candtwalker

So happy for you! Tricare is the most wonderful insurance out there. I have had them now as a retired military person for 7 years and have never had any issues. My banding only took 2 months from consultation to surgery! I love Tricare!

Well......I had to go get an unfill. I gave it until Tues and still could not get anything down so I called my doctor and said to come in. My last fill was 1cc so he took out 1/2cc. As of now I am much better! I am able to get food down and I am feeling full for about 4-5 hours. I have gotten stuck quite a few times, but my own fault. I am at a happy point with my band! Maybe just maybe my "green zone"!!!!!!!

Well, I had my 3rd fill yesterday. I am up to 6 cc's in a 10cc band. I felt a little restriction with my last fill, with this fill I already feel "A LOT" of restriction and I am on liquids only. I am happy with the fact I have restriction but I hope it is not too much. Maybe my stomach is just irritated a little and will settle down in a few days.

My motivation is to look good! I know being over weight eventually would have effected my health but before my band my doctor always told me I was in really good shape even though I was 100lbs over weight. My blood pressure was always low, my blood sugar and cholesterol was perfect. So my bottom line for getting the band is ..... I want to look good and be confident doing it!

Yeah!!!!! Good going!!!!! I am going for my 3rd fill on Thursday, I can't wait!

All I can say is WOW!

you swallow that bite of food and instantly realize you are gonna get stuck! You just wait and BAM there it is!

I hope I look that good @ 50! You look great!

I Agee with tym4me, I use my WW digital scale. I also went to the dollar store and bought measuring cups and spoons. I use all of these daily. When you are counting calories these are a must have.

Husband is so supportive but he refuses to give into letting his eating habits change. That part does not bother me in one bit shape or form. This is what bothers me: When we go shopping I buy healthy foods/snacks for me to eat. I ask him if he wants some and he tells me no, he will get his later. So he commences to buy little Debbie cakes all kind of Cookies and all things bad! Again it really don't bother me because I have some willpower. After we get home, that night he will bring out one of my Snacks and eat it in front of me. I hate to confront him with it being he is the only one bring income into the house but this goes on for a couple of days until all my snacks are completely gone. Then he starts eating his food/snacks! The biggest issue is..... we don't have the extra funds to go buy me nutritional snack/food after the first ones are gone. So I have to then sit and watch him eat his while I have nothing. At that point I sometimes lose my willpower for a little bit. I gets so frustrating. I have told him that I would buy good foods for his snacks instead of the cookies and he said no he has to have his cookies and junk food. He is one of my best cheerleaders for this journey. He has never even suggested one negative comment. In fact he did more research on getting the lapband than I did and was excited to share everything with me! How can I get him to understand that I need my healthy items and if he wants it too then he cannot have his junk food. Does anyone have any advice? Please help, Thanks, Carla

Is there a way to copy and paste on the mobile app? I cannot get the hold and copy feature to work ony iPhone. Or do I have to do it on my PC?

My user name is candtw. Feel free to add me.

I have been looking at several C25K apps on iTunes and I cannot decide which is the best. Can any one give me the pros and cons of the one you use. Will one of the free ones be good enough?