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To answer the question ...YES !! U look Awesome !! Can u post this in the success forum ? I think it will be very encouraging for people looking into lap band and when I was thinking about it I kept going to that forum !

So you've lost 29 lbs with NO fill ?!?! That's really great !! When do u get ur 1st fill.? Why would u be thinking about bypass when u haven't really adjusted to the band.? I think u should celebrate ur 29 lb victory ! If ur weight loss has stopped try going for the fill.I'm sure u will continue to lose.I'm losing about a pound a week at this point ( 10 weeks) and I'm good with it

Welcome everyone !! There is a lot of support here !! Goodluck on ur journey !!

Planning a cheat is better than randomly cheating ur more in control :-)

I have a 3 inch metal plate and 6 screws holding my left ankle together.I have had it for over 15 yrs.with no problems.the band in caparison is way less aggressive to me. I'm sure u will be fine but do ur research and make sure ur comfortable with the idea.Good luck.

I am in a very similar situation.I think this is more about what's going on in ur life than the band.it seems that with the stressors u have you would probably be in worse shape with out the band.if u don't have time to focus on eating right band foods now I think u will still make bad choices with out it because your focus is on keeping a roof over ur head not ur on health. I have 3 part time jobs now and had to move quickly last week and I have been eating crap also.when I try to eat right I'm not chewing slowly enough( don't have time,trying to get to my next job)and I've been having a lot of painful stuck episodes.so I've been eating the easy bad stuff and have gained back I couple of pounds in the last 2 weeks.But I know it's me and not the band.my goal is to get through the next couple of weeks.I'll be done moving and hopefully getting permanent fulltime employment.Then refocus on my health.good luck to u.

Awesome !! Thank u for sharing !

Congratulations on starting your journey !!

WOW ! Sorry to hear that ! I have not been through it but from some of the posts I've read on here.u may need to have it replaced.I'm sure there has been some advances in the last 5 yrs.good luck !!

I have ordered 3 sodas since being banded and with all 3 orders I have drank a total of about a 1/2 cup.I am a karaoke junkie and don't drink alcohol so if I go to a karaoke bar that does not have iced tea or lemonade I order a diet coke but usually just sip at it.I don't drink it otherwise but like I said in my previous post I try to keep drink sugar free drink packets.

You will have support here ! Read and ask away don't be shy !! :-)

@keepmoving I was the same way.I became a member of this site October 2010 but didn't start posting until I was sure I was getting banded which was this year.I first went to success stories then complications and back again.I agree the energy here is Awesome.I really like the tough love posts when we start making excuses.people can get tough but u can feel the love in the writing and u know they want u to succeed. @Donna as of this post ur a little over a week on the liquid diet.I hope u got in the rhythm of it by now.it will be over soon.I hated it so much I have basically x's protein shakes out my diet ! Every blue moon I will have one if I just can't get breakfast.I may go back to them as part of a regular diet but right now I can't do it .Goodluck to u both !!

Congratulations on your new start !!

Yay !! Congrats !!

YES !! U get me !! So sad for the boobies :-( but I wouldn't change it.if they are too bad when I get to goal I'll try to perk them up a bit !

WOW !! Yes that's a lot !! Good luck !

AWESOME !! Hopefully o will post a similar story in a few weeks !! Great job thank u for sharing !!

I understand ! Last year I worked a job that had me flying nearly every week ! Airplane seats are the WORST !! I kept the seatbelt extender in my purse so I didn't have to be embarrassed by asking for it all the time.:-(

Welcome ! I can not imagine going through this without this group of awesome folks encouraging and pushing !! What was ur support ? And can u put ur wt loss on the success forum !!??