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:cool2: I am very happy for you and Congrats!!! How much did you loose so far adamsmom? This is good news all the way around for you.

Hello everyone,

How are we all doing? What happened to everyone? I am down 43 lbs now and I have a good restriction. The Dr does not want not want to fill me anymore and he said I a doing good with the weight loss. So I have 4cc in my band. I am down to 213 lbs as of this morning...YAY!!! coming off slowly. I have 73lbs to go to my goal.

I would like to hear for everyone else and see where you are at. Thanks!!

I am 33 years old and grew up with MJ's music. I was shocked and sad to hear of his passing. Everyone is entitled to their opinion of MJ. He was the King of Pop and he sure could dance, he also was good looking before his plastic surgery, After that he looked like Planet of the apes and he went down hill from there.

My thoughts and prayers are with the Jackson family at this time, R.I.P. MJ

Glad to hear your problem is solved with the band adamsmom.

I just had my 5th fill June 17th. So now I am 3 1/2 cc in a 10 cc band. I MUST learn to Chew....Chew.....Chew. I am getting things stuck now and it hurts for about a min till it goes down. I am eating much less than I was prior to this fill and I don't get as hungry in between my meals now. It sure is getting better. I am down to 217 now and still going to the gym 3x a week. This is hard work even with the help of the band. But I really love my band, I look and feel so much better. I am looking forward to getting down between 130 & 140 I am very excited.

I also noticed if I don't eat when I am hungry and wait it out for another hour or so, I get very bad hunger pains in my stomach. Does anyone have that problem?

Hello everyone,

I am doing good, gong for my 4th fill on Wednesday. I am eating about 1200 -1500 calories a day and making sure I eat lots of Protein. I still am loosing a lot of inches the weight is coming off slow. Today I had a Dr's appointment because I am sick for the first time in a long time, anyway she asked me how things were going since my lapband and I told her I workout 3 days a week ect.. and she told me I should start working out 5 days a week. To help tone my muscles. Going to the gym more often would not hurt but that is alot to me. Anyone else's opinion would be greatly appreacited.

I think you may be right Adamsmom and my port is on my right side. I still do eat fast and don't take small enough bites. I do try and eat with a fork and knife at my meals. I will take your advice and try to eat slower. it is not easy to do.

Hello again Everyone,

i have lost 3lbs since my fill last week and I am very happy with that, However I am having a small issue and wondering if anyone else has the same issue. On my left side i get a pain sometimes after I am done eating and it hurts when I inhale. I did call my Dr. he told me if I was starting to feel better not to worry about it, but when I eat it starts to bother me again and when I burp or relive gas it goes away for a little bit and then come back again. Weird, I was thinking it was the foods I am eating. I am a whole lot of pain but it is there and sometimes when I lean to my left side and put pressure it hurts a bit. If I would have to rate the pain between 1-10 I would give it a 3. So now I am debating to call him back or not. He told e he would take x-rays of my stomach if it keeps up. maybe I should go, just to be safe. I am so stubborn. My break is over and must get back to work now. Thanks in advance for any information.

Hello Everyone,

I go my 3rd fill today. He filled me 5cc so far so good. I lost 4lbs since my last appt. with him he told me keep doing what I am doing ). What I see the most is inches melting off my body more than anything. I can't complain because it's better than nothing.

Hello Everyone,

I have been so busy and not enough time in my day to get things done. I have been very well. Things get stuck if I don't chew well and that hurts. I have lost lbs since my fill on /3/25/09. I do feel very little restriction it will last about 1 - 2 hours then I get hungry again but i just push it off and start doing things around the house to stay away from the kitchen.

adamsmom, I am sorry to hear about your son and I hope things get better for you. Kids can be very cruel.

I heard Unjury was a good protien shake unjury.com. It was a little too expensive for me. so I have been taking the Wheybolic as well at the GNC store in my area. But I get the chocolate. I am 3 month post -op and still drink it, only in the morning.

That is GREAT news adamsmom. Keep up the good work.

I had a fill yesterday and I lost 1 lbs since my last visit on 2/26/09 which is better than nothing. Like I said before I am loosing inches so as long as I am loosing something i am happy. When I got my fill he filled me .5cc and when I ate lunch & dinner yesterday I did feel a little restriction the last time I felt nothing. So today when I had a small bowl of Cereal i did not feel a restriction but my bowl was very small maybe 1/4 of a cup. So I guess When I eat my lunch today I will see if I feel a restriction. My Dr said it may take 4-5 fills. I am not worried at all. I am going with the flow. I am so happy that I made this decision for myself.

