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Once I started the soups, my weight loss stopped. I needed the soup because I was hungry You're right soup is high is sodium and that's the downfall of having it, but you have to have something. A woman cannot live on slim fast alone! Maybe you can make your own soup and control the sodium.

Just spend 30 minutes reading the posts on this forum and you will get ALL of your questions answered, including that most of us had our surgery in Tijuana and our surgeons were Dr. Ortiz and Dr. Martinez and that we loved our experience Seriously, there are so many patient testimonials that give you play by play of the whole banding experience and everyone's love for the staff at the Obesity COntrol Center. Dive in!

Great thanks Neeters!

Good luck Carrie :) Can't wait til you make it to Bandland !!!

GOOD LUCK Hope all goes well and cannot wait to welcome you to Bandland

I knew you would read this topic

I want what Jessi is having!!!!

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Don't make me go ALONE

Pay close attention when you cross over to Tijuana, don't miss the arrow that tells you to go straight and instead follow the arrow to the right ... otherwise, you'll end up in the line to cross back over to SD .. be there about an hour and one-half, and end up buying a ceramic pig that later you use as a defense to NOT buy anything else.. then give it away because you have no business carrying a huge ceramic pig on the airplane ride home It was Calicat's fault ...... ain't that right sister?

WillT, Take a word from the wise: Don't quit your day job.................. You weren't supposed to take the paper thong home! GO VOLS!

WELCOME TO BANDLAND

GOOD LUCK HEIDI!!!!!!

Wow what an experience!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So glad you're doing better. You mean I have to get violently ill before I can have a Coke Let us know what the doctor says next Friday.

There's an annual picnic planned for bandsters (on another site) for June 21st in Concord, NC. Anyone near to Concord (or near to me who would like to road trip) and attend the picnic? Let me know.

Paula, By now you have learned that you cannot believe a word Will types... Actually he was modeling his new unnawarz to show us his weight loss progress. We clapped and paid with $1.00 bills. You know, Paula, the usual .. Typical night.

We took $200 also - need to tip and buy gifts. Also snacks at the airports, etc.

Christina, it's almost YOUR DAY!!!!

Hi Cathy, I opted for the two shakes and one lean cuisine pre op diet. I was told I could also have a green salad (lettuce, green peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers and mushrooms). I started three weeks before my surgery date and lost 18 lbs. I always had a shake for breakfast at my desk in the mornings; either a lean cuisine (if I ate in) or a side salad (if I ate out) for lunch; depending on which option I had for lunch that same day, I planned my dinner around that. Dinner would be either a lean cuisine, side salad or shake. I did not snack and pretty much kept to this. I stair stepped about 30 minutes every other day. I felt it was important not to drink any sodas and not to salt my food. I think stopping these two things helped me with weight loss. I felt if I chose 4 shakes a day, I wouldn't stick to it. I have to chew something. I learned to LOVE the Lean Cuisines. In fact, here I am a week+ after my first fill, and I had a Lean Cuisine for lunch. Only ate the fish out of it and not the broccoli and rice. Good luck!

When I had my fill, Dr. Romero said we should NEVER feel any type of restriction with liquids and if we do, to call IMMEDIATELY! Call your doctor, immediately!

Happy Birthday DoLittle who does a lot!

Ever suck on a cheeto? Ever lick a potato chip? Get my recipe for Chicken Tortilla Soup from the receipe section of the forum. Sugar free pudding with a squirt of cool whip. Wendy's chili - smash it!!!!!!

I have restriction yet I have no PBing episodes, no sliming, and have not had any food stuck. I chew my food thoroughly and stop eating when I feel full.

I drank the slim fast optima creamy milk chocolate shake in cans and put it in the freezer for a few minutes so it would be the consistency of a chocolate shake from McDonalds. I used a fun straw (my fav was a pink straw with a flamingo on it) and trust me, this helped!

Congratulations and welcome to bandland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!