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Christa Congrats!!!! I am hoping my new avatar shows up!!!!

Hey guys, You look great Carol, keep up the great work. Leila- Love the Ribbon, I will keep it in my signature because i am honored to be a part of this group. This will always be a safe thread for us even when the rest of them seem to be going crazy!!!!!! Thanks for all the suggestion for the constipation, it seems to be getting better, thank GOD!!!! Now if I could just curb my addiction to the scale, am i the only one who weigh's her self multiple times a day. I need to stop, it does nothing but discourage me... Barabar- glad you are better now!!! I had a slight unfill too and it is instant relief. Hope ya'll are having a great hump day..

Morning Junebies, Barbara- So sorry to read about all you have been through, I hope this slight unfill helps, I bet your starving!!!! My scale hasn't moved much, it goes down a few pounds and then plays pee-a-boo for the next few days. The only real problem I have had is (WARNING TMI) is constipation. The doctor has me on 3 tbls of milk of magnesia and 2 tbls of Benefiber everyday, and i still only go like every 5 days, and the 4th and 5th day it hurts. I would think all of that would make me really go!!!! Ok here is the biggie, TODAY is my FIRST day of not smoking. I decided if I was going to get healthy I needed to quit that nasty habit too! I really, really hope I can kick this habit without gaining any lbs back! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday!!!!

Amen Sista!!!!!!

I'm with ya girl, I don't like the low-rise or boot cut jeans either. I do however this the walmart Rider jeans, they have just a little bit of stretch to them so they don't cut into you, but the have straight leg, and my fav tapered leg....

I'm here but I think everyone else is sleeping late, oh how I wish I was.... Congrat's on your 3lbs, you are doing WONDERFUL!!!!!

Recipe: In order to kill this thread you must take the end of the thread and loop it through all loops then tie it firmally, then and only then will it finally DIE!!!!

Has anyone quit smoking after being banded and was able to NOT gain any weight?

I want to quit so bad but I am scared of gaining weight back. I wish I had quit too before but didn't so here I am. I had promised myself that when I reach 190 I will quit, I have 5 more lbs to go, then it's bye bye nicotine. And please no lbs!!!!!!!

Kim, Been there done that!!!! It is an awful feeling, and I have expierenced it several times. Actuall last night I was eating some salad in which I have ate several times before and I got that golf ball. I got up from the table and went for a walk, I thought it was going to come back up, then I decided to do something. I bent over and grabbed my ankles (nsv for being able to do that) in hopes it would make it come up, instead it didn't and when I stood up it was GONE. I was like that's cool. so I may have to triy that again next time. It turns me off of eating for awhile too. Scramble eggs are something I used to eat alot of before my second fill now I cannot eat them at all, to dry or fluffy or something. Good Luck!!!!

I am with you there Barbara about the clothes, yesterday for work I changed 7 times because everything I pulled out was too big, it was frustrating but a nice frustration. I am going to the Women of faith conference this weekend so I went shopping last night. And here is the NSV.... I shopped in the misses section. Now I am big on top and never would have thought I could shop there, I was able to wear an XL in misses, the clothes there are MUCH cuter and I was sooo happy! And I was ablt to buy size 16 dress pants (no elastic), was in a 24 just 4 months ago. I love this band!!!!!!! Have a great time at the luncheon!!!!

Lucy, So sorry to hear about your problem, I have heard of people taking a week or so then BAM restriction. I got too tight after my last fill, it is no fun. Please be careful and if It doesn't loosen up go get a little taken out. Sometimes warm liquids can loosen it a bit! Take care of yourself.

Oh Paul, Did you have to go show your ass in public???? Now I have to show everyone my baby picture!!!!! If this won't kill this thread nothing will!!!!!!!

Good Morning Everyone, Boy this band is fickled. I have PB'd 3 times this morning on soft runny eggs. Sometimes I don't eat in the mornings but I haven't been getting enough protein in. I have ate eggs several times b4 and never had the problem, guyess I am just tight this morning. Fickled, fickled fickled I say!!!!! Thanks to everyone for the sweet compliments on my pics. I need to take a new one now I have had my hair style changed. Have a good one Junesters!!!!

Thank you all for the encouragement. I know I have been there too watching someone loose the weight, but I would never treat them differently. I try to just stay confident and be proud of what i have accomplished. Thanks guys!

Is this your first season to watch? Let's talk about envy for a minute everyone, I had so many people at my church (all good friends) praying for me when I was going through my approval journey. Now I am having success it's like they are mad! They tell me they get depressed when they look at me because of their own weight. I know how that feels guys don't get me wrong, but that hurts me when they act differently towards me. Am I wrong????? Help me guys!

Hey guys how's it going. Sounds like everyone is in such different phases, but like someone said earlier, every pound IS GONE FOR GOOD. Barbara- Yes I am watching big brother!!!! Here are some photo's of me, the first one was taken 10/2005 and the next one last week. Thanks to all of you for sharing your inspiring pics. Keep up the GREAT work guys. pre-band 255 --------------2 months post-op 199

Sometimes I seem to kill threads by just replying, I always stay on topic so I dunno. I do think though sometimes people won't talk to you when you have had success, and I hate that because this is suppose to be a "Support Forum" ok I replied is it dead now????

Yeah 20 was on the 2 week pre-op diet, but it is included cause it was the beginning of my banding journey.

I am able to stick to 3 small meals a day, and don't seem to get hungery. My sadness i think is coming from that I have dropped weight sooo fast this past 2 1/2 months that now the scal is not moving very fast, I really need to hide the scales, and not weigh myself twice a day cause it just makes me sad. Hitting Onderland was a hugh success and 57lbs in that short of time should make me happy, but I want to taste thinness sooo bad I am to hard on myself. I agree with the solid protein though, during the time I was losing so fast the more solid protein I ate the faster the scale moved. I do want to do the Christmas challenge though, did you all decide that we are setting our own goal or what I don't understand the rules. Try to stay strong guys, we will be there, it is just going to take time and let's HIDE THOSE SCALES!!!!!!!

I have a 4cc band just got my 2nd fill last wednesday to 2.3 cc had to have .5 taken out today cause it was WAY to tight, could hold water down but nothing else, and even the water gurgled all the way down and so did my spit. I am at 1.8 now, and waiting till i can eat solids again to see what kinda restriction i have. Being too tight is for the birds!!!!!

Ok here is my first attempt at putting a pic on, please excuse my retarded toe, it is dislocated.....

want2lose, I was VERY dilligent on my pre-op diet and lost 20 on it, I think mine has been more out of fear for my band and not wanting to PB....

This first pic is October of last year at 255 and this next one is today now at 199.5, i didn't realize the difference, hope this post side by side for you all!!

Hi guys, I am asking the experts here since you all know what it is like. I got my second fill yesterday, I am now at 2.3cc in my medium band. Since the fill (done under fluoro) I was of course on liquids yesterday, in which was able to go down and not come up, but 80% of the time went down with gurgling, like air or something. It's hard to explain, it even gurgles sometimes when i swallow my spit. However I do not feel like throwing it up but it just feels like alot of trapped air in there. I am on mushies today, and I am eating yogurt for the first time, and it is going down ok without the gurgling. I guess my question is this what it feels like to be TOO FULL and i need some taken out or is this normal, i'm a little scared to start solid foods tommorrow, and find out then and not be able to get unfilled. Also, when it was gurgling after the fill about 30 min later they brought me back in and checked me under fluro to make sure it was going down even with the gurgling. Am I being paranoid. Please help....:help: