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Don't go back to liquids. Your body needs to learn to work with solids as well. You will drop it again when you get your fill naturally. Bodies fluctuate. Who knows why on any given day you weigh heavier or lighter. As a woman our cycle can play tricks with the scale. Drinking lots of water can too. Follow your doctors program. It is the professionals that know what is good for us. Going back to liquids is unfairly starving your body of what it needs. Just my $.02

And my doctor does liquids for 6 hours after, softs that night. Normal the next day. Someone on here has to do liquids for 2 weeks after every fill. I'm often surprised by the HUGE differences between doctors.

As you should be. I checked out the photo, woo hoo. You look fantastic. Keep working it. Congratulations on your succesful journey.

Don't go crazy and get too much liquid protein. It's only good for a certain window. Maybe your doctor is different but my doctor advises against the use of it after a certain point, placing emphasis on dense food proteins for keeping full. I know that I did just that and now I'm stuck with at least a hundred dollars of different liquid proteins. They will now only come in handy on fill days.

If you feel good it will show. Happiness is always a good look for everybody! Smile and show the world that your already a winner.

That is what friends are for. Ask for what you need and you shall be rewarded with what you deserve!

You give others the power to feel less about yourself. Never feel shame or embarrassment for doing what is good and healthy for your self. Shoot maybe you inspired someone else at costco to tend to their own need. Hold your head high. Celebrate the changes you are making and the future possibilities. Hunger comes. This time it's physical hunger, not head hunger. It really is an odd concept. Keep persevering! Strive for your own personal excellence.

I was filled last week. :smile: I know that I have restriction. I just wonder if it's enough yet. I have had several occurrences of sliming because I have eaten something to fast and didn't chew it well enough, it happens. I'm still working on focusing! I am still able to drink water without sipping. With a good restriction do you have to sip? I haven't really tested the theory but I believe that I could easily eat over the given 4 ounces. With a good restriction can you go over, or will you have the overfill? I'm not complaining. I still don't really get hungry and I'm losing. Just trying to weigh if I need my next fill or not. I have 5.5 in a 10 cc band. A bit concerned with getting a fill the day before I leave for vacation.

My team wants us off liquids and onto solid dense protein. At this point, post first fill, they actually don't want us doing any protein shakes at all. Strictly solid foods. Preference for dense sustainable proteins: animal derived.

Why are tuna salad, cottage cheese and eggs bad for you? All three are on our nutritionist list as good proteins. She doesn't even recommend non fat cottage cheese, just low fat or 2%. She also says egg whites are awesome but limit egg yolks to 2 a week. Tuna salad with low fat or fat free mayo is recommended. On her list is the little tuna to go packs with light mayo, pickle relish and crackers. I do one a week it would seem. Interesting how they are all different.

People say unkind things when they are blind to others feelings or they don't understand what is presented them. Lap-band, like anythign else in life, works for those who work it. The band alone won't work for anyone. Living with the tools as our guide will make us succesful. Dang your doing something right if you've lost 36 already. Just keep doing you and your success will be your response.

Your band didn't slip, your fine. As you heal the swelling will become less obtrusive to digestion. You are going to become more hungry and find yourself able to take more in. You won't have any restriction until you go for your first fill. Between surgery day and fill day, it's simply healing time. It happened to me and I stressed about it till I came here and got information. Food will become the same way when you start eating. At first and ounce will hold ya. Later on you may find your hungrier and can eat more, sooner. It happens to everyone. At my fill Monday I learned that the average is for people to lose the first week to three weeks and then to basically maintain the last three. I also learned that they don't really think of losing starting till the first fill.

I easily second that it's no big deal. I got my first fill on Monday but had no restriction. I went back in today and was stuck 3 times. First they inserted 2 cc's. Then I couldn't swallow anything so they took out .5 cc's and I tried water again, still not working. They had to then stick me again to take out .5 cc's more. Though I'm now a little irritated by my port it really wasn't a big deal. Heck waxing my eyebrows and lip are far worse and I do those too in the name of beauty!

What you should do is be proud of yourself and stop letting others dictate your rate or success. Every person will do this differently. Everybody will respond completely differently. Accept that you are doing something everyday to improve your health and make that your empowerment plan. Family means well but they aren't always right. Continuing to be happy will get you there faster than any feelings of failure. I'm proud of you for doing right by and for yourself!

Nicely said. Food has never failed me. It's always there when I want it. It feels me up when I have felt empty. Finding it's replacement is my daily journey.

