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So true! Quote from Dr.Phil "How's that working for you?"lol Love to you too Sharon!

Don't trip over your flip flops, hate for you to fall and hurt your pretty little face.j/s

3 days out, you're still very swollen. I wonder too why they did not order liquid? I like the others, had liquid Vicodin. Call your Dr and ask for something else.

Great job so far, congratulations

ps. drink more water. When we have fluid retention the extra water causes our bodies to not hold on to the extra.

Did you have foods with a lot of sodium? Our weight can flucuate greatly day to day. I suggest you stay off the scale on a daily bases. Don't worry, if you're doing everything right, it will all work out. Congratulations on your weight loss so far.

This is one of the things I ponder. I always thought that if someone reach their goal and stayed there for years and have developed new habits. I would have thought that eventually one could have their band removed and continue to eat the way they trained themselves to eat and not gain weight back. Now I understand. Thanks again for enlightening me, once again.

I agree with all of the above. I just wanted to add, just think about giving that new baby boy good nutrition. He doesn't need sugars and fats racing threw your body. Congratulations!

I have friends with allergies, who actually have to have a small unfill during those times. The band is fickle. Stress does effect mine.

All of the above for me.lol I was like you and had started yet another diet and was doing well. Right up to the night before surgery, I was second guessing myself. I then realized it was the same old, same old. Lose the weight, gain it back plus some. I couldn't afford to do that anymore. Like Missy, I needed my life back. You are the only one who can decide if you've had enough yoyo dieting. Glad I went ahead with it. In the past, I had always given up by now. Now I'm looking forward to making my goal for the first time ever. Good luck on any decision you make. Stick around and get a really good education on what the band can do and what it can't do.

There's an old saying around here " The band is around your stomach, not your brain". You need to find other ways to control the head hunger. We will always have stresses in or livew, so we need to learn how to handle them, that doesn't include food. I would say, instead of the time to fix and eat ice cream, exercise then. Put in a exercise video or just some music and dance. Take a hot bath, organize something, find a hobby. I don't believe in "willpower", its all about "wantpower". How bad do you want to succeed? Kudo's on packing your lunch. PS. I haven't started exercising yet, b/c of bad knee's, but watching what i eat and making good choices does work. If I get hungry between meals, I have a cup of diet hot chocolate or a bottle of Water. I just tell myself, junk is not in the plan. Best to you. You can do this!

Sounds like you already know what the problem is, not eating healthy. You shouldn't be havingnso many Protein shakes and eating more solid protein. If you are so tight nothing goes down, 1. are you taking small enough bites 2. waiting a minute between bites 3. chewing enough? If you're doing those three things maybe you need a small unfill. Sounds like you're eating more slider foods. There's a fine line between having a band just right and being too tight. Are you getting in your 64 oz of Water? Taking vitamens? You really need to make an apt with a Bariatric Dr, or nutritionist. Good luck and I hope you feel better soon.

Thats exactly why I really wanted to meet her, to thank her in person ,for all her support. One day I'll meet you too and when I do, you better duck.lol

You've come to the right place for support, knowledge about WLS and inspiration from our superstars. I wish everyone could have been here for awhile before surgery. Ppl would have learned things Drs don't always discuss. Your pain will only last for a very short time. Every day will be an improvement. Welcome to the forum and ask any questions you have.

Looking good,girlfriend!

Gotta keep water down!

Amen & Amen! Love to you Sharon

Talk to your Dr too. But if I was vomiting,I would not get another fill until that was settled. Eating too fast,too big a bites?

You really need to speak to Dr regarding this, but in the mean time, are you eating too big of bites, or too quickly? I have problems when I do those things. Most the time in my car,eating & driving,lol. I don't do that anymore. Do you have allergies? Will cause tightening. Once you throw up (not good) your stoma will be swollen and stop you from solids for a few days. Even on tight days, stay away from Ice Cream, nothing good in that for you. Drink Protein shakes. Please talk with your dr. Good luck!

Ditto Terry

Thoughts and prayers to all the families and friends effected by the acts of the sick souls who would do such a thing. May the world stand together in support against acts of terror. May God hear our prayers!

I was told "no carbonation", but in my mind I look at it like this, what does a soda offer me in getting healthy? Absolutely nothing. There is not one ingredient that will improve my health. Wait a minute, there is one "water", don't need the chemicals. My thoughts.

<------Myself and my new great friend Sojo. We each drove over an hour to meet.Love that girl! Great post Alex, thank you for your continued support.