Oregondaisy

Hey Rugman, that test sounds awesome! Teresa, I am really sorry to hear about your dad. My dad is 89 and I worry about him all the time. I know this must be hard for you. Everyone else is rocking on in bandland! Bandland is the happiest land on earth as far as I am concerned!

My dr. suggests 75% protein-meat, string cheese, scrambled eggs, etc, 25 % fruits and veggies. That does not include cereal, and it could include one high protein bar. I exercise 6 days a week, using the elliptical machine, the stair master or the treadmill, as well as weight training. That is what has worked for me to lose 90 lbs.

Thanks for the suggestions. I would have never thought to apply yogurt in that place to help out with yeast. I just hope I don't get another UTI. So far so good, but I just finished my antibiotics.

You haven't had any PS on your arms have you?They look great along with the rest of you! My arms look awful. No matter how much weight lifting I do, I can't get rid of the hanging skin on my arms.

Yay WasA! go for it! You so deserve whatever you wan to eat after everything you have been through!

I can't even imagine. I have bad gas now and it's so embarrassing. I would never leave the house!

Glad to see another doctor agrees with my dr. It takes 24 oz of water to get my medicine down. I know they are through the pouch cause I can feel it when they pass through.

Yes, we can't offer any suggestions until you tell us what kind of foods you are eating, if you're counting calories, and if you're exercising. These are all key to losing weight.

Keep them coming BooBoo. we are all enjoying the fact that you think you're a "photo whore" We are reaping the benefits of your new addiction!

That would be nice if my body would just co-operate. I don't want to give up sex cause I am so attracted to this guy. I do drink tons of Water because it was a requirement of my dr. to drink 64 oz of water a day. I drink more than that. I hope I find some answer. somebody told me to take garlic capsules. They said they acted like a natural type antibiotic. I am open to all suggestions.

String Cheese, tuna salad,egg salad, chicken salad, protein bars, scrambled eggs, taco salad. I don't like to cook so I will buy one of those chickens that's already cooked at Walmart. I can eat pieces of that for several days. I like the lemon pepper one the best. I can't remember who on here told me to dip it in spinach dip. I dip the breast in that because it's a little dry. That is very good.

Boo Boo, do you know when you'll be getting your disc so you can post some more pics?

I am at goal and I eat anything I want to eat. I just eat small portions. I don't throw up or slime or anything like that anymore. I have been banded a year and a half. It wasn't easy in the beginning, but it sure is now! I hope my bands stays in for life.

I am very deflated too. It would be nice to get implants, but I paid enough for this surgery and I really don't have the money to spend on boobs. My daughter is a DDD. She had Gbypass and her boobs look like tube socks.

I am all for not being too tight also. At this point, I can eat anything I want, and don't have to chew like crazy anymore. The great thing is I still get full very fast and hardly ever get hungry. I love my band and I am really happy to be at my sweet spot. For the longest time, I thought I would never find it.

I have never seen the EAS protein bars. I usually go to Walmart for all my shopping. I will look for them. That is so true that most protein barsare high carb. I have never tested with the ketone strips. I have been doing Atkins on and off since the 1970's and never tried them. I have no idea why I never bothered to do that! I doubt if I am in Ketosis though. I eat Kashi cereal every morning before I go to the gym. I feel nauseous doing cardio without some carbs. (Those are the only carbs I will eat generally though.) Plus I want some fiber in my diet!

I say very sheepishly.... I have had 3 jr. whoopers since I have been banded. ( all several months apart) I throw most of the bread away. I eat half of it, and shop in Walmart and come out and eat the rest of it. The crows enjoy my bread.

RE: These caramel nut chew bars. Are they a protein bar ? Atkins has protein bars and some other ones that are more like snacks/treats? The nougat protein bars are fabulous. Atkins changed the taste of their shakes and not for the better. :-( Doesn't the sugar alcohol give you horrible gas? One more question. Eating low carb always constipates me. That benefiber gives me gas too. Some advice as to what others are doing to keep constipation until control would be really appreciated! I've been lurking on this thread. I don't know what happened to the other low carb thread.

If you're losing weight and you are happy with how fast you're losing, you could wait to get a fill. People get fills because they are eating too much and not losing weight. Just because it's time for a fill doesn't necessarily you need one. When you hit a plateau, you will probably want a fill.

It's really hard to answer those people that say if I could control my eating I wouldn't have needed surgery. I wish all the doctors would explain in detail why it's necessary to have a post op diet and follow it to the letter.

So will somebody answer me? Am I the only one having trouble getting LBT to come up. I got this page can not be displayed again this morning.

You really can take medications. You just need to drink a ton of water to make sure it passes through the band to your regular stomach. My dr. said it doesn't matter what you take as long as you flush it out of your pouch. I take it with hot water. Hot stuff is supposed to open the band.

I think it's on main street in downtown Mesa. I can get the directions from another thread. It's supposed to be a great restaurant. You can google it. It has a web site. WasA and I were supposed to go there the last time I was there, but we ended up meeting at Arizona Mills instead.

Am I the only one who could not get on LBT tonight? I was going nuts. I kept trying about every 15 min and got that "this page can not be displayed" It was so frustrating! I am addicted to LBT!

Did anyone have trouble getting on here this evening (Wed) I kept trying to come here and got "this page cannot be displayed" over and over. It was so frustrating! I am so addicted to LBT!