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Our instructions were no salad for 3 months . . . so I haven't tried it yet . . . I just had my first small fill (1.5 in a 10cc band) . . . and go stuck on a cheese omelete today . . . ugh . . .

Thanks Faith! I guess I'm a creature of habits (like eating used to be!) . . . I'll adjust . . . :biggrin:

Have to ask . . . because this is the only thing on my computer that is coming up with huge (well bigger) words . . . and is suddenly laid out differently . . . and is a general PITA at the moment to try to navigate around . . . just wondering if I hit something unintentionally somewhere . . . ? I hope . . . Thanks Chris

I'm doing fine with the fill . . . on to mushies today . . . but no big feeling of being full by any means .. . I guess I won't know until I try regular food . . . but my scale moved a pound . . . FINALLY . . .YEA! Chris

My family told me my Walmart "stretch" jeans were just to damn big today . . . so I went and bought an 18-20 and looked and them and said no way will they fit .. .and got home and damn they DO FIT! Then I was trying on some old clothes in my drawers - and I can ALMOST fit in some shirts I had after my hysterectomy . . .and that was 14 years ago! (Can you say I'm a pack rat?) They will be fine . . . and will be gone in a few months I hope - and I will give them away this time. I also bought a 3X Chargers Shirt today. I've NEVER been able to wear 3X teeshirts from anywhere . . . and I have room to spare in it! Yea! I would have bought a 2X but there wasn't one to be found in town today. I'm happy! Chris

ok . . .this new format is not my friend either . . . much harder to navigate

I got my fill! Ok . . .it's a small one . . . he had 3 cc in my 10cc band . . .and backed it off to 1.5cc because I was burping as I was drinking my Water .. .I go back in a month for a possible 2nd fill. He had a hard time finding the port .. . and even made the comment that I might be one of the sonigram people . . . but after changing the needle and starting again (ughhhh) . . .he got it . . . trying to sit up while the stupid needle is stuck in you isn't fun either. Anyway . . . I hope this help and gets things moving in a DOWNWARD fashion! :tt1: Chris

Oh Steph . . . you can do this . . . I know you CAN! I feel the same way right now that I've lost the same amount of weight years before .. .and have never been able to break the point I'm at right now . . . I want to see the scales say something BELOW 273 so badly . . . and at this point it's almost "why did I do this". But then . . . I remember why . . . my knee, my hip, my back . . . and they are starting to feel better . . . so I am hanging in there . . . and you can too! We're here for you and each other . . . it's band wagon time! Jump right back on it! :pray2: Chris

THANK YOU! I am really ready for today . . . and have my fingers crossed . . . the weight hasn't been changing so I think I might actually get the fill this time! I'll let you know later on. :pray2: Chris

At our seminar the B12 issue was more for the RNY patients . . . us Banders were told to take a B12 pill that dissolves in our mouths (forgot the word) once a week. No shots needed.

Way to go Ant! That's awesome! Things sound better and better for you. I'm still hoping for my first fill tomorrow (17th) . . . but generally feeling better too. Chris

Lara - it does slow down . . . I'm supposed to get my first fill tomorrow . . . and I've been at the same weight for 3 weeks it seems .. . it's just part of the process (which I wasn't expecting even though I thought I had read everything before surgery) . . . it just "is" . . . but if you keep doing what we have to do . . . something has to give at some point . . . just hang in there!

maybe these are the "descending" favorites that they had to go to in order to get someone to say "yes" they would do it :eek: I'll vote for Y Man NOW!

I'm on it every morning - mostly because I can't believe it isn't moving! lol . . . but I want to know if things move . . . in any direction. I sure don't want to start putting pounds back on! Chris

you are not alone . . . my scale hasn't moved hardly at all in 3 weeks . . . I go in on Thursday for a second attempt at getting my first fill - I was supposed to get one on the 2nd . . . and he said to wait. I'm starving .. . eating more than I should even though its the right things . . . exercising and getting generally "unenthused" if that is a word . . . hang in there . . . something has to give at some point . . . all those that went before us are losing weight!

My doctor wants me to take 8 bites . . . and wait to see if I'm full. My directions are protein first, then veggies/fruit, and then carbs if there is room. I also have a protein drink mid morning and mid afternoon. Let me tell you right now - 8 bites do NOT do it . . . I can eat my breakfast at 5 or 5:30 . . . and people on the trolley can hear my stomach growling on my way to work at 6:45. I'm getting all my liquids in . . . not a problem at work, but more of a battle on the weekends because I'm not looking at a clock constantly . . . I have met several of my doctor's patients at exercise and support groups - and they have ALL said they have had minimal fills . . . if any . . . I'm supposed to go in again on Thursday for my first fill . . . he told me no on the 2nd when I was there . . . and I'm going to ARGUE if he doesn't want to fill me this time. I don't mind doing what I'm supposed to do when I have my tool working with me . . . but to have the tool but not have it functioning . . . it's like a torture and a sure way to get me disinterested really fast.

Another visualization I use is 5LB bags of sugar . . . and I sure couldn't carry 6 of them around . . . so you are going GREAT!

FANTASTIC UG! Way to go! That is SUCH a great feeling! Keep up the great work . . . :welldoneclap: Chris

sorry . . . I didn't think that stupid file uploaded . . . won't do that again

Looking GREAT everyone! I love the pictures . . . they say it all! I'll ad mine tonight from home (but I have them on another thread here somewhere already). 1 month pics -30.doc

If all they're asking for is $250 . . . that's what I'd pay and sit back and wait. I have BCBS and I only had to pay $175 for the psych portion out of pocket . . . and haven't seen any bills at all (knock on wood). I was supposed to be totally covered . . I'm HOPING that is the case! :eek:

Thanks Steph . . .I'll be looking for it . . . because I'm starting to eat to much and I know it . . . ughhh . . . I get my fill on Thursday. Chris

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Yau-man is way cool . . . who else is on, do we know? Maybe they will get rid of the PITA right away We can hope.

What part of the state are you looking for a support group in? It's kind of a big state