GoddessNar

I have an appointment on April 11. I don't know if they will give me a fill then or not, however. It just depends on how everything looks. It's not too much time to wait. I think I can make it, but I might be here a lot.

For a while now, my band has been too tight. I'd been having all sorts of problems with it, so I finally went to a doctor. They unfilled me most of the way (I have .5 cc left) and are waiting for the inflammation to subside. I did clear liquids only for a few days, and I'm on full liquids until Monday. I can start solid foods again on Monday. I'm excited, but I'm worried that I won't be satisfied with the recommended 1/2 cup of food at a time. With almost no restriction, I'm afraid I'll be hungry and tempted to eat something I shouldn't. I almost feel as though I'm starting all over again. I just hope this works and the next fill will be just right. I haven't lost any weight in a while. I'm hoping to finally break through this plateau and start losing again.

I'm in Jonesboro now.

Howdy, all. Without going into too much detail, I have sound that productive burping causes stuff to collect in the pits of my tonsils. Have any of you experienced this tonsil stone problem? Anyway, I went after a nasty set of tonsil stones with my toothbrush (yeah, I know - ewww!) and now my poor tonsils are irritated and swollen. This happened once last week as well. I got tightened a few weeks ago and am still finding out which foods I can no longer tolerate. Does anyone else have experience with this nastiness?

On April 4, 2009, I was banded by Dr. Alp Bozbora at Hizmet Hastanesi in Istanbul. Weight loss has been slow and so far I'm only down about 50 pounds, but I'm still very happy with that. I shall continue working on it. I would like to thank the people of lapbandtalk.com for answering questions and giving me the courage I needed to go through with the procedure. Happy Spring to all! B.

I get the hiccups and that's my signal to stop. If I eat another bite or two, it hurts and those bites usually come back up.

Like many people, I love cookbooks and thinking about food. I'm even writing a cookbook of my own, believe it or not. And yes, I do still miss certain things. I can eat pasta and bread sometimes so that's not a problem, but I miss...Big Macs. Yeah. I can't eat them, though. They hurt my stomach like crazy. I miss Coke too, but those things are not good for me and I know that. I also know that I still have a long journey ahead of me. I need to lose at least another 45-50 pounds. It's been almost a year and I've lost about 50 but I really need to step up my game. You will find that there are little substitutions that will satisfy your cravings in time. I can't even FIND good Mexican (or any Mexican, really) here, but tonight I made a batch of chili with soy crumbles so it's lower in fat and had a nice bowl of it. Little substitutions do help.

This is a helpful article, I believe. I'm going to bookmark it and see what I can apply to my daily eating plan. Thanks!

You realized what you were doing and you stopped. You can and will do better tomorrow. We have all been there, I assure you. Also, you don't have to go broke in order to celebrate the holidays. There's nothing wrong with a few handmade decorations or gifts. Let your creativity come through and I'm sure you can think of something that won't cost very much at all. *hugs*

Same here. I can usually eat comfortably in the evening. Breakfast is almost always a no-go unless it's liquid, and lunch varies from day to day. Today is a no lunch day. I just tried a couple of bites of my Chinese beef and veggies and no luck. I'm sure I'll be able to eat dinner this evening though, or at least have a snack later in the afternoon.

I accidentally had a sip of orange Fanta over the summer (I thought it was Hi-C) and it HURT! My doc told me not to drink carbonated beverages, probably because the gas will stretch the pouch. Either way, I don't plan on trying it again. I was in pain for a couple of minutes just from that little drink.

I didn't go all the way through this thread so I don't know if someone already posted this. If so, I apologize and please excuse the repetition. I recently came across a website that has free workouts, both mini workouts and full length ones from 10 minutes up to 45 or in some cases longer . It's ExerciseTV You can download the workouts but that costs money. If you just stream through your computer it's free and they have a lot of categories - dance, Yoga, Pilates, kickboxing, sculpting, cardio, etc. I don't know about you all, but boredom really affects my exercise routine. I lose motivation when I get bored. With this website ,there are so many different workouts to choose from that I shouldn't get bored for quite some time. Not everything is suitable for me, so I watch a couple of minutes and if it isn't too far above my fitness level, I back it up and do it. Now you have another resource! :drool:

Does anyone else use this? I signed up yesterday, since I now have a little less restriction than normal (in order to let my stomach recover from too much restriction). It will calculate your daily calorie needs based on height, weight, and your goals. I chose "lose 2 pounds a week", and "light activity" for my exercise. The site gave a rather high calorie count, however, so I plan to stick well below that. One feature I like is the fact that you can add users' recipes to your food log. There are some tasty-sounding recipes on the site, and everything is calculated for you.

I saw my surgeon today and he took out the 1 cc he put in yesterday. Things were still too tight, probably due to swelling, so I asked him to remove one more cc. Now I have 2.5 in a 10 cc band, whereas I used to have 3.5 I will go back in 9 or 10 days and he will put me back up to 3.5. I just hope I don't gain a bunch of weight in the next 10 days. The next day or two will be liquids only, though, to give my poor stomach time to rest. I had some juice on the way home and am feeling better. No more spitting into a bottle!

Well, Ruby, you were right. They couldn't do a thing for me. They drew blood, gave me some fluids so I wouldn't get dehydrated, and told me I have to wait to see the surgeon at 10:00. Five more hours to go. I hope removing 1 cc will help. I have 4.5 in a 10cc band. I had 3.5, and that's what I need to go back to, I think. Guess it will still be a couple of days before any swelling goes down. I just want to be able to swallow again! And for this damned gurgling to stop!