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Terri that necklace is gorgeous! I know Pam will likely murder me if I say something (hah hah), but are they hypo-allergenic? I'm allergic to fake metals, so anytime I've ever bought those things, I break out in a rash within an hour. Are those like that? And Tracy WOW! That swimsuit is HOT... look how perfect your boobs look in that, I'm sure DH is appreciative Jennifer- Everyone is having sales right now, so I've bought some shirts & pants I can't wear right now (or can barely wear, but would do better to wear later) and hanging them in my closet. I'll get there eventually!! I also raided my mom's attic, she has tons of size 12 & 13 bell bottoms she can't wear anymore. Just for fun I tried to pull on some 13's last night.. Barely got them up my legs, and when I tried to fasten them- NO WAY! Hah hah.. they had no stretch.. woosh. One day. I am debating takin pics of me wearin those jeans once a month till I can close them. Then I'd finally be able to wear those clothes I envied my mom for!

I had to slowly wean myself out of it. Now I only have 1 sip with meals maybe 1/10 times. You can try not ordering drinks, or having them available during meal times. I ordered my drink but everytime I got the urge, I'd make myself hold out.. till eventually I'm done with dinner, and I'd had maybe 2-3 sips. This was before I had good restriction... Now, I have such pain if I drink & eat now, I guess that's my main reinforcer.

Up until I got good restriction (approx 5 months) I ate sushi regularly with no problems.. Since good restriction I have had it twice.. both times I had to eat it really slow (take bites and break it apart), and it went down a little painful.. but I still plan to eat it again, but I can only eat about 2 pieces before feeling full.. so don't order your own

Holly, that's not new.. well maybe in US it is. I saw someone else post that they tried that before the band (in some other country).

While I was being re-regulated on my B/C after not taking it for a month for surgery.. I was tighter during TOM. Now that I'm regulated again, I take my pills back to back so I don't have a period.. and I've not had the tightening during TOM like I did. I do still have the TOM cravings tho

I posted some more B&A Pics in the B&A thread.

I hate my B&A Pics, it's like I subconsciously made the stupidest ugliest face to go with my ugly body! Yes, I am lopsided.. spine's all crooked. These pants were actually pants I didn't fit into until 2 months post-op, and now I couldn't even run to get in front of my camera without them falling off!! And lastly, smallest sizes I've ever worn in my adult life.. XL top and 19 Jeans. I now see from the pic that the top makes me look pregnant!!! But the jeans are already too big and I just got into them 2 weeks ago! Hoorah!!

WOOO YOU GUYS!!!! I'm at the lowest size ever.. my size 19 jeans are too big already! YAY! Well, and BOO cause I can't afford to buy all new jeans every week, so I'm belting them. Anyway, was on Victoria's Secret website looking at clothes for ideas for that game I make clothes in... And they are having a sale and had some SUPER CUTE sweaters. I was like gah those are so nice, and so cheap.. And they had some sweaters that tie close-- ONLY $19!!! So anyway, just for kicks I looked up their sizing chart. According to their chart, I can wear their XL! OMG! NO WAY! Never in my life!!! I had to double check my measurements.. sooooo.. I bought 2 of these in 2 different colors. I called my mom, I was so excited. Hopefully their sizing chart is accurate, I can't believe *I* can wear sexy Victoria Secret clothes..

Oh and 257lbs today. Guess that stocking candy I indulged in a few days ago caught up to me. I did myplate this week just for fun.. most days was under 800 calories.. 2 days ago was like 1700.. egads!! It was a lot of little Snacks that had lots of calories. Stupid me! I'm not changing my ticker. I bought a lot of alcohol tonight, friends are coming over tomorrow night. Only thing I have that I like though is Baileys (having a little Bailey's and coffee right now ) and.. some vodka and green olives for some dirty martinis mmm. I think those are pretty low cal.. vodka doesn't have cals does it? :guess I made beer butt chicken today, been cooking all day and man it was GOOD.. I mostly ate skin, was crunchy and flavorful, I love chicken skin.. And green bean casserole, which always tastes funny to me when I make it.. I use mom's recipe, I don't get it.

"Lady" is the only name that comes to mind for my band. Can't really explain why, not sure! Still thinking. She's mean.. and fickle.. and always correcting me.. and stubborn. Hrm. She likes small portions..makes me think of a fancy schmancy Lady.. course she also causes those big burps and hiccups after almost everything.

Busy cooking Beer Butt Chicken, but had to say WOW MICHELLE!! YOU LOOK AWESOME! I *love* that dress!

I'm young, and had health problems due to being overweight. So I couldn't have done the surgery too soon. If you don't think you need the band, I wouldn't get it. If you don't have health issues and are not unhappy about the weight.. why bother? That being said, I eat what I use to eat.. just an incredibly small portion than I use to.. and it works for me. There are something I can't eat anymore, and it doesn't bother me. No burgers, fries, and pizzas for me. I have to make the conscious decision not to drink liquid calories (re: cokes, milkshakes, etc.).. and candies/cookies seem to go down just fine, so another thing I have to make myself not eat to sabotage myself. Asian food.. I had chinese buffet for lunch yesterday. I had 1/2 bowl of egg drop Soup, 1 piece of sesame chicken, and 2 small bites of rice. Filled me up (I think I ate too much, had the soup last and I was trying to finish the bowl against my band's advisement), and it was good!

