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i booked with europe surgery when you do you just call the london office when ever you need to know anything. The packages are the same you know but it just means that you get support when you have had the band fitted when your not seeing chris or fredrick. These are some of the things i found out. high Protein foods take longer to digest so meat which is mainly protein takes a long time to break down. Red meat is the worst for us, but i think this is alright because red meat in general in large amounts is not good for anyone and its not like we are totally banned from it you just have to cut down on it. rice like you say it swells up, you can see that when you drop some into Water it gets loads larger in half an hour, we have made a small stomach now we don't want something that swells up so much. White bread again bad just takes a long time to digest. Again white bread we are not banned from it just smaller amounts. I think really the band the main problems are large amounts of white bread and large amounts of red meat, neither is good for us so really its just steering us away from food that not great health wise anyway. Rice does not have many vits in it either so thats no great loss and does not have a fantastic taste so i am not that bothered. if i could have lost the weight without the band i would have done but i knew i could not i tried for years so i don't mind cutting down on the few things i have too now. Celery and citrus fruits have just got too much fibre in them, and fibre again takes ages to digest and go through the band.

Great to be friends on facebook we can do that instant messaging stuff my aim If my plan goes ok, I can wear a nice dress at Christmas, that's my goal! I know I won't quite be to target, but it will be nice to go shopping for a relatively "normal" sized dress instead of passing rails of floral tents hoping to find something reasonably fashionable. I'm really chuffed actually, I've managed to get my BMI down this year is going to be the year for me because i started very big, and i been doing this slowly and steadly.

well done mini for starting this journey , you have a while to your wedding, I bet your very excited about losing the weight for it? This has been the best thing I have done for myself , the weight has come off slowly and steady and what i have managed has stayed off.I don't bother with the gym i walk my dog every day instead. I brought him about 4 years ago so that he guilt trips me into walking him.

This is so true for me too. I could live off chocolate and wine! I think I am going to have to totally ban myself from both of them.

I have also heard biotin is also good, some people have whey protein to check there protein in take is good, and just make sure you get lots of b vitamins. I also heard that iodine is meant to be good because sometimes losing hair is to do with low thyroid function have you had your checked out by your GP?

i could not fault chris de bruyne or his team at all there is a few people on here saying they went to places in the uk don't know why in a chris de bryune thread maybe they work for another surgeon...! but chris is lovely and the aftercare in the uK is great!there is always someone you can get here on the uk london number if your worried about anything and they always get back to me staright away about questions i have . the band fills i do sometimes in manchester with freddy and sometimes in london, depending where my daughter is working.

hi not been on here for a while my self! just wondered how everyone else was getting on the weight is slowly comming offf for me , but then i was a very big bird to start with its hard not to get back into the bad old ways of the cocolate mousses! I did not mind at all going to brussels for the operation its only 2 hours fom london on the train and like 'happy flower' says then you get the surgeon with the lowest complication rate in europe. there is a help line here in the uk with europesurgery so really you get the same easy contact as you get here but the best surgeon! lets be honest if you call a large hospital here youjust get some receptionist who has nothing to do with the surgeon you had operate on you where with chris you get help straight away..and its cheaper. but anyway no matter where you go we are all on the same journey, the g band journey and i am very glad i am on it!!

bless you I feel the same i can't remember not looking at my self and not feeling fat so i think i was about 8 when i started to be over weight. It is good booking wth chris because of the uk office you can call when your worried about anything, which is better than many in the uk because you don't always get to talk to someone who knows everything when you call some large hosptital in the Uk. Don't worry about aftercare you just see chris in the Uk I go to london but other girls on here go to other places.

yes its best to book using the green website europesurgery he also emails you back on there. its the same price where ever you book. You also get telephone support on there from the uk office 02081444254

hi guys how you getting on? christmas and new year are just the worst for losing weight arn't they!! I do think i did really well this year!! not too many mince pies !

hello they just do it at 4 upper wimpole street london if you call 0208 1444 254 they sort stuff out of you and are really helpful chris comes one thursday and the his senior nurse two weeks later, but you can book the fills and appointments with bridget

well done big daddy ! it can be hard getting use to going IT stuff I am not the best at it either they had one computer in the maths classroom when i was at school! yes just call and ask for at the london office europe surgery number thats what i do and bridget helps me with stuff too.mybe we could encourage each other to get thinner? I think thats the thing i need to do start going on walks and swimmming again but its so hard to get out now thats its all cold.maybe i should do get a dog! then I would feel guity and walk it.

Hey well done you newies for booking! i booked about a year ago calling the UK office europe surgery for chris and i had all hotels included in the price too. You will not regret it its great to have someone you can call whenever you have problems. BTTurkey just stick to the low fat diet i think a lot of the shakes you can add water to instead of milk, just doing the 10 days liquid only was quite hard but worth it ! it was the start to my weight loss. Its a start of a new journey for you all but its great buying the new clothes this year in the sales in a lower size ! well done girl and gentleman and happy new year !!

Scooby doo you done so well ! size 14 ! you must be very pleased with yourself ! Its so nice to hear how others are doing. I am too losing weight slowly i have not gone for tightening the band too tight, but i still feel its working well for me. I never was able to have the 'stickabitity' to diets in the past, the more i thought about being on a diet the more hungery i felt. This is really the only way forward for me,its good to hear there are a few new people on here going for the band you will not regret it, it changes your life but for the better.

kristal you are right you really get looked after while you are there, anyone who is booked already don't worry about it, you will be fine. its the best thing i ever did. i moan sometimes, but this is so much easier than being on a diet i am so glad i made myself do it

The clingfilm is a good idea! it feels a lot better after you have a shower doen't it? i have not regrets either, i am really doing well losing the weight. i totally agree with you julie about fredrick and chris and the serivice at europe surgery. I could not fault any of them. Everyone is so kind when you get to brussels its just what you need when you are away from home. claire you have done so well losing 60 pounds in 23 weeks ! you should be proud of yourself!

yes that what i meant all the money just goes to the surgeron when you pay the deposit and straight to the surgeon at consultation, so i think its better to book though europesurgery so that you get proper aftercare in the uk, because you can call bridget anytime you like when you get back if you are worried about anything.The price is just the same anyway.

Its the same price when you book with europesurgery.co.uk they have just employed bridget to work from the uk to answer calls. you don't pay any money to the company the money just goes to bridget

Hey its the best thing I have ever done. Really happy the weight is flying off. The hospital staff where great chris and fred are lovely. And I can call bridget whenever I have a problem no complaints . There was no way I was going to lose the weight without the band.

i agree with you. I call bridget in the evening and she always answers the phone I think when you book to have surgery abroad its great to have someone here that you can call if you get worried about anything. I am doing well too I give you a call soon and maybe we can meet up :thumbup:

i am the same as you i cn't eat until lunch time,it just feels to tight at breakfast. but i feel like the band is working well for me. sundays i find hard days because i used to have a big sunday dinner and then go down the pub for the afternoon. Really bad habit it get into, but i am a sociable persom and i like seeing my friends. I am trying to aviod it at the moment and go for a walk with my dog instead. there is no way i could have lost the weight without the band to help i tried for years. I agree with kerryeven if you are losing it slowly thats ok isn;t it at least its coming off? stick in there is amazing how over the months a few pounds each month make so much difference in the long run:smile:

yes i went on my own there was someone there from ireland when i went,i think she flew into dublin and then went on somewhere else in ireland. i bet you will find in the next few months that people sign up for then. It was alright as i meet people there i was in a room of three people, one girl from ireland then me and another lady from uk. we all got on very well. That was in the hospital. the night before we meet up in the hotel at the consultation.They were on there own too so it was good for chats.I would not worry its really near the airport and you can fly straight into dubin so it will be on problem.

apart from the money you need to take thing like nightie, relaxing clothes, i took some of those slim fast shakes , just things that you would take on a weekend away. The hotel is all right clean and tidy, nothing grand really but it was nice to meet other people while i was there who where in the same boat and i still email them

how you getting on today?? hope you not been eating chocolate !! you naughty thing!! lol:smile:

p.s i did not know that smile face did that lots of laughs!!