Oregondaisy

My vit D was really low too. WASa told me one of the symptoms was sugar cravings and since I have really started increasing it, I notice that my sugar cravings really have gone down. The only other thing I take besides the biotin is calcium citrate and a multi vitamin. The rest are all herbs that have made an amazing difference with my interstitial cystitis.

Do we really need that upper GI if everything is fine? I will have to wait until Oct. cause I don't have ins. and I can drive to Mexicali from Phoenix. It's so much cheaper there. Maybe I can get WASa to go with me.

What is TAR?

Wow! You really got out of the hospital fast! Walking is the best way to get the gas moving.

I am glad I got the band out and got the sleeve before I gained very much weight back.

We don't have a Jenny Craig , here in the middle of nowhere,where I live.

Kauser, get some of those samples so you can find something that works. I am sure that because I liked my protein drinks, and was able to get in a lot of protein right from the beginning, it helped my recovery.

I don't miss them at all. I like the fact that the only thing I drink is either a protein drink or water. As far as I ever stray past water is Propel. It's just water with calories, but at least not many. I only drink that when I go to the movies . Somehow, I think I need a treat at the movies.

Won't we be fun in Vegas? Are we going out to dinner?

Big Brother is a hoot. Tiff likes big brother too. I love all the sneaky underhanded backstabbing.

Thanks for the update. I hope drinking gets easier for you soon.

I had a revision and I am doing great. I love never being hungry. I haven't lost much weight because I lost it with the band. I had to have my fill removed and I know I would have gained it back. It's been a learning experience learning to eat with the sleeve. You can't eat one bite too much or you will be in pain.

Send a message to Susan. I am sure she can make that section for you. Congratulations! You did make the right choice.

Best wishes for an uneventful recovery. Check in with us as soon as you can! We will all be thinking of you.

I hope Penny checks in with us. If she has no lap top, Dr. Campos was great about loaning his to me. Every day around 3:00 he brought it to me, and I was able to keep it until morning. I was so thankful.

Have you tried any of the nectar drinks? tiffy says caribean cooler is really good. those seem to be more popular than the milky type protein drinks.

I haven't dropped anything in weeks. I think I might be getting ready to though. I ate very badly at the county fair yesterday and I didn't gain anything. That usually means I am about to lose a couple. I only have 5 more lbs that I want off and I will consider myself done. I bounce around between 145-147-148 but I have been 145 for a few days now. I just want to see 140 and if a couple more were to fall off, that would be fine. I don't see that happening unless I did really hard cardio every single day, the way I did when I got my band. I don't have that motivation anymore.

My dad drank nothing BUT coke for years. As long as I can remember, from a small child, he always had coke in front of him. He lived to be 90.

I agree. There is no way I could handle a class of 5 year olds.

That is so true Susan. It's ridiculous how ugly the plus sized clothing is. There is one store that has a nice plus size section. It's fashion bug. I liked their clothes better than Lame Bryant.

Linda, if you want to chat, put up a post or send me a pm. I am open to chatting anytime. I will be busy the rest of this week and weekend, but next week is good. What time is good for you?

Oh I have a counseling session at 6pm pacific time and then a friend invited me to dinner. Normally, I would be open to anytime after 4 pm Pacific time. That's what time I get off work. Susan just let me know what time is good for you. Tomorrow I am going out of town, and then I am going camping this weekend. So lets set a time for Monday night if that's good for you!

You must have way more willpower than me. They would be calling my name every hour and I would eat them until they were gone.

That's the size Dr. Aceves uses too. We all seem to have that size because most of us went to him.

There have been really very few times when I wanted to eat more because it tastes good. I think the negative reinforcement of what happens when I eat too much helps. About the only time I want to eat more, is pizza. I miss eating pizza when everyone else is having several slices and I can't.