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Drinking works for some . Do what you think will work Mindy

Heat opens the band up BEFORE you eat . Your not suppose to drink if your stuck . The ONLY TIME i have felt like I was gonna die I Drank something when i was stuck . I literally felt like i was gonna sufficate. If you try the pineapple juice take a VERY Small sip. I recommend the Papaya enzymes first though . I really do not recommend drinking when your stuck it can make it MUCH MUCH Worse. If your band is tight and you want to try to open it up , warm liquids help before eaitng ! Mindy

See if you can find some pineapple juice, Sometimes this helps. Otherwise your gonna have to stick it out. DO NOT THROW UP if you can help it , that's what causes slilps. ( I know the other poster was kidding ) But some people do that . Just fyi , on your way home stop and get some papaya enzymes at walgreens next time you get stuck eat 2 or 4 of them , they work for some people to get them unstuck the pine appel juice can do the same thing . HTH Mindy

Also , the fact that several americans were there getting surgery means NOTHING. Do you have any idea how many people get this surgery in the US AND Mexico and no NOTHING about the surgeon cutting them open ? How many of them d. o not research their doc BEFORE They have surgery ? Their are PLENTY . SO " There were several Americans at this facility and none of them had a bad comment" Means nothing . Honestly , Do you think they would BE There if they KNEW Anything bad ? Well Some do find out bad stuff and go anyway, that's just not smart. But Just search , if you still find first hand experiences hear say then well that is what it is Mindy

Research his name on this forum there are FIRST HAND experienes from HIS PATIENTS! I WILL NOT ARGUE W/ YOU about this ALL I stated was BE CAREFUL AND RESEARCH THIS DOC his rep is NOT GOOD. NO HEAR SAY Unless Experiences from HIS PATIENTS are hear say ! HELL I think there are on this thread ! LOOK AROUND on THIS FORUM you can find out . Mindy

PLEASE ANYONE DO LOTS OF Research on THIS doc before you go !!! Count yourself lucky you have not had any complications !!! BE VERY VERY CAREFUL !! I do not say that of many but this one I DO and WILL !!! Just search this forum !! Mindy

Here you go . My Weight Loss Journey : Getting Skinny in Texas: What do you eat ? Found it for ya LOL My "daily routine" Well Mine is probably different than most because i dont work. 630 am Up and get the youngest to school 700 am drink Bolthouse shake for Breakfast 730-800 get oldest ready and off to school 8-200pm Cleaning house running errands, I eat lunch around 12 or 1 Get youngest off the bus at 3 Do his homework . 5 Start to fix something for dinner get it in the oven 6 pick up oldest from Football practice , or go to football games, or decortae locker rooms for football games or SOMETHING to do w/ football Dinner is around 730 (if no game) 8 youngest in bed 9 Start Laundry 10 oldest in Bed 11 start working ( I keep books ect for our business ) 1-2 am Bed I know your wondering where my exercise is ? At this point i do not do it. My "work out " Is my activity level i keep up w/ my house right now . Because a yr ago my time from 8-2 i did NOTHING . I kept my house as clean as I had to did what i barely had to to get by . I worked out w/ a personal trainer the first 4 months post op , Was running until Feb got very sick w/ pnemonia and bronchitis and stopped and have not been on the ball since. Im paying for it now though w/ flabby arms and the last 30 pds being a BITCH to get off ! BUT I am 150% more active than i was last yr. I am involved in my 16 yr olds high school football program, booster club, ect . Does that answer your question ? Mindy

If you go to the archived blogs there is one that it titled "what i ate" Something like that ? It has some of my "usuals" If you want more specifics email me i can give them to you . For the most part though i eat what i want. I do not eat friend things, I do not eat bread, Pasta or rice. But My "Staples" are on my blog. Feel free to email me or ask any questions. HTH Mindy

