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I agree !! she was totally brave and strong ! she is really another woman now

nice, I just need more info about the best time to have them instead of breakfast cause i am hungry when it is breakfast. is it better to have them on lunch or dinner? do u feel full after them? thanks:)

yeah seems soo, i wish someone will help me with it cause i heard these stuff really helps thank u a lot for taking the time to write me back!! XOXO

hey guys two days and am getting no reply:( plz reply thanks:D

best of luck it is a blessing!! and we are here for u :eek:

well, it is not that they got smaller it is my bra which got loose. I cant really notice them well but my bra said it all.. yes they are some how loose but with some strength training believe me they get firmer.

Hello everyone, this is the first time for me to post on this board i am kind of shy actually i hesitated a lot and i actually sent a private message to one of the members here asking for help, but seems she is too busy. so i decided to come straight to you here.. I was banded on April 2005, So far i lost 95 pounds, I have been suffering with the last 10 pounds, I suceeded to hit 105 pounds loss but i always regain those 10 pounds.I though of getting my first fill, and i had it 3 days ago,cause i realized that this is enough i have to do something.. I got 1 cm filling,Uwont believe wht i have done after my first filling!! First of let me tell u that the doctor didnt recommend going on 2 days with liquids he told me i can eat normally.. silly me ordered Pasta and fried food!!! and kept eating it along with the chocolate cake all day!!! I couldnt finish the order on one sitting ofcourse!.. I felt restriction and everything but i kept drinking Water so i can eat more.. I know there is nothing wrong with my operation , but is what i did yesterday reuin it?.. I hope not!! am slow on losing weight so any recommendation? Did i screw my operation?, What can i do to feel the kind of restriction i used to feel when i first had the operation .. i know the evil water thing is screwing it for me. I need ur help and support, I know no one here who have done it. Thanks a lot

When u had breakfast and 5 hours later u havent eaten anything except water, do u feel the band?, like there is somethin in ur stomach wrong?.. I am not talking about the feeling that ur stomach is making noises out of being hungry am talking about a feeling like there something like steel surrounding ur stomach, like literally u are feeling ur band? I am just wondering.. thanks!!

Any more rules i would love to be filled in with.. either than not drinking and avoiding junk food? I really need to know more plz!! I am shocked too!! he is kind of the doctors who dont talk much!! I think i was like a baby learning stuff on his own through this operation!! how can that happen? Yes i followed the rule of not drinking while eating, i get hunrgy after an hour of eating!!!! NOW,how can i avoid this ?

Hello guys!! I am really impressed with this huge advice u provided me with, and to be honest, I needed it today. I just ordered again pasta:( and desert:( yes i am bad bad.. after i went to 255 pounds am back to 260 pounds!! .. I know they are mostly extra water from eating junk food but it hurts to see the numbers at the scale, especially after a long week of commitment and feeling hungry! I did 3 tough dancing and aerobic this class, but seeing the numbers drop so slow again really hurts me. Eating anything more give me more pounds. I cant set my mind mentally, and i am really sick of being fat. I think I will never reach my goal, and losing this weight was just it. Why am i starting to feel that hungry lately?, is that normal after first fill?, will it disappear?. Help me againm I am sorry for asking too much:(

Oh Matt and Suzy got married little time ago and they discovered about the baby 2 month ago!!

Am All Ready!!!

I have lost 105 pounds!! and gain 7:( So iguess i have to wait till i lose those 7 again to be added here:)

Thanks Kat:) Now I get it and at the same time am mad at myself for not knowing all of these stuff. The question now, after i got used to this eating and drinking behavior, is it easy to recover from it, or let me rephrase it: If i starting taking the steps u provided me while eating, does that mean when i stop i wont be hunrgy?.. if i was still hungry should i keep on doing this untill i get used to it and i am not hungry anymore? What are the symptoms that i can know from that i screwed the operation? U also mentioned Protien and Veg, does that means i am no longer allowed to carbs? Thanks again for the help and cant wait for more plz!!

Thanks dear Suzie!! I am wondering how i lost all these pounds and i have no clue or idea about these info!! Okay, I may be too annoying but have final question.. If i really stopped with the third or even the fourth spoon that means i will be getting so little clories through out the day, little than what i should have.. and I heard this will destroy my metabolism.. I am asking that cause i dont have ay opportunity of changing the doctor for some issue:(.. I never understood the mechansim of the surgery!!and after nearly 2 years now i am getting to undestand it!!.. funny right? or ignorance i have no idea:(.. I am just thanking GOD i came accorss this site! it was a god send. I hope i didnt do any bad thing to lap acting like that! any more stuff i should know I will be more than glad! XOXO

Guys, u are wonderfull!! See i didnt know all this info, my doctor is kinda a person who doesnt talk a lot!, he just told me i had to follow a diet and thts it!! and avoid sugary stuff. I was able to keep away from sugary stuff for the first year then now no:( and yes my surgery was April 2005 and my first fill was 1 year and 8 month later! I didnt know that drinking while banding is bad!.. so let me ask u this question to clarify stuff for me please.. Now i am eating and with the third spoon i feel like i need to drink or else the food wont pass through, I should have the water so i wont be choking, then i should stop eating after that even if i am still hungry? is that what u are saying?.. I am sorry for asking too much but believe me no one here is helping me or giving me any info For ur info: When i was banded i weighted 345 pounds, I kept losing weight so good untill i reached 290 then i stopped.. i pushed myself more and now am at 260-255!!then i got my fill as i told u 3 days ago and i am still hoping. Will i ever be 160 pounds!? did anyone here did it and reached their goals? the thing is although my weightloss is noticable still i am fat, and some just kept on saying why dont u see what is stoping u .. as if i am doing nothing and i am not struggling.. i guess i cheat cause i dont find results.. thanks guys for ur awesome replies XOXOXOXO