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I have been following the thread and decided to post. I am fairly new, so I will not have tons of advice, but thanks to everyone with great advice and support. When I have a question--I come to this thread first. Got my answer about weight lifting and muscles--thanks BetsyB.

I have to agree. I get up at around 5:45, but I do not eat my breakfast until at least 8:30. I usually sip on Water until about 7:30. I find that I am usually not very hungry until lunch time--I have very little restriction now btw.

Yes, before my first fill, I could get in the water. Now, I have to drink much slower or my chest tightens and hurts, so now getting it down really has to be planned.

Yes--I met my goal and exceeded by .4lb. Still got a week left--hope may I can loose another 5lbs, but I am happy:thumbup:

I went for my first fill--very glad it was here as you know how hard it is before the first fill--I have been summoning willpower from the heavens and have stuck to everything--no cheating. Although I knew I might achieve restriction this time around, at least I would be one fill closer. Well, I get there. My doctor uses an ultrasound to mark where the port is. He marks, numbs me and I am thinking so far so good. Well, the port was so deep and awkward to get to, he could not do the fill!:smile2: He poke and prodded and numbed me three times, but nothing but pain. I now have to go back in three weeks (would have been four weeks for a 2nd fill, so he moved it to three--geesh, thanks). He hopes with more weight loss it will pop up better or he will do it florouscopicly (sp?)I am so bummed out.

I just received all my bills. The radiologist, hospital,and the anesthesiologist sent them. They total 3000--was not prepared that I would have to pay that much out of pocket!:tt1: Yes, it would have been wonderful for some to say oh this amount is not covered!:eek:

I actually just got it Monday. I was able to get a appointment the following week, but I had to change back to this Monday because I had to go out of town twice--I did not want to be out of town if I had problems. He was able to access without flouro Monday after a lot pressing and feeling. He says the more weight I loose it will shift. He was proud because I had loss enough that he could feel it just fine, but it is awkwardly pointed and hard to see on the ultrasound (he uses ultrasound to locate and then marks it with a pen). Still was kind of sore from all the pressure applied, but nothing like last time and I got my fill!:tt1: Thanks for asking

Wonderful--that is the exact amount I want to loose--thanks for being an inspiration!!!!

Just had my first fill Monday. I had to do two day liquids, two day pureed/mushies. I am back to regular food today. I am eating the same, but I can say I am less hungry than before the fill. I have eaten today really because it was time.

Only .4lbs from goal--one more week--but I am going to count myself mission accomplished!!

I too have a protein shake as a snack, unless I have one to replace my breakfast--never been much of a breakfast eater. My NUT allows snacks, but usually those snacks with protein. Does not encouraging snacking on anything else!

Only two pounds from Easter goal. I hope to exceed, but I take 10 in five weeks!:thumbup:

I use wheat or corn as well, but I can get down flour okay if I chew--I like baking them to make chips--easier to get down as they are not as doughy.

Thank you--what an inspiration to us all. Congrats on your success and taking your life back!

Same here. Just had my first fill today. My port is deep and awkward and he thought we may have to do if under a fluroscope, but he was able to access without it.

Great Job!!!

Well said:thumbup:

For me it's pain in the chest area

I got my shake container from Wal-mart right over their with the protein mix that has the number ounces listed. Usually I make it for the entire day

Mine moment was after the death of my father. He was not obese, but he did not take care of himself--died of three aneurysms. My mother is the same--obese with sleep apnea, congestive heart failure, medicine induced diabetes, arthritis, and osteoporosis (has a degenerative disc in her back--great pain). After being put on BP meds and my doc saying I was pre-diabetic, that confirmed it for me because I was heading in that direction.

same here--I have lost about 18 since surgery--but my clothes are fitting differently. Unfortunately could not find the tape measure to get my measurements pre-op, so I have no way of gauging how many inches

Potassium or get your Vitamin D level checked

I guess doctors are different--mine once i got to solid food, it moved up to 6-8oz

Same thing happened to me--but because I am scheduled to go out of town so much this month I rescheduled--so I kept the original apointment that made me wait three weeks or I would have had it last week--so 2 mths post-op Sunday, and no fill yet until 3/22.

I do, but lately I have being doing the veggie burger made by morning star, so if I do get to a point that I cannot eat beef hamburgers, it is a nice,moist substitute