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Hey Reggie! You should be able to sip on water sip after sip after sip at this point with no problem. I think I was drinking a few ounces every 15 minutes at 3 days post-op. Water shouldn't stretch the pouch...it should just go right through within a few seconds. As far as the applesauce goes, are you taking teeny tiny bites? I used a baby spoon and only ate about 1/3 of a baby spoon bite each time. I don't think it should hurt though...maybe you're taking too big of a bite?

1 o'clock works for me! So, 1pm on Tuesday the 27th at Mimi's in Natomas.

Mimi's is a great place to go since they have soup, salads and lighter meals for all of us in our different stages of healing. Wanna do Mimi's again at 12noon on Tuesday?

I can be there at any time. Does 12 work for everyone on Tuesday? Tina, I'm glad you'll be able to go on Saturday, this will be the first time you've been able to come right? You'll really like it. I always leaving feeling re-motivated and feeling really good about my decision and what I'm doing with my life (weight-loss wise.)

Hey girls! Wow you were all busy tonight. I'd like to get together next week but I'm only available on Tuesday. It's Sophie's birthday on Thursday and her last week of preschool so it's a busy week! If you all can do Tuesday then I'll totally be there! Nicole, that SUCKS that your knees are getting worse and not better. I hope you can get into the doc soon and find out what's wrong. Candi: Girl, I texted you about the dizziness today...you need more protein! That made a huge difference for me when I was feeling weak and dizzy. Donna: I got your PM, sorry I didn't respond til now, I was at girls night. I think I will try to come with Soph on Saturday...we'll see how long we can last! Tina: Hide that scale! It looks like you're losing tons of inches even if the scale isn't showing it for now. Don't sweat it, the weight will start dropping soon.

I heard from her this morning and posted the info. It's probably back a page... Thanks so much! Yeah, I'm really loving my band. This is the first week where I've really seen it at work. I'm hoping to keep up a good pace like this and get to my goal quick! Knocking on wood for no more plateaus!!!

Hi girls! Ok, I'm having a great day with SV's (scale victories) and NSV (non-scale victories) and wanted to share! 1: I'm on day 5 of my walk/jog workouts and I feel great! I have more energy after working out and my workouts seem to go by faster because I'm mixing it up! 2: It's been exactly one week from my first fill and I weighed today and....I lost 4.2 lbs this week! 4.2!!! That's nuts! I'm so excited and proud! 3: This is huge to me...I've been updating my ticker since I went to orientation in November and today when I edited it I saw that I'm now over half way to my goal! 62 lbs down and 60.5 to my skinny goal! I've been checking everytime and it's gotten closer and closer and now it's there! I'm officially on the downhill part of my weight loss and that feels so good. I've lost more than 50% of my excess weight loss. YAY! Anyway, I had to share my awesome news for today. I just grilled 3 oz of fish and had 2 tbsp of fruit and I'm so STUFFED. That's still such a trip to me that I am getting full on so little and such healthy food. Very very excellent. Hope you're all having a great day too! :thumbup:

Reggie texted me this morning and wanted me to thank you all for your support. She says she is in a world of pain and that the gas is really bad. She also said that the next time someone tells her that Lapband is the easy way out she's gonna kick 'em, lol! She's gonna try to post later today if she's feeling up to it. Take it easy girl! Don't be in a hurry to do anything except walk, sleep and sip. (((hugs)))

I'm not sure if I'll go...Bri has to help his sister move so I don't have anyone to be with Sophie. I could bring her but I'm not sure how well she'd do in there for 2 hours. It might just be easier and more fun to have a date day with my girl. We'll see...

Hey girls! Reggie's hubby called me today (sorry, wasn't near a computer or I would've posted this earlier) and he said that she was out of surgery and in recovery. He said that everything went perfect and he was even able to go back and see her and she was going great. Just wanted to let you all know! Go girl! I'm so proud of you and can't to hear all about your big day. You've made such a great decision!!!

That's so funny! Well hello there, it's great to meet you!

Very cool! Looks like you're almost ready, I bet you're getting so excited. I just had surgery last month (4/6) and have a Youtube channel too. The link is in my sig if you wanna check them out too. Good luck to you! I look forward to seeing more of your videos as you progress. Very cool!

I'm trying to be there this saturday but might not be able to. I'll know in a few days. Donna, he had me take some sips of water while laying down while the needle was still in so he could adjust the saline if he needed to. Then when he was done I sat up and drank an 8 oz cup of water while we finished talking to make sure I could get it all down okay.

Tina, he said he usually has us do a partial crunch or lift the legs a bit so it'll contract our abs so he can find the port. As we lose weight and have less cushion between our skin and the port it'll be easier to find. Once he found my port he had me lay back and relax, as you see in the video. I don't think Nicole is realizing that when she and I had our first fills she was about 40 lbs smaller than me...obviously that's why she didn't need to engage her abs for it to be found.

Aw, crap. I forgot you got bumped up a day. Dumb Kaiser.

Good luck girl! I know everything will go great and can't wait to hear from your hubby tomorrow. You can do this!!! :purplebananna: I did a 6 week post-op update and uploaded it this afternoon on youtube after I did the fill video. Check it out if you want! Hope you all had a great day!

Alright, the fill video is up! I'm off to record an update and to get that uploaded too.