Careful about BCBS. I too have it and was approved quickly. Sadly though what I was told would be my portion of payment, and what in actually are my portion, are extremely diffferent amounts. I owe a lot of unexpected money. They kill ya on the medical supplies and other fees.

I too had my first fill yesterday. I recieved 4.5 cc's in a 10 cc band. I haven't really felt much of a difference. I can't say that the needle bothered me as much then as it did after. My port sight, needle sight were sensitive all day yesterday. I am going back tomorrow for a little bit more. I am not really feeling any restriction.

Gabby. Stick with what is requested of you. What your undergoing is normal. Many people only lose the first week to two after surgery and then spend the remainder of the time simply recovering. Your body is healing, let it do it's work. The weight loss will come. Have patience and let the program work as it was designed to. Lap band is a marathon, not a sprint.

Just filled today. I feel nothing. About 10 people did it this mornign and everyone had a different experience. I feel no restricition. 2 had to have saline removed immediately. Everybody is differently. Nothing hurt and it's really quick.

And take the journey with you. I found both opposition and support from those that love me. Some were with me with the 150 pounds lost 3 years ago and wonder why I don't just do it again. I tried to patiently remind them that I have gone up and down so many times on the merry-go-round that I just wanted off. This is my tool to be used with everything else i already know. Welcome aboard! I find out more helpful here than I ever do the Doctor.

Your band isn't loose, your esophagus is just healing so the swelling is residing. As you heal you will be able to eat more. Weeks 1 -2 are loss weeks. The rest of the weeks till fill the doctors are happy if you are able to maintain. I am 3 days away from my first fill and I could probably eat like I did presurgery if I let myself, though untoasted bread still hurts me. I do try to stick to the good proteins and eat more often if necessary. I've lost 25 the first 4 weeks and last week and this one if I maintain, Im happy. Don't carb load, snack on a string cheese or lean lunch meat if you need to. Not to say that I've been perfect. THis week I had 5 potato chips with my tuna the other night. It happens. As a pmsing woman I suspect 4 peanut m&m's will work there way into my life today. Good thing my coworker is a deprived sweets junkie and will finish off the bag for me.

My sister refers to it as my dwelling period. I'm not usually one to doubt myself. I make a decision and go balls to the wall. But week 3 I cried everyday. I was so angry. I couldn't believe that I did this to myself and I wanted it done with. I'm still not losing but hopefully that changes with my first fill Monday. I lost for my first three weeks and the last two I succeed in .6. It's not a gain and it's keeping me under 300.

:wub: I'm wondering if my office is unique or the norm. I chose my surgeons office because they advertise excellent patient cares. My surgeon is supposed to be one of a kind her patient relationships. Sadly I don't see that at all. I personally have only seen my Dr. at my first consult and at my final pre-op. She made a 30 second appearance pre -surgery but I didn't see her at all that day after. No post-op, no recovery. Every other appointment or time has been with her staff. I am scheduled for a fill Monday morning and I've learned that she won't be doing that either. I've had one appointment since surgery, saw the nurse then as well. He nurse did my post op check. Does your doctor do your fill? Is this experience normal. Honestly I would be a lot more comfortable with a little Doctor interaction. I was not expecting to become best friends with Dr. Perlman but I thought she would be more present in my journey. Just curious.

Ok. That makes sense. I think that I was dissapointed when my surgeon didn't even do my post op appointment. Her nurse asked my if I was ok and that pretty much summed up the appointment. The same nurse will do my fills. Hopefully she will have a bit more time in the future. I am anxious about my fill Monday. I'm bigger than a lot of the people here. Hoping it's not too hard to find the port under all that stuff!

Doubts. Ah yes. Fears too, plenty of them. The morning of the procedure I began to cry. My nurse came in and asked if I was ok. My reply. I'm not ready to do this. Will you notify my surgeon. Being a very wise nurse she replied "sure" and headed out of the room. Lucky for me I was still sporting a fancy IV so had to wait for her return. When she finally returned it had completely subsided and I was ready to go again. I told her so. She chuckled and said good thing I forgot to tell your surgeon, winked and left the room. I was perfectly calm from that moment on or so I thought. When they came to wheel me away the same nurse asked me if I was ready. I smiled, replied not even close, and winked! I wasn't ready and yet I was so very very very ready. I had been for far too long. Just nervous! I mean I really thought it was going to be unbearable pain. And nicely surprised, it wasn't! Knowing this isn't a quick fix helps. I have succeeded at losing just to fail again and again. This is for life. This is the tool that I am missing. The aide to teach me full. I'm an active person. I'm a healthy foods eater. I never know how to reach fool. This is my tool from which to learn and improve everyday!