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Beachbunny    5

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Amanda i got there then am up 2 lbs...cripes its a big tease!

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tylee72198    10

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I think I might have hit my sweet spot after the second fill. I can only eat around 1/2 - 3/4 cup of food, and I'm not hungry for hours on end. My normal 3 to 4 PM hunger that I had, is now gone. I'm going any where from 4 to 5 hours between meals, and even then I'm really only eating because I know that I need to. The thought of food was not appealing at all. I thought maybe it was because I was swollen, but I'm beginning to think that it has more to do with actually being restricted.

I've also noticed that a full sensation that I get is my chest tightening up. I don't want to get to that spot at all.

Amanda and Bunny - I can't wait to see a 1 in front. I was ecstatic to see a 2 instead of a 3.

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msdeneen2004    0

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Just had my 1st fill, 3.5cc's. Waiting to see what my restriction will be!!!

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AmberK    5

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I know that Im not eating as much as I used to pre-op but Im still eating more than what I should. And Im not counting calories either- Im trying to stick to low carb/high Protein. But there are days when I give in to temptation and have a carb fest. AGH.

I also have NO issues with food going down. Im not even that careful about chewing up food up carefully which I know will change once I get good restriction. But seriously right now I really feel like I did pre-band. And Im pretty discouraged. :unsure:

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kellyodoran    12

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I think I might have hit my sweet spot after the second fill. I can only eat around 1/2 - 3/4 cup of food, and I'm not hungry for hours on end. My normal 3 to 4 PM hunger that I had, is now gone. I'm going any where from 4 to 5 hours between meals, and even then I'm really only eating because I know that I need to. The thought of food was not appealing at all. I thought maybe it was because I was swollen, but I'm beginning to think that it has more to do with actually being restricted.

I've also noticed that a full sensation that I get is my chest tightening up. I don't want to get to that spot at all.

Amanda and Bunny - I can't wait to see a 1 in front. I was ecstatic to see a 2 instead of a 3.

I hope I get that feeling on my second fill in 7 days!

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jamelyn1979    1

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Going in for my 3rd fill today! I am hoping to get the restriction at this point. I have 3 cc's in my band now, and I "hope" I get 2 more. I do not have much restriction at all and I'm hungry all the time. I am really watching what I am eating and I eat small portions, even though I am getting full. I have been working out 3x a week at least and walking as much as possible. I was nervous at my last fill because I had dropped 6 lbs and I thought they were not going to give me a fill. My doctor's office is not like that. She said, are you still hungry, then you get a fill. I am HOPING to get to my sweet spot after today's fill and start really seeing some results!

Best of luck to everyone!

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spoiltmom    44

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Okay I put this in a separate post also but I changed things up yesterday.

I ate MORE calories than normal, really pushed the Water, stayed away from the salt AND did 30 minutes on the treadmill.

Today I am FINALLY at 199!! So excited! Now I need to work on getting to 180 next.

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MLBL    2

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I know that Im not eating as much as I used to pre-op but Im still eating more than what I should. And Im not counting calories either- Im trying to stick to low carb/high Protein. But there are days when I give in to temptation and have a carb fest. AGH.

I also have NO issues with food going down. Im not even that careful about chewing up food up carefully which I know will change once I get good restriction. But seriously right now I really feel like I did pre-band. And Im pretty discouraged. :tongue2:

I am right there with ya sister. I am getting my first fill Friday and I am hoping for at least 3CCs. I have been trying really hard to stay on track but it is literally just like before. I am so worried sometimes. I mean, what if it doesn't work for me? :unsure:

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tylee72198    10

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:unsure:

Okay I put this in a separate post also but I changed things up yesterday.

I ate MORE calories than normal, really pushed the Water, stayed away from the salt AND did 30 minutes on the treadmill.

Today I am FINALLY at 199!! So excited! Now I need to work on getting to 180 next.

:tongue2:

Congratulations!

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kellyodoran    12

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Okay I put this in a separate post also but I changed things up yesterday.

I ate MORE calories than normal, really pushed the Water, stayed away from the salt AND did 30 minutes on the treadmill.

Today I am FINALLY at 199!! So excited! Now I need to work on getting to 180 next.

Way to go spoiltmom! Can't wait for that day myself!

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kellyodoran    12

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Well I had been at 231 for about 7 days and was getting a little frustrated! This morning I stepped on the scale and was down two pounds! yeah me!!!!:tongue2:

Some days I do 1200 calories and some days I'm up to 1500. I tried to do induction for Atkin's, but just couldn't. So back to the old calorie counting. I like the variety I have with counting calories. By the way weightwatchers has these ice cream bars out that are only 130 calories....they are Cookies and cream and then have a cookie crumb outside yum yum!:sad:

One week I get my second fill, and I will be happy, not to think about food all the time!:unsure:

Well off for my morning walk!:crying:

~Kelly~:sad:

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bandmeimready    0

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Hi! My name is Mary and I was banded Aug 12! I have lost 29 lbs! I had my first fill last Mon and had 4 cc. put in!

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kellyodoran    12

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Hi! My name is Mary and I was banded Aug 12! I have lost 29 lbs! I had my first fill last Mon and had 4 cc. put in!

Welcome Mary!

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tylee72198    10

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Hello Mary!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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