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My restriction kicked in right away this time!! No delay. Y0u know I only eat a few bites too than i am done. And I am not hungry so it works out. Just that if feels really wrong to not be able to eat much. YOu look at the plate and wonder if it is really enough!! Oh, me, me, me.............pick me, pick me!!! I SO WANT to walk the Golden Gate Bridge. Don't know much about angel island but heard it was really fun. IN fact I am off this week and Michaela and I are going to ride the Ferry over to San Fransico and wonder around pier 39 and maybe North Beach for the day!! I think we go by angel island................... I can't do anything next weekend. Michaela starts High School on Monday and we have a busy weekend. I am gonna try to go to REggies if I can get someone to pick up my daughter from her party Saturday night........but other than that I have set time aside for her. My daughter feels like I have been so focused on the WLS and my stuff she hasn't gotten enough time this summer. I am trying to change that this week and when school starts..............trying to balance my activities with hers so I won't have as much time once school starts!! I feel bad the last six months has been so much about me and losing weight she got lost in the shuffle.............anyone else have that problem with thier kids???

Tamra you went to spaghetti factory and only had a salad?? Oh you are my hero I still ate spaghetti factory pre op.............not often but my favorite resterant. cottage cheese!! Yuck I won't touch that!! Not sure if the eggs are any better but they go down. ALthough I haven't tried eggs since that day at Mimi's when I was out with everyone............... Ok well almost have my water down. Gonna try to eat soon................I am thinking protien shake today!! I really, really need to up the protien today...........

Heather you are more than halfway there!! Yea!! Email Dr. Fischer for a check in and see what he says. Tamra I don't really like eggs either but I eat them once in awhile. Usually when I am att resterants. I can eat them scrambled only. I don't know why but they whole it could have been a chicken things grosses me out!! But I cook with them no problem......... Jes tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow...........please post as soon as you can!! I will be checking the forum for your surgery date tomorrow. I bet you and Candra will be close together. Candra are you getting excited!! I am excited for you. Marie you going in to weigh this week? Serious it seems like we go for surgery in waves. NIcole, Chris and I were all very close together. Tamra you survived spaghetti factory?? I love that place but don't dare touch pasta or bread anymore. Gets stuck. And who want to go for just a salad!! Well off to go school shopping with MIchaela. Can't believe she starts high school in a week.

Riley hmm............I feel really full for awhile after I eat. But not sure it starts later. I will have to see after I eat when the full really starts to kick in. Right now I am full from drinking water!! LOL. But this is the breakfast routine. I have to wait awhile after getting up to eat!! I guess I wake up full. It takes me awhile to get in my water in first thing. But I think the water loosens up the band or so I tell myself so I drink two waters that takes a couple of hours than I can try to eat. Riley you might tighten up more. For me I come home after the last fill to feeling really full and it hasn't let up. I can't go tighter unless the weight falls off me more. I am keeping my August appointment for now becuase I might lose restriction but if a couple of days before I am still at the same spot I don't think I need to go this time. Unless I have to get an unfill which I would rather die than do!! LOL!! Riley so you are at5.5cc's now??

Anyone else not able to post all night?? This is the first I have been able to post........... Still debating about a fill? Been reading over in the fills section and I can't figure out if I am too tight or not. Seems like a toss up of what is ok and what isn't........ Aunt Flo is coming for a house visit soon. Usually that tightens my band up really good. I will see how it goes I just hope I don't suddenly get way to much restriction all of a sudden........... I woke up last night thirsty. Didn't get all my water yesterday.........and after laying down all night I drank to fast and felt sick. Kept it down but for awhile I was not sure. I do think that if I take really tiny bites and chew really well............and eat really slow than things go down alot better. ALOT BETTER. So I think maybe what I think is to tight might be me not following the rules exactly.

ok well that protien tofu thing is a no go..............too something it hurts after two bites so I hate to say it but back to soups tonight. Darn protien always gives me problems!! Lettuce?? They say it condences down to way less than what you measure. I have always (until the last fill anyway) been able to eat more than a cup of lettuce. I don't measure it cause I think there is a trick to it!!

