Creekwood

I always do! Just drink tons of water (which I'm sure you do.) I agree on the gulping.

Would your boyfriend rather roller over to Darth Vader or a dead girlfriend? Get the mask, wear it, trust me you will feel a lot better. Your heart will thank you!!

I eat spicy foods frequently with 0 problems!

I eat around 1,600 a day, but I'm male and exercise 6 days a week.

Banded May 6th. Have had3 fills (plus a 5cc primer in at surgery), totaling 8.7 cc in a 14 cc band. I have lost 35 pounds since surgery and 71 since I called to setup my initial consultation. Everything is going great for me, working out like crazy! Just finally got under 300 pounds for the first time in years so that was a huge victory!! Hope everyone is doing great!!

Some people eat their burned calories and some don't. Not sure if there's a right or wrong way to do it, I don't eat mine back. You can talk with your doc and figure out what's best for you.

Face and stomach. Face is the most obvious for me.

I have lived off of tips for about 7 years of my life so I'm probably a little biased Lol. BUT, I will too a minimum of $5 or minimum of 20% regardless of bill. But, I do tip more if we are splitting a meal. For great service I will tip even more, again though I have worked on tips a long time so I'm a little biased. I've never known a server to complain about getting 20% though!

Awesome job man!!! Congrats on your success! BUT, GO REDS!!

Thanks everyone!! I was 333 on my surgery day (may 6th). 369 in February when I called and setup my consultation. This picture (395) was before I lost 80 pounds on my own only to gain most of it back before deciding to have WLS!

That's really cool! The CHS is about ten minutes from my house. That's where my son will go to High School eventually (he's 5 haha). Very small world!!

Thanks everyone!!

Good luck!! You'll do great!'

I told one of my friends (late 20's) that I wanted to get banded. When he found out I had to give up beer (not a big drinker anyways), he said "I could never do that, I'd rather be fat! (He's skinny. athletic build). But, I said I'll gladly give up beer if it means my son not having to bury me while I'm in my 40's-50's. now that I'm banded I get nothing but support from all of my friends.