Daisalana

Makin my fancy dinner, but had to brag.. 238lb stuck. Same today. YAY! --- Does anyone else have a hard time judging food portions when serving a non-bandster? In my day-to-day life, i stopped spooning DH's plate because I give him what I think he should eat... which is more than banded. But if he spoons it, it's so much that I am in disbelief. I have no good judgement of food portions anymore. Christmas at the In-Laws, they pass plates around and whatever you sit by, you spoon up for someone. I had bad anxiety, cause to me, a small spoon was good. When I did theirs, I had to ask everyone 'more? more? more?' and I was always way off. Just wondering if anyone else has this problem too. My mom asked me to save her some of my dinner tonight, when she came by to pick up the plate I made for her she said "I'm not banded!!". I thought I did good. Huh.

Just for the OP, I was at TGIF's the other day, and they have things marked 'LOW FAT!' so I looked at the bottom after seeing this post.. and it says on there "Our "LOW FAT" items contain 500 calories each" (paraphrasing).

Depends on your restriction.. I wouldn't have either of those until you're into solids. Before a good fill, I had pizza & pancakes. After first successful fill I could eat thin crust from dominoes, but only 1 square piece filled me up. Now with a good fill, I can pick the toppings off of pizza, but no crust. And pancakes.. I want them sometimes, and even drenched in syrup, one little bite gets stuck. It turns all doughy I guess and clogs me up.

I PB pretty often. It's when I either 1. eat too fast 2. don't chew a bite well enough 3. eat something that doesn't go with my band All my PBs vary on discomfort and severity. Sometimes if I'm eating too fast or not chewing enough, without even a burp, the food just comes right back up and I can see that I did not in fact chew enough. Less frequently something gets 'stuck', and I make a lot of slime, spit up a lot of slime, salivate a lot, and eventually I gag up whatever it was.. this normally happens with bread for me. I know better than to it, but I try every once in a while. At first it's ok, then it hurts, and slime/spit, then it comes up. Some people very rarely if ever have PB's.

I gotta say, it wasn't fake sugars that got me fat. I now use Sweet-N-Low in tea & lemonade.. and I'm not stalling. All those researches contradict each other, it's hard to decide the truth. One minute it's bad, then it's good, then it's bad again. Same with the Eggbeaters, etc.

I'm cringing.

:smile2: And a belt buckle the size of my head?

Eggplant.. hm.. best description IMO.. uncooked it tastes just like a summer squash tastes uncooked (yuck). And cooked, I guess it tastes a little like zuccini. I have always fried eggplant in the past (soak in salt first), and it's good. It goes bad so quick, so I rarely buy it. I bought some this week to make something like ratatouilli, but later found out tomato/tomato sauce is main ingredient in that and.. no thanks. I'll let ya know how the broiling in spices goes. It is good, it doesn't have a strong flavor of its own though.

Just so ya'll know.. I am eatin more stuff I never liked before, and now like it kinda. I still hate tomato sauces and most italian food.. But I'm eatin more chicken, and getting into spices. I think the lamb & duck really turned me into spices. I read roasting ideas for chicken, and they all have either/or of certain spices.. but I like mixin it all together! I'm making a roasted whole chicken tonight, it's been marinating since last night in lemon, 4 crushed mill peppers, thyme, sage, rosemary, salt, and evoo. AND I'm makin eggplant.. and not frying it. Never made it without frying before, but a co-worker is a vegetarian so I was askin her for recipes that are healthier with eggplant. Going to try roasting slices in some concoction she told me about. I'll let ya'll know how it goes!

I'm not into the Protein powders/bars.. but I googled it for you just out of curiosity. This website has quite a bit of recipes for brownies, etc. I am sure they are advertising their own powder in the recipes, but I assume if you use your powder brand it would be the same. They also post the calorie/protein/carb count. Homemade Protein Bar Recipis

I like the pic you found online. I look horrid with short hair, so for those of you who look good with the short hair, I envy you!! I normally keep it shoulder length, but DH is so into the long hair and I had long hair when we met, so for whatever reason I've been growing it. The kicker is, he use to have shoulder-length hair (*MELT*) too, and HE won't grow his back out. So one-sided.

Oh nos! Now I'll be all confused and my days are messed up. Do I mark an X on the calendar or not? :smile2:

I didn't bruise from surgery, but my first few fills they had to poke & prod quite a bit. 5 minutes later I would develop a bad bruise..and it would be sore. I don't think its uncommon, and it's not a big deal. The first time I had bad bruising I took a pic because I too was surprised. When I get fills that they only have to poke once, I don't get the bruising. That's mine!

Alright, to get this ball rolling. This Tuesday (Last Tues. of Feb) Feb. 26th at 5:30pm at Madison Square Mall. If you're interested, please PM me. If we get enough people wanting to go, that will be the first meeting. :smile2:

I like your hair best in the last picture. And you could do a really cute down-do with that for the wedding. Much like your pic, but put a tiara and/or veil in the middle of your head.

I feel for you. I wanted to be a teacher, but the thought of those asshats that ruin the class for everyone (I despised them in school) were too much for me. I don't have the temperament to deal with it. HUG A TEACHER :smile2:

WOOHOO congrats on seeing your ribs. I still have no sign of them, I carry most of my weight in my stomach, which I swear feels like it'll never go away. I do have hip bones now though.

Indeed!! I was refunded $4,000 extra this year, only because of my medical bills with the band (self-pay).

It's always nice to write out when you feel happy about things, so you will remember it. It's also nice for others who may not be having a good day to see it and remember. GOOD FOR YOU! :thumbup::tt2::smile::ohmy:

My plateaus were extremely frequent in the first 6 months. I went 1 month with 0lb loss (and 0lb gain), 1 month with 8-16lb loss, then another 0lb month. I keep thinking I'm hitting another plateau, and then whamo the scale moves. Plateus are a lot less frequent for me now-- I would have thought it was the other way around. But it's not, so maybe your plateaus are getting out of your system now!

Hm.. maybe saying your daughter overheard you were thinking of doing it, and she's confused. 8 year olds get confused, yea? Deny, deny, deny. Option 2, tell her yeah you did it, you don't think it's any of her concern..thanks but no thanks. I like that Quaker commercial where they give kids the chewy granola bars to shut them up teehee.

I got the big gazunkas, but my nipples have NEVER pointed perky. They really haven't changed since banding. Coffee can is more precise for me :tt2: ARE WE THERE YET?!?!?!?!?!?!? :smile::w00t::thumbup:

A typical ejaculation fills up about one teaspoon; the actual amount is determined by a man’s age (younger men usually make more semen), when he last ejaculated, and how long he’s aroused before ejaculating, among other factors. Contrary to what you’ve heard, semen is not loaded with calories. Each teaspoon of ejaculate has about 5 - 7 calories and some 200 - 500 million sperm. Since sperm make up only about 1 percent of semen, what accounts for the other 99 percent? Well, its other ingredients include: Fructose sugar Water Ascorbic acid (a.k.a., vitamin C) Citric acid Enzymes Protein Phosphate and bicarbonate buffers (bases) Zinc Can swallowing semen enrich a poor diet? Unless you’re gulping gallons of it each day, it’s no substitute for real nutritious cuisine.

I have heard some people didn't like it, but the only book I read post-op was Lap-Band for Life by Dr. Ortiz. I really liked it, it was an easy read and it addressed issues I had not heard from my doc or on the forum.

Grits were a staple for me. Chili from Wendy's-puree. Refried beans from Taco Bell. Yogurt, canned cream soups- either puree or strain.