You are very welcome adamsmom. Hope you find what your looking for. You may want to also buy a belt cause if it gets too baggy then you have the belt for back up. I just bought 3 pair of new jeans and some summer stuff at the thrift store, and the things I got are like new. i really did not like any shirts so a went to a place called dots here in PA and they have shirts that are a decent price.

Hello Adamsmom,

You can go to a used clothing shop (thrift stores) Do you have any in your area? You may be able to find some on eBay as well. If you don't mind me asking what size are you in now?

I am doing well, I go for a fill Wednesday the 25th I will keep everyone posted on how that goes. My weight is not moving very much but my inches are just falling off of me. It is possible to loose inches and stay the same weight or loose just a few pounds. I have a busy weekend coming up, so I am looking forward to my weekend. Talk to everyone soon.

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Thanks adamsmom, I have been working very hard. I try to get to the y at the least 2 times a week and work out for about an hour and I am now in a size 18 jeans and a xl shirt. I was in 24 jeans and 2x - 3x shirts. i even had to go out today and buy smaller bras. I was in a 42DD and now it's a 40D YAY!!!:scared2: i can tell that I lost inches. This just makes me want to work even harder now. But sometimes my busy sechedule will not alow me to get to the Y more often then 2x a week. I have a fill coming up in 1 week and 5 days. WHOOOT!

How is everyone else doing?

Adamsmom, I am Sorry that your going through some tough times right now, I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. Like Burgygirl said you do seem like a strong individual. You will get throught this. Life always seems to throw thoes curv balls at you when your least expecting it. Just know I will be here for you as much as I can, even though you are distant, I will listen while you vent. Sometimes thats all a person needs. So you more than welcome to email me in private. BTW, Thanks for wanting to vote, but I do understand you have alot going on and your family is more important than getting on here. I hope things turn out for the better for you and you family.

Hello,

I had my first experience today getting stuck and boy let me tell you that is soooo uncomfortable. I just chased it with Water and was ok. The food that got stuck on me was a noodle and then a piece of beef. I think I did not chew it well enough. I sure will be more careful next time.

Hello Everyone,

First and foremost I would like to thank the ones who did vote for me. 2nd I so finally got my Van back from the shop YAY!! I was with out a vehicle for 2 weeks. My Cat is doing better but now has something else going on and is sneezing all the time with icky eyes. So they changed his antibiotics last night. Poor Cat he has gone a lot lately. Ok, I seen Dr Garcia today for my fill and since I was there last month I lost 3 lbs. He told me that was good for not havng a fill and that I should not to get dicourged. I told him I am not discourged and that I am fully aware this will take time. I am happy with myself at this point. My fill was very painless and quick. He filled me 1.5 ML and told me if I get stuck then try not to eat solids for 24 hours. But to aviod that I told him I have decide to eat just soft foods for 24 hours. He did not object to that. He also told me that I may only feel a restriction for like a week maybe less. Well I will let everyone know when I no longer feel a restriction.

Hello everyone,

I know what I am about to ask is totally off the subject of loosing weight, but I need your help with this one. I entered a contest for Davids Bridal there will be three winners first place gets a $5,000 gift certificate 2nd & 3rd runner up get $2,500 gift certificate. I will be able to purchase a wedding dress and the girls dress for my wedding. So what I am asking fro the group here is to support me please by voting. I only have 1 day and about 8 hours left. I just thought of posting this now and should have thought of it sooner. Here is the link to vote. Thank you for your support

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I am dong well but have not lost or gained any weight and I cant wait for my fill on Wednesday. I will let everyone know how it went.

Adamsmom: I am sorry to hear about your son. I will keep you in my thoughts. I understand where your coming from, when you say going back to old habits when under stress. I myself have been going through some stress here and find myself eating sweets. I even have not been able to exercise for the past week :tt2:. First our van broke down and is still in the shop and then the next thing was our persian cat Sammy got really sick on Saturday @ 5am in the morning. To make the long story short he had a slipped disk that was bulging on one side:frown:. It turned out he needed surgery and is now recovering well. This was a very expensive surgery. Lets just say it was more than $3,000. But I was not going to let him suffer or put him down.

I have a friend who has a son that has Autism and I see what it's like for her and the other children in her home. You need a lot of patience with a child who has Autism.

I think we all slowed down it weight loss, because we need a fill. I sure know I need a fill and can't wait. I can eat & eat & eat. I try my very hardest not to, and sometimes I catch myself eating a little more than I should or eating way to fast because I am too hungry and need to get food in my stomach.

I get very worried about any situation with my banding ( i am a worry wort) but the more we are aware of things the better it will be for us.

