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this was precious, thanks for the giggle

Congratulations on your successful journey and thank you so much for sharing.

congratulations on your successful journey. Love the positive attitude. keep it up

Although I have not counted my calories on a regular basis, I would say that he is probably fairly accurate on his statement. I think I am consuming approx 800 to 1000 calories a day currently and at that amount am maintaining my current weight loss without any problem. I absolutely do the protein, vegetable, fruit then the occasional carb. I also have flavored water at the ready 24/7

I don't have any input into your question, although I think I will actually benefit from you asking once someone with knowledge responds. But what I did want to say is, MAJOR CONGRATS on the journey thus far.

wishing you the best and know that you will be successful. Keep in touch and let us know how you are

You might try a recipe from http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.com. It is called Breakfast bites and I found them very useful and versatile. She has a lot of really good recipes on this website.

There are a few of us that have never had a fill. Some on this forum lost all of their weight without ever getting a fill. The most awesome I remember is a woman that has reached goal (actually I think under goal, 147 lbs) without a fill. I am nearly at goal and as such beleive I will be able to do it without a fill as well. Right now I am working on toning and think that it will get me over the last few lbs/inches to my goal. All that said, I am so sorry you are having so many issues. Hang in there, I have faith that things will turn around for you as you travel on this adventure. If there is anything I can do to help, whether it be a venting spot or what ever you need, know that I would do that for you. You can send me an email and I will give you my # Roxanne Washington State

My only like experience that I can comment on is the difficulty in getting the water in. I also struggle with drinking enough as I am not in a career that I can have liquids during my work shift. Thus, I have come to the conclusion that when I am able, I have a water around all the time so that I can be sipping as much as I can. Some days it is definitely not as much as I should but you do what you can. I keep a bottle of water everywhere I am able so that I can always have the capability to sip when time permits.

my absolute favorite is steam baby asparagus. Also baby carrots.

Basically feeling restriction when I eat. My soft stop is a lot of sneezing and it is occurring no matter how little I try to consume. I then end up spitting up a little phlegm and the tightness in my chest goes away. Good lesson learned.

I'm a 6 month bandster who feels she has had wonderful success. I have dropped 67 lbs without the need for any fills. Unfortunately due to stress I beleive I have abused my band. Last week for the first time I broke eating correctly and "chowed down" on some potato chips. I have been paying since. Today I finally admitted my error and am thinking that I will go on a liquid diet for 3 days to give my band some recovery time. Please if someone can give me a thumbs up on my thought process or any other suggestion. Thanks in advance.

I was also experiencing significant hair loss and was started to get worried. Another forum member recommended using Avalon Organics "Biotin B-Complex Thickening conditioner". I have been using it for approx a month now and have definitely seen a drop in the hair loss. Don't really know if it is the conditioner or whether it has just ran it's course but that is my 2 Cents.

thank you for sharing. You are doing awesome in the face of diversity. Stay strong

Christy, My main question would be - Okay so some days u say that you can consume several pieces of thin crust pizza or even several crunchy tacos before noticing any restriction - why would u do that? Dr So's comment to me was. Do not push to see how much u can eat but how little u can eat to feel satisfied. I beleive if I truly tried I could also consume a fair amount, as I have never had a fill but why would I want to do that when I do feel satisfied after my "approved" amount of food and then if I change up and get busy doing something else. Which as I write now, I realize I am starting to not do as consistently, thus slower weight loss - so thank you for the reminder.

If you are talking about Marysville Wa, the center is: http://www.nwfills.com/ I know that they do also travel to Tacoma Wa once a week to do fills.

I think that you would not find one of us that would have wished anything different from the OCC. The whole experience is a transformation of life for you and u just need to sit back and work with the team and enjoy the ride.

I recently seem to have lost the quick update and blog section of the page when i am looking at New content. Could someone tell me what to do to get them back. Early thanks

every one of us is different and lose weight differently. The main thing to remember is to stay true to the program OCC lies out for you (if that is where you are going) and the results will follow.

I also suffered from GERD. I had the lapband put in on 8/3/10 and Dr Ortiz noticed I had a Hiatal hernia and fixed it while I was under. Have never had any heartburn since.

on the other side of the coin, I as wells as quite a few others on this forum got the band, never needed fills and have lost the weight we wanted to lose with no issues. Just wanted to give you as much data as you need.

good to know thanks

these are. I bought the tank top looking one. I love it. They have a lot more options in the store than what is showing on the web.