Graceful One

I've noticed the more Water I drink...the less restricted I am, as well as vice versa...the less water I drink...the more restricted I am. Have any of you noticed this?

Denise, That is a new one to me... However, I do notice that I'm tighter before I get my period and looser when I drink all my liquids... Restriction is such an odd thing!

Patty, Restriction is such a fickle thing...somedays I'm really tight and others I'm wide open...I would ask your doctor what he says about it...I've also noticed that when I drink more Water and fluids I'm a lot less restricted...don't try to make sense out of it just go with it...

It is amazing what one meal consists of now...how it became two or three meals...or in the case of me the past week...back to one meal...well not really but almost... But it's a good thing I'm saving money on groceries because now I can fill up my SUV to run back and forth to Milwaukee (2 1/2 hour drive each way) to get back to my sweet spot...got a fill...was too tight...got an unfill and now I'm too loose and I want another fill so I'm tighter but not as tight as my fill before my unfill...did ya follow that?

Oh Bright how I love you...mentioned little old me! I agree with you though...I need to start participating more again...sometimes I'm just so damn tired though...and it's true you see the same questions over and over but how fortunate I was that someone answered all my newbie questiosn...and still continue too! I'm struggling now with my unfill which was too much of an unfill and now I want more of a fill but not as much as I had to make me get the unfill...LOL...capeesh? I like the people on spotlight but I love the format of this board so much more...so much easier to find new topics...and I cannot stand the Yahoo boards...I can never find the start of a topic! Well anywhoo you Dublin babe...you better post more!

Actually, Don't get the Chidren's Tylenol...it comes in liquid for Adults now...bought some at Walgreens...then you don't have to drink half the bottle to get some results!

Darcy, What patch did you use? Do you feel it helped? I'm considering quitting...PM me and let me know!

Look at you miss thang! You must be geeked that you finally have restriction...how awesome your actually ABLE to use your tool now!

Well last Wednesday I got a tweak...from 3.0 to 3.25 cc's...thought it would loosen up after I got my period and boy was I wrong...for the past week I was miserable...struggled to get anything solid down and was even having problems with liquids... Wednesday made the five hour round trip for an unfill...back to 3.0 and let me tell you what a difference it made...I feel like a new person... Moral of the story...if you think your too tight you probably are and there is no reason to struggle...yes...I lost 7.5 lbs in a week...maybe if I kept that fill I'd be down to goal by the end of the month...but not the healthy way and not the comfortable way... OH...and the other thing is I dropped a load of money at banana Republic on two pairs of size 16 pants! YIPPEE!

Darcy, You can stop freaking...they just took blood, did a chest xray...ekg...and barium swallow...that's it...

Well finally I'm happy to report I'm in ONEderland and also broke through my plateau! I'm coming up on my 5 month bandiversary on the 5th...hey is that my golden bandiversary? I have to say how pleased I am thus far with my loss and my new little friend... I'm really restricted right now but learning to work with it...I had a small tweak on Wednesday which is instituting the good band eating rules again for me...chew chew chew I've started walking the dog more...now he expects a walk everday! I again want to thank everyone on the board for their constant and caring support!

Darcy... I tried the unjury unflavored and made a shake and it wasn''t bad...

Darcy, Checked out your little nest...what a cute website! Great idea... I think your beautiful...your husband is handsome and your daughter is a doll! Hey...know any sucessful single guys?

Here Here...Cheers to you! You are doing so awesome!

Darcy, I wouldn't say they are unfriendly...brief...yes...that is the best word...I think they are so busy sometimes they come off as being unfriendly... I can honestly say I felt the same way pre-surgery...everything went very well...the preop testing went smooth...the history and physical...the surgery...and now the fills...try not to let it get you down...like I said I've felt the same way... I didn't try the unflavored yet...I'll let you know when I do...

Darcy, unjury chocolate is really good...Angel likes some stuff from GNC but I wasn't as impressed...I haven't tried the Unjury unflavored but am going to tonight...I'm pretty tight...I'll let you know.

Vera, The PA said that based on the amount I could eat I could use a fill...she put me up .25 so now I'm at 3.25 total...

Thanks for all your replies... Ahead of the bell curve...why do I still feel so fat? LOL I went against your advice and got a small tweak...so glad I did...I didn't realize how much restriction I didn't have...now I'm tighter than tight and trying to deal with it...I'm sure it will loosen up after I get my period...so...I have until Wednesday! Thanks for all your replies!

Hey Darcy! I appreciate that...I'm sure you'll hear my drama when we meet but I'm under alot of stress right now...ex-fiance co-owning a condo with and he's not paying...EESH! I'm PM'd you so give me a shout!

Hey Darcy, Congratulations on quitting...as I'm sitting here smoking...I need to quit too...just not ready yet... Well you got the psychologist and nutritionist knocked out...only three more appointments till surgery! I was just down there on Wednesday for a fill... Once your banded we'll all have to get together...us northern Chua-ites...I live in Wrightstown so I'm about 30 minutes from Oshkosh...Angel lives in GB and my bestfriend who is about to get banded soon lives in GB as well...we'll have to have our own little Soup night! You know your comment about what the psychologist said is funny to me...she said the same thing to me...as did the radiologist when I went for my preop testing...eesh...if they only knew! Good Luck!

Babs, You shouldn't be kidding about the Sphagettio's...my Mom was like...I couldn't understand how you kids could eat those...much less at 27! I am in the process of reassessing my eating habits and looking at my protien...I think some of my problem is I haven't been eating enough... I'm planning on going with my band twin to her fill appointment tomorrow and I too have an appointment...I'm going to talk with the PA who does our fills and see what she thinks...it just sucks that my only day off after working 6 days I have to waste on a 4 hour drive to Milwaukee and back...oh well! I'm sure that half the battle is I'm obsessed with getting under 200 and if I would freaking stop thinking about it it would happen...hey...maybe that is why my condo isn't selling either! EESH!

OK I need some help quick, For the last three weeks I haven't lost a thing...been exercising 3x/week 2.0 miles each time...have been eating decent...lots of salads with fish or chicken...drinking my Water...and haven't lost a pound! My restriction varies on a daily basis... I made an appt for Wednesday to get a tweak...would you?

Thanks for all the replies! I do realize that Spaghettio's are not a food group...LOL...I had a bad day and nothing in my house to eat...so... On most days I do eat very sensibly...sometimes I wonder if I'm getting enough calories in...I drink alot of skim milk, eat cottage cheese, eggs, and lean meat with salad the majority of the time... I think I'm going to hold off just because as I'm sipping on my milk right now it's getting backed up... Back to the basics for me...we'll see how that goes! I love you guys!

My fills are not free and are done without fluoro...so... I've been thinking about my intake...and it fluctuates so much that is what is so confusing to me... For instance, last night for dinner I had about 3/4 can of sphaghettio's...the other night went out for dinner and had two cheese enchilada's and some refried Beans...that is why I'm thinking that I may be able to use a tweak because at times I'm able to eat more than 3/4 of a cup...but other times (when I ovulate) I'm really tight... Sometimes I can take a big bite or a big gulp of Water and sometimes I can't...that is what is so wacky for me... My clothes don't feel like they are fitting any different and I take monthly measurements so that remains to be scene on the 15th! ITS DRIVING ME CRAZY!

Denise...I did...I'm a dumb ass!