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I updated my weight and I'm at goal!!!! Only 15 more lbs to be at my lifetime goal!! 6 more lbs to be in the normal weight catagory!!! I LOVE MY BAND!!!!!! AND IT LOVES ME!!!!!!

LOL- Ha Ha- No you don't!! I"M THE WINNER!!!!

I'm off for my top off fill- want to lose this last 15 lbs! and I am-------- THE WINNER!!!

I'm going to sleep tonight as.......... THE WINNER!!!!!!

Funny, funny! Haven't you heard! The poll has not been closed-YET!! Now, it is officially closed and- I woke up this morning, got ready, and realized I AM THE WINNER!!!!!!

Well, at least I'll be going to sleep THE WINNER!!

I have had great sucess with my band and I never gave up coffee at all. I used to have it with cream and sugar but switched to just a little skim milk. I often make a Protein shake in the morning with my coffee, skim milk and a scoop of vanilla Protein Powder. I NEED my coffee one way or another to get my day stared! My Dr never told me I had to give it up. He told me to increase my Water intake by a cup for each cup of coffee to counter dehydration.

You are newly banded and will have to see what works for you, but remember, everyone is different. Some Drs put the band in with a bit of fill in so you may have some that you are not aware of. I have been through a lot, trying to find the right amount of fill in the last 8 mo and have met many people with lots of different experiences. I have heard someone say (after losing 105lbs when they were at their goal) that they never needed a fill at all. I have 5.5cc in my10cc band when I have good restriction, my friend has 9cc in her 10cc band and has less restriction. I know someone who had a 4cc band filled to the brim and never got restriction(poor girl). It depends on many things. What size band you have, your personal internal size, hormones, stress- all these things change your restriction and your ability to eat. You will need to wait until right before it is your fill appt and see how you feel and how you are handling food to determine if you want a fill or not. Be patient and don't worry!

I burp a lot too but am glad because it is a sign that my gas is being released. I had a time when I had gas trapped a lot and could not get it out and believe me the pain is a lot worse than the burp! I doubt that you will continue burping. Your body is adjusting to the band and luckily for you getting rid of gas for you . I gurgle sometimes too and it is always very unexpected. Has been embarrassing and amusing at times.:confused:

Better look again! I WIN!!!!

I can't believe I'm joining in on this madness! BUT I WIN!!

I had lapband 7/7/08 and have lost 100 lbs. I am available if you want to PM me with any questions. Hope you are doing well thus far.

I'd love to join this challenge. I hope to be at goal by July 4th! I love my band!! Name.............. Start ..........Current.......... Goal ........ToGo barb12590......173............173...................155.............18 blaze21.............200.8...........200.8..............170............30.8 countrygirlNY.........253..............217...............182...........35 crzytchr2004.........237..............237...............210........... 27 LessJess..............228...............228...............199......... ...29 libbyjane1976.......283...............283................250.......... .33 Mair....................222...............222................199...... .....23 SillyGoose............258...............258................228........ .. 30 simone................182...............182................160............22 ukcatsfan.............340..............340...............300.......... ..40

I'm updating today and half way there!:wink: Barb12590..........176.................173...............170.........3 Bklyn1984...........263.0..............261.0............253..........8 Bobbie155...........255.8..............255.8............245.........10 .8 Burgygirl.............230.2..............230.2............220........1 0.2 coloradobanding...236.................236...............220........16 crzytchr..............239.................238...............229....... 9 CubsGirl17...........139.................139...............134........ 5 fordgal88...........202.................202...............195........ ..7 gingerbug...........179.8...............179.8............167.8......12 irishgal...............197.................197...............185...... ..12 Janesays.............214.8..............213.6............202.........1 1.6 jazie...................181................181...............175...... ....6 JuneAct2.............198.6.............169.5.............155........14 .5 KikiVal315...........212.5..............212.5............206.......... 6.5 Kristilaw.............264.................264..............250........ .14.0 lcwils01..............223.................219.5.............215....... . ...4.5 lindar172............229.4...............228...............219.......... 8.6 Long2BThin.........202.4..............199.4............192.4........7 Macpa90............234.................217...............205.......... 12 mair...................225................225...............215....... ..10 Merda................270.................270...............260........ .10 mljalways...........215.................215...............200......... 15 MsNickelback......179.................179...............167..........1 2 pvtash61............228..................218.............200......... ..18 sue in ne...........257 ................257.............. 245............ 12 ValJean..............266................266...............254.........12

Hey! Someone bumped me off! I'm #1 alphabetically. Please be careful when deleting. Thanks! Name...........Start lbs..........Current..........Goal.......To Go Barb12590..........176.................176...............170.........6 Bklyn1984...........263.0..............263.0............253.........10 .0 Bobbie155...........255.8..............255.8............245.........10 .8 Burgygirl.............230.2..............230.2............220........1 0.2 coloradobanding...236.................236...............220........16 crzytchr..............239.................239...............229....... .10 CubsGirl17...........139.................139...............134........ ...5 fordgal88...........202.................202...............195........ ...7 gingerbug...........179.8...............179.8............167.8......12 irishgal...............197.................197...............185...... ..12 Janesays.............214.8..............213.6............202.........1 1.6 JuneAct2.............198.6.............169.5.............155........14 .5 KikiVal315...........212.5..............212.5............206.......... 6.5 Kristilaw.............264.................264..............250........ .14.0 lcwils01..............223.................223..............215........ ...8 lindar172............229.4..............229.4............219.......... 10 Long2BThin.........202.4..............202.4............192.4........10 mair...................225................225...............215....... ..10 Merda................270.................270...............260........ .10 mljalways...........215.................215...............200......... 15 MsNickelback......179.................179...............167..........1 2 pvtash61............???..................???...............200........ ..?? ValJean..............266................266................254........

