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I have an appointment with my surgeon on Tuesday... I have been having horrible pain on my right side complete with symptoms of a gallbladder attack... I also know it is very common after Wls especially if you lost weight rapidly to have your gallbladder removed... Who had gone through this process and how soon after being banded? This may seem petty to some but also did you have to have your band emptied for this and for how long?

To directly answer your question... Yes junk food is a "slider" food....for me it does not matter if I eat crap or clean food if I don't eat it correctly I get stuck and I like it that way. I don't feel deprived from my old favorite food I just can't eat a lot and still have to eat correctly.

@msgal congrats on your approval!!!! Keep me posted!!!

@msgal congrats on your approval!!!! Keep me posted!!!

Thank u everyone

Thanks Msgal... No the cheating is not often and I don't think I'm eating around my band but there are a few things I still can't give up and that's my coffee cream and m&ms lol but I am fortunate to be in the green zone this early on so my portions are small and I make good food choices more often than not... I would love to go vegan but its a lifestyle change that my husband is not on board with and a commitment like that would kind of require him to take on also...good luck with your surgery, the recovery wasn't to bad but the first 3-5 days does suck lol... When do you start your pre op diet?

Maddysgram is soooo right... Your first instinct is to wash it down and it only makes it worse... For me the pain of being stuck is so bad I feel like I'm going to pass out and walking during that is not an option for me

Dover , Delaware and I really think I'm the only one from Delaware

I was banded late April and doing ok with it but I do cheat. I live in Delaware and I don't know anyone with the band. I could use a band buddy to keep on track with.

My Dr was pretty laid back regarding post op diet... I was to slowly add solids back in after 1 week and if tolerated I was able to have a fill at my 2 week post op appt.

The shamrock is on my left calf for heritage and the little hearts did represent my kids at the time but since then we have 2 more so I was thinking of getting a whole new piece and the heart I got on my 21 st birthday and later added my husbands name to it it could use some touching up it has faded a lot. Deck 9 on 2nd formal night.bmp

I see a lot of you doing your first 5k and that is my goal. My question is for those of you that have done this what are the best training tips? I have never ran really at all except chasing my kids... I can walk for long distances at a good pace without getting winded or tired but I really want to prepare for a 5k (running) or more.

Me too man 'o lantern lmao.....thank you for the giggle ???‚

Final weigh in @ 197 didn't make my goal but this is the first time in 10 years to be under 200 lbs so that's a milestone in its self

Yea not a big fan of the biggest loser but Extreme Weightloss is very inspiring to me

Reality shows and I have a love hate relationship lol but these siblings kicked butt and lost so much weight it's nuts but I agree we wouldn't be here if we had the opportunity to have Chris kick our butts

Mine looked just like your rash my dr said it was an allergy to the glue but it actually cleared up pretty quickly after my strips came off ( day 10)

So tonight was the premier for the new season of Extreme Weightloss with Chris Powell after watching this brother & sister duo I have never been more motivated. We went to the beach for the holiday weekend and I ate like crap and even had a few margaritas and came home last night feeling guilty as hell... I am 5 weeks post op and was doing great but like everything else I've tried to loose weight I am slacking off and really need to regain focus its to early in this journey to slack off.... Just venting lol