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Wow that's amazing!! Keep up the great work girl! :)

Yes I drink one every morning. I like the chocolate carnation instant breakfast with some skim milk on my way to work around 7am. It holds me over until I have a snack around ten

I had my surgery on a tues and was back to work that following Monday. I would say I was at 100% 3 weeks where I felt no pain. Hang in there it gets better

I'm sorry meant to write GasX. The strips you put on your tongue like Listerine strips. Life savers guys!

I defiantly wish I brought Gas strips to the hospital. The gas pain was the hardest part for me. I thought it was pain from the surgery but turns out it was gas. Also when I was able to start sleeping on my stomach I would lay face down on a heating pad right on my stomach that helped me soo much to relieve gas. I also found hot liquids like soup or tea helped to loosen and relax the band and cold water or ice pops made it tight and uncomfortable when I was healing. Good luck and congrats on the first day of your new life

I basically lived off Carnations Instsnt breakfast. Chocolate vanilla strawberry are delicious I still drink them 5 months post op. also tomato soup was like a steak dinner to me. Oh and crystal light ice cubes crushed up helped with the urge to crunch on something. Good luck!!

The last week will go by a lot faster hang in there your so close! We all had to do it it sucks but it's worth it. If you can get thru this the band will be a breeze! Good luck Xoxo

Thank you so much everyone =))

Here's one more of me today

Hey guys! Just thought I would share my 5 month before an after pics with everybody. I got surgery 2/28/12 weighing 235 and I weighed myself this morning at 192.5! So I treated myself to shopping and tried on not a 2X or even 1X a frigen XL bathing suit.. Are you kidding me?? I hope this helps someone who's considering getting this surgery because it was the best decision I ever made (tough and frustrating at times yet still the best) I have a whiiiles to go till I'm at goal 130lbs but this is the movitation I need. I feel good, i actually sleep since my sleep apea is GONE and whenever I need support come right to this website. Love my band! Xoxo

Wow thanks every one you made me feel a lot better! Your right I shouldn't be so hard on myself and maybe once a week eat a small amount of something kind of bad. I just wana succeed and be healthy and I was discouraged I couldn't turn down onion rings and I don't even like onion rings?? Lol your so right I'm only human and it's back on track tomoro! So thankful for this site I don't have anyone to talk to bout this so all your words helped a lot

Guys I cheated I had a grilled cheese and tomato with ONION rings what the hell was I thinking?!!? The whole time I'm thinkin I shouldn't be eatin this but I couldn't control the urge to eat somethin bad! I've done so good since my surgery in February and now I feel I just ruined everything and I feel gross an fatter than pre op. should I jut exercise more today? Maybe smaller dinner tonight? I know everyone cheats once a while but i haven't and I'm feeling kinda depressed. Losing control is a horrible feeling especially after having surgery to help lose weight yet I stuff my face with greasy onion rings wtf??? Any words of wisdom thnx in advance

Omg girl I feel your pain I just had my first fill nd I had restriction for ummm a week! Wtf and now I just over ate and in so angry with myself I want to cry. I'm so afraid iv gone thru alllll this and am going to fail. I'm glad I'm not alone an when I get home today I am working today's mistake off! We can do this I'm not letting food take over my life it already has the first 24 yrs but now I have to take control or I'll be miserable foreva good luck xoxo

Ughh I know your pain! My first fill wasnt too fun either the doc couldn't find the port and had to keep stabbin at me to find it horrible.. Next day it was very sore and bruised but only for the first two days, now it's a week out and I feel fine! Slight bruising but it gets better I promise plus they say the first ones the worst good luck xoxo

its normal to be nervous! but you dont have to be i promise! this procedure is done all day almost evryday and growing more and more popular each year. these guys know what there doing. my surgery was only about 45mins and it was the best decision i have EVER made! you will look back on this day and smile because your new life will be different. everyone gets nervous before any kind of surgery where u go under, but you will be OK whens your surgery??