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NWgirl, That's great!! Bike riding is good exercise! Plus saves you money on gas :-)

Spoke to my doctor, he said he just placed the band but didn't fill it up.. that will happen on my first fill. :-)

Just had my surgery on 8/28/12 and today is my first doctor appointment. I don't know what to expect. I'm pretty sure they are going to weight me.. I'm not sure what to say or what to ask for? Any suggestions?

Yay! For Donna! Keep up the good work! :-)

Thank you so much everyone... You have all been so helpful. Best of luck to you all on your weightloss goal, you all seem to be doing great!! I know we can do this! Let's stay focus so we can get to our goal soon :-)

Thank you so much Toddy, Mis73, dee257, You all made me feel so much better.. for a moment I thought I was doing something wrong. I wish you all best of luck on your goals. Thanks for the closure of not being alone. :-)

Hello everyone, Just a question... I loss 19lbs on my 2wk diet before my lapband surgery.. I had my surgery on 8/28/12 & I've drink liquids/water... And I haven't loss anymore weight. Is it normal that its been a week that I've intaken less than 1,000calories & no weight comes off?

Thank you both for your opinion & knowledge, its was greatly appreciated.

I need to lose A LOT of weight, I hope they fill me up with 1,000,000,000cc!! Lmao!! I'm just joking, sense of humor over here.. hope Doc gives me whatever is best for me.

Someone said it may be possible that our lapbands are not filled yet & once we get our bands filled thats when our hungry calms down... I hope so...

Sojourner, Thank you so much for replying to my post.. I do feel better for asking my question. Thanks again :-)

Oh ok thank you... I wonder how does a doctor how much a patient's should get..

Hello, I have a question to anyone who can answer it... I just got lapband on 8/28/12... And I have to go for my fill in 6wks.. I was told that I have to follow a liquid diet for 2wks, then muchy soft foods 3wks after that... And so on... My question is.... On the day of my surgery, is my lapband filled? Is it just the band alone? Sorry if I sound uneducated about this but I honestly don't know.. only because I feel hungry at times & I know when people get their lapband filled, they're not..

Laker, Congrats on your accomplishment!! Good for you, very happy for you! I just have a question..... How did you/anyone get their band slipped? Just want to know what to look out for..

When I had to start my 2wk shake before surgery, that was very very very difficult for me to do!! I had to lock myself up in my bedroom or leave my house while everyone ate & I will show up when everything is put away... I purchased the strawberry powder shake from my doctor's office. They said pour a scoop, water/skim milk & shake it up.. it was disguisting!!!!! Lord forgive me! I chose to get my blender, add 5ices, chop up a banana, chop up 5strawberries, pour the scoop of powder Meal Replacement, I chose to add a little bit of Crystal Light (doc said Crystal Light is ok to drink during 2wk diet) fruit punch juice, blend it up! Added 3more ice cubes to make it colder, blend it up more... And it came out DELICIOUS!!!! Doc didn't want me adding strawberries or banana to my shakes but I'm sorry, I had to!! At the end of the day, I intake less than 1,000 calories to my diet.. So try it out.. I enjoyed my shakes :-)

I love this website, so many people I can relate to & it feels I'm not alone. Everyone's body is different so we are all going down different roads but I will meet you all on the skinny side :-)

Hello Ms. Bee Congrats on getting your lapband. I do understand its important not to eat solid foods... I haven't had a meal, I actually do have Isopure meal replacement.. I drink water, my shakes & have myself oatmeal.. Oatmeal is very soft & gentle to my stomach but doesn't really fill me up.. I'm still hungry after my bowl of oatmeal.. I do want to eat foods but so far I'm doing pretty well... I think I may drink water too fast? I feel a bit of air in my stomach & sometimes need to make myself burp... But it usually goes away... Is that normal?

Kiki, I went to those Herbal Life consults & everything from the pills, powder & the rest would of cost me $200.00 for 2wks. I have Isopure & that only cost me $60.00 I personally want to try Nutrisystem.

Hello again Summerrain, Yes I've had chicken broth... I just wish I can have more vegetables added to it wish I shouldn't have at the moment... But you are right, it is very hard at the moment & I hope it will get better with time. I have faith in myself not to completely give in & stick to my liquid diet... It's just tempting seeing my fiancee (we live together) have dinner in front of me... He has tried his best not to eat in front of me in which I'm grateful for.. so he'll eat before he comes home from work or go to his mother's for dinner.. but I wish I was with him eating his mom's delicious meals... So bottomline having the lapband surgery is a chose I made & I know I have to deal & obey the rules.. Thank you for all your help... I hope you're doing well with your diet. See you on the skinny side :-)

Hello Summerrain, I had my surgery 3days ago & my diet is liquids for 2wks then soft mushy foods for 3wks.. I have been drinking mostly water. Had a shake today.. I had to do the 2wk shake diet before my surgery which was hard so overall I wish I can eat a meal. Lately I have cravings, I'm just mentally saying no & be a good girl by following the rules. I'm just wondering if this was normal. I don't want to be the only one feeling hungry while everyone else feels full. It's hard not to have cravings being that all you see on tv is food commercials being advertised... But my health is more important than anything else.

Oh ok, I just had mine 3days ago. I still gotta follow the liquid diet.

Thank you 2muchfun, I have been hungry for quite awhile.. I had a little piece of chicken yesterday & kept it down just fine. I guess I wish I wasn't hungry all the time. I wish & want to eat foods... Plus its very hard while others are eating delicious meals for dinner around you. So far I haven't tried foods after my surgery. So I don't know what I can keep down... Expect the little bit of chicken & I kept it down. Thank you for replying back. I appreciate the response.

Hearthermarire, When did you get your lapband surgery?

Hi everyone, I have a question. I just had my lapband on 8/28 and I get hungry a lot & want to eat food! I mentally stop myself & have a shake but is my cravings normal?

TriciaL, Hi what's your secret? Are you hitting the gym a lot?