marni

I AGREE 100000%. I think that all the un-natural food today can account for all the ADD, autism, cancer, infertility etc that our society is suffering from. Everything is just so process and full of crap. I am sure Angela can add more to this theory. I would love to just commit to organic stuff but can't seem to get it there. I do try to eat mostly home prepared foods and limit fast foods & processed crap.....

Yes, I am diabetic. However, I was on metphrmin & insulin and am now on NOTHING. I have been diabetic for 11 years and VERY insulin resistant. I have been this weight before and still on drugs but I guess it is the smaller portions and lower carb intake that is doing it. I kid you not, I am FINALLY on NO MEDS!

I assume you meant 235 not 2,335.... so you lost 28 lbs.... I was banded 11/29 and have lost 31. You seem to be right on track. Remember 1-2 lbs a week is what is expected. Keep up the good work!

I hear ya. I was like, wow, I definitely feel a difference. Feels better to know it is working!

GREAT SITE! Thanks for sending it. I think I need to eat more protein. I think my caloric intake is too low. I need to find out how much protein is in an oz of chicken or meat......I don't think I get enough. I try to drink a 1/2 a shake for breakfast and I try to eat one protein bar that has 10grams.... plus my food. Ill lookl into this. I can't believe that I could possibly be a victim of "poor nutrition"! Ha, go figure!

My third fill did it for me. A HUGE difference. Im not sure how much I have now. I had 3 I think then 1.5 and Im not sure what they put in this time. So I have at least 5 in a 10 cc. It is amazing the difference between now and then. I an soooo nervous tho that I will gain weight on this vacation. I had to forgo dinner tonight becuase I had breakfast and lunch and just can't fit anymore in! I feel eternally fulL!

Well I was going to reply even before I finished your post....I wanted to know what the "sublingal" all together is. I'd like to do that. I think I need more vitamins and this hair thing is too much! And I thank you and appreciate all your knowledge! The check is in the mail!

Hey do any of you have hair loss issues? All of a sudden, my hair is just coming out in clumps....Its horrific! I have to clean out my hair brush like every time i use it. I can also just pull it out.

Amen! I keep coming back and there is no one here! So Im in Napa. Let me tell you, It doesn't take too long to get me drunk these days! I know, Im not supposed to drink but Im in wine country!

GET OUT! I can't believe that would stretch the pouch that much. I tend to eat more than I should every so often. I thought it would take much more indulgence on a regular basis to do that. THanks for the heads up! Thank god it shrank back up. However, I don't think eating instead of drinking is what could have done it.

So I think this fill is good but I seem to be having some problems with throwing up. I can't figure out if it is the carb or the protein portion of what I am eating but it is certainly more difficult this time to keep things down.

Okay, I took yesterday off and Today, I am going to attempt 3 yes 3 push ups. That will probably occur 3 reps of 1 tho! I doubt I could do 3 in a row. I think Ill stick with 5 sit ups but try 2 reps..... Gosh, I can't believe how out of shape I am!

This is a little embarrasing but I will admit that my friend, DH, Kids & I all attempted to do push ups and sit ups. Let me start by saying OH MY GOD! Have any of you tried to do a push up? It took every ounce of strength and energy I had to lift back up. SO, I will tell you that I managed to do 2, YES 2 push ups and about 5 sit ups... Today my arm hurts to the slightest brush and my belly feels like I popped my overies! The good news is is that I tried this and will look back on this day with a laugh.... How I was once 300 lbs and felt like I got hit by a truck after doing 2 pursh ups and 5 sit ups!

Having a proper fill seems to be key. When I am filled correctly, I can basically go without snacking. HOWEVER, being diabetic, my sugar levels don't always cooperate with this plan. I think the main thing is you must consume less then you burn, hence, weight loss!

So check this one out. My DH knows someone that had the band. He's always telling me how I should feel, how it should be etc.... So I find out last night that this lady tells him that she can't understand why I keep going for fills and adjustments....That her doctor filled her up to the max at the begining, I think from the surgery, and that was it. I told him that that is not how it is supposed to be. I also told him that maybe she has hunger pains is becuase she is actually not filled at all. However, she did lose 90 lbs in a year so I don't know.... But how bizarre. All of our doctors certainly have different approaches with treatments and diet but I have yet to hear anything like this!

I did the Atkins thing too. Lost about 45 lbs..... Total weight loss was about 85 lbs BUT I was back on the upswing and already gained back 35 lbs.... So I didn't want to go back again and did the band.

He is overweight. He of course makes comments on how I had to spend $17,000 to do this and I could have done it on my own....Like, duh, I didn't! And that I have an eating disorder, Like, Duh! I told him that I wish he did it too. That I am not the only one worthy of this venture in our relationship and I support him if he wants to have it done. He's just eating compulsively! Drinking TOO much and angry all the time. I want my Darling Husband back!

He doesn't joke about it tho. He accuses me ANGRILY of all these acts. THey are soooo un ME. We have been together for 25 year! Im only 38. He should know me better than this!

I don't think I could survive on that and HOW BORING! I eat everything I did before. Just in little amounts!

My problem is the opposite and I was going to start a topic like this today as well. My husband is freaking out! It's just horrible. He supported me having the surgery and didn't want me fat. So I have the surgery, Im doing great. Ive lost 30 lbs. Now, we don't talk much about my progress, never talk about dr visits... He thinks Im looking for men on the internet, flirting and hanging all over this guy at a party we went to, thought after 2 drinks I was over doing it, and thinks that I now think him to be unappealing to me! I am devestated. I thought I would be having the emotional problems, but he obviously can't deal. Ive never felt so in control and good. I am 5 lbs away from the lowest I have ever weighed and I am starting to look good! Why isn't he thrilled? Why doens't he support me and tell me I look great. Forget that, tell me I look HOT! Anyway, Im have such problems! HELP!

When I start sancking too much or have the need too often, I find a fill takes care of it. I so sometimes have a snack and I try to have one with reason. A small sack size protein bar, a granola bar, sweet & salty mix....Not anything that represents bad habits such as a candy bar or chips! As far as weight goes, hang in there. You could just be retaining some extra water or something. Don't panic!

YES! I even said this to my doctor and he said (I know I said this before) THAT HIS AVERAGE PATIENT NEEDS 6-7 FILLS TO GET IT RIGHT. You should feel similar to how you did after surgery and you will know when you are there. He said if I this fill (my 3rd) isn't quite there, and if I don't feel ANY change, call him at once and we will re adjust! I hear ya, I felt like I was a failure and this wasn't working for me.... IT WILL!

I was feeling the same way and the doc said that I needed a fill. It really is different this time.

I owuld say that if you can eat big meals then you need a fill. You should not be able to eat more than a cup or so without feeling really full. Now literally if I eat too much it backs up on the way down. Can't get liquid thru or anything. Like a big traffic jam!

I am actually quite surprised at how hard this is. I really thought that it was going to be that I couldn't eat a lot. End of story. It has taken far more will power & determination and being in tuned with my body then I thought. Certainly not the "easy" solution. However, It has helped me change my eating habit, lose weight & get healthier. I would do it again.