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Red, white and blueberry salad Calls for any type salad mix strawberries blueberries something white - I used pears, you can also use jicama (cut into stars) The dressing: 2 - 6 ounce containers non-fat key lime yogurt 6 tbsp honey salt and pepper It was SO yummy! It went fast! :hungry:

Awwwe you poor thing...I started my period the last 2 days of my honeymoon too! LOL - If it weren't so expected it would have been devastating...I always say, "if it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all"...although I met my hubby, which I think was the luckiest thing that ever happened to me. Your day is approaching fast!!!

Kat, little Kinsey is in my prayers. Please keep us updated on her progress... *hugs*

OMG I bought these Turkey Mignon's from Schwans and they were DIVINE! If any of you have access to Schwans, I recommend these little tasty meals! All that I did was season them a little with Mrs. Dash, and Cayenne Pepper (we like spicy food!), and my hubby (the picky eater he is) loved them! YUM! By the way, I'm back on track - Back down to 231.8. It seems that if my calorie intake goes above 1000 I gain weight. My BMI must be REALLY low right now! And I'm more active than I have been in a LONG time! Go figure...<table style="width: 242px; height: 438px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td> Calories 220 Calories from Fat 72 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>% Daily Value^* </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Total Fat 8.0g </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="indent"> Saturated Fat 3.0g </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Cholesterol 85mg </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Sodium 690m </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Total Carbohydrates 3.0 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Protein 35.0g </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 7px;"> <td bgcolor="#000000"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table class="vitamins" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td>Vitamin A 0%</td> <td align="center">•</td> <td align="right">Vitamin C 0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Calcium 0%</td> <td align="center">•</td> <td align="right">Iron 10%</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>

I've not had it happen to me yet, but I've heard of this happening to others. A fill can irritate your diaphragm, and in turn cause hiccups. They should go away soon hopefully! I HATE to hiccup!!

Wow, I seem to do better Monday through Friday when I'm at work. Here I am at home, we went fishing again yesterday. I took a few healthy snacks for me seeing that everyone else was munching on chips and such. I had a chef salad for lunch, but couldn't even finish half of it (non-fat ranch dressing). I had the inside of a burrito for breakfast (refried beans, salsa, scrambled egg), and drank lots and lots of water, however I'm up 2 lbs. Here I am back up to 232.8, when I was down to 231...my scale depresses me LOL Ok back on board today. I'll have oatmeal for breakfast, some tuna for lunch, and maybe salmon for dinner.... I'd like to join the July exercise challenge. I'm really horrible about exercise but I'm going to sign up for 10 workouts in July! Wish me luck! Happy Sunday everyone!!!

LOL no way...and I'd never tease someone about their TOM - I KNOW how horrible it is each month! For years I had miserable periods, endometriosis, fibroids, and finally a huge cyst on my ovary which is finally when we decided it was time to take out the crib and just leave the playpen! I still suffer from some of the PMS though since I still have ovaries and produce all those great female hormones....yep, still get emotional, hungry and whiny. My hubby says it's just cuz I'm a woman LOL

I can't help you on this one - I had a hysterectomy last year...no more TOM for me!!! Besides the lapband, that's the second best thing that I ever did for myself!! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! :whoo:

Does anyone know where to go on the 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Official Website for Weight Loss Support - Home site to update their ticker? I used to be able to click on the ticker and it would take me there...now it's a full length website and I can't find the ticker area...

Look how pretty you are!!! RAWR!!! LOL Pretty pics, I love the nose ring! :mad:

Lunasa, I understand how you feel...when I stop losing even for a few days I tend to get really down. One side effect of this journey can be depression - for many reasons ranging from plateaus to physical and emotional changes in our bodies. I'd see your doc about your feelings...you may need to get on some kind of anti-depressant temporarily. This is pretty common for any kind of WLS. Remember that you have lots of friends here who care about you...when you feel like venting or feel sad, please come talk to us!!! *hugs*

So far (it's only been 3 days), this fill makes me feel perfectly satisfied. I'm not too hungry between meals, and I get satisfied with about 1 to 1 1/2 cups of food. However, so far I'm still able to eat the foods that I love....:hungry: Tonight my hubby and I went out for Japanese food...I had a very small salad, a spicy tuna roll (but only ate 4 of 8 pieces), and had about 2 ounces of my hubby's grilled teriyaki chicken breast. I was perfectly content! I wasn't sure how I'd do with the rice on the sushi roll, but I chewed well, and didn't eat too much, so I've felt fine so far. I'm happy as can be!!! I figured out my calories for today and I'm at 850 and 60 grams of protein (I usually like more)...I can deal with that! :eek:

Don't feel bad Laura, it's making me log back in everytime too!

