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I can't remember my first solid food but I can tell you it is not till my third fill that I felt really full....after the band and first fill I could eat but not quite as much as before.....Bread like most of us doesn't go down even more so when the band gets tighter...Good luck....Laura

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Thanks for the info...I'll have to try both...where do you get Metro Mint Water?....I'll look for stevia at GNC...I love Trader Joes but there are none in the DFW area, wish there was...Thanks Laura

Hi Dixie Darlin.....I was banded March 24th....I could have had my third fill earlier but I wanted to wait till my kids went back to school cause I wanted to travel and do things with them...Since then I've lost more weight then the other fills.....I've lost about 35 pounds so far...I really haven't been as strict as I should have or I would have lost more...also I live in the Fort Worth, TX area and its just to hot to even think about exercising. I do feel alot better then before and I have a lot more energy and my clothes are looser....Just for your info...it really took a full 3 weeks to start to feel like myself again afterwards..I was banded by a Dr here....there is really not a support group with that doctor so I started looking on the net and found this one...it seems good.....Are you going to the Dr. everyone here is talking about? Hope things go well with you....let me know how it goes.....Laura

Lori.....Thanks for the reply....I also use the tea packets added to water....I don't have trouble drinking...its just I don't feel like drinking as much...maybe the fill might be too much....I'll wait awhile and see...I know I can't eat nearly as much..which is good...I do use liquid vitamins to help....Laura Mary...I use the tea packets too....most the time easier then plain water unless you are really, really thristy...I'll have to try the tang....If you like ruby red grapefruit....Crystal Light Sunrise...Ruby red is really good....their orange is OK...but Ruby Red is really good....Thanks for the info....Laura

Hi....I went in for my third fill a few weeks ago....I think I finally met my sweet spot since I've been losing more weight.....Has anyone found that they haven't been able to drink as much fluids as before they reached their sweet spot? I'm not drinkng as much as before...Thanks for your input...Laura

Hi Miriam....Good luck on getting your surgery....to the whole support group...looks like you provide alot of good info...I'll keep checking you out and ask questions as they come up....Thanks alot! Laura

Hi....My name is Laura and I live in Texas and had my surgery in March and was looking for a support group...It looks like you all are pretty active at it....All I wanted to say to Miriam is that if you look to have it done in Mexico....please, please get some referrels....my doctor had mentioned to me that going to Mexico would make a nice vacation and there are some good people down there but he heard of one that a port was put in but no lap band...yikes....I didn't even mention Mexico to him....Good luck with what you decide...so far I am happy I've had it done....