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:clap2::clap2::clap2:.....Congrats on the size 18 Melissa Lea !!!! Way to go!!

:clap2: :clap2: I managed to get all my Water in for yesterday....64 ounces of pure H2O. Today i need to try for 128 ounces to make up for Thursday. I hope everyone is doing good job on there water intake !!!

Barbara....I am doing liquids today...i am too scared to eat anything after yesterday. Yes, I do know what caused it. A cold boiled egg. I have no problem eating them when they just come off the stove. I guess it was the yolk that got me....being it is kinda pasty and hard to get down and was even harder to get back up. Then about 3 hours later i was starving because i hadnt eaten anything so i had 6 almonds and some water well i guess i swallowed way to fast and up they came....well the slime stuff. I was able to keep a piece of chicken down but i cut it up very very small....didnt even taste like anything it was so small....but your right since my stomach feels kinda funny and tight today i am gonna stick to liquids...How long you think i should do that...my do usually says a day and a half. This band does have a mind of its own!! No doubt!!

Well I did not make the water challenge yesterday....was very upset that I couldnt do it. Usually i can drink way more than 64 ounces. Band had its own mind yesterday because everything i ate came right back up. I think i should go back to liquids and mushies for a couple of days....what do you guys think? Stomach is kinda of sore from not being able to keep anything down. Today i will definitely get my water in!!! Should be pretty easy since i will be doing only liquids and mushies. Good Luck To All Water Drinkers Today!!! :spit: :spit: :spit:

Ok, my second fill has disappeared. I am all of a sudden hungry all the time again.....this sucks....i love when i have restriction. I have an appt. with doc august 3rd but i dont know if i will be able to hold off that long...may have to go in before that.....restriction has just went away in the last two days. I need to focus because i am doing so good but last night i screwed up and ate some cookies...100 calorie packs.....I ate 3 of them...i wanted to cry after i ate them....but i couldnt help it...i am craving.....It is time for Aunt Menstrual to visit..I hate this. I feel like i have blown it..:phanvan ENCOURAGEMENT NEEDED!!! I am ready for the water challenge!!

PinkyLee....The water challenge sounds like a great idea....Count me in!! Let me know the day we are gonna start.

Hello Louisianians!! It has been a while since anyone has posted on here...just wanted to see if anyone has any ideas on when we can all meet. Pfunkem and Cathup did yall make to new orleans? Hope yall arrived safely and are getting settled in. Hope to hear from any of you soon!!

:welcomeB: to Lapbandtalk.com Hi Gwen.....I am from LaPlace, Louisiana.....Do you live in New Orleans? I was recently banded....June 5th....just received my second fill today.....:clap2: Congrats on your success.....you must look and feel awesome....i would love to hear some of your secrets to your success. I think you will really enjoy this place....people are always hear to help, listen, or just to chat. Just wanted to welcome you....please share your secrets of the lapband. :biggrin1:

I am going in for my second fill on July 14th ...i just dont feel any different since my first fill. It is being done on a friday...which i dont like because if i am overfilled i have to do liquids the whole weekend....oh well guess thats all part of the band..Do ya'll think i am making the right decision in getting another fill so soon??

Way to go CutieRn.....We are the same as far as the weight loss since surgery. My doc didnt do my fill under fluro....i think he missed my port because i still feel hungry. Guess i am going to call him to see if i can come in again...and he only filled me with 1cc...everyone at the office said i should have pushed for 2. I want restriction....good restriction. Glad to read that everyone is doing so well...Let's keep up the good work!! Way to go June Bandsters!!!:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

Hey All !! Just got back home from getting my first fill. Doc put in 1cc as of now i feel no difference, but of course i am on liquids today and in the morning and then i can eat lunch ...so i guess I shall see for lunch...and by the way for all you new bandsters...the fill was a breeze....i didnt feel a thing...when the doc said ok you can get up...i was like your done already....in fact him feeling around for the port with his hand was uncomfortable didnt feel a needle. I am now down to 266..YeaH for ME !! How are all You other june 5th bandsters doing...Would love to hear from you...and of course all you other june bandsters.

Hi Dee...welcome to lapbandtalk.com...it is a wonderful place. I was banded on June 5th of this year and so far i have lost 21 lbs. Shackdog is so right, you have to have the right mind set to do this...just because your banded doesnt mean you can still eat a whole pizza and lose weight or sneak in a couple of candy bars and definitely stay away from ice cream...I know in my mind that i can still eat all those bad things but i am choosing not to because not only do i want to lose the weight but i also want to be heart healthy.....I think lapband was an awesome choice for me. Just do like shackdog said....do your research...see whats involved and what it will take for you to succeed. Good Luck....if you have questions do not hesitate to ask....Everyone here has answered any question i have ever had and i will answer any questions you have not that i would be much help considering i am not a probander i am a newbie to.

JQ........Count me in....this morning i weighed in at 269. I would love to lose 11 pounds by August 5th. Thanks for the challenge!!!

How awesome is that Shackdog....Congrats on the 76 lb weight loss:clap2: ...i hope i am as successsful as you...I was banded June 5th and i am down 20 lbs. "GREAT JOB" Amber.....welcome to lapbandtalk, this is a great site....i have gotten so much useful information here....i do stay away from the bad stuff because it will put negative thoughts in your head....and shackdog is right ...listen to YOUR doctor....and try to stay away from the bad stuff on here. Good Luck on your journey!!

