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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YOU GO GIRL...I REMEMBER THE FEELING AND IT FEELS GREAT TO BE IN ONE-DER LAND.....CONGRATS TO YOU....

I DON'T KNOW...IS THE BAND LARGER OR SMALLER THAN WHAT YOU HAVE? WHEN DID YOU GET BANDED?? HOPE YOUR INSURANCE WILL COVER THE COST AND YOU CAN GET BACK ON YOUR WAY AND ENJOY YOUR BAND...

CONGRATS ON YOUR FILL...SOMETIMES, IT TAKES THREE OR FOUR TO HIT THE SWEET SPOT..SOMETIMES, YOU GET THERE WITH ONLY ONE FILL...I HOPE FOR YOU, YOU WILL FEEL RESTRICTION AND NOT BE HUNGRY...TAKE ONE DAY AT A TIME...AND GET IN LOTS OF EXERCISE AND DRINKS LOTS OF WATER.....

NOT ME, I LOVE IT....I WOULD HAVE IT DONE AGAIN IN A HEART BEAT....

YAY!!!! CONGRATS TO YOU....I KNOW THE EXCITEMENT OF WAITING TO BE BANDED, YOU WILL BE IN BAND LAND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT....IT IS A WONDERFUL JOURNEY, I LOVE MY BAND...

HELLO, CONGRATS ON YOUR BAND AND YOUR GREAT WEIGHT LOSS...YOU HAVE DONE GREAT....THE PLATEAUS ARE HARD, BUT I HAVE LEARNED THAT YOU CAN DRINK DIET HOT CHOCOLATE TWO HOURS BEFORE BED AND THE NEXT MORNING YOU WILL HAVE LOST AT LEAST A LB....IT WORKS, I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT IT DOES...IT HAS TO SAY DIET, NOT SUGAR FREE.....

NO SWEETIE, YOU ARE FINE...IF IT WAS THE SIZE OF ASPIRIN, YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT...JUST CONTINUE WITH YOUR LIQUIDS AND CRUSH IT UP THE NEXT DOSE....HANG IN THERE, IT IS A WONDERFUL JOURNEY...

this is so normal...you still have swelling from the surgery and you need to heal...don't worry about weight loss, right now...just heal and then after about six weeks you will be ready for exercise and the weight will come off...JUST FOLLOW THE RULES....EAT WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD TO EAT, AND DRINK WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD TO DRINK....YOU WILL DO GREAT....CONGRATS ON BANDING...

this is so normal...you still have swelling from the surgery and you need to heal...don't worry about weight loss, right now...just heal and then after about six weeks you will be ready for exercise and the weight will come off...JUST FOLLOW THE RULES....EAT WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD TO EAT, AND DRINK WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD TO DRINK....YOU WILL DO GREAT....CONGRATS ON BANDING...

Everytime I post a reply, it gets mixed in with an earlier post????????????????you can't even read it, it is so mixed up...

OKAY, FIRST OFF, IGNORE YOUR FRIENDS....HAVE THEY HAD THE SURGERY?? IF NOT, HOW DO THEY KNOW WHAT YOU WILL ENCOUNTER??? I HAD MY BAND ALMOST 5 YEARS AGO....IT WILL BE FIVE YEARS IN APRIL...I WENT FROM 237 LBS TO 120 LBS.......I LOST THE BIGGEST PART OF MY WEIGHT THE FIRST YEAR... IF YOU WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT AND KEEP IT OFF, THEN WORK AT IT...YOU CAN DO IT, JUST HANG IN THERE AND DECIDE THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT....PLEASE, PLEASE, DO NOT LISTEN TO SOMEONE THAT HAS NEVER HAD THE SURGERY, NOR ANYONE THAT JUST FLAT OUT REFUSES TO FOLLOW THE RULES AND FAILED...THEY WILL TELL YOU, " IT WON'T WORK" YES, IT WILL WORK...PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT YOU DECIDE....I AM HERE TO TELL YOU, I WOULD HAVE MY BAND AGAIN EVERYDAY TO STAY THIS THIN...I LOVE IT... MY DAUGHTER HAD HER BAND 3 YEARS AGO AND SHE IS AT GOAL...LOOKS WONDERFUL.... OKAY, FIRST OFF, IGNORE YOUR FRIENDS....HAVE THEY HAD THE SURGERY?? IF NOT, HOW DO THEY KNOW WHAT YOU WILL ENCOUNTER??? I HAD MY BAND ALMOST 5 YEARS AGO....IT WILL BE FIVE YEARS IN APRIL...I WENT FROM 237 LBS TO 120 LBS.......I LOST THE BIGGEST PART OF MY WEIGHT THE FIRST YEAR... IF YOU WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT AND KEEP IT OFF, THEN WORK AT IT...YOU CAN DO IT, JUST HANG IN THERE AND DECIDE THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT....PLEASE, PLEASE, DO NOT LISTEN TO SOMEONE THAT HAS NEVER HAD THE SURGERY, NOR ANYONE THAT JUST FLAT OUT REFUSES TO FOLLOW THE RULES AND FAILED...THEY WILL TELL YOU, " IT WON'T WORK" YES, IT WILL WORK...PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT YOU DECIDE....I AM HERE TO TELL YOU, I WOULD HAVE MY BAND AGAIN EVERYDAY TO STAY THIS THIN...I LOVE IT... MY DAUGHTER HAD HER BAND 3 YEARS AGO AND SHE IS AT GOAL...LOOKS WONDERFUL....

