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Your dizziness is probably because your deydrated. I agree, if you have fluid in your band I would have it taken out. If you don't have any fluid in your band you are probably experiencing swelling from the surgery. Try your best to get water in and hopefully things will improve over the next few days. I would call your doc. and let them know what's going on. Hope you feel better soon!

Sounds like you may be a tad too tight. If your eating properly (small bites, lots of chewing) and it's still not staying down, I would suggest a slight unfill. I have hesitated when I was too tight for fear of being hungry. Each time I finally gave it and I still had some restriction. Good luck!

Lot's of great tips! I would also add, don't keep the stuff in your house. If people you live with wants them, have a serious talk to elicit their support. Maybe they can eat sweets outside the house, buy something they like but you don't or at least keep them in a cabinent that you don't go into. Good luck!

My nutritionist also said caffine was ok- no soda (carbonation) but coffee was ok. It is a diuretic and also stimulates appetite so just be aware of that.

Sorry to hear your having a hard time. It's too bad you don't seem to have restriction. Keep working with your doc. on that one. In the mean time you can still get on track with your eating. It may help to add some snacks in. Try to keep from being too hungry and making healthy choices will be easier. Also, if you haven't already, I would start excersising. Start off slow and gradually increase the duration/frequency. Just walking would be great. I hope this helps. You can do it!

For a desk job a week is plenty of time to be off. You may even be able to go back sooner is you'd like. I was myself after about 3 days. Pain was minimal. Good luck!

I am top heavy as well. It got a lot better as I lost weight. I had a lot of extra skin on my stomach- had a tummy tuck and boob job. I am very pleased with the results. Imho there is no way to deal with extra skin besides surgery. Ones the elacticity is gone there is nothing left to do. Good luck!

I think your weight loss is right on track. I agree with the post about varying your calories. That is suppossed to trick your body into burning more fat. Keep up the workouts and it is sure to pay off. Good luck!

Good for you that your started working out! It is such an imprtant piece of the puzzle. Keep it up!

I had quite a few times I have been too tight over the course of my journey. I would usually have a shake about 2 hours after the episode and then try a meal a few hours after that. If your consistanly throwing up I would get a slight unfill. I hesitated to do that and suffered needlessly. I was afraid an unfill would make me very hungry- they didn't.

I had a tummy tuck and boob job Dec. 1. I am thrilled with the results. However, I did have a complication. I retained a lot of fluid (gained 10 pounds!). The surgeon had to go back in and deal with it. However, I would do it again in a heart beat. Next is a face lift- after that arms. My thighs are a little "wrinkly" but that doesn't bother me too much. I do weights and hope I can fill out my legs a little and they will look better. Be sure to do your reseach and get a good doctor- you want it to be safe and get good results. Best wishes.

Sorry you are having a hard time. Are you journaling your inake? That can really help. I agree that doing the preop diet for a few days may help. Try not to beat yourself up about the bad choices over the holidays. Its so hard when there is temptation around every corner. Are you excersising? If not I highly reccomend it- it is a huge piece of the puzzle. Since your life is so busy it will take some planning on your part to stick to a healthy diet. Can you bring your lunch to work? Pack it up the night before. I like to plan in the morning pretty much what I will eat all day- that way I can be sure to get in all my protien, appropriate carbs and fat et... I even think about what time I will eat. I don't think it's obbsessing, just planning. My last thought is, do you need a fill? If your experiencing a lot of hunger I would talk to your doc. about it. Best wishes! You can do it!

Great to hear about all the accomplishments. I also love shopping now. I now shop in the petite section ( I am 4'11") and actually have a little trouble finding clothes small enough for me. I never thought that would happen. I am so happy I got banded. Here are some things that have happened: increased confidence will start to date move around soooo much easier eat to live, not live to eat off all my meds for diebetes, high cholesteral and high blood pressure enjoy excersise- well most of the time lol

Starting an excersise program is key to effective weight loss. I lost 107 pounds in about 10 months. That's about 10 pounds per month, so your 50 to-60 goal in 6 months should be doable. I at lowcarb, lowfat and high protien. Good for you getting back on track! Good!

I don't believe that creams or excersise reduce excess skin. Once that skin looses it's elactisity it's gone. Surgery is the only answer imho. I just had a tummy tuck and bood job- I am thrilled with the results.

I get EAS Myolplex lite- cholate is my favorite flavor. I buy them by the case at Sams- or you can get them at Walmart. The make a lowcarb version as well. 20 gms of protein. Hope this helps.

You don't say how much you lost- but whatever it is is great. The first few weeks are for healing, not weight loss. Follow your docs. instructions as far as your intake. Measuring your food and journaling what you eat may help you in eating the correct amount. Excersise is also great, increases your metabolism so you burn more calories all day long. Good luck!

Cereals high in Fiber and low in sugar would be the best. Fiber one, cheerios and shredded wheat are all good choices. Although, they still have a lot of carbs so you may want to eat it in moderation.

You are doing well! Your weight loss is right on track. Sounds like you are being careful cleaning the stalls. I had a tummy tuck and boob job Dec. 1. I can't workout for another 2 weeks. I miss it and can't wait to get back to it. I also know how much it well me maintain my weight. Best wishes!

You have lost a nice amount of weight since Sept. I would say keep doing what your doing and you will continue to loose. My only advice would be to excersise if you haven't already. I am at goal and have been maintaining since Sept. I fear gaining the weight back. I didn't "cheat" at all while I was loosing. Not once. However lately I have been eating some high fat, high carb food. I had one what I would consider a "binge". I have ordered chinese and been going out to eat. I continue to keep the right stuff in the house. I weigh in everyday and cut back if I hit 112 (I am very short-4'11"). I did pass up a free dessert at Olive Garden the other day. The waitress droped some of my food and the manager came over to apologize and offer the dessert. Without thinking much I said "no thanks, I don't do dessert". This board helps a lot and I hope to be able to make healthy choices most of the time and keep portions correct.

I drink Myoplex lite shakes. 20 gms of protien. You can get them by the case at Sams or in packs of 4 at Walmart. I drank 3 a day for the first week post op. Good luck on your journey!

I ate low carb and low fat- lost 107 pounds in about 10 months. Be sure to get at least 60 gms. of protein in- I ate lots of tuna, fish, chicken breast, lean port loin. I stayed a way from all bread, pasta rice. I ate berries for fruit- they are pretty low in carbs. I was taking in probably about 25-30 carbs a day. Hope this helps. Good luck! Good for you getting back on track.

That's great it's finally working. I am very happy for you. Keep up the good work!

My hair starting thinning (lots of hair in the shower drain) so I went to the dermatologist. To my relief he said I wouldn't go bald. He said your body goes into a kind of shock due to rapid weight loss and that it would subside. It has gotten much better in the past few months. I am 14 months post op. I was lucky to have started with a pretty thick head of hair.

When I was tight I would get an uncomforable feeling in my chest. It would go away in about 15-30 min. I am now maintaining and chose to have quite a bit of an unfill. It is pretty much like I don't have the band anymore. I wanted to be able to eat Breakfast (I was very tight in the morning) and foods like whole wheat Pasta and whole grain bread. I also now get the same feeling of fullness I did before being banded- which I missed a lot. I have been closely monitoring my weight (weighing in every day) and so far am doing well.