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I also just had a $250.00 copay for the hospital and all of the copays for the first 3 months going to dr visits were also covered.

I heard to TV, so not sure if true, but France does not allow high frutose corn syrup in anything. I buy store brand bread for my family and I just recently read the ingredients to find out that it has hfcs in it. I was pretty upset about it. I tried to find a bread that didn't have it in it and I think I must of went through about a dozen loaves before finding one. Of course that loaf of bread was $3.49 and the store brand that i usually buy is 50 cent a loaf. So I guess you get what you pay for. I just annoyed me because I know if I bake bread at home it wouldn't have hfcs in it, but who has time for that. So anyway sorry for the long post but hopefully we can become a healthy country and get rid of hfcs.

Ok I really need some help. I haven't posted much lately because I am really not happy with my band. I do read every day. I am kind of addicted. Anyway,I have only 1.5ml in a 4ml band. My problem is I cannot figure out if it is restriction or food getting stuck. I have a problem eating alot of different kinds of foods. When I am eating I try to count to 40 but I always seem to swallow some of it before I get to 40. I think some old habits die hard. I have been playing with the last few pounds for a couple of months now. I am afraid of getting a fill, because I pb alot already. Probably 3 to 4 times a week, if not more. I really haven't exercised much because the weather here is crappy and walking is the favorite form of exercise. Also of course all the bad stuff goes through the band with ease. I.E. chips, chocolate, cookies, and ice cream. :confused:

I have lost 36 pounds. It has been really hard after hitting my 6 months of banding. I do have to pick up the exercising. I think that will really help.

I have problems with bread, rice and pasta. Some times chicken gets stuck depending on how it is cooked. I have to make sure that I chew alot of anything that I eat. If I eat anything too quickly it will come back up. It seems like that I am tighter in the morning too. I have a smoothie in the morning because if I eat food I feel like I cannot eat the rest of the day. Everything seems to get stuck. If I skip lunch too I am very restricted at dinner and have a hard time eating. That is when I turn to the bad stuff to get relief from hunger.

Hi, I turned 40 last July. It was one of the reasons of getting the band. I also have two young children. 6 and 3 1/2. I want to be active with them. I am not the best bander. I do need a kick in the butt. I think I need another fill too. I have been kicking around the last 3 pounds for about 2 months now. I live in Massachusetts and the weather has been really cold here. My exercise of choice is walking, but it is hard to get out there when it is freezing. I am tired of being overweight. I have been overweight since I have been 10 years old.

Suzzzie I am with you on protein shakes in the morning. I am way too tight in the morning to eat anything. Though it does seem like after I have the shake though I can eat anything.

OMG you guys sound just like me. I am really into sweets also. Since just before Christmas. I try to justify it when I eat it. Especially if it is peanut butter cups. I tell myself it has protein in it. I said that I wasn't going to buy anymore sweet and chip and stuff like that after the first of the year and we went to walmart and the candy was 75% off so of course I bought some. Of course I will say I will only have one and one turns into two and etc. Same with cookies or chips. I will have to purge my house of it too soon. It is just hard when you have kids and a husband that also likes all the crap too. On the weekend when I am working that is most of the time my husband will go out and buy the sweets and chips and I come home to it after a long day a work. Junk never gets stuck at the band.

I think I am a slow loser. I have only lost 35 pounds just over 6 months. I really haven't lost any more weight in about 6 weeks or so.

me too. I need to lose a total of 90 pounds but it has been tough lately. The first 24 were with pre and post surgery diets and that was a breeze then the last ten was a fight. I have had two fills with some restriction. I feel like when I eat I am full and then a short while later I can eat again. I don't know if that means I need another fill or not. I just hate to pb and I do that alot now.

NJ and Toni I feel like I am in the same boat. I have only been filled twice and I have some restriction. No restriction when it comes to candy, chips and other junk food. I do not get all my water in. I want to be better about that. I know that I have to make the right choices with food and try to exercise more. I like to walk but it is cold outside and I do have a treadmill and I make all the excuses too to not use it. I have only lost 35 pounds and 24 of them were from pre and post surgery diets. I wanted this to work so badly. I have been overweight from the age of 9 and thought this was going to be it. I have to remember that they did surgery on my stomach and not my brain.

Name.....Goal in Minutes.....Completed.....To Go Huntersmom ..... 0540 ..... 320 ..... 0220 FarmerE ........ 0480 ..... 000 ..... 0480 Suzzzie. ....... 1000 ..... 845 ..... 0155 SWEETY.......... 1600 ..... 855 ..... 0745 MM.............. 0600 ..... 380 ..... 0220 Joeygirl ....... 860 ..... 958 ..... +98 I didn't complete this challenge either. No wonder why I am not losing any weight!!!!!!

I am at 1.5cc in a 4 cc band and I get things stuck all the time and pb often. If I eat slowly though I can eat a lot at a sitting. I haven't been losing weight in a while. I am afraid of going for a fill because I do not want to pb more than I am now.

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sorry some how I messed it up too.

Name ..... start wgt ..... current wgt ..... goal ..... To go Dakota1984 ..... 246 ....... 246 ....... 234 ..... 12 MJSafari ....... 237 ....... 237 ....... 227 ..... 10 Wombat712 ...... 162 ....... 162 ....... 150 ..... 12 SueMagoo ....... 243 ....... 243 ....... 230 ..... 13 Missrhondalynn.. 255 ....... 255 ....... 235 ..... 20 MM ............. 211 ....... 211 ....... 199 ..... 12 BeckieT ........ 248.8 ..... 248.8 ..... 240 ...... 8.8 Suzzzie. ....... 312.1 ..... 312.1 ..... 299 ..... 13.1 Huntersmom....170.........170..........165........5 For some reason I fell off. Thanks Sue for the encouragement!

I am a pharmacy technician. I work at a chain drugstore full time and work in a local hospital perdiem.

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I failed the last weight loss challenge big time. I hit a plateau and still cannot get off it. I am going to choose a small amount of weight. Hopefully the plateau will leave soon. I have a lot of restriction because I pb all the time. I have to pickup the pace of exercise though. It got cold out here and I like walking outside but if it is too cold out I do not go out. Name........Challenge start wgt.......current wgt.....chall. goal.....To go. Dakota1984....... 246......................246...................... 226................20 MJSafari............237.......................237. .....................227................10 Wombat712.........162.......................162... .....................150.................12 SueMagoo............243.......................243. ......................230................13 Missrhondalynn 255.....................255....................... ..235................20 MM.........................213.4.................. .213.4......................203..............10.4 BeckieT................248.8..................248. 8.......................240..............8.8 Huntersmom........170.......................170............................165................5

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I had my surgery at North Shore Medical Center (Salem Hospital) and it is a great program. Alot of after care. There are two surgereons that do it. Dr Buckley and Dr Kastrinakis. I had Dr Kastrinakis. The after care there is really good. There is a monthly meeting and 12 weeks of nutrition and exercise help post surgery.

I am kind of in the same boat as you. I have only been banded for 5 months now and I pb alot of foods. I know some of the times is because I am really hungry and eat too quickly. I sometimes go a long time between eating. I do sometimes choose foods that are not good for me because I know that they will not get stuck and will pass through with ease. I do too want to lose more weight. I have only lost almost 35 pounds. I do not exercise as much as I should, but sometimes my schedule restricts the time to. I feel like I need a good kick in the butt to help me. I know that my surgeon operated on my stomach and not my brain, but I think it is going to take some time to get out of some old habits. We are almost the same size. I am 4'11" and 171 pounds. I hope starting over for you will work and I will try to do the same.

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