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I have dr Vernon She wanted me to just maintain & not gain. Everything went so fast for me. I'm pretty sure I gained weight before surgery because I was trying to have my fun before diet. Anyway, she didn't even get a weight on me before sugery. I was so affraid she would cancel & then she didn't even weigh me.

Congrats on your band!!! I was always told go w/ Protein. I didn't hit my "sweet spot" untill my 5th fill. I haven't needed another since dec 22nd. The HEAD HUNGER is always there! :-( HTH.

I'd say it has a lot to do w/ your skin & shape too. I am short w/ most of my weight in my belly, & have had three babies, will lose around 80lbs all together. SOOOO, I think I will be needing a TT eventually. I can already see my skin sagging after losing 30 lbs. Good luck!

I too would like a TT eventually. I was banded 9-25-08 & have lost 33 LBS so far. I have had 3 babies & I know my skin is going to hang. :-( I still wanna lose another 50 ish lbs. I wonder if I should wait till I reach my goal. What do you all think? Good luck!

LOL!!! First of all thanks for the good laugh LOL!!!! :tongue: I know it's hard. I never got used to it myself I was always hungry till mushies. I'm sorry to say that but that's how it was for me. Hang in there!

Hey everyone!!! I am sooo behind on the posts. I haven't been getting my email notifications????? Anyway, I gotta go back & read when I can. I went for a fill last week but Dr Vernon didn't think I needed one. I think she was right. I lost 8 pounds since the last time I had seen her!!!!!! It was about 1 month. So, I was VERY happy! I still have good restriction & haven't had a fill since DEC, 22nd. HAPPY!!! HAPPY!! HAPPY!! LOL!!! Down 33 LBS total. I'm going to join the gym soon too. I really need to SWEAT. I need it for the plysical & mental. Hope your all well!!!!

I get my next fill on the 26th. So, I won't be at this meeting. I will go to one eventually though LOL! I really wanna talk to others in person that are going through what I am.

Hey Jay & Jean!!! Congrats on your upcoming bands!!!!

Scam came up when I googled it too.

Ok! Thanks guys! This is what I need! I did work out that day too. I did the biggest loser work out on Exercise TV. Man, my legs are killing me!!! TOO many lunges!!! I only did about 10 mins. I'll try to get something in today too. :thumbdown:

Hi everyone! I'm new to this thread. Can we do any kind of excercise?? I really need something to motivate me! Thanks!

GF You just need a fill to get you back inline!

I agree w/ Jodi. I could never eat a whole medium or small pizza. None of us should be doing that. ;-P It would take me all day long just to chew it LOL! Were you totally stuffed after? I have found I really have to listen to my body more. I thought when I got to the right amount of fills I would just feel too stuffed to eat any more. I never feel too stuffed. I was told just to eat till I'm NOT hungry anymore. This is easy to do since I have to eat SOOOOO slow now. HTH! :-)

I get fills every 3-4 wks too. I just had my 5th fill 3 weeks ago & pushed off my next a few weeks because i think i'll be too tight. I just hope it's not too far away no. I have not been hubgry much but head hunger is still there.

Well, I finally got under 190!! I'm now 189 LOL!!!! I ended up pushing off my next fill because I feel it will make me too tight. I have not been hungry at all. I find myself eating once a day & a snack maybe. I hope my fill isn't too far off now. I think I've hit my "sweet spot".

Hi! You just have to ignore thos thoughts of doubt & panic. Just go w/ it & you'll be happy in the end!! I have NO regrets! :thumbup: The support here is awesome!!!

Ok, I think I have good restriction now after 5 fills. Today at 11am I ony ate a half a piece of whole wheat toast w/ chicken salad on it. I was ALL set all day long!!! CAN you believe it?!?!!? It really works!! I went back to Curves last night too. I'm going to a party on the 16th & I want to lose 5 lbs by then. I can do it!!! I just gotta work my tool {band}~! As usual, the head hunger is still there :-( I can't seem to get under 190 lbs!!! I know it's coming soon! :thumbup: There is NO high better then losing weight huh. I'm already day dreaming about how much weight I'll have off by spring/summer WOOOOOO WHOOOO~~!!!!!! Hang in there all!!! :thumbup:

Gina-I'm glad you got your fill all straightened out now. That had to of been awful!!!

Ok, I'm feeling fine now. I guess it was a pulled muscle/ THANK GOODNESS! :-) {SIGH}

Thanks for the feedback Tiny/ I haven't had any of the indigestion problems you spoke of. I'm still pretty tight. This is really hard though. It seems to be getting worse. Thank goodness my mums around to help me w/ the girls today.

WOW!!! Down 15 lbs!!! WTG girl! I think I have a pulled muscle........at least I HOPE so. :wink2:

Hi Tiny! I'm wondering how it felt when you had slippage? I don't think i have slipped but am a bit nervous. When I breathe deep it hurts a bit in my chest kinda pulls. Feels like maybe in my lung or I could have pulled a muscle. It feels connected to my band though. When food goes down I feel it too. Hard to explain :party:. I'm so nervous. How did you know?

Oh no!! I hope your ok now! I have gotten stuck but got it down within a minute or so. I could not imagine having that awful feeling for hours! :tongue2: I would go if you still have the pain now. Let us know what happends.

HI!! I have NO REGRETS at all! :huh2: I am so thrilled w/ my band! Yeah, the first 3-4 wks suck but it gets so much better after that. I had my surgery 9-25-08 & have lost 30 lbs. It's a bit slower then some but I have no complaints at all. I don't even remember the last time i lost a good amount of weight. Everyone is starting to notice now & I'm starting to feel good about my looks again. You'll do great!! :tongue2:

I Hear what your saying girl. I 've had 5 fills. And not long after my 4th I could still eat a ton of food & was hungry a lot. I only lost 1 lbs last month (I could have done better w/ my eating though). This time I'm pretty tight so I'm not eating too much because of that. I don't feel that hungry at all SO FAR. I'm hoping this one or next one will hit my "SWEET SPOT". I know we all got the band because we have a hard time controlling what we eat. Untill we hit are sweet spot we do have to try to follow our plans we were given. I know it's hard when you are hungry. We have to hold on till we hit that perfect fill. :huh2: Hang in there it WILL come!!! :tongue2: