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I've made these too! Really yummy

they are super moist and you don't even know there is pumpkin in it. They just might love them

I had one the other day. A junior, I got about 3/4 of it down, bread and all but it was a lot of chewing Not something I will have often and it wasn't as good as I hoped it would be.

Looks yummy!! Thanks for sharing

Saw this on TV and thought I'd try them, they are 180 calories but a nice treat. 1 box of Devil food cake mix 1 can of pumpkin puree (not the pie mix) mix it together and put in muffin cups, bake 400 for 20mins these come out super moist (still eat it slowly ) I top with a little lite cool whip, yummy treat

Hey all! I've seen a few posts lately about Dr. A or Dr. V. I don't know of Dr. V, so I can only speak from my experience with Dr. A I was banded by him 11/18/10. He has a lot of requirements, but honestly if you are willing to have these appointments and lose 10% (I lost most of that, he didn't keep me to the full 10%) you are at a place in your life that it is all worth it. These are things I had to do: Nutritionist Lose 10% (they give you a special diet to help with this, and the diet also is to prepare you for surgery by helping to shrink your liver) Psychiatric evaluation (making sure you are a good candidate mentally) EKG (I had taken PhenPhen in the past) sleep Study (was advised to ask for a "split" study, this meant that if they discovered in the night I did have signs of apnea they would come in and put me on a machine and monitor that, this way I didn't have to go back twice) Blood work (he has other things he likes to check beyond a usual bloodwork, a list was given at his seminar) Last papsmear Referal from my primary Dr. Mamagram (hadn't had one.. blah I don't like those...lol) 5yr weight history from my primary Dr. (not sure if that was his requirement as well as my insurance) I have really good insurance, they didn't require me to do a 6 month anything. My requirements were: BMI 40+, Diabetis, over weight for last 5yrs. I had done a lot of research and have a cousin that was 2yrs out from having her LB so by the time I went to his seminar, had all my tests, had everything faxed to him from my primary Dr. I was in surgery 2 months later. He offers support group meetings at St. Al's every 4th Monday of every month. I have had 3 fills from him and he is an amazing person. I have asked him a ton of questions, things I have read here, things I need clarified etc. and he has never hesitated to answer them. He is a very knowledgable person and has done banding here in the Boise area for 5+ years I believe. I had never had surgery before and I wasn't nervous at all. My scars are not bad and I have been totally happy with my experience. Also, he see's me at my appointments, not an assistant or just his nurse. Just thought I'd share, since I'd seen a few posts out there. Best of luck on your journey's. Would love to 'friend' up with you all around this area. Having a big support group has been really helpful as well. There are quite a few Idaho bandsters at another website called band2gether.net too.

Where are you at in the process? Sorry I haven't log on this site in a while =\ I've been to him now for 3 fills and believe me, if you have any questions about anything he'll answer it. Best of luck on your journey

So far I'm every 3 weeks, I'm getting my 3rd fill on Monday and hoping that I'm closer to the 'spot'.

Thanks for this post! I'm only at fill #2 and feel more restriction then fill #1, but I'm still not there yet. I feel as if I'm close but during fill #1 it was hard to not get discouraged. I think I spent those 3 weeks trying to figure out what I'm suppose to be feeling, its like playing a guessing game and I don't like those As time is going by I feel I'm getting to know the band more and how I should be feeling. With my morning shake (which I'm getting about 38g of protein) I can go 5-6 hours without hunger. I have noticed that at some points when I was grazing I wasn't even hungry I just was doing my usual habit. That is the hardest part to break. For me the eating right/dieting is the easy part, its the mental part that is extremely hard. Keep up the work everyone! It pays off eventually

I'm drinking 64oz+ a day.

My 1st was just this past Saturday with salmon. Too big of bites, not chewing well, so my own fault. It wasn't as bad as it could have been but it felt miserable. Surely a learning lesson!

My surgeon doesn't charge for my first 90days. Then after that I got the procedure code from him and called my insurance to find they pay @100%. If you aren't sure, I'd call who you go to and ask for the code then call your insurance company to know what is your part.

I quit my Diet Coke habit one week before surgery.... I thought I'd miss it but haven't. Funny how your mind works

Protein shake for me! I add extra protein powder, usually 1/3 banana, 1/2c raspberries, 2t almond butter, cinnamon, vanilla, ice and water... easy and can take on the go! I can go 5 hours with out ever feeling hungry. BUT I enjoy a nice breakfast for dinner sometimes

During the liquid phase for me, I was told anything I can drink through a straw consistancy. So I took chili, blended it well with extra broth and ta da.. liquid! My advice is don't have the same thing day in and day out or you will surely go mad Make your blender your best friend during this time. Liquifying meats was not appealing to me, so I blended everything else + bought some unflavored protein powder and added it to everything, it really helped with keeping my satisfied. U can use this powder in hot and cold foods. Someone also posted a yummy reciped, using frozen hashbrowns, chicken stock, ff sour cream, milk (I tend to add seasonings I like & some shredded cheese)... toss it in a crockpot then blend it up .. I was in the liquid phase during thanksgiving and that was my meal while everyone else was eating the goods.. I enjoyed sipping my yummy potato soup