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wannabe slinky

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  1. hi hun i would try and stick to soup and shakes until you feel able to try other foods,and try weetabix or porrige i had baby rusk only cause i love them lol xx
  2. aw freckles bless you daughter and son in law hope you are all coping ok,great to hear your weightloss that is fab from last week,you will be at goal very soon xx
  3. i know what is wrong with me wyliecat i was told my nephew had a motorbike crash and had to have pins put in his leg and it was the stress and worry that tightened my band,because now that i have calmed down im ok xx
  4. hi laila your doing well yourself hun,considering you havnt any restriction,i can hardly eat a thing,if your still not losing weight ask freddy to take your fluid out and check hw much you have in to make sure you have 8ml cause i have 6.5 and can only eat few mouthfulls and dont feel hungry at all see how you get on first xx
  5. hi wyliecat i had the same thing i was away in belfast for the weekend and felt as though my throat was closing over,everything i tried to eat soup? felt like i was bloated and then a few mins later i was sick,i ate nothing the whole weekend,i was thinking of getting a defill too but today i feel a bit better so think i will persevere with it and just stick to shakes or somthing untill my stomach shrinks and it eases my band lol as i can take fluids ok so think i will put up with it for a bit xx
  6. good luck sara you will be fine and dont worry about the snoring thing as everyone has said,no one care they are all zonked out lol,cant wait to hear about your journey and how you get on xx
  7. so sorry to hear that awful news about your daughter freckles,cant even imagine what you are all going through,will be thinking of you all,and it's true you never think things like this will happen to you hope you are all ok and comforting eachother xxxxxx
  8. hi sade you must be one of the lucky ones,i didnt have that much restriction with my first fill,it will wear off hun in a couple of days just stick to fluids and see how you get on or sometimes having an ice lolly helps xx
  9. hi nice to see ya back on freckles sorry hun i dont know nothing about wendy,hopefully someone else will post,honeybelle after my third fill and 6.5 in my band i hardly ever feel hungry and can only eat a wee bit,your first fill dosnt do much so get your first and second one close together if you can,your band starts working prob from your second fill onwards xx
  10. claire how trendy are you with ya monsoon dresses lol bet it felt amazing that they were a tad too big,you must be so pleased and just think what you will look like in all these lovley dresses when the good weather comes in xx
  11. glad all went well blondy and you will feel stronger each day,when you go back to work just watch yourself and try not to strain your port easier said than done i know but i m sure you will be aware of it anyway lol,glad your clothes are getting big already great feeling hey,i know you still have restriction now but when it goes you will feel like normal again so when you get your fills try and get the first two close together as the first one dosnt do much,just somthing for you to be aware of hun keep up the good work xx
  12. i think you will be ok blondy taking your stitch out,mine was loose in belgium so they took mine out there lol,i only kept the bandages on for about 5 days as i thought they healed quicker without them,but get yourself checked over by your nurse just to be on the safe side lol you,you lost good up to now blondy the pounds will be flying off ya soon xxx
  13. bkg let us know if you get a date,hope all works out for you hun xx
  14. so glad you had a good experience blondy and it does deffo help when you know what to expect and your not going in blinded,and yes hun rest all you can while you can that is what i done,your energy will come back.blondy i cant believe the control i have at the min hun i never feel hungry hardly ever i have to make myself eat lol sounds crazy but true,i can actually see myself achieving my goal now keep up your good work blondy and all you other guys summer is aproaching well hopefully it's out there somewhere xxx
  15. well done to you 1manband lol,pity bkg couldnt get his the same time as you,bet your so glad it's not that far away now any questions you want to know just ask were all here xx
  16. i think this is one of there websites have a nosey just copy and paste it lol www.ecfs.be/bss.php, by the way i think dr chris debruyne is the top surgeon in europe he defo is a good choice
  17. hi bkg you are indeed in the right place hun,we all know how you feel many of us have been there,and we ars so sick of falling off the diet wagon that we got a band,im thrilled with mine anyway time scale from when you contact dr chris manager frederik you can have you surgery within 4 weeks,you can have a consultation with him or go direct to belgium and have it the night before like i did but its up to you,the cost is 4150 euro which includes your hotel stay for 2 peeps,taxis and your surgery,you just get your own flights,you send them a deposit for 500 i think and pay the rest when you get there,i just paid mine all in one go so i didnt have to carry cash lol here is the email frederik.serneels@ecfs.be good luck and let us know how you get on and shout if you need more info
  18. poor you claire you have had a rough time of it,glad your starting to feel a bit better hun,but there has been loads of bugs going around i feel exhausted all the time,but it's prob lack of food,you are doing fab with weighloss and inches you go girl,you will have to put pic up soon you must look amazing now xx
  19. so pleased all has worked out i think you will be fine hun,and no you dont pay extra for pre med hun but they dont just willingly give it to you,but if you ask them they will sort it out with ya,and you give yourself a wee treat hun and think about all the treats you can get when you have had your op and are on your weight loss journey xx
  20. blondy try this website www.ecfs.be/bss.php and click on english lol and aftercare and check if that is it,it's also got the yearly diary of when they are over xx
  21. dont worry blondy that weired feeling by the port i had that,it pulls a wee bit because it is stitched to the muscle there,i still get it sometimes now,your doing well up to now hunny,i dont think you can make appointments online but i will give you julie mcintosh number to phone she make all fill appointments 07872963503 phone her and she will sort you out,they arnt comming in march so remember that hun xx
  22. hi claire i think you have had restriction for so long because you were on the herbal life and it's mainly fluids so this can help shrink your band as well,cause when i just have fluids i fell more restricted,sure you wont be worried anyway with your great weight loss lol xx
  23. patty wow,that's some weight loss in a short time hey,bet ya made up,your doing great,my loss is slow but i dont mind im in for the long haul as long as i get there and after seeing you results well,i will get there lol,im ok with the 6.5ml up till now cant eat to much as i said about two mouthfulls but i dont mind,think the body has froze with fright about the food loss lol but hopefully the weight will start to move shortly xx keep up your good work bet ya look fab xx
  24. thanks lilliebo you dont look to bad yourself hun xxx how much have you lost up till now,cause you were doing really good anyway the last time,i think your next fill will defo tell a different story lol,i can only have about two mouthfulls of anything,the weightloss isnt dramatic at the min but my body is prob in shock he he so hopefully it will catch up,and it is the 17th hun,think i will leave my next fill for a while yet as i have 6.5ml in so happy for now lol xx

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