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The water in Tinuana is completely clean and potable now. They put in a water purity/filtration system a few years back but poeple still can't seem to accept that. But, no worries, it is safe. You can google it and you will see for yourself that it is fine now.

What a great post! Thank you so much for this. I KNOW you are speaking the words I myself could be speaking. I am so obssesed that my scale refuses to move too. Funny, I am still 249 pounds but in a size 22 which are getting big. I KNOW I need to listen to this advice, to just live and stop obsessing. I KNOW it will help me. All the doctors at the OCC, all the doctors here, my new nutritionist I have just started seeing are saying the same thing. For some reason, I am sabotaging my own weight loss and need to just let it go and LIVE. I am trying!!! It is very nice to hear this again!!!!!

You've got to force moure fluid in you. You are feeling crappy because you are dehydrated. YOu should be constantly sipping something throughout the whole day. My nauseau went away once I got myself hydrated. Remember, you aren't eating anything, so you need EXTRA fluids. DRINK DRINK DRINK!! Or, should I say SIP SIP SIP and then I PROMISE you will feel better!

YEAHHHHH good for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not trying to be a smart a$$ here, but have you told your doctor how much water you are drinking? Most people do not know this, but too much water can be toxic causing water on the brain among other things. Check out this link to read about it. http://drbenkim.com/drink-too-much-water-dangerous.html

2% is most definitely not the same! Plus, try fat free half and half, it really does taste the same as regular half and half. I switched that for my coffee and never tasted any different! Good luck with the show, that is toooo cool. I would love to check out your recipes too!

Oh my God!! So glad you are ok. WOW, you are lucky. Well, I will keep my fingers crossed for you and wish you well. I hope you can still get the surgery and relatively soon! Good luck with the allergy tests, hopefully you won't be allergic to everything!

If you want to donate a kidney, would the lap band interfere? I intend to ask Dr. Ortiz, but just wondering if anyone knew offhand. See, told you it was unusual.

Most people here were banded in Mexico by Dr. Ortiz, but you are welcome here anyway. Good luck and congratulations on your decision!!!

WOW look at how pretty you are!!!!!!!

THANK YOU!!!! Great post!

Here in the U.S. I was quoted $50,000 for the lap band. And not once, but twice!

Well, almost everyone doesn't feel restriction with their first fill. So, I wouldn't worry too much, it is normal and your body needs to get used to the fill so don't be in such a rush for that extra fill.

Nope, nothing happened, I just wanted to stay longer. I live in Pennsylvania and was worried about the plane trip so I figured I'd give myself more time to recuperate. No problems at all! Even when I go back for my fills, I stay 3 days. Too hard to get on and off a plane that soon when it is a 6 hour flight.

I stayed an extra 2 days so of course I had to pay the hotel for those and I did need my charge card for that. Also, I was just there 2 weeks ago and the going rate for taxi rides is about $7 now.

HEY, congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What fun and exciting times for you!

This is very very true!!!! My happy weight said 136 but my lean body mass is 150 so it isn't even possible to get below that. My bones are huge and heavy too from years of walking and working out.

I'm a big fat idiot! I ate! Uh, I forgot. Lame excuse, I know. Well, I am about to be 50 so I think that I should be expected to forget, right???

Didn't you just have some problems with only being able to consume liquids? Or, am I thinking of someone else? If that was you, I would wait a few weeks to make sure your band is going to stay as loose as it is now. Rememer, the band can be very fickle.

Don't fret, you can fit more than 4 cc's in there if you have too. Not a lot, but some. I am currenty at 10cc's in my 10 cc VG band and there is still room for more closure. I was petrified about that too, but there is a little bit of room to go in there beyond the 4 cc's.

WOW!!!!!!! You look FREAKING FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Take some iron. I had that a few years back and turned out I was anemic.

I think anything that is a drastic difference kind of gives the body an extra boost into letting go of that plateau. For me, I go back on liquids simply because helps get me back on track when I seem to be faltering too much. It's a good idea and I think maybe I will join up for the challenge too! It's always good for the metabolism to change things up every now and then.

Maybe it's like those sympathy pregnancy pains, you are having sympathy banding pains.

I think 4 weeks, but if it didn't help at all, then go now.