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Pretzel, its time to get back to basics. Go in for a fill, protein first, then veggies. Put it in a measuring cup, drink lots of water and get lots of protein in. You can do it, pull up those boot straps and step back in the game!

Congrats and welcome to LBT. Their is so much information on this site, it is mind boggling! Good luck on your journey, Waynooo

Yes, that is exactly right.

I am opposite, my pants are starting to drag the ground. The only thing I can figure is that my legs a bahookey aren't as big. :biggrin:

MsSmith, if you go in to the mens room their is already a thread on this subject. You would be suprised just how many there are. I am not a police officer, I work for Department of Corections. But it has really helped me in many ways already! The self esteam that i have now is great!

Thats what I have been doing. Just slime no food. Maybe I am doing it right.

Thanks for all the advice! I had a pretty good stuck over the weekend. I tried but was unable to get rid of it. I know it is moving cause i feel relief for a few minutes but then it hits again. OUCH!! I really need to remember the needs of my budy!

When i was in the pre-op phase and doing allot of research I came across a thread where some one was talking about "getting it" they now understood how they were suppose to eat. They went on to say they were getting stuck on food and just not having a good time with eating. Well the conclusion was they were taking to big of bites. They said the bites that they now have to take were small, dime size small. I dont know why but that is one thing that has stuck with me. Maybe try small bites of protein and chew it REALLY well. Good luck to you, Waynooo

Awesome inspiring story! Thanks for the lift this AM. Waynooo

Here is one http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f22458/mood-swing-anyone-100608/ and another http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f113/im-blue-funk-59332/ Hope these help, Waynooo

Yes Mimi, this is a normal reaction. There have been a few posts discussing this and the reason why. Let me see if i can find one for you.

That would be some thing that would definitely interest me. I have recently started going to the gym, my biggest hang up is i am not sure what kind of work out I should be doing. So, yes a thumbs up.

I just wanted to tell you that you are truly a remarkably strong woman! Go get your dreams and heal yourself. Oh, and one more thing. Thanks! For getting that song stuck in my brain!!:thumbup:

Hey, I am in Az with BCBS admin by AmeriBen. I went with true results. The insurance did not take but a couple days to approve. How ever, the Scottsdale oofice told me they sent off the insurance info, which they did, but it gets sent to another office back east where they review it very thoroughly. That took several weeks. You can contact your insurance and they will give you the number to their approval department. Contact them and they will tell you if they even have it yet and if so at what point in the process is. Hope this helps, Wayne

Eyd, thats the thing with this surgery, it requires a lot of after care. I find it easier to get the time off for fills now that my supervisor knows. If something goes wrong or any complications it is much easier to communicate with each other. Just a thought for you.

It will pass or you will PB (productive Burp) it up.

When you get stuck your body produces a thick saliva to try and unblock the offending object. That is the slimming.

:wub: Congrats! I too love my band, it has given me a renewed since of being.

Hello Froggie, Doing good. I had fill #4 Friday. The doc informed me i am no longer Morbidly obese! Yea! 50lbs down since January but more importantly I am starting to see glimpses of my old self. The confidence that had left is slowly returning. I am alot more active and my kids really appreciate it. I have a total of 6.1 cc's and feel a bit restricted, which by the way SUCKS! I hate eating with the family and abrouptly having to stop in the middle of an awesome meal. I guess that is what got me to where I am in the first place. Some measurements, 6 inches lost around my waist and 3 inches lost around my neck, down 2 pant sizes and 1 shirt size. Lets hear from some of the others. If you need some help then we are here for you, if you can lend a hand to one of us then lets be that rock!!!!! Wayno

You will be just fine. Sounds like you have already began to heal. Thanks for the kind words on my weight loss. I still have a long way to go.

I dont know what to say besides that there is a huge Mental side to weight loss. You have touched it and tackled it. The start is to identify it, then to heal from it, then to let it go. You sound like a very strong women you can handle it just as you did with the physical side to it. Good luck!

Yes, Blue cross administered by AmeriBen does @ 80%. Some of the other ones dont. open enrollment is nov this year, do your home work.