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Because I see my Dr in 2 weeks and dont want to disapoint him.....or me.

Yeah it is those lessions that are important to go thru to remember to chew.

The unfill would be ideal....except they just had surgery 3 weeks ago. so nothing is in the band...it cant be unfilled. and trying to make it come up is not a good idea either...beczause you dont want to risk hurting the placement of the newly placed band. I am hoping your swelling goes down quick so it will pass on its own.

For losing the first 27 lbs I bought myself 2 5lb dumbells. I am almost at my excercise goal I have walked 5 days out of 6. so 5 more and I get another reward. I love charm bracelets. but I never wear them and I am kinda picky on what charms I get. I love my moms but hers is so old and has so many charms on it.

I saw him on monday and he scheduled my fill for the 23rd so I will get my fill at exactly 6 weeks. I didnt have any gas pains from the surgery I was lucky. I eat chili all the time...but then again I have never had gas from beans. Eggs yes that is why I havent ate eggs more then once after surgery My dr's office is great we have a nutritionist and 3 other support nurses that have had the band and the x-ray tec's have had the band. It is a great team of people. Every one is supportive about the band and know what your going thru. So when I call in with a question or issue they can tell me if something is normal or odd and if it is odd to them I get to talk to the dr's assistant who tells me if it odd bad or just odd and what to do to fix it. and how to keep something from happening again. I am extremely happy with my group. We even have support group meetings where we all come to talk about issues we have with the band and we help eachother out with tips for eatting and what resturants are band friendly and will give you childs portions with little problems.

I had surgery the same day as you. What I am having for lunches are I pack a large bowl of stuff and have a super small bowl for heating 1/2 cup portions in the microwave. Chili Tuna Casserol Beanie weinies Lunchables I always have pudding and Jello and cottage cheese I have Peanut Butter and crackers in my desk too. All of this I keep at work for those times I am uber hungry and know in the past I would of gone to McDonalds but this way I have something I can eat.

Me either they are such cute little packages all wraped up with bows and ribbion. It is great!

LOL for me I get the How are you doing? All I say is the generic fine How are you doing? I let it drop at that. because unless you confirm it it is still a rumor. It is up to you to agree or deny it.

I went to a support group meeting last night. it was great people from many steps on the road and some of us newbies. People had their before pictures and fat clothes with them. it was very inspiring to see them in the group.

This is almost exactly what my Doc said. Good job and dont freak out about gaining a few back. He also told me to experiment with new foods to see what I can handle. he basicaly said EAT your hungry so eat. just dont over eat. I am not restricted on any food except what my mind is scared of eatting. (breads and hard meat) but he told me to try them. slowly but do try them. and go for my walks and weigh myself once a week. With this type of behavior he said he will know if I DO need a fill or if I am at the right point. He said if I diet real hard he wont know if I am losing weight because of dieting or because of the band. Sounded good to me. He's the doc. I am sticking to his advise. Making sure I eat but not over eat.

You go girl! but dont do too much too soon. it will give you an excuse to not go.

Good for you Chris! I am walking 30 minutes 5 days a week so far I have walked 4 out of the last 5 days. only 30 minutes but I am increasing the speed on the treadmill

Thanks for posting that! I am going to paste it to a word document so I can look at it without surching for it. lol

Justlosingme- Woo hoo you can do it! 52 days!!! Woo hoo! I am staying on the plan today because I want to be a big loser too!

I talked to my friends this weekend and they are all gung ho about wrapping and gathering all these gifts for me. I am so excited I am almost able to get my first one for my excersise goal.

I have a goal for myself of walking 30 minutes on the treadmill 5 days a week. So far so good.

I am not allowed vegies unless they are mushy. And I dont like them mushy. I am not restricted on the type of food I can have though. (sugar free) I can have whatever I want. as long as it goes down smooth. My dr told me I can eat anything I want because I cant eat much of anything.

WOW for me I could shower the day after surgery. And soak in a tub a week after surgery. I only had the tape strips. No glue no stiches on the outside.

Try it with a glass and let us know. I love kool-aid but I dont like the sugar free kind or splinda. I like the real sugar kind. So I havent had any for a while. I may have it again in the sumer time. it is better then sodas. lol

I have to say that the liquid vitimin is perfect for me.

I dont know about you but I needed the visual. It seemed to help me understand Why.

I have a necklace of my grandma's that dosent fit I am pulling it out and pinning it up so I can try it on every so often I cant wait till my neck is thiner so I can wear it.

Shopping with my friend this weekend we went into Victoria secrets. I am a large chested girl and can not fit into their bras. I know this I was not shopping for myself. While my friend was trying on bras she asked me to find her a pretty set to try on. I am picking out a few and the sales lady came up to me and said "Our products dont come in your size" My mouth dropped open and I was so stunned. When my friend came out of the dresssing room I told her what the sales lady said My friend was pissed off and made a HUGE scene in the store and even called the GM while we were in the store and told the GM that she was prepared to spend a few hundred dollars today. But because of the rudeness of the sales lady to her friend (me) she would not do business in that store ever again. and Our frinds and Family would not be shopping ever again and It would be posted about on the internet about how rude sales people were in Victoria Secret. I love my friends.

I also am not allowing myself to go out to eat any more. When I do I have a tendency to clean my plate. If I bring my lunch to work or fix a plate at home I seem to eat a lot less. So I am restricting my eatting out

Shopping with my friend this weekend we went into Victoria secrets. I am a large chested girl and can not fit into their bras. I know this I was not shopping for myself. While my friend was trying on bras she asked me to find her a pretty set to try on. I am picking out a few and the sales lady came up to me and said "Our products dont come in your size" My mouth dropped open and I was so stunned. When my friend came out of the dresssing room I told her what the sales lady said My friend was pissed off and made a HUGE scene in the store and even called the GM while we were in the store and told the GM that she was prepared to spend a few hundred dollars today. But because of the rudeness of the sales lady to her friend (me) she would not do business in that store ever again. and Our frinds and Family would not be shopping ever again and It would be posted about on the internet about how rude sales people were in Victoria Secret. I love my friends.