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Thanks for all the encouragement. I just watched a co-worker eat his ice cream and it wasn't that upsetting. I think I'm going to bake some fish.

I finally figured out that dang ticker. Can anyone else see it?

My company had a celabration today and catered dinner for all of us. The main coarse was a sirloin steak and two chicken breast tender loins, all grilled, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob,green beans, slaw, a roll, a peanut butter cookie and a pint of ice cream. I ate only the chicken and 1/4 of the steak and tossed the rest. The extra ICE CREAM is in the freezer in our control room and I want some, but i'm in the zone and have been loosing for the last two months. Please send encouragement if you know what I'm going through to stay out of the ice cream.:blushing:

jfran you are inspiring. I also live in East TN. Sorry I am not single but it is good to see people that are from around here close having some success. Where are you going to school?

That's great I have had my band for a year and a half and haven't lost a hundred pounds yet. Great Job.

Do it, awight do it.

I'm a control room operator in a chemical plant.

Nutra grain fruit and nut bars. I grill up some chicken and venison burgers and take one of each to work. I try to eat about every four hours but since my last fill I dont eat all that I take.

Get more fills. I have a 10cc band and didn't feel any restriction until I had 9ccs in the band. It is working now. I lost about 45 pounds pre-op and another 15 pounds right after surgery and gained all but six pounds back. I have now lost 72 pounds total. this thing will work but you need to get it filled.

I hit 66 pounds from my biggest and 60 since January.

I didn't feel any restriction until my fourth or fifth fill. Don't be impatient. The band will work just give it time and get it filled.

I would love to train in mma, but I live out in the country and it is a pretty good drive to the closest instructor. I have a heavy bag and a set of focus mitts to work on my boxing skills. I would like to learn more about the ground game though.

You can do it I sat and drank broth while my family had christmas dinner the week before i was banded.

I drank beer regularly up until my last fill. I had 7ccs in a 10cc band and drank beer fine. Now I have 9ccs and can't get it to go down. I guess i'll quit drinking beer, but taquila has no bubbles in it.

I lost 45 pounds before I started the pre-op liquid diet in order to get my bmi down. I lost another 15 after the suegery while recovering. So with two weeks of liquids before the surgery and nearly four weeks of liquids after the surgery I was ready to eat. When I got to the point that I could eat I never slowed down. I have a 10cc band and had 7ccs in it until May the 15th. I now have 9ccs and am very retricted but I am enjoying the success. The weight that i lost between Jan and May was by counting calories and excercising.

You could say that i started over. I had three fills and gained all but six of the sixty five pounds I lost before and right ofter the surgery. I have now lost 58 pounds since january. I got another fill two weeks ago and it is really coming off now. I now have a new appreciation for the effective ness of the band.

Been trying hard and doing well. I do believe I need a fill. I will take care of that as soon as possible. Until then thanks for the support. I looked at all 70 pages of before and after pics and that was very encouraging.

Thanks for the support. I have had a great day so far. started with a hotdog bun covered in peanutbutter when I first got up. I ate it before I realized that I was't going to eat like that anymore. I have recovered and am doing very good today. This forum is probably the best idea that therapist has had.

your right ,but it is easier said than done. I know it is no ones fault but my own. I am trying harder than before and am doing better. I hope I can stick with it long term this time.

the counselor I have been seeing is less invasive than I would like. i feel like she is going to baby step me to death. I have a problem staying focused the whole day through and end up eating for no reason. I have told myself not to eat any cookies today and have done better than yesterday, but have still had six or so. I know i don't need them,but they are there and i can't help but eat one every half hour or so.

Thanks for the encouraging words. I often start my day with intentions of turning it all around and sometimes before I realize it, I have eaten something I shouldn't have and feel that I have blown it and will start over again tomorrow. I feel like the band is still effective but I drink so that i can feel satisfied with what I have eaten. Seems like every other thought that runs through my mind is about what I am going to eat next. I'm planning on having a good day so you guys pull for me and i'll update you later.

I have the biggest size band. I have had four fills. I have an emotional connection with being satisfied with food. I drink as I eat. I guess it is not the band's fault i'm gaining. It is a tool that i don't use. Sometimes i get restricted while eating so I am confident that the band is still working. I need help with getting with it.:cry

Hi. I'm new. I have had my band for almost a year now. I lost 65 pounds counting the pre surgery liquid diet. I didn't eat a bite for about forty-five days and as soon as i could eat after the surgery I started eating and haven't slowed down since. As of now I have gained almost all of it back. Has anyone else had any problems with wanting to eat although they don't need to. Any advice would be appreciated.:help:

I have drank fifteen beers and had no problem. Except the weight problem i have always had.