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Hey gals, it's been awhile. Hope you all are doing well. Sorry it's been so long since I've been on here to check on everyone, things have been pretty hectic here. I'm still losing, slowly...about a pound a week but I'm happy with that. I'm about to be moving and I'm hoping that being busy with that will help me drop a few more pounds a week, we'll see. I saw everyone's tickers, looks like you ladies are doing well. Keep up the good work and hopefully I'll be stopping by more often than once a month after I move. Take care.

Rose, I'm 5'10", my starting weight was 260, I'm down to 240 now and my first goal is 200 lbs. I don't know what is a good weight for me, I honestly can't imagine being 175 which is what the charts say is a healthy weight for me so I'm going to see what my body is like at 200 lbs and then decide on a final goal weight from there. My doctor said no to me about abdominal workouts too, he said it's because they attach the port to your abdominal wall and you want to make sure it's totally healed before you strain your abs. I'm still doing good with my fill, I'm hoping I stay in the green zone and don't need anymore fills. I'm really happy with my weight loss right now. China, glad to hear you are doing well. Be sure to let us know how your new menu is working out. I could always use advice on what to eat.

Hey Ladies, I know it's been awhile since I've been here to check in, things have been busy for me. I got my first fill on Tuesday, it didn't go too well. He had trouble accessing my port and had to stick me about 15 times before he got it, then 2 1/2 cc was too much and the barium wouldn't go down so he had stick me 3 more times to get it again. He ended up taking out 1/2 cc and that worked. So now I'm at 5cc and so far feeling really good. I had stopped losing weight after about 3 weeks post surgery so I was getting a little bummed out. Turns out the fill was just what I needed because I've already started losing again. Also, I was really excited because I had ordered some jeans online that were on clearance in a size 18 so that as I lost weight I would have some jeans but when they got here they already fit me. Yay! Looks like I need to start looking for jeans in a 16 to grow into.

Hey Ladies, I'm starting to get really anxious about my first fill, I'm hungry now and I feel like I can eat anything. I've gained 3 pounds and I really want to feel restricted again. I started working out but I've found that when I do workout I wake up the next morning with a pain in my abdomen. I'm going to start walking tomorrow and see if that helps me drop the weight I put back on and I'm going to be more careful about what I put in my mouth. I still have 3 weeks till my first fill so I hope to have the 3 pounds gone and then some by that time. Wish me luck. Welcome Mommysgirls, glad you decided to post, it's really nice having people here that understand what you're going through. Hope to see you around here more often.

Hey ladies, It's been awhile since I've been on here. I went to Houston for the holidays and had a great time. I've been eating some solid foods (I'm still favoring mushy foods though) and I've found that some of the easier foods to eat are higher in calories and fat so I'm working on making better food choices. I didn't lose any weight over the holidays but my doctor gave me the okay to start working out yesterday (no weight lifting though) so I'm hoping that I will start losing again real soon. Hope you all have been doing well and happy new year to you all.

Everyone should be proud of their weight loss. Every person is different and if you start comparing your weight loss with others then you might get discouraged. We are all on the right track but we have different bodies and different amounts of weight to lose, remember slow and steady wins the race. 7 pounds in a week is a huge amount of weight, don't underscore your achievement. Keep up the good work!

Okay, something was stuck, I drank pinapple juice and walked around with my arms in the air like you guys were talking about and that helped it work through. It started hurting and then eventually passed. I'm back on full liquids this morning and probably for awhile, I obviously wasn't ready and I don't care to relive that again. Thanks for all the help and ideas.

Okay, I feel like burping, I'm full still and the last time I ate was yesterday at 12:00 pm. I can drink and not throw up but I have no desire to eat, I feel like I'll throw up if I do. It seems like the more time that passes the more uncomfortable it becomes. Is it possible to have a partial blockage? because it doesn't really hurt, I just feel uncomfortably full.

1) It means I won't have to take my blood pressure medicine anymore. 2) It means my back will hurt less. 3) It means I will be able to run again. 4) It means I will be able to shop in the misses section for the first time in 10 years. 5) It means that I won't feel like the fattest person in the room. 6) It means I will be able to coach my kids' soccer team. 7) It means I will feel sexy again. 8) It means people won't think I'm lazy just because of my weight. Okay...I think that is more than you were looking for but I feel they are all equally important.

I sneezed today too, I was so scared that I would sneeze when I was still sore from surgery, luckily it didn't hurt at all, but burps still hurt, nothing unbearable though.

Not rude at all, I'm one week and one day out and my soreness was pretty much gone around day 4 or 5. I still feel a little sore if I try to sleep on my port side. As far as my abs being sore, I swear by this and it helped me in one day, I drink cherry juice. Something in cherries (and also cherry juice, which is a clear liquid) helps with muscle soreness. It works if you are sore from a workout too.

Wow! 11 lbs, way to go! Keep up the good work, that is awesome. I'm putting myself back on liquids because I scared myself yesterday when I ate some chicken. It's been over 24 hours and I'm still full, that worries me. It's funny, the doctor says I can eat food but I don't think I'm ready for it, I never thought that would happen. As for the question, I think I'd like to be eating around 1000-1200 calories just because that is what they say you need to run all your organs and stuff without any activity. It looks like that is going to be quite a challenge since I feel like I can hardly eat anything right now, 1000 calories seems like an unattainable goal, we'll see. Where do I join in on the weightloss challenge?