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that's awesome, so digging the Christian Loubotins!

Oh no... It's usually 1 hour MINIMUM. and that's on a good day.

omg that's so awesome!! and the girlfriend story is just so cute. you guys look great!!

this sounds delish. I keep buying tofu and don't really know what to do with it, except than fry it. This is a great idea and a good way prepare it for the rest of the family.

Haha... about the soup phase. I went back to work like 2 days after surgery because I just have to sit in front of my computer and answer phones. So I dealt with my liquid diet at work in front of my "food partner in crime" that actually helped me GAIN like 20 lbs.. grr. well I told him I was trying a new thing and "detoxing" that I was going to try doing liquids and soup for a while. LOL he thought I was crazy and that I wouldn't be last 20 days on liquids. Little did he know, I had to. Well since I obviously proved him wrong, he stopped shoving the fast food in my face since I stopped showing an interest in it. But it does get annoying when they bring back food and don't ask me anymore, sometimes I want a salad.

Oh wow that's great. Let us know how that works out for you.. I'm a sucker for things that are made with flax seed too..lol but you know whatt!! I never added them into my pancakes!!And that's a great way to fool my bf into eating it..LOL he think's it's gross. I usually just drink it with some juice or in my yogurt. I'm glad you guys are giving me all these extra little ideas.

First of all, Congratz on getting banded. I got banded in Dec 2009. I'm sure the band is going to work well for you, you just have to put in the work. Which is not all that bad when you start seeing results. I haven't really heard much about it. I read a few post and I think it's kinda like a bypass but they don't cut, they pretty much fold? and It's reversible.Well...I'm not sure. I'm a bandster... and I'm happy with my decision I made and I wouldn't change it for the world. But I do think it's nice that people have more options at the OCC... I'm confident that what ever they do there, they do beautifully. They're good at what they do.

I had a similar issue. I was pretty much spitting up... I wouldn't call it vomiting. I was spitting after each meal and sometimes I wasn't able to keep anything down at times. But I have to admit that I wasn't chewing well enough and sometimes eating things I know my band doesn't like. I don't think I was too tight. I think the restriction was just fine. I just had a lousy time adjusting to it and wasn't really helping it along. I also have to admit to making myself throw up when I felt like I was about to get stuck... which is a huge NO-NO. I didn't do it very often but I did it instead of stopping myself and chewing some more. I also irritated my band when I got sick and threw up a few times... I woke up with a chest pain and felt sore around the band area. I called Dr.So and he told me to go on a 3 day liquid diet... It helped a lot. I learned my lesson the hard way. It's not worth it, It could've been worse but I'm not going to take that chance anymore. Also, as soon as I started to pace myself with this fill ... and baby my band, It's showing me love..LOL I started to lose weight.

that's great. last flight I was on, I couldn't even breathe while my table was down... I just folded it back up and got really annoyed with myself. but... this why we make changes for the better.

I'm sorry to hear this. I have a friend in New Albany MS or somewhere around there... she was banded in the US, but I'm going to ask her for the details to her doctor. I know Memphis is only like a 2 hr drive from her or less. I'm going to ask her for her doctor's info and i'll let you know. I fortunately live in Los Angeles and it's a 2hr drive to the OCC... I can only imagine the frustration you are going through. I hope for your speedy recovery. Did you have a blind fill? 7cc's seems alot for a blind fill. either way... take care of yourself and again, so sorry you had to go through this.

this is nice, thank you! i'm going to try it. I usually run for 30-35 mins and run to non-stop for a whole song (on my ipod) or pick up the speed if a fast pace song comes on...LOL but i'll try this.

Don't feel frustrated. i've slowly lost 37lbs and I'm at my 5th fill all done at the OCC. I'm not sure what kind of injury that is, but TRY to put in some walking into your daily activity. I didn't lose much at my 2nd fill... only a few pounds but I've been trying really hard. Be patient, if you think you are eating well enough to be showing results by now, start food tracking. There are some websites you can use that will help you with the calorie count. I use myfitnesspal app on my iphone. There is also livestrong.com (my plate) that helped alot. Good Luck. OH and if you think you're chewing enough... chew like 10 more times, helps to avoid getting stuck... and that thing you got stuck on...like bread or pasta...don't eat it again.

what's the funnel effect? and you can do this..you've lost way more than that before.. lol and we're all in this together. glad to hear from ya. and good luck.

that's great. but i would ask for her notes. i wouldn't want to be cheated out of my fills either. speak up and ask them what they can do to fix this problem.

I live fairly close, but I usually stick around and eat something..have a yogurt or whatever... but I've never really had a problem with the fills, they're actually pretty accurate.