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Blog 79626
 

First Fill and excited

At 2:30 today I had my first fill and am so excited. My weight loss since my fill has been slow - but you know they say slow and steady wins the race. The fill itself was pretty uneventfull and went very quickly with just a pinch of pain. I am still tracking my food carefully and plan on keeping it up. I've lost a total of 9 lbs since surgery and am going to keep a positive attitude and do the best I can every day without discouragement. Gonna pick up the pace on getting moving. Thanks for all your support guys.     1st visit with Dr - 260 lbs Shot up to 275 in between Day of surgery 258 Day of first fill 249
luckyinlove

luckyinlove

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Blog 93702
 

My Love Affair With Food!

I had the best affair of all times. We loved each other, understood each other, wanted each other. When I was sad FOOD was there for me, when I was happy FOOD was there for me. I woke up wanting it and went to sleep wanting it.   In the mornings when I opened the refrigerator it would say "Hello Debra, how was your night, I miss you", and I would reply "I am well, I could not wait to see you too". I would say "what do you have for me today to eat?". And I would hear "hummm - take a look - I have some goodies in here for you eat, be happy lets start our day together". And my "Food Love Affair" would start all over again.   Food has never let me down when some people have - I could always count on my food, to give me that extra boost and that happy feeling in my heart. When I had a hard day at work, I knew there was something waiting for me when I got home - my food, my best friend. Food never said 'no' to me, it was always "yes Debra!".   I finally had a long talk with my food and told it I must end this affair - it was no longer working for me. And I did cry, I must say knowing that it was coming to an end. I made sure to tell the food we will see each other again, so it's not good bye, just so long for now we will meet again one day. The day I said goodbye was the day of my surgery, October 26, 2009.   I felt like I was detoxing from something I had been with a for so long. We eventually became reunited, not as the love affair we once had, but as dear friends. I set some ground rules to my food friend: I will only come to you to eat healthier, not use you as a crutch, nor let you become my whole life again.   So my love affair is no longer, but I now have a healthier friend - MY FOOD and I.   I know this may sound nuts but its really how I used to live and how I viewed my food.   :eek: CHECK OUT MY BLOG. FOR MORE INFO AND MY JOURNEY.   http://life-after-lap-band.blogspot.com/
Debra G

Debra G

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Blog 1952
 

Yuk - Why didn't anyone warn me?

Just had my post op appt at the hospital and Upper GI XRays. That stuff that make you drink is absolutely disgusting. :thumbup1: I can't believe I was able to keep it down. It's amazing the stuff we are willing to put ourselves through in order to have this surgery!!!   6 more days til surgery!!! Can't believe it.
BandMomsRock

BandMomsRock

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Blog 80125
 

5.5 months pregnant.

Hi! It's been a long time since I have posted, but things are going great. I am 5.5 months pregnant, so the doctors are making me eat and eat and eat! Since I can only eat such a small amount at once I have to eat every 3 hours! And I can't go more then 10 hours without eating...so right before sleep I have to eat and as soon as I get up I have to eat....its hard! I have so much restriction in the morning and afternoon, but I am doing it, even if it is like a few bites of yogurt. I have a big ole' round belly (so cute) but I have only gained 1 lb (thank GOD)!!! So I think I am losing and the baby is gaining...but I am guessing...lol :eek: And in even bigger news my Princess is 2!!! Check out her new pics on my page... Take care and I will check in when I get closer to my lil mans birth.
Theresa'sMom415

Theresa'sMom415

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Sunshine2's (Tonya's) Journal
 

