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I know that there is a thread for a July 4th challenge that will start either this coming Sunday or Monday.

Well I am back down to 309 this morning so that is a total of 4 lbs out of the 14 that I wanted to loss. Not what I wanted but I will take it since it is still a loss and I have had no fills since being banded.

I am in again I will aim for 12 lbs this time. Hope this challenge goes better than the last.

Hello everyone. Welcome to the new bandsters that have found our thread. I am feeling a little bummed. I thought my first fill was last Thursday (5/6) but I was wrong it is this Thursday. I am so looking forward to getting it. I have not really lost any weight in the last two weeks. I have been bouncing back and forth between 29 and 32 lbs lost. I have also noticed that I am eating a little bit more than I had in the past several weeks and I am not staying full between meals. On a happy note...I went the the zoo this last week with my son and his kindergarten class and I was surprized at how well I did with all the walking. We did use the tram to Africa and back but still it is a lot of walking and I felt I did a pretty good job of keeping up with him. Have a great week everyone.

So frustrated!!!! Yesterday I was still at 308 this morning 311.....What the heck? How in the heck do you gain 3 lbs in 1 freaking day? It is not even that time of the month. That is not until next week. I just hope the fill I get this week helps even just a little.

Not drinking while eating. That I think has been the worst.

I drink a Protein shake on the way to work. Breakfast is EggBeaters (the equavalent to 2 eggs) with green peppers and onion (sometimes with 2 turkey sausage links or bacon) lunch is one of those tuna to go lunch packs with the crackers and a cup of soup (really like the tomato bisque) or some kind of meat and a veggie out of the office cafe or a lettuce wrap from Jimmy John's (sometimes leftovers from dinner the night before) Dinner is really almost anything. This time of year we grill a lot so a hamburger patty no bread with pepper jack cheese and a steak sauce, pork chop, I fixed a roast last night in my crockpot it was a little hard going down but that is because I think it was a little dry. Keep in mind that yes you have to make better choices but for me this has really not been a "diet". I have not given up many of the things I like to eat just changed the way I eat them and how much of them I eat. Like the hamburger I just don't eat the bun and the lettuce wrap is just like a sub with out the bread. I have even gone to a Chinese buffet with my family and ate dinner. I have not really started working out. I have started walking on my breaks at work. The girls that I walk with and myself average 1/2 walk in 15 minutes. So we walk 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes in the afternoon for a total of 30 minutes and a mile walk. I was banded on March 25 and so far including per-op diet I have lost 32 pounds. I go for my first fill on May 6.

I have no good recipes for the a protien drink. I just buy the pre-made one and grab one in the morning. But I will suggest that if you have a Smoothie King in your area try their Gladiator. I think it is only 180 calories and 45 grams of protein. You can choose any two fruits you want. I like either pineapple and orange or strawberry and banana. Next time I think I will try strawberry and kiwi.

Good Monday Morning Everyone!!!!! Well I am down another 2 lbs this week. Everything seems to be going well except I think that I am eating more than I should most days. I really have to watch my portions because I don't really get "full". I just look at my plate and go "Wow you need to stop eating!" and then I tend to get hungry in between meals. Still happy with the loss so far but really can't wait to get my first fill. Oh, I also had my first stuck episode this weekend were the food came back up. Did not like that at all and learned my lesson. Should not have been eating was I was eating anyway, chocolate birthday cake, will never do that again!!! I felt like I could not breath and then I tried to drink some warm water and then felt like I was drownding.

This sounds like something that happened to one of the ladies in my support group. Her band had not slipped but her esphogus had dialated. They had to do a total unfill on her for like two months and then started refilling her band. Hope everything is fine and keep us posted.

Alright another 2 lbs gone!!!! I think I might have set my total loss to high. I don't think I can loss another 9 lbs in two weeks but I am very happy with the 5 lbs that are gone thus far. I should get my first fill on May 6 but that is only three days before the final weigh in. Way to go everyone on all your weight loss over the last three weeks.

