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hm sounds weird cause the protein drinks you buy are made of powder as well.if you mix the powder protein well then there should be no bits that could clogg the band.or maybe he was joking and meant not to eat in in powdery state? I understand that its more calories and has to be count towards your daily intake but other than that I dont understand why he doesnt want you to drink it:-)

Hey girls:-) I know as well what that is and its hard. It helped me so much to hire a personal trainer.She gave me back all my motivation and I started losing again.Sometimes it just helps to eat more for one day, I tried it and it worked for me, I guess the body was used to much to low cal diet and when I broke that rule it started working again. Of course Im not talking about overeating but to have more cals one day in a week or two weeks. Im with you and wish you a lot of luck and motivation:-)WE CAN DO IT!!!

hey girls:-) just to check in:-) YOU ALL ARE AWESOME!!! I just cant go to the gym more than 4x a week cause I have other activities to do but I admire you.I guess I will try to do something at home, does cleaning count?:-)) Amourette you go girl, I told you before you look great and now you see it yourself:-) I too met with one Italian guy, went out for dinner with him, but theres no spark from my side, but I guess he likes me cause hes calling and texting me regularly. I might give him another chance...we will see:-) I will keep you posted:-) Yesterday I had my hardcore workout with my trainer, and its the best thing I could have done.If theres a little possibily that you can hire a trainer go for it.first of all it really motivates me and second after two sessions I can see that the body is firmer and especially my belly.Also the muscles need more energy to exist so your metabolism is burning much more calories.See she really got me excited:-)) I have my checkup tomorrow and dont know what are they going to tell me:-) Have a great day everyone!!!

hey Puddin did I say I lost my band?:-) No I lost the 1cc I had in the band due to stuck food they had to unfill me completly.Sorry my English isnt perfect:-)Oh you are so brave I cant imagine going through some pain and being swollen! I wish you all the best:-)

KBATTAL: Im not going to react to your "scientifical" posts. I guess you know nothing about CZCECH rep. but my surgery have done the doc who invented the laparoscopical way of putting the band in...so I guess Im better educated to know not to fill myself. If you see yourself as failure thats ok I dont see myself that way. good luck to you.

you know what guys I personally think that this guy has some problem with his mind, he wants to be a centre of the attention no matter what and thats why he is posting this even though he knows we all are going to tell him that its a bad idea. I dont care if I offended him and I dont understand why others have apologized because you guys didnt say anything rude.you just said something he didnt want to hear. now for that guy: I have 10cc band and guess what I already lost 27kgs/almost 60 pounds without a fill, my band is empty.and trust me its a tool not a saviour, I make good food choices and even though I could eat a horse (trust me I really could Im wide opened as you said) but I stick with the 200ml (cup) portions...you cant expect that you are going to lose if you overeat.and do you excercise? I guess not, that might be another problem.

nope cant do any carbonated drinks I tried one sip and ended up in pain like something is stuck it was worse than PB.It was really terrible:-)

Hey DAWN yep Im Czech:-) Prague is amazing an sooo beutiful. I guess you want to see everything:-)) do you want to stay in a hotel and up to what price I might be able to negotiate a good price in one hotel in the centre, but its Mercure I think its 4* And of course if you have time I would be happpy to meet you:-) great web site is www.pis.cz (prague info service)

Julie: I pay almost 800 dollars per year in my gym and we have pool,jacuzzi,sauna and some classes, but not that kind of service you are talking about.we cant even have our own locker, you have to take everything back home when you leave,if you want to use their towel you have to pay,and Im not even talking about not getting bottled water for free.I wish Czech republic was as far with customer service as the USA.oh and our salaries are much much lower than yours like 800dollars per month so this is really expensive gym. I just want that service you guys have!!:-))

Puddin-CONGRATULATIONS you look soooooo amazing! I guess I might need the TT once I hit my goal although I hired a personal trainer and she said I wont probably need to.And yes the second option sounds better to me...lol...Im so scared of the pain...I hated the pain right after the Lap band-my port area was really bad cause they had some problems there. But here I read that it was no big deal? Hm I might think ybout it again:-)) You are really amazing and really good motivation for me, since I lost mine few weeks ago:-) you go girl!!!

ok Im still 9 pounds away from my goal, but Im rewarding myself with personal trainer:-) and the LV bag doesnt seem that important anymore:-)I want a great bod ...lol

hello girls:-) Im after my workout with trainer.it was awesome and she was surprised that I have very good hamstrings:-)and she said I have great back and that Im gonna look great once I have enough muscles cause as she said my body is built very well:-)she even wants to make me go to some fitness competiton after Im trained well enough.even if she was not so honest and just trying to give me some motivation,she did a great job and I really am greatly motivated again!!!of course you guys help me so much as well,thank you for your support!!

