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I wish I could. Sunday is Mother's Day and I'm super busy:) You guys have a great time!

I did not have a good week last week. But the good thing about Monday's are that it's a new week. I've been starving and hungry since my unfill. I think a lot of it is head hunger, but it's been rough. I've been swamped and busy and need to really work this week on my food choices and chewing and especially working in exercise. I was banded in February and I've still seen no real weight loss. Beginning to really feel fail!

I've been hungry and eating crap all day long it feels like. Nothing like in a huge portion, but it's my busy day at work and someone stole my salad. I was just too lazy to go down to the cafeteria and get something so I just ate some chips and some diet coke. Both horrible. Thank goodness tomorrow is another day. I've had to quit Soup since that's all I want lately, and I only wanted broccoli cheese. Anyone have any favorite good Snacks? I've got mini cheeses and fruit, but what do you grab when you want something salty and or crunchy?

You have to find things you enjoy. For me, I love to swim and being in Water. I fractured my ankle in two places around Thanksgiving and since then it's been a little difficult for me to put a bunch of weight for an extended period of time. I'm lucky that (for now) my job offers fitness classes like yoga and kickboxing, and three times a week I take advantage of class. I found a gym that has a 24 hour pool and I use that whenever I can. Swimming for me doesn't really seem like an exercise, even though it works you out more than lots of other things. I also am trying to take more walks with my kids, as it's been really great weather. Every little bit helps, but if you just do treadmills or things that don't interest you, you'll burn out. I hope to get a bike soon!

That's a great idea:) I'm just down the road during the week so that's great for me! Who else is game?

I live in Forney area, work in Plano. I thought maybe we could all meet up in Dallas soon! I saw your other post - I too wish I had a walking buddy in the evenings. It's boring and hard on your own! Keep it up though! You are are doing phenomenal:)

First few months are the hardest. I was banded 2/13 and I'm just now getting to the point where I'm not hungry ALL the time. This too shall pass:)

Who would be interested in getting together on the 17th for maybe dinner?

I'm feeling pretty good, although I think the .5cc unfill was too much. I feel the tiniest pit of restriction, but I'm excited, because that means (at least I think it does) that somewhere between here and there is my sweet spot! I had a diet soda yesterday and it hurt bad. So I'm trying to stay away from them completely. I don't really like plain Water, so I'm doing black iced tea and I had some coffee to ward off any headaches. I'm really practicing my chewing this morning. I'm having some eggs and bacon actually as we speak and I've got my timer here. Any of you have problems chewing things for a minute like they tell you? It's just instinct for me to swallow after like ten seconds lol. It feels so weird chewing so much. But I eat less I think - mainly because it's tiring! Monday: new beginning. Wipe the slate clean!

So glad to see I'm not the only one out there! I too was told I by my gastric surgeon that my pouch size was fine. I basically panicked when I got to 190 after maintaining a 100 pound weight loss and stablizing at 165. I knew that my pouch wasn't though, and since he would not do any xrays or anything I got a second opinion. My pouch was in fact stretched (not sure how much) but I decided late last year to do band. So far it's very slow for weight loss itself, but I feel like it's good that I have to relearn how to eat. Those first few years with gastric were easy - without real exercise or trying, I lost a ton, but never really learned good habits to go along with that. This time I too am having to learn about chewing your food, pacing your meal, etc. I found that I really didn't even taste food before! I have two little kids, so I'm constantly rushing through meals to get bathtime and homework or soccer practice in, which is horrible since I don't chew or even savor or taste the food I make! Tonight I'm making my little one's favorite: tacos. After that we are going to go for a walk and just not rush. I need to stop and smell the roses a bit:) I go back on the 14th and I'm going to ask for a few more ccs as I feel just a tad restricted. I'm hoping maybe I'm reaching my sweet spot!!!!! Remember: It's Monday - wipe the slate clean. New week!!!!

I got my band right before Valentines Day, but I didn't get a fill until about six weeks out because I wasn't fully healed at four weeks. I was told the doc pre filled 4ccs at surgery, and because I felt no restriction, they filled it 1.5cc more, putting me to 5.5. That was wayyyyy too tight so last week I had my second fill but it was an unfill of .5 cc. Big difference! I think I need to put .2 back in because its not making me feel full exactly but I'm trying to realize that could just be head hunger too. I want a diet coke BAD lol!

Supposed to rain here too. You're in the woodlands? I'm in Dallas!!!! Yeah fellow Texan!!!!

I'm feeling ok. Same boat as you are...about half gained back after 7 years with gastric. Makes me feel like a failure, but I'm coming to terms that no surgery is forever...you have to work at it:) I had an unfill this week and I'm able to eat more, but I feel I'm eating more than I should. Trying to get over head hunger. How are you doing?

That's awesome! That first bite of real food is the best isn't it? So glad you are feeling better !

