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Hi Linda:redface: My real name is Mindy...the chicken soup unjury was really good, I forgot all about that one:rolleyes: Yes, hopefully we will be able to meet at the support groups, it is so nice to be able to talk with people who have experienced the same thing! I haven't met anyone else at the clinic that uses this forum, but I haven't asked either:tongue: Daniellevaughn- so have you been banded for over a year and a half? Have you been successful with your weightloss? I am kind of at a plateu, I have only lost two pounds in a month so I am getting frustrated:cursing:

Wow, what a small world:redface: I absolutely love everyone in the clinic, they are so nice and helpful. I have went to two support group meetings and hopefully will be able to attend more. Walking, ice, a heating pad, and getting all my waterand protein really helped me after surgery. Are you going to take a protein supplement? I suggest unjury (chocolate) it was the best...I mixed it with the 25 calorie packets of hot coco:redface::thumbup::redface:

I was banded at the same hopital you are going to! My doctor was Cahalan. Are you excited or nervouse? I was both but I am really glad I went through with it:tongue::wink2::tongue:

I have tired it and really liked it....I would yell at the T.V when he was making me do squats...lol...your post made me want to try it again!

I am so glad I found this thread!!! I have been having several questions come up lately about if I am eating too much... Breakfast: yogurt 80 calories 1 cup F.F cottage cheese 160 caloris sugar free pudding 60 calories lunch Low carb pizza 267 calories pudding 60 calorie dinner Low carb pizza 267 calories letuce salad 100 calories I am so hungury all the time...I have had two fills and have a third one on Monday, I am worried that my band has slipped b/c I am literally hungry all the time like I was before I even had a fill!!!!:wink2::cursing::crying:

That would be an awesome Christmas present!!!!

I use the Wii Fit for strength training and yoga. I do it after I do cardio every other day. I really like it, I didn't think yoga or strenght training would help at all but after I get done I can really feel a difference. I would like to get DDR too!

What was the title of the DVD, I bet she kicked butt:tongue::tongue::tongue: I just went to the doctor for my second fill yesterday and have lost 45 lbs and my percentage of body fat went down 8 percent. I was so proud of myself and I know the weight lose has a lot to do with exercise:biggrin: I ended up being able to jog for 13 minutes yesterday ( I know not a huge number but I was never able to jog before) Thanks for motivating me to exercise more:thumbup::thumbup:

I am up for the challange:redface: I am doing cardio six times a day and the wii fit for yoga and strength training three times a week, but I want to increase the time that I spend on the wii fit b/c it works out muscles that I haven't worked on for a LONG TIME! I am trying to learn to jog and am on the second week...I have to jog two minutes walk one minute, we will see how that goes tonight:confused: My body is definetly not use to jogging!!!!

Kmorrow, that has to be very frustrating...do you have to wait another few weeks for a fill or your doctor won't give you any more fills at all? Are you still sticking to your eating plan or is it hard since you don't have restriction?

I was banded on 9-9-08. I had my first fill six weeks later 10-20--08. So far I have 3 cc in a 10 cc band with little to no restriction. I go in for my next fill on 11-17-08. My docotr said it might take him three more times to find the "sweet spot" but right now I could eat ANYTHING if I let myself. I stick to the rules that the doctor said...Protein first, water (try to have at leat 80 oz a day no more than 100 oz), exercise, and NO snacking. So far I have lost a little over 40 pounds but can't wait until I have a little restriction to help with the hunger:angry_smile: