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You are not alone. I have been on a plateau for the last 6 weeks, all I only lost one pound. I'm exercising 5 - 6 days a week, doing strength exercises on alternate days and tracking everything I eat on thedailyplate.com. I'm currently eating 900 to 1100 calories daily and from all accounts should be losing weight. I guess my body has a mind of its own and will do what it wants. I'm considering dropping my calories a little more and exercising longer to see if I can jump start my weight loss again.

My Doctor said I can take Benefiber every day. I've been banded since January and have had no problems so far.

I did a stress test, but instead of walking on a Treadmill which ramps up your heart rate, they gave me drugs which ramped up my heart rate while i was lying down.

Can you imagine, I actually started with 1/4 cup servings and it pretty much filled me up. Now I'm trying to stay with 1/2 cup servings, which works pretty much good for Breakfast and dinner. But with lunch, the 1/2 cup doesnt fill me up and I usually end up with 1 cup of food. Slimming is when you get something stuck (like when I dont chew well or eat too fast or overeat), your body slimes to try to get the food down, but most time I have to PB it up.

My Doctor put me on Bariatric Advantage Multi-Formula Chewable, right after surgery. I buy them from his office or online at bariatricchoice.com.

I had to inject myself with Lovenox for ten days. At first I was a little hesitant, but it needed to be done so I did it. The thought of it actually was worse than the shot itself. The needles are small and fine. Just have to rotate the sites of the injections. I had bruises all over where i shot myself.

I had my surgery at that time. I had to get up through out the night to change, but I think that it helped my recovery. The nurses said I did really well.

I had my surgery in January and just gave blood this Monday. I told the person who scheduled me that I had surgery in January, but had no transfusions and she said that it was enough time since then to give blood. I would call the blood bank and ask, but I had no problems.

My doctor used the drinking water method. He made me hold a small cup of water, start to fill the band and had me drink, when the band was filled to its max, the water would stuck and wouldn't go down, then he unfilled the band until the water went down. I was filled 2 ccs and that was a good fill for me, I have good restriction.

Hi, I haven't seen anyone in here for a while. I've been on the other forums and on the chat. Didn't seem like anyone from Hawaii was on any more.

Hi Christine, I'm glad I found this site too. There are no support groups where I'm from and this forum has been so informative. I don't feel alone in my journey.

What some people don't realize is that it's not just a matter of eating smaller portions. Smaller portions before my band is still about 4 times the size of my meal now. The band helps me eat smaller portions. At first my husband wasn't for it, but when he went to the lecture with me and understood the whole process he came around. I don't look at it as something that I did to my body, but as something that I did for my body. It was the best thing that I have done for ME. I don't have to use the CPAC machine, have normal blood sugar and don't have to take diabetis medication anymore, got taken off my cholesterol med and soon might get off my high blood pressure meds too. Good luck in your Journey.

Wow, you are doing fantastic.

Yeah I know what you mean, I was stuck at 193 for over two weeks, but when I jumped on the scale the other day, it finally moved to 190. I was getting worried that I was on a plateau. Whew!

When we went out to eat, we went to one of our favorite restaurants and asked the waiter if they could make me a grilled chicken breast and some steamed vegies. At another restaurant, they allowed me to order from the children's menu. Now, I just order a regular meal and bring the leftovers home to eat for the rest of the week. Chicken and pork are my protein of choice and i haven't had much of a problem with them, just when I eat too fast.

Believe me, you will know when it doesn't want to go down, like right away. I always get in trouble when I'm eating something that I really like and want just one more bite. Otherwise, I've learned to try to avoid the things that get stuck, like chicken breast (kind of dry sometimes) and chew really well and eat slow.

I didn't have my first PB until after my first fill. Before that I didn't have much restriction. I usually feel a stuck sensation, and if i wait a little while it goes down, otherwise I have to PB. I always have time to get to a bathroom.

My Doctor said no Caffeine and no Carbonated drinks, he doesn't even want me to have decaf coffee. Sugar free drinks are fine. It all depends on what your Dr and nutritionist recommend for your diet.

I'm 5 ft and I always wanted to be 120 pounds. I've still got a ways to go, but I hope I'll get there someday

Hey Kristey Great news, what an exciting time for you. I was feeling the same way when I got scheduled. I feel great now.

I hiccup too. I find that it happens in the morning more often that at any other time. My band seems to be tighter in the morning. Also I hiccup when I don't chew properly or eat too fast.

I lost 18 lbs in the first ten days (mostly water), I walked every day for about 45 minutes. Then it was 2 ounces of solid food (protein) and lots of liquids. No carbs and no snacks. I exercise at least 30 to 45 minutes, 6 days a week. I walk on a treadmill, ride a stationary bike and do resistance exercises. I'm up to about 3-4 ounces of protein and 2 ounces of vegies (usually peas or string beans). I think that exercise is what helps me along with the reduced food intake. I can't say that I'm always good, I have snuck in a sweet here and there, but I think that it all works together. I have to work at it, the band is not the cure all, but a vehicle to help me not overeat.

Hi Eureka2578, I didn't find this site until I was banded for three months. I had always wanted to talk to others who are on the same journey, but where I live there are no support groups. It's been great finding out that what you are going through is normal (to us at least). Hang in there, take one day at a time and when you get to eat solid food again, don't forget to chew.

I know how you feel. I was tickled pink to be at 199. Just a hair under 200, but under 200 nevertheless. Congratulations.

Just have to keep up with the excercise. I either walk on my treadmill, ride my stationary bike or do my resistance exercises (big ball, weights & elastic bands). My doctor has taken me off my diabetes meds and my sugars are normal now, I also don't need my cpac machine for the sleep apnea and he's starting to wean me off my other meds, the first one is the cholesterol med, next step will be my High blood pressure meds.