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Hi everyone, I am here sitting at my desk obsessing about the fact that I just took a pulverized excedrin because my head was killing me and I have an urgent meeting in one hour and didnt have time to go get some tylenol which is the only pain med my dr allows. I am so worried that I might mess up my pouch (I had my surgery 12 days ago). I never take any meds so I hadnt even thought about getting some tylenol. Does anyon know why the restriction on the rest of the pain meds? Thanks!

Yesterday (3rd succesful day of liquid diet!! ): b: coffee and skim milk l: vegetable soup and a yogurt s: muscle milk vanilla d: smoothie with 1/2 banana, 2 strawberries, skim milk and 1 scoop of choc muscle milk

Thank you for yout advice Mimi, I think I will listen to you and schedule a fill for next week. Even though I hate seeing the silent disappointment in everyone there! ughhh

Yay! I'm not alone feeling like a total failure. I was banded in July 2008 and have only lost 35 lbs (30 in the pre-op post-op diet) and feel horrible about being stumped in my weight loss. I self paid and will be paying for my surgery for the next 5 years and every time I write that check I feel like a complete idiot! On Monday I decided I will not give up! I am in my second day of a liquid diet and I'm hoping seeing some weight come off will motivate me to keep at it. I need a fill but want to loose a few pounds before I come in for one (I too don't want to be a negative statistic in his books) so I have set a goal to lose 15 lbs before I go in for a fill. It's a great feeling knowing I'm not the only slow loser. We can do it darn it!

Second day on liquid diet. Still strong. b- coffee w/ skim milk l- campbell's cream of chicken s- muscle milk vanilla creme (surprisingly yummy) d- smoothie (skim milk - muscle milk choc- 1/2 banana 2 strawberries)

Hi Steelgirl, This is my way of getting back on the saddle in this weight loss journey. I need a kickstart to my weight loss and I figure if I did it once (pre-op) I can do it again. I don't feel I eat unhealthy or excessively but I have not lost a single pound in the last year and this is really driving me crazy (I self paid so when I write a check every month I am reminded of how I am not using my tool efficiently). I am hoping dropping some pounds will motivate me to bring more structure to my weight loss. I will let you know how it goes. So far so good!

Well, I'm really frustrated with not losing any weight after a year and a half of getting the band. I really want to get the ball rolling and decided I will go on a liquid diet and see if the weight starts coming off like it did pre-op and post-op. b- cofee & 2% milk l- Cream of chicken Campbell's soup to-go d- Muscle milk shake with 2 straberries and 1/2 banana s- tea or consome Wish me luck, I know the first few days will be hell (for me and everyone around me!).

Diva and Bella, Thank you for the warm welcome! I am really hoping that WW and the band can finally do the trick, so far so good...we'll see how the weekend goes since that is the hardest time for me. I was born and raised in a 3rd world country and have a mentality that I must finish everything on the plate (including my kiddo's leftovers) so when I eat out I end up finishing the humongus portions they give you!! At home I try to serve myself only tiny portions and throw away my kids' leftovers as soon as they are done. Maybe I'll eat in during the weekends too! Yesterday: b-coffee w/milk WW2/60cal l- smart one WW5/ 250 cal s- WW yogurt WW1/ 100 cal Salsa Sunchips WW4 / 210 cal d- turkey/ff cheese sandwich WW3 / 150 cal Progresso 0 point soup WW0 / 120 cal yogurt/blueberries/honey bunches of oats (1 cup) WW4 / 200 cal WW 19 1095 cal

Hi everyone, I was posting (occasionally on another thread and asked if anyone was doing WW, China graciously directed me to this thread. So from now on I will be posting here!! Thanks China!!!) I have not changed my weight tracker thingy because I am ashamed but this Sunday I was up to 191 so I decided to give WW a try, today I weighed myself and I am at 188!! I am very excited about WW + the band, I had tried WW before but it was hard to stay within my points, now with the band is easy!!! yay!!! China, I'm sorry about your situation. It sucks. I know it is the last thing you want to hear right now but here it goes: things happen for a reason so maybe your husband will find a better job. At least that is what I wish for you. It is good to have a support group, I am happy you told me about this thread. Yesterday b- coffe w/milk WW2 60 cal l- Smart One WW5 270 cal starbucks coffee WW3 200 cal s- cheese string WW1 60 cal d- cheese sandwich WW3 120 cal chicken whole grain noodle soup WW2 120 cal s- 3 pepperoni totinos pizza rolls WW2.5 110 cal 6 oz 2% milk WW2 100 cal WW20.5 1040 cal

Yesterday b- coffe w/milk WW2 60 cal l- Smart One WW5 270 cal starbucks coffee WW3 200 cal s- cheese string WW1 60 cal d- cheese sandwich WW3 120 cal chicken whole grain noodle soup WW2 120 cal s- 3 pepperoni totinos pizza rolls WW2.5 110 cal 6 oz 2% milk WW2 100 cal WW20.5 1040 cal

Yesterday: b- coffee w/ 2% milk & Sweet and Low (WW2 60 cals) l- Smart One (WW4 240 cals) WW yogurt (WW1 100 cals) d- Campbell's chunky chicken fajita soup (WW4 240 cals) grilled cheese (WW3 150 cals) s- Couple of balck olives (WW1 50 cals) 2 tbps light whipped cream (WW2 100 cals) pomegranate green tea (WW1 40 cals) WW 18 980 cals

That does sound yummy!!!! I will try them this week. Thanks for sharing!

