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i feel your pain gf! i got a good giggle out of some of this too btw..

Have been off the wagon.....recently had a good fill.. 3/5/12 coffee fat free milk 3oz chicken salad, fresh spinach, 1tsp. mayo fiber one bar, couple animal crackers, 3 strawberries sm bag lays chips 10 gram fat ground turkey taco salad, spinach, tomatoes,

I hear ya honey! we all have temptation like that. My husband eats whatever he wants and its VERY hard for me. We have to not look at food as entertainment, fun, ect, . we have to EAT to LIVE.......NOT LIVE TO EAT. I'm in the same boat with you....we have to do it for us nobody else can. Hang in there!

well, I am eating solids now for a few days. I have started to get tightness in throat again :-( Taking zantac 75 today. I will stick it out, keep taking zantac and make sure I am not getting dehydrated.......if i dont drink enough my band gets tighter. not very hungry though.

Been banded for over 3 yrs. lost 40-50 lbs in first yr. Been bouncing from 170-185 for the past two years. Last time I saw my doctor I had an unfill because of acid reflux. Anyway, I can eat whatever I want and a good amount of food. To tell you the truth I have considered having my band removed. If I'm not using my band why have it in me. I cant get it tightened and have no restriction. I dont know if I believe in the Lapband anymore. Not sure what t o do.

took some zantac 75 & I am drinking my water. I feel better ...tightness is less now. I just will have to keep taking reflux meds and drink drink drink.

thats my problem...I dont have the right mind set. Congrats to you that is a huge weight loss!

yeah i get what your saying. I am a little worried because I am gettin gthe tightness in the throat again (acid reflux) meaning that I am probably too tight again. I am not in pain , but the doc told me to let them know if i have reflux issues again. I'm going to try to stick it out for a while but we"ll see. I know I need to stay hydrated because that adds to the throat tightness.

Cocoa, thanks...me too. I know it has alot to do with me. I have been battling myself for a long time. Last night I had a hard time not eating the wrong food. I deffenitly cant eat as much as much i could b4 this fill. i gotta hang in there.

woooo now i'm fulll! Sometimes it takes a few days after a fill for me to feel it.

i always thought it was strange when people said they could eat only a few oz"s at a time. Me it was 1/2 c -1cup at a time when I have good restriction. I wonder how can it be healthy and how do you eat ENOUGH calories for the day?????

Sorry Hun, I dont think you will get much restriction at all after only one fill. Took me atleast 5-6 fills. You'll get there!

i have experienced this and heard of others experiencing this too. Just had a fill 3 days ago,,,,,,still pretty hungry in between.....hoping my fill kicks in soon.

i like it. U may have a hard time with it if your tight. It kinda has a consistancy the of rice. chew chew chew :-) very good if you cook in beef broth too!

Hi Vicky!!! YOU look AMAZING!! I just watched your YouTUBE video yesterday. It made me cry! I want what you have so bad.....I want to reach my goal. Its been such a struggle. You are so inspiring! Thank you. :-)

Hey! I'm ok ,,,,,,,hungry BUT ok lol! starting slow....going to mushies tomorrow. hope u hit your green!!! :-)

i hear you! i go through it too. Self talk works a lot for me, possitive quotes, and visual motivation. Sometimes I will just surf the web and look at hot bods I want to have lol! ur look up weightloss success stories. even look at the gallery on here!

YES, they are excuses & I use them too BUT let them stay where they are and you GET YOURS girl! :-)

Hi N3, CONGRATS! You should just call doc office and ask because ALL docs are different with what they want u to eat when. I did shakes first wk but was NOT told to add any fruit. call! good luck!

Yeah they all love to pass the buck....i hate that!!! It is up to you weather you want to get a lawyer or not. I would say they really played with your emotions thats for sure!!! JERKS! your right they dont care.

WE ALL feel this way at some point. i agree with above reply. if you are working out that much you may not be eating enough. are you counting cals and keeping track? my daily plate is a great site. you can log your food and it count s cals fat ect for you. you can also put in your weight ,height, and how much u are exercing and it will figure how many cals u need each day. hope that helps. hang in!!! http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/

sounds like doctors office screwed u there by not asking right questions. then you got ur hopes up went through all this testing to find out now you cant get banded.well insurance has the notes maybe u can see who called and raise hell! i dont know if they can do anything though. I"D BE PISSED!!!