I have had one piece of bread and had no problems but I have decided to stay away from bread after eating that piece. y reason for this is because it is high in Carbs and I want to stay on a low carb diet and counting my calories. So I will eat wraps which are healthier for you. There 90 calories and only 6 carbs. I also had overcooked noodles lastnight for dinner but my noodles were dreamfields which are 5 digestable carbs and this product is a little more expensive than your regular noodles. I shop at Giant food store here in PA and the noodles cost me $1.79 a box. Dreamfields is good for people who have diabeties. If anyone is interested please see their website Dreamfields Pasta Tastes Great, Low Carb Pasta, Diabetic Pasta, Healthy Pasta Recipes They have a coupon for dollar off on their website and have some really good recpies. When you eat these noodles you will never know the difference. My 15 year old son did not even know I changed my noodles :ohmy:. If anyone tries them please let me know your thoughts.

theresa0326: I have eat about a 1/4 - 1/2 cup of food per meal and eat about 800 calories a day. Now like I said earlier I find myself eating a little more than I should. I am still on protien shakes and will be faithly and What other's were teling me you should have 60-70 grams of protien a day. This helps with Hair loss

There is one thing I have been worried about, loosing this weight I am sure to have flabby skin and may at some point need a tumy tuck, however I really don't want to go that route and I am looking for any kind of information on how to loose your flabby skin after weight loss. I am doing some research on the web and any information I may find that is good I will sure share it with you. But I am asking you as a group rigth now, does anyone have any info they could share with me on this situation, please? I know this is sometime off but I like to be prepared for what is ahead of me. Thanks in advance.

:cursing:I was banded on feb 3rd and feel great. while i read it is common to be hungry after one week, i have been diligent to eating mushies, high Protein and getting about 80 oz Fluid per day. i asked my dietician, who is new to this job,how many calories should i be consuming. she said i should not be able to take 1000 calories for six months. i am close to that now, but i think you need a certain amount to stimulate your metabolism. i thought she was wrong, but what the hell do i know? i can eat with absolutely no feeling of any restriction and i am honestly making good choices. the scale is up two pounds since surgery!!! shoot me now!peg:cursing:

I was banded January 13th, I have no restriction yet but will Feb 25 and I can;t wait. I get very hungry and eat about 1/4 cup - 1/2 cup of food per meal in between my meals I drink Protein shakes to curve my hunger and this also helps with hair loss. my Dr. tells me that i can eat things like, pureed skinless chicken or fish, mashed potatoes, peas, low fat yogurt or pudding. But every Dr is different and your better off listening to what you dr thinks is best for you.

You need to exercise in order for your metabolism to increase. but you also must burn more calories than what you are taking in. My weight loss goes back and forth right now as well. hope this helps a bit.

AMYMOE; I see i explained it well enough for you to get the tracker. YAY!!

Adamsmom: that is awesome CONGRATS!! Keep up the good work.

Well I posted my instructions how to get your ticker for all the others who were not sure how to do it. Good Luck! Well my lunch break is over and I must get back to work. Have a good day everyone!

Your question about how do yu get the tickers?

Go to the tickers web site copy and paste and then you log into ladband and in the upper right corner click private messages. then on the left hand side of your screen scroll down till you see signature options then click on that and you will then paste it in the edit signature part. you can review it by looking at the top box where you just paseted and copied in the signature box. Hope i explained it ok.

Hello everyone,

I have been so busy, with us only having one car cause the van broke down just after inspection UGH!! anyway, I have been doing very well, No problems and can't wait for a fill. I really try hard to limit myself and exercise my but off. But there are days I am so darn hungry and want to eat more than I should. So I put myself to work at home or get on the treadmill. I joined the YMCA (family plan)and have went only one time that would be the best place for me to go when I am hungry no food around and I feel good when I am done. because our van broke down I just can't get in the van and go. I am hoping that my fiance and I can go together tonight.

Hope everyone is well :thumbdown:!

You're welcome Baylee:smile:. what I have been doing is drinking a Protein shake in the morning and eating 1/3 cup of oatmeal or 1 egg or yogurt. I lost 3 lbs this week. I am on my treadmill for 20 min M-F and on saturday & sunday I am on it for 45 min to make up for during the week cause of working and not having much time.

Amymoe: I hope you youngest gets better soon.

Oh yea Baylee on last thing good luck on your new exercise and routine.

Adamsmom: I have been wanting pizza for a week now. I am sure the was a hard challange for you. I had one the other day when my boss took us out for chineese food and i love chineese food. The only thing i could have is mushies and squishes so i had egg drop Soup nothing there was squishie or mushy:frown:.

Good night all!