TerriDoodle

Oh, how exciting!!! Congratulations and welcome to LBT!

Have you tried to eat anything yet? How did it go? I was of the understanding that we shouldn't chew gum for that very reason...because it will get stuck and may require surgery to remove! :rose: You better call your doctor!

Re: that beef/veggie soup recipe....don't forget that when I posted that, I posted later that I also ended up adding 3 cubes of beef boullion cubes at the end...so you may want to put some of those in, too. Laura - I am soooooooo sorry to hear about your sister!! OMG!! She does sound like a House episode! Is she at a good medical center? That's one thing I like about Houston...we have good hospitals! Please keep us updated. I know you must be worried sick! And, BTW, I often get stuck on deli meat...I have no idea why. I eat it in salads, but I have to be very careful. Maybe the lettuce and dressing helps it go down (?). Pamela - I love your 'new' signature!! LOL!! ....ME TOO!!!!!!

I had posted this earlier and there is a BIG error in it!! The last line should read, "....with as little as 0.05cc of fill." Big difference! And yes, I definitely feel a big difference with just 0.1cc today! Kat - I swear - you win the award for craziest family and friends!! I thought I'd heard everything but never being registered at a porn shop! Lordy! Do they even have those where you live??? LOL And I wanna come visit just to meet your crazy neighbor...she sounds like a hoot. Takes all kinds, don't it?? Oh, and thanks loads for the list!! Speaking of which...i was looking that over and thinking that I'm right about in the middle and I live in a big hub city....so you all need to come to Houston! Gosh darnit!! We need to figure out a way to get together!!!! I guess we'll just have to load Jenn up with Xanax and margaritas and get somebody to strap her in her seat....and we'll get her out on this side. LOL We're not meeting up without you Jenn, so you better figure out a way to get your butt on an airplane! It's a loooooooong bus ride to Texas! And don't forget...Galveston is 50 miles away and has a cruise ship port!!! We gotta start planning something seriously. Why don't we all pitch some ideas and then we'll take a vote? Maybe that would work. Pamela - you sound so much like me. Ha! Except for the advance degree part!! LOL But I am a college dropout and only had 1 more year to go. (Although I am glad I'm not a nurse now.) I don't know why we sabotage ourselves but many, many, many people do it! I know for me I just don't like to put much effort into anything! I don't like to cook or clean, entertain, work in the yard or at the office, etc. I'm just LAZY!! I don't sit and watch TV on the couch, but I do play on the 'puter all the time, I like to shop, read, hang out with my friends and BEAD. I really am beginning to think that I have ADHD and probably had it always...but it seems to be getting worse. To think of doing what it takes to write a dissertation just blows a fuse in my brain!! No way I could do that. So you should be proud of what you've accomplished!! I think with your 2 jobs and a LD relationship it's just too much! I don't know how you find the time to watch tv! Oh, and no...i can't go to the gym before work. I'm at my desk by 7:00a. I have to be in the shower by 5:30a. After work is fine and i like to come home and have a small dinner before I work out. Otherwise I'm eating too late. Gina! Go get an unfill for cryin' out loud!! You're gonna do all kinds of damage if you stay too tight like that!!! Does your doctor know? :rose: And congrats to you on sticking with your exercise program! Still riding your bike?? What will you do when the weather gets cold? Got a plan? And yes, I did go to the gym tonight and burned 280 calories. Good enuf for me. Laura - I did erase my cell number. I was only planning to leave it up for a day or so anyway. Thanks for looking out for us. How are you feeling today? Did DH's intestinal pain go away finally? What ever happened with all that? I'm going night-night. :notagree See ya'll in the morning bright & early!:ranger:

<p> </p> <p> </p> <p>LOL....I don't keep my cell phone handy. It's in my purse under my desk and isn't very loud when a message comes in. But I DO check it before I get in my car and keep it handy 'til I get home. So don't worry...your messages will get thru before the 'critical hour'!! </p> <p> </p> <p>My cell number is xxx-xxxx. If any of you see my exercise ticker looking like it's not moving...feel free to harrass me! LOL</p> <p> </p> <p>YOU GUYS ARE THE ABSOLUTE BEST. I love you all!!! MMMMmmmmuaah! <img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/kiss2.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Kiss2" smilieid="154" class="inlineimg" /></p> <p> </p> <p>BTW, i did go in today and asked for a teeeensy weeeeensy fill: 0.1cc!! The nurse said, and I quote, "if that small amount makes any difference, I'll be amazed." In early Aug. she filled me 0.5cc (to 2.5) and I had to go in for an unfill 'cause I was too tight. She took me back down to 2.3 and I felt too loose! So I asked for 0.1cc (to 2.4) and it hopefully will put me right at my sweet spot! We'll see!! On the fills board someone was kind enough to post the Inamed protocol and it says there that "as the patient progresses in their weight loss, the effect of very tiny fills (less than 0.2ccs) becomes greater and greater. it is not uncommon for a late-stage Lap-band patient to experience a significant difference in restriction with as little as 0.5cc of fill." Isn't that interesting? I thought I was nuts for wanting such a little fill, but I guess I'm not after all!</p>

I will be happy to send my cell number to whoever is willing to whip me into submission!

