Debbie3sons

I hope I didn't offend you I had said in my reply to you that I know you would ride it off as I know you, ride a few miles on your bike so good for you , it does take some of us a while to learn and get how to control our ways of eating and with that said I went for a fill yesterday and I am down to 217 lbs so I am happy it's a slow process but it's getting there, I still like your post though I was at 276 when I started this journey july of 2012 so I guess I am doing good, so you keep (riding) & posting , keep up your good work.

I have a 14 cc band and it took me 4 fills to start feeling like I didn't need to eat 4 to 5 hours later however if u do liitle healthly snacks inbetween and drink the 48 to 68 0z of water it makes you fuller longer also I am going for a fill also on the 8th , today , and I have 10cc's n the 14 cc band so I am losing it seems slow but I there are some things I can't even eat any more so I don't eat them cause I have had the stuck episodes wich I can't stand the slime or the hurt feeling I get ion my body, and my body is telling me when to quit eating but I still eat just not as much as I used to , so yes be patient it does pay off , we have to learn as we go last time my Doc only gave me a quarter fill so I may ask for a bit more but he will tell me if he thinks I need it or not , and he makes me drink water right away to make sure it's going down and I have to drink the whole 8 oz in the office so , yes just be patient you know your body better than anyone and you know what your eating so good luck .

Isn't nice when your kids tell u to hold up so they can catch up instead of the other way around , also I am glad you can walk even with your ankle wich is understandable but as time goes hopefully that will get better also , I used to have to walk with a cane cause I couldn't walk my feet hurt so bad now I don't have to use a cane cause I have lost 59 lbs so I get around a whole lot better, well good fo you..

Not good to over eat, lol u should know when to stop by now, however I know u will be riding it off so I guess it's ok , but don't get the stuck feeling it's no good .

It depends if I eat or not before I go If I eat ten I don't get the headache If I do then sometimes just a little one then it passes if I don't eat then I get a big one so I try to eat a little one but it goes away fast , so the answer is sometimes lol , , but I would mention it when u go for ur flls. so they know.

My Surgeon said no smoking 2 weeks before, however I have been smoking since I was 13 I know not good and I'm 49 now so I couldn't quit cold turkey no will power on that so I would limit my self to 5 smokes a day then like 3 days before surgery I think I had like 2 more then I had 1 the morning before surgery cause I was nervous , then the day after surgery spending 1 night in the hospital as soon as I got home I had 1 took my meds & off to sleep I went by the 2nd day of being home I started lighting up again , so I guess I never stopped and I am still smoking but I am losing though , but I have changed my way of eating so one vice at a time I guess lol ,well good luck.

I was trying to say just another Iinspirational post from a wonderful guy that has kept us up and happy with the way we have changed our lives and weight , you just behave with that mistress lol , for those of you that don't know Terry calls his band his Mistress , but his family knows so it's alright lol Thankyou so much, keep it up .