6/8/10

The slight unfill did the trick, slept like a baby last night for the first time in weeks! No acid reflux at all. I wish now I would have had him only take out 1/2 of a 10th of a cc. It probably would have worked and I would probably have better restriction.   But whatever, I'm living with what I have now. I have restriction, just not as good as it was before the unfill. But I just cannot live with the acid reflux. I need my sleep! It was so bad it was coming out my freaken nose. lol.   Today's menu:   bfast coffee with cream toast & strawberry jam (HOMEMADE WITH SF)   Lunch meatloaf (again, homemade and used SF barbque sauce I made) salad   Dinner chicken fahitas, no tortillia orange sorbet that I made - SF   Wt today 147.4
tonya66

tonya66

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Blog 91736
 

up early again

I got up early to come into work to get some more OT, I figure as long as they are offering it I'll take it. Yesterday was a very relaxing day, I did about 250 drops for my 8 hours and then some receipts to add equip to accounts. So it wasn't bad. We have a new security guard so who knows how he will be. It is nice to have the regular security guards around because they know they have to be inside the lobby to help out if a customer becomes unruly. I found a station on Sirius that is 70's and 80's music and I really enjoy it because I was getting tired of the 2000's and above. They just play the same music over and over. I bought my lottery tickets so wish me luck. It is like 7.5 mil and that would come in handy. I ate ok last night, had a big fat hot dog with relish and ketchup on it and it was yummy since I hadn't had one in forever. It was the perfect size. Then I had some strawberries with whipped cream on them and that was a nice change. I still have lost any weight and only have 1 week to lose at least a few lbs before going for my next fill. So I think I'll do protein for breakfast, chili for lunch and a hot dog for dinner. Skip the strawberries and nuts. Maybe that will inspire my body to lose some weight. It has been too hot to walk the dogs after work and I leave to early to walk them before hand so I haven't been getting my usual exercise. By the time I get home I am so tired from getting up early I rarely have the energy to work out and I know that is my downfall and I really need to do that. I wore my smaller jeans today and they put pressure on my stomach so hopefully that will keep me from over-eating today. I brought my chili and there wasn't much left but it was enough to almost fill my 1.7 cup container so maybe I will eat half and save the other half for tomorrow depending on how hungry I am by lunch. Work has been a killer with people in a bad mood and that really stresses you out and makes me want to go back to my ways before surgery of eating to deal with my problems or bad days. I just have to keep things in perspective on what I can and can't eat. I'll take a little break from doing receipts and go get a coffee from 7-11. they have pretty good coffee and I've only had 4 cups so far this morning usually my limit is 6 and I am ready for the day. I've been wearing my glasses instead of my contacts because my eyes get very dry from looking at the computer screen all day. So that means I haven't been able to wear any make-up since I can't get close enough to the mirror to put it on. It is a shame because I have about $500 in make up and don't get to use it. I went crazy one month and bought about $300 of Mac makeup and my husband thinks I have a problem with impulsive shopping so I had the doctor put me on Adderral for it and it is supposed to curb your appetite at the same time so I hope that is helping, it must be since I only eat 2 times a day. I ordered some BE protein in new flavors since they have been out of the ones I like so I'm excited to try them. Well that is my day for now. I'll let you know if anything exciting happens.
khunt719

khunt719

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Blog 89559
 

Feeling Positive!

Doctor's appointment went really well -- he felt part of my issue was two weeks of milk products and told me to go off the shakes and start on soft food. Incisions look good and my first fill is scheduled for 6/28! I got a chance to ask all the questions I had and then some. Dr. Oliak was wonderful.   Also had a great nutrition class on how to eat -- not just the next couple weeks but forever.   I started to look at this less like a weight loss competition and more like a lifelong journey. I need to live my life, eat and exercise to be healthy, and get over the daily drama I create about a scale or a piece of clothing.   I have to go back to work next week. I have much to do before I do that, so the next few days will be busy.   Happy Tuesday :eek:
sandradee0124

sandradee0124

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Blog 93073
 

Loving Life More Now

Did my 30 minutes of aerobics and floor excercise...My knees was screaming "GET OFF OF Me" but as Denis Austin says " You Got To Burn Butter". That is what kept me motivated.... Hoping to loose 10 lbs at the end of the month.....I'll tell you how I did....:eek:
blossoming

blossoming

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Blog 93895
 

My Surgery Is Today

So I'm having my surgery today. I will be headed to the hospital in a few minutes. Just got off of work so I'm a lil tired & not quite nervous yet. Not sure if I will be or not. But I'm excited to do this and be done with the healing part. Wish me luck & I'll be back to update when I'm up too it.   Blessings! Tana:smile2:
TanaSmith