Tracy - You are BEAUTIFUL!!!!

That's a great idea, Laura. Except my weak points during the day are afternoon, when I want to have something sweet after lunch....and when I walk in the door after work feeling too tired to go to the gym. So I'll try to find some suitable substitute for the after lunch thing (gum?) and set an Outlook task reminder, but I'll put a big ol' sign on my back door (for when I walk in) and on my closet door (for when I change clothes after work....leisure?.... or gym clothes??) Thanks!

Ok, I sent an email to a Life Coach who has 20 yrs experience as a PhD psychologist working with health issues and eating disorders! I'm thinking ..."This is perfect!!" She wants $375/month for 2 sessions and email support. YIKES!! She was very nice though. But I'm thinking that between my violets and my great self-help book....maybe I can do my own headwork and get you guys to help me with the accountability issues. Will ya'll help me? Please? I need you for the accountability. Ya'll please keep a close eye on my exercise 'ticker' and keep after me. "Terry, How bad do you want it?" I'll even come up with a list of what ya'll need to do to keep me motivated. Need to get back into my book "This Year I Will..." and figure out what will work best for me.

I changed the quote in my signature this morning. This question is directed at myself. How bad do you want it, Terry? How bad do you want it and what are you willing to do to get it? I was ON FIRE before and after surgery. My goals and plan to get there were shining before me like a holy grail and there was nothing that was going to stand in my way. I absolutely loved this person that I'd become -- a totally reinvented self that for once in my life was 100% sure that I would get slim and fit....and most of all, healthy. I had no doubts. The doubts are starting to raise their ugly heads and I want to beat them back with a vengence!! I see the 'old me' creeping in the back door and I want to slam that door, bolt it and nail it shut!!! I have to find the strength somewhere (but where?) to re-commit. I have to rekindle that fire (but how?) to reinvent myself once again. I have to love myself enough (huh?) to do this for me! And so what is it that I am raving about?? 3 'simple' things: 1) Regular, intense, meaningful EXERCISE 2) Eating according to my doctor's guidelines and following The Rules 3) Not smoking My scale registered 188 this morning. It's going UP, not down. I have not exercised in any meaningful way for this entire month. Gee, you think those two things are connected?? It is crystal clear that I will not reach my ultimate goal unless I make regular, intense, meaningful EXERCISE a regular part of my routine at least 4-5x/week. And, in fact, I not only have to make it a part of my life for this weight loss process, but FOREVER. I have to decide...which do I want: 1) Eat fewer calories (enjoy food less, be hungry more) and be lazy (i.e. have a mushy body but more time to do 'nothing'!) OR 2) Eat more of the foods I enjoy, have occasional treats without guilt, and enjoy a body that is firm and fit although it requires effort? I choose #2. I CHOOSE #2!!! Yes, I CHOOSE it. Nobody is making me do it. I can be somewhat satisfied at this weight but I CHOOSE a to be something different! I CHOOSE to set a goal and reach it!! I CHOOSE to be as healthy as I can be!!! This is what I choose. I have free will! I can choose to eat Snickers all day if I want to, but that IS NOT WHAT I WANT!! I WANT TO BE HEALTHY AND FEEL ATTRACTIVE. I want to wear a size 10!!!!!! How bad do I want it??? I want it BAD!! I want it so bad that I am willing to do whatever it takes to re-invent myself once again. I will go into therapy or hire a life coach. I will enlist the help of any- and every- one on this message board. I will read inspirational books. I will COOK healthy meals! I will EXERCISE 5x a week. I will get back into training. I will have faith in myself and I will love myself. And I will succeed! [ROAR!!!!!]

Anyone want to sell me their body bugg they are no longer using??

Thanks ya'll.....that is so very helpful!! I thought I was nuts to think that at 2.3 I could almost eat anything and 2.5 I was way too tight. I'm going to ask for 0.1 and if she (the nurse) thinks I'm nuts then I'm going to insist on a fluro to see what is going on.