Here is a recipe that i found on the computer....it did call for a 1/2 cup of sugar but i used splenda instead.....was pretty good. Watermelon Popsicles 3 cups watermelon juice 1/2 splenda 2 t. Fresh lemon juice 1/2 cup Water To prepare watermelon juice, cut watermelon into cubes and rub through a strainer to remove seeds. In small saucepan mix together sugar and water; simmer 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in watermelon juice and lemon juice. Turn into 2 ice trays. Freeze until very mushy and insert a popsicle stick in each cube. Freeze. Makes about 36 small popsicles.

I have only had a problem with deli ham...but i think well i know i ate it way to fast.....i am scared to even try bread so i just stay away from it.....I have had small amounts of pasta and by small i mean a bite.....i can tolerate pretty much everything else...all seafood, groundbeef, turkey, chicken (dark meat), chili, eggs and all veggies.....BUT....i have not had a fill yet so i am sure that will definitely change....i will have my first fill july 6th and i am kinda nervous because eating is so easy right now....just worried that i will have a hard time....i dont like PB'ing it is not pleasant at all...really gross....lol

Just wanted to say Hello to all June Bandsters......I hope that everyone that has already been banded is doing well and god bless and good luck to all soon to be bandsters. I am 3 weeks post op and doesnt even feel as if i had surgery....i have lost 20 lbs and trying for 5 more lbs before my first fill on july 6th.....i have been exercising...tonight is the first night i really exercised hard.....well hard to me....i did 2 miles on the bike and 1 mile on the threadmill......Well just wanted to give an update ......Hope all is well with everyon.

I would enjoy meeting all of you also..... I pretty much available all the time.

Hi Pfunkem.....LaPlace, Louisiana here I was banded June 5th 2006.....i am always looking for people to talk to that live here in louisiana that i could possibly meet up with one day...always good to have as much support as you can dealing with the band. You seem to be doing awesome...congrats on the weightloss....i havent had a fill yet so i am roughing it right now....well just wanted to say hi ......have a safe trip getting here.

Ok.....Last night i had my first experience with food getting stuck...it was the worst......i took a bite of wendy's chili and dont know if i just forgot to chew or what i did.....but OMG.....my mouth kept filling up with spit and i couldnt swallow it i had to keep spitting it out....YUCK....then out it came... :puke:but it was so different.....i hope never to experience that again.....needless to say i went to bed hungry because i wasnt gonna dare to try to swallow again.....Not a very good experience!!! How are all the June 5th bandsters doing? How are all the new bandsters doing? And GOOD LUCK to all the bandsters to be!!!!!! :biggrin1:

I can chug now but i havent had a fill yet

I am 5 days out and i am hungry....i feel as if i have no restriction at all....i dont have to sip water and i feel as if i can eat anything...i havent though....i am sticking to the liquid diet....i can pudding, jello, broth, cream soups and protein shakes but nothing seems to fill me up.....i will get my first fill on july 6......can someone please tell me how to cope with this i am needing some support......I fell like a failure already and its only been five days. Feeling Sad and disappointed....:think

Cutie......I know exactly how you feel. My hunger has been back.....I can eat just like everyone else..... I dont have to sip, sip, sip....i can gulp, gulp, gulp.....and i dont eat all that good food but i know that i could get it down....i am pratically starving myself so that i dont gain any weight back. I am frustrated....aggravated......dissappointed.....angry....and any other word that fits into that catergory. I hope that this first fill gives me some sort of restriction.......now i can completely understand how all those people felt when they said they wish they wouldnt have done this.....i know the outcome will be wonderful but right now just plain sucks!!! Poodles.....I wish someone could answer that for me too. How much are we suppose to be eating....i know its only suppose to be 2 to 4 oz of food at a time...but i can eat twice that and then some if i let myself......i had 3 boiled eggs this morning with no prob at all.....trying to get my protein in until my protein powder order arrives. If you get any input on that please let me know too. Cant vent to my family cause all i will hear is "I TOLD YOU SO" Soooo Aggravated......:angry

Thanks MelAnne and JulieNYC i really need support right now.....its hard to make to make myself to just chill and let myself heal and not worry about the weightloss until i start getting my fills.....i know that i am not getting enuf protien ....i have ordered the unjury unflavored...i like that one the best...yesterday was the first day i was able to eat normal food..mushy stage now....really soft carrots and red beans.....today i can eat boiled eggs and scrambled......i really have mixed emotions about this band....it was like i was so excited to get it and now i just want to scream......i know that i have to have patience.....but you get excited that your finally gonna lose the weight and get your life back and nothing happens....i am sure you know where i am coming from with that. Thank you so much for your words of wisdom.....I come to this site prolly 20 times a day to get inspiration....i don't want to fail. I have a one year old daughter and i so much want to enjoy her life with her.

This hair loss thing really scares me considering i am still losing hair from having my baby along with a csection a year ago.....and now i have to look forward to this...one woman went completely bald.....guess i will be buying a wig.