TanaSmith

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Blog 93702
 

RECIPE OF THE DAY! "GROUND BEEF AND SPINACH GREEK CIGARS"

Hello to all my friends and cooks out there, here is another one of my dishes for you to try out. Hope you like it.   This is a great Greek recipe that is not only healthy but tastes good too. A wonderful appetizer great for the summer and all year round. It's called a cigar because once it's rolled and stuffed it looks like a cigar.   CHECK OUT MY BLOG FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS RECIPE AND SO MANY MORE! :eek: http://life-after-lap-band.blogspot.com/
Debra G

Debra G

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Blog 86212
 

Post-op Day 17 (6/7)

Tomorrow is a new day...right? Gee, I sure hope so! Let's see, where do I begin? I have a horrible cold, woke up at 4:30 am and realized the electricity was out. Now, maybe to most people this would not be a big deal. But, I live in the desert....they high today was 110 degrees...and the power didn't come back on until 11 o'clock tonight! No protein shakes today....NONE! No meds....NOPE! :eek: All I ate all day was a s/f pudding and a 1/2 cup of soup. But, tomorrow is a new (better and compliant) day!
sophieownsme

sophieownsme

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Blog 93898
 

Working Out

I will probably regret this in the morning, but I worked out for an hour in the gym at my apartment complex! Treadmill, bike and weights! I have to admit, I'm pretty proud of myself. Just listened to the Glee soundtrack and forgot (slightly) that I was working out and sweating! Ha!   It was only day one of doing a proper workout, but I have to start somewhere. I want this band to work for me when I get it and I'm determined to do everything I can to make it work.   Ohmigosh! Can I even imagine if I were to lose 100 pounds over the next year? I'm not sure that I can! (Imagine it, that is.)   Golly.   I went swimming tonight too, so it was a pretty active day! And I haven't felt so good in so long. Tomorrow I'm going downtown (Chicago) to walk around for a while and have a nice day out with a friend and her two little girls. I'll count all that walking around as my exercise for tomorrow!!   6 days till surgery! :eek:
maggs79

maggs79

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Blog 89757
 

Doin' the happy dance!

Am I feeling restriction yet?....NOOOPE! I am doing the happy dance because I expected to have to beg to go in for another fill, but heck no! I had ZERO resistance, just sweet, kind, gentle understanding. My doc's staff are so nice and i think most, if not all are patients of his too, so they know what I am going thru. I love that I am not treated like a fat woman there! They make you feel like family. So without asking when I told her my name she says, "oh, do you need another fill?" So, she read my mind and without asking anything else she says can you be here Friday, June 11th? HELL YEAH I CAN BE THERE!:eek:   I have been so bad, really bad the last two days since I know anything and everything will go thru my band. I am too ashamed to even tell the truth about what I have eaten..and I won't waste time beating myself up...help is on the way YIPPEEE! I can't WAIT to see what restriction feels like on Friday.
shrinkAdink_05/10

