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I would ask myself, am I following the baasic rules? And when I wasn;t losing fast enough I wan't following the basic rules...Not drinking until 1 hour after eating, I wasn;t drinking enough water, I wasn't eating three meals a day...etc...when I made those changes, the weigh began to come off again...Slowly but at least it was moving in the direction... Do you need a fill? MAYBE A UNFILL, CAN YOU EAT THREE MEALS A DAY AND NOT PB? i THINK FOR ONE WEEK, YOU TRACK YOUR CALS, AND WATER, AND SEE WHAT YOUR DOING...MAYBE YOUR NOT EATING ENOUGH GOOD FOODS...IF YOUR DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT AND YOUR RESTRICTION IS GOOD, CALL THE OCC...THAT IS MY TWO CENTS WORTH KIM

...funny we are all so different. I can eat salad until the dogs come home...If I eat a piece of meat, then I am done eating for that session. So sometimes I just eat greens for a meal....Then a hour or so later I will eat a small hunk of meat! So since every body is different, and so every BAND is different! Best of luck on your greens! Kim

slept better last night, took a shower this am and ohhhh it felt sooo good! THE ladies are very round...perkie, even perhaps no bra in a few month. I don't know how much fat Dr.Nyte removed, but I look totally different...This is going to be great once I am all healed! I did take a picture but will post it later... Thanks Kim

ok so I got home yesterday from having my TT, boobie lift and lipo...It was a 6 hour surgery. I was a bit nauseated aftewards..oh I am on drugs so if I have typo's or run on sentences that is why... hubby drove me home I don't remember much of it. Got home and sat on the couch and that is where I stayed. About 3am got up to pee and I couldn't get my sphincter to relax enough to pee...took 15 min to pee...finally I had the best pee possible...if that is possible to have. So today I am more alert and thanks Pammie for calling, that was very nice of you. Able to keep jello and gATORADE down...few bites of eggs. As for the surgery, went in at 7, on the table at 8, woke up around 130, and was on the road by 2. I have one drain in for the TT, and a special bra...The girls are perkie now!!!!Nice tight binder that I have to wear for 1 month. The drainage from the lipo is down to minumum. Last night the stuff they use was just draining down my leg. This morning when I got up to pee and change bandages, I about passed out. Nauseated, hot, ringing in ears...Ewww didn't like that...After I laid down I was muchhhhhhh better... I am going back to Demeral land for a while..Chow Kim

sTEVEd-- IF I WAS YOU I WOULD GO GET A PHYSICAL AND MAKE SURE YOUR BLOOD WORK IS NORMAL. HYPOTHYROIDISM, LOW SODIUM, LOW POTASSIUM, BEING ANEMIC ETC...I WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY BODY IS GETTING WHAT IT NEEDS! THEN WORK ON THE DIET ISSUE IF YOUR NUMBERS ARE NORMAL. PERHAPS YOU SHOULD KEEP A JOURNAL OF THE CALORIES, CARBS, PROTEIN AND FATS THAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY EATING. THIS WAY YOU CAN TWEEK YOUR DIET IF YOU NOTICE THAT YOUR NOT GETTING ENOUGH CALORIES, AND WATER LETS SAY...JUST A SUGGESTION...CONGRATS ON THE WEIGHT LOSS TOO! KIM

hEY EVERYONE....I AM SO JAZZED....FRIDAY I AM HAVING MY TT, BOOBIE LIFT AND SOME LIPO DONE. i HAVE HAD THIS SHELF BELLY SINCE I GAVE BIRTH 14 1/2 YEARS AGO. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I WORKED OUT, NO MATTER HOW MUCH I WEIGHED IT NEVER WENT AWAY. SO NOW IT WILL BE GONE FOREVER. MY HUBBY SAID WERE JUST TURNING BACK THE ODOMETER 10 YEARS...I AM GETTING MY 38,000 MI TUNE UP. (I AM 38YRS OLD)LOL...I WILL KEEP YA ALL POSTED ON MY SURGERY AND MY RECOVERY. I AM OFF WORK FOR 6 WEEKS. I AM A ER NURSE AND I TOLD DR. NYTE THAT THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD GO BACK TO FULL CAPACITY AT WORK AFTER 2 WEEKS. I THOUGHT HE WAS SMOKIN CRACK. MY JOB IS VERY PHYSICAL. SO I GET 6 WEEKS TO HEAL AND NOT RIP OPEN ANY SUTURES. (I HAVE A TENDENCY TO OVER DO IT) i WILL POST BEFORE AND AFTERS AND MAYBE DURING. THANKS KIM

YES, FOR ME THAT IS NORMAL. I FEEL LIKE I WANT TO BURP ESP AT NIGHT/EVENING TIME AFTER I AM DONE EATING FOR THE DAY. IF I EAT TO FAST THEN YA I FEEL LIKE I WANT TO BURP. BURPING DOES COME A SMIDGE EASIER AT TIME, BUT I CAN'T LET EM RIP LIKE PREBAND. SLOW DOWN AND IT WON'T BE AS BAD. IF YA FOLLOW THE RULES OF DR. ORTIZ, YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL KIM

