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My dad died from a massive heart attack taking all of us kids by complete surprise. I always gave him and hug and a kiss when I saw him, but I would give anything to do it just one more time.. There are just so many things I never got to say to him... Make the most of every minute you have with your dad.

Love to Dance so I just dance away in my LR to music on the CDs I have become quite the mover and shaker. I do pool exercises and now because it is cooler in Fl now and I won't glow(sweat) I schedule a 35 min walk every day and twice a day if I can get my husband to walk after supper too. It is no secret that I do not like to excercise . But honestly I feel so good after I do it like yeah I just did what those skinney folks have been doing for years. I still do not understand why people would want to RUN though.

I would lose the diet ginger ale ... Especially days afyer surgery..

I made 2 decisions when I decided to do lap band . #1 I WOULD NEVER COUNT CALORIES AGAIN. #2 I WOULD NEVER SPEND A DIME MORE ON ANY DIET GIMMICK, NO Patches, NO pills, NO EXCERCISE EQUIPMENT . NO DIET books, NO MIRACLE ANYTHING. Having said that I decided for the first time in my life to eat what I was told {Protein first} and I would eat it in the quanity I was suppose too . {Up to one cup 3 times a day} And I would haul my a$$ around the neighborhood in a fast walk at least 5 days a week. I have lost all the weight, I feel great and I look a darn sight better then I did as that diet chasing and fad crazy woman always looking for the answers . I had to rid myself of all my theorys ,calorie counting and worries and listen to what the experts said and it worked for me. And it was so much easier to just eat when I was hungry take my Vitamins and stop when I was suppose to. I am so much happier and free .

You have meds for nausea why not take them????? Try hot tea, chicken broth and you have to drink. Just take small sips at a time and just keep sipping dehydration can cause lots of icky feelings. Take the meds.

Operative words here was I think..... it is not your head that dictates hunger in thin people it is their stomach and you will be surprised at how little it needs to feel full. In people with weight issues they think they are hungry, they think they might get hungry so they eat........... They eat because it's time , they eat everyone else is eating, they eat because they are sad, they eat because they are happy and on and on. You h ave been given an opportunity to meet and learn your own body on a different level............. learn to listen to it, learn to love it by giving it what it needs .. not what you THINK it needs. In time when success is part of your life you will know what your body is telling you.

I have wondered about that too but in almost 4 years hasn't been an issue. I would think an anti nausea medicine would help Cross that bridge when you come to it.

Go to the seminar and go to the Dr. and he takes it from there. No insurance company is going to take your word . Your Dr office does the work. BCBS has lots of qualifiers and diet restrictions this is not something you just get to have . You will need qualifiers a pysch eval and a nutritionist plus a Dr recommendation, blood work, maybe heart and pulmonary Dr. clearance. So get reasy to wait...

It doesn't hurt, they usually use a numbing spray it is no big deal........

Ate everything everyone else ate only just about 1/4 of what they had ..enjoyed it and then dance for 3 hours and helped in the kitchen cleaning up after the 90 folks that partied with us. To all those folks who grieve food. you can eat it, if you cut in small, chew it well, and stop after a tablespoon You will find it was just food... tasted good... ok... but nothing you can eat will ever taste as good as being in control and being thin...... I promise that feeling of is better then anything you ever put in your mouth....and you don't hate yourself the next day............Love the success that comes with my band better then anything I ever ate..

My Doctor said if that livers FAt I am closing you right up .. Put t he scare in me I followed the diet to the letter and my first words in recovery was " was my liver FAT???????????? " I guess this is for real, it really is important they do not knick your liver when they operate .

Call the Dr.and ask him what he wants for sure. And his opinion should be the one you follow. Is the dietican his referral. After the surgery you may have to deal with this person again so keep the lines open. After banding diabetes is much easier controlled so you may have these issue.

It was surgery ,,,,even with 5 little holes they were messing with your insides and sewing in your band and hernia surgery requires mending. Take the meds like they say so the pain doesn't get ahead of you I lived in my PJ's for the first 4 days and slept alot, then the shoulder pain kicked in for me that was the worst of it I did not know about gas x or the heating pad back then . You will feel better everyday just give it time. I was not hungry for about 4 days....... And stay off the scale it doesn;t happen overnight. Though it sure would be nice if it worked that way You are probably experiencing that... what the hell have I done to myself syndrom many of us felt that way. Keep positive each day gets better. Do what t hey tell you and you will be so happy next year at this time...

Okay I am almost 4 years out and I DO NOT EAT WHEN I AM NOT HUNGRY I take the vitamins I drink Protein and I have not lost my hair my teeth haven't fallen out and I have lost the weight. My band did what it was suppose to do. I had experiences with PBing to tight to loose. But never did I eat if I wasn't hungry it just doesn't make sense to me; Some days I am hungry somedays I am not. I have found eating a little bit and then waiting helped with the getting stuck, sometimes I just leave the table and start clearing the pans and then eat a little more. Being a mom I Learned to jump up a lot so guess that is working for me now. I have found when you are hungry you eat... Just do not eat garbage even if it goes down easier.

