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Keep it up then and good for you.

I was able to sign in from my laptop by going to help and contact us and then it let me sign in to send a question.

I use those little cups of chocolate pudding. I take about two tablespoons out. Applesauce is good too but I found the chocolate to hide the powder taste more.

Congrats!

That's amazing!!!!!

Congrats!

Great job!!! Congrats on your success!

Your little girl is too cute!!! I hope you have a successful pregnancy!

Yea, it was not the best informational article but I can agree with one thing that I copy and pasted below..... In fact, he notes, none of the weight-loss surgeries works without being performed in conjunction with lifestyle changes. "The surgery simply allows patients to get much more benefit out of proper eating and physical activity," he says.

http://m.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?xyzpdqabc=0&id=18&ref=1083&action=detail&no_server_init I guess this is what she read...

Sorry, I hope you find something that works for you. I wish you well on your weight loss journey!

I told my husband on our first date. I said I won't be eating all of this food you are about to pay for so don't get mad. I told him I have a band on to keep me from eating too much at once. He said "cool" and went on to say how fine I was and didn't care if I lost anymore weight or not. I was like he is the one and he was! LOL!

I think it's a good choice at your age like your doctor said. I'm just hoping mine doesn't cause any erosion in the next 10 plus years:) I got it when I was 30. I wish you well!

Congrats!

The only issue I have is acid reflux after two years. The acid reflux went away after banding but came back around 18 months. I will have to keep my band under 5cc's in order to not have reflux even with medication.

I replaced one meal last week with shakes and it worked. I also cut out cereal and lost 8 pounds so far this week. I didn't even have to go to the gym. I am sure most of it was water Lol!

Hello, I have plantar fascitis and it's a pain! I can only do exercises that doesn't require stomping up and down, so Zumba is a no go .The elliptical and bike is all I can do. I can't walk more than 5 min without pain. I knew something was wrong when I woke up every morning and the first step was painful. I hope it gets better for you.

Thanks! I guess I will stick with the skakes if it keep the weight off with an unfill!

I'm glad to see you are losing with an empty band! I am so scared they will take all of mine out because of the reflux and I will blow up! LOL! What's your diet like? I lost 5 pounds last week from cutting my calories by replacing a meal with a shake and I cut out cheerios. I know that I will get tired of the shakes soon so what do you eat and how many times a day?

I think you can do it! I have a goal to lose 40 to 48 pounds before the year is over so I'm with you! I lost 5 last week from replacing one meal with a shake and I stopped eating honey nut cherrios (I thought it was healthy) I guess not! We can do this!

That's good for you. My reflux went away for a long time after my surgery but came back after my last fill. I got an appointment this Friday to see what's going on. GERD is one of the listed complications from Lapband though. I just think it's weird that one of the benefits from the band is to reduce the amount of food intake but if you have GERD you may have to get unfills which cause weight gain in most. I am hoping I can fight the weight gain if I need another unfill. I think I have 4.5 or 5 cc's in my 10cc band after my unfill in December.

I'm glad they did this because I believe certain people should not be allowed to have lapband. I had acid reflux before the band and now it's even worse even though I am eating better and taking medications. I think people with severe reflux should stay away from having something sqeezing their stomach......besides that I like the band because I believe I would be over 400 pounds without it....I'm just not sure if the long-term results of having sever GERD is worth the weight-loss however. I'm going in Friday for another un-fill hopefully it helps. I'm praying not to gain with the unfill. I have already bought protein shakes and other low calorie foods to not gain! LOL!