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Good Luck on your surgery. Like you I have 15lbs till goal. I am getting a tummy tuck and getting rid of the chicken wings on Jan 5th. Can't wait. I figure that will be half of my 15lbs. The girls and thighs will be later down the road.

I carry doggy poop bags in the car for just such emergencies.

I drink small amounts of pop all the time. I asked my surgeon about "stretching out the pouch" and he said it's a fallisie becuase the liqued goes right through. He did say the reason you should drink it flat is so the carbonation dosn't upset your stomach.

THEN: size 24 pants size 2-3xl tops NOW: size 10 pants size L tops

i go to dr. meyers at day one health at 900 N michigan. it's a drive for me but he is great.

i'm with ya. some days i can eat everything and others i can't keep anything down. for me, it gets easier to eat as the day goes on.

I was banded 10/08 and have lost 90lbs. I am 15lbs from goal but my surgery is not till January. My Dr. said she should be removing around 7lbs of skin and fat.

i've elected to do a little at a time. Jan 5th, i am getting a tummy tuck with lipo contouring and bracioplasty (sp?). my total for surgeons fees, anestesia, garments blah blah blah is $9600. I applied and got the care credit card, some places use MLEND. Esentially, i am financing for 5 years at 200+ a month. it sucks but i've come to far to stop now.

I had set my goal at 106lbs to put me at 150lbs but 1 year later today and 90lbs lighter i feel and look great so don't get hung up on the numbers.

BigMamma, Don't let the fact that the band didn't work for some discourage you from getting healthy. Look at the positive posts. I've lost 80lbs and was banded 10/08. Good Luck

alot of people can't eat breakfast like normal. I can't eat anything till at least 9am. If i do, it comes right back up.

pam, where are you at in illinois? i have a great dr in chicago if you want his info. kris

It's just gas pain. Get some phazime or gas x.

I was'nt required to lose any weight before surgery but I did end up losing 13lbs because all i could have was liqued. Try that for the final two days. Might help.

Hurray for you and congratulations. I can't wait to hit that. 34lbs to go.

I drink pop on occasion. Fountain pop goes down eaiser for me than can or bottle. And I have to laugh about the sunflower seeds because I am sitting here eating them now.

I've been taking my just fine. No problems at all. I don't think they have hindered my weight loos. 71lbs since 10/08.

You are right. Slider foods are anything that goes right through. Ice Cream, Pudding, Soup. For me the crap is a slider food like chips or cookies. That's why I don't eat them. No point.

Ive lost 71lbs and I only see the loss with clothes on. If i am getting in the shower and catch a glimps, I still see the same fat shape.

I didn't get good restriction until my 4th fill. I would go in every month to get another fill. After 4, I have not had a fill since April 16th and am still tight

I was on total liqued for the 2 weeks pre-op but it was too hard so I would have half a grilled chix breast for lunch and the other half for dinner. I used fat/calorie free BBQ for dipping. Eating the chicken did not hurt my surgery at all.

I know it's discouraging but don't give up. I didn't get restriction till my 4th fill and it has been great. So far it's lasted almost 3 months and I don't see going for another fill for a while.

BillOH, I'm trying to figure out what your post has to do with mine. Based on the urinal comments, do you assume i am male? Just wondering since my post is related.

I know what you mean also. I am ok most of the time eating small portions but every now and then, I would love to eat a little more like when my husband makes ribs. Latley I could kill for a big mac but being healthy is way better. I must say though at 4 fills, i can't eat much of anthing but pizza goes down just fine.

The pre-op diet for me was two weeks of liqued only. This was to shrink the liver. I was in pain about 4 days and slept in the lazy boy. I took a full week off work. I went into the surgery clinic at 5:45am and was home by 1:00pm. This included pre surgery prep stuff and about an hour and a half recovery room. I was up walking around and drinking Water right away. Bring a gas relief with because you will have that pain. I used Phazime(sp) the gas x strips did not work.