DRINK SLIM FAST OPTIMA...THAT WILL FILL YOU UP AND HELP KEEP YOU FULL....ONLY SIP IT...

OKAY, FIRST OFF, YOU HAVE ONLY BEEN BANDED 3 MONTHS, YOU HAVE ONLY HAD ONE FILL? IF THIS IS CORRECT, YOU SHOULD KNOW, THAT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT FEEL ANY RESTRICTION UNTIL THE 4TH OR 5TH FILL......I COULD TELL WITH MY 4TH FILL....ARE YOU FOLLOWING THE RULES? EATING SLOW, EATING PROTEIN FIRST, CARBS SECOND? DO YOU DRINK ENOUGH LIQUID? ARE YOU EXERCISING? YOU CAN MAKE THIS WORK!!!!!! YOU JUST HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RULES...DON'T DRINK WHILE EATING IS THE MAIN RULE TO KEEP....FOREVER...I HAVE BEEN BANDED FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS AND I STILL DO NOT DRINK WITH MY MEALS....HANG IN THERE SWEETIE, YOU HAVE ONLY BEGUN.....JUST STICK TO THE RULES....GOD BLESS YOU....

YAHOOOO....THAT IS GREAT....I DID THE SAME THING...I SAID 145 WAS MY GOAL WEIGHT, THEN I THOUGHT WELL MAYBE 130, NOW I AM AT 120 AND I AM STOPPING...THAT IS ENOUGH...I JUST MAINTAIN BY EATING WELL AND MAKING SURE I HAVE ENOUGH CALORIES TO NOT CONTINUE TO LOOSE.....BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY FILL TAKEN OUT...THAT IS JUST ME...

I LOST THE BIGGEST PART OF MY WEIGHT WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR....WITHIN SIX MONTHS, I WAS DOWN 50 LBS

YAY! I KNOW THAT MADE YOUR DAY...GOOD FOR YOU...

WELL, I HAD LITTLE RESTRICTION, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REALLY FILL ME UP...I ONLY SIPPED ON WATER, SLIM FAST, AND BROTH...SO ALL OF THAT WENT STRAIGHT THRU...AND WHEN I SAY I SIPPED, I SIPPED....VERY SMALL LITTLE DRINKS...

WELL, I HAD LITTLE RESTRICTION, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REALLY FILL ME UP...I ONLY SIPPED ON WATER, SLIM FAST, AND BROTH...SO ALL OF THAT WENT STRAIGHT THRU...AND WHEN I SAY I SIPPED, I SIPPED....VERY SMALL LITTLE DRINKS...

LYNN, SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH A GREAT DEAL IN THE PAST 4 YEARS...I THINK YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, STARTING TO EAT HEALTHIER, AND SLOW DOWN WHILE EATING...JUST GET BACK TO BASICS AND SEE IF THAT DOESN'T HELP....YOU DIDN'T SAY IF YOU ARE THROWING UP??? THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE SIGNS....JUST TRY TO EAT SMALL AMOUNTS AND KINDA START BACK OVER...I HOPE YOU WILL FEEL BETTER...

ALL I DRANK WAS SLIM FAST OPTIMA....AND WATER....

THANK YOU....

I AM NOT REALLY NEW, BUT I HAVE BEEN AWAY FOR SUCH A LONG TIME...I AM DIANN, AKA, LARGE AS LIFE...I WAS BANDED 5 YEARS AGO NEXT MONTH...I STARTED AT 237 AND NOW I WEIGH 120 LBS...LOVE MY BAND...I WOULD HAVE IT DONE OVER AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT...

YAY...SO GLAD ALL WENT WELL....AND CONGRATS ON 9 LBS LOST.....

THAT IS WONDERFUL....I HOPE THAT IT IS EVERYTHING YOU HOPE IT TO BE....I AM NEW TO THE GROUP, BUT I HAVE BEEN BANDED FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS...I STARTED AT 237 AND I AM NOW AT 120 LBS... I TELL EVERYONE, I WOULD HAVE IT DONE EVERYDAY TO BE THIS THIN.... I REMEMBER HOW EXCITED AND NERVOUS I WAS, BUT HONEY, YOU WILL BE FINE...

AS FOR ME, I JUST CAN'T GET IT DOWN....IT GETS STUCK...AND I HAVE BEEN BANDED FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS..