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I have been following my doctor's orders since the start and I decided to have coffee with hot chocolate mixed in almost every morning. I didn't drink coffee before this but I like it now. I have noticed that if I miss my warm drink in the morning I am not able to eat breakfast until later than usual.

Okay, I was doing my usual routine and I decided to step it up a notch in the gym! After doing the same thing and not sweating to much I figured that's why things are slowing up. Monday I went in the gym on a mission! I pushed harder and harder until sweat was dripping off my nose! LOL! I did the same thing Tues, and Wed and guess what I am 3lbs smaller this morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whoooo hoooooo!!!!!!! So, I can't promise the same results with those are stalling but if you are not pushing it up a notch then try it!

If the band is causing you physical pain all the time and making you sick then maybe you should be evaluated to see if removing it is the best option. Everyone cannnot tolerate having foreign objects in their body. I think that is explained as one of the complications of surgery. Hope it turns out well for you!

Refried beans with lite sour cream and salsa was my favorite but it didn't help with the gas! Cream of Wheat, oatmeal, and grits were some of my favs too. Eggs, tuna, and canned chicken was my favorites also.

You will have to come up with your own motivations to beat the head hunger. For instance, when I want to eat food when I am not really hungry I just tell myself "Okay, you have spent the last 20 years eating what you want, how much you want, and when you want. It's not gonna hurt you to spend the next few hours until meal time doing the opposite". I try to remind myself also that I am just really tired of being fat! I am sick of it! Uggggg!

-9.8! I am very happy with that number. Like a lot of us I joined two weeks late so thats a good number for a month and half! Yea me! I don't know why I set my goal so high but I think it helped me work harder! Good luck on the turkey challenge everybody! I was smart and put 8 pounds on that one! LOL!:thumbup:

If all else fails find a person that does alterations to clothes and that shouldn't cost more that 5 or 6 dollars for each item. That's cheaper than buying new pants. I just bought a new belt to keep them up until this winter come and then I will buy some new ones.

Some people really bounce back quick after surgery! Wow, I was so nausea and the gas was so bad in my stomach I didn't feel hunger until almost a week later and then it was a small amount of hunger because the gas was still really bad! I just felt bloated all the time! I don't know which one would have been better the crazy hungry or the crazy gas? I hope it gets better with you.

My fill was on the 6th week following surgery.

I am guilty!!!!!! If I have some it's fritos. As a matter of fact I had some in some chili and cheese about an hour ago...:thumbup:

I am at 6.8cc's and I didn't feel any real restriction if that's what you want to call it until i got to that number. Everyone is different though. I made myself stick to smaller portions and if you drink protein shakes and protein bars in between meals it will keep you from being as hungry between meals.

YES!!! It was worth it! I'm so excited about the changes in my body and mind! I am 70lbs down from my highest weight and I am loving it!!!! I am not losing really fast like some people but I am still happy with what I am doing! I was banded 2-23-10 and 55lbs down since Feb. the rest was lost before surgery. Not one time have I asked myself was it worth it because I was 12lbs away from being 400lbs and felt so depressed about how I got that way. Now I am getting close to the 299 mark and I am pressing forward! I am one of the ones on here that can eat just about anything and I don't have problems with bread or anything that I have came across. I choose not to eat somethings because I know it's not healthy for me. I have never slimed or PB. I have never threw up either. I have 6.8ccs in my band and it feels okay at this time. I hope that it doesn't start once I post this but everyone experience is different with the band. I LOVE my band!:thumbup::thumbup:

Great job on losing the 12lbs!!!!!! Girl, I don't know if I could have resisted tasted that cupcake!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It took me two weeks to see a real difference and drop a pants size. I go to the gym 5 days a week for a min of 1 hour each time. I do 30 min on the eliptical and 30 on the bike. I try to switch it up sometimes but thats my usual routine. I started this on Sept. 7 and by Oct. 7th I was down 10lbs without changing my eating habits much. I wish I would have started a long time ago!!!!! I believe its time to change things up because I haven't lost much since Oct. 7th! I wish I could use the treadmill more but I have a foot problem!

Yes, I agree with explaining to them that it is a life and death situation. Obesity can lead to so many diseases! I had this surgery because I want to live a long and healthy life and if I have children to be able to see my grandchildren grow up! My mother died when I was 27 years old from cancer. She was overweight also. Not saying that skinny people can't get cancer but your chances are lower and if they do get it and they are healthier and work out their chances of surviving is much higher than someone that is obese and not healthy. Hopefully, I can live past my 50's with this new change! I hope that you find a support group that you can participate in!

I had to beg and plead for more fills with my previous doctor also and they made me feel crazy because I was paying them money! How can i beg for something that's not free? I switched doctors and now I am doing great!

How much do you weigh may I ask because sizes really doesn't give an accurate description of how much overweight you are. I wear size 22 pants but I weight 318!!!!!! Thats just a few sizes more than your 18. Our bodies are shaped differently and depending on how your fat is placed on your body would make you wear a smaller size than someone that weighs less than you. Height has something to do with it too. I know a lot of people that weigh what I do but wear a size 26 pants instead of my 22's.

Good you can get back on track!!!!!!! A lot of people have a hard time getting back to the norm after vacations!!!!! It's good to know you have fun and still get back to your routine instead of staying on vacation even though you are back home!

Okay, thanks for the info this was very helpful! No, I am not throwing up and can drink water with no problem. Maybe I am just feeling restriction and I haven't ever felt it like this before? I go for a fill on Thursday and I will have them check things out to be sure. Thanks!

Change your title from I am a failure!!! Sorry if I am being too direct but if you say you are a failure then that's what you will become or stay. You are stuggling and having issues with your band so that's different than just giving up! Failures give up and you said that you are going to start over and have hope. Good for you and I hope you have success from this point forward. :thumbup:

i know you were asking the questions but I have a question for you. Sorry! How did you know if you were too tight? I got a fill 6wks ago and I was doing great and now I can barely eat without getting a slimy build up in my throat. I have been drinking liquids mostly for two days and eating mushys. Is that a sign something is stuck or did my band get tighter?

I can tie my shoes without getting out of breath. I used to have to sit down to tie them. Now, I just bend over while standing up.

Well Chirper one of the craziest comments I've gotton from my Dad is "I'm gonna have to go buy a gun now"! LOL! I told him Dad please no I am 31 and it's time for men to be paying some serious attention to me before I get too old! On the flip side I lost a potential boyfriend because he told me that I wasn't going to want him anymore when I lose all my weight. He left me alone a couple of weeks after my surgery!!!!! Loser!

Your comment reminds me of my 6 year old niece that told me"Why are you getting smaller? I like your Jiggly Jiggly"! Kids are so funny!!!!

I just joined the challenge and I noticed all the people were gone too!!!! That's a lot of missing weeks they were tracking!!!!!!!:huh2: