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Never heard of this but I am interested!

I had a temp unfill because of a stomach prolapse.I had 3 of my cc's removed for two weeks. I now have little restriction. Any staying good advice? I refuse to eat foods I have cut out that do badly in my band such as bread. I don't want to get addicted to those foods again. Any other advice for the next 2 weeks? Thanks!

Do you have a realize band? I have found some great recipes on realizemysuccess.com I would guess that lapband may have one too,but not sure.

Everyone's magic #is difference. I think the first fill that I actually had restriction is my 3rd. I agree with Elfiepoo, you need to get more fills more often, even if it takes writing down what you eat to show your doctor that you need more restriction.

What rice do you use with the band? I really miss rice as I have tried rice and failed with the band.

I drink up until the minute I eat. eventually drinking while eating will be painful. You can also dialate your esphogus as well as all the above.

sounds great!

Gosh that sounds good! I got some pyrex glass containers at walmart. I also use the snack size ziplocks to pre-measure my food so I can just grab a snack and go.

after my experience yesterday with prolapse, no way would I consider self filling!

jachut-McDonalds's have two things I can tolerate. Their fruit and nut salad is great(I pick out the nuts), as is their yogurt Parfait. Minimeme-I agree with you on the Beans. I ended up going to the store and getting fat free refried beans. I think that has helped alot!

Jamba Juice sounds as good as Robeks. I do an Orange juice smoothie with NF frozen yogurt, banana's, strawberries with a shot of protein:)

I have so wanted to do this!

When I go out with friends I always precut my food. That way even if I am not paying attention I know my bite would be manageable.

Good points! I never had bp,or cholesterol issues but I did have borderline sugar that is now normal. I think I plan to float between 145-150. Once I get there I can always change my mind!

will do! Thanks!

Tell me about your issues with slippage? This morning I was unable to drink water and found the same thing, that my band had totally closed off my stomach. why did you have to have a revision? Trying to find some answers here. Thanks!

The nurse said he hated that so many people focus on the scale and not on the look and the feel. He mentioned another patient that worked so hard to get to 100 pounds and he said she almost looked gaunt. to be honest I wondered even before this nurse said anything. DH wants to see me at 135, I would be happier at 145, I don't want to have to struggle to maintain this tiny number. As for working out I work out 5x a week doing weights and cardio, its amazing what exercise can do to your body!

Isn't it sweet! my 8 year old is so encouraging and does the arms thing too. We hit a spell about 3 weeks ago where his classmates were saying he was fat and his legs were too big. According to this classmate it made sense because his(my son) mom was big. Ryan says that his mom used to be big but isn't anymore. I had to chuckle! For the record my son is a blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do, and ranked 16th in the nation for track and field. He has not an ounce of fat on him. It is incredibly sad how early this starts and somewhat unexpected since he is a boy.

My son's birthday party this weekend and we served pizza. I ate about a 1x1 piece of it and it totally hit the spot. i have a great "pizza" recipe that uses chicken as the crust. We love it.

you would be shocked about how a small fill can make all the difference. You are doing great! 14 pounds after heading out of the holidays is great! Pre band all I would be able to hope for is maintaining AT BEST. Our Subway does a special diabetic sandwich in which they hollow out the inside bread so you aren't eating quite as much carbs. I tend to do this for my husband because I worry about his eating habits. Do enjoy to some extent some of these things you are able to eat. I miss bread, steak, etc. My fill tech told me to enjoy these things that I wouldn't be able to eat for too much longer. I wish I would have listened.

I was banded in May of 2009 and have lost 65 pounds. I am about 10-15 pounds from goal. This is a sample of three things that I tend to eat for each meal. I will only do a Protein shake once a day: B- A.granola with FF vanilla yogurt B. cottage cheese with manderin oranages C. Protein shake L- A. salad with grilled chicken and dressing for dipping on the side. Salads have good greens that have some nutrition to them such as spinach B. Hummus with veggies or crackers c. chicken salad lunch kit D. A-protein shake B. baked chicken with FF dressing for a dipping sauce c. I tend to eat parts of my families meal. If I make spaghetti with meat sauce I will do a bit of the meat sauce and skip the noodles.

I agree dime size may be a bit too bit, but also suggest you try to dip your chicken in a sauce of some type. The person that does my fills suggests to try this as it helps the meat go down. I sometimes do fat free ranch dressing as a dip, sometimes I do cranberry sauce. Is your chicken reheated? I can not do left over chicken, it is way too dry after its been reheated, no matter how I cook it or reheat it. Finally I can't do eggs either, I never thought I could miss eggs.