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I was unfilled last year from 8 cc to 6.6 cc in my 10 cc band, because I became pregnant. I went in yesterday for my first fill in almost two years. I have a MAJOR slip. It almost looked like a mushroom, lapped over the band. They said it is repairable with 2 weeks liquids and 1 week mushies. Has this happened to anyone? I need some support! I feel so sad and defeated!

You don't even have to tell me what you mean by your last post Kat - you are eloquently spoken, mature, on this forum for the right reason, and sometimes the TRUTH is too hard to hear from certain people... Hang in there girl...again, thanks for a great couple of posts! Us bandsters need to stick together IN THE POSITIVE direction and not negative.

Kat - thanks so much for your great e-mail to me. It really helped. I too have been drastically cutting my calories and I find that I actually do BETTER when I eat more. You probably lost inches because you stuck with your workouts, like me - maybe we are gaining muscle. Thanks again for a great pep talk!!!

by the way, if you view my public profile - you can really see that I am a chick and know what I am talking about with the women's multivitamin. HA Have a good evening Marissa!!

If you take a sufficient multivitamin, there shouldn't be much more that you are needing other than your daily Protein and calcium intake. I totally recommend GNC's multivitamin for women. It has EVERYTHING you need in it and more. You can get it in liquid or get a pill-cutter to take it. It is in a purple box with a pink flower on it - AWESOME!

I am a female - to be honest, I don't know why I cannot get my pic to come up!!! I am not sure about that vitamin, but since you are younger it might be folic acid, calcium, or magnesium. Sorry I wasn't much help doll.

My doc told me just to take a chewable multivitamin. However, I was told by someone that taking B-12 would help my skin's elasticity. By the way, Marissa, you are gorgeous!!

Hello everyone, I was banded about 5 months ago (I guess)... anywhoo, wanted to ask what some of your sample menus were - SUNRISE TO SUNSET...bring them on me. And, give me some good little bandster recipes if you wanna. I love the eggbeater egg cups that you make in the mini muffin tins. :hungry:

I PB all of the time, but with yall's helpful tips, I am really going to be watching myself. All I can get down right now is mushies and liquids because I am so tight. I cannot eat solids and I am on my fourth fill. Crunchy stuff, I do fine with - but bad crunchy stuff, carbs, cornchips, cheeze its, etc. I cannot do carrot sticks, deli meats, or meats period - I got a salad from Chipotle the other night and it was a complete waste of 8 dollars.

I looked this up for you - let me know if it helps... http://fitstep.com/Library/Questions/Questions/Fatloss/do-weights-or-cardio-first.htm

Rolls are a no-go for me too!! I spent the whole dinner one night in the bathroom after I couldn't get the seaweed and sticky rice down. No fun at all.

Anyone interested in coming - it is in Richardson at 7:00 this Thursday, the 1st. This will be my first meeting and I am looking quite forward to it. Hit me up if you are down...avery_atkins@yahoo.com

Hey everyone - I am now at a 2.4 cc in a 4.00 cc band. I had my most recent fill about two weeks ago. I cannot hold down solids - only liquids and mushies. Might I be too tight? Whenever I eat solids, no matter how microscopic the bite, it feels like I have the WORST heart burn and that I need to vomit up the food as soon as possible in order to feel relief. Of course, I do not force myself, but there are times that I want to! I do have quite a bit PBs on solids, but at the same time, if I were too tight, I couldn't hold down mushies could I ? I am so confused...I can each crunchy things like corn chips or low fat wheat thins without any discomfort, but carrot sticks, deli meats, healthy stuff - that is a no-go. I know I cannot eat mashed potatoes, milkshakes, and Soup for the rest of my days and expect to lose weight... HELP!!!

Ladies - you have helped alot - and Three Beauties, you are sweet, but my 48 pound loss has been since pre-op, so technically, I am only down about 36. I am not complaining, don't get me wrong...it is just that my boyfriend has been out of town for a whole month and I really busted my butt to try to lose as much as possible, and it didn't work in my favor. Maybe I have hit a plateau..

Kat - I too have been stuck at 208 FOREVER - what can I do????