I am here!! :-) Busy day I guess. Hey Jes I don't think a sippy straw thing would work. My daughter has a camelback and that thing would fill you with air and it would hurt!! I had another watercup with from ca camel back with a really cool sipper but I ended up giving it to my daughter............ we just made that spaghetti squash tonight. My daughter darn near ate the WHOLE squash!! She loves that stuff. I am try this tofu protien thing............good thing cause not much left!! I left to take a shower and th bowl is all but empty when I got back!! B: none (water) L: brocolli soup and salad D: protien tofu stuff and green beans (wish me luck keeping it down but gotta up my protiens this week!! )

Just got them cause I love flip flops and heard good things about these. They really do make a difference. Ok they are not gorgeous flip flops. THey are sorta big and bulky but after wearing them for 4 weeks I can't go back to regular flip flops.. These are the best ever!! Oh I ate to much this afternoon. Why did the band suddenly loosen today.............I will what is up tomorrow. Went and saw Julia and Julie today. It was ok has some funny moments. Want to see the time travelors wife next week...... B: 1/2 yogurt skinny vanilla latte L: Panera brocolli soup S: Frozen lemonade at movies D: Organic thin crust pizza at Whole foods (so good) Salad (mostly garbonzo and kidney beans with some feta cheese) But here is the kicker!! I ate M & M's today. OMG they went down fine and I had a whole freakin bag!! I did some damage I am sure.............. Seriously that ice cream started me on sweets again and I am going crazy craving sweet....................

Oh I love the fit flops. I wear them everyday...........I tried to go back to the original flip flops last week since they matched better...........but my feet hurt all day. I Love my fit flops. They are so comfortable and keep my feet and knees from hurting!!

Hey Riley why no numbing stuff?? And how does exactly who your girls are and when he will schedule us!! THat is funny!! I am sticking it out to the next fill but mornings are hard until about noon than it gets easier

average is suppose to be 1-2 but can be 2-3 per week. My weight loss has been a about that. But some on here have lose way more than that per week. In fact alot of people have lost more than that check out the tickers!!

Yesterday was a good day. Today gonna stick with the same foods. LOL. I am at the same weight I was hoping to go down again...........

AH Riley today is the day!! Tell Dr. Baggs we all said hello!! LOL. And be careful not to say anything I wouldn't............ Haven't tried eating today so I don't know yet how tight I am. Gotta get at least one bottle of water down before I eat. My new rule...........seems to help to drink water than try to the band!! :-) Good luck Chris on liquids that is what I do to after a major PB incident. Than I have a easier day the next day!!

Got my wildtree oils!! Love, love, love them.................can't wait to cook something. I think the garlic and pesto are my favorites!! Nicole tell your friend I got them today............ Did I say I LOVE them!!!

It is weird and I am working hard not to do it again!!! I hate it.............but it does feel better if you get it out!!

No fun huh Chris?? I hate it. Reggie I am gonna try to come next week. I need to make sure I am not on Taxi duty first. But sounds really fun. I can bring something too!!

OH Nicole my daughter is on the computer right now. I am losing cause I am barely eating. LOL. I don't eat much cause only two to three bites and full. No breakfast to hard and not hungry. Try to get in two waters before I eat lunch. Doing soup and salads when they work. But protien is not so great ladies. That is the stuff that gets stuck if I don't go really slow and chew like a cow!! I don't know how Dr. Baggs will feel about my protien intake..........I keep thinking one day I will get up and it will start to go down than I will want the restriction back. I think I can work this restriction for a couple of months ya know. But I will go it. If I see a needle I will tell himi WAIT we need to talk first!! LOL. I want him to know where I am at before I get another fill. I think I am good for a couple of months now. NIcole, Chris when I hear you high fill numbers I want to cringe!!! OMG if I was that high just shoot me cause I would be a walking mess!! LOL. I would not be eating or drinking............Bless you both with those fills!!

Orientation on 12/12/08 Pysch appoint 1/27/09 Surgeon appointment 1/27/09 (lose 12 pounds/goal weight) Case Manager appointment 2/9/09 Pre Op labs 2/9/09 Pre op classes 4/9/09 PHysical 4/9/09 Surgeon appt 4/9/09 Pre op labs 4/10/09 Surgury on 4/13/09 4 MONTHS from start to finish Kaiser insurance. Diet and weight loss required before surgery Quick and easy process but lots of hoops

Nicole I was checking for ya over at FB on chat?? Where are ya girl!! Riley ya need a fill and I really want you to get a got 6cc's.................:-) Nicole you have lost so much I think you might slow down now. Your so darn close now!!

