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Agreed, I al 4 months out with no fill and a loss of 60lbs post op. I eat solid foods and stay away from mushies as these will slide right through anf not satisfy me very long, I canceled all fills until 6 months post op, I love the fact that I can eat anything just smaller amounts and still lose. I had 1/2 chicken breast and 1 cup of cantaloup for dinne and I'm stuffed. If I eat a pork chop It fills me up for close to 8 hours. But if I eat Cereal or Soups I want to eat an hour later.

Good for you on holding off on a fill, I think it's hard to judge weather you need a fill when your on mushies, I agree If we're losing weight why not wait until we stop losing. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress. Also for you or anyone else some of started a exercise challenge in july we had so much sucess that we are doing one in august. The thread is called August 2009 mile challenge. Make sure it says mile in the thread title because theres one similiar to it but a different group.

My total for July was 57 and my method was walking.

Ok so there are 2 threads that are close in name and I just realized that I have been posting on the incorrect one... Not that that's bad but the August 2009 mile challenge is a continued monthly challenge and so in order to not confuse myself I am going to unsubscribe to this one... Of course you are all welcome to join the mil challenge thread. Oh ann Luluc, I sent you a private message!

Theres another thread that I need to unsubscribe too or I'm going to continue to post on the wrong one. My july miles were 57

Good idea....Save fast food for later when your off all restrictions and have better control. I don't believe in forbidden foods, just moderation. Good luck and keep us up on your progress!

Suprised... I think I picked mine up at Walmart.. They're so filling!!!!

I'm very excited about this, I'm 5 miles in so far.... I usually start off strong and slack off towards the end of the month but hopefully the challenge of 10 extra miles will keep me going strong all month!! I also think that monthly goals are important, I also have a weight loss goal of 10lbs a month for the rest of 2009. Going to Mexico in December and really want to be 245lbs.

Yay!!!! Here we go again.

Restless you're right.... Life is good, and I too want to thank you for all your words of wisdom. I am a Restless follower because you do it right, you don't get overfilled for a quick weight loss, you're patient and you don't believe there should be forbidden foods. I have mirrored those same standards which I believe are going to be the key to lapband sucess! Now enough about you ( LoL ) Life is good because I am finally under 300lbs and seeing parts of my body that I haven't seen in years!!!!!

My husband is all about farm town...... Thankfully he made it to Green Wizard and he's done. But just between us I miss o'l Saggy Bottom and his cat ranch!!! Farmers, can't live with them, can't live without them!!!!

Relax, your bloated from all the gases they pumped in you during surgery, anyway this time is all about healing so just stay on your post op food plan and stay off of the scale. Make this the start of a whole new lifestyle, new attitude, and knowing that non scale victories are just as important, such as inches lost, clothes fitting better and just overall feeling better!!! Good luck!!!

I'm in!!! My goal this month is 60 miles and I kicked it in gear with a 2.5 today!!!

My favorite was refried beans with salsa and sour cream!!!!!

Yes you are to impatient... Seriously stay off of the scale, you are bloated from all the gases they pumped into you during surgery. Just follow all your post op rules and worry about losing weight later.

I hear ya black cherry, You have to love yourself first before anyone else can love you, At my heighest weight of 405 I still thought I was hot which is scary because when I reach goal My confidence will be off the chart ( lol ) But them chicks were desperate and that's not attractive!!!!!

Honestly I couldn't handle all the crying and this was just the first episode!

Awesome!!!!!!!!!

Personally I would stay away from fast food, I mean you have a food addiction why put yourself in that position? This pre op diet is serious and it's important that you focus and follow your specific plan given to you from your surgeon. Then there's the post op diet that needs to be followed so you can heal properly.... Just dig deep and remember why your doing this!!!!!

I have a cusinart immersion blender, stick blender. It's amazing, I looked at the magic bullet but I have no need for 17 pieces. The stick blender is just 2 pieces.

What did you find out?

Are you still on mushies?, the reason I ask is because once you get off of mushies and on to solids you might not need a fill.... this is just my experience but when I was on mushies I could not wait to get my fill, went to my surgeon and since I had such a big weight loss he said let's wait until you stop losing and he told me that I needed to challenge my band with solids, so I started eating chicken breasts, tuna, pork, salmon, hard boiled eggs, oatmeal and even pita bread and he was right, I am stuffed for 5 hours when I eat these foods where as when I would eat mashed potatoes, puddings, or cereals, I would be starving an hour later..... so I am 4 months out and I have not needed a fill. Just something to think about, we're all different and this is just my experience. Of course there will be a time when I need a fill but I had one scheduled in 2 weeks and I already canceled it. Good luck.

For me when I get something stuck, I slime until it goes down, slime is not throwing up just lot's of saliva that I can't swallow. This happens when I take to big of a bite as well. What you're experiencing sounds normal but let your doc know since you have a follow up this morning.

So how did everyone do? Are we ready for August!!!!!!!!!!

Well here goes my thoughts, I am 4 months out with no fill and as long as I stick with solids I have restriction. I eat all my favorite foods just smaller amounts. I eat about a 1-1.5 cups of food per meal and I walk a lot! I can't imagine being filled to the point that I could only get soft stuff down. I do think there are physological elements to this. At some point I will need a fill but I have lost 55 lbs in 4 months and I'm happy with that.