Well this is Walgreens. They told me they had to run the videos and it would have to wait till today when some other manager was working. So I just called to check up, the girl said they are checking the videos today and will call me back. The guy BAGGED them. So at some point he had to see- hey, here's some bagged smokes I forgot to give to someone. Maybe I'll tell my manager because they'll likely be calling. But no, seems the kid was an idiot and didn't tell them anything. The cameras better have some good angles to show he bagged it seperately and I didn't get that bag.. hopefully show him picking up that bag and doing something with it. I'm so irrate. They are acting like I'm a thief, when it's their idiot employee who ripped me off. If they handled it better, it'd be ok, but the way they're talking.. they think I'm lying and I'm not getting another carton of cigarettes. $40 smokes, I'm not letting this go.

DAMMIT! If things aren't expensive enough as it is.. I bought 2 cartons of smokes tonight (mine and DH). I get home, and only 1 carton is there. GRR!!!!!! I called them and told them what happened, they said "Well we can't just give you a carton of cigarettes" I'm like, I saw him bag it, so there should be a bagged carton of cigarettes.. go ask him, he should remember it. And dude left. So they said they'll run the video tapes tomorrow and call me back. I better get my $40 or a carton of cigarettes!!!!!!

Step away from the crap!! I know what you mean, my willpower went out the window a week ago. THROW IT AWAY!!!! You'll thank yourself the next day.. I did!!

You look great Tracy!! That pic with Macy is too funny.

Yeah I'm pretty sure we get ripped off everytime we go.

Good luck Jen!!! Just got back from eye folks.. $700 for me to get glasses and DH to get contacts. That's with a 25% discount. Talk about hosing people

I had to ride in the car 3 hours the next day. I was loopy and in a lot of pain. I would not have been able to drive, as I needed the pain meds.. and do not drive on pain meds! Every bump in the road (I was holding a pillow on my tummy the whole way) and every start/stop.. was miserable.

Dieting sets me up for failure, I can't diet, that's why I needed the band! I did do Atkins for a week to jump start me off of a plateau. But with good restriction, it's very easy for me to make good decisions. Food is a chore, I can't eat a whole lot.. so if I make that little bit count, I lose weight. The downfall is candies, cookies, ice cream.. none of that gets stuck..hrmph. So, I get it out of my house, out of my brain, and if I'm dying to snack on something, it's not going to be a bunch of calories!

I mix benefiber into foods I make, but I also take the Benefiber tablets (mixed fruit ones are YUMMY). I still have no BM's for 7-10 days. I've gotten use to it, which is different. Pre-band I went 1-2x's a day hah hah. I started making sure to get the benefiber in because a few weeks ago (well, always but this one was the worst) a BM felt like I was having a baby. So painful and hard, I was turning red and panting. It was miserable. So I was hoping to stop all that. Haven't had an episode like that since.. My mom says I don't poo anymore because I throw everything up hah

It's normal to feel like you weren't banded after swelling goes down and before you get a fill. You don't have restriction! But for the ice cream, you'll always be able to eat this. GET IT OUT OF YOUR HOUSE!!!!!! My biggest problem is temptation. I can't overcome it. Solution is not to have it. I have to throw out things all the time because I realize I can't stop myself. If you want ice cream as a treat every once in a while, go buy a small serving from DQ or Coldstone, etc. when you want a treat. Don't have it in your freezer where you can grab some whenever you please.

Yesterday: 8oz OJ for B'fast 1/2 Pintos & cheese for lunch (from taco bell) 1/2 Pintos & cheese a couple hours later 1 cup of mushroom casserole soup & 1/4 cup of Lloyd's Honey Hickory BBQ for Dinner 2 hershey kisses for dessert/snack a couple hours later 1 glass of apple cider

I'm considering myself a big loser since I lost the size of a small person. I make conscious choices to eat 'better'. And it may just be an illusion, but it's working. But vegetable oil.. haven't touched it since banding, I use EVOO for any oil needs now. I have grown a taste more to better seeming foods than before. If I make a salad, I like a little oil and a lot of vinegar.. instead of ranch. I only put mayo on sandwhiches/burgers.. I haven't been able to eat either of those for months, so no mayo for me. Before I had good restriction, I ate burgers off of the bun, with mayo on it. Only because if I tried to eat the bun, I could only have 1 bite.. I'd rather eat a few bites of meat with mayo (and cheese and mushrooms normally), than one bite with bun and potential PB episode. I did do Atkins for about a week last month because I was plateuing and wanted a boost.. and it worked, but I hate doing restrictive diets.. so I'm back to whatever I can get down in a small portion.

I only wear low-rise.. It makes my tummy pooch a lot less. I wear bikini panties with them (from lane bryant). If you bend over, you show butt crack.. just part of it lol. I just make sure my shirts are longer than my pants, so nothing shows.