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Becky I had the exact same issue:first bite pain, slow liquid draining, etc. Never having reflux, I didn't know it was an issue. I went for a fill under flouro only to find out that I was too tight and got a .5cc unfill. No biggie but a lot safer.

So Ive been pretty MIA for a while. Maybe Im getting that senior bandster syndrome, where RL is just to packed with "I'm not fat anymore" goodness. Nope I don't think so. The truth is that I was at a plateau and have been struggling with eating well and exercise. I have been getting to the gym less often, much to my chagrin. Lately the source of gym dodging has been my mysterious neck/back muscle pain or lack of transportation. I have to fully disclose that I am EXTREMELY hard on myself and even the most valid of reasons feel like excuses to me. I know that exercising while injured or unwell is a HUGE no no. But I still beat myself up about not exercising. There, I said it. So please understand where this comes from. I am at the point where I am ready to see my PCP about the back pain. Being a recovering hypochondriac, Ive had this issue before and I know he is just going to give me muscle relaxants. Which I will not take. So goes the cycle. No amount of stretching or hot showers seem to help and I even wake up stiffer than when I went to sleep. Oh and I got an adjustment on Monday. NP took out .5ccs under flouro. Apparently I was too tight. I didn't feel too tight but the flouro doesn't lie. The unfill is slightly annoying because I saw the next fill as the beginning of the end of this journey. However, I feel more relieved than anything that nothing is wrong with my band, I tend to worry. Even more, I feel like this slight unfill is the push I need to kick this thing into high gear because I refuse to gain weight. Furthermore I intend to lose the rest of this darned weight regardless of what level fill I have in my band. My goal is to lose 25lbs by summer. IDK how Im gonna do it and I am trying not to get discouraged.

So Ive been pretty MIA for a while. Maybe Im getting that senior bandster syndrome, where RL is just to packed with "I'm not fat anymore" goodness. Nope I don't think so. The truth is that I was at a plateau and have been struggling with eating well and exercise. I have been getting to the gym less often, much to my chagrin. Lately the source of gym dodging has been my mysterious neck/back muscle pain or lack of transportation. I have to fully disclose that I am EXTREMELY hard on myself and even the most valid of reasons feel like excuses to me. I know that exercising while injured or unwell is a HUGE no no. But I still beat myself up about not exercising. There, I said it. So please understand where this comes from. I am at the point where I am ready to see my PCP about the back pain. Being a recovering hypochondriac, Ive had this issue before and I know he is just going to give me muscle relaxants. Which I will not take. So goes the cycle. No amount of stretching or hot showers seem to help and I even wake up stiffer than when I went to sleep. Oh and I got an adjustment on Monday. NP took out .5ccs under flouro. Apparently I was too tight. I didn't feel too tight but the flouro doesn't lie. The unfill is slightly annoying because I saw the next fill as the beginning of the end of this journey. However, I feel more relieved than anything that nothing is wrong with my band, I tend to worry. Even more, I feel like this slight unfill is the push I need to kick this thing into high gear because I refuse to gain weight. Furthermore I intend to lose the rest of this darned weight regardless of what level fill I have in my band. My goal is to lose 25lbs by summer. IDK how Im gonna do it and I am trying not to get discouraged.

OMG Me Too! You're the first person here that Ive heard of having been banded by Dr McGinty! Besides myself that is. He's great but the admin staff is AWFUL!

OMG you just made my life soooo much easier! :biggrin:

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I started at 344lbs. I am in the home stretch to goal with 49lbs left to go.

Ditto. I co-wash+deep treat twice a week, in the cold months. In the Warm months I shampoo, co-wash, or rinse daily.

If memory serves me correctly, my first night at home after being banded I woke up on my stomach. And did so every night there after with no problems. So, it was almost immediate. It was like this that I learned that although I fall asleep on my side, I sleep on my stomach. Who knew!

SO yeah, this is an anonymous Postcard sent to postsecret.blogspot.com (Google it). I would just like to know when it will stop. Not the mind reading, silly. When will I stop Being afraid nobody will love me? Easy answer: when I start loving myself. Good thing I'm working on that. Hard answer: when I stop hating myself for ever being 344lbs. Good luck with that one. If you cant read it, it says: I will never miss the person I lost when I lost 100lbs+. But I will always live in constant fear that no one will love the body that she left behind.

SO yeah, this is an anonymous Postcard sent to postsecret.blogspot.com (Google it). I would just like to know when it will stop. Not the mind reading, silly. When will I stop Being afraid nobody will love me? Easy answer: when I start loving myself. Good thing I'm working on that. Hard answer: when I stop hating myself for ever being 344lbs. Good luck with that one. If you cant read it, it says: I will never miss the person I lost when I lost 100lbs+. But I will always live in constant fear that no one will love the body that she left behind.

This is my favorite breakfast! I call them mini frittatas.

This isn't going to be a huge retrospective on the first year of the rest of my life. I am 100lbs lighter and I love it. Such is the nature of a tragic perfectionist, that I am focused on my goal. What that means is that this bandiversary I am recommitting myself to achieving my goal of 178lbs. I took this week to begin-again so to speak. I took many steps to gauge where I am in my journey. Here are some: I saw my nutritionist to remind myself of what and how I should eat. I attended my Dr's WLS orientation to remind myself of how it felt to be hopeful about never being fat again. I had a complete physical in order to see where I am medically and nutritionally. I refocused my brain on being thin. I talked with the only experienced bandster I know in real life to discuss her eating habits, her plastic surgery and how she got her insurance to pay for a full Tummy Tuck. It has been a full week of refocusing on ME and my weight-loss journey. I have had more than a happy bandiversary, I had an honest appraisal of how far I have come and the kick start to where I am going to be. This has been the best year of my life because I finally feel alive. Happy Bandiversary!

And How! I can only use Life Fitness Ellipticals. I haven't found another one with a long enough stride. It can handle my most zealous workouts. I always walk on the front of treadmills. You know, the part where the conveyor belt starts.:thumbup: If I stand far enough that I don't stomp all over the machine, I cant comfortably hold the bars or whats worse I am at the end of the conveyor belt. I still give'em a go round if there are no free ellipticals or if Im doing Couch-to-5k workout. The using your whole foot thing is a good trick too.

B- Mini Turkey Bacon & Cheddar Frittata (5 oz) L- Cheese N Whole Wheat Crackers S- Crushed Pinapples (4oz) D- Mini Turkey Meatloaf (4oz) NOW- Drinking TONS of water, trying to rehydrate from stomach virus. Didnt realize I was did so well today. :thumbup:

When I find it impossible to get to the gym I do TaeBoe. I have the Tae-Bo Live series and I get a serious workout. There are the beginner to advanced videos. The other I have grown fond of is Cathe Friedrich's Max series. I have only done Stretch Max and Core MAx, shown on FitTV but she has a HUGE collection of dvds that will serve any need you have, from cardio to weight training. Cathe is no joke. I have also discovered The Firm. I bought "Dangerous Curves Ahead" on sale at Best Buy. I havent tried it yet but it looks grueling. I need to work up the nerve. Yikes! Good luck, I hope these helped.

Long2bthin you are almost there! Congrats! That is 5 more down! I am less than 50lbs from my goal! Holy smokes! Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****<v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f" filled="f" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" coordsize="21600,21600">:cool2:</v:shapetype>************************:tt2:***********:w00t:********** *** Babe...............308............300.2.......199.......101.2 Brandy.............198............194.........166.......26 Cappy..............240............239.........130.......109 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 Clarebear08........192............185.........160.......25 Donna113...........183............180.5.......126.......54.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............408.........300.......108 GratefulHeart......226............223.........135.......88 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............224.6.......160.......64.6 kimaly.............194............191.........160.......31 Lindar172..........246............239.8.......150.......89.8 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............205.9.......169.......36.9 lotzasunshine......270............266.........180.......86 Loveislovely.......216............216.........175.......41 ltgordon...........284.8..........262.8.......185.......77.2 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............225.........140.......85 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 WOWOX7.............173............168.........125.......43

OMG! Ive been looking for a remedy for this awful gas since I was banded. If its the Ginger that works, I'm gonna start drinking ginger tea. I cant and dont trust myself to eat ginger snaps, cookies are my weakness.

I love NYC. Its one of my great loves. To answer your questions. No, no credit. Which plane? on 911, close enough to inhale the ashes of 3000 people. The passenger flight to DR over Queens, in Washington Heights comforting friends who lost loved ones. On Friday, just a mile away. I'd say close. SO we are arguing over whether complete and abject misery is warranted for the many things wrong with our world. I have seen some really tragic things in my life and what I have learned is to celebrate the miracles when you get them. Debating the merits of a happy ending to a nearly tragic event is wild. So I wont. Enjoy misery. BTW: Who has a backyard in Manhattan:lol:

1: EXERCISE! A commitment to living healthy is a must. 2: Understanding that the band is a tool and it wont MAKE you lose weight.

As a New Yorker, I am just so happy that we dont have another ground zero. We've had too many planes fall from the sky in these parts. My apt overlooks the Mighty Mighty Hudson, I dont think I would have dealt well had there been yet another catastropy in my front yard. Even though I cant watch the coverage of the Miracle (911 PTSD wont allow it) I am glad that there is some good news being reported. For what its worth.