Those are great tips m.rsu! I think a bunch of us new banders just automatically think everything is normal. You figure "If it wasn't, I'd be told". That's not always the case. I really figured I was just never going to have chicken or beef ever again because the band wouldn't allow it. Imagine my shock when I realized that's not how it works! Mine's a little too loose now, but I'm still not able to eat bread really, which is good, because I'm not supposed to anyway. Tried to get down some toast for some reason since I saw it and thought it was a good idea (I'm so stupid) and let's just say it wasn't. But it feels so much better now with just that .5 unfill. I'll ask for them to put back maybe .2 and see how that is, but all of your hints are spot on.

So I forgot to put this last week. I was reading some article in People magazine that was about that country singer that's married to Garth Brooks. I know her because of her cooking show on food Network: Trisha Yearwood. She's lost about 30 pounds and I figured this would be the same old kind of article about eating right and exercise that we always see. It wasn't. She was so honest about living her life at size 16 for decades and just wanting to be able to be less tired. The thing I thought was so cool about this piece was when she said a couple of weeks ago after some awards thing her and Garth were flying back and she ate an In N Out burger with fries and a coke and she had two Peanut Butter cups. Usually she'd just go "Well, my diet is ruined so I might as well just keep eating everything I want to eat" but now she thinks "Ok. I splurged. No big deal." and the next day she ate like she was supposed to and went to Zumba class and that was that. And she didn't have any weight gain and realized this is how normal people eat. Normal people do not beat themselves up everytime they have a burger. Normal people do not constantly think about food or the ramifications of having a piece of chocolate. As long as your indulgences are limited to splurges and not an everyday occurence, we should stop being so obsessive and negative towards ourselves. I really found this helpful. I am just like that. I'll eat chips and think "Well, since I've already come this far" when really I just need to go "Those were a great treat. Where's my Water?" instead. Alright. That's all. Just felt like sharing. Ters

Yeah. I'm trying really hard to just give it up completely. Diet coke HURTS going down, so I'm trying to remember that each time I want to just grab one. Flat or not flat...it's not clean eating, and that's where I want to head towards! Keep us updated on how it goes today!

And Hockey: the moment I ate some chicken and salad, my headaches went away. I had them constantly for the past week. Most of the soup I ate contained a bunch of sodium too, so that didn't help, but I feel so much better a couple of days later. My energy is coming back. I'm almost positive you'll feel better and the good news is it's pretty immediate:)

I can't speak for anyone else but I got my unfill Tuesday afternoon and True Results in Richardson said to do one meal of soup or something soft and then do chicken and solids. They said for an unfill they don't require two days of liquid or anything. I know others have been advised to, but that's what I was told to do. I'm trying really hard not to drink anything while eating. I'm not making a glass of tea or getting a diet coke for meals and it's difficult! I'm just trained to drink and eat lol. Feels so weird not to, but I think I eat a bunch less because of this. Not because I'm full exactly, but be because I'm thirsty and want my tea lol! Anyone else have the drink/eat problem?

I'm feeling great. I was at 5.5 and they took out .5. Such a huge difference! I'm keeping stuff down and while I'll probably have a few ccs put back in, it feels much better. I'm not gurgling and throwing up or belching like crazy trying to move things along:) Hope you feel better!

You can still talk with me. I love pen pals (except the ones in prison. Just too clingy:) !!!!

Do you ask them to double chop it or does it come like that? That's so neat. I want to go get one now!

I really want to eat yogurt, but can't get past the bitter sour taste. I've tried a couple of the flavored greek kind. Anyone know of a yogurt for people that hate yogurt lol? Breakfast: Mcdonald's Fruit and Nut Oatmeal (I only got half of it eaten, so about 4 oz) Lunch: Salad, balsamic dressing, a package of chicken of the sea ready tuna in some flavor like lemon pepper Dinner: crabcakes more than likely. We are going out so I usually always pick a fish dish since I don't really do red meat or chicken. Snacks: Prepackaged sea salt almonds, skinny cow cheeses, cottage cheese (another thing I hate, but when paired with pineapple, I'll eat), imitation crab legs (good for protein too!).

See I said the same thing but the True Results people said because I had an unfill and because I couldn't keep things down before and have been on soup FOREVER that they wanted me to do only one meal after liquid and then start eating things like beef and chicken. They said if they would have put Fluid in, it would be different. I doubt very seriously I eat steak. I've had no beef in forever and I'm actually pretty much a pescaterian. Is that even how you spell that? Whatever. I pretty much only eat fish. I had gastric in 2005 and since then I don't do really any meat. But you are right - no steak. I'm not going to chance it regardless of what they said. I'm going to go about it more slowly. Thanks for the concern:)

Wanted to see if anyone else out there in the forums is a band on bypass patient. I had gastric in 2005 and then I got banded in 2-2013. Just wanting to know your experiences!