spoiltmom

You could also check into a 401K loan if you or your spouse has one. The interest on those are very, very low. I know I looked at CareCredit at first and sometimes they offer the first 6,12, or 18 months with no interest. You might ask about that. That would at least give you some time to pay towards the principle before the interest starts kicking in. Another thing, just keep checking with different surgeons. We actually have one in my area that will do the band for $8900 in Mexico. That includes your plain ticket, all hospital charges and hotel accomodations plus one year of fills.

Sorry wrong place

Definitely go bra shopping! I recently got a few Victoria's Secret bras and my boobs actually look full now and high rather than saggy.

I'm using My Fitness Pal on my iPhone to track my daily calories. My nutrients always look good except for my daily calcium and iron. It says I'm only getting like 20% of my daily limit. I take a multiple vitamin already. Should I take an iron and calcium supplement also?

The new forum loads so super slowly for me. Am I the only one with this problem? The old forum loaded up much faster. The new one is so slow that I hate to even bother with it anymore:(

This is a great chicken recipe. It never lasts long at my house. It's juicy and full of flavor. http://allrecipes.com//Recipe-Tools/Print/Recipe.aspx?RecipeID=45954&origin=detail&servings=8

How long was it before you were back to most activities??? I have 3 kids and I'm wanting to do both at the same time also. By the time I get it done my kids will be 1, 5, and 10. How many weeks should I plan to need help with the two little ones?

I got 3 bras and 3 nightgowns for $120 total. My bras fit great and my nightgowns are really cute except... I ordered an XLarge and they are WAY too big on me:) I had to return them for a smaller size. I was so happy to see that:) I'm definitely starting to feel like I'm just a little overweight and not fat or huge anymore. I'm feeling so great about myself now.

LOL! Glad you're feeling better! Try some Miralax in your coffee every morning. It does the trick and has no flavor.

My last fill was a month ago. I have 6.5 ccs in a 10 cc band. I've lost 10 pounds but I'm so hungry. My meals consist of things like 3 oz of tilapia and steamed broccoli or a 3 oz pork chop with green Beans. I eat like that everyday. My calories average 1200 a day but I go to bed hungry and wake up hungry the next morning, My surgeon would like for me to wait until April but I'm thinking about going back before this month is over. Would you or would you wait?

I wonder that also. My band is 10 cc's but I'm wondering how much extra can they put in one without it popping. Anybody?

I measure my food. When it's gone I stop eating. But I'm not getting a full feeling at all. I'm hungry again before an hour goes by which is why I have 2 snacks a day also.

I should have said I've been having 3 meals and 2 snacks a day and im still really hungry. I do get stuck on solids though if I don't chew really good.

I told mine that I'm eating about a cup of food at a time and he said I should only be able to eat 3/4 of cup. Is that right? When I eat the cup I don't feel full I just stop eating b/c I know that's enough. If I were over eating wouldn't I feel some pressure in my chest or something? Do any of you know what Allergan's official word is on this? I tried searching their site but all I can find is portion sizes and not how much/little to eat. Thanks everyone!

I wonder that too. I don't want to mess up by over eating but I don't want to get another fill right now either. Some days I'm really hungry and my band feels like it's not even there. Then other days it's so tight that I end up getting stuck.

What do you eat to help fill you up when your really super hungry? The past 2 days I've been absolutely starving. I eat something small every 2-3 hours and I'm still starving. Yesterday alone I had 95 grams of Protein. It's odd b/c last week I had restriction and could barely eat anything. Now I feel like I have none and can eat anything and everything. I think it has something to do with my monthly cycle. I had a partial hysterectomy in September but my ovaries were left. Now they seem to be in overdrive.

Breakfast is hard for me. When I get up I have meds I have to take on an empty stomach. Then after 30 to 45 minutes I'm ready for my coffee. I eat after I finish my coffee which means some days I never get around to it.

I would think your retaining water. Just make sure your drinking plenty of water and watch your salt/sodium intake. I bet it will come right off.

I think I need one but I'm not sure how to fit it in. How many of you have one? How much do you pay per session? How many sessions do you do a week? If I do it I can only do 2 days a week. Would that really be enough? Where do you find your trainer at?

Well we don't really have any chain gyms here like Gold's Gym or LA Fitness. I would want to do 1 hour each time 2 times a week. We have one gym with all sorts of equipment, classes, racquetball court, walking track and swimming pool. Then we have another one with no walking track or swimming pool but they do have a boxing ring and there primary focus is on weight training. I guess I'll call to do and see what the fees are. I'm sort of embarrassed to go. I feel like everyone will be staring at me. That's dumb right?

I changed clothes 5 times before I decided on what to wear and it wasn't because everything was too small, too tight and made me look fat it was because everything I put on fit really good and looked AWESOME! I just couldn't decide what to wear:) So now I sit here in my size 12 jeans, yes 12 and I'm feeling so happy:) I started this process in a size 20 and I'm now a 12. I feel so great! Now that I'm finally in control of my weight I feel like I'm totally in control of my life now. Just had to share with you guys cause I knew you would understand it:)

I'll be checking out those recipes also!

Isn't it weird how it works? I wonder what makes it tight sometimes and then loose at others.

My last fill was around 3 weeks ago. For about 10days after that I had to chew really well and I would get stuck easily. Then that time of the month came and I was able to eat anything I wanted with no stuck episodes. Now this week I'm back to chewing really well to avoid getting stuck. Also ever since my last fill when I do get stuck I have to throw like 3 times to get unstuck. It doesn't want to go down or come back up either. Is all this normal?

I've now lost half of what I need to lose!!! I haven't posted much lately because I'm now in college full time again. Losing this weight has given me so much more confidence. I'm doing things now that I never would have done before. I'm loving it!