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I don't know about prices but Dr. Enochs office in Cary is great. Good Luck!

sounds good...is this frozen or what..ive never seen that...more info please!

good for you!...ive been trying to find a new hobby just am not there yet.

been there for sure....it slowed down after that..the hunger and the weight loss...good luck

oh sorry left that part out...the march group name and picture..don't know why just does. no offense just that big name and big picture....just struck my funny bone :biggrin:

I went through the last supper thing too. I gained 20 pounds. I thought I had to eat everything for the last time. WRONG, don't do it. Several reasons. Your liver will be too large and he may postpone. It's not your last supper. You can have things in moderation later. It's not like you'll never get to eat certain foods again. You just have to learn a new way of handling them. The worst part for me was, I went for a preop visit with my gp and was weighed. At my postop visit 2 months later I had lost 22 pounds so I was happy with surgery. However in her eyes I hadn't lost any weight. I got questions..lol! It was kinda depressing and made me realize I could be smaller right now :biggrin:

I will try those suggestions for the powder thanks! I am right at 3 months postop. I do have a family history of high bp. I went to the dr. for a post op check up and had a cold at the time. She thought it was the dayquil making it so high. I quit taking it like she said and have been checking it at cvs. Everytime it is still high and actually a little higher. She wanted a follow up in a month.

thanks for the response..I don't smoke.

unflavored Protein shakes..any suggestions for what to do with them...i bought a big container in the begining and don't know what to do with it. second ? my blood pressure has gone up so much since surgery...150/100...why im eating healthier, exercising...i don't get it..why would it go up so much...i always had great bp..never had an issue with that preop..anyone had this issue..i have been buying prepackaged delimeat but everything else i cook myself. Today I got the Swanson lowsodium turkey deli slices..other than that what am i doing wrong...i have an appointment in 3 more weeks with my gp to check on it but i went today to cvs and it was still high?

this just makes me laugh..haha

2 1/2 months and 26 pounds. Good luck!

can we add crows and canadian geese to the list..crows are evil and the geese are just mean! :smile2:

Yep you actually dance and the game is awesome. It has old and new songs. It teaches you the dances and the good part is it doesn't kick you out or anything if you don't get the moves just right. It's just fun!

I had to lay down with a pillow under my back and tighten my stomach for him to find my port then I was able to relax while he did the fill. No numbing meds for me though. I didn't need it he was in and done before I knew it. I've had an unfil and another slight fill and both were also done the same way. Good luck! I also think you'll get used to it, and they will learn how to find it better each time.

It is damn hard work and I do feel like I am on a diet. However, I am learning a new way of eating and making great choices. I'm working out and I am down a pant size also. I will keep at it. I do believe the dr. when he said I do have restriction b/c I ate two pieces of dry chicken the other night and I did get stuck. I guess it takes time. If the next appointment doesn't go better I will have to make some fuss..lol

Thanks...that is what I have decided to do. Hearing you say it confirmed how I was thinking. I have to quit stressing about this. I was actually hoping I'd get a stomache bug to loose a couple of pounds...lol. I took a night off last night, ate bread relaxed and calmed down. I've been letting this get to me too much. Thanks everyone for the great advice!

Yes thank you this is what I thought with my first fill. The sad part is my PA has had LapBand so I have always trusted him and I guess still do (i think). We talked about how I felt and he explained things to me that I should try etc. I just feel like I shouldn't have to try quiet so hard.

I think the band came with 3 cc's in it and I have had 1.5 added. I am excersising 4/5 days a week for 30 minutes. I eat 3 meals a day and usually one snack which is always Protein. Meals are always high protein low carb/calorie. By white knuckling it I mean stict diet mode. An hour before meal time I get hungry but only right at meal time am I starving. I can deal with that but I can hold way more that 1 cup of food. I pretty much can eat preband portions. I just have to eat slow and chew well. I just feel like I should be able to eat less at a time i guess. Presurgery, I was told by 1 1/2 years weight loss goal would be met which is around 120 pounds. So 1 pound a week is too slow. Now 1 pound is where they want me. Thanks everyone for responding it helps so much to see success and words of wisdom.