I changed the quote in my signature this morning. This question is directed at myself. How bad do you want it, Terry? How bad do you want it and what are you willing to do to get it? I was ON FIRE before and after surgery. My goals and plan to get there were shining before me like a holy grail and there was nothing that was going to stand in my way. I absolutely loved this person that I'd become -- a totally reinvented self that for once in my life was 100% sure that I would get slim and fit....and most of all, healthy. I had no doubts. The doubts are starting to raise their ugly heads and I want to beat them back with a vengence!! I see the 'old me' creeping in the back door and I want to slam that door, bolt it and nail it shut!!! I have to find the strength somewhere (but where?) to re-commit. I have to rekindle that fire (but how?) to reinvent myself once again. I have to love myself enough (huh?) to do this for me! And so what is it that I am raving about?? 3 'simple' things: 1) Regular, intense, meaningful EXERCISE 2) Eating according to my doctor's guidelines and following The Rules 3) Not smoking My scale registered 188 this morning. It's going UP, not down. I have not exercised in any meaningful way for this entire month. Gee, you think those two things are connected?? It is crystal clear that I will not reach my ultimate goal unless I make regular, intense, meaningful EXERCISE a regular part of my routine at least 4-5x/week. And, in fact, I not only have to make it a part of my life for this weight loss process, but FOREVER. I have to decide...which do I want: 1) Eat fewer calories (enjoy food less, be hungry more) and be lazy (i.e. have a mushy body but more time to do 'nothing'!) OR 2) Eat more of the foods I enjoy, have occasional treats without guilt, and enjoy a body that is firm and fit although it requires effort? I choose #2. I CHOOSE #2!!! Yes, I CHOOSE it. Nobody is making me do it. I can be somewhat satisfied at this weight but I CHOOSE a to be something different! I CHOOSE to set a goal and reach it!! I CHOOSE to be as healthy as I can be!!! This is what I choose. I have free will! I can choose to eat Snickers all day if I want to, but that IS NOT WHAT I WANT!! I WANT TO BE HEALTHY AND FEEL ATTRACTIVE. I want to wear a size 10!!!!!! How bad do I want it??? I want it BAD!! I want it so bad that I am willing to do whatever it takes to re-invent myself once again. I will go into therapy or hire a life coach. I will enlist the help of any- and every- one on this message board. I will read inspirational books. I will COOK healthy meals! I will EXERCISE 5x a week. I will get back into training. I will have faith in myself and I will love myself. And I will succeed! [ROAR!!!!!]

I apologize ahead of time for what might be a long, rambling, self-indulgent post. This is more me talking out loud to myself, than it is an address to any of you...but someone may get some benefit from it. I changed the quote in my signature this morning. This question is directed at myself. How bad do you want it, Terry? How bad do you want it and what are you willing to do to get it? I was ON FIRE before and after surgery. My goals and plan to get there were shining before me like a holy grail and there was nothing that was going to stand in my way. I absolutely loved this person that I'd become -- a totally reinvented self that for once in my life was 100% sure that I would get slim and fit....and most of all, healthy. I had no doubts. The doubts are starting to raise their ugly heads and I want to beat them back with a vengence!! I see the 'old me' creeping in the back door and I want to slam that door, bolt it and nail it shut!!! I have to find the strength somewhere (but where?) to re-commit. I have to rekindle that fire (but how?) to reinvent myself once again. I have to love myself enough (huh?) to do this for me! And so what is it that I am raving about?? 3 'simple' things: 1) Regular, intense, meaningful EXERCISE 2) Eating according to my doctor's guidelines and following The Rules 3) Not smoking My scale registered 188 this morning. It's going UP, not down. I have not exercised in any meaningful way for this entire month. Gee, you think those two things are connected?? It is crystal clear that I will not reach my ultimate goal unless I make regular, intense, meaningful EXERCISE a regular part of my routine at least 4-5x/week. And, in fact, I not only have to make it a part of my life for this weight loss process, but FOREVER. I have to decide...which do I want: 1) Eat fewer calories (enjoy food less, be hungry more) and be lazy (i.e. have a mushy body but more time to do 'nothing'!) OR 2) Eat more of the foods I enjoy, have occasional treats without guilt, and enjoy a body that is firm and fit although it requires effort? I choose #2. I CHOOSE #2!!! Yes, I CHOOSE it. Nobody is making me do it. I can be somewhat satisfied at this weight but I CHOOSE a to be something different! I CHOOSE to set a goal and reach it!! I CHOOSE to be as healthy as I can be!!! This is what I choose. I have free will! I can choose to eat Snickers all day if I want to, but that IS NOT WHAT I WANT!! I WANT TO BE HEALTHY AND FEEL ATTRACTIVE. I want to wear a size 10!!!!!! How bad do I want it??? I want it BAD!! I want it so bad that I am willing to do whatever it takes to re-invent myself once again. I will go into therapy or hire a life coach. I will enlist the help of any- and every- one on this message board. I will read inspirational books. I will COOK healthy meals! I will EXERCISE 5x a week. I will get back into training. I will have faith in myself and I will love myself. And I will succeed! [ROAR!!!!!]

I'll leave the boobie bananas to Pamela -- I know how she LOVES them!