Yea June I only lost 2 pounds. July 5 pounds and now in two weeks six pounds...........finally so I really both love and hate this fill. I don't want to get an unfill and lose my momentum!! LOL. Just hurts some days and your OMG I chose to do this...........but again the day after surgery I though the same thing and it was short term!! LOL.

Nicole I am not eating out or with friends right now. I talk to much and don't concentrate on my eating............if I am with people I always get stuck!! If am by myself I have a better chance of not PB'ing. I hope soon I will figure out how to be social and not get stuck at the same time. But to many bad things the last two weeks at resterants and when social eating............... Giving it a rest. I like eating at home where I know what work and where I can run if I am getting sick............. I think part of it is just learning what to eat and not eat and learning to eat slow and chew well.............all stuff that is important when you at a high fill...........I got away with to much before this fill now I am going back to the binder and lap band rules.............

YEp Nicole I hear ya!! Today I didn't PB'd I made good choices today. But I got the dry heave thing to last time and scared me back to soups again. THere is a very fine line between sweet spot and too tight CAndra. I so, so wanted restriction and than it is weird to be in the spot where i have to worry about if I am eating enough. I get shaky too!! I really think I am on the line between to tight and just right. Last month to loose ..................I would have to go with to tight but than again when I can't keep food down I frustated and than teary!! Candra girl just wait!! Less than a month away. I am so excited for ya!! I am afraid if my band tightens with Aunt Flow!! LOL. Right now it takes me an hour first thing in the morning to get 20 ounces of water down and if I chug up comes the water!! No more 120 ounces of water. Won't fit. I work hard for the 64. SO I don't know. I do love my band but some days I feel like the stoma must be pinpoint size. I don't want to end up in ER for not drinking enough and when I can't get anything down I worry about myself until something does stay down............than I am happy again!! I am moody. This losing weight battle is tiring some days but geeze I m dropping weight again and so loving that!!

Oh I heard with the wireless band that you can adjust it yourself which is a danger zone for me. I like that my doctor is far away cause if forces me to stick this out and wait until the next fill. I had a better band day. Looser today. I even had a couple bites of bread and it stayed down. Are you kidding?? B: nothing but vitamin water 10 L: Soup, salad and a couple bites of bread D. Riccota cheese with tomato sauce Snack: yep I said snack a handfull of M & M's. Oh geeze that stupid ice cream inflames my sweet tooth. I have to stop the sweets immediately. Riley good luck on the fill. BUt serious girl I am rarely hungry. I sometimes get pain from just one bite of food. Usually in the morning or after laying around on the couch...............than I have to be up and moving around awhile before I can try again. IN the morning even water has to be a sip at a time or it hurts. But down 5-6 pounds and I think things are loosening up a bit. Come on a bite of bagel. Unheard of a couple days ago............BUT it could go back to tight tomorrow. I am dreadimg that time of the month when it always tightens up................ah now that might be a problem this month. I can't go tigther AT ALL!!! Riley tell him you want to be be as full at Tina!!! LOL!! YOu need to be at least 6cc's..............ya know you want to be in the same boat as me!!! Seriously this a month of don't test your band you will lose!! I actually sorta like this fill. But some days when I can't eat I sorta get teary and feel claustraphobic......like this is way tight of a squeeze...... get it out!! That is when hot liquids and soup soothes me. I think it takes the swelling down!! Soup is a comfort food for me!!

Yep I didn't have regular periods either for a couple years before the band. Was banded on 4/13/09 and had two periods within a month. Two the next month and now right on 4weeks apart. My surgeon said that after lap band surgery as the weight drops your fertility goes sky high..........I had to sign a contract I would NOT get pregnant for at least 18-24 months. But seriously this surgery and the weight lose changed my whole cycle around..........

Hey LaChica we have similiar stories and I am so glad your out and moving on with life...............this is gonna be the best year of your life in many ways!!! Richmond Kaiser/Dr. Baggs are the best!!!