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I'm in Grand Junction CO. Colorado is high cost of living, Highlands Ranch area nice...Cherry Creek is hip... Near Lodo by the Coors Field. Google these areas: east colfax yuck...littleton is decent in areas as well as englewood...Denver tech area is kind of expensive. Morrison road is near the mountains and shoots through Denver. I-25 is a gut highway, c-470 is too but takes you towards Colorado Springs. 6th avenue is another main road.

I have vanilla hiney Greek yogurt with cottage cheese when band is tight.

Yes it happens. Usually between my angel wings ( between shoulder blades or upper right or left shoulder.)

I felt groggy but nurses were there to talk to me and make sure I was ok, they check your vitals to maintain you. I felt sore and tummy incisions sore but I had steri strips so I couldn't see incisions. As I was wheeled to a room they kept oxygen on me because I was fairly low. They want that oxygen to go up before releasing you. I was allowed to drink warm water in sips and small souffle style cups of protein drink. I had to get up later and walk. You will have compression things on your legs to help prevent blood clots. You need to walk too. It wasn't a bad experience, I was just super tired. Went in at morning but didn't go hone til 10:00 at night.

I was hungry a lot and found myself wandering the kitchen but so important to stick to the rules...your fills will begin to make a difference.

You would think eggs would be easy but a fried egg sticks almost every time. I've tried poaching and that works except I'm paranoid about eggs so few and far between.

Shwans chicken is the only kind I can eat and with a marinade. Deli meat if I chew well goes down I just chop it like toddler food. I don't do so well on iceberg lettuce but spinach and spring mix work better. I can't do tomatoes unless it's skinned. No on cucumbers!!!! Nathan's skinless hot dog on if chopped like toddler food.

I can nibble on the hard parts of Olive Garden bread stick ( like a mouse bite). I can eat pasta with Alfredo if it is really wet and baby bites. Bread is not my friend. I've had bruschetta on crustinni. Anything yeasty, doughy, pizza that is thick, or white bread or rice will give me a stuck episode...all of it bad for you and got me heavy in the first place. I can have a cornmeal pancake with syrup.

I try to work around it, egg drop soup or a salad. After fills just softer healthier food. I pay special attention to chewing and small bites. That's been tough for me at times.

Please add me Skyvic. It is always interesting to add foods to my diet that others are trying.

I workout 8:30 at night and weekend early mornings so it doesn't affect so much. But I do use protein recovery shakes.

Joining the gym and actually going one year after I started my membership was the best thing I could have done. Don't anyone wait like I did...I could be weighing less if I had not waited. I live that I can change my workouts. I notice that I tend to lose more weight and tone muscles if I change it up. Some days it's more cardio and step...other days it might be arms and shoulders, or legs. Either way in hooked!!!!! Never thought I would say that. In training for a 5k now...CRAZY!!!!

Congrats keep up good work!!!!

I just started drinking the GNC lean shakes check them out, meal replacement and so delicious. Having one for my breakfast today...curbs my hunger in morning big time, because I have a rough time eating in morning. Band loosens up closer to 11:30 am.

This weekend has been espy ally hard with three day weekend and the day off of work so it kind of throws the weekend structure!!!! Ok, so you binged a little on the wrong foods...I had a margarita ( skinny but still!) today might be the day you go for a nice long run/walk and get back on track or go for a hike with family. It seems that kicking in some fitness may jumpstart that urge to eat well again...it is for me but I'm also enjoying a few extras, like a bite of lavendar fudge from Palisade, CO. We are all human and you will get back on track...it's ok:) Good luck

When I have stress ( working with preschool teachers, parents, and the kids are the easy ones!) you bet my band gets tight! I then have to think about my diet choices. Often deli neat and cheese slices, soup, cottage cheese with yogurt, etc. really can range on tightness of my band each day...I'm 18 months banded.

I chose band because my sister had the bypass... She has gained her weight back. Not saying that it wasn't successful but I knew my choice would be band. I'm a quantity eater and I felt the band would be best for me. No dumping syndrome on band. Plus I didn't like the idea of cutting inside.

Oh yes! Make sure you are hydrated, iron levels can get low ( mine were causing fatigue and light head) get plenty of protein!!!!!! Rest and exercise balance. Have had a few of these episode. I don't take blood pressure meds at all, but my blood pressure for lower as I lost.

Yay!!!! Good job!

I would give it a few days...I was in your shoes for a good week after full liquids now I feel great...a little belching but I tend to eat too fast and too big of bites.

For me, it seems that it takes a couple weeks after a fill to begin feeling normal with foods again. First week full liquids (3days) then mushies and slowly introducing my favorites. I do find I am having to sip my coffee more and really concentrate in my food and it's texture with chewing. I feel great too. A couple episodes but overall, it's more focus on those rules. I'm in green zone now not hungry and find I have to supplement with protein (isopure zero carb beverage 40 gms protein). I'm using my fitness pal app which helps. My band can be finicky with heat, laying down then getting up to eat, stress or rushing, and low water intake.

That's tough. I know this sounds repetitive but chewing, small bites, take time, marinate meats, and high protein. I took the slow route to weight loss with more frequent but tiny fills. Banded 12/11, 267 down to 179 right now size 24 down to size 12, it was a slow journey. Did you get checked for Barrotts esophagus?

We are going to have those days, we just get through our "cheat day" and say that tomorrow is a new day to start fresh, we are only human:) I've noticed that I will go through a string of not so healthy eating and then I get my eye in the prize. Often I just try to exercise more to compensate ( not food practice) but it does help me get eating right. I have also been using my fitness pal app on phone which keeps me conscientious about food intake. Good luck and don't beat yourself up for this.

I've just started the GNC lean shakes (Swiss chocolate) they are delicious and 25 grams which isn't too bad.

This starvation mode is confusing too. Truly I am trying to get in 1,200 calories and it just feels like too much. It seems that 800-900 feels right for my lapband and body. Thoughts help!