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What exactly do you mean by bad stuff? What has he done/said that gives you an inclination that your weight is a factor? How long have you been seeing him...DETAILS please.

I wish I lusted after protein...I need some good tips for meals rather than just grilled chicken and salad.

How much is the bowflex? The commercials always look intriguing and the people on there are ripped!! I need to do something!!!!

I have a million skin tags from being fat...can they be removed through plastic surgery or through a dermatologist? Maybe if I have a TT, they will take them off for free....HA! I doubt it!

YOU GO!!!! God Bless you!!!

Okay, I have some questions and need some answers... 1) Do any of you use baby spoons or forks for smaller bites? 2) Do all of you NOT sip Water when eating? 3) How much alcohol can get you buzzed now that you are banded? 4) Who can still eat fast food? 5) Who can still eat bread? 6) Do any of you do Atkins? 7) Do any of you do Weight Watcher's program? 8) Does sex count as exercise? 9) Anyone have problems with chewing/swallowing/digesting nuts? 10) What about cheese? 11) Anyone already noticing their skin sagging? 12) Any good snack ideas out there besides veggies? I am burned out on them!! 13) Any good tips period? 14) How long should it take to lose 10 pounds if you are doing everything correctly?

What about having (and I am sorry for this visual) excess body fat removed from the genitalia area. I hate to say this, but I am actually afraid of my outer skin/folds sagging. I don't want it to look like a soggy biscuit. I saw the similar surgery done on Doctor 90210, but here we are in the real world and I want to know if any of you have heard of this.

Thank you so much for everyone's support. I am going to try my hardest to wean myself off of drinking during/after meals. It is hard since I have been a "sipper" my whole life, but that is my new years resolution!! Happy Holidays everyone!!

I am a side of the road puker too!! I am glad to know that some of us falter, but we keep picking ourselves back up and dusting each other off. I do not feel as though my restriction was tight enough and now I do. I might need another one, but I know now what I need to do. Thank you for everyone's positivity.

December 27th Wednesday, December 27th: Breakfast #1: 2 scrambled eggs with Sausage: 7 points Breakfast #2: Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Lower Sugar - Peaches and Cream (made with one cup of 2% milk: 3 points Snack: 17 Raw Almonds: 4 points Lunch: 1-small apple: 2 points 1-Breakstone Cottage Cheese: 2 points 1-Budget Gourmet Frozen Meal (Sweet and Sour Chicken): 5 points 1-can of green beans: FREE, zero points Dinner: TBD

December 27th Wednesday, December 27th: Breakfast #1: 2 scrambled eggs with Sausage: 7 points Breakfast #2: Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Lower Sugar - Peaches and Cream (made with one cup of 2% milk: 3 points Snack: 17 Raw Almonds: 4 points Lunch: 1-small apple: 2 points 1-Breakstone Cottage Cheese: 2 points 1-Budget Gourmet Frozen Meal (Sweet and Sour Chicken): 5 points 1-can of green beans: FREE, zero points Dinner: TBD

Count me in!!! I am all for it gang. Look at us shine! Happy New Year and let's keep being "losers". HUGS!!

How many of you drink when you eat? I was told by my doc not to - 30 min. before, during, or 30 min. after meals. Why is this? I cannot seem to kick the habit!!!!!

Hello everyone! Okay, here goes. I was banded in October and have steadily lost about 30 pounds. I got my first fill on November 20th and after three weeks, only lost about three pounds. They put in 1.2 cc in my 4 cc band. Yesterday, I called and told them it wasn't tight enough, because I could eat like a horse and didn't feel much restrictions, so they put in .6 cc in my band taking me to 1.8. Today, I feel great! But, I don't want to over-do. 1) How much should I eat? 1/4 to 3/4 cup of food? 2) What about alcohol? 3) Is it really THAT important to do low-carb? I think I am a carb addict. 4) Everyone mentions the food sitting in your pouch, but I swear, I can feel the food moving through the band as I eat. Does some seep through naturally while you are eating? Thanks and have a great one!!

Season's Greetings! I am a fast food junkie: I cannot eat normal foods...because I am constantly on the go, I am grabbing things from the dollar menu at McDonald's, Taco Bell, you name it. My favorite is a filet o fish from Mickey Ds...well, I ate one today - IN THE LINE AT JACK IN THE BOX, waiting for more food! Needless to say I puked it up. I know I am destroying my body, but has anyone battled this issue? Need a hug and words of support!!

Okay, so I had my first fill two and a half weeks ago. My doctor put 1.4 cc in my 4 cc band. I DON'T BELIEVE it is near enough. I can eat like a football player. Way past the 3/4 cup of food they told me that I would. Has anyone else has this same problem: their first fill was not enough? I was losing literally a pound a day during liquids/mushy stages, and now, I have plateued for the past three weeks....SO FRUSTRATING. I need some motivating words please. Thanks!!

How is everyone doing out there?? I am down 30 pounds since my October 12th banding!! :clap2:

How is everyone doing out there?? I am down 30 pounds since my October 12th banding!!

You will be fine! I actually had a second wind after my fill and was pretty energetic!! GOOD LUCK AND HUGS!

I have another X rated question? I took a couple puffs of reefer last week...do you think that would affect my success at all? I am being serious when I ask this!

Go girl!!!!!

Hello everyone! Okay, I am confused. I had my FIRST fill last Monday. They put 1.4 CCs in my 4 CC band. I was on liquids the first day or so, then mushies, then on Thanksgiving I ate a few solids and am fine. ALMOST TOO FINE! I will eat something, and be fine, and then I start getting pressuresome in the chest. For lunch I ate ALMOST the whole can of Fat Free Chef Boy R Dee Raviolis????? :phanvan I thought at first fill our pouches are only supposed to hold about a half a cup of food. My issue: I DO NOT KNOW WHEN I AM FULL AND SHOULD STOP. I get a little bit of a heartburning feel, so I stop. THEN, I am hungry 30 minutes later? AM I TOO LOOSE? AM I NOT EATING THE RIGHT FOODS? So, on my way home, I was ravenous!! I ate a cheeseburger from McDonald's AND a McChicken SANDWICH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am a gluttonous pig! I didn't spend $15,000 on this surgery to feel like this. ANY HELP??:angry

Thank yall so much for being so kind to me and the kind words! What can I expect today as I go to get my fill? I am so nervous! EVEN MORE NERVOUS THAN THE ACTUAL SURGERY, because he didn't fill my band on the initial surgery.

Hello everyone - my name is Avery and today is my first fill. I am sort of scared and nervous, but at the same time ready. Everyone is thinking I am a moron for going to get my first fill on the week of Thanksgiving, but I know my willpower is not the best yet, so I would prefer to actually have the band tightened this week rather than gorging on stuffing and pumpkin pie. I have been banded for over 5 weeks now, and it is time. I have only lost 26 pounds. Is this good?? At first, on my liquid diet, I was so strict, but then I practically skipped over mushies and went onto solids. My swelling went down very quickly, so I could eat almost anything but bread, some pastas, and lunchmeat. Is this normal? Oh by the way..........NO ONE EVER TOLD ME NOT TO DRINK liquids DURING, 30 MIN BEFORE, and 30 MIN AFTER MEALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dr. Richard Benavides Rocks!! He is at 972-331-8100. He and his staff have a wonderful bedside manor.