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Your a doll Happy New Birthday!! Can't wait to celebrate with you!! We are all here for you! We will celebrate with tall glass of crystal lite when you get done! Now That's A Party!!

If I understand correctly today is your new Birthday!! Happy Birthday we are here to celebrate with you and give you any support. Congrats!!

For Real Best thing I have ever done in my LIFE!! Wish I did it years ago! No Doubt in my mind easiest challenge of my life and I have had many, Go for it!!

I would be afraid to eat steak... I really would stick to the plan. In fear of band slippage. When you eat anything that grows when chewed, your new stomach will try to push that through and could cause possible slippage of your band. This is just my thought. I still can't eat steak and I am 2 years out. I know to stay away from breads, steaks, anything that grows or swells when chewed (which always was my weakness). You just don't want any stress on your band especially this early in the game. Stick to your doctors rules instructions on eatting so very important. This is just my thought. You just don't want to mess up all you have accomplished. Good Luck!

Sweetie have gotten you any of the chewable gasx, what you are feeling in shoulder is common among most new banders, probably result of the air they pumped your tummy to see inside you.. Get up and walk as much as possible. Drink lots of fluids and I forget can you do your Protein shakes yet. If you can don't miss any, helps with hunger. Honestly this stage to me was the hardest of the entire procedure, the surgery was nothing to me. This stage you are in was the toughest for me, but it will pass just stick to the plan you have such an AMAZING journey ahead of you. You band area just needs to heal alittle, before we get to stage two, hang in there. My mind at this stage really messed with me. Stay UPBEAT and POSITIVE, get up and move, this time will pass. Stay Strong and remember why we did this, we do not want our band to slip. I am 2 years out 150 less, still more to go. Follow your direction to the "T". I promise it will get easier. Try ice or heat or shoulder, should help, but if you could start walking to get that air out it will help. Good Luck!

Fantastic I added you to my friends Your goal weight is what I'm shooting for as well. I have started doing a new shake which I love all the recipes and different options You can check out on my page.. I will be on this evening.. and I will find you .. my family is wanting me to run. We'll be there for each other I am just dusting off the dust of a year long sugar binge, but ready to finish what I have started. I look forward to our friendship. Sherry

gotten me back on track!!! I just finished a coffee, chocolate, caramel shake.. I love it. So many options and so many recipes.. I get my shakes for free.. I am a 2 year out bander and fell off wagon eatting nothing but sugar.. this has curved my cravings of sugar.. and hopfully will help with these last 40 pounds.. My input I am in.. and the support and friends I have made.. lose weight,,have parties.. get healthy.. I'm all about it. Let me know what you doctor says because it has been nothing but good for me. I researched it and everything I could not find anything negative about it. I even found a bias dietician online write an article raving about the new shake. Check my site, http;//sherrybellingham.myvi.net I love the stuff!!

This is what it all comes down too LOL... Who else could you carry on a conversation and experience like this!! Love It!! Getting absolutely nothing done for day 2 though..

I have had some serious close calls.. a new meaning for powdering our noses... I just need to go powder my nose... means ...

Sweetie I had them as well, and have read on here alot of us have.. Do you have gasx.,.. plus getting up and walking really does help and that is what they want you to do.. It will pass though but definitely get some gasx chewables.. it is the air they pumped your tummy with to see what they were doing... Get up a walk.If you have to even just around the house.. but move it will help.. Good Luck!

I don't remember pain but I am a cronic pain patient that deals with in daily so I didn't notice as much! I am so sorry for your pain, but hang in there it will pass so I heard about 3rd day. You are on a wonderful and challenging Journey.. but totally worth it. So your new birthday is Feb 28 Happy Birthday!!

To find people who are would understand this gross predicament

I can't sleep till meds pass.. once I woke and thought I was gonna die heartburn so pain.. I am a cronic pain patient so have to take alot of meds... i do chili.. make you a large pot of soup and freeze in little containers.. As far as meds something warm going down to melt them like green tea. Chew OMG I could not even began to try LOL

I am here for you we all are. I am 2 years out 150 pounds less.. but past year fell off the wagon and went on a sugar binge for a year. Thank God i didn't undo all my hard work. I found a protein shake i love, signed up here, and with all the support from here and my protein shake support I am ghoing to get my last 40 off. I would never believe I would ever be saying that. WOW! We can do this!!

So what all do your eat... without shakes, I do chili and shakes.. women of habit. LOL

You look Great!! How Long have you had band.

It says Tri-sorb protein blend with fiber for long lasting energy and keeps you full. One thing I noticed is I have been struggling with going bathroom for many years (not enough fiber) but low and behold this has been be normal and it has sold me on it just for that. LOL I am also on alot of meds that add to the constipation. So I have been a happy camper just for that. LOL

This one says 25gr soy protein -contains 6.25of non-GMO Soy protein - I love the flavor and all the different recipes. But I do the same recipe every day cause I love it. So many of them had such an after taste this one I love the flavor.I don'y think I tried GNC one though. Thank God I love this one because it did get me back on track.