies", I'm just a little freaked out!!!!

This is creeping me out bigtime. Penni, please let us know what you find out. I am so weirded out by the whole thing!

Hotties!!!!!!!!!!

I dont remember - I was pretty assured from everyone on here that I didn't need a last supper b/c I would be able to eat most things again. However, if you end up like me it's a good you had tater tots now b/c tater tots DO NOT go down now!!!

I've been doing fitday.com and it looks like about 1/2 of what I eat is fat! I'm only eating 1200 calories per day though. I guess I will try to cut down on the fat some too.

Hey everyone, after all my bitching, I am here to report I am rabbiting this week. One week ago I made a committment to exersize 6 days per week and track my food on fitday.com and it's paying off. One week ago the scale said 227 - this AM it said 223!!!! Imagine that, ME, rabbitting!!!

You go girl! That's an awesome list!!!

I am over 1/2 filled and can still eat 1 1/2 cups food at a time but I'm only hungry 2 times per day, maybe 3 sometimes. Sometimes it takes alot of fills, some people just a little. Everyone is different. Don't worry though - at your stage I could eat ALOT too. They say the "sweet spot" is where you can eat, not feel hungry that much, and still lose." I think I'm almost there b/c I'm not hungry between meals and I am losing (slowly, but still). As far as what you can eat - maybe anything. Some people can't eat rice - I can, some people can't eat bread - I can, I can't eat chicken easily though. Basically you can eat anything that you chew up to mush so that it could got thru a hole the size of a Pencil/straw,,, but every bandster is different and it's trial and errore until you find out what works for you. Don't worry right now, you just need more fills and time to heal. I lost weight for 2 weeks after surgery and then I stalled out for 10 whole weeks while getting adjusted. And I am going for another fill next week! You're doing great maintaining. Also, remember that exersize can help you lose.

My surgeon said to do a liquid diet for one week pre-op but that if I couldn't stand it and had to eat (which is NORMAL to feel that way!!!) that I should just have one small meal per day and I was able to do that. I think it's ridiculous to set people up to fail by demanding that they can't eat - I think my doc did it best by allowing for a sensible "cheat" so that I didn't go cheat by spurlging on everything in sight which is how fat people get when we try to starve ourselves (hence the fact that we always re-gain MORE weight after a diet).

Im at 2.4 and feel like I could use a teensy bit more.

oh yeah, also Vines, maybe you should change your calorie count eat day,,, I saw my surgeon for a check up today and he gave me a big lecture about how eating exactly the same amount of calories everyday (which is 1200 for me) is going to force my body into starvation mode and I wont lose. He said eat small amount 4 times per day and vary my calorie intake. i know you've probably heard this before and probably tried it before, but just telling you what my doc said.

Vines, I'm slower than most on here - I sympathize I think it should go under a new section called "frustrations" not complications - there's an idea for our site! Anyways, I still think 31 lbs is pretty damn good and I'm so proud of you for that!!!!

we will all pray for your phantom band to stay put!

Go get a fill and start fresh! Cheers to you!

I got my through Advanced patient Financing and I dont have very good credit due to 34894389890934 in student loans! Just google them. I had to choose my doc and have a sx date schduled before they would process my loan.

Ok, So I have been tracking myself on fitday.com for a week. I am eating 1000-1200 calories per day, but I can't get my calories burned up that high. I put in 8 hours of work, some walking around at work, I played tennis for 30 minutes, went for a 30 minute walk, did housework, and all that added up to only 780 calories burned. I am so pissed. There is only so much time in a day. Are they saying that even with my BAND I am going to have to work out 4 hours a day. I mean 1000 calories isnt that much people. i'm barely eating. I'm starting to think this band is just going to maintain me at 227 for the rest of my life and that mean I am going to be morbidly obese forever. CRY!

I guess bitching and moaning burns calories - haha - b/c after I posted this this AM I weighed myself and low and behold it said 224!!!!!