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jbcohenpa: An AP Largee band is 14cc. The Ap standard band is 10cc. I too have the AP Large. I have only had one fill of 2cc. I will get my 2nd fill on May 1st.

Congrats Kerri Marie. I am glad things are finally working out for you. Just think you will be a member of the banded.

Congrats on the weight loss!

I think that I will be switching back to butter. Pass The Butter .... Please . This is interesting . .. . . Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back. It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavorings DO YOU KNOW….The difference between margarine and butter? Read on to the end...gets very interesting! □ Both have the same amount of calories. □ Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared to 5 grams. □ Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study. □ Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods. □ Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few only because they are added! □ Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavors of other foods. □ Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years . And now, for Margarine.. Very high in Trans fatty acids . Triple risk of coronary heart disease. Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol) Increases the risk of cancers up to five fold. Lowers quality of breast milk. Decreases immune response. Decreases insulin response. And here's the most disturbing fact.... HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING! Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC……This fact alone was enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance). You can try this yourself: Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will note a couple of things: □ No flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something) □ It does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional value ; nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not find a home to grow. Why? Because it is nearly plastic . Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast? Share This With Your Friends.....(If you want to 'butter them up')! Chinese Proverb: 'When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others'. So..., DO IT !

Here is a list of common message board terms created by Cindy M and I have added to it. You may know others that we have missed. Please add to this list. This should help our newbies and others that just want to know what we are typing in Chat or on the forums when we use these shortcuts. 250/175/130 = Was/Am/Wannabe = starting weight/current weight/goal weight BTW = By the way B/C = Because BP = Blood Pressure BRB = Be Right Back AFK: Away From Keyboard (tell people you’re stepping away for a moment) AFW: Away From Windows (You are there, but not watching for a moment, but will respond soon) CUL8R = See you later CYA ( cya ) = See Ya CYA = Cover Your Arse (In addition to "See Ya Later") DB = Darling Brother, Dear Brother or whatever “D” word depending on mood DD = Darling Daughter, Dear Daughter or whatever “D” word depending on mood DH = Darling Husband, Dear Husband or whatever “D” word depending on mood DS = Darling Son, Dear Son or Darling Sister, Dear Sister or whatever “D” word depending on mood DS = Duodenal Switch DW = Darling Wife, Dear Wife or whatever “D” word depending on mood FAQ = Frequently asked questions. FWIW = For What It's Worth FYI = For your information. GR8 = Great GTG / GTR: Got to go / run HTH = Hope this helps. or Hope that helps. IMHO ( imho ) = In My Honest Opinion, In My Humble Opinion IMO ( imo ) = In My Opinion IT = Information Technology. KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid. LAP = Laparoscopic Procedure L8TR ( l8tr ) = Later ( Like see ya later ) LMAO = Laughing My A$$ Off LOL ( lol ) = Laugh Out Loud MB = Message Board. NEWBEE ( newbee, newbie ) = New user of Internet and or computer. NICK ( nick ) = Name used by people ( Individual ) on the Internet. NSV = non scale victory (a change other than the scale…something suddenly fits, others notice your weight loss, etc.) OMG = Oh My God, Oh My Gosh OP = Original Poster OT = Off Topic, used on message boards when the post is not on the threads subject.. PB = Productive Burp (quick vomit without the stomach acid since it is just the food in your pouch) PCP = Primary Care Physician PIC ( pic ) = Picture PPL ( ppl ) = People PS = Plastic Surgery RTFP = read the fine print RNY = Roux En Y (Gastric Bypass Surgery) ROFL ( rofl ) = Rolling On Floor Laughing ROFLMAO = Rolling on floor laughing my a** off SLIME- an overproduction of saliva that occurs in an attempt to force an obstructed piece of food down SNAFU = situation normal, all fouled up SV = scale victory (when the numbers on the scale actually show a change) SWEET SPOT= when you're losing 1-2 lbs/week on average over time and your sensible meals are making you full, so you don’t get physically hungry again for a good 3 to 4 hours TMI = Too Much Information TT = Tummy Tuck TTFN = Ta Ta For Now TTYL = Talk to you later TYFS = Thank you for sharing URL ( url ) = Uniform Resource Locater, Internet address of a web page ( http://sitename ) YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary WTF ( wtf ) = What the Freak or your other favorite explicative WTG = Way To Go! WLS = Weight Loss Surgery YGG - You Go Girl! ZZZZZZ ( zzzzz ) = sleeping or Bored

I was banded on Feb. 14th. I am 30 days post-op. I have lost about 30 lbs so far according to our scales at work. I go for my first fill March 20th. I will get to do the official weigh in at my doctor's office since he says only his scale counts.