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Sending hugs to you both.

Don't get me started.

**sheepishly removes cell phone from bra**

That's a great tool.

Well said!

Perfectly normal. I ate a lot of cream soups post op. I also ran foods through the blender. As long as your NUT says it's okay, experiment with various full liquids. Protein held me longer. Good luck! You'll really appreciate your first fill when you get it!

**crickets chirping** Checking in. Good weekend. Moderate food. I'm finding it easier to leave food on my plate when satisfied. Full disclosure. I had movie crapcorn not once but twice this weekend. Once buttered, once not. Not worth it. But it doesn't seem to have done any scale damage. My meals are getting smaller slowly as I'm finding it easier to stop when satisfied instead of full. Off to the gym tonight to work on the upper body machines. Woo hoo!

Welcome! This is a great site for support and information.

Nope. Let your doctor know.

I interrupt my meal. Five minutes in, I get up, go to the bathroom, wash my hands, come back. Often my appetite is satisfied but the signal didn't have time to reach my brain. It's easier to identify then if I want to keep eating or if I'm really satisfied.

Yeah, I guess my handfuls of almonds or peanuts is not a good portion. Never would have thought of four. Yikes.

Head hunger! Very real and very persistent. Try to "trick" yourself out of the immediate need to eat, and if you can, try to journal what's going on with you that's giving you head hunger (anxiety). Tricking can be drinking an iced coffee or a warm drink, or a big bottle of flavored Water. Then take a walk or do something with your hands. Don't laugh. I use coloring books. I'm seriously sitting here with my Mandala coloring book and my Sharpies right now. It's relaxing and keeps my hands busy. Head hunger is something we have to learn to deal with. It is worse with a band that's not properly filled, but still happens even in the green zone at times. Exercising the new muscle of "don't eat, no matter what" in these instances strengthens you for next time. Giving in does the opposite. Don't get me wrong. If you're having stomach hunger, eat something healthy. How do I tell the difference? I ask myself a question : If an apple will do the trick, it's stomach hunger. I then eat the apple (or a similar boring healthy food) and I'm done. But if I'm fantasizing about the perfect snack or meal, and an apple is a ridiculous choice that I reject immediately, look out. That's head hunger. I try not to give in to that and look deeper as to what's really going on. Hope this helps. I'm not always successful at it, but for me it's getting easier to identify and deal with, without giving in to food.

Sharpie, my doc had me do six weeks of full liquids post op. Longest month and a half ever. Great weight loss though.

I just turned 54 and no joke, I feel better than I ever did in my thirties. Love my band.

Unless you violently vomited I doubt there was damage. BUT since you are clearly inflamed and it's a holiday weekend, stick to creamy Soups and liquids another day to rest the band. Better safe than sorry. The burping could have been from the acid from the pizza. Live and learn. If it's not slightly better in twelve hours, or gets worse, call your doc. Every office should have an emergency number.

You're doing great. Take it easy on the chocolate. Not every day I hope. Most rapid weight loss is in the beginning. Yes it's normal to have a small gain a month out when new foods are added. But stay compliant and you will have great success. You look beautiful!

LapBand and Snacks Yes or no? My surgeon's original protocol said three meals a day and no snacking. But the NUT has snack suggestions, which always bothered me with that inconsistency. Months ago, I personally found that my appetite used to wake up if I had a scheduled snack but wasn't yet experiencing hunger. Now, however, at true green, I find myself hungry in the late morning before my planned lunch (7am Breakfast, hungry at 11am, lunch planned for 1pm, dinner planned for 6pm). I now have a personal trainer and he wants me eating every three hours. He's not my doctor, I know. But I'm getting mixed messages from the medical team. I've lately been snacking on nuts in the late morning and late afternoon. My meals are getting cleaner but I'm still not losing weight, even though I upped my weekly exercise considerably. So! What do you banders do, especially those who exercise? If you snack, what exactly do you eat? What's your eating schedule?

It's a normal fear. The difference for me one year post op is that the tool really takes away my ravenous hunger. With that help, I can do this with less of a struggle. 100 down and fifty to go, it's harder to lose. But not impossible or even painful. I just need to work a little harder to kick the weight loss back into gear now. My advice to pre ops is, be as compliant as possible right from the start. Most of your rapid weight loss is at the beginning. Ride that bullet train as long as you can. Once it slows down, it gets a little tougher. Try not to let bad habits in. I have no regrets and I know I'll get to goal. This is a change for life, not for a year.

No. I can feel my port though. If I lay on my stomach or bump against a counter top, etc. It also sticks out a bit.