It sounds like your eating around your band ? Things like meat , veggies ect will go down but they take more work , Are you too tight /w your fill ? Sometimes it gets to the point where its easier to drink say a milk shake rather than cook a good meal . have you tried going back to the basics ? Small bites, eating on toddler plates and utensils, Chewing until things are mush , eating slowly ? Mindy

When I go get everything waxed, eye brows, Lip Chin they charge me $45 To get just the plucking its $10 . its not too bad. I REFUSE to go to a nail salon to do it , they are not trained well and have no idea what they are doing. I go to a liscensed anesthetist so its a little more . Mindy

The Waxers at the salon can see better than you can , Even if you go ever other week , they can get more and do a better job than you can at home. My BIG problem was my chin . But it is about the same price , or evens out as a laser would . I realize that. But I am not going do to do laser until i lose all my weight, there just isnt any point. You do too many treatments when if waiting until the weight is gone you dont have to go through as many . I started it before weight loss and i was up to WAY too many treatments and stopped, So now im not even gonna bother . FYI docs offices in Austin are cheaper than those spa type places for Laser hair remvoal . I us to bleach my mustache area a long time ago , it worked well, when it was just that area that needed it. HTH Mindy

Just an FYI , NORMALLY if your stuck its NOT a good idea to drink liquids. The ONE time i tried that I SERIOUSLY Thought i was going to die , I am not kidding either, I felt like i was suffocating, My husband was about to call 911 too ! If your truly stuck , water is not going to help and it will make things MUCH MUCH worse. So not usually a good idea ! Mindy

If you go to my blogg. My Weight Loss Journey : Getting Skinny in Texas there is an entry called " what do i eat ? " Or somethign like that lol you can see what i typically eat. As for working out. Well... ( Hiding in shame) I dont really . I WAS early on i worked out w/ a personal trainer the first 3 months then i started doing something called the Couch to 5K program , but I got sick w/ pneumonia in Feb and stopped when i had to recover. Never started back up again . BUT im going to soon . Feel free to email me as well I sent you a PM too Mindy

I live in Buda and i have a friend who is on here who was banded by Longoria. Im happy to help in anyway i can . email me Mindy

Here is a very informative website for Protein sources. Most docs want you to "eat" your protein and not drink it . My doc does not want me having more than about 1 shake a day . Frankly i like to eat and would rather have my protein from meat, fish , chicken ect than a shake. After your first 6 weeks of surgery you should not be still relying on protein powders at all for protein . DOING THAT WILL really hurt you in the long run . OH Here is the website High Protein Foods Mindy

WHAT is going on ? Those of you who get stuck so often ? WHY ? NOAHSMOM, if your getting stuck everyday your either A. not following the rules , or B. your too tight. ETIEHR WAY you need to fix it before you LOSE YOUR BAND ! I spoke to my doc about this a while ago and he told me EVERYTIME you PB its the same as throwing up ,your causing the same amoutn of damage to your band if you PB as if you threw up . FORCING yourself to throw up ... NOT GOOD . I understand some times we do things and cant help it, I do it too. But if your STAYING Stuck and FORCING yourself to throw up . Your gonna lose your band ! There is NO REASON to keep yourself that tight, and that's the only reason to be tight , peopel do that to get the weight off. LOTS Of good your weight coming off it gonna do when you have no BAND ~~ PLEASE be careful ya'll and stop doing this to yourself ~ There is no reason for it. Mindy

AWWW gottcha , Sorry . Well , I have PCOS and NOTHING worked for me before. I lost weight ONCE w/ Weight watchers and only 25lbs in a yr. I am now down 100 pds ( I gained weight recently froma total unfill) after a yr . One thing i can tell you is to go into the band expecting ONE THING and one thing only . Expcet to LOSE and that's it ! Do not put a time frame on it , dont put a " i'll lose this amoutn of weight by this time" just expect to lose ! If you do that i dont think you will be disappointed ! Do not compare yourself to anyone else ! take a look at my blog in my signature line for more info on my weight loss if you like. But You can do it !! Mindy

