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Great job Country so proud of you too!!

I just saw this posted in chat. You'll make it - the band is not for the feint of heart but you have to keep it as tight as you can stand it if you don't have will power. No amount of surgery fixed that for me - no willpower. I HAVE to have mine so tight I can only eat a bit. I Warning about taking advice from others. If you are not sure about what someone is telling you or you think it might not be good advice be sure to ask your doctor. It scares me that someone would choose to live their life with their band as tight as they can stand it. That no life at all.

I also do not consider mirilax a medication it is more like a fiber substitute. That is what the lentils are giving you. Fiber.

Thanks line, but I don't think I could eat much better than I have lately. I eat beans most every day but I am on a lot of meds and suffer dryness which my nurse says contributes and I still have problems. It is very different for me. Before changing my diet I could have bought shares of stock in immodium! As long as I can remember from when I was a kid I always had diarrhea . Always! I am very happy you finally found something that works for you.

I just wanted to add that I know a lot of people buy pre made shakes. My experience is that none of those satisfy me. I am hungry immediately after. I find making my own shakes and flavoring them with ice blended satisfies me more. Having said that I rarely use shakes after hitting solids. They will not satisfy me enough to be successful and I would much rather eat. Best of luck to everyone!

DItto!!!!!!

Mirilax works for me and my doctor called in a script because less expensive that way. Make sure to drink tons of water.

Hard to really answer your questions. You will or will not have sagging skin. My best advice is to try not to even worry about it during weight loss.

Glad you found your inner stregnth and thanks for sharing your story.

You can usually get sampled from your doctor or nutritionist. You can also buy samples at the vitamin shoppe and other stores like that. You can find lots of way to make shakes taste better by adding things like sf ff pudding miix, sf syrups or pb2(a powdered peanutbutter product) you just have to take chance and learn to be creative. I like unnury and nectar. Nectar because they have tons of different flavors. Best of luck! You can also buy unjury samples on line.

You are doing great! Don't forget a lot of that time was healing and a lot of peope dont lose as much during this period. Just make sure that you keep to your guidelines measure and track all of our food. You might want to also arrange to see an nutritionist. Hang in there.

Surprised? I Amin total shock!! If for any reason you think we are wrong that your doctor is so f'd up then I would advise you to do more research other then justI On this site. Maybe find a support group. This is your life and I advise you to ate an active part and seek more information and better aftercare. If that was my doctor I would be reporting him and flooding the Internet with bad reviews.

I agree ask your doctor. I do 24 liquids, 24 mushies then solids. Sometimes you have to play it be ear on how you feel. Good luck with everything.

I agree please call your doctor. Even if you have to do self pay of wait to be reimbursed your health is to important to put off.

Awesome job. Maybe you can update your before and after in your profile.

Awesome! See if you can update your before and after pics on your profile. I looks at mine a lot it really helps to have side by side.

Please check to see if there is a local support for WLS. That would really help you alot.

I am very much with MIs on this. It really sucks to be too tight and can cause all sorts of problems.

I like to be looser then tighter. I am able to eat more food then I do but I am careful to measure so I know when to stop eating. Every time I get a fill it seems like I need to have some taking out and my fills are .25. That is why I always say there is not Green zone for me. Hope you figure it out soon. Wish I had some advice for you. Hang in their I am sure others will reply.

Also the band does nothing to help me stop smoking. I have so much head hunger sometimes I eat more because of this. Head hunger and satisfied take you in to different directions. Best suggestion if you are smoking it will be easier to quit now or make it much harder to find what satisfied feels like.

Alcohol is just empty calories.

That is the exact reason I do not weigh every day. Your weight will fluctuate everyone's does. I only weigh once a week. If you are going to weigh every day you must be able to handle this.

My nurse said no too. I have heard that losing weight can cause you to need a fill but my nurse said no and my nutritionist said yes. So guess I will find out when i find out.

I totally agree with you. I also would rather eat my protein then drink it. Please feel free to join my recipe group on Facebook. I have so many recipes and ideas. Everyone is welcome. Just friend me at hely lb if you would like to join.