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Anyone else have to have this done? I have been following the instructions closely...even more so the past month.... and I had to have an unfill today. He said it was weird because as soon as he took it all out everything looked normal.... and usually that is not the case?

i have not thrown up in over 3 or 4 months.... and when i did it was not that bad. he said the weird thing was when he did the unfill everything looked normal? i wasnt the greatest at what i was eating when i first got the band.... but i slowly adjusted to it and have been doing great. maybe my past when i wasnt doing so well messed it up now? he didnt say it slipped tho today... i would think if it was something that major he would have told me it was a slip? so do these unfills usually work?

the doc was not sure... i have not been over eating at all..... it was noticeable a little bit last mont at my fill and then this time he was like we gotta fix it..... the bottom part of my stomach was up some in the top part of myy band.... even more so this time from last. have had no bad signs or anything... only thing i can think of is drinking too much water? he really could not explain it..... he said the uunfill should fix it tho..... im just sad because the last two or three fills i have done so well and have lost pretty much 50 lbs those last three times.

I go tomorrow after a month and a half after my last fill..and I lost 16 lbs! Thanks everyone for your suggestions!! I still eat my ice cream.... LOL I eat the good kind but just instead of buying a gallon...I buy a pint...and spread that out over a few days.

By experience if you can stay on liquids for as long as you can (protein shakes) I would do that.... If you start craving something maybe soup? Then mushies...then the real deal

It has been almost 11 months since I got the lap band installed. I am down about 50 lbs now.....from 412 lbs to 365 The band was really not "turned on" until April 09 (which is when I really started feeling restriction) It seems like the process is slower.... I haven't been the best at eating what i'm suppose to. I can't stand to eat meat.... it makes me feel sick all day. The only way I can really eat it is in a Soup or chili, etc. I haven't really excercised like I should other than walking my dog around the neighborhood for 15 minutes a day. I'm wondering if anyone is struggling losing weight like me.... after about the same amount of time frame. I'll post a new pic here in a sec

that is a really good menu. Anyone have any others? I noticed on that menu the foods to avoid... nuts is one (which someone told me nuts were good)..... I'm going to start cracking down on my food. Thanks everyone

We do 7 days liquids after a fill. I don't really attempt to eat unless it is a cream soup or a soup that can be mushed up and that is very very limited.

I'm not mad...... i was just trying to figure out what I was doing wrong this past week and I guess I answered my own question. I eat alot of veggies.... I don't really eat much of potatoes anymore.... if I do it is very little. Yesterday was just a potato day for me.... I think i'm just going to get the cold cuts and try that with cheese.... i'm burnt out on eggs but I guess I should try that also...maybe do oatmeal for breakfast..... I stay so busy it's hard for me to get all that together each day and do it everyday.... but, I gotta make time.

Ok, i'm going to try and use some of your suggestions and see if that makes a difference. Nuts are high in Protein so that is why I eat them. I'm not going to just starve and not eat any carbs at all. I'm a guy so guys are differnet as we burn more calories and need more energy. Carbs = energy... i'm not eating a large amount of the carbs...just a bit with my protein. My weakness so far has been ice cream. And, I just need to not buy it when I go to the store. I notice when I don't have it...I lose weight...and when I am eating it....I either maintain my weight or increase some until I stop eating it and then go back down. A lady friend of mine here had gastric and she suggested for me to do 2% milk with sweet and low...and add a little vanilla extract to it and it tastes like a milk shake. So, I will let you know if it works.... it has to be the ice cream. From the 2nd of this month when I got my fill... I dropped 15 lbs... ate ice cream this weekend and this week...and gained 5 lbs..... now, i've been without ice cream since two days ago and i'm down 2 lbs of the 5 that I lost... so, it has to be the ice cream! LOL Will someone that has a meal plan for a week saved somewhere post it for me on here so I can just see if I can do that or not. I may try just doing liquids this week before my next fill and eating cold cuts w/ cheese! LOL

I'm totally the same way - I don't even like to at meat now because it makes me feel so uncomfortable. But, to eat ice cream and chocolate (which I never craved in the past) but I guess due to lack of bread (that has sugar) and lack of just eating real food in general I turn some to the chocolate and ice cream just to get satisfied. I don't do it much..but, definitely a lot more than I did prior to my surgery. So, what I do now... for this past month is make alot of meats in Soups and shred it or cut it really really small with scissors.... almost to the point it melts in the pot. They don't want me doing soups but i'm sorry i'm gonna get my Protein one way or another and this is the only way that I can and feel comfortable doing it. Also, I cook lean ground beef and get it so fine while i'm cooking it I mash it with a fork over and over until it is so fine.... there are tricks to it.... I have learned!!!

This is what I ate yesterday.... breakfast... nuts lunch... salad and few bites of baked potato dinner... i made fresh pinto Beans with white rice, shepherds pie (which is ground meat w/ tomato, potatoes, and green beans) I ate like 3 bites of the pie...and maybe 1/2 cup of pinto beans and rice and one piece of mexican cornbread (tiny square) I was looking at other people's diets that have great success on here...one lady eats cold cuts alot... which to me would be pretty hard to do..but man I got to have real food.... Diet wise I think i'm doing pretty good.... I drink so much fluids... this morning I had a few drinks of v8 juice... gatorade (g2)... and a little bit of coffee.... i bought some mixed nuts for lunch...and have a microwave cup of chicken noodle soup... tonight will probably eat more of the left overs from last night. Does it sound like i'm doing ok? I'm not really weighing my food... i just eat a few bites here and there until I feel satisfied. After I eat tho I feel like I have to drink something so bad to get it to wash down.... i feel uncomfortable..even after just eating one bit usually. But, i've been waiting at least 30 minutes...sometimes less...but most of the time 30 minutes. I forgot to mention in the past I had breaks from going to the doctor...I wasn't going every month because of A) was not sure my insurance would cover it.... :thumbdown: I felt restriction for a long time..... so maybe that is why my weight loss has been slower. So far since the 2nd of this month I have lost 15 lbs and I go back next Friday for a fill.... So, i'm thinking that if I keep going each month i'll lose alot faster because I don't even want to eat after!!! LOL I have to force myself....but man during that time I just wish I could eat some great food. The Food Channel does not help! Especially Diners, Drive In's and Dive's!!! My mouth just waters watching that... LOL

Thanks for the comments - I think my struggle with excercise is I work a full-time job, a part-time job from home, and I go to school part-time. After that, I'm done..... I really don't want to go walk a mile if my mind isn't into it. Eating wise and Protein wise.... I do eat alot of Beans... in chili.... and just beans that I make at home. I do make like tortilla soup with chicken in it.... and I like tuna..and eat eggs. Since my fills have been so tight in the mornings my band is so tight that even when drinking coffee or gatorade it feels like the Fluid isn't going down. So, i don't even eat Breakfast. I think I have been doing really well here lately eating wise... my only weakness is ice cream...which I never craved before...but, I think with me not eating any bread (which I use to eat alot of) ...my body is really craving SUGAR. I notice that a week i'll eat ice cream my weight goes up a little...and the next week I won't..and my weight starts to slowly go down. I just need to find a better alternative for eating just straight ice cream and not even diet. It has been a struggle let me tell you..... One thing that I do enjoy eating is fresh salsa that I make at home and the thin tortilla chips. I hope that is not bad because I eat alot of it. It seems that it doesn't bother me eating wise and I can eat more of that than anything and feel satisfied.

I drink alot of Gatorade... not the regular kind... but, G2

I don't even touch bread.... i love it...but, the way it bloats up after drinking Fluid... that is an accident just waiting to happen. LOL The thing with me is before I had the surgery I never craved sweets like cake, ice cream, etc. Now that I don't eat bread and gave up sugar.... I crave chocolate and ice cream so bad now. I eat ice cream but because it actually is the only thing that satisfies me. But, it is the worst thing to eat because of the nutrients/sugar, etc. I try making a power milk... with just a tad Protein and some type of flavoring... I do miss hamburgers...that is the one thing i'm like man...if only i could chomp down on one hamburger...just a big 'ol bite. LOL

Ok first off I had to have two surgeries for my band. After the first one the band was too tight and nothing went down. 2nd surgery fixed it... I went for my follow up last Friday and dropped 32 lbs since Dec 3rd. Also my doc said that they may not even have to do a fill because the band should still be tighter than most people. I'm already eating people... Lol and I have gained 5 or 6 lbs... Is that normal? How do u know when to stop eating? I can't really tell... Although I'm not eating near as much as before the surgery I think its a substantial amount. So, I'm thinking I need a fill and that appt is not scheduled until 2/12... I'm thinking of bumping it up... Is this weight gain normal?

Today I have had two eggs and a small package of oatmeal for Breakfast. I had wendys chili at lunch... Would u consider that soft enough?

Yeah its very tough that is why I want my fill sooner. I don't think ill need much but I hope it helps. I want to be able to take a few bites and be like damn I'm full NO MORE for me lol Btw I bought two nice little grills when I was not eating and couldn't sleep and saw an infomercial at 4am... Its called the xpress101 I think... I cooked talapia in it yesterday and it was PERFECT! Ill prob be using it a lot with my fish and veggies

The thing is I could eat more but I don't. I want to feel satisfied tho and the two eggs and oatmeal was just enough for me. I need a fill I know I do

The nutrition isn't too bad other than being high in sodium.

Also.. I'm three weeks out... Is anyones port area still bothering them? Man its horrible... I can finally lay on my stomach with some pillow support on that side but when I have to get up it hurts like crazy... Sometimes it evens burns when I get all the way up.

Ill be honest I haven't exactly stuck to the diet.... Like today I had ground beef with onion and bell pepper in it... And I steamed potatoes with green Beans... I ate a normal serving... No trouble at all... I think after today and reading this I'm going back to just Protein and my shakes. I honestly think after the surgery my stomach shrunk a lot and the band is very loose. That is the only explanation of me being able to eat large amounts. I just hope I haven't damaged anything.... Now I'm worried.. I can eat anything I want really I just chew it very very well. And I know its not suppose to be like that.

I just had surgery on tuesday... I noticed last night laying on my back at an incline or even sometimes just laying back on the couch I have trouble swallowing. Its not too bad... But there has been a couple of times where it kinda has me worried. Also I can feel something is inside me and when I cough, burp, or move certains ways I can feel what is inside me? Is that normal also? Will it all go away in more time?

I'm fine now... i think it was just a little congestion. Thanks for the support.