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I've been PBing and sliming a lot lately, and I'm worried about my band being slipped. I've been doing a lot of research about the latest plication methods thats kind of like a hybrid band/sleeve operation. If I'm slipped, I might try to get insurance approved for that. I've gotten so skinny I can see the entire outline of my port, and if I take my shirt off infront of people (Something I really want to do) people iwll wonder what it is...

Doing a quick search on this sub-forum will yield plenty of results of people doing P90X. I enjoy it, starting my second phase in a few days. Can already see results. I will say, though, that you have be at a somewhat decent fitness level to do well. I lost about 65 lbs before starting, I can't imagine trying to do some of these workouts when I was close to my heaviest. It can be done, sure, but if you want to get the most out of it, try other forms of physical exercise first.

In two days I will be 1/3rd of the way through P90X. I've definitely seen a great deal of change in my body composition, but not on the scale. I've lost a total of 3 lbs in this month, where I was on a pace of losing 1-1.5 lbs per WEEK. I've learned to not look at the scale so often. I was eating about 1250 calories before P90X, but now that I'm really going into it hard, I feel I'm more hungry so I try to keep it to 15-1600. If I keep it too low, I feel I don't have the energy to do all the workouts.

I was doing Ab Ripper X last night (from P90X) and about 3/4 of the way through, I was doing some exercise and I felt a sharp pain in my abdomen near where my port is. I always feel a little pain there when I do ab exercises so I didn't really think anything of it. When I got done, I noticed if I inhaled a very deep breath, I would get a sharp pain in the general vicinity of the port. I'm thinking (hoping not) that I might have stretched something or damaged something. Anyone have a similar experience ?

Commit to one or the other. There's no need for a gym membership if you're committed to P90X. I've just started P90X and have gotten through (barely) the first three workouts and my entire body is sore, but it feels great. Makes me look forward to working out.

Just started P90X and it's kicking my ass too..

So I'm getting ready to start a cycle of P90X and I want to try to follow it to the letter. Based on my information, their nutrition plan calls for an intake of around 2400 calories to provide enough energy to complete the workout program. Currently, I am limiting myself to about 1250-1400 calories a day, depending on my exercise. Has anyone done P90X and kept your low caloric intake, and if so, were you able to have enough energy to complete the program ? I think we all know that once you are banded and don't eat crap, 2400 calories seems like a lot to get in during a day...

As my handle suggests, I love beer. I was banded on December 14th and I -just- had my first beer on Memorial Day. It was a double IPA which I had poured into a nice glass and let it sit for a couple minutes. It was glorious! Didn't give me any problems, either. I might limit myself to 1 good beer per month. Depending on how I feel.

Muscle Milk also makes ready made protein shakes, that you just shake up. They don't even have to be refridgerated. I'd go with the Muscle Milk Light.

When I first saw the topic and the thread count was on Page 2, I could have almost guaranteed everyone would be against going camping. I am relatively young, 28 when I had the surgery, in perfect health otherwise and I felt like complete and utter shit for first 72 hours after surgery. I was in some serious pain and I wanted to do nothing but sit in my recliner all day and pop vicodin and drink Protein shakes. I don't even think I'd do it after a week because getting out of bed was still kind of painful. Of course, I feel awesome now, but I'm hoping I don't have to go through surgery again...

Gotta make sure you chew very thoroughly, take smaller bites and wait a few between bites. It takes a lot of concentration, consciousness and training. I still find myself eating big bites, not chewing or waiting, and I pay for it dearly with pain. Maybe one day I'll learn...

I'm do not think I would have it removed unless medically necessary, like complications or erosion or some other specific need. However, once I reach my goals, I would like to slowly and gradually get unfilled to the point where it would be like I didn't have it at all. Hopefully, I can learn to live without it, but it's still there in case I start gaining again. Like Dave said, time will tell

Yeah, I never understood the before part. What does it matter if it's before? Water goes right though the band instantly. When I go out to a restaurant I get a water to sip on before my meal comes, and when my meal comes, that is it. I don't drink any more of it. I'm not understanding why they say no liquids before meals.

Yeah, I wound up crouching on my knees with my butt as close to the floor as I could get it, and I felt something in my stomach push down I guess into my intestines. I think I'm good now. The washing machine is a perfect analogy, spin cycle ! Thanks for the advice...

So about an hour ago, I finished off about 3 ounces of bone pork chop. Everything was cool, no problem, then I had a small bite of sweet potato and then all hell broke loose. Got stuck, slimed a bunch, and have been sliming/vomitting for the past 45 minutes. I thought I had got it all up, but it seems every 1-2 minutes my upper stomach clenches up and I can spit up a bunch more. Anyone experience anything like this and how long does it last? This is the first time in 4 months since getting banded of having a reaction like this, first time throwing up and everything...