Oregondaisy

I have lost most of my weight by sheer willpower. The only lbs I can really say the band did it was when I was too tight and couldn't eat. I lost 8 lbs in a week. I couldn't handle being that tight and throwing up every time I ate solid food and got what was supposed to be a slight unfill. Now I can eat anything I want again. I am really tired of getting fills and trying to find the sweet spot, so I am trying to just make good food choices. I didn't do very well today though.

Audree, you look fabulous! I wish my stomach was that flat!

I am sure you wouldn't want any of my chocolate. I have to use it up though. It's not that bad, but I wouldn't exactly call it good either. Once, I get rid of it, I will ask for the link to the choc. peanut butter. I gave some to my daughter tonight, so at least I got rid of some of it.

Well tomorrow I should be able to tell whether or not only eating Cookies for a day, and the calories add up to what a regular day's meals usually are, will cause me to gain or stay the same. My boss brought the best homemade cookies I have ever tasted to work today. Once I tried one, there was no stopping me. I have concluded that I used up all my calories for the day.

I went on liquids for 24 hrs after an unfill. I thought I was supposed to.

:DOkay, how do I get on the free sample mail order list?

Oh I can't wait to see it! Better yet, post a picture of you at goal!

I have learned that being too lose is way better than being too tight. Being too tight was the worse experience of my life.

Don't count on it. I have taken every single thing that anyone said would help. Nothing helped. I am sure it will stop eventually, but it's maddening to have lost half of my hair.

At least drink a protein drink if you are not hungry. Skipping meals will definitely slow your weight loss down. If you like the library, take out the book Body for Life. I am sure you can get a used copy on Amazon, but I am a fan of the library. His method works.

I have ruined a lot of clothes using those clorox wipes. I wiped my desk at work down with them, and then rubbed up against my desk. I have white spots on a lot of my clothes because I hate germs too.

That is really a great weight loss in a short amount of time. My boss made the most fabulous cookies today. I will have to have a 120 calories protein drink for dinner to make up for those cookies. Who stole my willpower???????

That sounds like a pretty good deal. Dr. Tersingi charges 10,000 too, but it's done in day surgery. I had surgery at 8am and was home by 11. I felt fine. His fills are 160 but you get three with the cost of surgery. There is no way I could afford $450 for fluro

I hate Christmas. I hate Christmas music even more.

I have taken a lot of zinc since surgery, and for quite a few years before I had surgery. It's in my calcium magnesium and zinc tablets that I have taken for about 5 years. It sure hasn't helped me.

Chripy, I am really happy for you. This one sounds like it's going to work out for you! Yay! Dibaby, I am happy for you too! I never have anyone contact me, and it makes me feel like a real loser. On POF, all they talk about is how they want a skinny woman. Have you ever read the forums? No matter how much I lose, it won't be enough. Manatee, I think that was a great way to put your "kid issue" It's cute, upbeat, and doesn't make you sound like a child hater. Darcey, Welcome to our little corner of Lap Band Talk. We have a good time here.

pb means peanut butter, right? If I cover my food in peanut butter, it slides right through the band and I won't get sick. I always use the creamy kind to be safe.

As I pointed out before, there are places for the new people to go right on the main board called frequently asked questions and Abbreviations and what they mean. When I was thinking about getting banded, I didn't break into the middle of a thread and start asking questions non related to the thread. I went to the appropriate place and did my research.

It's called Slow Losers Unite. Just do a thread search up above. Are you signed up to get an email every time someone posts to that thread? That's the only way I can find any of my threads.

I am so sorry Holly. Just ask your surgeon to be aggressive with the first fill. Until then, stay away from carbs. They will only make you hungry. It looks like you're doing great! You've lost 20 lbs in less than a month? Way to go!

I don't remember where I went to get my ticker. Someone posted a link. You pick it all out, and then copy and paste the HTML codes into your signature. You get your signature from the user CP up at the top. Where do you live?

My friend has gained a lot of weight on Topamax. I don't think that losing weight is necessarily a permanent side effect. I wonder why WasABubblebutt hasn't chimed in on this thread. At one time she was thinking of having her band removed. Her doctor found a medication that stopped all the pbing. She still can't tolerate very much of a fill, but this medication has helped her eat a more normal diet.

I wish everyone who has gotten down to goal would post a before and after picture. It upsets me when I hear that people with the band will only be able to lose 50% of their excess weight.

I have never had a fill kick in after the day I got it. I can always tell the day after how it's going to be.

I don't. It makes me want to eat tons of chocolate. I ate a pound of it yesterday. How come I don't loose weight?