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I am down 70lbs which is my midway point. I just one month shy of a year post op with the Realize Band. I am so proud of what i have accomplished and hope to lose the remaining 70lbs within this next year or less!!! Its so great to FINALLY see the difference and feel the difference all that weight made. This was the best decision of my life.

I really like the chocolate EAS Whey Protein shakes with milk..... not so much with water though :biggrin:

Im going to be watching this thread because I am on my THIRD scale that weighs incorrectly. Its getting ready to go back to BedBathBeyond... Its a homedics digital up to 400lb capacity. It weighs me about 12-15lbs below what is accurate--however it weighs my husband perfectly (he's about 80lbs lighter than me). Back to the drawing board I suppose.

I am finally able to Wii FIT! Omg Ive lost 36lbs so I am now down to 329 lbs which is a pound under the weight limit! I am SO stinking excited I could almost burst!!! I just wanted to share my happiness!

i was approved with Tricare with NO co-morbidities. I had a BMI of 43 and was over 100lbs overweight. Appeal it.

*BIG HUG* I hope things get better. Im not sure what advice to offer other than maybe trying the counseling again. It will get better though. Just try and take things one day at a time

So I have decided I need a new scale. I went out and bought a HomeMedics digital scale today and got on it. I was SHOCKED! It read the same as the scale I've been using---the one that I swear up and down is about 10lbs off. At work we use a digital scale and it consistently weighs me 10lbs heavier than I do at home. I am SO confused! I dont know which scale to believe. I havent been to weigh in at the surgeon's office in over 4 weeks so that scale is out. I guess I will try to get in there this week just to see but its driving me crazy trying to figure how much I actually weigh :blushing:

strange....the surgeon's office told me that Tricare would only cover a fill every 30 days and that was why I couldnt have it done before I left. I wish insurance companies would stay tight with their policies and not change for different people.

Okay so I had my first fill on the 20th of May. I just tried to schedule my second fill before I go on vacation on the 18th of June. Yeah, Tricare wont cover the fill if I get it done on the 17th or 18th before I leave because it wont have been exactly 30 days from my first fill. Now because I am going to be out of town I wont get my second fill until the end of July---10 weeks from when I had my first fill!!!! Seriously I felt restriction for about the first 2 days with this fill and now Im back to feeling nothing. I had 4.5 CCs on the first go around and I was really hoping that it would hold me through vacation. Now I dont know.... Ugh, I hope I dont gain a bunch of weight while down at Disney :smile:

I was banded on 4/8/09 and had my first fill 5/20/09. I had lost a totoal of 26lbs between my surgery and first fill. I dont think Ive lost anymore but I havent gained either. I felt quite a bit of restriction the first couple of days after having the fill but dont feel it at all anymore :smile:

I want to go horse back riding... everywhere i go there is a limit of abou 200-230lbs and it just makes me sad to know that I cant go riding.. I used to love to ride as a child and that Im working toward being able to do it again

i was told light foods like yogurt and shakes... some soup... NOTHING 2 hours before the fill.

i had a choice between lap band and realize and decided to go with the realize band because the port was a bit smaller. that was the only real difference i could see. i have the 14cc band and my first fill was 4.5 cc's I do feel restriction but not as much as i was hoping to get. I feel more of a chest "tightness" than restriction

for me now when Im full it feels like a very tight sensation in my chest area (top stomach) ...before it would feel like a weight in the pit of my stomach....

i had my first fill yesterday too... the Dr. put 4 CC's and I immediately felt restriction. It wasnt a bad feeling, but its definitely different. I am able to eat regular food but I have to eat it a LOT sloooowwwwwer because of the pressure I feel in my chest and around my band area. I know last night I felt hungry even after eating dinner, but it felt tighter so i stopped eating. We'll see how it goes today. Im working on a Protein shake and am not feeling anything restricting it---yes I understand its a liquid and will go right through, but there is nothing different about it from before the fill and now after. We'll see when I try and eat my lunch (chicken noodle soup) and see if I find myself more restricted.