☠carolinagirl☠

lean Protein, veggies, fruit filling foods that keep you full for longer periods of times (just say not to processed foods)

do what you can with what you have.......another great post sharon

hurts most likely and hard to swallow because you are super swollen. continue to sip as much as you can so not to get dehydrated..this is vital... HOWEVER, if you find you cant get much liquid in, let your doctor know so they can advise you..

i think any (support) group is good thing if it makes you feel better or helps, then absolutely..do what works for you. my support group is right here on this forum.

completely normal esp the (phantom shoulder pain although not as much as before) as it did that exact thing you described....but your dr could offer better advice

dont cry....if you really want this, then have a wls but go into 100% any surgery has risks (from manicures to wisdom teeth)..nothing is for sure..heck godzilla could walk on my house but i am not gonna worry about it.. ...sure i was scared...i had trouble wiping my butt it was either do it or get bigger... that was 9 months ago...

do what works for you

i will say each person will experience different results. like with all things in life, things happen, good and bad.........i mean my tarheels aint going to the final four geesh no one can say anything that will change one persons mind when they are convinced it will fail...if you (claim 99.9999% fail) i will say myself is the .000001% that hasnt failed......why? because i took that small risk to save my life....while naysayers quibble on BS so called latest claims of band failures (all the while ignoring its usually the people not complying with how to use it who are the ones writing those claims), i will be all the more closer to my goal weight..

thank you to everyone responding to me.........it means alot

OH, aint you sweet......so glad to hear from you

what a great blog post eye candy......ms shelf butt LOL ((NOT))

...thank heavens i have mally mascara on today or it'd be running down my chipmunk cheeks on this......((hugs to you also))

IP......thank you sweetie

((hugs mandy))

well thank you for taking time out to post that. u are so sweet.

miss, your note to me here, means everything. :wub:

while reading your cat post earlier jim, i remember when i went home the next day, i had to do the 2 shots per day in my tummy for blood clots and hub was getting ready to do it (he did them all) and i asked where were he gonna stick me, and he (i guess not thinking) tapped my tummy in the middle where my incision was and it kinda hurt.......i remember i started to tear up and he felt so bad.....oh, well, thought id share a silly (cat) moment

pondered if i should post this or not, but i realized that although its good, it is also sad. this time last year (picture short female, wide as is tall, butt with own zip code, 336+ pounds, bmi 62) and trying to walk through the hospitals/rehab clinics, up and down stairs at inlaws house to clean or from room to room .. 9 months ago, this would NOT have happened. there was no way in heck i could have walked all through the hospitals (long hallways) to the parking lots that are a mile long it seems.....etc.. there was no way i could do it. i couldnt stand more than 5 min without me having to sit down. i just couldnt do it. granted my hubs family situation is not good right now but me being able to (help) him by not only being with him mentally but BEING able to actually be with him physically is my success if you will. i thank my band/plication for helping me being able to do this. because i know that if i did not have surgery, i would not have been able to. and that is a fact...thought i would share.

a loss is a loss... losing (that amount is good). are you losing inches? are your clothes too big? are you feeling better?...just because the scale is not moving as fast as you would like it to, does not mean you are not doing well. 31 pounds is gone. that is a small child....that is my Doberman's head for heavens sake. take it and keep going...and if you are impatient, you will not be happy in the future as sometimes the scale doesn't move for whatever reasons..let the band work..there is no time limit to lose weight before band explodes. I am proud of you.

sounds like allergies........

keep walking as much as you can to get the gas out...and my shoulder hurt horribly until about day 8 and then it was gone..so even though its tough right now, please know that each day that passes, it does get better. keep sipping, keep moving and you must remain positive and upbeat in regards to this new tool that will help you lose weight.

sleeping was not an issue for me. I was able to sleep on my stomach per normal the next day at home. me thinks because of the amount of fat my stomach had, it was protecting the port area. odd ball yet again

agree with Ms Maui and AJ and any others who advise to check/ask your doctor in regards to what type/kinds of medicine you can use. that is best thing.

agree with this (the meat (balls) has more Protein and way more filling then the pasta.....