Boo Boo Kitty

But...if you are hungry less than 3-4 hours after you eat and you ate good foods, starting with protien you may need a fill!

Ok, first thing first it is not your job by yourself to figure your band out, your Dr is there to help you. How much exercise are you doing? I will be the 1st one to tell you, you have to exercise. If you are not loosing it is the first place to look. Secondly, not being able to eat bread doesn't mean you are too tight. Bread is a no no. The gluten in the bread expands in your stomach and causes problems. Chicken can be a problem if you aren't chewing it well enough. Then, how many calories are you taking in in one day and how much protien? Those can also be causes for you not to loose. Those are the first places to look BEFORE you ask if you need a fill, because if you aren't doing those even with a filll you will still not loose weight! Feel free to pm me if you want support or have more questions, but all of us on this thread are great at help and encouragement!

Congratulations to you! 10 years how amazing! I can't imagine how great you feel 10 years later. Wow...

Yes I do need a tummy tuck. But until I get it I am hooked on Spanx, they work wonders!

I wouldn't agree with that Cyndi. The choice of size is compared to the size of the person it is being used in. They have to go on the size of the stomach, I was told by my surgeon. Having a bigger band doesn't necessarily give you better restriction because it is bigger, but because it fits your stomach better. Most surgeons will tell you that they will have BOTH sizes ready in surgery so that they can fit each person as that person needs. One size fits all is kinda like one size fits all underwear...need I say more?? lol....

I am sorry cyndet but don't look forward to eating pizza anytime soon! It is a no no for most bandsters. I do take the stuff off pizza and eat it. As for mexican it is ok for me. And the refried Beans are so good for you! Good luck!

I have been too tight more than once. If your dr will have them take out a .10 cc first. It always does the trick for me. I am always happy with it. Sometimes .25 is just too much. Good luck!

I am and always will be a junk food junkie. One thing I have replaced my candy bars with is a GREAT protien bar. It is called Triple Threat. It has chocolate, carmel & crispy. 10 grams of protien and tastes AWSOME. I love it. I never know that it isn't candy.

Glad you are doing better! A great "mushy" snack is sugar free Jello. There are no calories and it can help to tide you over more. You can even put fat free ship cream for a bit of indulgance!

Ok, I was so freaked out about this I alsmot didn't have surgery, and you know what that is freaking NUTS! I drank a 12 pack of Coke a day, a freaking 12 pack!! NO JOKE. I would have rather given up my arm than my pop, but I did it. And I look back and wonder what the hell was I thinking???? Think of all that sugar, even if it is diet. We don't need it. Occassionally I will sip my Dh, but I don't really like it anymore. Not the same, and you know what that is ok. It was just was more nail in my coffin if I continued with it.

Congratulations to you! Welcome to Bandland!

WOOO HOOOO!! I can not believe one year ago today about 10 am I was getting banded. It is the best thing that I ever did in my entire life! I am so happy. Here are the stats: Starting size: 320 pounds Size 4x BMI: 46% NOW: 195 Pounds Size Large BMI: 25% I feel so great, it is the best thing I ever did for me!

VA--I am so sorry hot, what a jerk! Blah...men suck. Nikki--please don't feel ashamed, we are your friends really. We care about you and honestly want you to be happy. You deserve happiness. We all do! Do not feel bad at all sweetie! You are me exactly trust me I feel the same and say the same thing. Hugs. Brandi--you rock it diva! It is my 1 year bandiversary today, how should I celebrate?? I think 15 miles on the gym bike. Gotta keep up with Brandi of course! lol...

Thanks Lucy! I am going to check them out! You rock!!

HOLY Sh*T it was nuts to say the least. Jen & Danielle were talking and of course Jen was being a complete b*tch. Telling Danielle she had "Loose Morals" in those exact words and being a real b*tch. Well Nick was yelling at Jen to shut up. IT was pretty darn funny, and then good ole' Dick comes in and dumps this HUGE cup of tea onto Jen's head. It was funny as hell, and he then called her a bunch of names later. She tried to play it off like it was no big deal, and then Nick was yelling at her again, and Danielle left crying. Later Dick crossed the line with Jen though. He told her to close her legs because there were too many flies around...no joke.... BUT it was like WW3 in there last night, funny as hell. Best entertainment ever!

Welcome! Good luck on your surgery, I envy you getting a handle on things so young! Good for you!

Hmmmm....anyone else see the fight on Showtime between Jen/Danielle/Dick??? WOOOO HOOOO

Jill--glad you are feeling better. For me when I am too tight an unfill just does the trick and I am able to get right back on track. Steph--hoping to be a hot mama??? C'mon, you will be! Forget aboutit, you will be skinny and stealing the brides thunder. But not on purpose of course because that would just be mean. NSV ladies--I got called a skinny b*tch! WOO HOOO!!!!!!! :scales: I made somone mad at the grocery store parking lot and when I got out she yelled at me at called me a "stupid skinny bitch" lol...I am just sticking to the skinny part.

I don't think so, but I will mention it to me Dr. I really hope not, because I told work that it is out, that is how I got time off to get the band. That would be my luck screw up the whole lie.

I live in Jackson, but I am near East Lansing and Ann Arbor. I have to go there a lot to get good doctors. So either of those could work as well. Thanks.

We don't have any with a wellness center here as far as I know, but I am going to look into it. I see my personal trainer today so I am going to tell her that we need to work on the back and such. She is trying like hell to get rid of my bat wings, but that just isn't working....lol....darn skin. I wonder if my insurance would pay for a lift? They will cover a reduction because of the size. They called it "impeeding normal life functions" rotfl...

:eek: lol...now there is a plus! :woot:

That is exactly word for word what I said to my Dr!! :eek:

I watch the Showtime feeds, and there are some people that I just can't believe the way they act! I am glad that Dick and his daughter do actually talk, which we don't see that much on BB. I want Eric to win. He is just so cute not too! He reminds me of a little stupid puppy... :eek:

I am thinking it is the way I am going to have to go. It is not getting any better. I have been laying on heating pads to make it bearable. How does Dolly Parton even walk???