Bring a book or two... cup for your broth, and make sure you use bottled water. I totally over paked..go figure, didn't use half of the stuff I packed. 1's and 5's great tip... gas strips, and take them before surgery...the strips... Baggy clothes...and just set your mind to the fact we have all been there, we have all had to be on the liquid phase...when you want to think that its not worth it...It will be... Take care Kim

I didn't loose that much on the post op phase of the diet. You have forever to lose this weight. It will come off when you get some fills. Be patient, I know its hard...You went through the surgery and darn it you want to lose some weight...It will happen as long as you follow the plan...I didn't follow the plan at first and I didn't lose much...now that I am following the plan, it is coming off a bit faster... good Luck Kim

One week from today...Mommie makeover will be done! Can't wait Kim

You will find that bread in all forms will not be your friend. Take it slow, and if you do eat bread expect it to hurt or come back up! Have fun with more restriction..good luck! Kim

From what I read, this also aids in a change in cell and metabolism. Sounds like there is also a mechanism that because of the hCG,all nutrients and water are taken out of the cell, this shrinking it and then since the body does not need it anylonger, we flush it out! Sounds interesting. have you also considered getting another fill? With proper restriction you should not be that hungry. In your 10cc band you have some room to finagle things? Kim

what the heck is HCG--to me that is the pregnency hormone, and that part of my life only made me gain weight! So some one explain this to me! Kim

sweet, your not to far at all....I grew up in Olympia for 30 years...Now in Bellingham...Well let me look at my schedule, and we will connect... tAKE CARE, AND THANKS FOR THE INFO ON THE SWELLING, DRAINAGE, AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT WILL GO ALONG WITH THE PS KIM

Pammie and Lisal-- where are you guys at..I am in Bellingham...If your that close maybe we could meet somewhere in the middle for lunch or something... Kim

I think it is quit weird that the band slams shut...What I have noticed that if I don't drink enough fluids before I attempt solids it just won't plain go down. Sometimes I neglect to drink enough and I get reminded ever so lovely by my band that...dip *hit you can't eat that right now!!! THE BAND WILL ALWAYS WIN! I also had a small unfill, and I have started to lose again. Stopped slider foods, and I have been kicking my self for not following the rules to the extent that I should of. Kim

hahaha--ya he told me there is alot of sepage...He told me about the shower curtain thing. Kim

Storm-- Your hubby is soooo insecure...I don't think its you, I think it's all him. He is using your surgery as an excuse...If you don't have trust...You have nothing...I do know if you both want it bad enough you can get back to where you once were. (I have done that...story at another time..) I would not though tolerate infidelity...No, not, never....crossed over the line of no return. I feel from our corespondence that you are a strong person...I think once you really think about your life, your man, your kids, and job you will make the right decision for you and your life. Kim

Dr. Nyte was 10,300$ For Lipo, TT, and boobie lift...+ a guarantee to make me happy with surgeries! + he is only two hours from my house, so if there is a problem. + peace of mind! Mexico was between 7500-9800....BUT I didn't want to go into deep Mexico for the 7500, plus, there was airfare, hotel and food to add, plus I would of had to fly my mom in from Mississippi to stay with my son....So for me, it wa cheaper! Kim

Hello all, I went today and had a consult with Dr. Nyte in Maple Valley...Very nice guy and he spent a entire hour talking with me. So planned is a TT and breast lift....some lipo on the hips to make things more curvie!!! It was actually cheaper to stay in the states than to Mexico!!!???!!!! Taking time off from work (without pay)...but totally worth it! Before and afters to come. Yaaa, my tummy will be gone forever!!!! Kim

Hello everyone...I know there have been a lot of talk about the poop issue...So lets talk about it some more... I have been banded and have had issues in the feces removal dept...With all the water we drink, why do you all think we suffer from this? We chew our foods, we drinks lots of water, we are to stay active...but even though we are doing that...poop won't come...easily! So I Benefiber, Miralax and if that doesn't work I take a laxative...I have talked to my doctor about it, and she changed a few of my medications around and it has helped..... So I am asking...what works for you and what have you tried? Kim

THAT is terrific... Can you post the top 5 things that you have learned from the band... Kim

Stormy, I get super hungry the week of my period, and when it arrives like a gift, I get tight...So I believe you are normal. Don't push it, but expect to be tight and adjust your eating to accomadate it... Have a happy period.... Kim

I just got done watching the webinar from Monday with Dr. Ortiz, I think it was a great refresher to what you already know or knew, but just makes you look at what you are doing or not doing that is or is not making you successful! I encourage everone to watch it..Its only 30 min long... Kim