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Sounds like you have a plan and you are doing well - keep up the good work!

Glad you are doing well qtney1 . . .keep up the good work!

Thanks Stina28 and CONGRATULATIONS! What an accomplishment (in the works) and very encouraging too. Good tip on weight loss stalls, I will keep that in mind. Keep us posted!

FANTASTIC! Way to spread the inspiration around . . we all need the reminder to not get too hooked on the scales. Thanks and best wishes.

You sound like you feel exactly as I did at one week. And increasing the protein is good. Also try to increase activity - even though you're tired and it's hard to do. You'll be glad when you go back to work that you did. Besides that, still give yourself time to rest and heal. Best wishes!!

I hope that all goes well for you .. . .prayers and best wishes.

You are right . . .if the fluctuations upset you - don't do it! Sounds like you are doing well . . just keep doing what you know you are supposed to do and it will happen. Best wishes.

That green shirt is really starting to "bag" on you - how great is that? :-) Thanks for sharing .. I always look forward to your posts.

I'm glad you are doing well, Julie and hope that the yeast infection clears up . . .maybe yogurt would help when you can progress to mushies. Keep up the good work and best wishes.

Wonderful story . . thanks for sharing!

What a wonderful story! Thanks for sharing. Best wishes.

Thanks for sharing your story, Thetig . . .helps us know where we're going when we read of those who've gone before us!

What a day to cherish! Too much fun!!

I'm glad you 3 are all doing so well - congratulations. It gets better - really! I was banded 7/15/10 and just had my first fill on Friday. I've been doing really well and have NO complaints! My advice is to just keep doing what you are supposed to do and let the band work with you. Best wishes!

I had my first fill yesterday also! Yeah! :-)

Onederland . .. here you come! Congratulations!

Love it!! Yeah you.

Yesterday was my first fill and it went just fine. Not quite painless, but not a big deal either. My doctor does this with the xray tech. So he initially put some in, checked with the x ray as I swallowed, then removed some. Left me with 2cc. I was on liquids after the fill and then all day today, soft foods tomorrow and back to food on Monday. I am being super careful - small swallows. I don't want any trouble. In fact when I went in, I asked him to be a bit conservative with the fill because I've been doing so well and didn't want to go extreme. I am hoping this will jump start my weight loss again. I know my weight loss is long term, and I'm in it for life BUT we do have a family wedding on the 16th of this month and I have a certain dress in my closet I would like to wear . . .however, I do have a back up dress in case it doesn't fit . . I tried it on last night and my hubby and I were both pretty skeptical . . I'm in it, but I certainly would not wear it anywhere looking like that! Oh well . .little by little and decision by decision . .. we'll get there. And I thank you all again for posting your first fill experiences - I was so at ease because I knew what to expect - piece of cake! Have a great weekend everyone.

Sounds like you are doing really well - yeah you!

And I like who you are! :-)

Yeah!! Best wishes and keep us posted.

Good advice, Janet . .. and best wishes qtney1! Sounds like you are doing well. Everyone is different . . if the gas sets in, you will know. And GasX helped me also, as well as walking as much as possible to get the gas moving out. Keep us posted.

Cute! And yeah!!

fool4dance is right - it is a personal decision and research is your best bet - read everything you can to learn what will be required after surgery. Personally, this is the best decision I've made for myself - I haven't had any problems and am doing well on the journey. I started off by saying, "I don't care if the weight comes off slowly, just so it stays off" and I still feel that way, but the weight is just dropping off and I'm thrilled with that. More exciting, though, will be getting to my goal weight and staying there - that has never happened before. So . .. best wishes in YOUR decision!

Sounds reasonable to me to go slow . .. I am going Friday for my first fill and plan to ask the doc. to take it easy . . . I don't want trouble.