PixiePower

This is so true, is a very skippery slope to go down. I had fallen back into my old carby ways a couple of weeks ago and it was so so hard to pull myself back out, seriously it was harder that id ever have imagined! It's taught me a lesson though, restriction or no restriction i really don't want to be a slave to food like that again, wasn't that the whole point of getting the band!
Last Monday i had a wonderful dietition appointment and have since lost 8lbs and am feeling great!

This is so true, is a very skippery slope to go down. I had fallen back into my old carby ways a couple of weeks ago and it was so so hard to pull myself back out, seriously it was harder that id ever have imagined! It's taught me a lesson though, restriction or no restriction i really don't want to be a slave to food like that again, wasn't that the whole point of getting the band!
Last Monday i had a wonderful dietition appointment and have since lost 8lbs and am feeling great!

I had a dietition appointment on Monday and like you I've been craving chocolate a lot in the past few weeks. She gave me some great advice-
B Vitamins increase the serotonin in your body/brain making sugar cravings lessen. She advised me to take a Berroca in the mornings and i know its only Wednesday but Im noticing a real difference so maybe try that?
Can't do any harm because Berrdoca and similar things contain loads of essential vitamins anyway.

Hi Im an Irish 24year old female. Im banded just over two months and my weight has fluctuated between a 20lb loss to an 11lb loss (9lb gain ) i have 5cc in a ten cc band. I currently weigh 267lbs and would love a mentor who started similar to me. My goal is about 140-150. Seems like a huge mountain to climb and would love some motivation from someone who has done it. Really hope to hear from someone

Hi all i haven't posted much here because i was feeling like band failure. I only had my op on Feb 4th and had 4cc put in my 10cc band during the op.
I lost 15lbs including my seven day milk diet but regained 2 back in the last few weeks, i was able to eat anything really but tried to be careful.
I had my first fill of 1cc on Friday so am now on soft foods but all day I've been sipping cold Water all day and can actually feel it passing through my band. Im so happy, i actually know i have a band now ha and haven't really been hungry since. Small amounts fill me up for a long while.
I just wanted to say Yippie and hello to you all!

Hi,
i had my band fitted yesterday and I got home this morning, so far I've had :
B- Almost a full actimel (small very watery yogurt drink) and half a glass of fresh fruit juice-no bits.
L- 3/4 of a cup of watery Tomato Soup and an actimel.
Just about to have a small cup of watery chicken Soup.< /p>
Does this sound too much? What did you have on the liquid stage? How much?
Thank you!

Hi all!
Im so happy to finally be on here!
Im having my op this Saturday Eek!
Im a 24year old mother to a beautiful little seven month old girl who makes me so so happy I could cry. Im currently 275lbs and I want to have the energy to run and play with her as she grows up and not be riddled with insecurities, I don't want her to see me on every faddy diet going losing weight and gaining even more. I adore clothes, I love them and I want to enjoy them not fear them!
So I thought I would say hi to everyone as I plan on spending a lot of time around here