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I just had this happen, I got a small adjustment last Thursday and it was fine until Sunday afternoon. When my food came up I gave it a couple hours rest and tried water which came up. Rested again and tried a protein shake which came up. Rested again and tried broth which came up. I gave up and went to bed thinking it would resolve overnight but the next morning the couple ounces of water I drank came right up. I called my doctor and they took a tiny bit of fill out and I've been fine since. They said likely something I ate irritated my stoma and it was swollen too much for anything to pass. After another week if I'm still doing well and feel like I need it they said I can get that little bit of fill put back in but so far I seem to be at the right restriction without it. It happened to me once before but it resolved itself after about 5 hours and a day on liquids seemed to be enough to heal it without any adjustment. Don't wait too long to call your doctor, you can get dehydrated very fast and risk your band slipping or your pouch stretching if you continue with it too tight.

Last week 238 This week 240 I'm so discouraged, this isn't just a daily varience, it's been there for several days now and I don't understand why. I'm not cheating, yet there's those 2 pounds. Blah.

Last week: 241 This week: 238 3 pounds woohoo!

I wasn't talking about selling a recording you aren't using anymore, I'm talking about copying it or downloading it. One copy paid for, multiple copies in use, that is against the law. I was just pointing out that the original poster had been given some wrong information when she was told it wasn't illegal.

Yes downloading videos is against the law even if you don't burn and sell them. You are obtaining a copy for your use without paying for it. Both the person offering it for download and the person downloading it are breaking the law.

I weigh daily but I don't beat myself up if I'm up a bit cause I know there is always going to be a little day by day flucuation, but I like the daily cause I like seeing it inch down little by little.

Do you reduce the water to make the jello or just add the bullet to the regular amount of water?

My doctor said to expect about a pound a week, two at the most which surprised me but he's right, any faster increases the risk of it coming back on. It's hard to watch it go at a snail's pace but try this, next time you are at the store stack up 11 packages of butter, that's how much fat is gone from your body! That's a big stack of butter! I know how you feel, I struggled a lot until my third fill and now and I've only lost 18 pounds since my band on 8/12. But now I'm finally at the spot where I have the right restriction and I don't have to rely on my will power so much and it's much easier. You can do it, don't beat yourself up for moving slowly!

My biggest weekly drop ever, 4 pounds!!! Last week: 245 This week 241! one more pound to 40 pounds off! My mini goal is to hit 220 by Christmas and it's looking like I might make it!

At Olive Garden I order the chicken alfredo, an absolute belt buster if you eat the whole thing of course, but I just eat the chicken (which is very moist and just the right amount) and a few noodles and take the rest home where my kids are more than happy to devour it as a side dish the next day. It was my favorite thing there before the band so I feel like I'm getting a real treat, but the way I eat it now it's a nice healthy small meal. I do miss that artichoke spinich dip there though, man that stuff was good, I can probably credit about 20 pounds to it.

ok you gave me courage, I'm gonna go give some dive shop a good giggle!

WalMart also has the 26 gram version. Even though it's cheaper per gram to buy the 42, they say you can't absorb that much protein at one time, and since the taste is unbearable to me when they are cold, it's easier to buy the 26 and drink it all than to drink half the 42 and save the rest. At room temperature the taste is much milder, very sweet and syrupy but not bad.

I wondered about mens suits but I was afraid they'd be too big in the shoulders, have you had trouble with that? Maybe I'll swallow my pride and go to a dive shop and look, I can just imagine what they will think when they see my badonkadonk coming into the store! But then on the other hand, shopping online would probably not turn out so well since I'd have no idea what size to buy.

I'd be interested to hear about that too, I hadn't heard about that. I don't use them in place of protein from food, but I do keep them on hand for when I come up short in a day and just can't eat any more. I use maybe 2 or 3 per week of the 26 gram bullets.

I'll second the Windex, sounds crazy but it works! There's also a technique of wrapping the finger that we used at the hospital that gets the ring right off, difficult to describe here but I bet your nurses will know how to do it.

Try the BRATT diet: bananas, rice, applesause, toast, and tea. Helps a lot with diarrhea, also be sure you drink enough so you don't get dehydrated and try Immodium if it is happening too frequently. Hope you feel better soon!

Gosh what an awful thought, I can't imagine how painful it would be to throw up with the band, I was about to throw out the liquid phenergan they gave me after surgery but I think I'll keep it around just in case. btw, Just an fyi for those who are ill after your flu shot, the flu shot is for the respiratory flu, what most people call the stomach flu isn't actually flu, it's another virus that affects the digestive system or sometimes food poisoning.

I'd be interested in anything, I'm about to have to go out in my jammies. I'm in an XL top, quickly moving toward L, and a 20/22 jean (seriously pear shaped)

me me! giggle

I would love to see pictures, I'm in a 22 now and moving down, but living in south Texas means spring/summer clothes are always at the top of my drawers!

Yeah it wouldn't fit long, but I'm wanting to find one so I can use my pool for a few more weeks and so I can start using it a few weeks sooner in the spring. I figure it wouldn't last me beyond that but if it could get me that much more pool exercise it would be worth it.

I'm trying to hold out for "regular sizes" before I buy much, I've given away all my 24-26 and 2X-3X stuff. Not sure I can wait that long though, I'm down to 2 pairs of size 22 jeans, one small drawer of XL tshirts and nicer items that take up about 12 inches of closet space!

I bet you could find a tailor who could alter some of your favorites for you. I was just the opposite, I didn't like how I looked no matter how dressed up I was so I didn't put much effort into looking nice. I had a few nice things but most of my clothes were all fairly cheap so I had no problem hauling them off to goodwill. I did keep a few things that I really loved though and I'm planning to get them altered.

Do you know a good source for plus size wetsuits?

Last week 247 This week 245 No exercise this week cause I haven't been feeling well so I'm surprised by the two pounds!