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Here Are mine..

Update: I was actually stuck on snow peas ... Yuck ... No more for me .. Ever! My band was empty for a week and I actually lost a pound! I was aware of everything I ate because with an empty band ... my appetite came back full force! I hade 6.8 cc's in my 10 cc band and now I am at 4! Not the same as 6.8 but happy I have something! He said he will take me to 7 in 5 weeks! Hopefully by then I will be back in the green!

Well.. They drained my band and the food passed! Lesson learned .. That no matter how well I chew.. I can't eat some things!

No .. Still stuck in ER ... Getting shipped out to Harrisburg PA

I ate small pieces of beef and peas... Ate slow and at the end felt stuck! Weird!

I am stuck!!!! Usually I am never stuck this long! How long have others been stuck for? This has been over an hour!

Yay! So happy for you!

I Would like to take a moment and thank my lap band! Yes! Thank you lap band for giving me the power to figure out how to do what I couldn't do alone! The power to chew food slowly, take small bites and for the first time in my life.. Learn to listen to my body! Thank you for helping move towards a diet full of Protein and produce! Whole foods that fill me up and are good for me! Thank you for helping give up soda and tea... Things I miss but feel better for not drinking! Thank you for teaching me patience because Bandster hell was awful!!!!! Thank you for making me realize how I abused my body with food! Most of all Thank you for letting me find myself... So I can live my life to the fullest!

We are asking the same question! I have 6.5 in my 10 band and feel different! Last fill there was little difference but this was different! Satisfied quicker and not hungry after three hours! I only got .1 cc's today so I didn't think it would do anything! Hopefully I am green!

I had a fill today and am on soft foods! Only got .1 cc's so I am at 6.5 in my 10 cc band! How immediate is green when your this close! I can drink and eat with no problem but after 4 bites I was done! I know I could be swollen and it might loosen up ... But for those in green is that sensation that I don't want anymore going to stay??? Not a full sensation.. Just a sensation that I don't need anymore! Hoping for green!!!!

Well ... I am down 40 lbs not gaining but losing slowwwwwwly! Got a fill today and I think I am real close to green!

Oh no.. ...

Decisions .. Decisions! I am not an expert in the sleeve ... But here's what I know about the band! The band works if you work it! It's purpose is to trick the body into thinking it's full! It's not about being full! Your stomach is squeezed together not so you can fill a smaller portion of your stomach! As you eat the food passes threw the band and touches the sides of the stomach squeezed together! As it does this it sends signals to the brain that you are full! When you feel no hunger for 4 hours you are in the green zone! Your adjustments (fills) help you get to the green zone!

See .... this is where this gets tricky! My truth is ... I love my band and MY surgery choice! Her truth is .. She lost 125 lbs and looks great! I haven't and she thinks my surgery choice was a mistake! She can think what ever she wants and I respect that! I asked her to respect my choice and just be my friend! So her weight loss or success as she sees it ... Well I don't see it the same way ..... so ... No the truth of how she lost her weight doesn't hurt!!!! The way she treats me does! NOW don't beat me up for saying that! I am just being honest! For ME her weight loss and surgery choice wasn't one I would have chosen! Many have and it works for them!

This isn't about surgery or weight loss ... It's about respect and I got the short end of the stick!

Hurt... Yes ... but not by her truth!

Fluff - I agree 100% ... But I have given and given and I am all given out!

The sad reality for me is that I need to end the friendship! Yesterday we had an early dinner together and it went sour fast! I actually left before eating! She told me that she has the right to feel the way she does and that as her friend I should take it! She actually said.... "Does the truth hurt?" Well the truth is ... She's a bully and I am a grown damn woman so I walked away!

Thanks! I have 5 total and that one is my favorite! I also have this one I LOVE too!

My newest addition! I finally feel like I am enough! This is big for me!

So let's be clear about this thread! I just wanted advice! She is very passionate about her choice and loves her results! I am very passionate about my choice and my results... What I lack from her is respect for my choice! I find in this forum that this is becoming more and more of a problem! We are all here for the same reason..... To get healthy!

I thank god everyday for this band! It saved my life... And continues to save it... one pound at a time!

Thank you guys for the wonderful advice! I called her today and told her how I felt! She said... She never meant to make me feel this way! So we will see where things go from here!

When she reached Onederland she asked me if I had any regrets! I said, "No!" Her exact response was... " You have to be kidding me!" I looked at her and said, "I may not be where you think I should be.. But I like where I am!" She just shook her head and said..." I think you're lying!" I just can't take it anymore and we have been friends for 10 plus years! Toxic is probably right on the money!

My sister used the same word.... Toxic! Hmmm!

Recently I had lunch with a friend who had a Gastric Bypass! She has lost 120lbs and looks amazing! I know that it isn't my place ..... To voice my concerns about her surgery! That was her choice and I only offer support!

I had lap band surgery a month before she did and have lost 55 pounds in 7 months! The last two months I have stalled ... Not gaining but losing a pound or so every two weeks! I have 6.5 cc's in my 10 cc band and I am not at green yet! I am almost there but it takes time and I won't drop weight consistently until I hit green! I am ok with that! I am ok with sloooowww! She's not! Short of ending the friendship I am at a loss! We had different surgeries! I love this woman and don't want to start a war but I can't stand the .. Looks of ... You should of had this surgery!!! Look at me and my new body! She drags me shopping and says... Should of had my surgery and you would be wearing this! Ugh!

One side note about me!!! I don't bite my tongue very well but for this friendship I have! However, I am wearing thin! I am gonna snap!

What should I do???

I think for me personally .. Head hunger is the biggest obstacle! My surgeon said it is the leading cause of complications and slow to no weight loss! I am in counseling dealing with issues that resulted in self pity and over eating! Weight was a shell for me .... A protective coating! I don't need it anymore! I have started to push my body to see if I am near the green zone and I am really close! Here is what green means to me... 1/2 to 1 cup of food that keeps me satisfied for 4 hours! I am almost there! If I get hungry before four hours I drink Water and that usually wards off the hunger! But you have to eat the right foods for max weight loss.. So 3/4 of your meal should be protein! The rest veggies and carb! Eating right helps the full feeling last! When I get head hungry I brush my teeth or chew gum to help ward the feeling off! I wish you all the luck in the world and know you are not alone in this journey! We are all her for you!