Bella8891

NAME........SURGERY...START....CURRENT....TO GO Blaze21..........255.........176..........176...........16 Hdsantoni.......252.........187..........184...........12 Wyomingirl......376.........283..........280...........12 Aivey.............270.........265..........258...........13 Enchanted......241.........187..........187...........17 Raelita...........331.........310..........310............15 Doramae........305.........257.5........248...........5.5 Jennybeck......252..........228..........224...........14 Bella..............242.........213..........210............11 Laurr925........285.........225..........225............15 EmsMommy....252.........242...........242............15 I am so happy to be down 2.6lbs. Upped the exercise this week! Good luck, all!

Down .4lb...what is this? I worked harder than that this week...TOM probably. I'll take it though...a loss is a loss! We lost a total of 14.9lbs this week! Blaze21..........255.........176..........176...........16 Hdsantoni.......252.........187..........185...........13 Wyomingirl......376.........283..........281...........13 Aivey.............270.........265..........262...........17 Enchanted......241.........187..........187...........17 Raelita...........331.........310..........310............15 Doramae........305.........257.5........254...........11.5 Jennybeck......252..........228..........224...........14 Bella..............242.........213..........212.6........13.6 Laurr925........285.........225..........225............15 EmsMommy....252.........242...........242............15

I drink protein shakes, very slowly, after my fills. I was not, however, told by my physician to drink only clear liquids. Maybe your fill was more than I usually get.

IGNORE, IGNORE, IGNORE! You ARE losing weight and before you know it, it will show!

Hot Skinny Vanilla or Skinny Cinnamon Dolce Latte! YUM, YUM, YUM!

Here is my info... NAME........SURGERY...START....CURRENT....TO GO Blaze21.........255.........176.........176...........16 Hdsantoni.......252.........187..........187...........15 Wyomingirl......376.........283..........283...........15 Aivey.............270.........265..........265...........20 Enchanted......241..........187..........187...........17 Raelita...........331..........310..........310............15 Doramae........305..........257.5........257.5.........15 Jennybeck......252..........228..........228............18 Bella..............242..........213..........213............14 Hdsantoni - Thanks for starting this thread. Good Luck Everyone!

Full on 1/2 banana...............gotta love it! Finally making friends with my band.

I did not want the malabsorption that comes with the gastric bypass. When I get older I want to be able to absorb what I need (medications and such). There is a thread regarding The Gastric Sleeve surgery. This is not a malabsorption option as well. Good luck with your decision.

Your therapist is right. The band does not help with emotional eating. It does, however, slow you down a bit so that you can become more aware of what you are doing. It will allow you to become fuller faster and dim your appetite a bit. Good luck with your decision.

CALL YOUR SURGEON ASAP! All the advice you have been getting here is right on!

Were you told that you had to eat your food over an hour. I was told to measure out my food, eat it, and walk away. It is probably very hard to make mushies last for an hour. Maybe you should check with you doc and see if he/she really meant that. Good luck.

I just went on the website and found a link to a review. It states that they make them in chocolate as well. And yes, they can be used as coffee creamers.

Can you use these like coffee creamers or are they meant as a separate shot. Just curious....I am glad they are working for you.

"To each his own"......I have always liked the structure of WW but was always hungry. Now with my band, I am not hungry between meals. It is very easy to follow WW with the band. I give myself 20pts/week plus the extra 35 if needed. Some days I don't even get to 20 points, but that's OK. I really like the weekly weigh-in. It keeps me from jumping on the scale everyday. I could not do WW WITHOUT the help of the band. There is no difference between following points or counting calories....you can keep it high protein, low GI if you want. Just another way to keep track of calories.

I really like my band. It helps me with portion control, which is what I was looking for. Had TERRIBLE reflux prior to being banded but not anymore.

When I am this tight after a fill, I drink a protein shake for my three meals with a couple of bites of food. Usually in a week I am a bit looser. It really helps to jump start my weight loss.

5.2 lbs left to reach April Fools Weightloss Challenge!

Hi - I hope it is ok that I joined this Challenge. I posted my name and weights on the spreadsheet. Thanks!

IWannaBeSkinny - Thanks for the kind words. I usually don't share what happens to me, I'm usually the one doing the comforting. Thanks again.

After my husband and I got married, we went to Barbados for our honeymoon. I got dressed up the first night and we went to dinner. I was feeling pretty sexy, it was my honeymoon afterall. Four drunk guys were at the bar when we arrived. One of them made a "fat" comment when I walked by. I was so embarrassed and hoped my husband didn't hear it. Well it continued throughout the night. They just hated the fact that I was fat, I guess. I was feeling really uncomfortable and my husband was trying to act like it wasn't happening so that it wouldn't ruin our evening. Some guy at another table said something to them about shutting up and I got up and left. I felt disgusting the rest of the week and avoided any area that I thought they would be at. I have never told anyone that story.That was 25 years ago and I still think about it...........

That's interesting.....I wonder why it wasn't a choice for me. I like the fact that there is not malabsorption, I am scared of that. Does your stomach ever stretch out, and if so, what is the treatment for that? It must be nice to not have to deal with taking meds; I get stuck on ibuprofen tabs and then wonder if my stomach is being eaten away.....

Thanks, WASa.......although I am curious regarding NASIALITE's comment.

How do you know that the sleeve is "a thousand times better!!!" than the band if you never had it? Just curious?

Flowers - How much Alpha Lipoic Acid do you take?

Have your physician do a fill during fluro. She will be able to see where the leak is. Good Luck!