m1aman

I love it when peple are enthusiastic! But please, stop blowing groceries.

Over two weeks and it hurts to sip water....... time for a phone call to your doc first thing in the morning. Let us know what you do.

I haven't felt full in very long time. I will admit I do miss it. But with the band I just can't eat enough to ever feel full. Thank Goodness!!!

Proud of you Maddy! So where are the pics?

Could be flirting, could be creepy. Depends on what he looked like. Could be a stalker in training..............

As others will tell you your band isn't working yet. You may need a few fills to get in the groove of things. In the meantime it is up to you to control yourself. I know it is tough but it really is up to you. I still deal with the cravings after 16 months so I know it isn't easy. Just keep reminding yourself how good you are gonna feel when your are smaller. Believe me it is worth it!

I agree with the others. I don't keep anything from my fatter days. As soon as I move down a size they are gone.

And take her picture right when you say it to post on here.

I tried and failed with rice a long time ago. I love Captain D's too but almost never ate there because it was so far away. Maybe 2-3 times a year. The last time the fish was a little tough and I had trouble swallowing it. I do like the fried okra though.

There is no helping someone who doesn't want to help themselves. She obviously entered in to this surgery with no idea how to use her band and now she wants to throw a childish fit and have it removed. That is what I get out of her first post. Her next post is an irrelevant attempt at garnering sympathy and has nothing to do with her band. She is just a drama queen and I am too old for such foolishness.

Did no one ever explain to you how the band works? Did you not do any research?

I am amazed you could do something like this. Your strength of will must be huge. Great job!

Your options are cut, crush or change to a liquid if available. In Vitamins you can try a chewable. I HATE crushing pills. Taking them that way is just a pain in the butt to me. And nastyyyyyyyy....... If a pill gets stuck, you will be lucky if it blows back out like a whale. Otherwise prepare for some potential discomfort.

Nobody can tell you how many ccs you will need for restriction. Everybody is different. I have a 14cc band with 11 ccs in it and I am in the green zone. You may get there sooner. Some people never need a fill. It's a gamble.

You know friend, I think if you had followed your doctors diet plan you would have lost some weight and be feeling pretty optimistic about now. There are no words of wisdom I can give you except to say do what your doctor tells you to do. I don't mean to be harsh at all. But until you can follow your docs instructions I don't see how we can offer any tips to help you out. Tips aren't gonna help if you don't have your baseline established. The good thing is you can start over RIGHT NOW and began to make progress. Just tell yourself you are going to do it and go forward. I know you can because I have done so and I was/am weak as hell when it comes to food.

My question is how long will hard boiled eggs keep in the fridge? Someone told me 3 days but uncooked eggs keep longer than that. Why would a cooked eggs life be shortened?

I too could eat Mexican food EVERY DAY. Man I love that stuff. Those Mexicans have the best food going. Heck, I wish I was Mexican.

I was on two weeks of liquids, I believe, so my liver would shrink prior to surgery. I think that is my docs standard procedure.

I weigh every day. I have to keep track of myself and what I eat during the day depends on what I weighed that morning. Upticks don't discourage me, they motivate me.

Wonderful!

And Hawaiian Punch (sp?) has sugar free drink mixes as well.

It does sound like something on your end. Have you tried a different web browser?

Go to your profile and mouse over your current pic. A "change" button will pop up for you.

That is good info to know tmf. Appreciate it.

That is more like what I figured girl. I bet they are still good on Friday too.