Lady VS

Congratulations first off. To answer your question, yes, everyday I have to tell myself take small bites and chew, chew, chew. It's just a part of our new lifestyle that has to be done. Everyday, I have to talk to myself or I will eat that big bite or eat too fast. Continued success on your journey.

Wow! You look amazing. Congratulations.

Congratulations on getting engaged. The only tip I can offer you is to follow your doctor and nut's orders. You really have to follow the plan in order to lose weight. Every time you deviate from it hinders your weight loss. Good luck

Awesome and congratulations!!!!!

Yes there are, but I'm not sure of any single men.

That's what I love about the band. You can always start over. Two lbs is not bad. You enjoyed your vacation, it's over now so get back in the saddle and keep losing. Best wishes to you.

Are you keeping up with what you eat like on myfitnesspal? Are you watching your carb and fat intake? You may also need to change your workout routine. After time your body gets used to the same old stuff so you have to change it up a bit. Good luck and don't give up.

You're off to a great start. Don't give up or give in. Continued success

Well said. Congratulations on what you've lost so far. You will start losing again if you just keep following your orders. Continued success

Welcome to the board Jessica and Lisa. There's a lot of information on here. If you perform a search on a particular topic I'm sure lots of links will pop up. Good luck on your journey.

Wow! Terry, I sure hate to hear that. Barium swallows are very important. Praying you can keep your band and can continue to lose weight. Many blessings to you.

Awesome!!! Being in the green is a great feeling. Glad u finally arrived.

Awesome testiment of what living the banded life means. Congratulations on losing 149 lbs. That's impressive. Continued success

I used the heating pad for the pain in my port area and on my left shoulder.

As B52 said, your band is the key. If it's properly adjusted then you shouldn't worry about measuring. I haven't measured food in over two yrs. I can't eat that much. I know I don't get all that protein in. I just wing it day by day. Good luck with getting back together.

After reading these responses I can only say congratulations on losing 50 lbs. I was and still am obsessed with weighing myself so I totally understand. Continued success.

I measured my food for the first six months or so. Then I paid attention to what 4oz looked like via lean cuisine frozen meals because my doc said that's how much my total meal should be. So I just started eyeballing like tmf did and have been ever since. Good luck

I was told no carbs. I didn't follow anyone else's receipes except what my nut instructed me to do. All of our bodies are different. Please follow your surgeons orders. Good luck

Yep, what she said. I definitely had months where I lost one or no pounds. In time, it does come off. Continued success.

Actually it doesn't take that long to dilate your pouch. A few months after I was banded I can't remember exactly maybe three or four my stoma was sitting on the band. We saw this under floro so we had to take some fluid out so I could have a nice tornado look. I was on liquids for a week. What caused it? Eating to fast and taking big bites of food. I did really well for a while and a year or so later, the same thing happened again. Same problem as before. Eating too fast and forgetting to take small bites. I haven't dilated my pouch since. Eating slowly and taking small bites really chewing your food until it's mush in your mouth will help you to not dilate your pouch. Good luck

Congratulations on being rebanded.

Congratulations on two yrs

I completely understand what you're going through. My family did the same exact thing to me. How did I handle it? By allowing what they said to go in one ear and straight out the other. I didn't even comment. I heard what they said but didn't pay it any attention at all whatsoever. This is my body and your body, not theirs. Don't be discouraged. Keep doing you. Congratulations on the weight loss so far.

That's why I love the band. You can always start over. Best wishes to u

Kudos on losing 30 lbs in three months. It took me a lot longer to lose that amount. Your body is going to periodically go through plateaus so that it can adjust to the amount of weight you've lost. Once that happens depending on your calorie intake, you will start losing again. Don't worry you're doing fine. Congratulations!!