I was put under and stayed in hospital for 3 days (its normal here in Czech-Europe)

ok my biggest mistake was eating chicken steak and not bitting it enough so I got it stuck so bad I had to go to hospitala and they had to do gastroscopy three times to take it out.then I had to stay in hospital.now I try to chew more. also I started thinking more about my food options and I try to stop overeating,yes I did it even with the band....

hello everybody!!! you all do great! abd congratulations to everyone who makes it through the January challenge!! Ok on Tuesday my trainer cancelled on me but today Im all ready for some serious workout.-)) I cant wait I know shes gonna be hard on me but actually I cant wait for it.I lost my excercice motivation-totally but this will bring me back to gym:-)) I will let you know what muscles hurts:-)

Girls I know that Europe has been doing it for longer time, but I actually am in Europe/Czech republic and my doc was the one who inveted the laparoscopic inserting of the band, before they would cut you open. I have never heard that they would give you the band if you didnt have BMI 35 or over.And if I was BMI 31 I probably wouldnt do it. You look so pretty and the band is not without complications, I had to go to hospital one time and must be soooo careful with food or I slime and PB. And even I feel like the biggest part is still up to me, because truly said even with the band I can eat a horse not being sick, but I controll my portions. I hope that I didnt offend you or anything, maybe I cant express myself that well in English. I wish you the best and hope that you wont have any complications and you are going to be successful!!!

Hey Heather I have the same problem I can eat half slice of a black bread but nothing more and I feel that it is just sitting there and sometimes it even hurts when going down... I wonder if they put the band in the right place because I feel that everything is going straight dow to the other part of stomach and if it stays in the top one then Im PBing or stuck.I dont feel like I have the upper part where from the food should be SLOWLY dripping down?

hello after a long break Im posting my pics first is from april 2006 and the second one January 07.Im lookig at your pics and it gives me back my motivation! Congratulations to everybody!!!:clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

Hey Babygotback, your scars look great. But I dont understand why you got lapband since you are looking pretty "normal"? and your BMI is only 31? Here its very strict and they wont give you the band if you dont have BMI 40 or over 35 with comorbidities even if you are a self pay. Good luck to you!

hey everybody, it seem to me that Im the only one with 10cc band and no fill at all,nada.I must add that my op was 4/24/06. In September I got 1cc but after few weeks chicken got sucked and they unfilled the 1cc but it didnt help so they had to push the food through some tube.It wasnt nice and since then Im not even asking for a fill.-)I would say I have some little restriction with the band as it its but mostly I have to controll myself a lot-what I eat and if I excercise enough.Right now I feel like Im on a normal diet not with a band all of the work is up on me and the band helps only if I eat to much.Oh well I hope it will work for me:-)good luck to everybody

Count me in:-) Im finally healthy or at least I feel like that and I will do my best to take part in this challenge.thankfully I dont have problems with water intake:-)

Hello Boo and everyboody, you are doińg great work from what I see!! Im okk now, finally and looking forward to December challenge:-))

Hey everybody, I just have to tell you about my traumatizing experience. Ok yes Im stressed cause this week I have been to work everyday for 14hours, so it might be due to stress as well. Yesterday I had for lunch some fresh chicken breasts steak and frenchfries...I dont eat french fries on regular basis but I just had them. After few bites I fell that something is stuck. I thought it would be the normal case - golfball- but after three hours of trying to vomit and lots of sliming it didnt go away. The last thing I tried was to drink a glass of water...it was even worse and I felt like my esphagus is going to burst. Well then I started to vomit the water.I called the hospital and they asked me to come right away. So I did, Im not gonna describe the journey to hospital, but the cab driver wasnt probably very happy that he had to drive me..lol I came there they unfilled that 1cc that I had in my 10cc band, but it didnt help so they made the the gastroscopy. Let me tell you they had to do it three times without any aenesthisia....I was crying like a baby. I threw up the food first two times and the third time they checked if my band is ok.My band is fine,thank God. ´ I had to stay in the hospital over the night, cause they wanted to check up on me and to make sure I drink enough water... It was terrible and this is not going to happen ever again! Now Im on liquids for a week and then on mushies for another week like after the surgery... Oh well I might loose more, but its not very healthy...

I would definitely try it but here in Czech the problem is we dont get so many fat free or sugar free stuff.Sure we have some yougurts,milk,pepsi and regular stuff but almost nothung else...no sugarfree sweets (mabye just a couple of them) .I guess the weight loss business isnt that big here but I would be thankful for having a better choice...

Excercising isnt my hobby as well...I just told myself that I have to do that and I just go to the gym...afterwards I fell good because I know that I overgone my laziness...and did something good for myself...truly said if you have this attitude it wont help just tell yourself that you have to do it and leave the negative feelings behind...its not easy but it helps:-) without excercise you wont lose weight in healthy weight and dont forget that the skin might be hanging from you more than if you excercise