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Hi Erica, Congrats on your band! It is truly a wonderful tool! I LOVE mine, sure I have my bad days but as a whole I could not be happier. I feel so much better now it is amazing! I could hardly walk before my surgery because both my knees are bad. I was going for injections every few months just to make it bearable. Now I can go shopping and walk around like most people. I still need new knees BUT I can walk arund without being in tons of pain. I wish you the best on your new journey, it's a wonderful trip! Good Luck!!!!!!!!

Good Luck tomorrow!! I am sure all will go just fine this time! I will be thinking of you and can't wait to hear how you do! Best Wishes

I have only lost 10 pounds since June, BUT it;s still 10 pounds and I will take it. Anything down is better then up!

Thanks Donna, I lost 42 from Aug to Nov before the surgery. I went on a liquid diet for the 3 months before. The Dr would not touch me until I got below 60 BMI. I lost a lot in the begining and as I said only 10 lbs in the last 3 1/2 months but I am still very thankful! I know I need to exercise now BADLY and eat better. A fill would sure help too.

Good luck, I know I need it too! I have only lost 10 pounds since Aug 1st, but it is my fault. I stopped exercising and I need a fill but I am waiting for Jan. so it can go toward 2009 deductable since I pay 375 for a fill! Best wishes

My Turn, I was slow the first month then it started coming off BUT I only lose maybe a pound a week. That is normal a pound a week. Some times it comes off a little faster but just take your time it will happen! I also go through where I lose 2 and gain 2 and lose 2 until they finally stay off. I have only lost 10 pounds since Aug. 1st but it's ok, it's still ten pounds less that I will never have back. Just hang in there it does come off. Also the slower you lose the better chance you have of the skin getting back a little tighter. Best Wishes

Hi April thanks! I am very happy, I was shooting to lose 100 from my surgery date but I lost 90. Close enough, I had lost 42 before it, all I know is I am down 130 and thats great! I wish I could get myself to exercise! I was going to the pool 2-3 times a week before the summer then I just stopped. I know it would help my weight loss a lot! I have slowed WAY down because I am not exercising at all...bad I know. I have only lost about 10 pounds since Aug. You keep up the fantastic job and keep in touch!!

Hey Pete, good luck on your up coming surgery! I remember the last month seemed to drag, but the time will come and you will start your new life! Are you on your pre surgery diet yet? I did it for three months before. My Dr would not touch me until I got my BMI below 60 I was 65. So I lost 42 pounds before my surgery, on 3 shakes a day and 2 pieces of fruit. Good Luck and keep in touch!

Thats a great start AuntieGG! Yes I gained fluid weight too, they should warn you about that LOL. You will see the weight start coming off, but it does slow down. The good thing is it DOES keep going instead fo coming back! There are good days and bad days but for me it has been a wonderful thing! Keep up the great work and keep in touch!! Best Wishes

Hey there! Long time no see! WTG and Congratulations!! You are doing wonderfully! Tomorrow is my 1 yr band anniversary I am down 130! I can't believe it either! I weigh 228 pounds I am going to weigh under 200 pounds in a few months. It is just amazing! This has been an amazing yr. and I wouldn't change a thing! Great to hear from you!

Hey Sloane, Glad to hear you are coming along and wtg on your weight loss! My biggest pain came from my port sight. The weight does seem to be amazing in the begining, it will slow down BUT it still comes off! Glad to hear you are doing so well. Keep in touch!!

WTG! Doesn't it feel great each step you take DOWN! Congrats and keep up the good work!

Hey purple! Good luck, how exciting! You will love your band! Do you have a hating pad? I used mine, but I really didn't have a lot of gas pain. I think because I got up every hour and walked for 15 mins even when I didn't want to. Please keep in touch and if you have any questions feel free to ask!! Best wishes!

Oh Froggi!! What wonderful news! I am so happy for you, I know it has been a long wait, but you are at the finish line to start your new life! I am so happy for you, please let me know when you get your date!!

Ara when you eat when are feeling hungry do you fell full fast? I was hungry too but it didnt take much to make the feeling go away. Also drink when you fell hubgry it does help a lot. What are you eating? I know I was eating tuna salad and egg salad. riccota cheese since I dont like cottage cheese very much mixed with a little tomato sauce. Maybe you are not getting enough protien in. Are you having any protien shakes? They will help you feel full. Glad you are doing well! Hi Reba, Welcome to this thread! I have a 10cc band and I have about 2 1/4 cc's in it. I love when I first get a fill I cant eat anything! I know its not supposed to be like that, but thats when I get to lose more then 1 pound a week lol. Right now if I cut it up tiny and eat slow I can eat pretty much anything a a good amount of it. I am trying to hold out for a fill until Jan so it can go towards my deductable for next yr since my Dr doesnt take my ins so he is out of network and I have to pay 325 for the fill. I really would like a fill before the holidays so I can't eat too much bad stuff. Anyway nice to meet you and good luck to you.

Hey Ara, I was wondering how you were doing!? The breathing thing was for one week, for me that is. Sounds like you are doing very well, I'm glad to hear it. Bev is right the heating pad did work and I found walking for 15 mins every hour also helped alot. Keep up the good work! Ann

Hey Phyl and Daq! I too was sad this thread got so quiet! Congrats Daq on starting your new banded life. I love mine! Sure some days are a litte rough, BUT I would do it again and again in a heart beat!! WTG Phyl on your weight loss! I would love to be a snow bird! I live on Long Island NY. We have a house in PA as well that we go to on the weekends. Right now we are in GA visiting some family. We went to the fair and oh how everything smelled so good!! But you know what being able to WALK around the fair was even better! So I enjoyed the smells had a little ice cream and had a great time! For me the band was a perfect fit! I had lost over 100 pounds once and then gained back 130 then I lost 70 and gained back 108. I have dieted sooo many times as we all have. This was the right thing for me for sure. I wish you both loads of luck and hope you will keep in touch!

Ara, Did you buy the light Fruit drinks? I know my nutritonist said to watch out for the sugar in the fruit juices. You wll get in your protien if you get some high Protein Drinks to mix with your milk.The company unjury has sample sizes which I loved. I bought one of each flavor they sold to try them all out. You will do fine. Do you have a heating pad, they do come in handy. Also apple sauce(low sugar). The sugar free popsicles are great and they count as part of the liquid you need to get in. You will do great! One step at a time! I wil be thinking of you tomorrow~!

I have had 3. I know people who have had a lot of them. I guess everyone is different. My second fill was too much and I suffered for a long time. I should have gotten an unfill but my ins doesn't cover my fills and it costs 375.00 and if they had unfilled I would have needed a fill again in two weeks. So I delt with it. Anyway most Drs wait 6 weeks for the very first fill. Then it will depend on you. Good luck Friday!

There are no dumb questions! If you bought the broth it is strained. I think they meant if you boiled chicken to make the broth to strain it. They just want to make sure you don't have anything in it. Lets see I had riccota cheese since I don't like cottage cheese very much. I had butternut squash Soup. I had protien shakes and the ones I liked best were the Van and CHoc by a company called

Hi Ara, Good luck Friday! You can do this! I am suprised your surgeon didn't have you diet at all. My Dr made me diet until my BMI was under 60 which took me 3 months on a liquid diet. I am 11 months into my band journey and I LOVE it! I would do it again in a heart beat! It has it's ups and downs, but I was ready. My arthritis was so bad I couldn't even walk around in stores to shop any more. I am down over 100 pounds and feel wonderful! My knees are still bad BUT they are 100% better then they were. I can walk around and I can go shopping and feel like a normal person. I went from a size 32 to an 18/20 when I went shpping yesterday!! Good luck to you on your journey and PLEASE let me know how you are doing!!!!!

Hi Mindwing, Good for you, anything moving is a big step! I go to a pool and speed walk back and forth for at least an hour. I try and get there 2 times a week. I go early in the morning when it's not crowded and get my walking and some swimming done. I was doing great about going until summer came then I said "oh I'll just go in my own pool and exercise" it didn't happen. So now that my pool is closed again I am making an effort to get there at least two times a week again. I am sure that will help my scale start moving again. You keep up the great work! Keep in touch!

Oh trust me when you go to real food you will know you have restriction. I made the mistake of taking a bite of an egg roll thinking I could eat it. Not a good idea! I learned real fast lol. My Dr gave me my first fill at 6 weeks post op. I need one now, I am supposed to go next Wed but I am going to GA Oct 4th and sometimes after a fill I can't eat and I don't want to be getting sick when I am visiting my husbands family. I can just imagine them thinking I'm now bulimic with a band lol. I do have issues sometimes after a fill for a few days, so I really have to think it through. I so want my fill as I have not lost any weight since the first week of Aug. Anyway you keep up the great work and PLEASE let me know how you're doing!

HEY congrats on your surgery! I was wondering if you were able to have it on the 29th! WTG on your weight loss! 41 ponds thats fantastic! It took me a while before I could eat meat, the first few times I tired pork it didn't work. Everything just takes time. Some days are better then others. Mornings I always seema bit tight. Even now when I need a fill the mornings are tight. So glad you are doing well, keep in touch!

Hi Mindwing, Welcome! I can tell you, you will be very happy with your band! It's not an instant fix, I have been losing about a pound a week. The best part is it stops me from eating more then I should. When I feel hungry and think I am going to eat like I used to after the first 2-3 bites I'm full. For me it was just what I needed. I do need to work on my exercise though. That is one area where I know I am lacking very bad! I have bad knees so really the only exercise that works is wlaking in a pool. I was going 2 times a week but then summer came and I got out of the habit. I am trying to get back into it. I wish you all the luck! Please let me know how you're doing!