Marissa1014

I like "baked ricotta" which is really lasagna without the Pasta and meat. I also like "taco dip" with taco sauce, fat free refried Beans, puréed avocado, fat free or light sour cream. Mashed potatoes with a puréed chunky Soup gravy on top is pretty good too! Pea soup also purées nicely.

I like "baked ricotta" which is really lasagna without the Pasta and meat. I also like "taco dip" with taco sauce, fat free refried Beans, puréed avocado, fat free or light sour cream. Mashed potatoes with a puréed chunky Soup gravy on top is pretty good too! Pea soup also purées nicely.

Thanks marissa!! That means a lot. I'm hooks this was a good decision. Wouldn't say it feels like that now but I know it will when te pain goes away.

Way to go!! I can't wait to reach that milestone!!

Doctor responded as I thought he would! He said it's completely normal and will not last forever. What I've lost will grow back once my body levels off. He tends to be really positive/never worried about anything, but he definitely knows how to make me feel better and he has always been right so far!

I commented with the same question last week! The Hair loss is scary! The responses I got included carefully watch Protein intake, take Biotin, and get a better Multivitamin (I was taking women's one a day gummies). I am going in for a fill today and will ask my doctor about it. If he has anything to add, I will post it!

Doctor responded as I thought he would! He said it's completely normal and will not last forever. What I've lost will grow back once my body levels off. He tends to be really positive/never worried about anything, but he definitely knows how to make me feel better and he has always been right so far!

Doctor responded as I thought he would! He said it's completely normal and will not last forever. What I've lost will grow back once my body levels off. He tends to be really positive/never worried about anything, but he definitely knows how to make me feel better and he has always been right so far!

I second what toomuchfun said! I love my band! The diet process is still, to me, a diet and is consequently difficult, but the band certainly makes things easier! I'm four and a half months in and I NEVER last this long on a diet. Having the band there keeps me accountable and having specific guidelines to follow has helped me be successful. Checking in with a doctor for fills has helped to keep me accountable as well. I rarely notice my band (discomfort-wise) unless I'm laying flat on the floor on my stomach with the kids, or like today when I'm sore because a resident poked around me like a pin cushion for two minutes to find my port until my doctor came to the rescue! I also want to add that everyone's experience is different. I have yet to get stuck at all or have difficulty swallowing anything so maybe the same will happen for you! Good luck with everything!

Doctor responded as I thought he would! He said it's completely normal and will not last forever. What I've lost will grow back once my body levels off. He tends to be really positive/never worried about anything, but he definitely knows how to make me feel better and he has always been right so far!

Thanks for all of the feedback, I am loving this forum!! I do take Vitamins, but they are gummies (one a day women's with calcium). I will look into getting a better brand! Also the biotin..is that just another separate Vitamin? And thanks for the Protein calculator, that is very helpful! I had talked to my doctor about protein intake and he had said as long as I get 50g I am fine. Then again, he is not a nutritionist! Thanks for all of the pointers. I am glad I am not alone! Hopefully the shedding season will be over soon, ha!

I found when I started working on no drinking/eating at the same time, I made sure I did not have a glass anywhere near me or I would drink out of it. Nowadays it is just second nature and I don't ever have a glass unless I am at a restaurant where the waiter pesters enough- then I get one to shut them up and don't drink out of it.

I told next to no one the specifics of my surgery. I told my work I was having surgery and left it at that. For people who asked what I had surgery on, I said my stomach and no one pushed any further! I chose to keep it private because I didn't want to hear anyone's opinions. I didn't want people to ask me how things were going, because if they weren't going well I knew I wouldn't want to talk about it! I didn't want people talking about me and my decision to have surgery and my successes/failures behind my back. I had the surgery for me and it was no one else's business! Once my weight loss became noticeable, people began asking how I was doing it, and mostly I would say small portions, high Protein, low sugar and exercise! Now that I have been quite successful, I'm more comfortable with sharing, but I am glad that I kept it so private in the early days!

I second what other people were saying about logging your food. I use My Fitness Pal to track what I'm eating and I find it helps keep me accountable. Exercise is another big one! Be mindful of the amount of sugar you are taking in. Drink lots of Water. Most other drinks have lots of sugar!

Hey guys!
I'm new to this forum, and while I have a lot of questions, one burning question is: do you all get stuck? I was banded at the beginning of April, I've had 3 fills, have lost 67 pounds, and have yet to get sick. Everyone I've spoken to says "just wait, it will happen!" I have yet to eat something that doesn't go down. I do chew everything very thoroughly to a mush, and I spit out things that I can't get to this consistency such as strings from pea pods or celery or really chewy pieces of ground beef. I worry that at some point I will get stuck, but my doctor said it won't necessarily happen to me. I also worry that it's a bad thing that I can eat whatever I want (just smaller quantities, of course). So I guess my question is, are there any other no-stuckers out there? Or am I simply in a honeymoon phase? Although the lifestyle change was a major adjustment, this whole thing has really been a dream so far!