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isaviolinist- great advice, you are doing well and it is showing with weight loss. 10 pounds a month is fantastic. I too have lost weight successfully. I lost 107 pounds in about 10 months. I eat lowfat, lowcarb, high protien. Losts of chicken, fish, tuna, boca burgers. I drink a protein shake for breakfast (i am pretty tight in the morning. For snacks I eat nuts, beef jerky, cheese sticks. I workout doing cardio about 5 days a week and do weights with a trainer 3 days a week. I don't eat sweets or fried foods. I pretty much stay away from high sugar and/or high fat foods. Just what works for me. Since I am maintaining I introduced whole grains and healthy fat. I think everyone needs to find a plan that works for them. I feel like I am not able to do some things in moderation, so I just stay away all together. Good luck on your journey!

If you need a fill I would start there. Also changing up your excersise may help. Varying your calories from day to day (ie. 1100 one day, 900 the next) may help too. It's about tricking your body so it will let go of that last bit of fat. Good luck!

How are your meds? I have bi-polar and know how important being on the right meds at the right does is. I also agree whole heartedly with the above post, get moving. Just make yourself do it, it's not an option not to. It will spur on weight loss and help your mood as well. Good luck!

Sorry you are having a hard time. I hope it works out soon! Good luck!

Sounds like you might be too tight- you shouldn't be throwing up. As you said, eating too fast can also be the problem. It might help to have snacks if your not already. If you don't let yourself get too hungry it should be easier to eat slower.

That's great your working out! I think you know what you need to do- eat the right foods and continue with the right portions. Cut out the sweets. Being halfway is awsome! You can loose the next half too. Good luck!

I am having plastic surgery as my big reward for reaching goal-tummy tuck and breast augmentation. I also went shopping for new clothes. I didn't reward steps along the way- but posted them here.

If you have good restriction, I don't think you need a fill. Sounds like you are one of the lucky ones that hit restriction right away. I think you are doing great! Don't mess with what's not broken. Being overfilled is miserable for sure. Keep up the good work.

I disagree with the posters about waiting it out several weeks. I don't think it would take that long for your stomach to settle down. I know how it is to hesitate on an unfill, I have done the same thing. Each time I ended up giving in and getting an unfill. I was miserable for nothing. I still had restriction after each unfill. Your fillls are much cheaper than mine. I am self-pay and they cost me 146 dollars, and that's with the surgean fee waved for the first year. I would get an unfill as soon as possible. Until then, stick to protein shakes and water. Like others have said, you don't want to get dehydrated. Hope you feel better soon!

I eat a lot of chicken and fish too. I also like lean pork loin. It comes in different flavored marinades. I like the honey mustard and terriaky. You don't say if your working out. If your not, I would start. It really works wonders for weight loss. Start slow and gradually increase your duration and/or intensity. I would also journal what you eat, then you can see what your eating. I did it on paper but lots of people like to use apps online. One is fitday.com. Hope this helps.

I agree with the advice to see a therapist. You have gotten healthy and your husband needs to see that. I wonder if he's a little jealous, now that you are more attractive to men. I would deffinately try counseling before thinking about a divorce. A good therapist should be able to help work out your issues. Hopefully your husband will agree to participate. Hope things get better soon! keep us posted.

I slept lieing down from the beggining. I was able to sleep on my stomach. I would say just do what is comfortable for you. I don't think there are any hard and fast rules. Congrats on your surgery.

You may have some swelling from the fill. If it doesn't get better over the next few days I would call your doc. and let them know what's going on. Good luck!

I would stay away from the juice. It is loaded with sugar, natural sugar but still sugar. Other than that, your menu seems fine to me.

It is coming off fast! You must be doing all the right things. Keep up the good work!

That was smart to reschedule, being too tight is miserable. I am glad to hear you are doing so well. Keep up the walking, excersise is so important. Best wishes!

It's great you are so sure the sugery is going to work. I think that is the attitude you want to have. If you work the band, eating right and excersising, it will surely work. As far as excess skin, it's a matter of the elasticity of the skin. Once the elasticity is gone, it will hang. I don't believe there is excercise or topical stuff that will prevent it. I lost 107 pounds and am having plastic surgery Dec. 1. I am having a tummy tuck and beast augmentation. Next will be arms and face. I have some loose skin on the sides and back, but it doesn't bother me much. My thighs are also a little "wrinkly". Again, it doesn't bother me much. Congrats on your impending surgery. Best wishes!

Awsome! Shopping has been fun for me, and that's a great feeling. Keep up the great work!

I have bi-poloar and was cleared for surgey. I am also stable on meds. I was upfront during the psyc. eval. She wanted to talk to my psychologist and psychiatrist. I think she was just covering all the bases. I also have addiction issues, I was upfront about that too. She warned me about addiction transfer. Her concern was that since I couldn't use food, I would go back to marijuana or gambling. This has not been the case. I was in therapy when I was banded. The counselor and I decided together I didn't need it anymore. Since you abloutely need to be honest about the meds, I encourage you to be upfront about the bi-polar. Since your stable, it shouldn't be a problem at all. Congrats on your impending surgery. You are making an important decision to get healthy. Best wishes!

You are ablolutely right for sure. Refined carbs (white sugar, white flour) inhibit weight loss. They increase your blood sugar, which causes your body to produce insulin. The result is the sugar turning to fat. I stayed away from pretty much all carbs while loosing. Now that I am maintaining, I eat whole grains. They include things like brown rice, corn, sweet potatoes. I can't tolerate bread or pasta. If I did, I would eat 100% whole grain pasta and bread. Good luck on your journey!

Congratulations. You are doing great. I don't think 30 pounds in three months is slow at all. Like the poster above noted, that's 10 pounds a month. That is about what I lost a month, and I was very pleased with that. If you are satisfied with your meals/snacks and staying full for 3-4 hours inbetween, I personally don't think you need a fill. Of course, that's up to you and the doctor to decide. Keep up the great work!

I don't like it when people comment on what I'm eating, in a positive or in a negative way. My father is famous for that. I know he's just trying to be supportive, and he is encouraging in many ways. He is always telling me how good I look. I have a good friend who misses going out to eat with me. I didn't really go out when I was loosing, now that I am maintaining I go out once in a while. We have found other things to do together such as movies and shopping. I would talk to your husband for sure. Let him know you need to just kind of do what you need to do without comments from him. You are in control of what you put in your mouth. Don't feel guilty about not eating certain foods, be proud of yourself for making healthy choices. I think you are right about developing new hobbies you can do together. Maybe dance lessons? You would be burning calories and spending quality time with your husband. Some kind of art activity like painting or pottery might also be fun. Another idea is just enjoying quiet time at home, maybe playing a game or two. Best wishes and keep up posted on how it goes.

I am scheduled for a tummy tuck- and breast augmentation Dec. 1st. I saw my sister go through it. She had tummy, breast and lipo. She was very out of it for the first 2-3 days. She went back to work, taking care of her kids and climbing 3 flights of stairs to her condo after 3 weeks. I am so nervous but also so excited about the surgery. You probably feel the same way. Keep us posted on how your doing.

That's awsome. The milstones along the way are something to celebrate! Keep up the good work!

You probably have some swelling that will subside in a few days. If it doesn't- see your doc. for an unfill. Good luck!