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I got mad too!~!!! I thought people would think that about me!!! Oh well, we can't stop the stereotypes and hopefully people that it won't take a show that has a toilet on the roof of their hospital very seriosuly. That girl was al least 300 pounds and will never lose weight and keep it off with out some kind of drastic move!

Same thing happened to me...keep getting the fills until they get it right! Good luck!

I thought this is what restriction is? If it is not going thru then it is stuck. The "stick" is what is supposed to make us feel full. I thought this was normal band activity. THis is how my band has always done until I eat to much. Please let us know what your doc says because if this is not how it is supposed to be then I should get mine checked out.

If I were to not count my calories I can eat enough every day to gain weight back. It is a lifestyle change and there are plenty of things that I just can't eat anymore, but there are still plenty of things that I can eat that don't give me any trouble and when my mind is not in it, I gain weight back...also when I don't exercise I don't lose weight.

keep me updated too...lisa g just directed me here. There are millions of festivals in Texas we should find one in the middle and all go. Does anyone know when West Fest is?? That is near Waco and would be in the middle. I am in Mesquite and I'm good for anything this summer.

OOOHHH, I am lovin the black one!!! I need to make an excuse to get "gussied" up too. Make sure what ever you choose we see pics!!

That's restraint JQ! For some ungodly reason there was a strained supply of Cadbury eggs in my entire city last night. After 2 grocery stores and a Wal-Greens I almost gave up. Instead my dutiful husband went to an older part of town and found me one. AHHHHHHHHH, sweet relief. Only a fat girl will go to 5 stores to try to find the gooey yummy goodness of bunny eggs. HA! Anyways, I had my 1 egg and the restraint is back. No more until next year!!

Vera, that just plain sucks. I would demand a new band completely. Start you off frsh and new! Good luck with going back to Mexico!

Mine is worse. I make up entire drill team routines to songs while I am listening or singing in my head. My dream job is to choreograph, but I haven't done that stuff since highschool. I am psycho about it and if I am listening to a CD and doing it I will repeat it until I have the whole routine down in my head. Hopefully one day it will pay off for me...I guess if I have a dance routine to every song maybe someday someone will pay me for it. HA!

Was I the only one that fought with myself inside my head for hours about how I do not have to eat a cadbury bunny egg just because it is Easter!! My brain tells me: It is just one and it is a special occasion, 1 won't kill you, but my ars knows I won't stop at 1. I swear I argued with myself for hours last night and it started back up this morning. It's gonna be a long weekend!

Easter is this Sunday, March 27th...holy crap. I LOVE CADBURY BUNNY EGGS!!! Oh sweet pete!! My neice and nephew are coming over Saturday night to dye eggs and I made them a little Easter basket full of candy eat. It is ok for their mother because she has been too skinny her entire life. Like, sunken in skinny and it is just biologial not any kind of anorexia or something. She is also tall and blonde too. Did I tell you she is my step-sister? hmmph. Anyways those baskets full of gooey goodness have been sitting in my computer room calling to me for over a week and I have somehow managed to stay away. As it gets closer and closer it is getting harder and harder. I may need to lock the door until Saturday. I am picking my battles here. I may indulge in 1 little bit on Easter if I work out for an hour that day to burn it off! Crap, I'm gonna have to start working out when I step out of bed and not stop until I go to bed that night I have a feeling!!

About the fill too. It doesn't just make you full after a certain amount. If you get it too tight everything hurts when it goes down and gets stuck all of the time. Just be careful and know that this is a lifetime process. You're such a pretty girl, keep smiling and working hard...you can do this!!!

I had no restriction until my 3rd fill started to do the trick. I was wide open and could eat and drink anything until then. The band is only a tool and you have to count your calories in order to actually lose weight. I have found this website helpfull as I lose weight: http://www.room42.com/nutrition/basal.shtml It tells you how much you should be taking in and how much your body needs in order to lose weight. I stick strictly to no more than 1000 calories a day and that has helped my weightloss tremendously. I'm hungry sometimes and I cheat sometimes, but that is all part of losing weight. I know you probably didn't want to hear this but the band will not work if you are eating pizza and other high calorie foods that hinder what your band is meant to do. We call this eating around the band. I'm sure you had this surgery as a last ditch effort to lose weight and the money you probably spent on it was probably a lot. Don't let your money go to waste by giving up. You have to watch every morsel of food and drink that passes your lips and make sure you are making good decisions. I wish you the very best with your band and the only way to get it working is to get fills. They can only fill you so much before food stops going thru. As you lose weight and your band basically gets looser they can tighten you more. The more gradual the better for you and your health to get used to the change. What were you doing to lose the initial 40 pounds pre-band? Can you use some of those things as you try to lose weight now? Water aerobics is a big deal. They can work the crap out of you. Just keep up the hard work and don't get down that you are at a standstill. As soon as you have a fill it will be easier to make the right choices from food. GOOD LUCK!! Kim

Has anyone had the experience of the relationship with your group of friends changing? My friends are mostly the aquaintences I have had for years that I went out to eat with all of the time and we revolved everything around eating. Ex: We're going shopping, where do you wanna stop to eat?, We are going to have a Garage sale, who is supplying the lunch?, We are getting together to watch TV, who has the DP's and Snacks? My life revolved so much around food. When we go out we drink and eat or did at least before my band. I knew this band would change me and the people I am around would either like me or not afterwards. I had issues with these friends before the band and even more issues now that we don't have our food bond in common. All of these friends are overweight like me and they may get on a whim to try to workout or something, but are all just like me pre-band and fall off of the wagon once the weekend arrives. I just feel like my life is changing and I don't want to sound like a snob or anything, but I feel like I don't like the people they are anymore. They are bitchy, griping, cliquish, and all talk about everyone behind their backs and I just have no time for any of that in my life now. Do you think I am just having higher standards for myself because I have better self esteem from taking care of myself and my body?? I guess my question is how many of you had to give up friends because you no longer could do all of these pre-band things anymore if you are wanting to be sucessful with your band? Did anyone have fights or friends that were not encouraging whatsoever? Am I overreacting to this? I want to handle it by slowly walking away. Unfortunately, I am a very social person and feel like I am being left out of the loop with them now and know I need to just find some better friends, but that is easier said than done. It is so much harder to make good friends as you get older. I guess I should worry about me and my husband and that is it. It is just bothering me so much lately that I am out of the loop, but know I shouldn't even want to be in the loop as it is? God I'm confused!! I'm sorry this was long...I just needed to vent and hopefully get some perspective to see if I'm just being bitchy myself.

That's mostly how I feel. I know this is all normal and natural and people change, it is just hard on me sometimes, mostly sometimes when they get to go out to eat and not care what they are putting in their mouth and it is so hard for me to watch and not be jealous of that even. Thanks for listening to me. I do agree with picking one or two I think will still be there for me and that is my plan now. This way I don't feel left out of everything. I know I'm just being a baby and there are brighter things ahead. The time in the middle is what is hard for me. Thanks for all of your thoughts on this!! I love finding the support we have on this board it makes me realise I will never be at a loss for supportive friends. Kim

I am down to 233 today!! Woohoo!!

It took me 3 fills to get some good restriction.

I noticed that after I was banded I drink less. I would rather use the calories for some good food then to waste it on a beer or mixed drink. I have been the designated driver quite often lately for that very reason. I do still have cheat days and drink at my favorite bar or party, but under normal circumstances you just have to think of how many calories that drink is and what you could have had instead to eat. I am still obsessed with food so I guess that covers up any other obsession I will ever have. Food will always be more important to me than anything else, that is why I will never be an alcoholic or druggy. Those things get in the way of my food consumption. Ok, so maybe this post took a bad turn but I was just trying to be honest with myself. The idea of the post should have been to save your calories for your healthy food and not the alcohol so just try to keep that in mind. Ugh, Kim

I am totally stunned and speechless. I wish Blossom's family all of the condolences in the world and hope by reading this post they can know how much she meant to the people of this board.

Congratulations. Welcome to Onederland! You will never see that 200 mark again!!

I would like to know if there is an answer to this also. It's crazy but my armpits are the same way too. Hopefully you can get some answers!

I was in the surgery center by 7:00 am and out by noon. Mine was so easy compared to what ya'll had to go through.

Good Luck! I know you will do great! Thank god you have a lovely lady going through it with you. Let us know how you are feeling after your surgery! Kim

It comes and goes all of the time for me. Sonce my last fill, it is luckily here mor often than not. Maybe it just depends on the amount of fills. I am pretty sure everyone has the same problem

Meagan that is awesome. Take it as it comes. Also, a good friend of mine met a guy on Match and they are now talking marraige. Just saying!