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When something gets stuck...don't panic....drink some hot Water (hot enough for tea) or hot tea....and it will slide right down! I had a cream of wheat incident...I now eat Gerber Rice with Bananas when I want Cereal. I had part of a meatball get stuck...which was crazy because it feel apart on the fork..so I thought ..okay no problem...yeah right. Also I found that there is a big difference between albacore tuna and chunk light. Chunk light is denser....and wicks liquid like a sponge and becomes even more dense.....even though its has way less fat---albacore is the better choice.

I got my first fill yesterday....omg i felt the restriction as I was walking out of his office (he said I should have felt it as he was injecting the saline. I still feel it as I sit and type. lol and...lost 2 lbs since yesterday..crazy huh?

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OK I have this feeling that I should know this but what is PB.. I am assuming when the band is blocked and you have to throw it up..??????? Was I supposed to learn this somewhere or is it lapband slang...

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Btw, thanks a bunch for the feedback.

As I understand it, PB stands for Productive Burp. But not a productive burp in the standard sense, like a dry belch. More like an up-chuck as my mom used to say.

And if you don't want one of those, stay away from bran muffins.

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M_O_M - I am posting my weigh-in for today...

9 Oct - 190

16 Oct 186

23 Oct 184

30 Oct 187

06 Nov - 182.5

total weight loss for challenge so far - 7.5 pounds!!

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Hi Mom,

STILL 279, two weeks with the same weight, but I get my first fill Thursday so hopefully things will be moving along here...

Thanks and Congrats to all on their weight loss!

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Weight in---220....-3 lbs so far (but just got my first fill on Friday...so should be smooth sailing from here!)

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No change for me:( Better than gaining I guess...

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I had a tough week, and actually gained two pounds mid-week, but by the weekend I had dropped two, and then two more by this morning! Yeah! So, that's -2 for the week. I like doing a challenge like this, because I really do think about the Monday weigh-in, which helps me be good over the weekend!

Has anyone heard of the new program by Oprah's Dr. Oz (and Dr. Rozein?) called "You, on a diet"? I'm picking up a copy of the book today. I'm not sure whether it's completely compatible with band-eating, but I like their very healthy approach to eating, so I figure I'll gain a little nutritional knowledge, even if I can't follow the program 100%.

Tami

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Im 193.6 so no loss keep me at 194! Im so thrilled to maintain without a fill yet!!

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Are we posting weight loss for the December challenge today? I keep losing 2 and gaining it back. It really sucks. I get my fill tommorrow. I'm a little scared, but hope it helps. I'm wanting to see results! Please post a gain of 1 pound. :)

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