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Alright so two weeks ago I had my fill and I am up to 5ccs in a 10cc band. It has been a rough two weeks and I have been PBing on everything soft. Pureed chickpeas, soups, broth, protein shakes. However I have been able to keep down crunchy items and water. Has anyone else had this?

I did not tell many people at all however those I told are incredible with their support. I did not want people looking too closely at me wondering why I have not lost more weight etc.

I have found that your body will let you know when it is time for real food. It takes some time for my body to heal from the fills so I always take it slowly with my liquids and mushies. I was filled last Thursday and am still on mushies as I can tell I am not ready for normal food yet.

I finally firmly planted into Onederland with a weight of 195 and am sure I will stay put. I am also at my sweet spot...I think so hopefully this is the beginning of something great!

Are you filling up on lean proteins? That is what makes all the difference for me. I can be a bit of a carboholic and I found once I started eating my protein first and a couple bites of my side dishes it really made a difference.

I had my third fill on Thursday and while at the Dr office I was able to down water better than either of the other two fills I have had. I made a chickpea puree with lemon and dill and am throwing it up almost right away after it gets stuck. The band is not loosening in the evenings at all...I guess this is getting close to my sweet spot?

Cancel last message.....back on water will see the Dr tomorrow

Today I got down some black beans and green chilies puree without much of an issue in the evening. I am keeping hydrated and I think the swelling is going down as I can eat again and am keeping down water. Thank-you for all your support as always!

I am vigilant about the mushies-liquids, I will give it a couple of days as of now I am keeping down nothing except a little water. It feels like I was just banded again, I guess on the upside I have lost about 5 pounds since the fill and today I bought two size 12 dresses at Ann Taylor. If I am not better by Thursday I will go for an unfill.

So on the scale this morning was the magic 199!!! Now I know it is a first thing in the morning thing but let me tell you it felt fantastic! I went to TJMAXX and also bought a CK dress in size 14 and it is a little loose on top. Lets hope I stay there!!!

I have just been reading Catherine55's increrdible blog and have really enjoyed hearing about sharing clothing. As I continue to lose weight I have a fair amount of beautiful clothes in size 16-20 which I would love to share with some people coming into that stage. I have dresses for more formal occassions, jeans, sweaters, and workout clothes. So let me know if you are interested! They would just go to Goodwill and I love the idea of passing them on to bandsters. With the price of clothes today we can all get by with some help!

I like blended 1o bean soup with some curry powder mixed in!

I thought I would get your attention with an alliteration!! Tonight I went for a fab sushi dinner the #1 rated restaurant in Colorado...and the seaweed paper got stuck....as I ran to the restroom I was holding my hand over my mouth. Just wanted to give people a heads up...it was my first serious stuck experience...

I have an allergy to things out of the water so I actually only eat Veggie Sushi or beef which they make at my local restaurant. Today I went again and had a veggie roll and actually spit the nori into my napkin in a discrete manner. Not an ideal situation however I still loved it.

Does anyone want to set up a meeting of our own? I was thinking that it would be nice to get together last night the support group was great however we barely got time to sit and finish our chat.

Congrats!!! I am so close....5 pounds....

I am a patient of Dr.Chae's and am now 4 months post surgery. Dr. Chae is fantastic and sometimes hard to get a hold of however if you call 303-903-2930 and ask for Pam she will take great care of getting everything organized. Let me know if you have any questions!

I spoke to Dr. Chae today about the issue with getting through to his office. He advised if there is ever an issue to call him directly on his cell phone or his nurse she can do his schedule. That was his best advice!

Today I went to Old Navy, and I went for the XXL pajamas as per usual and when I tried them on they fell off!!! I bought them in XL and they are even big...just wanted to share it was a fantastic experience. I also made an incredible dinner: I took my slow cooker and added: 2 chicken breasts 1 Can of Black Beans 2 cans no sodium crushed tomatoes 2 Tsp Cumin a couple dashes of hot sauce Chili powder I left it for the day and when I got home I shredded the chicken with a fork. It was a shredded chicken black bean chili. I sprinkled cheese on for the husband and put it on rice for him. For me it was just plan and it was very tasty!!

We all need good news and need to share it when we can! Yesterday I went to Old Navy and tried on XXL pants and they fell off....I went down a size and even those are pretty big!

This is so good to read from everyone

Sounds normal as there is a huge liquid component just make sure you are sipping it very slowly so you do not go over your full quota!

You can get a tea in most drugstores called Smooth Move it is a Dieter's Tea. It worked like a charm for me I had two glasses and all my issues were gone!

I recommend when laying down putting a couple of pillows under your legs, this helped me a lot. I did not have any gas pain however I did have a fair amount of port site pain and I found it alleviated it. The pain meds gave me migraines so I had to stop taking them. Another thing that alleviated this was I went to the Chiro shortly after and she was VERY gentle in realigning me after the surgery. This also made me feel a lot better. I gets better though! Just remember why you are doing this :bored: