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line-dancer

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  1. I kep it very very simple cause I am not into cooking so a lot of steamed veggies. There r a lot of great cooks on here cant wait to hear from them. congrads on your new life. line dancer
  2. I was hungry every 2 hours also until I got my lst fill which go me up to 6 cc in a 10 cc band. now I am not hungry but want to eat in 3 hours most of the time I forse myself to wait but not always. I to use fitpal to coun my inake and keep i o that and so far so good. A lot of time I find some food I like and ea tha for several days in a row its working for me. You might try that. Your taste will change as you go along so be sure to try new things. i am not much of a cook but I make myself make something new weekly. Good luck and be sure to join us in the chat room they are great lisners and someone has always been where u r tha day. line dancer
  3. thanks for that insight it will be so helpful to a lot of newbies.you laid it out so well it makes me feel a bit easier and I am sure it will to many of us. hope you feel better soon. Line-dancing
  4. Mondays a hoilday so some places will be close be sure to call. Hope his work out jus fine and that u went to the er. i know is no fun there but we need you around. Line dancer
  5. maybe a fill is in order I am new so I dont know after doing so well for so long cal he doctor and see what they think. line-dancer
  6. I was almst bald on the every top on my head from fro head to crown I started taking 10,000mcg Biotin and it is actually growing. banded Aug-20 th cant afford to loss what hair I have left but I have always liked wigs lol so np line dancer
  7. I welcome the restricktion i keeps me on track. I guess it would depend on the issue you r talking about. Line-dancer
  8. I felt just like that until my second fill I now have 6 cc in a 10 cc band. Had my surgery Aug 2012 call your doctor for a fill that will help alot. line-dancer
  9. why is cusing the panic nothing is forever if you dont want remember that. this is a good thing think of the possitive and the long term goals in the next 3-4 weekits better everyday and the rewards r so worth it. if you could have done this without of help u would have this is help a tool only and we all need help. relax with heating pad and snapple is a treat give it s try. line dancng
  10. Gas x, a good laxitive and a heating pad does the trick as soon as you have a BM you will feel much better its like any other other surgery you need to get the colon working, and walk a around the room several times a day that willl help I made a big pot of home made chicken broth b4 surgery then I had that and cream soups(made with water) it was good. Lose 7 lbs the first 3 days post-op. line-dancer
  11. great job not sure I could have been that true to myself that soon. if you dont want to tell anyone just tell them you have an upset stomch everyone will understand that one and not hassel u. keep up the good work and dont let others define who you r or who u want to be. line dancer
  12. they made my appointment at my first post-op appointment so be sure u call you dont wnat to miss if if you are feeling any restricktion now. Line-dancer
  13. never understood why u have to loss weight b4 surgery. I lost 10 just waiting for the surgery date but it just left I did nothing about it and didnt do the pre-op diet and I wasnt even asked so not sure if they knew. My instructions were to lose 5-10 lbs the week b4 surgery I lose 0 and he did it maybe I was just lucky. good luck here and do call him Tuesday and tell him about the meds. Line-dancer
  14. rest and heating pad all day. line dancer
  15. I am need slso and hope to learn ths also. i ge shots on my back a L5 and tsil bone that helps but doesnt cure. Good luck here line-dancer
  16. you do have stomach acid in the pouch so hopefully its working on it and should go down at some point keep sipping something to help it work. this is hard to get use to the tiny bits but after something lke this we understand better. keep walking also.. line-dancer
  17. sorry u didnt feel good after your fill. I felt fine and fact didnt feel a thing until my 2 nd fill last week no I feel stisfied all the time wich I love I hope that is the feeling you have very soon. Stick to liquids today and maybe tomorrow there might be some swelling so give yurselof time there is no hurry here.. line-dancer
  18. I did a lot of cream Soups and snapple and Water it gets better as you get better. hang in there and come to the chat room for daily support I help me get to 7 weeks and lossing every week. Line dancing
  19. go to a thrift store and get a smaller size. It's a little losser but the number makes u feel good. besize you dont want to spend money before you get to where u want to be. Line-dancing
  20. this is a well know scam never never sent money to people u dont know. hard lesson to learn for some Line-dancer
  21. yu have the support you need to do what right for you. Tell her that you csn not be friends any longer because isnt a supportive friend and you dont have the time to waste any more. Get the band and dont let others define who you are and who you want to be. Line-dancer
  22. yes I did it was an absess and I had to have it lanced for the fluid to drain and then on antibiotrics for 10 days so go in to the doctor now b4 it get worse and really hurts
  23. I just got my second fill now have 6 cc in a 10 cc band and its seems to be just right 1/2 of cottage cheese (at 3:30 pm) kept me full till morning. I wasnt feeling a thing b4 and was hungry all the time if it stays like this I will successed I was the tool to work and it is. btw lost another 2 lbs this week yippee Line-dancer

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