*slim*

I am starving. I get full faster, but it doesn't last long at all. It kills me to not snack. I haven't passed you though. It will be a LONG time before I have a 1 in front of my weight like you have. I have PCOS too, so I understand about holding on to the weight.

That is great! I have a necklace in my collection that I hope to have fit correctly before this is all over.

Way to go!!

None Scale Victory

Man, I thought I would never get back on here! Hi everyone! Fanny, your man is a cutie! Plain, I want to see pics of pecs soon! luluc, wow, your weightloss is amazing! SNT, I remember my first bite of refried beans....I thought I was in heaven.

PJTP Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining about my little bit of weight loss, but why does it have to be from my boobs? They weren't all that big to begin with. Now they are shrinking? WTH?

Well, not only is my butt changing shape, but I am losing my boobs!!! ***sobbing*** Those were my best assets! They are going down like the Titanic!

PJTP I will be glad when I can get into some pants that have a 1 in front of a number. I will be kissing the ground to be in those single digits that you ladies are talking about. I haven't seen those sizes since my college days. Back when I THOUGHT I was fat before. Ha! Who knew?

I guess I am grateful to my doctor who said no vacuuming or sweeping for 4 weeks. I took him at his word and didn't do any of those. ;-p I made sure to show the paper to my family so that when I sat on my butt for a month, I had a doctor's excuse. lol

I have a hard time just laying on my stomach because of it. It doesn't hurt, I just feel it. ewww

As long as you both washed it down with a 12 pack of light beer, every thing should be OK!:thumbup:

How sweet Fanny!

I didn't get gas until day 5. None of the pain or gas medicines helped. The only thing that helped was walking. Any time the pain hit, I would get up and start walking. It helped so much. So get up and walk, walk, walk. Sounds trite, but it's true. I hope you feel better soon.

You really sound like you are too tight. You sound like you need a slight unfill. Call your doctor to have him/her to check you out.

I think Debbie said it perfectly. All I can add is an extra ((((hug)))) just for you. We are all in this together. I don't have a teenager yet, but I remember what a pain in the rear I was as a teen. I feel for you. I am happy to listen any time. Keep your chin up. When you think about we are supposed to average 1-2 pounds a week, and you have lost 22, you are doing awesome!

Right back at you Debbie.:eek:

My doc says clear liquids day of fill, full liquid to soft food day 2, and then soft food to regular food on day 3. Moving up on all of them as tolerated.

Way to go She!

Hey Debbie. Thanks for the warm thoughts. The funnel cake went down fine. I am so grateful. I am going to boil some chicken in the morning to grind for chicken salad. I have only had wheat toast since banding. My doctor had stressed that the bread needed to be crunchy in order to be able to possibly eat it. I haven't tried to eat just plain white bread. I figure that is really pushing it. I am going to take it slowly after mindlessly eating the piece of funnel cake. I need to get some pineapple juice to keep around the house just in case. I hope to never need it though. You know you mentioned the cream of wheat, I haven't had that since I was a child. I have really bad memories of it being forced on me. How do you eat it (I mean like with what)? Do you put anything on it? I know that it would be better for me than the toast.

Thankfully, I haven't had that type of episode, but my doc says at least 24 hours on liquids after an episode like that. Then to try to work your way up from liquids to soft foods and so on as you get comfortable. I hope you feel better soon.

As a person that tried to puree my own food, buy the baby food. Actually seeing it being pureed did something to me. I know it was mental, but even now that I am back on regular food, I can't bring myself to even eat the food that I tried to puree (i.e. bean soup).

You are not alone. I had my first fill on Thursday. I actully have felt hungrier than I did before the fill. My understanding is that most doctors don't put much fill in the first time to get us used to trying to eat the bandster way. We are still in banster hell. It could be as many as 3 or more fills before we feel real restriction. Don't get discouraged. We will make it through this tough time. Just keep trying to make good choices.

My doctor did give me times. I did Clear Liquids the day of the fill. Then it said day 2 full liquids to soft foods. Then day 3 soft foods to regular food. I tried some scrambled eggs this morning. I took my time with it. It took me about 40 minutes to eat the eggs and a piece of wheat toast. I was full until after lunch time. I went to a fall festival today at my son's school. Without thinking, I ate a piece of funnel cake. It didn't get stuck, but I am still full 3 hours later. I tried to drink something a little while ago to make sure the funnel cake wasn't stuck. It went down (the drink did), but I still fill heavy like that funnel cake is sitting there. That was so stupid. I was just holding it for my son like I would do any time. I was watching the kids dunk the teachers in Water, and just stuck it into my mouth. I guess it didn't kill me, so I need to get over it. I am glad that you feel better Debbie. I am going to do soup tonight (just the broth) to see if this doughy feeling with go away. Isn't it funny the things that we do without even thinking?

It is a dreary 50 degrees here today. I wish everyone a happy weekend! SMS, your bf sounds like he needs a swift kick in the arse (or his other areas). Hugs for you. SNT, I am so happy for you. She, I know my vote doesn't count, but you look great with that extra 10 kilos! Tapshoes, even at 6am my house is not that quiet. What's your secret?

Debbie, I haven't had heart burn. I have only had major gas.:thumbup: Maybe your soup was a little too rich. I am starving. I knew that they didn't pot much fill in, but I didn't think I would be hungrier than I was before the fill. I tried to drink something to see if it was head hunger. I was really hungry.