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Maybe... I know there are a few in my granola. I eat 2 tbs/day with cottage cheese for breakfast.

Too small to chew, get stuck in teeth and then swell into blobs! Yuck!

Yep.... it happens.

Go for an unfill. Suffering is not part of the program!

This is an unanswerable question. Suppose I said I lost 50 pounds the first week, and you only lost 10? You would feel bad. But if I said I lost 1 and you lost 5 you would feel good. What to you want the answer to be. (_?_)

The goal of the lap band is slow but steady weight loss. It sounds like you are doing fine. Everyone loses at a different rate.

Call the doctor. Four days is enough. It should not take an hour to eat one cup. Besides after the first 2 minutes the stomach empties out, and you have begun meal two! No reason to be afraid to call, we have all been there!

I agree second opinion time.

Ask for book recommendations, cause you will never remember it all!

Rice can be hard, but many eat it just fine

Check the carbs....

Sounds like a visit to the doctor is in order.

Is this something your mother is willing to do? It is a significant life style change for many. I caution you that it is not a diet. Much of the work is done by the patient changing their lifestyle.

I use the Calcium citrate minis. You still have to take 6 pills, but they are much easier to swallow. CVS has bogo sells on their generics from time to time.

Normal... try to work in 2-3 oz of protein every hour along with your fluids.

I have never heard of this. You may stop getting new fills, but what is there when you stabilize should be what you keep.

My knees were getting close to needing to be replaced, and I thought to myself... Self... you KNOW what the problem is, so fix it! I started investigating the band that day and have never looked back! Knees not perfect, but not painful anymore. It has made a huge difference in my activity level and willingness to do things. Never going back to Morbidly Obese!

Great ideas! Thanks!

Hot tub or hot bath may help!

Talk to the nurse. If the pain is really in your back. Could be gall bladder.

13 months!

Merry Christmas indeed!

I agree... sell or donate the old stuff. You are never going back now baby!

Sounds good to me... we could respond better if you would update your profile.

Looking good, keep up the stellar work!