georgia girl

I think many surgeons have different requirements on fills. My surgeon requires no eating/drinking for 2 hours before a fill, then liquids for 3 days following a fill. Not sure if this helps, but I've had 5 fills and I follow the 2 hour rule and haven't had any problems. Good luck with your fill!

Bloo, I'm glad your son is feeling better. Today is a new day for me too! I am starting back with low carb. I'm still pretty tight from my fill, so I don't know if I will be able to handle meat yet, but I'm still going to try to keep it as low carb as possible. I really planned on starting back exercising too, but that isn't going to happen. My leg finally feels a little better unless I squat, but now I have an ear infection. I get them quite often and they really hurt :wub:. Anyway, at least I can control the eating part.

LJM, Sorry you're going through this, ((HUGS))

Julie.......you look phenomenal! You are sooo inspiring girl!

I don't crush my pills but I cut them into pieces (about 4 pieces). I've never had anything to really get stuck and I've never PB'ed. Maybe I'm too cautious, but I don't want to run the risk of one getting stuck.

My doctor doesn't mind if I drink ONE protein shake a day. I drink one for breakfast every morning because I am very tight in the mornings. Believe it or not, it does keep me full for a good 3 hours.

Trystelle I just noticed your weight loss, congratulations! You have done so well, very inspiring!

Bloo, I hope your son is feeling better.

Welcome Brina! I'm so glad you found us! I know exactly how you feel, I went through the same thing. The day before my surgery I started second guessing my decision. I knew deep down this was the right thing for me, but I was still scared. Once you get there and get the "drugs", it will be over with before you know it. You'll just feel like you took a short nap. If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer what I can.

Hazeleyegrl I've been doing good with the "green" foods. I've been eating a lot of spinach and green Beans. I'm still pretty restricted from my fill, so I haven't been able to eat any meat yet. Spinach dip is pretty low carb and it goes down easy, so that's what I've been eating for the past couple of days. I'm really having fun with this challenge too! I've been trying to "go green" by using a lot less energy by opening up the blinds during the day instead of turning on the lights, making sure the TV is turned off when we are not watching (I've always been bad about leaving the TV on when we leave the house too!), washing clothes with cold Water and only drying them for about 10 minutes (long enough to fluff them and get wrinkles out) then hanging them up to finish drying. I'm excited to see how much less our electricity bill is going to be! How is everyone else doing?

I was on liquids too! I had a fill Tuesday and had to be on liquids for 3 days after that. It did kinda suck, but there will be other Valentine's Days. Hang in there, it will be soooo worth it!

Nikki, I'm glad you are doing well! Just get plenty of rest and take it easy. Congratulations on your weight loss! Good luck to you and let me know if you have any questions.

Hi Queenie! Congratulations on your upcoming surgery! You might want to take a heating pad with you in case you have gas pains in your shoulder. Many bandsters have said it works wonders! Try chewable gas-x too, it worked pretty good for me. Good luck and let us know if you have any other questions.

Welcome David! Let us know if you have any questions and nice to meet you!

Sorry that happened to you. I hope you are feeling better today!

Welcome back Renewed! I missed ya! I am not going to be following induction either. I think I am going to keep my net carbs around 25 and start introducing some nuts and maybe low carb tortillas (when I can eat again). I had a fill this past Tuesday and I am pretty tight right now. I'm always tight after a fill for at least week, then it usually relaxes some. I think I'm a sweller and it takes a little longer for me heal. This fill is definitely the tightest I've ever been, I'm hoping I finally hit my "sweet spot". I wasn't able to eat anything yesterday until late evening. I ate some spinach dip without the chips. My doctor hasn't been really aggressive with fills and that's okay with me. I've had 5 fills with a total of 6.5cc's in my band. I only got .5cc added last time and I can tell a huge difference, that's why I think I may have hit my "sweet spot". I had previously gained 2lbs, but today the scales show I lost 1lb, so I have 1 more pound to lose and I'll be back at my lowest weight. I'm just glad the scales are moving in the right direction this time, lol!

Here's a link to the scales I have- HealthoMeter Body Fat & Body Water Fitness Tracking scale - Wal-Mart I absolutely love my scales and they are right on with my lapband doctor's scales. You can program your information (height, weight, gender, etc.) and it will track how much weight you have lost and how much more you need to lose to get to your goal weight. It also keeps up with your BMI as you lose weight. They're awesome!

I went green on my food yesterday too! I had a fill this past tueday and I am pretty tight! I wasn't able to eat anything until last night and I ate spinach dip without chips. I think this fill put me at my "sweet spot". Oh, and I am down 1 lb. today, YEY!

WHOOOOOO HOOOOOOO Kimmie!! Great NSV! Welcome Bloo! Glad you could join us! You can just post your stats on Monday and I'll add them to our list.

I really thought something HUGE was going to happen when I saw the previews of Bob walking out of the weigh in. They made out like it was something big :thumbup:. I really thought the blue team was going to throw the weigh in to get rid of the orange son. I really hope one of the brothers go next!

I got a fill this past Tuesday and had to be on liquids for 3 days. Of course, I saw this as a great opportunity to drink sweet tea and milkshakes :thumbup:. My thought was, "well, I need to get in some sort of calories." Thinking back on it, it was stupid thought. Sometimes our heads get the best us!

Okay everyone, today is officially the start of our challenge! LET'S BUST THIS GOAL WIDE OPEN!!!! Don't forget to go "green" to! Good luck everyone!!!

Welcome Renewed! I glad you are joining us! You are going to be soooo close to onederland! I can't wait until I get that close! I added you to the list and good luck!

Glad you're joining us Chocolate Snaps! I added you to the list on the first post! Good luck to you!

Congratulations on the loss Hazeleyegrl!!!!! I think I'm the only one that can edit, but I don't mind doing it. It just takes up so much space to copy and paste the whole list everytime someone has an update. So I will update it for you! Keep up the good work and you'll make this goal in no time! If you guys just want to post your current weight when you update, I'll change all the other stats!