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Leena, it comes down to 2 things. Weight loss and hunger. If you are losing 2-3 lbs per week and aren't hungry that is perfect. If you are hungry you may need a slight tweak.

Just make sure she stick to 1 cup of food and no more.

Don't get too discouraged. It took me about 6 months to get the right restriction. It just takes time.

To begin with you should have protein shakes, water, juice, crystal light. ,tea, popsicles. Then you will move onto mushies, probably week 2 or 3.

Lisa, that is fabulous news! Congrats.

Good for you! You go girl!

I haven't smoked in over a week now. The Chantix is really working. I tried to smoke once and it tasted like shit. I am glad I quit.

Time for a fill. Eat lean proteins first, then vegies and then starches. Try and stick to 800-1k calories a day.

Hi There. I had a slight unfill of .5ccs last week. The main thing I see is the hunger has returned full force. My guess is that you will still want somewhat of a fill so you can eat more but not be as hungry. Good luck.

Things have changed a great deal for me. I am down over 100lbs. from my preop diet. I went from a size 24 go an 18. As far as food goes, I no longer binge. I occassionally have a green tea frappacino from Starbucks! I no longer want unhealthy foods. We consume so much less all I want is nutrional foods. Good luck with your decision.

These people obviously have never struggled with their weight. While I "dieted and exercised" 40 lbs away. I had difficulty losing the rest. I started at 282 and now I'm at 215. I love my band!

800-1k calories. Some folks can still lose on 1200.

Hi There. Yes, the covered him out of network. I think I paid around $2k. I wrote them a letter recently to their appeals department so I am waiting to hear back from them. How much are your fills?

I am on the fill roller coaster. I have had probably 12 fills and unfills over the course of 1800 months. Very costly to maintain.

When your doctor gived you the green light to start mushies you should try chili, tuna salad, those types of food which are high in protein.

If you can't get the full feeling then you need another fill. Keep going back until you get there. It took me 5 fills and 6 months.

I wasn't on a preop diet and did just fine.

Once you start getting fills you will not be able to eat those types of foods very well. Most likely just 1/4 to 1/2 of a cheeseburger. It may take you several fills to get that level of restriction however. Good luck.

Ilene, in time those feeling will go away. Eating like a bandster is wonderful once you get good restriction. I don't miss food nearly as much as I thought I would.

You are not crazy at all. I feel the same way about Lane Bryant. I am personally scared to shop now outside of LB. I don't even know where to start once I get into the Woman's section!

Hi everyone. Its been a while since I posted. I have lost 100 lbs. 40 of that was preop. I am focusing on losing 35 lbs in the next 6 months. Totally doable. I joined Weight Watchers on Saturday and so far so good. It does feel like a lot of food. Its strange eating so much. I am sure my body will adjust and I may even see an increase at first since I was eating so much less. Had difficulty eating solids so I decided to have a slight unfill. Unfortunately I am now more hungry so I am going in for a slight refill this week. Wish me luck. Happy New Years!

I drink on a pretty much regular basis. I try and only drink 2 drinks at a time. I use to drink a lot more.

Denise, yes I drank before being banded.

I had something recently that sounds the same. I was PBing all the time and always starving. For me it was because it was hard to get in enough solid protein, thus the unfil. If you can eat 2-3 oz at a time then you are good. Anything more than that, you need a fill.

Get rid of them and start to eat vegies, food or lean proteins.