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I get my first fill on Oct. 4. I'm not exercising yet...with that said, I'm going to get started to jump start the scale, as I need to see the numbers go down. I have lost inches. I am not hungry most of the time. I feel obligated to eat at noon, but choose to have another Protein Shake or I will eat some Soup with crackers. I don't get hungry again until 4 or 5 pm. There are times that I don't even feel like drinking a shake at lunch, but I want to get something in. I envy those of you that have lost 30 lbs in a month. I'm 4'11" and I need to get this weight off! :smile2:

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:thumbup:I just put on a pair of size 24 shorts, and they were to BIG!!!!! I can't believe it. I wasn't able to wear those shorts a few weeks ago because they were too small. I guess it is time to clean out the closet of all of the 28's, 30's, and 32's in it. :smile2:

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:thumbup:I just put on a pair of size 24 shorts, and they were to BIG!!!!! I can't believe it. I wasn't able to wear those shorts a few weeks ago because they were too small. I guess it is time to clean out the closet of all of the 28's, 30's, and 32's in it. :smile2:

congrats!! I know that felt soooo good.

Dee

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I'm back on solids today and I'm not having any problems eating. I'm just trying to rely on my will power and stay below 1200 calories.

SO far it's 1 pm and I just had lunch. I'm doing good right now.

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Was that your first or second fill?

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:thumbup:I just put on a pair of size 24 shorts, and they were to BIG!!!!! I can't believe it. I wasn't able to wear those shorts a few weeks ago because they were too small. I guess it is time to clean out the closet of all of the 28's, 30's, and 32's in it. :lol:

Congrats!! I was also happy when i fit back into my size 20 jeans this past week...before i had gained so much weight that i would only wear stretch pants because my old jeans didn't fit anymore....i can wear jeans again!! WOOO HOOO

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Congrats on all the success guys !!!! keep it up!!! wish me luck on my appt . monday night. I do not want surgery again!

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Was that your first or second fill?

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It was my first. They added 1 cc and I had 3cc's from surgery so I'm at 4 now. I'm doing good though. I can still eat bread and really anything I want but I am satisfied and full eating less of it. I've even lost another pound. I know I'm not at my sweet spot but it definitely seems like my appetite is decreasing:)

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It was my first. They added 1 cc and I had 3cc's from surgery so I'm at 4 now. I'm doing good though. I can still eat bread and really anything I want but I am satisfied and full eating less of it. I've even lost another pound. I know I'm not at my sweet spot but it definitely seems like my appetite is decreasing:)

I'm having this sensation too. I only have as my PA says 3.5-3.8c in my band but I am satisfied with much less food now.

Before my fill I could eat a whole sandwich made with a flatout wrap . I tried to do that last night and I had to take my ham out of the wrap it was going down really hard. the cold cuts I have are 50 cals for 3 slices so I tried to just wrap 2 0f those up this morning with a 1/2 slice of swiss cheese each. The 1st I shared with my dog and the second I just took a couple of bites and I was done. I'm down about 3 lbs since my fill.

We'll see how this goes. I'm wondering if my restriction will ease up soon which I'm expecting. No one hits their sweet spot so soon, right???!!!

Dee

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I must say that i am all smiles today! I reached another short goal, i acheived my goal of 189 lbs. :biggrin: I weighed in at 188 this morning!!! I feel great, full of energy too. My next goal is set for 180lbs.

I am well on my way to my ultimate goal of 150lbs!

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I must say that i am all smiles today! I reached another short goal, i acheived my goal of 189 lbs. :biggrin: I weighed in at 188 this morning!!! I feel great, full of energy too. My next goal is set for 180lbs.

I am well on my way to my ultimate goal of 150lbs!

Congrats to you Shadena!!! I am so happy for you. When I get to 180 I will be over the moon.

If you have that energy you will be 180 in no time maybe in the next 2 weeks or so.

I need a great energy supplement. Does anyone know of any?

I want to exercise harder but I don't have much energy at all.

Dee

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I must say that i am all smiles today! I reached another short goal, i acheived my goal of 189 lbs. :biggrin: I weighed in at 188 this morning!!! I feel great, full of energy too. My next goal is set for 180lbs.

I am well on my way to my ultimate goal of 150lbs!

congratulations!! You're doing awesome!!

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I must say that i am all smiles today! I reached another short goal, i acheived my goal of 189 lbs. :biggrin: I weighed in at 188 this morning!!! I feel great, full of energy too. My next goal is set for 180lbs.

I am well on my way to my ultimate goal of 150lbs!

Congratulations surgery buddy! I'm at 190 and holding! I so want that number to say 189, but I have to remember that it's not a race and I'm not competing with anyone but myself. I was so happy to see the 1 as the first number, I should just be pleased with the results so far!

I am due for my second fill tomorrow, I have to call and make an appointment, I can't believe it's already been 4 weeks since my first fill! I definitely need one...I had 3cc in my band already so they added .5 cc to it. For the past week, I have been able to eat a lot more food than I had previously, I even ate almost an entire Subway sandwich. I wasn't trying to eat it all, but I was thinking I would stop once I felt satisfied. I ate 3/4 of it! bread and all! Last night I went out to dinner with the family and brought half of my meal home and no dessert, not even a bite! I was pretty proud of myself...and the fact that I was wearing my size 14 jeans that I've never been able to get much of a leg into and now I can wear them and zipper with no problem! :crying:

Hope everyone is doing well. I am finding that I don't come on as much because sometimes I forget that I even have had the surgery and still need the support that goes with it. I know I'm not doing everything I can and should be logging on more, I'll work on that!

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