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Think of it this way....a piece of candy and small piece of cake isn't that much; what could you have eaten beforehand? It's a victory of sorts. Many of us have been there, so just put it behind you and get back to what you know you have to do!

I have heard that about the meat tenderizer but it sounds so gross! pineapple juice will do the same thing and taste a lot better! lol

As you say, you haven't been taking small enough bites and chewing enough. You could try canned tuna (it's already broken up), flaky fish....also, you said you were on vacation for a month. Were you fully following your proper diet or in "vacation mode"? Maybe some more "liquid calories" there ? You've had a fill and it may help but you also may need another fill to start really feeling restriction. But, as said your weight IS going down which is great; you may just be a slower loser. Don't compare yourself to others' weight loss; it usually just makes you upset!

Mispellings, incorect punctuation: and Wrods in CAPS make me crazy.

I think coming on a thread created to express annoyance at incorrect spelling/word usage and then berating those involved in the discussion is ridiculous.
Frankly, it's called a pet peeve. I, personally, do not think someone is less intelligent because they can't spell properly, but it also does not mean that I don't get annoyed at seeing it.
My father, who couldn't spell to save his life, is a commercial airline mechanic and pilot. He is one of the most intelligent people I know and can look at an engine and know precisely what's wrong. If I were to try and do what he does, I would fail miserably because it is something that takes practice. His inability to spell and his admittance to such does not mean he is a stupid man.
I think you are reading way too far into this thread.

I mostly can eat chicken if its freshly cooked and i slice it very very thin, people make mistakaes with chicken of cutting small cubes, cubing Protein however small isnt really the answer, that is why some can stuck on minced/ground beef.. meat protein is and can be very stringy/fibrous to eat, u have to cut through those fibres , slicing will do this cubing chicken wont. If i cook a chicken breast, i butterfly it, ie cut it in half not all the way and open it up, then it gets bashed like an escalope then dry fried for just 2 to 3 minutes, the chicken will remain tender and moist because of cooking it quickly,
I can never eat chicken cold tho .. but a good knife and good skills with it can make aall the difference as to what u can and cant eat

I have a love hate relationship with chicken. Some days it's fine, other days not so much!

I have a love hate relationship with chicken. Some days it's fine, other days not so much!

Don't worry about that, some people have nothing but negatives to say and seem to want to cause problems and panic when it's not even a procedure they're having. And like many message boards, you often see more negative than positive posts because people complain more vocally than they state the positives. Look at the success stories to see some great posts. And there are many positive, helpful people here and they well outweigh the negative nellies!

I was telling her not to worry about your "shock comment" about litigation because you're obviously here just to stir up trouble and you have nothing better to do.

I was telling her not to worry about your "shock comment" about litigation because you're obviously here just to stir up trouble and you have nothing better to do.

Don't worry about that, some people have nothing but negatives to say and seem to want to cause problems and panic when it's not even a procedure they're having. And like many message boards, you often see more negative than positive posts because people complain more vocally than they state the positives. Look at the success stories to see some great posts. And there are many positive, helpful people here and they well outweigh the negative nellies!

Don't worry about that, some people have nothing but negatives to say and seem to want to cause problems and panic when it's not even a procedure they're having. And like many message boards, you often see more negative than positive posts because people complain more vocally than they state the positives. Look at the success stories to see some great posts. And there are many positive, helpful people here and they well outweigh the negative nellies!

I have a couple of cups in the morning, and sometimes one at night. Haven't found any issues with it at all!

Oranges - beware the membranes.

Oranges - beware the membranes.

I still love her and will still get my hair cut by her

I don't think so. I know this is a mixed subject with people. I agree with the doctor though. For me I wouldn't want to be banded and spend all that money and do all that life changing for the chance of knowing I would put on weight when pregnant. Of course I'm not trying to tick anyone off here when I say this, its my opinion and we all have them. Another thing I sometimes see on here are people that are not overweight on here (ok, weight proportioned to height I know) so I'm going o say this. If somene is 5' 7" and they weight 180 lbs and a doctor is going to perform this surgery on someone. I chalk it as a greedy doctor wanting to get rich. No haters please.

In the morning the band is tighter and is probably what is causing you to get stuck. Try Protein shake or eating a little later so the band has time to loosen a bit. lunch should then be easier, but watch dinner time so you keep to the healthier smaller portion sizes and don't overdo it.
If waiting doesn't help and you can't do liquids either, I'd say you need a tad taken out.

It's very likely you can eat as much as you did before the surgery because you don't have restriction yet. As Shauna pointed out, stick to your portions. It's not easy and can be very frustrating but you will be glad you did down the road. Once you have some restriction after a couple fills it gets MUCH easier.

Try adding some solid lean Protein for a snack if you're hungry. liquids are going to pass right through now, so stick with solids if you can. Many people try to aim around 800-1000 calories a day. And many docs say Snacks are okay (you may need them until you start getting fills).

If you've been having trouble keeping solids down, go back a couple of steps to liquids and let your band settle (probably irritated from all the PBing). If you can leave a message at your doc's to get in as soon as you can.

I hate fat pictures but sometimes they are part of an important memory. I do not want to delete the special memories so I cannot delete the photos. Hopefully there will be lots more memories with pics of me in looking slim and happy, these days I am more than happy to pose for the camera whereas before I used to hide as I hated how fat I had become.
The next problem is wrinkles but at least it's easy to delete those before you upload them!
Sad isn't it that we can never be 100% happy with ourselves.

It definitely bothers me, I don't know about anyone else!lol.
You're down an amazing amount of weight, and congratulations BTW! So don't focus on sadness and the "old you". Use those pics as motivation to NEVER go back there. File them away for if you feel your motivation slipping. Otherwise I would take a whole bunch of new pics of yourself and Celebrate what you've accomplished!

I'm really tight in the mornings almost so tight liquids won't go down except hot coffee if I dont have my coffee in the morning then I can't hardly eat anything during the day but if I drink coffee in the morning I can eat fine!