Phen/fen taking together has been a no no for many yrs. its very dangerous. Do a Google search on it . Phen/fen itself i believe was taken off the marekt a few yrs ago. If your banded/ or getting the band , diets in my opinion are pointless. the band does the work for you if you use to the tool the right way . I dont get the point of going through surgery THEN going on a "diet" or taking diet pills ? use the band for what it is there for . Your weight did not come on over night its not gonna fall off over night. So be patient and it will come off. The band works , it does. I have lost over 100pds in 10 months. with only the band. I do not diets. Eat healhty, eat what you want , and follow the rules you WILL Lose !! Good luck Love Mindy

There is a place in my town called the waxing studio that Only does waxing ( dont go to the nail salons find a spa or something that does it ) and i go every other week for a full wax , chin , stash and eye brows , and then between those weeks I go in and they do nothing but PLUCK my chin. BUT I was doing laser hair removal from my docs office, before surgery and i was up to 12 sessions !! Soon as I get the money Im giong to go back . it DID Slow down my growth . But I think what i might do is go to one of those places that "gurantee" it wont go back . BUT if you do that you CANT tell them you have PCOS. Some places ASK You , but some dont. If you tell them you have PCOS they wont gurantee you it wont grow back . IF they gurantee it you can get as many sessions as needed until its gone !!! HTH Mindy

Shoot I dont even "roughly " count calories, what's the point ? Seriously , That IS counting calories . And honestly there is no reason to weight stuff. You can do things to figure out how much things " weight' w/ out going to that much trouble. Lets face it you cant weight things in restaurants. not saying what your doing is wrong. But im saying you could do the same thing in an easier way ... For Example : A rounded handful - one 1/2 cup vegetables or fruit, 1/2 cup of cooked rice or Pasta, or a snack serving of crisps or pretzels Woman’s fist - another way of visualising a serving of vegetables, or one piece of whole fruit Small handful or golf ball - 1/4 cup of dried fruit A matchbox - a 1 oz serving of meat, or a serving of cheese Deck of cards, or the palm of your hand (excluding fingers) - a 3oz serving (recommended serving) of meat, fish or poultry, or ten chips/french fries Thin paperback book - a 8 oz serving of meat Check book - a serving of fish (approximately 3 oz) Tennis ball - 1/2 cup of pasta, or a serving of ice cream Computer mouse - a medium baked potato Compact disc - one serving of pancake or small waffle Thumb tip or one dice - one teaspoon of margarine A ping pong ball - two tablespoons of Peanut Butter Small milk carton - 8 oz glass of milk A baseball - 8 oz cup of yogurt, one cup of Beans, or one cup of dry Cereal HTH Mindy

This is why its important to ask YOUR doc. My doc did not allow Puddings. its not a liquid or yougurts. So when in doubt ask your doc. Mindy

are you eating ok ? you said your throat feels sore ? are things going down ok ? As for the port area , My doc has to push on my stomach a little to find my port w/ his hand before he sticks me and it can leave me feeling a little sore. I generally dont feel well at all after my fills. I usualy spend that evening in bed. But that's Just me because i get migraines really bad and any change to my "system" affects me . So that's from that not the "fill "itself. But yes i think its normal to feel a bit sore . Mindy

Wanted to check in on the PCOS Girls !! How are ya'll doing ? Im stuck in a slow weight loss time right now . I was totally unfilled a few months ago , Went on vacation gained 10 pds while i was on vacation and totally unfilled so now im 30 pds to goal instead of 20 !!! STUPID ME , 5lbs of my gain was TOTALLY MY FAULT ! I got my first fill after the total unfill and its not given me any restriction . So i am hoping to get in to get one next week !! This is new territory for me , After a yr and 100 pds this is my first plateau and the first time i have had a fill and NOT had restriction !! How is everyone else doing ? Love Mindy

Sheila I would be glad to help you out. I'll PM you !! Mindy