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You are very welcome!

If you can find them where you are ... try the packages of Butterball grilled chicken breast strips. I find that they are tender & juicy, easy to eat ... also good with salsa, ketchup, or whatever sauce to help it go down easier. :biggrin1:

Congrats cazulay! You're doing an amazing job! :biggrin1: Welcome Tammy! Good luck with your 2nd fill! I had a weird PB episode earlier this evening (I know, TMI) ... ya'll might (or might not) recall I had to go for an unfill last week because fill number 3 was wayy too tight and I was PB'ing just about everything. Well, since my unfill I've had no problems except with the pain of the "first bite syndrome" but no PB's. So earlier I was eating dinner, there was no first bite syndrome pain-in-the-chest and all was going down good and then all the sudden with no warning I PB'd ... I'm wondering if it was the corn I ate. Has anyone had a problem with corn? Figured my band might not like the little corn skins ... who knows! Back to liquids for the next day or so and no more corn for me ...

Breakfast ~ 3/4 C Yogurt Burst Cheerios with 1/2 C fat free milk Snack ~ 1 hard boiled egg Lunch ~ 3/4 C ground beef with 1/4 C Manwich sauce Snack ~ 1 pkg peanut butter Quaker Granola Bites Dinner ~ 1 homemade taco (shell, ground beef, salsa, sour cream & cheese) and 1/4 C fat free refried beans

Just take tiny bites, slow down & take your time with your meal(s) to avoid the pain-in-the-chest episodes

Who?

Ewwww

Most of em are evil, deceitful little people :heh: Glad you have found a surgeon you are comfortable with ... Best of luck to you!

To my utter shock & amazement ... my scale moved in the right direction this morning. Down 8 oz. ... even after eatin' apple pie :heh:

I must have done something right yesterday ... was down 8 oz this morning after being at a standstill for 3 days :whoo:

Hello Lucky 7's ~ I hope ya'll had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I did pretty good, am really proud of myself. I did allow myself a small slice of apple pie afterwards (don't tell the food police :paranoid) :biggrin1:

My husband was against it but I went ahead and did it anyway. It's my body, my health and he had no say in the matter. His reasons for not wanting me to have the surgery stemmed from his own insecurities. He was (and still is) so afraid that as soon as I lose weight, I'm going to leave him. Because I chose to proceed with my surgery despite his objections, it caused ALOT of tension in the house ... he didn't speak to me (and slept on the couch) for a couple weeks leading up to my surgery, and an entire month afterwards! He has since accepted it and now supports me in my journey. You do what you need to do for YOU ... don't let anyone stand in your way.

Tried it once ... up @ 3 and to the store by 4. The line to get in was literally wrapped around the entire building ... said screw it and went home back to bed

1-2 oz turkey ... 1/3 cup mashed potatoes ... 1/4 cup stuffing ... spoonful of corn ... some gravy to help the turkey go down I allowed myself to have a small slice of apple pie too :biggrin1:

Nope, Dr Kuri in Tijuana, Mexico

Looks painful :scared:

Hello & welcome! Congrats on your decision to be banded ... I returned home the day after my surgery and immediately resumed "Mommy Duties" ... at the time my little guys were 2 & 4. You should be OK, if he wants you to hold him just sit down and let him climb up onto your lap ... try not to do any lifting. Best of luck to you on your weight loss journey! :biggrin1:

Breakfast ~ 1 scrambled egg, 2 slices bacon & 1/4 C potatoes o'brien Snack ~ 1 pkg Quaker Granola Bites Lunch ~ The inside of a burrito (ground beef, refried beans & cheese) Dinner ~ Egg salad (2 hard boiled eggs, 1.5 T mayo) Snack ~ 1-100 cal pkg Keebler mini fudge stripes

16 Weeks Post Op ~

My last fill was too tight as well ... like you I got aggressive hiccups but then I seemed to get tighter to the point to where I couldn't even get water down and oh the pain!! I went back 5 days later for an unfill. It isn't good to keep too tight of a fill because it can cause slips & erosion ... be careful!

Just a little re-post ...

Just a little re-post ...

Love it! :biggrin1:

Thats exactly what I do! Gotta be careful though as Peanut Butter is a bit high in calories. I buy Skippy creamy and 2 Tablespoons is 190 calories

I can too ... just don't swallow huge bites of it at a time as it can get stuck and hurt for awhile