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I'm about 6 months out as well and have hit a plateau also. We can work it out though ... and I have to keep reminding myself that this is weight that I wasnt losing before .. but now I am at least losing! Good luck!

I just got my second fill today and am very cautious about drinking my shake of a dinner LOL ... Everytime is a new experience! Hope it gets a bit better for you!

That really funny because it tickled me too! I didnt get numbed in the area beforehand ... she just inserted the needle and I was laughing the whole time! Your not weird ... or maybe we both are just weird.

good luck with the exercises. there are lots of possibilities for exercise

I gained weight back as well .. I had lost 30 lbs then started eating real food again and i gained almost 10 back ... its very hard to get that weight off ... i've been hovering around the 20 lbs loss mark and its driving me insane. I wish i had some advice for me but I have nothing I feel like going back to the liquid so i can lose some weight!

Thank you all! I thought everyone should see things the way I did yesterday ... Maybe it will help some people feel better.

You look so great in those pictures Beth!! Sounds like you had an amazing vacation!!!

Good luck Erin! My parents and closest friends were very supportive as well because they have seen the struggle I've gone through, and seen how I can eat well and exercise and nothing happens. I'm glad you have a support system there for you! As for the people that dont approve, you have the right mind set. Just dont tell them. I told one person who said if I just work at it and try different things I would succeed at losing weight and that "God doesnt want us to mess with our bodies like that" .... now she is extremely over weight herself and has tattoos LOL So I dont get how she can say that. I prayed about it and finally got the lapband and felt like God really wantd me to get it and it was his will for this to happen. Needless to say I never told her I got it, never told her I was thinking more about it ... its your business and you can tell who ever you want or no one We are all here for you! Good luck with everything!!

I know exactly how you feel. My husband has been deployed three times and sometimes I just lose my cool. I'm frustrated with him being gone and I take it out on my daughter, for stupid things actually. At those times it just seems like everything is working against you. You are right though, you are more deserving of all that and you are the one that needs to make yourself happy. Way to go on realizing that too .. I think that is the first step!!

Dadkins .. thank you!! And your right, I need to continue to put myself first and cut myself some slack I think. This whole thing is such a process!

Knoebel .. I think you need to start blogging. Its such a comfort to have people HERE that know what you are going through when no one in your personal life does. That really stinks about your husband but what does he know about what you are going through? When I get "depressed" about how I am handling things, my diet or exercise for example, I tend to withdraw and not come on here because its like I want to wallow in my own self pity. And if I come here people would uplift me and encourage me and point me in the right direction. I think right now we both need that! This morning as I was talking to myself in my head (LOL) I decided that I needed to come on here more. To blog more about what is going on in my life and how what I do is affecting my eating. I need the accountability that this board provides that no one else in my life does. Oh and I agree with the new set up .. it looks real pretty but its hard to get the hang of it. Have you figured out how to get to your blog yet? If not I can help you find it

I so hear you! I am soo incredibly lazy and it pisses me off that I am like this! I havent gone to the gym in a few weeks and I have absolutely no excuse. Except this week since my daughter was off school I couldnt go with her. I'm going to start again tomorrow when she is at school ... but yes, its so easy to get frustrated with ourselves when we know we need to be doing something and we're not ... good luck to you and hopefully we both will get back to work on this!

I would call your doctor, He might want you to come in ASAP. That isnt normal and if you were able to eat fine before and now you cant then somethings wrong. I hope you feel better though!

I've heard the carbonation can cause some troubles for your pouch. Like it can cause it to stretch? Also it can cause you some discomfort because it creates all these air pockets in your stomach ... think back to when you had gas pains after surgery. It can be like that I guess. I've had one since I've had surgery and it was alright but It was a small one and I drank it really slow and it was filled with mostly ice. I dont want to risk getting sick or anything so thats why I drank it that way. I probably wont have any more though because I felt kinda weird afterwards.

Congrats on your surgery and starting to not isolate yourself! Its hard to do sometimes! That could be your port. Mine is probably 2 inches or so up and to the right of my bellybutton. The PA originally told me it was up by my ribs right under my boob ... not so much! I'm sure everything is fine! Oh and that discomfort you feel could just be the muscles sore from the surgery. I had a sore muscle where the PA said my port was and I couldnt reach or twist for a few days because of it.

I am a size 18 .. I am 5 ft though so its ginormous ... I have lost weight. I started my pre-op diet at 228. When I went into surgery I was 219. On my post op diet I got down to 199 (for a day). I was really sick because of all the gas and my body wasnt reacting well to it at all. But when I was able to finally eat, thats when I started gaining weight. I got back up to 210 but today I am at 206.6. When I talked with my PA it was all because I was taking too big of bites. Supposedly LOL. I have PCOS, a condition that affects your hormones and makes it very hard to lose weight. Before surgery I was eating a clean diet and working out but nothing helped and I just stayed where I was weight wise. It is frustrating for sure ... I know it will take time but I'm just ready for some progress. This takes me back to all my feelings I had before surgery when I would do everything I could and nothing helped and I lost all determination because I felt like "Whats the point?" ... I just pray for some changes SOON.

You would think so Kelly LOL ... I mean I know its a tool to help but I just dont feel like it helps right now. The PA said to eat smaller bites and eat slower ... well its really hard to eat smaller bites when you dont *have* to. If I felt restriction then yes, I would be eating smaller bites ... If I could do it on my own then I would have. This was my last option and I feel like its failing me so far ... I'm really hoping that as time goes on it will be better ... I need a bit more of the aggressive fills and not the conservative right now.

Congrats on doing so well and that is so awesome about how accommodating the restaurant was! And that soup broth sounds really good! Its always good when you can voice your concerns or opinions instead of shoving them down with food ... its still a battle with me but I'm getting better. I didnt even know there was a chat, so I'm not help on that question!

Good luck! Tricare moves fast! Was it a referral to see the doc? From the time my PCM sent the original referral to the surgery date was about 2.5 months or so ... be prepared, it can go fast

You look so good Beth! Great job on your successes! Look out your gonna be smokin' in no time!

Tricare is pretty good, I got approved in a week. Good Luck!

I have PCOS as well and before banded I was doing really well with clean eating but not losing. I got to the point where I thought it was completely pointless to even try to lose weight since my PCOS wouldnt let me. I am having a hard time getting to the point of saying now there is a point and i cant treat my body that way anymore ... so thanks for saying self evaluation for self control ... definitely dealing with it right now! good luck to you and your journey!

Thanks winks ... I hate cottage cheese though! lol So canned chicken/tuna and cheese omelets? I think thats what I'm gonna do ... I cant keep on this path, last time I stayed on it I got up to 230 on my small 5ft frame!

Wow what progress!!! That is so great, congratulations on such great work so far! Keep it up!!

OH MY GOSH!!! I'M FROM SAVANNAH! And from your description of everything I bet you are going to Memorial? I just had my surgery on the 19th there with Dr. Whipple who is amazing! Message me and I'll talk more with you! Good luck with everything!!!

That is GREAT! I have PCOS as well and understand the struggles. Congratulations on the baby and getting back on the wagon