Well, I almost made it! I am really happy to have only missed it by 1 lb considering I was unfilled most of the time during this challenge. On to the APRIL FOOLS CHALLENGE!!! NAME------------------------START----------------CURRENT---------------GOAL--------------TO GO 1000words..........220............208............210...........0 annjones...........277............264............267...........3 AuntieGG...........286............277............270...........7 BandedCG...........273............236.5..........220........16.5 Bandana............165............165............163...........2 Barb12590..........185............176............175...........1 Bea1128............190.5..........186............180...........6 Bonnielass.........168............162............159...........3 Brandy.............198............189............190...........1 Bunkey.............165............165............160...........5 Charlietuna........163............160............150..........10 crzytchr...........250............240............239..........(1) CubsGirl...........150............141............140...........1 Cutiew/booty.......224............212............212...........0 Fordgal88..........274............202.5..........198.........4.5 Imgoingdown........239............199............189..........10 janesays...........230............214.8..........215........(-.2) Jodi_620...........160............152............148...........4 karebare714........283............269............265...........4 kikival315.........219.5..........212.5..........210.........2.5 LauraP.............170............170............155..........15 lcwils01...........227............225............213..........12 Leslie2lose........229............223............219...........4 LilMissDiva........253............242.4..........239.........3.4 LisaLef............270............238............235...........5 littlefroggy.......211............196............195...........1 Long2BThin.........216............201............205.........(4) Loveislovely.......223............208............208...........0 ltgordon...........264............255............250...........5 Mair...............231............225............220...........5 Mamanmidwife.......264............258............250...........8 misskitty84........313............263............243..........20 mominlv13..........270.2..........263............260...........3 Puddin499..........255............255............250...........5 pvtash61...........223............223............219...........4 SanDiegoPhotog.....263............191............179..........12 Sistergrl25........359............289............264..........25 skyjoe.............322.4..........312.2..........289.4......22.8 Tabithan...........246............238............236...........2 Terilynn112........224............224............200..........24 Tuger..............192............192............185...........7 twinmommie.........207............195............193...........2 wowox7.............173............163............163...........0

Great idea! Count me in. Not setting my goal too high though. I am getting close to goal-weight loss is slow now. Name........Start lbs..........Current..........Goal.......To Go Barb12590........176.................176..............170.......6 Bklyn1984...........263.0..............263.0............253.........10 .0 Bobbie155...........255.8..............255.8............245.........10 .8 Burgygirl.............230.2..............230.2............220........ 10.2 coloradobanding...236................236...............220..........16 crzytchr.............239................239...............229......... 10 gingerbug...........179.8..............179.8............167.8........1 2 irishgal...............197................197...............185....... ...12 Janesays............214.8..............214.8............202..........1 2.8 KikiVal315...........212.5...............212.5...........206..........6.5 Kristilaw.............264.................264..............250........ ..14.0 lcwils01..............223.................223..............215........ ...8 lindar172............229.4..............229.4............219.......... 10 mair...................225................225...............215....... ..10 Merda................270................270...............260......... .10 mljalways...........215................215...............200.......... 15 MsNickelback......179.................179..............167...........1 2 pvtash61............???.................???...............200......... .?? ValJean..............266................266...............254......... .12

I have been on protonix 2x day since my reflux problem and it has helped 100%. I started taking Pepcid complete and Prilosec OTC before I could go to the Dr for an unfill and prescription meds and they gave me some relief. So, maybe you want to run to the drug store now for OTC meds. I wonder if we can unirritate ourselves without an unfill. Anyone know? My Dr had me on liquids until I saw him and it did not help that much. I have heard that the band can tighten on its own due to stress, hormones, etc. So it could be that you do need a slight unfill. Good Luck!

Amen to that! Why not worry about yourself and spend your time learning all you can for youself? We will never know everything, that is for sure. It is up to us, individually, to learn and that can only come from our own experiences and taking only what we want from others comments. And as someone else pointed out and I am speaking from experience as well, everyone is different. We feel restriction differently, we can not all eat the same things,we are different ages, etc There are so many variables how can we ever answer the question you pose? I think after you have lived with the band for a while you will understand better.

Thank you for presenting this very important article! Everything you have said is so true and I have experienced it all. I have also experienced being too tight for sure and for me, the pain, reflux at night and inability to swallow even my own spit was a sure indication. I had to wait a week to be unfilled due to an emergency and although I lost 12lbs that week, I would never recommend it to anyone. Luckily, no damage was done to me or my band. It is really hard to have to be unfilled and give your band a rest and try to maintain weight loss. I made it through and am now slowly getting back restriction. So, people,do mindfully eat slow and chew your food really well. And if you think you may be too full, get some taken out ASAP.

Hey, Check out the other threads here on lapbandtalk and you will see other posts by different people who were banded by the Docs at NYU. Type in NYU in the search box and all the different threads will come up. Best of luck to you! You are making a great choice using NYU.

Welcome! Where do you live? You may be able to also find support groups. What about your Dr's office? I was banded on 7/7/08 and had a very easy recovery from the surgery. I have had some other issues but have been really successful with the weight loss and know that the band is the best thing I ever did for myself! Feel free to PM me if you would like. Good Luck!