shrinkAdink_05/10

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Blog 89757
 

My first fill was 4.4cc I am NOT happy..grrrrrr

I was very nervous about the fill needle and being poked, but turned out to be pretty simple.   When I was laying there with the needle and syringe sticking out of my body the doc says, "ok, now I'm going to have you sit up and drink some water'. At the point I started laughing hysterically, tears and all. I said, "REALLY! :w00t:With the needle sticking a foot out of my body?!" The doc and my hubby looked puzzled or maybe they decided I had really lost it, but I seriously couldn't stop laughing. Doc said this was a first, lol....I guess most people aren't that easily amused?   Oh well, now I am NOT laughing...:sad:I don't think I got enough of a fill! The doc filled some and had me drink water to see if it went thru, and with each fill and each big gulp, it always went down, no problemo. A few times i felt a little bit of what felt like a bubble in my throat but no feeling of water being stuck or backing up. i think it was just that it was a little air since he was requesting that I GULP the water. Not knowing what i was feeling I thought the bubble feeling and my husbands bulging eyes was maybe an indication that I needed to stop, so I took 4.4cc as good enough.   I have read so much on here, but for some reason it never occurred to me to read about other people's first fill experience. So I really didn't know what was a little or a lot in terms of 1cc, 2cc's etc.:eek: Since I have a 10cc band, 4.4cc's sure did sound like an awful lot for a first fill when I hear others say their doctor doesn't even let them participate in the decision and 1 cc is all they get whether it good enough or not. I really cheated myself darn it.   So, since my appt was at 11:30am and I was told to fast before the fill, I decided to have a junior frosty on my 2 hour ride home since I had a free coupon for one...skim milk later in the day and mashed potatoes for dinner. The doc said start with liquids & rapidly progress to full liquids and then soft foods as tolerated for the next 24 hours. NOW GUESS WHAT??!! I AM HUNGRY AND IT HASN'T BEEN 24 HOURS!   Grrrrr..thank goodness for me it's only a short drive for a fill. I have a feeling I will be heading back up there next week. I am so mad at myself! What the heck was I supposed to feel to know I was tight enough??? Next time I won't let him stop til water is backed up in my nostrils, lol....guess that would mean I am filled enough???
shrinkAdink_05/10

shrinkAdink_05/10

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Blog 93330
 

Liquid Diet/ life of hell!

Ok. I was supposed to leave Big Spring Sunday for my class and to pick up my liquid diet stuff. Last week my van's engine blew up!!! I mean smoke pooring out!! It died! but, my wonderful hubby is working on replacing the engine. Saturday night ( 8hr from leaving for Dallas) My Suburban wont start:eek:! The Timeing chain??? went out on it!!!:eek: I was pissed that I arranged for my mom to watch my kids, And my friends were expecting me. and now NO CAR!!!:cursing: so, I was cig free for over a week!! but I had to have one. broke down and smoked one! but, just one! After a day of crying and thinking that my surgery was going to be cancelled. I called my dr. office today. they told me to start my liquid diet today and the class will be next week. and surgery is still planned for the 29th. Made my day MUCH better. I was doing research over the NET. and I found that to shrink your liver you need about 800 calories a day, very low carbs, somewhat high protein. I am using the EAS Carb control. I will use this tell next week when I get to dallas and pick up the Optifast. Start to pray one of my car's will be fixed by sunday.
Tori1983

Tori1983

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Blog 90427
 

So, here we go

Tomorrow I will be at my doctor's office at 9:15am for my blood work and pre-surgery clearance. One week from today I start my full liquid diet and on Sunday the 20th my clear liquids. The 21st is my re-birthday and I am so exicted, nervous, anxious and ready to go.:eek:   Tomorrow night's dinner will consist of different cream soups so I can see which ones I like. I don't like yogurt or custards, so I am hoping to find some good soups to keep me full.   I wish you all good luck and hope we can all share our stories of weight loss and great success.
Bklynike

Bklynike

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Blog 91651
 

Patience......

WOW! I don't know if I am going to have the patience for this process that my insurance company is requiring. I finally get to start my 6 month medically supervised diet on the 21st...only two weeks away but seems like it is forever.   I have been going to so many Dr. appointments lately I might as well move into the medical office building.   I finally get to meet with a surgeon tomorrow, but he is only going to refer me to another surgeon. He only does bypass and no surgeons in my medical group do banding. So I will have to wait for a referral from him and approval so I can then see another surgeon. I am hoping after I actually see a surgeon I will have a better attitude about this whole thing.   I am trying to keep a good attitude about all of this but it seems like it take everyone forever to do any thing. I know I need to be patient....it took years to get here and I can't get back over night.   My biggest fear is that I will lose too much weight on the supervised diet and my insurance will deny the surgery.   AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!:eek:
minnie318

minnie318

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Blog 92116
 

my 2nd fill....

my 1st fill was 3 weeks ago...i got 3.75 cc but felt NO restrictions!!! I WAS STARVING!!! today the doc put in another 5 cc (which he said was a "record" all at once)....that brings me up to 8.75 w/my 2nd fill!!! I'm on liquids right now and everything is going down fine... i hope! hope! hope! that i feel some restrictions when i start my mushies & food! [my surgery was 4/27... i have a 11 capacity Realize band.... I havent weighed in yet....] I can't "weight" to start loosing weight!! :eek:
J_BandRanger

J_BandRanger

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Sunshine2's (Tonya's) Journal
 

Unfill #4 update

Fill #1 - 3/6/07 - 2.2cc's   Fill #2 - 4/17/07 - 3.0cc's   Fill #3 - 7/6/07 - 3.5 cc's (I think it was only 2.5cc's because when I went back for fill #4, he could only w/draw 1.8 cc's)   Fill #4 - 7/20/07 - filled me back to 3.0 ccs - He should have filled me more!   Fill #5 - 8/17/07 - 3.4cc's   Fill #6 - 10/08/07 - filled me to 3.8cc's - the best restriction I've ever had,but still could eat big bites of food, so I figured I needed to be tighter.   Fill #7 - 11/21/07 filled to 4.0 cc's. By the evening could not hold anything down, not even my saliva. PBing all night - horrilble experieince   UNFILL #1 - 11/23/07 - unfilled to somewhere between 2.5 to 3.0 cc's - NO RESTRICTIONS AGAIN :eek:   Fill #8 - 1/18/08 Went in and the doc filled me back up to just right under 4.0, according to Flouro, it was perfect. Well, by next morning, could not hold down saliva again, ended up back in hospital   UNFILL #2 - 1/19/08 - Doctor had to unfill me to 3.0 again because of the swelling from all the PBing for being too tight. Again, NO RESTRICTION -   Fill #9 - 2/12/08 - 3.5 cc's - was tight for about a week, now feel lose again. grrrr, still have "some" restriction, just not quite enough! Next fill scheduled for 4/7/08 - I hate that it takes sooooooo long to get in to see the fill doc.   FILL #10 - 4/7/08 The doc just added .4cc's, making me at 3.9cc's. I think this might be the one!   FILL #11 - Was scheduled on 6/25/08 - but the doc did not fill me up, I was leaving for a cruise on 6/27 so he didn't want to risk me being too tight, so did not get a fill.   FILL #11 - 8/5/08 Went for a fill, this time the doc took all my fill out and all he could get out was 2.4 cc's. Filled me up to 4.0 cc's, I left, had to go right back because I could not drink, he took out a little over .2 cc's, he said I'm somewhere between 3.5 to 3.7 cc's. - I had great restriction for 2 weeks, but It has now loosened some. I feel I might need a tad more. I'm worried I have a very slow leak.   UNFILL #3 - 8/5/08 - Took a little over .2 cc's out, had pretty good restriction, but still a tad too lose.   FILL #12 - 9/17/08 - Added just 1/10th of a cc - I think I'm somewhere between 3.8 to 3.9 cc in a 4cc band. I am hoping and praying this is the fill that I stop with! I do not have another appointment for another fill, will wait this one out and see.   Fill #13 - 10/06/08 - Doc added about 2/10's of a cc. He took everything out and put it all back in and said I was about 3.7 to 3.8cc's. - which is where he said I was last time.   FILL #14 - 11/10/08 - Doc took everything out and I had about 3.6cc's, which is pretty good. He then filled me up to just under 4.0cc's I believe I'm about 3.9cc's. I ate some canned peaches and set around the office for a bit, made sure none came back up. Seems to be doing good so far. I hope this is my last fill!   FILL #15 - 08/10/09 - Added about 1/10th of a cc. I think I'm right at 4.0 cc. Wt on the morning of my fill was at 165. But was very bloated from steroids I was on for the previous week.   FILL #16 - 8/31/09 - My last fill lasted 2 weeks then I felt wide open. Went in for another fill, this time he did not take any out and just added 2/10th's of a cc. I think I'm just a little more than 4.1 cc's in a 4.0 cc band. I feel great restriction so far. I'm hoping this last. I'm sick of fills. lol. - I could tell my fill was wide open, I was starving all the time, wt at the time of fill was 170! grrrrrrr   FILL #17 - 10/30/09 - completely drained me, checked for a leak - no leak YAY - added 4.6 cc's - I feel like he didn't add anything, feel wide open! Hungry all the time   FILL #18 - 11/09/09 Doc did barium swallow test - I think he thought I was full of it. He saw what I was talking about and agreed I was way too loose. He added 2.5cc's. I feel restriction again, but not a real tight restriction. I have no idea where I'm at these days and I really don't care anymore how much CC's I have, I just want RESTRICTION!!!!!!   Fill #19 - 11/23/09 - I had a some restriction, but not enough, the doc added 3/10ths of a cc. I feel pretty good, not too tight, which means it probably will get looser. I will ride this fill out and see what happens. Very discouraged at this point.   FILL #20 - 12/28/09 - did not take any fluid out, just added 4/10th's of a cc. Still feel lose, but on the fluro it showed I was tight, so we'll see how it goes.........   FILL #21 - 02/01/10 - Doc did not take any fluid out, added 1/2 a mil then I told him it was still too loose, so he added another 1/10th of a cc. Feel really good right now - but as always we will have to wait and see.   FILL #22 - 5/17/10 - Decided to get just a little tweak, my last fill is still pretty good, but wanted to go just a tad tighter. Doc added just a little, probably 2/10th of a mil.   Unfill #4 - 6/7/10 - Fill #22 has been perfect, except my acid reflux has flaired up. Decided to get a slight unfill to see if that helps with it. doc took out 1/10th of a cc. We'll know tonight if this is going to work, fingers and toes are crossed.
tonya66