I am reposting this here hoping others might see it. I went for my second filled today..so I thought!...I have only lost 4 pounds since my last fill 4 weeks ago but apparently that is right where they want me to be. No fill for me. He told me I have the restriction that I need, (if I eat too quickly I get stuck, or if I don't chew properly etc) I was told 1 pound a week is all I am suppose to loose, any more and I should not expect a fill. WHAT! I am so lost! I have so many questions now. I thought I was going to have more restriction and could quit white knuckling it now. He told me I will be dieting from now on. I'm so confused. I thought I would have to be retrained on how to eat not diet for the rest of my life. I am working out and starving!!! Just to lose 4 freaking pounds. I am following ALL of the rules Protein calories exercise Water they say I am doing great! Yes I know I was gaining before the surgery so I am better off now with it but my goodness I left there crying and haven't stopped all night. Please anyone give me some words of wisdom not the same old crap that I've heard over and over. I know the facts what I want is WHY it's not working and why they won't tighten me up....please help! can't find the smily for crying my eyes out am reposting this here hoping someone might see it.

I went for my second filled today..so I thought!...I have only lost 4 pounds since my last fill 4 weeks ago but apparently that is right where they want me to be. No fill for me. He told me I have the restriction that I need, (if I eat too quickly I get stuck, or if I don't chew properly etc) I was told 1 pound a week is all I am suppose to loose, any more and I should not expect a fill. WHAT! I am so lost! I have so many questions now. I thought I was going to have more restriction and could quit white knuckling it now. He told me I will be dieting from now on. I'm so confused. I thought I would have to be retrained on how to eat not diet for the rest of my life. I am working out and starving!!! Just to lose 4 freaking pounds. I am following ALL of the rules Protein calories exercise Water they say I am doing great! Yes I know I was gaining before the surgery so I am better off now with it but my goodness I left there crying and haven't stopped all night. Please anyone give me some words of wisdom not the same old crap that I've heard over and over. I know the facts what I want is WHY it's not working and why they won't tighten me up....please help! can't find the smily for crying my eyes out

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wow this has always been my goal..when ppl ask me my goal weight i give some bs #...secretly i want to jog/run but my boobs hurt. what do you do about them? do you have big boobs sorry if this sounds stupid but i have huge giggly ones and they HURT! any suggestions?

wow i will keep that in mind

Jachut, I have to admit you were one of the first post I read when I came here and I thought "oh yeah look at that pic she's let it go straight to her head" then I read your signature and many more post later on through my many struggles. Now I know to get that rocking body you have to "shut your gob and move your ass!" and I'd post my pic up too!!!! I've also learned that you have been through things with the band and not left the newbies behind to fend for themselves. I hope to be like you when I'm all slim and trim! I do try to get to know people first before I judge and I also know there can be b's and a's of every size. I'm sorry if my first post sounded harsh.

wow to quote a poster "Of course!!! you were just banded..fast surgery or not its a prety big deal. It takes a week or more for the seditives/drugs to come out of your body plus I assume you are not drinking caffine, and reduced sugar intake and might be taking painkillers..etc. There are lots of reasons to still be tired..the number 1 for YOU is you just had surgery. :)" I wish I had read that..I am 8 weeks this week and am finally getting back to normal. I asked everyone. My dr.s office, on here, friends, family. Fact is, you just had surgery, you have taken major calories from your body, sugar, alcohol who knows what and probably added gas! and exercise ..your body is in shock.. I'm sorry I didn't read your age but for anyone age is a factor in this. The experts don't realize how long it takes. Heck we don't realize how long it takes. Thankfully I am feeling so much better but it took me 2 months! Im moving and loosing now though, good luck!