I have been in a plateu for about 10 months now so I will give Weight Watchers a try. I am hoping the accountability will get me right on track. Anyone else trying WW? Yesterday: b- coffee & 2% milk and sweet and low (WW2 / 60 cal) l- smart ones swedish meatballs (WW5 / 270 cal) Amaretto cheesecake yogurt (WW1 / 100 cal) s- 10 black olives ( WW 2 / 50 cal) 2 light string cheese ( WW 3 / 120 cal) d- 3 Wendy's boneless buffalo wings (leftover from my son..ugh!) :thumbup:(WW4 / 195 cal) Campbell's chunky chicken white and wild rice (WW3 / 220 cal) Total: WW 20 / 1015 cal

Luluc: Thank you for telling me about this diet, I am really pumped! Today: b- Muscle milk choc shake (I added 1 scoop of flax seed) l- Beef consome and ff/sf jello s- Muscle milk choc shake (with flax) d- beef consome and ff/sf/ jello s- Muscle milk choc shake (with flax) The EAS low carb shakes were terrible! =( I think I am going to extend the liquid phase one more day. We'll see how it goes...

Thank you Truediva! I am ready to start taking my weightloss efforts seriously again! I will take it one day at a time....

I am very excited.... I am starting the 5-day pouch test diet today. Wish me luck! Today: b- 1 EAS low carb chocolate Protein shake l- 1 Campbell's Beef Consome s- 1 ff/sf Jello s- 1 EAS low carb chocolate Protein Shake d- 1 Campbell's Beef Consome s- 1 EAS low carb chocolate protein shake

Yesterday: b: Fruit smoothie made from scratch l: 3/4 cup Passaman vegetable and tufu curry 1/2 cup brown rice and 1/2 order of mango and coconut creme sticky rice s: 1 mango d: 1 cucumber and hummus (Luluc: thanks for the cucumber tip!! it went down great!)

I bought them at CVS - over the counter. The chocolate ones do not taste bad at all, I don't sip them though I take it like a shot and I hardly taste it at all.

Well, I bought them and started them yesterday. I bought the chocolate flavor and it is not bad at all! I gulp it and then drink some cofee or juice and it's fine. So far they have worked great! I give it 2 thumbs up!

Punkster: Funny you posted about the meatloaf, I tried meatloaf yesterday and it got stuck really bad =( . I have to try the Cracker Barrell one! Yesterday: b- coffee with skim milk and splenda l- one slice of turkey breast, spoonful of baked beans, 2 spoonfuls of salad, chips and dip =(, pasta salad, 2 bites of lemon merengue pie and one choc chip cookie. (we had a picnic at work) d- meatloaf - came back... so nothing

Luluc: "1 turkey/spinach meatloaf muffin w/steamed spinach" sounds delicious. Do you buy it or cook it? yesterday: b- cofee w/milk and splenda l- Helthy Choice entree (took an hour to eat!) s- veggie straws d- gruit smoothie

Yesterday: B: Yougurt and coffee with skim mild and splenda L: Healthy Choice/ Turkey (got stuck- bad) D: 2 bites of chicken (got stuck too!) S: Campbell's chicken noodle soup / ice cream =( no excercise =(

Bozzj: Congratulations on breaking the 80lb mark!! Luluc: Thank you for the tip! I will give the English cucumbers a try. b- Tried to eat a spincah omelette (not succesful at all, I have trouble getting eggs down) coffee l- salad d-going on a road trip to Austin so probably some apetizer plus a couple of drinks...

I had my 6th fill about 2 weeks ago and I am really really restricted now. Do any of you have days when nothing seems to go down? Well, as to food goes: Yesterday: b-coffe, skim milk and sweet and low l- one bag of salsa sun chips (amazingly it went down just fine!) d- one small square of fresh ranchero style cheese and 1 spoonful of refried black beans No gym =( Today: b-cofee, skim milk and sweet and low l- chicken a dumplings campbell soup d- protein shake and some carrots and ranch Luluc: I tried the half cucumber with a little bit of garlic hummus but the cucumber got really stuck! I think it was the seeds, maybe I'll buy smaller ones with less seeds... =( Banded June 27, 2008 - 220 lbs Currently (March 2009) - 182 lbs Goal - 125 lbs

Okay, I'm going to give this a try. I have been reading this thread for a long time but was scared of the accountability that comes with posting all you eat. I think I'm ready to commit now! b- coffee w/nonfat milk l- 1/2 cup sauteed squash and zucchinni with melted cheese 3 spoonfuls of mixed berry yogurt d-chicken and wild rice soup 45 minutes - spinning class at lunch hour