mousek

I know I will. Dreaming of biting something crunchy, but am enjoying this boost in weight loss. You really don't have that much of an appetite when there is this much pain in the mouth. Can't even have any chunks - no way to bite them at the moment so purely liquefied is the only option.

yeah, have been for 13 days now - making nice soups and liquefying them. Will be on liquids for another week and a bit, then on to mushy foods.

It shows. You look delighted with yourself and with life. Bravo!

Hello, i have done a search to see how can I change "registered user" under my photo avatar. I see that other people have some catchy titles under their photos when i look at posts. does anybody know how to do this? did quite a bit of trying on my own but didn't get anywhere. Thanks in advance.

I've experienced this at least 20 - 30 times over the past year and it always ends up being gas. I drink a bit of gingerale and try my hardest to burp until it goes away. That has been my experience. Hope you will get better soon!

Looked at your pics, you look like you are the daughter of your former self. Incredible transformation.:drum: Drum roll please!

for me, i'm not really a fanatic when it comes to ways of eating. I like to be able to drop pounds when needed and with me low carb seems to work well. Low calorie does as well but i find i can eat a bit more with low carb and experience the same weight loss. I know for me there always has to be an option to have something like fish and chips or mcdonalds or pizza once a week if i feel like it and i think i will always be that way. I want to finish my weight loss and always be committed to a 5 - 8 pound variable in weight. If i go over that it's quick reduction time again. My weight fluctuated when i experienced some painful things in my life. I am now much stronger and just want to get the weight off with some effort. Before my weight ballooned I was between 125-140 max for years and years. had some painful emotional things happen, broke my ankle (reached highest weight of 204) and gradually came down to 185-187 ,then would go down 10 to 177ish, up 10, down 10, up 10 - no more yo -yo dieting. I decided to get the band. Eventhough i have coasted for most of the time with the band and given a half hearted effort (i wanted to be at goal like 8 months ago) i have lost some weight and not gained anything back and i really like that. If i'm going to yo yo it is going to be in a range of 5 pounds and in the 120s - this is what i want and hope i can achieve. thanks for the input so far from all of you. I hope to hear lots more.

This is one of my most enjoyable posts on LBT - to see people years after their surgery is terribly exciting. I hope some other people look at these posts especially when they fall off the wagon or need a boost. It really has helped me to see this. It also has really helped to come back to this website to continue and finish my weight loss.

Holy mackerel! What a transformation! :youcandothis: :welldone2: :welldone:

I experienced this for quite a while and at different times, after surgery, between fills, after fills. Always seems to come back to gas - but that may just be me. I too suffer from chronic back pain only aided by regular visits to chiropractor.

Hello there, sounds like you're having a dilly of a time. I have been in same boat with taking tylenol codeine for almost two weeks post op jaw and chin surgery - completely backed up. Tried everything though not the salt water flush. senokot, restoralax, xtra strength exlax, chinese herbal tea, carter's little pills ,nothing worked until "Milk of Magnesia" today! - what a relief :bananajump:

Welcome Missy! Nothing to fear that all of us hasn't experienced here. Gas for a few days after surgery, getting proper fill. I still enjoy whatever food i like just in a smaller quantity including pizza, chips sometimes, mcdonalds sometimes. I have also learned to make my favorite foods with less calories. good luck and check in on the site regularly - the support is fantastic!! this comes from a person who wasn't on the site in months and months and is so reinvigorated about finishing weight loss journey. Just reading all the stories and posts good and bad is helping me to stay focused on what i really got the band for - to end yo yo dieting and to be slim and healthy.

Whenever i have a chance whether it be at the doctor (best place) I weigh myself in my clothes i'm going to wear to the doctor without my shoes. At the doctor I weigh myself to get real weight (i think doctor is the best bet when it comes to this). I compare the 2 weights. I write down my weight from home and write down the weight the doctor gives me. My scale is precisely 2 pounds and 2 ounces more than the doctor's. Hope this helps.

p.s. I find it almost absolutely impossible to eat in the morning. It is very difficult to swallow Vitamins.

will do. I haven't really had proper restriction yet but will be tenacious about getting it as soon as I am a bit more recovered from my jaw surgery. I go for a fill in 2 weeks.

Try to follow the advice given. I am not a heavy smoker but a dedicated one none the less. I smoked up until the operation and as soon as I left after my operation - i had no complications. However I am not a doctor or nurse or any kind of health practitioner. I have now had to quit though because of jaw surgery and am using the patch which seems to be helping. good luck!

i'm 5 foot 3 inches and 47 years old. At age 40 i was 122 pounds and looked awesome so that is what i am aspiring to. I found i could eat pretty well at that weight as well. When i get to that weight, if it starts to creep up a bit i will have no carbs for a few days and in fact intend on incorporating at least 1 day per week where i don't have carbs at all as a way to maintain weight. Good luck!

Wow, what a story - you sound beyond miserable. Sorry that you wasted so much time and effort. I too experienced thinning hair - 1/2 of my hair is gone and i paid to go to laser treatments to give it some stability - all very costly. I am also dieting. I am not at the right restriction but will insist on it once i am a little more cured from my jaw and chin surgery i had 12 days ago. I was at 7 ccs in a 10 cc band and felt some restriction for a while. When I got off another ten pounds from the initial 14 or 15 pounds i lost at surgery the restriction changed and i could eat more. I will insist on .5 extra to bring me up 7.5 ccs and if that doesn't work i will keep asking and insisting to get what i paid for. Sorry about your nightmarish 2 years

I think I do have a copy of the original. I'll try and dig it out.

perhaps trying low carb or a ww diet to sort of jump start. That is what i am doing and feel very motivated. I coasted for about 9 months and am now back to lose the rest of my weight and make sure i have proper fills as well. Checking in on this site really is helping loads. Good luck! :welldoneclap:

Congratulations on a job well done! :success1: :youcandothis:

for me it was gas and eventually went away

Thanks for your input. I was reading on Atkins this morning that they have upped their vegetable in take. re: Dukan, the blog i was reading was so impressive. I may try Dukan for a week or two and then Atkins which I do like. I came up with a way to make lowest carb bbq sauce by combining 1 net carb ketchup with liquid smoke and perhaps some worcestershire. this would make the meat very palatable for me. I probably would tweak the Dukan diet a touch by having pork ribs with most of the fat cut off and chicken wings with skin (Atkins) not without as in Dukan.

I was banded last year in april and suffered excruciating gas pain for about a week or so following surgery. I fould that liquid maalox worked the best for me and was easy to swallow. hang in there it does get better soon.

wow! What a success! This post should be in success stories! congratulations on a job well done!:Banane34: Cheers!