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I took a week off, and felt fine when I returned to work!!!

Seems to me you are eating a lot of carbs, I would cut back if I were you. Oh and be very aware of what you put in your salads and stews. Good luck, you can do it!!!

I would have to say your are not restricted if you can eat to much, get another fill and start moving at very least walk fast a few miles a day it will help big time!!!

Silly Silly Silly, get your fill and if you get good restriction they you wont be hungry, and the tool will now be working for ya!!! And if no this fill then maybe next, dont worry you will get there.

Thats just silly, get your butt back there and get a fill!!! without restriction the band is not a weightloss tool.

If I were you I would NOT wait till Friday, i would be there this morning the second they open!!!

Just wanted to say they SUCK!!! Holy crap I almost had what I guess is anxiety attack over it lol. Im never eating again EVER. Well I had ran into issues before where I felt things a little stuck but nothing like the one today, I just got schooled in BAND 101. 1) tiny bits 2) chew the crap out of each bite 3) take your time eating I broke all three rules and paid the price.:girl_hug:

Call your Doc NOW.

One serving a day mixed with a glass of tea and Im good to go :cry_smile:

Hello Martie, happy to hear they are going to fix it. Looks like the leason learned here is and Im not trying to rub salt in your wounds I just want others to understand that its NEVER to early to call our Docs, rememeber they work for us, we pay them so NEVER wait if you are having any problems. BETTER SAFE THEN SORRY!!!

Wow thats a bummer if it did flip, I hope they are wrong. Now its my understanding that the port is stitched to the abdominal muscles you would think it would be tuff for it to flip.

Oh forgot to ask, do you guys go back to liquid for a few days after a PB, Im thinking it might be a good idea.

OH by the way it was on some baked catfish, it was not what I ate but how I ate it!!!! Big bites, did not chew enought and did not wait longe enought between bites.

Dont measure or weigh anything, just eye-ball seems to be working fine that way.

Just remember today was only ONE day, just learn from it and move on. Like others said your band it not working yet if you have no restriction so dont worry to much be stong eat well and your next fill might put you in the weight loss zone :thumbup:

Hmm I would say this is a great question for your Doc!!! Good luck and let us know what he says.

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I quess I did, went off my clear liquid a day early, have had no issues from doing so. This being said i blended the you know what out of the stuff I had that day early :crying: I did not start solid foods until the 3rd week.

You will get over this, the days of shoving food down down will be over :wink_smile: I still love eating I love the little bites I take fun they have just as much flavor as the giant bites I used to take!!!

Well Im 6"5 and started out at 350lbs lost 11lbs the fist week and 9 the last 3 weeks. I would say you are right on track and dont stress about the fist month!!!

I would say your band is to tite, I down 150oz of water a day no problem but I have not had a fill, I just ahd my one month check up and after the doc seeing my weight loss and talking about my eathing he thought it best not to do a fill. I have what I think is good restriction but have no issues with water.

Just curious if any of you have lost your craving for cargs after getting banded, I used to live off carbs BREAD was the first real love of my life. I was banded a month ago today and have not touched bread or rice and have not even thought of them, I will say I crave protien.

you have lost a thrird of the weight you need to drop in 6 months so at this rate in a year and a half you will be at goal, sounds good to me. I will say if I were you I would fallow the rules much more often. Stick to the rules and you will, also not sure if you are working out my guess in no seeing you did not talk about it, get moving it will help a bunch.

Guys I think many here need to have some realistic expectations on weight loss with the band. I see lots of people stressed in their first month saying “I have only lost” x amount of pounds and 99% of those people have lost over 10lbs that’s a lot of weight. From all I have read and heard the Docs expect 1 to 2 pounds a week as a safe range of weight loss, that’s puts you at 4 to 8 lbs a month not bad, think about it in just 10 months you will be anywhere from 40 to 80 lost, my guess is you did not get fat in 10 month so don’t expect to get skinny in 10. Sure you can do better then the 4 to 8 pounds a month but be prepared to be working out on a regular schedule, remember the band is only a tool all be it a very big tool but still just a tool and you will get out of your weight loss what you put into it, if you don’t plan on working out much be ready to be on the lower end of the weight loss numbers every month. Look at it this way even if you only drop 50lbs a year in 3 short years you will be down 150lbs!!! So back to the realistic expectations arm yourself with knowledge then you can set the proper expectations and decide for yourself am I a person who is ok being on the slower pace to my goal or do I want to be there in year if you chose being there is a year get off your butt and go workout!!! Just an FYI I plan on being there in a year :thumbup: Good luck to all of you.

Why its obvious he thought of you in a romantic way> I see no reason to call, you will only be sending him mixed messages. I can see it now. “Oh hello my boyfriend is out of town would you like to go do something” This is how he will hear it very bad message to be sending.