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awesome! thank you for posting, this is the first time i hear of this....where have i been? under a rock, lol again, thank you and have a wonderful weekend

i will look it this, cause my lunch box is from the 80's and doesn't do that, freeze....lol it's time to invest in good equipment for the journey. i am just not used to this life change and everything that comes along with it. i thought i was though, but living it is totally different than thinking it or dreaming it. i've lost way too much time... not anymore!!!! thanks for your insight Ms Chez! have a great weekend

Yes you are lucky!!!! Thanks for sharing, the article is probably true I will keep in mind. Thank God I don't feel dizzy or weak!

oh no, don't give up. there was bound to be a bad day in between your journey to success...you are worth it!!! call them and i too suggest that they bill under your surgeons name after all they probably apporate with his/her licsense? maybe? good luck

hey, you are doing great! the numbers don't lie, plus how you feel is what counts good luck to you.

not mine i can see yours

i am an LVN, i work in a dialysis clinic. i also do call through the same clinic with the hospital every other week for hemo tx there. who else has trouble finding time for meals? good luck to all!!!

i took 2 weeks nd was hoping for a 3rd but didn't happen i say take as much time besides the healing, fatigue there is also the adjustment to eating the "right " way and planning your meals changeing your wy of thinking about taking time for yourself too. as nurses we care for others before we do dilly squat for ourselves, it's in our blood.... good luck!

i was banded on the 19th. first week was so incredible! post surgery was a bit smooth not what i had expected. second week something different....the week started out at me at 194lb, everyday a pound was added out of nowhere!!!! yikes well today i am 194lbs again. just saying kinda wierd. just wanted to know if anyone else went through this too. i am not panicing or anything just weird. p.s. my belly itches like crazy, i thought itching was when skin stretched. lots of lotion on my belly now just a weird week good luck everyone

I was 226lbs wearing size 20-22 jeans, I'm 5'3" now I'm 190lb can fit into a tight 14-hey it zips up

I have an AP lapband which holds 14cc my dr gave me 5cc in surgery day and yesterday I had a 1cc fill total since Oct 19,2012 6cc in my 14cc band. Feeling okay. Like in between green an yellow zone but maybe more green! I'm content for now.

That's great news!!! Congratulations!!! We are on our way, and what a way to go!!!!

okay, to start off, i'm happy!!!! i went to my "1st fill appointment" yesterday. found out i have an AP-lapband. found out my lapband takes a total of 14cc or 14ml. found out my surgeon actually had filled my band with a wapping 5, i'm telling 5cc on the day of surgery!!! the P.A. who checked my fill states all 5cc were there and that she would be adding 1cc making it a total of 6cc (i know you guys know math, i'm just so freaking excited). she told me that i am down one pound from my f/u visit 2 weeks ago but looking at what i have been eating, she said i have stopped my metabolism because i am starving myself. she says i need to eat more!!!! OMG big time!!!! she says i really do need to start my exersicing though, to burn fatty abdy (lol) so i have lost like 7in on my abdomen, 1in on my neck, and 3in on my hips!!! she said that even though i only lost 1lb in 2 weeks according to the goal they placed for me, since the very first visit on Aug 17th, 2012, that i am down 43% of fat weight toward my goal weight!!! so so exciting! okay, why did i say mislead? my doctor had adviced that he usually doesn't fill on the day of surgery...so here i was thinking it was all me, hahaha whatever, right? i think he is sneaky or something, anyways i am glad. all this new info puts to rest much of my wrongful thinking. like no wonder my head was not hungry but my stomache was rumbling, okay so i should eat more. i don't know if this makes sense to anyone out there, but needless to say... VERY VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP YOU APPOINTMENTS!! this is the way i see it, if i lost 9lbs the first 2 weeks and 1lb the next 2 weeks-(again i know you know your math) that's 10lbs in one month, and the best thing is that those 10lbs will never be gain back!!!! i mean if i slack off, and not follow the recommendations sure the pounds are just there waiting for a chance to jump back on my belly, but i'm determined. hope everyone has a happy banded thanksgiving! remember we can eat everything in the menu, just a smaller bite

ooohh, you are too sweet....sending you a huge cyber hug sister!!!!

that is so cool!!! yes definetly, healing is the one priorty after surgery. i think i healed good cause i haven't had heartburn, PB, or much pain. i did have jitters yesterday, so my stick of string cheese felt stuck while i was at the doctors visit, good grief...but that's it. i guess i was kinda nervously excited about my first fill day!!!! best of luck to you too and happy thanksgiving!

i most certainly was. the doctor didnt tell me but on the day of surgery he filled me with 5cc on my 14cc band. i am guessing this is why. so any questions call your doctor and see what is happening. as for me i stuck it out with following the liquid diet without any complications or death, lol, that was kinda a joke...okay here is another one....i would tell people at work when they would ask, "is that all you are eating---drinking Protein shakes and Water?" i would say yes, cause my doctor said that i already ate enough food for all my life and that now i need to drink lots of Fluid for the rest of my life. i thought it was funny but thinking that i was going to do it for the rest of my life made the 2 weeks go by faster!!! to me humor helps, hope it helps you too

thank you Maddysgram, i know that was kinda crazy, "eat more" :0 i'm like suuuurrreeee! you too florida princess