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I'm not sure of the cost...but you might get a quote in advance just in case

It's been a bit since I've been on here....we took a short trip and then I've been sick for a while. I've had some good days and bad but I've been on track this week. I have made an appt for a fill on monday. Ive been trying to keep my band a little loose and do more on my own.....but uh no..i need to take advantage of this little contraption..i got it for a reason! Glad to see everyone doing well.. Welcome aboard @@bacon! S_suther if you haven't had a barium swallow it might not be a bad idea. No big deal you just swallow some liquid and they watch it move through your band. They can see tightness and position of the band. Hope it goes well for you if u decide to do it.

Well my first fast day was a success! It wasn't easy but I did it! The hardest part of the day was lunch with my students. I was hungry and those creepy mini corn dogs looked good...but I waited and had my yogurt at 12:30. I spent most of the day in the bathroom because I drank the hell out of my water to keep my tummy from growling! Lol! Now to not go crazy today...keepin it normal and healthy!

It's a very strange feeling when you are first dealing with it

You can give it a couple of days as long as you are able to drink. Just remember that if this is your first time with restriction you might go from liquids to soft foods to regular and don't forget your tiny bites and chewing to mush. Best wishes!

Well today is my first fast day! I'm excited and nervous because I know it will be hard. I plan to eat a 100 cal Greek yogurt at about 1:00 and a light string cheese if I need it before my evening meal. I plan on salmon and veggies for it. And of course I will be chugging the water! How does this sound? Wish me luck!

@@vsg &@erp. I'm sure I'm sabotaging myself with my coffee because I love my hazelnut creamer!! When I start this I think on my fast days ill try to just put Splenda. Although adding part if the protein drink sounds like a good idea too. Thanks for the info!

What about coffee in the mornings on fast days??? ????

????????job well done! You look great! And I bet you feel even better!

Ok. First thing I would do is get in to see my doc and nutritionist. I know you are prob embarrassed to see them because you've ditched appointments and have been making bad food choices but they are there to help you. Until you get in to see them I would take a few days and do liquids just to restart the mindset. You really might need to think about a counselor or therapist to make sure you are ready and able to deal with all of these changes. I wish you the best. I would have given anything to have done this at your age and not waited until I was in my late 30s. You can do this!!

Did not make good eating choices yesterday ( Sunday) had all my kids over and had a good time! Tout, today is a new day! My eating plan: B-- coffee, boiled egg, lite baby bel cheese L-- chicken with green chile sauce S--hummus, few thin pretzels D-- 1/2 hamburger patty and trying some quinoa. Got my water ready and plan to walk this afternoon when it warms up Have a great Monday!

Hello everyone! Hope you're having a great day! I made it back to the gym yesterday! Woowoo! I can't make it today so I am trying to move with my students today! (I teach pre-k). They have lots of energy. Did pretty good on eating yesterday except for one handful of chips ????. Today has been a strange day my band is a little tight today. I've eaten some cheese and a banana but I'm really not that hungry. Having a girls night tonight and they are serving gumbo so we'll see how that goes! Ill report back tomorrow!

I've had a good day so far! Breakfast. Boiled egg and babybel lite cheese Lunch leftover chicken,spinach,red peppers had rice in it so tried to eat a small amount of that Supper plans will be lasagna & roasted veggies And I made it to the gym! ???? 1&1/2 miles on the treadmill and tried to finish my last half a mile on the elliptical but only got to .38. Kicked my booty. But I'm proud I made myself go! Hope everyone is having a great day! Lovin being accountable! So helpful. ????Confession....had a small handful of puppychow chex mix!

How much b12 do y'all take a day??

I joined a gym last week and went and walked the treadmill one day ???? and then it got cold and I just come home from work and build a fire instead if going. But after reading some of the temperatures posted (much colder than mine) I need to suck it up and go. Or at least find something at home to do. I will move in some way tomorrow!! Ill post and let ya know what I did!!

I love reading all of your posts! I need to join in so that I can be held accountable! Having a tough time gettin my exercise in!

I'm new to this site and I'm glad I found it! I've had my band since may of 08. I went from 314 pounds to 170. I've gained back about 53 pounds I had a small leak in my tubing and lost restriction had that fixed and lost about 13 of those pounds so far...the reason I haven't lost more since having it fixed is...me! I need start eating like I know I should and mooooving! I am still so grateful that I have kept off over 100 pounds! Love my band and don't know where I'd be without it!

This is a great chart!!!

I've read that some do a short time of liquids only for a few days to get their restriction back on track. What do you include when you do this? Just protein shakes? What else do you eat? Thanks for your help!

Checking this idea out. So let me see if I have it right. On sun and wed nights stop eating at a certain time and nothing to eat until the following day at 2. And then only consume protein and veggies totaling 500 calories. On the other days. Healthy foods @2000 calories. Is this right??

Yes! Just much sooner! I would prob do lap band again

I did it for a day and I don't know if it helped my physical restriction but it did help me mentally. I was able to leave snacks alone all week. It just seemed to help me refocus. I don't see that it can hurt so I will be doing it every so often.

I agree that is a pretty big fill. I would call and talk to your doc if you think you could be too tight. is much better to do this slowly to avoid problems. Good luck

This is my weak area. I need to find a way to exercise daily. Just something so I move. I teach pre k so I'm definitely not sitting much during the day but I need to find something I like!

We figured out I had a leak in mine...what they withdrew just didn't match up to what should've been in there. Very simple procedure. Didn't even put me all the way out just gave me propophoyl (sp?). Found a small split in the tubing. In and out of the hospital in about 4-5 hours. Thankfully insurance covered all but 100$