tonya66

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Blog 90465
 

My rant for the day

Why is it some people think that once they get the band that they can eat whatever they want and it will lose the weight for them? Did these people not pay attention during the eval process or better yet how the hell did they get through the eval process?   It was not an easy decision for me to decide to do this and I do not take it lightly. I knew I would have to change everything about my eating once I had this band placed. I am not perfect but I sure as hell don't expect it to lose the weight for me.   It is a tool people! You have to make healthy food choices and exercise!:eek:
ICUnurserachel

ICUnurserachel

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Blog 74159
 

I Survived !

Back at work today,feeling almost 100 %.The mail and return calls I need to make are a killer. I don't mind working for a living its just that I TRUELY hate getting behind..the pressure I guess its my pet peeve. What do I have to show for being off from work for a week no post cards to send or anything. I lost 8 lbs last week the hard way puking and running. My only response was to carry a can of lysol with me as I traveled thru my house.................I became obcessed with the idea one could actually re infect onself with a virius............I even had sick thoughts to boot.:eek:
LarraineM

LarraineM

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Blog 94050
 

11 Days Pre-Op

I am on day 3 of my two week pre-op diet - so far so good - I have already noticed that the daily heartburn I have been suffering from over the last four months have subsided! Step in the right direction!   Was tempted to have one of my son's chicken nuggets earlier this afternoon, but am proud of myself for not giving in - my eating habits are/were more comfort eating than anything else. Late night boredom snacking became my thing - anything I could lay my hands on - even on occasion made chocolate cake batter and ate it before it could reach the oven, just because I was bored (!! what was that about???!).   I fight the chocolate demon regularly, he usually wins.... I have read somewhere (if you Google it, you will probably find similar articles etc) that it takes 21 days to form a new habit or to break an old one, depending on how you look at the glass I suppose. I am hoping the pre-op "eating" and the post-op "eating" will rip the tongue out of this demon - well, I can hope anyway...   Have been surfing the net to find out everything I could about gastric band operations - like I've said to a new found friend: with all the info I have read and video's I have watch to date, I could probably do the op myself! No more! as I am really freaked out right now!   okay, that is it from me for 11 Days Pre-Op - more later this week
me myself and i

me myself and i

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