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Well, I sure hope the news is good. How long have you had your band? Did you ever say if you actually have restriction?

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Alex, this is the start of my second week of Medifast. Weekends are very difficult with me not eating. Last Saturday we had a party for my son's 24th birthday. I did all the cooking but did not taste anything.

Last Sunday, I participated in a walk for Pancreatic cancer (my mom died from it 2 weeks before Christmas in 2003) and after the walk we all went to a diner and I had 2 cups of coffee while everyone ate in front of me. At night my sister had a barbecue because my dad is up from Florida. I had nothing but Water and my Medifast.

I feel like I am on the outside looking in watching people eat.

ONce I am able to eat something I think I will be too afraid to.

Either I am going to eat too much (my biggest fear about eating)

or I will eat next to nothing.

I dream of a scrambled egg. How sad is that.

Last Friday I weighed in at 225.5 Today I weighed in at 217.5

Just hope I don't gain it back once I start to eat.

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Maureen, I sympathize completely. I did a 12-week Optifast stint once, and during that time I was a bridesmaid at a wedding in Bermuda. Imagine sitting through the rehearsal dinner and the wedding itself without being able to eat OR drink! It was horrible. But I managed, because I knew it was temporary.

You're taking the best care of yourself you possibly can. On Tuesday you'll know what's what, and you can get back on the road to eating normally and WITHOUT PAIN. You will get there, and it will be easier than you think. Just have a little faith and be prepared to move ahead with the help of your doctors and your bandster friends. :)

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