I had my first stuck episope this morning and it came back up this time. A couple of other times I have got stuck but managed for it to go down...not this time. I learned my lesson. Eat slow small bites. The only thing I could think of while I was getting sick was that I am ruining my band what if it slips and I am only 4 weeks out. I think I am fine but mad me feel bad enough to pay more attention now when I eat.

I had the same problem a week ago 4 weeks post op. The nurse at my doctors office told me put a heating pad on the spot that hurts and the heat will help release the trapped gas. I was feeling better with in an hour.

Yes, I would like to know too.

I was banded on 3/25 and have my first fill on 5/6. For the last week and a half I feel like I have no "restriction" (and I no I shouldn't since I have not had a fill). I am also afraid of stretching the pouch. For breakfast I have been eating egg beaters, the equivalent to two eggs, with cheese and ham scrambled in or the egg beaters with green peppers and onions and a sausage link. for lunch it has been one of the tuna to go lunches or some leftover from dinner the night before which is a hamburger patty and veggies or some other protein grilled and veggies. Then I get home and eat a slice or two of cheese. For dinner protein and veggies. However, I get hungry between meals and I have started snacking again. I have been bouncin betweeen 28 and 30 pounds lost.

What could that be? it is not bad and not all the time. Just when I bend over to pick something up or lean on my desk. I started to notice it last night and thought maybe gas so I used two gax-x strips and it was still there this morning. I am sure that it is not a slipped stomach because I can eat just fine. No throwing up here. Any ideas of what it might be?

The nurse called back and said that since my doctor actually sews the bottom stomach up over the band that it is more than likely an air bubble trapped between the band and my stomach. She said they see this often as patients start advancing their diets. She suggested using a heating pad on the side and Mylanta. I guess I know what I will be doing as soon as I get off work.

I have a call into the office. Just waiting on a call back. I am kind of afraid to eat even though everything is going down ok. Just worried that if something is wrong that I don't want to make it worse by eating. I was banded on 3/25/10 and have not had gas pains since about a week after surgery so I never really thought about it being gas pain still.

Down one pound this week. Not to bad since Uncle TOM paid his monthly visit this last week.

I like Logan and it is my son's name as well. I know an Owen and he is a brat child even the day care girls say so. Not saying every Owen is a brat I just know the one.

I use flinstones chewables as well. So does my doctor. I only take one a day but have wondered if I should take two per day.

So I am sitting here at work eating my lunch and I am having a hard time finishing it. It is just one of those tuna lunch packs. You know the little can with the crackers and the mayo and relish already with it. Well I am full and there is still 1 cracker left and at least 2 cracker full of tuna left and I am full could not take one more bite if I wanted to. So why am I having such a hard time throwing the leftovers away? May head is telling me to eat it and not waste it and my tummy is saying don't you dare take another bite or else. Anyone else have this problem with throwing leftovers away?

Yes I was really was worried before surgery but am so glad I went through with it. I still get frustrated when I get on the scale but then i sit back and realize how much I really have lost in the last month to month and half and then I am happy.

Well I guess the beautiful weather we had this weekend kept a lot of the support group people away. There were more empty chairs than full ones. They talked about making sure that you journal what you are eating and also the size of your portions. They suggested that you measure what you think is a 1/4 of a cup of dry cereal and then put that in a measuring cup to see if you were right. From what I got they did this in a support group several months back and said that almost everyone over measured. They really want you to weigh your meats and measure your other foods so the staff can get a good idea of how much your really are eating for when you get your fills. Jason your surgery date is just two days away!!!! Trust me you will have no regrets. I would do this over in a heartbeat. I am down 28 pounds as of this morning. That does include you pre-op weight loss but I will take it. Heck even 10 pounds in 2 1/2 weeks is great too. I can't wait to hear from you!!! Hope everyone has a great week. Enjoy the beautiful weather.

Congrats on the your new tool!!! You are going to love it!!!