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Chicken, especially reheated chicken is the devil!

Happy Saturday! Strength to Diane, well wishes to Carole's toe. Hope Janet is having a blast, and Dee is heading for a peaceful weekend. Love to Cali girls and Dawn hope it is a brad weekend!

We have you are our angel on earth Doreen. I know that the family appreciates your sitting with the lady so she could be at home.

I had a similar experience and dehydration is no fun. Don't be surprised if you gain a bit of what you lost back with proper hydration. I am glad you are better and got it taken care of!

Generally not unless you have some heath related problems due to excess skin and chafing.

That will depend upon your surgeon and how busy he is. You should ask the office.

You can have whatever you want if you eat the right portions!

Great news that your surgery may end up saving your life. It is a reason for being a compliant patient.

Best wishes on your journey, you are on the way to a healthier you!

Egg whites will bump up the protein in oatmeal, and PB2 a powdered peanut butter product adds flavor and protein to drinks without the fat of regular peanut butter. Greek yogurt, liquid semi formed and frozen are all good protein sources. Mix shakes with unsweetened almond milk for lower calorie shakes.

Wonderful progress... you must be thrilled!

Congrats and continued success with your surgery!

Great article Jean... It seems so hard to understand. I fear the lack of understanding will bring the end to lap band surgery. Too much non-compliance. Sad when it could do so many people a great health service!

Janet have a fabulous trip! I am so happy you like your new machine. I love mine. I don't even have the lift bar attached to mine so I am not tempted to try to use it to sew! We missed you Wednesday at lunch, but as you told us all Carole is super sweet, and Diane is a truly a nice person. She bought Carole and I both Friendship Angels to remember the day by! How sweet Mini... congrats on the new washer dryer, they look fab, for something that you have to WORK on! LOL! Hope that they make doing laundry a dream! Dawn I hope Ericka is enjoying Ecuador, I had to laugh at the guinea pigs, cause Franc came home from Peru last fall with the same story. He swears when he goes back this year he is going to try it. More power to him! I could not get past the psychological aspect of eating a little furry creature that my kids had as pets. CAWA?????? Where the heck are you girl... you went to work and never came home? Hello out there in Band Land. Any body seen or heard from Cawa? Doreen, Now that I have met Carole and Diane I am even more excited about meeting you in July! We are truly all kindred spirits and friends forever! Carole and Diane... LOVED, LOVED, LOVED our lunch! We will have to gather our friends and do it again soon! I am home until Saturday afternoon, and then off we go to the beach for the 4th of July at the boat. Busy, busy, busy. Had a horrible night last night and day today with Gladys. She apparently did not like the pizza my aunt fed us for dinner. It has been liquids and PB yogurt for me today. Not hungry at all, and having to force hydrating liquids. Not stuck, just BLAH tummy! Hope you all have a great time over the 4th, I will be on off and on at the beach! Diane... come on down to Topsail, NC!

Picture at last from Holliday Inn in Brevard, NC.

Today's the day! Carole, Franc will be there!

I eat fruit with cottage cheese for breakfast a lot! Don't us it much for snacking though. It does spike my sugar and make we want more food.

Call the doctor and see if it is time for a fill. We are all different.

I have seen no studies about it, but I was the same in college and I was self pay on the surgery.

Believe you can do it and you can!

Great tip... I will have to look for the scanner on my phone!

It is an emotional roller coaster, but it does get better.... Promise! Keep walking and sipping! This stage will soon be history!