Thought I had heard it all but talking bands..... I gurgle after a fill so they know its going down but then mine must take a nap, never so loud that other hear. Though my Dr was listening with a stesscope and got a good laugh. Mine says ,"she stopped feeding me crap and now I'm forced to be healthy":

I have never done real well with the shakes I drink them but they make me feel a little sick. When we went on vacation my husband bought me some flavored Protein shots at Walmart they have lots of protein 42 grams They are called New whey. They go down ......180 cals no sugar , no fat , gluten and for me no Lactose. I think they are a little over a dollar apiece and It is worth it to me. When I think what I use to spend at the MICK D's drive through each week. If you do thjs just eat the broth and pudding and Jello you should not be hungry and thats great.. I do not eat when I am not hungry as long as I know I am getting the protein and Vitamins my body needs. I think that is the hardest thing for us Fatties to get . we eat because it's time ,we eat because we might GET HUNGRY, we eat because everyone else is, I ate so I did not hurt anyones feelings like you know I made this just for you, THE GREATEST GIFT YOU CAN GIVE YOURSELF AFTER THE LAP BAND is to LIsten to your body you will be shocked how little you need to eat to feel satisfied and how often you need to eat. Good Luck this to shall pass.

Gas X and movement ....it is awful it will go away movement help the most.

Welcome you have come to the right site. I decided when I got on here I owed the folks who ask question an honest answer, I do not sugar coat things . I am almost 4 years out have lost all my weight and kept it off and I feel wonderful no health problems .I stopped all meds 6 months after surgery. I to got breathless walking and it made me panicky to not be able to breathe.... The best of Luck to you and we are here for you we will answer your questions and we will hold your hand and encorage you when you need it and I will give you a wake up call if you need one along the way. It is a journey well worth taking and you can do this and if you do what they tell you to do you will be a new man in many ways next year.

Well don"tcha know it's just the easy way out LOL.. Thats what I heard and the great debate a friend had gastric a day after mine and she lost 125 lbs but her whole personality changed.. the comments about her is they cut the fun out of her.People who have not had this surgery have no idea what iot is like so I just tell them How happy I am with my band and shrug off the comments, I did this for me not anyone else.

The reason I think you feel like you want to burp is that you are swollen on the inside where thay put your band as the swelling goes down the feeling should go away. After a fill I always feel like I want to burp, my Dr makes me drink a whole glass of water to see if I can burp if not I am a little too tight, Afer a few days that feeling goes away and so does hunger YAY..... What you are feeling is strange but normal after being banded.

It has been my experience that eating out is difficult............ Because I tend to be more social I am talking and eating and I just forget to chew enough or swallow to big a piece. And for some reason I just can it get it through my brain that I can not Eat that roll they always bring warm and in a basket..... So I have become familiar with every bathroom in town ... my husband and friends are just use to it . They see me stopping , swallowing and leaving the table for the bathroom. I don't make a scene I go do what I have to do and come back a little red in the face and watering eyes sit down and go on. I always hope that there is no one in the handicap bathroom since in Florida they have sinks and I can do what I need to do in there . One time after throwing up in one I came out to see a lady in a wheel chair glaring at me........ Note .....I always leave the bathroom cleaned up.

It is really hard not to have support, but with all the support in the world your family is not choosing this journey you are and truth be told there will be lots of occasions when they will eat stuff you can not. And they will get fat and have health problems in the long run if they over do it. You however have this golden opportunity to get healthy and lose weight. You will learn that life is so much more and better then just eating food. You will find that you have energy you never had , you will look different and feel different and this is about you not someone else. Some one else asked how do you stop eating sugar easy you don't put it in your mouth and you can not eat what is not it your house. Honestly I ate so much crap that I bought for the "KIDS" or my husband.. If theywant that stuff they need to go out and buy it and eat it in the car. Most men are just to lazy to do that for very long it's a hassle. After awhile you will be able to eat somethings but trust me they will lose their appeal and a little bit will do you.

Do the 5 Day Pouch Diet it works and get rid of the garbage foods that allow you to eat around the band... you have done this before maybe try the pre op or postop plans .....learn to enjoy the foods that are right for you it's easier after those diets ...go back to your Dr if you need to if you need more fill. Just Do it like you did it before.... There is no secret recipe or plan so empty out the fridge and the cupboards and use the tools you have been given, eat small, and chew...Good Luck you can do this because nothing you put in your mouth for a few seconds taste as good as being THIN and HEALTHY...

Let it growl....... sorry but no one ever starved to death between 2:00 and 7:00 . Dr Oz says when your stomach growls you are burning fat instead of eating it... Wake up and hear your body losing weight and enjoy it. Sometimes you just have to be a little hungry and the middle of the night is for sleeping and I agree it is just a habit so let it work for you not against you..

Could be Gall Bladder... ask your Dr. That is exactly what happened to me. If you don't have a gall bladder then it probably is gas. But check out the Gall Bladder when you start losing weight lots of folks need gall bladder surgery Hope this helps.