Ok why is it that I look fatter in my new face pic than I do 6 lbs ago?? LOL I can't get my damn DH to park his ass in the same spot each time to do my pic so my pics are uneven...some are closer, some are farther...I give up! LOL

Ok gals...I'm too tired to update my face images, so here goes with the body...I don't see much difference from last month 5/26, but again, I've lost 6 lbs since then, so it probably doesn't show much of a difference. I can definitely tell a difference from the beginning...my weight is coming off slowly but surely!

Wow, she's adorable!!! You sure can tell in your face that you've lost weight...you're looking good!!! :clap2::whoo:

Thank you Tracy!! Happy 2 months to you too!!! Oh shoot, this means I have to take a picture tonight! LOL I'm down 6 lbs from my first fill....it doesn't seem like much but it sure feels great!!! :hippie:

Welcome back Tracy!!!! I can also eat WAY too much! Of anything, and everything....I wasn't due for a fill again until July 16th, but I called my doc today and he had me come in for another fill. I'm up to 2 cc's in my 4 cc band...I can feel a bit of restriction now. For dinner I ate not quite 1/2 chicken breast, 2 tbsp of beans and some asparagus and I feel STUFFED! Less than 900 calories today for once in a long time! Call your doc for a fill girlie! :faint:

Which is EXACTLY why I don't drink!!! I HATE hangovers!!!! I hope you feel better!!!

Strangely enough, after 2 weeks of absolute soreness, I woke up one morning and it was completely gone. 2 weeks of not being able to bend over, or do anything that required me to use my stomach muscles without a quick reminder because it HURT! Then I wake up one day and it's totally gone....weird!!! It's like I'm waiting for it to start hurting again LOL Jennifur, I never got to try the ice pack...that night I was so stressed out and worried about it because it had been 2 weeks already, and I fell asleep...when I woke up it was gone and hasn't been back yet! *whew* Let's hope it stays away! Hey anyone like scary movies?? I went to see 1408 today...it was pretty weird! Ironically enough, we went fishing again this weekend, and there was this guy who sat and chatted with my girls and I while we were fishing...I was thinking, "this guy is pretty damn cute" (yes I'm HAPPILY married, but he was cute!). Anyway, turns out he used to weigh over 500 lbs! He lost 290 pounds from the gastric bypass!!! I would have never known either. I forget what brought it up but then we started talking about my lap band. I guess you just never know who's had WLS!!!

Judy your yard is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!! I love your house...if I lived there I'd never want to leave the yard to go to work LOL...what state do you live in??

I'm so glad that you're feeling better!!! That must be a horrible feeling. I want my doc to be SO conservative with my fills. I'd rather get filled slowly so that I don't ever have to go through that. I'm glad you're better!!!:clap2:

ard how much do you have in your band?? i have 1.2cc but feel like i could use maybe another .5cc....i was waiting to see if the fill was going to kick in but so far i can eat pretty much what i want.

Wow that post was inspirational! Thank you so much ann! you're right...my problem is that I eat and i dont realize my portions i guess. then i end up staying the same weight. i'm going to buy some Protein shakes to have for breakfast and lunch....and i'll do cottage cheese or something with substance for dinner. if you don't mind me asking, how do you get your protein in? i've tried a few of the Protein drinks and i about gag! the only one that i can handle only has about 15g of protein...it's the carnation breakfast drink. any other ideas?? thanks again, Denise

I haven't tried an icepack...here i am a nurse and i always just take the pain rather than take something for it LOL...i'll try the icepack tonight...thanks for listening to me whine!