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When I went to get a fill on Friday the doctor said that I should not bother with yogurt or protien shakes for breakfast. He said it only caused me to be starving by the time lunch comes around. He is right. The only thing is what should I eat for breakfast? I can't eat eggs because they get stuck. Does anyone have a suggestion?

This is a great saying. I had to recently cut ties with one of my closes friends. I could not deal with her being negative about my choices in life and the smart remarks she would say from time to time. If someone is not adding positive things to your life it just means their season has passed in your life.

I did notice I have more energy with them. I will give them a try. Plus, Friday I got another fill. Come on last 20 pounds.

Okay, so I know you guys have been hearing the buzz about raspberry ketones with Dr. Oz saying they work. Well I went out and got some of course because this last 20lbs does not want to leave. Well I think they are working because I have dropped a few pounds that I picked up on vacation and most of all I am getting really thirsty that makes me drink Water like never before. I have been walking my butt off, but I really have not done well with my eating, a teacher in the summer has many issues. So, I am wondering if anybody has taken raspberry ketones and if so did they work? Oh and school starts back next week so I will be busy and out of the of the house Praise God!

I think that is what I am going to try to do instead of the regular size fills. I will ask for half of what they usually put in. Thanks.n

By far it can be done, I have been on thyriod meds since 2007 had my surgery in 2010 and since then has gone from 292 to 194. yes it can be done.

Okay, veteran bandster I have a question. What are some of the things you do to maintain? I am going into year 2 and still have pounds to loss, yet because of adjustments I have gone through 205-194 these last 4 months. Once I was too tight got a major unfill, that one was way too lose, then I had a good fill going on and I decided to get more fluid, had to get a major unfill and then went to NYC, yes you can only imagine what went on there, now I have a fill, but it still doesn't give me restriction. Hopefully I will get to my sweet spot.

To all of the comments here, I am glad we are able to pour our issues to each other. I agree you just may need a fill. Plus you may need to some shallow motivation. My shallow motivation is clothes and looking at old pictures I keep that large picture on my phone at all times. I have also found and it may just be me, but I found that the food that they say for us to avoid like bread, chicken, fries, burgers help me during my craving spells. I know you may think its weird, but with those food I get restriction and a since of fullness with as little as 3 bites. So when I really need a fat girl snack I get one, it is a whole lot better than eating sliders which could be part of your eating habbits. I hope this helps.

Thanks guys for all the advise. I had my fill on Thursday of last to week to my disappointment I gained 7lbs. I did not choke on it or even dwell too long in. I am just glad that it gave me a wake up call. I can't do. I have lost about 3lbs since Thursday and feel better about it already. I got my house back to myself again and I can get back on track. The only thing is by me being a teacher with time off in the summer causes me to eat more, but I do feel better about my situation already.

Yes, well after so major prayer and thinking I realized what it is. My whole system is shaken. I am use to it being just me around the house. So I don't worry about feeding other people and I can eat the smallest amount. Once the weekend come I can get back on schedule.

Hi bandsters,I recently had to get an unfill due to night coughs, and not being able to eat anything. I was in the red zone for 2 and a half weeks. Well, they took out way more fluid than they put in. When I tell you I feel like I did before I got my first fill its true. I started off exercising my but off because lets tell the truth, if I could control myself I wouldn't have needed the surgery. So to maintain I exercised, then I went to New York and walk and walked and eat my but off. I have been back home for 9 days now and have my niece and nephew with me. I have been eating my but off and not exercising. To top that off I had a fill appointment today, but my damn car would not start and the next available appointment won't be until next Thursday. Has anybody gone through this type of issue? If you did please tell me how you made it through. If you don't understand and know what its like to have had an unfill with too much fluid gone please don't scold me about it. Please don't forget that if we could had control, why would you need the tool in your body.

One more thing, what will happen if you don't do it? HMMMMMM?

I got the band on 10/29/10, I have lost a total of 92lbs. It was the best thing I could have ever done for myself. The thing is that you have to take a chance. My friend downed the surgery ever chance she got, I choose not to tell her, once I told her she was upset, but so what. I was in a deep dark depression and just breathing, not living. I say this to you because I want to kick my own a** for not doing it sooner instead of listening to my friend. LiVE YOU OWN LIFE ACCORDING TO WHAT YOU FEEL IS BEST FOR YOU. None of those so called friends put in on the plus size clothes that you have to buy, nor do they put food on your table, nor do they have feel the way you feel when you see yourself in the mirror. You may throw up, some may gain their weight back, but it doesn't have to be you. I would rather throw up a few times than to remain in the state that I was in. God Bless. Do it!