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sound good to me ladies. i have a group of girlfriends that i went to high school with , all of our birthdays are in the same week. we all celebrated together when we were younger. were supposed to get together again this year. and i dont wanna feel like the fat girl in the group. god i hate that feeling!

i had a pretty hard time with the pre-op diet. the liqiuids didn't agree with me and i felt like i was starving. i stayed on course but i did cheat a few times. if you cheated don't beat yourself up. just get back on track as soon as you can

Does anyone out there use an AB lounger? Does it work and how well? i'm just starting to work out again and am hoping for some good motivation. i'm hoping it works since i already own one. i bought one 2 years ago and was too lazy to use it. now that i've dusted it off and am finally using i hope i can get some results with it

i took 2 weeks off of work after my band. i was tempted to take just a week but i'm a nurse and there's some lifting involved at times. you should be ok with a week as your job's isn't very physical. but if for whatever reason you don't feel up to it don't hesitate to ask your doc for an extension. i felt pretty good but i was so tired the 1st couple weeks back! just take it easy and you should be good. and good luck on your surgery!

i've only been banded for 2 months and so far i'm having farly decent success withit. but more and more i'm reading alot of posts on here from people hate the band. that have had so much trouble they've had it removed. or i've noticed alot people getting gastric sleeves. is there anyone who's had the band for a few years that still loves it. do you feel like you can eat normally if you chew properly? do you ever wanna have it removed? who's reached or is close to their goal without any major complications?

im a nurse and im familiar with reglan. i've had several patients take it and i've never had any of them have any serious reactions or side effects. it generally works very well

hey guys my birthday is july 3rd. i've set myself a goal to be 175 by then. anyone with a birthday or goal for around the same time wanna pair up? or any one ele who just wants to help make me accountable and give me that much needed kick in the pants when needed? any help would be really appreciated

CONGRATULATIONS! I hit hit it about 10 days ago myself and it is the best feeling! Go treat yourself. i bought myself 2 pair of size 14 "skinny jeans" and i love the way they look:thumbup:

did you do liqiuds for 24-48 after your fill. my doctor has all his patients go on liquids for a da or so afyer the 1st fill. you may be too tight because you are swollen from getting filled. not that you are ncessarily overfilled. try liqids and then ease back to regular foods.

the band is absolutely not plastic surgery. yes you do look better afterwards. but the primary purpose is to improve your health. not your looks! how great my jeans look is just an added bonus!

just the thought of pureed meat makes me slightly nauseated. there was no way in hell i was gonna actually put it in my mouth. i ate alot yogurt and cottage cheese to get protein when on mushies. i also like tuna quite a bit so that helped as well

thank you so much for all the support ladies. you all understand where im coming from. i didnt get the band to spend my life dieting, i've been down that road and failed many times. i did it as a tool to help me get healthy. and to me part of being healthy is an occasional treat without guilt and rebound eating.if not for a reason to have every bite put under a microscope. if i do that im still letting my life revolve around found. and the other thing that bugged me is that after my sister ran her mouth she ate a huge dish of my ice cream!

earlier this week i had a craving for ice cream. not really sure why but just really wanted it. so i went to the store got a half gallon of rocky road. i ate a small dish. it satisfied the craving. i never went back for more. when my younger sister saw me eating it she accused me of cheating on my band, asked what was the point of the band if i was gonna cheat. i dont consider this cheating. i consider it normal. dont people that are thin already have an occasional snack. it really pissed me off. one of the worst things about my previous eating habits was the continuous guilt i felt over every bite i put in my mouth. thats part of how i got fat. you eat something thats bads for you, then you fell guilty over what you ate. the guilt then makes you depressed. then you eat again cause you feel depressed. i've tried really hard to overcome that vicious cycle. so i've tried to make an occasional guilt free indulgence part of my new life change. does anyone else feel this way. have family or co-workers that scrutinize every bite that you put in your mouth?

i've been going through a similar situation. i lost rapidlt post op, but after about a month slowed way down. i was stuck in about the same spot for weeks, well thiw week i finally got myself motivated to exercise properly. and low and behold dropped like 3 pounds this week. hopefully you can find something to jump start you again!

my surgeon has a minimum of 6 weeks post op before the 1st fill. then about every 4 weeks afterwards

i,ve broken my weight loss into gols as weel. i started off at 226. my 1st goal was to get below 200 hundred.. my next goal is to hit 175 by my birthday on july 3rd. that 1 might be a bit harder. but i've only had 1 fill and have very little restriction. i havent really started exercisinh the right way yet. so im hoping that once i add in more exercise and get a few more fills ill be able to kick it back into gear to meet my birthday goal. ultimately id like to be around 140 but ill just take that one when it comes. i know ill get there eventually

congratulations! i hit onederland about a week ago. it was the best feeling. i've been there many times before but this time feels different. i think knowing that we have the band to help us stay there makes it an even better feeling

GIRL YOU LOOK GREAT! but people get weird when someone that used to be really big starts getting small. i think they get so used to treating us like the office fat girl that they dont know how to treat us anymore. and it makes it worse when you are so pretty, its ok to be the big fat girl with the pretty face. but put that pretty face on a hot body and the haters come out!!!

've taken it before with ok redults. but it can really dry you out so make sure you drink lots of water while you are taking it!

im so happy! i weighed myself earlier this week and finally made it below 200. i keep weighing myself over again thinking my scale was wrong but its actually gone down more! i was 196.6 this morning. i've been below 200 hundered many times before but have never been able to maintain it for long. you diet for a few months and as soon as you eat again it creeps right back up. but just knowing i have this tool to not only keep losing now but to keep it off forever makes me feel so much better than any weight loss ever has!

thanks alot for all the supportive replies. and let me just say i had to see her at work today and didny here her make 1 nasty comment to me or anyone else for a change!!

i tried phentermine about 5 years ago, i did lose quite a bit of weight with it but gained it back fairly quick after stopping. if it works for you it should give a pretty nice jumpstart to get back on track

i have the 10cc band. i had a 1cc in at surgery and 2cc put in when i had my 1st fill last week.

as far as beef goes i tolerate pot roast the best of all. i've been making almost once a week . its worked out really since my kids love and dont mind having it regularly either.

are you drinking enough to stay hydrated? blood in your urine can be a sign of a severe UTI. i know post op it can be hard to get enough fluids in to properly hydrate