Also, I incorporated a new workout yesterday! I've been determined to start jogging a bit once I get to a small enough size and yesterday was the day. I was on the treadmill doing 3 minutes walking (3.3-3.5mph) and then 1 minute of jogging (4.2-4.4mph) and I did it for...get this...ONE HOUR!!! I always walk for an hour or more but I didn't think I'd be able to keep up the jogging part of it for that long too. I was so proud of myself! I worked out this morning but only walked cuz I'm a little sore from yesterday, lol. I don't want to scare myself off of the jogging so I think I'll ease my way into it by doing it every other day. It was so fun though and the hour went by much faster than normal because I was mixing it up. Very cool!

Riley, I asked Dr. Baggs on the day of my fill how I could have so many cc's in my band at surgery (5-5.5) and how my friend (Nicole) could have 3.8 even though she was about 40 lbs lighter than me at surgery? He said that it has nothing to do with the size of the person on the outside. Everyone has a fat pad around their stomach and it basically depends on how big or small that fat pad it that determines it. He said that when he put the band around my stomach that there was enough slack around it to put in 5.5 cc's. He said it's different for everyone depending on the amount of fat and that as we lose weight those fat cells shrink and so does the fat bad, therefore resulting us in needing fills to get rid of the new "slack" around the band. I thought that was interesting! Also, I'm in the process of uploading my first fill video onto my Youtube channel and I'm about to record my 6 week update and will post that too. I'm also adding my Youtube channel link into my signature. Hope you like it and the needle doesn't freak you out! :eek:

HOLY CRAP!!! I hit my 60 lbs mark finally and I think I'm past my plateau! I was 237.0 this morning! I'm only 4 lbs away from my pregnancy goal. Also, I started my period today at 27 days! I haven't had a period any sooner than 32 days in like 10 years! My body is becoming normal again. Yay me! Bri uploaded my videos last night and I'll post them today. A friend came into town yesterday and I wasn't home at all, then Sophie spent the night at grandma's house and Bri and I had a date night. Hecka fun! Have a great weekend!

Yeah, I'm heading there at 11pm in 8 minutes! Sleep good, beautiful!

Oh shoot Reggie! I wish I had my wits about me to call you this afternoon, that would've been so fun. You could've met my mom too! BOO...sorry girl. I'll call you in advance for the next meeting in June, obviously you won't be there this month, lol. I'll post the video tomorrow. I just got back from playing games and hot tubbing for girls night and I'm so pooped and just about to go to bed. I was up at 5am and have had such a big day! Talk to you all in the morning!

By the way--the reason my appt got moved was because all Dr. Baggs was at a meeting in Oakland and wouldn't be back til 1pm. But the morons at Richmond/Pinole never called to change my appt with me...GRRR.. They totally felt bad and kept apologizing and saying this wouldn't happen again. It was okay though because it turned out to be a really fun day with my mom.

Hey girls!!! I'm back! Geez, this morning was crazy. I got there for my 9:30 appt with Robin and then to have a fill right afterwards. BUT--when I got there they said "Your appt isn't til 1:45" and I was so pissed. Luckily my mom was there with me and she calmed me down and said "we'll just have a long date and then come back!" So, we went shopping for a few hours and then had a little bite to eat (they said I could have a light lunch but needed to stop eating one hour before the appt.) When I got back at 1:30 they took me back and said I with all the mess ups of today they were just gonna have me get a fill and not meet with Robin til next time. THANK GOD!! So, Dr. Baggs came in with the nurse and they were both so nice. He said I'm down 18.5 in 5 1/2 weeks and that that's an excellent number. Then he felt for my port, marked it with a pen, then did the local to numb me. Then he put the big honkin' needle in (my mom filmed the whole thing!) and dug around for a minute to find it really good (didn't hurt...juts pressure) and then he pulled the saline out and said "wow!" then he finished up and put a bandaid on me. He sat down at his computer and said he only put in 1 cc because he was able to pull out.....get this.....5.5 cc's!!! Freakin' crazy!!! He said that the weight that I lost pre-op did the trick and that he had a lot of excess space at surgery so now I have 6.5 cc's in my 10cc band! WOOHOO! I asked him if he thought that would make a difference and he laughed and said it totally will, that sometimes even .5 cc's makes a huge difference. I drank a cup of water to make sure I was okay and was on my way. So, now that I know that I had 5.5 cc's in this whole time (he said it was probably closer to 6 since he can never suck it ALL out) it explains why I've never really had much hunger pains... Anyway, I'll upload the video tonight or tomorrow, (I have girls night and won't be home til late) and let you all know when you can see it. My next fill is June 25 at 9:30am, where I WILL meet with Robin and then get a fill, probably 1 more cc he said. I'm excited to see if the starts me on my good losses again. Wow, this is long...hope you're still reading! Talk to you all soon!

Good morning girls! I'm just heading out to get my FIRST FILL! Woohoo! I'm excited, and I'm bringing my video camera and having my mom film it so I can put it on Youtube when I do my next update this afternoon. I also woke up at 5:30 and got in a 45 minute workout on the treadmill! GO ME! This is the third day in a row back into my workout routine and I already feel so much better. AND........I broke through my plateau! I had gained 2 stupid lbs when I started soft foods and FINALLY today I was 238.8!!! YAY! I gotta run, but I'll post later. Have a great day!