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Good Luck!!

Yes, The band itself is suppose to give you some restriction, some people are not the same but my band did give me restriction.

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I ate it when I started to put fruits and veggies back in my foods I was aloowed to eat. I do eat them now but not alot because I tend to stop losing weight when I eat too much of them.

Regarding the watermelon, My dietician told me it was too much sugar. Even though its water your body holds on to the sugar.

CONGRATS!

MsDuran, When did you get banded? Sometimes it takes up to a year before you could have some chops.

I heard back from Blue cross with in a week. Right after i heard from them, they scheduled my surgery.

Everything will be fine, good luck

After having the band for almost a year, I'm finally scheduled to get a second fill. I will get my 2nd fill and hopefully the fill will help me lose more weight. I hit a plateau and it seems like i broke it but i lose and gain 2-3 lbs. Hopefully the second fill helps me out.

Well I'm single bilingual and ready to mingle, lol

I use Vanilla labrada powder and add banana, im sure you could add yogurt aswell

Good luck, I think I need a second fill.

WOW 7 years!!! That is amazing, it's good to hear from someone thats had the band for that long. Now have you had any complications with the port or band in general. P.S you and your daughter do look alike

Jhale69, I have to disagree with your nutritionist about not being able to eat fruits and vegetables. My Dr and nutritionist recommend we eat fruits and veggies after 6 months to help with the weight loss. I dont know what your Dr has told you but you should really research it more. I had the band for 10 months now and I'm down 105lbs. Good Luck

Hello Everyone, Did all of you get a 2nd fill when you guys hit a plateau?

I know what you mean, I've lost 100 lbs in 7 months and for the past 2 months havent lost. I went back to the Dr and Im doing a strict calorie diet. But before this I did the 5 day pouch test. They say its a plateau, but hope i could break it cause it does get frustrating at times.

It helped me at the beggining, because i was able to see the calories and food I was eating

Chicka are you journaling your food?

I have always attended support meetings. My question is that I know some people that dont attend support meetings and they struggle to stay on track. How many people attend support meeting? Do you feel the meetings help out ? I need some imput for a friend that thinks its a waste of time attending them. What do you guys think?

Are you drinking alot of water

Check this out 5daypouchtest.com

Try the 5 day pouch test. I started doing it this week, they say it helps break plateaus.

I heard the 5 day pouch test is a good way to get back on track. I'm doing it right now to break my plateau. Check this website http://5daypouchtest.com/plan/theplan.html

I make a margarita with lemonade crystal light and a shot of tequila with ice it does the trick and just sip on it.