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OMG!!! Please buy Pysllium Husk Powder. You mix it with water and drink it two or 3 times a day. I was so constipated that I would bleed from forcing myself.

This was recommended by my cousin's freind and she was so right. At first, until u get used to the extra fiber, you will have some gas and a little bloating, then u will go normally and it foesnt give you the runs or diarrhea. This is a godsend to me. I buy it from vitaminshoppe.com

good luck

Muscle has been cut through to get to your stomach to put in band which has to be stitched into place to keep it there, the port has been stitched into your stomach muscles to be held in place. Thats what has to heal.

$6.00 fo rcigarettes?? Thats cheap! Here in New York my husband pays about $9.00

OMG!!! Its only 4 days since surgery!! Were you expecting to do cartwheels. You were opened up in 4 or 5 spots. You are still loaded with gas which causes back pain, neck pain, arm pain, etc. Your muscles were cut through to place the port in place and you want to feel better already?? Give yourself a break. Take your meds for the pain, walk a lot to get rid of the gas, and dont pick up anything heavier than you water glass. You'll feel better soon enough! Good luck.

Wow! Really? You werent full after that? Dont get me wrong, I can eat alot too, but I would be sick full after the eggs, two of the breakfast sausage, homefries, and a bagel. I always got full quickly, but kept eating because it tasted so good. My max weight was 272 and now I'm down 217. That food looks good and its making me hungry!

You got that right! I grew up with an alcoholic and it was horrible!

Give yourself a break-ur too hard on yourself. You had a little setback. Its not the end of the world.

You really just need chapstick for you dry lips and a pillow for the ride home. No one I know had to stay overnite- I went home that night. Bring a nightgown if you have to sleep over. good luck.

I DO watch my carbs, that part of how we lose weight, but I dont drive my self crazy if I want to have whol grain bread, brown rice or a potato. I lose weight steadily every week and eat the way my nutritionist suggested, just like you said- Proteins, then vegetables and then carbs. Sometimes I dont eat that way and I still lose weight. Its important for me to feel like a"normal person" when eating not like some prisoner of food. This is what works for me, everyone is different. Good luck, all.!

The problem with your NO-CARB diet is the minute you eats carbs, you will stop losing weight and then gain it back. What youre doing sounds like the Atkins Diet. My doctors and nutritionists told us not to follow that diet because it not the right way to eat. We were told to eat low-carb, low-fat, ans high protein. I cant change my weight loss ticker, but since starting the pre-op in June up till now I have lost almost 50 lbs AND I eat carbs, like whole wheat bread, potatoes, rice, etc. I'm not perfect and have fallen off the wagon and have eaten anything I want in moderation and still lost weight. I dont keep track of anything. I just try to realize when I've had enough and if I dont, I go right back on track the next day. It makes me feel like a "normal" person when I dont have to scrutinize everything I eat .. I just got my 3rd fill and this is the first time I've have had significant restriction to where I really have to chew, eat slowly, and slow down. Since my fill on Wednesday, I have lost 4lbs. Maybe you also have hit a plateau. It happens, especially if you have been losing steadily all along. But, good luck. I know its rough, but you look fabulous! Great picture!

Are you serious? I will buy out the whole friggin store if it works!

Ok- here goes. I think lapband will be good for you, expeciallly if you dont have any co-morbidity issues, like diabetes, or high blood pressure. I was banded on Oct 16th and have lsot 20 lbs so far. When you get banded, your surgeon may or may not fill your band with a little saline. Saline is simply a salt water solution. Dont listen to any assholes telling you it silicone. It is definitely not- ask your doctor and he will tell you also. Your band is around your stomach, has a thin tube on it that has what is called a port at the end. The port is implanted under your skin. After about six weks after surgery, your surgeon will find the port under your skin, stick a thin needle in(you only feel a little prick), and injects SALINE into it and that travels down into your band to tighten it so you get full faster. If you need to eat more or if your band is too tight, they do the same thing, only they daw out the saline so it becomes looser. Please dont let anyone discourage you with their nonsense and crap that they know nothing about. I was scared for nothing. I feel great, my pants get looser everyday, and my self-esteem has gone thru the roof. I'm sure you have friends and family that are concerned, but you have to make sure who is concerned, and who just wants you to stay fat and remain their eating partner. Find a support system and steer clear of any negative influences. This is for you, no one else. You go for it, Girl! You will be glad you did!