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This year and for the past 3 I did not have to make a New Tears Resolution to lose weight. Ever since I can remember I entered every New Years wishing I was thin and planning my diet . And every year I failed . Now with my Lap Band I don't have to do that ever again. Food is still something I eat but it has been replaced as my comforter and go to thing. I am finally free and I"m lovIng it. And my wish for all of you that you all can feel this way soon. If it were easy it wouldn't be so special , It was the best thing I ever did for myself and I want it for all of you. BEING THIN IS BETTER THEN ANYTHING I EVER ATE. And it last alot longer. HAPPY NEW YEAR may it be your best one ever.

I have been doing liquids and mushies but it seem solids are causing the pain and slime when I try them again.

I had a smidge of a fill on NOv.26 and for the last two week I have had pain in my neck and shoulder like the gas pain after surgery whenever I eat. Has anyone else had this? I am also having stuck incidents with lots of slime. I did fine right after the fill but then like 3 weeks later this started. Anyone have any ideas. I am 90 minutes from the Dr. and I am not one to call with every pain. But this is strange so I'm curious what you other old hands think could be going on. Happy New Year!!!

I think everyone gets stuck once in awhile. The pain was managable just take your meds. How exciting to be the new girl becoming a bride. This procedure is a new way LOOKING AT FOOD. I am 4 years out and frankly food is just food it is not my comforter or my friend it is just fuel. On Christmas I enjoyed being the go fer because it was good but not the highlight of the day.I never lost any hair took biotin and vitamins

My husband has celiac and he eats what I eat .I can't ever eat bread and once in a while I have gluten free pasta . It is a very healthy diet and you will feel great if you have celiac and you follow the diet.

I only did the porotein shakes I week before surgery and my Dr said save your money and use Slim Fast . Now I use whey .

I was reading some post the other day and it got me to thinking. Several people were disappointed in there weight loss and were afraid they would slide back into old habits . There were also comments like I can not believe I let myself get this big!! This got me to thinking about myself what did I do to get up to 275 lbs? Obviously I ate , and I obviously knew what it was doing to me. But somehow it was still okay? WHY? What did I tell myself that made it okay to eat like that. I think you have to know the answer to the question ,How did I get so FAT? So you can learn not to believe the old self talk that got you there . Also what tactics did you use to sabatoge yourself. Once you know these things about yourself you have one more tool to use with the Lap Band . The band will help your stomach, knowing yourself and your eating or failure patterns will help you avoid them. You will know how you got FAT and how not to go there again. It really is that simple , I didn't say EASY..I think the biggest portion of weight loss successful folks will tell you the hardest battle is the one you have with your head and that is where you fail or succeed. When you know better... you do better ..... I didn't just wake up fat one morning it was a long process and I let it happen and finding out the answer to how it happened for me was the key to my keeping my weight off.

I forgot to say that fateful New Years Day I weighed more then the football players playing in the Bowl games. Can you just imagine how that felt? And they were moving their bodys around on a football field. While I sniffled on the couch .

You know we have all dieted and gained a whole lot . But one day it clicks and we say enough??? No more and we go to WSL .. For me I was in the hospital for emergency Gall Bladder surgery and said to the surgeon why don't you throw a lapband on while you are in there . And he said lets talk about that when we are done. First of all I was amazed he thought I was FAT enough to be a candidate(true denial) . Second my husband was onboard immediately(more denial)Third that I was actually FAT enough that BCBS would cover it. It toook me 17 monthes to get to the operating table but 4 days before I got the official approval from insurance happen to be New Years Eve. I cried myself to sleep I just could not face another year OF BEING FAT, and I said ENOUGH I will have this surgery and if I have to beg borrow or steal it I will self pay . Understand this was a luxury and I did not give myself luxuries ever. It was the cost of a Boat. A darn nice vacation or two. Something for the kids like a house down payment and I was going to spend it on just me???????? YUP. That was the day for me when I figured out that I was worth it. No more FAT NEW YEARS , no more I will do this on my own, no more guilt, no more shame, no more pills. I had to get to the point that it was enough and once I got there I never looked back.

Oh I forgot to add on that Fateful New Years Day I weighed a lot more then some of the football players in the games .They always give their height and weight. Decided I couldn't be a linebacker so I was going to do something so I wouldn't look like one.

The pre op diet is for several reasons . Mostly to get the FAT out of your liver FAT liver no surgery folks have gone in and been closed right back up with a sorry. That was enough for me to be a belie ver. Secondly this is no walk in the park and with the holidays coming I think it will be even harder to be around food and others eating everything you use to eat. You will grieve food so prepare yourself for that. You will need to set your head on the future. I was banded in Jan. of 2008 and it was the first New Years that I did not have to think how FAT will I be next year, but instead how thin will I be. The diet is the easiest part of this. So keep busy do the protein my Dr said save your money and do Slim Fast shakes and eat the sugar free popsicle and dream of being a new girl next year.

Oh I don't think eating to 275lbs for me had a whole lot to do with food hunger.

One of the best days of your life huh?? I was shocked at the choices you get in the Misses Dept. It took me hours to go through everything. I am just so happy for you . Nothing you ever ate tasted better then this did it?

The Dr. I eat my Protein mostly meat it fills me the best and I was always a meat eater. I love a cup of V8 juice warmed up in the winter monthes iced in the summer and for a treat with a splash of vodka . Sounds crazy to have such a difference of opinion in the same office. I do eat vegtables and take a Vitamin... Just don't eat JUNK and stay at your portion size.... I wouldn't do pop very often but my Dr. said once in a while is a okay if it doesn't bother you. It's funny what becomes a treat once you lose weight for me in use to be creme filled Krispy Kreme donuts and at least 2 .. I never passed a Bakery I didn't like or a mickey D's carmel frappe at 450 cals as a chaser. Now it makes me gag... Yuk so much sugar.

I would do some thrift shop shopping.. get capris in black and white and beige and mix up you T's . I live in Fl and while you don't say where you are going in does get cooler at night. Not to worry there will be plenty of stuff to buy here to fill in so wait to buy . Or go on line to Romans . Caution do not buy to much you will not be wearing them next summer when you will be so much smaller.... Tell me where you are going and I can tell you more where to shop, and what to expect in the weather dept. Life is a Beach here in Paradise....

I had the same feeling and I think mine was just caused by the swelling from the lap band procedure. It could have been gas whatever it does go away .

My dad died from a massive heart attack taking all of us kids by complete surprise. I always gave him and hug and a kiss when I saw him, but I would give anything to do it just one more time.. There are just so many things I never got to say to him... Make the most of every minute you have with your dad.

I notice a common thread through many post including this one. Many of us can not put a finger on how we got so FAT .. Obviously we ate way to much, but I think it is important to know what we told ourselves that made that okay. I think knowing all the stuff we told ourselves in advance helps us to not fall for that line again as we struggle. Also curious to know what we told ourselves the day we faced the Fat and said this is not OK. I am never going to be a swimsuit model , but then very few people are . I don't know many women who are happy with their body . I wish my arms were not still fat and I do not like the turkey look to my neck. But I look so much better then I did 85 lbs ago and I will take that and celebrate it.

I do not count calories, Though if I pick up a new protein I do look. I can not see how 1/2 to 3/4 cup of protein and a few veggies can add up to many CALS and thats what I eat 3 times a day. I have been on so many diets I can almost tell by sniffing how fattening it is. Just curious how people eat 1400 /1500 cals a day in that portion , what do they eat?

My Dr is in Pt Charlotte Fl and he has gone through several transitions with NP he helped with the Nut and Psyc. But through the 4 years he has always been at my beck and call and has several times scolded me fo an unfill.or going it alone when he felt I should have called. I relied on his staff through the whole process and they were always there even once meeting me on a Sat in a gas station bathroom on their way to Disney to take some Fluid out for me. Now who can be better then that. I Love them... I to have concerns with some of the post. And I am not sure if people are just not listening or the Drs. are at fault. I did not have this site for my weight loss and so I am not sure what my questions would have been. I know what worked for me and it was complete compliance and determination on my part. I think some folks think this band is going to do all the work and I believe it does on stomach hunger but that head / mouth hunger is on them and they have to do the work mentally on that, the band just lets you not need to eat huge amounts physically . And sometimes I think they just need to hear that no one can do it for them they have to get it to succeed.

As you pack away the old clothes , pack away all your old ways of thinking. This is different you have something inside you that will help you not be hungry, It has worked and it will continue to work. The only thing that gets in your way is your head . Find other things to do instead of eating and thinking about food. It takes time to learn to think positive thoughts about yourself after years of wishing you were thin. I gave away everything but one outfit I thought I looked kinda cute in. And now I just look at it and shake my head... For me when I look at that outfit and old fat pictures I realize that there is just no way I will let that pain and defeat back into my life. I am the one that controls that , and nothing I ever ate taste better than being thin and happy with that success.

I guess I was pleased to see that my pouch was as big as a thumb and where it was suppoose to be and my port had no leaks and the fact that I had a visual on just how big/small the restriction was . I loved the whole process after 4 years of not knowing why it was working even though I knew it was , guess I am just a visual learner.

I had not been to the Dr. for a band adjustment since FEb so thought I needed a little pop.When I called the office they said the Dr had in my records that it was time for a fluroscophy . It has been four years since he put my band in and he wanted to look around check things out. So naturally being me I thought OMG what if somethings wrong I feel great, , I am maintaining, hmmmm why does he need to do this. Well it was great I got to watch the whole feel process check out my little band friend watch it work with and without fill help decide how much fill I wanted . It was terriffic . Had a nice chat with the Dr, no PA just me and him .asked some questions and get new input from him on carbination. I said I would like to get a Diet coke and Rum every now and then AND HIS EXCELLENT ADVICE WAS HEAVY ON THE RUM AND EASY ON THE DIET COKE..... I CAN DO THAT. Usually when I have a fill it is done in the office with a probe for the port and a stick this was the best way to do it ever. How many other folks get fills this way ?? How do you like it?

I have totally given up on steak..no matter how I do it it just will not go down. Last time I vomited 5v times and that was my final clue this is just not worth it. I do love and can eat prime rib rare. YUM

Sounds like a stick to me.I had that happen when I was on meds. the irritation may have caught up with you. Hope you are better soon.