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ya know thinking about what you said, every time i have lost some weight, my life long friend who is overweight has been the meanest to me..and i have friends at work who are skinny vegetarians and are the sweetest people Ive ever met..i guess it is who you are inside really huh?

Never thought of it this way but I agree. Skinny people are usually bitches and assholes...lol. Please don't let me turn out to be that. I have lost weight many times before and I have gotten a swollen head but I hope I was never horrible.

Everything about my experience with him and his staff has been awesome. Angelica helped with the paper work, Lisa with my postop, Dr. Enoch is the best surgeon ever. I can't say enough about Brett for fills! I really don't know who I am happiest about!

haha y'all reminded me of two things... 1. when I got my approval letter it said "You are approve for your morbid obesity surgery"..i was like damn that was harsh!...lol 2. The movie Norbit...the scene coming down the Water slide hilarious but my biggest fear b/c I love love love the water.

Curefortheend, In answer to your pm, I am dropping around 200 calories. I was told to stay between 1200 and 1400 me being who I am i went for the highest. So yesterday I made changes. I cut back on my calories. I dropped instantly! I am re-inspired. It sounds to me like you need more calories. I was told and have read multiple times to not go below 1000. Good luck to you. I know for me I am excited to have seen what works for me!

Dude give it a rest and back off. Obviously, you are not helping so just keep your distance. For what ever reason you two are not clicking so just stop. We really need post to help us through this point we are in right now. Thanks!

Thanks y'all!!

i've tried but i cant make them stop...threads i've made comments on i keep getting emails from. please help!?

GAS X STRIPS! I lived off of them..and I mean like ever hour...lol

awww. this warms my heart..i love to cook..i will keep this in mind..it might however make my kids mad when i do it...lol but i will thanks for the suggestion!

Curefortheend, I also am here for support. It is hard to hear the same old shit from the same old people who have not been through what you are going through! I read on here for support hoping to see someone that I can relate to. I post so maybe someone can learn from me and to get anything to help me. Some people have this attitude that they know it all and have NOT been there. Please try to read past them (him). People should talk about what they know. I have read things from them (him) that was very informative but not about the band per say. Good luck to you!!!!

oh yeah I get around 1200 to 1400 calories a day b/c I has told not to go too low. I am going to try cutting back 100 or 200.

I am in the exact same boat 7 weeks out. Compared to what I was eating and not doing exercise wise I should be a loosing more. I lost in the first week and nothing since!

I wish someone would have told me facts not numbers. I wish someone would have told me of this website before surgery. I wish someone would have told me everyone around me would expect me to loose weight as fast as gastric bypass. I wish someone would have told me I would not loose weight as fast as people with gastric bypass. On a personal note I wish I would have realized that I couldn't use GAS X strips because I am allergic to menthol!!! I had so much gas I was living off them..lol it's over now but it was so bad at the time...lol

Pre band bread was my problem. Post band bread is my problem! I was told no bread! Then I read you can have it if it is toasted. So the carb addict in my toasted it then tried it not toasted. I can still eat it. I have learned bread it my number one enemy!!! I treat myself to it once a week one that is it!

I grew up around many hunters and yes they eat what they hunt. I however do not agree with it. BUT I have always been in conflict with my self over this issue. I will eat anything that comes from a grocery store, but not from family going out to kill wild animals. Those animals are free, and out living their lives. However, I know that we hit deer every day on our way to work. I have a cop as a brother who tells me it cost them time assessing wrecks due to deer, which causes insurance rates to rise, etc. I have always been in conflict over this issue. In addition I hate guns in the home! It really makes it hard for a Redneck Girl!...lol

kirafiki, i always see wisdom in your post. How do you know if you stretched your pouch..I guess I should research that!

I only know that I tried it pre band and if I ate anything I had a greasy orange mess in the bathroom and that is not good when you work in a place where you have multiple toilets. The idea is great but think about exactly what you eat or you will get that mess. Which is what you should be doing without it.

i had to go in for a post op check up at the stage you are...are you sure it's for a fill?

Same issue here. Just after my fill I was back to normal. I was feeling restriction and not hungry often. Now a week later I can't get hardly anything down. Mostly back on mushies. It's like I'm tighter than right after the fill. It's good b/c I'm not starving or anything but I want more options for meals. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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fyi..too much iron will do that too...taking multivitamin and eating high iron foods like cereal etc will do it...as a teen i was freaked out by that and learned that was what caused it.