:Banane57: :drum: :Banane08::Banane10: :drum::Banane27::horn::Banane57::Banane25::Banane35::Banane33::Banane44: LAURA'S DOWN 50#!!! WOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!! CONGRATULATIONS! ------------------------------ Tracy - don't they make allowances for 'emergencies'?? Ask for a referral to another dentist and they might just suddenly find a way to work you in!!! Root canals are a dentist's dream! lol The antibiotics are probably making you nauseous. Are you taking them with food?

Hi Ya'll! Just dropping by to wish you all well! I know you must be getting nervous and excited as your day approaches!! Best of luck and stay close to LBT -- it's the best source of support on the planet! Good Luck!!!

Don't worry -- it won't always be like this!! The first 3-4 months can be a little rocky but you'll relax a bit when you get used to things.

Sounds to me like you need to stay on mushies and liquids for 48 hours and then see how you are... also TOM can make you swollen. Have a little patience, follow all the rules and baby your band for a bit. I have an idea that you'll be much better in a week or so.

Laura - Your restriction may start to ease up a bit, but you certainly can enjoy it to the max now! Careful with those kabobs and the cruncy veggies. Chew well!! I had a terrible episode last night with some asparagus! I'm excited for you! When you hit 199 I think we WILL have to congregate somewhere for a proper celebration! TracyinKS - 2 of my friends are now bona fide botox fiends! They're 53-ish and raving about it. Well, one had botox and the other had collagen injections. I have to admit, they do look better! I'm sure that could take care of the brow, but I need surgery for my eyelids....they really are bad. Or rather, I should say, they could be so much better! I'm heading over to the fills board to ask a question... Ya'll have a great day!

I may be WAY off the mark here, but I'm inclined to say that she may be receptive to the idea of your doing a little research, 'just because you love her and are so concerned."...blah blah blah...and just bumming around on the internet stumbled onto this site...and lo and behold you found that people were raving about the band! They love it! It's reversible! It has a low complication rate and a high success rate! Wow! And look at these Before & After pictures! These people are all so freaking happy!! <shrug> I dunno...I think it's worth a shot as long as you don't belabor it. Throw it out there, refer her to the site and let it go...the rest is up to her. Best of luck and bless you for trying to help!

When I travel I keep Protein bars and fruit in my bag. There's lots of airport food I can eat if I choose to. I can eat almost anything. As for steakhouses, I always order the smallest filet or split the large one with my DH with a side of potatoes or green veggie. It won't be so hard after the first couple of weeks. You'll get in a groove.

Oh, i guess that makes sense, NM Sunshine! Thanks!

Kat - You're so sweet to all of us, but I see a little spunk in you!! I love to think of you just smiling and nodding when your SIL's size is mentioned for the 24th time....and seething inside just wanting to scream, "SHUTUP ALREADY!!!" I'm VERY glad you're not PBing all the time and enjoying life to the fullest! Look at you at 186....when did that happen?? Seems like just a couple of weeks ago you hit Onederland! (Actually, I think it was right around the time I did, that's why I remember.) You just keep doing what you're doing girl!! No, I didn't make the necklace...it was on sale at Avenue for $5 so I bought it for the beads! LOL I have only worn it that once. They are shell 'discs' knotted onto 5-6 strands of black linen cord. Any of you could make that....it's so easy! The hard part is the creative part...which I am not very good at. So I steal ideas from all kinds of places!! LOL Speaking of TV, Pamela....has anyone seen "Tell Me You Love Me" on HBO??? Yikes. Depressing but it draws you in somehow. I can't make up my mind if I like it or not. And good grief, the sex!! TracyK - What do you mean another staph infection!? Aren't those hard to treat??? AND you have a bad tooth? Sounds like you need your 50,000 mile maintenance, girlfriend! I'm chipping away at all the appts. I need to make...still have 4 more: gyno, mammo, GP and a fill. Always a fill! Going on Wednesday for just a smidgen...going to ask for 0.1cc. Hope she doesn't think i'm crazy. I digress.... sorry you're not feeling well, sweetie. Go see the doc and take care of yourself. Oh, and why would you pull the tooth rather than get a root canal?? Hang on to those teeth! They come in real handy later! Just ask my mom! Laura?? How are you feeling? I can't believe you're talking about going back to work already!! Ugh. Take it easy!! Judy - Hope ya'll are doing okay with your fills and you had a nice road trip! Gina - Thanks for the new avatar! The other was so dark I couldn't see who I was talking to! Jenn - You're in my prayers every morning and every night. Haydee - Where are you? Did you take your beading class yet? TracyinKS - :wave: Hiya! I'm going to troll the board then I'm going night night. Sweet dreams ya'll!

Ugh! That avatar didn't turn out so well....the real picture is a little better. You see that frowning brow and those heavy-ass eyelids?? YUCK. That's what I'm going to spend my bonus money on next summer to have fixed!