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Tiny & small pills go down fine for me, and I've got a great restriction. Medium size pills go down painfully.. and I gave up on my large pills. Anything that was large I either don't take or I found a chewable version.

Me too hehehe.

Your doc should give you a diet for your post-op. During my clear liquid phase only, I was allowed to have protein shakes too (as an exception).

Woohoo Congrats!

Glad you check in on us Terri! How long is your mom going to be living with you? Still no snow here, but it's pretty darn cold. I am suddenly extremely clumsy. At work we deal with a LOT of paper, so everyone gets papercuts.. so I always have one or two.. but lately, I am cutting my hands up all the time. And they hurt! I have 8 papercuts right now, and I just noticed a new one. Grr! Work is getting hectic. Lot of people screwing up and of course I am the one that has to explain to our customers why we (and by we, I mean the people in the plant) made stupid mistakes.. no, we're not idiots I swear. Hrmph. Everyone is stressing.. and it's slow time right now. We should never have any mistakes during slow time. Hope everyone has a good CTCD!! I am having a mini OJ for b'fast. And it's taking it's dear sweet time to go through the hole.

My weightloss is too goofy to pinpoint like that. I lose 5lbs one week, 1lb the next.. or 0lbs one week, and 3lbs the next. And I don't do anything different week to week to be making it so random.. just how the body does it's thang.

Oh and yes, the pills are band friendly. I'm as tight as I can get without not being able to get liquids down.. and I can get either of the B/C pills mentioned down fine. They are both very small pills.

I am at a very good restriction. Lots of things are a no-go, I can only eat certain hours of the day, but liquids are always fine. However, I PB very very easily. So I have to be very careful. That being, said, sometimes I don't anticipate it.. like last night at the inlaws, they made a mushroom casserole. I like mushrooms, but no one in my family does so I've never had a mushroom dish. But it was SO good, I took about 1/2c of it, and that was all I ate. In reflection, I probably ate it too fast. But, I didn't get a stuck or painful feeling so all was well. Then it hit me, I feel like I have the flu and I get nauseated. This has happened 3x's since my last fill. I bee-line to the bathroom and it's actual heaving throwing up, not PB's. What would cause the nausea?? 2nd.. I have noticed this twice.. once with eggs, and then with the mushrooms from last night. I ate the mushrooms at 6pm. Had my throw up episode.. 5 hours later, we're driving home, and I burp.. and burp up pieces of mushrooms. 5 hours later. Where did it come from?? I didn't feel like I had something stuck in my pouch, would it have come up from below my pouch? How long does food actually hang around down there? Both of these things are baffling me. halp!

I've been on B/C since I was 12, and I was fat since I was born.. So I personally don't notice any correlation. I was on Ortho Tri-Cyclen for most of this time, I did try the Depot Shot and gained 30lb the month I had it, so I wouldn't recommend that one.. and I'm on Yaz now. BTW.. took the test, not pregnant. My nurse called back and said since it's so infrequent I shouldn't worry about it, that I likely ate too much and my pouch was just getting rid of it. So she told me to watch how much I eat.

Actually, my mom's entire closet are my motivational clothes. And as fate would have it, she's been gaining weight. She has a whole wardrobe of 'britney spear' pants.. the low-riders that make your butt look nice.. and hippie suede coats.. all in size 12/14.. When I can wear my mom's clothes, I'll be tickled. My whole life I was always jealous of her!

Ta-da. You can actually see my eyes now hah hah.

Here's my Christmas B&A!

So do tell, is the sex better? Congrats!

I've been trying to make a twist on the hoppin' johns. No particular reason, just that I don't make the version I have very well.. is always too dry and not very tastey. Typically I cook the rice in chicken broth, then add it to a can of black eyed peas and ham stock and simmer till liquid is gone. So on one of the cooking shows (Paula Dean) she made something I thought looked yum.. after finding the recipe online, it doesn't have the rice.. and it's deep fryed, so I'm trying to tweak it, and maybe make something totally different using her ideas. Basically she makes a sauce for it.. cranberry sauce with 1tbsp of maple syrup and 1tsp of garlic powder. Then she mashes up the peas with onion, egg whites, cornstarch and shredded ham.. deep fries them into 'fritters', serves with the sauce. Anyone have an awesome hoppin johns recipe?? Don't want to fry it, want to incorporate rice, peas, and canned chunk ham...lots of flavor, and soupy if possible

Well I just made a concoction based on the recipe you posted. Ended up tasting awesome, DH ate the whole pot (after I took my 1cup). Cooked 3 cut-up raw mild italian sausages in olive oil with a diced onion. Meanwhile cooked 1 instant rice in a pot of boiling chicken broth. Once sausage was well cooked on the outside, I added the rice and black-eyed peas. Then I poured about 2 cups of chicken broth into it (from the rice). Added 2 dashes of Thyme, and 2 dashes of Cayenne Pepper. Let it cook, covered for 15 minutes.. then let it cook uncovered until all the liquid evaporated (approx another 15m). It was really moist and full of flavor!!

Well, halfway to goal and my size 11W feet haven't budged. Fingers crossed.. those of you who did lose shoe size, did it happen close to goal or what?

Yeah I just didn't realize the pouch can hold food so long without you feeling it (re:stuck feeling). And I didn't take the pregnancy suggestion any kind of way I was just saying I really doubt that's it.. I associate it with the band due to it being since my last fill.. going to get a test on the way home from work today to make sure, and I left a voicemail for my band nurse, going to ask her if she has any ideas about why I would get nausea.

Actually, I love Kielbasa, so that sounds pretty darn good.. minus navy beans. I just wanted to use ham because I have 4 cans to get rid of lol. Thanks!

I am emberassed to admit, my water consumption went to crap the past week or so. I have been craving Ginger Ale like crazy, it's lower in calorie than most cokes, and due to the carbonation and I guess my restriction, I can only drink about 4 sips a day.. but I bought a case to keep in the house. Only drank 1/2 of one in the past 2 weeks. But.. also got the one-serving cartons of OJ.. 1/2 jug of apple cider from Cracker Barrell.. and a Milo's Unsweet tea jug. I was going through bottled water like nuts.. now I have 3 cases and put a SMALL dent in it.. been grabbing all the wrong drinks. I know the solution GET IT OUT OF MY HOUSE. I can't help myself if it's there. Oh well, when it runs out, I won't buy more cider or OJ. I see I can't control me..duh. But I did buy a 2% milk carton & a bottle of water at work today.. Drank 3/4 of the milk carton and I've drank 1/2 the bottle of water so far. I'm trying to sip more, I need to get that water in. Hopefully, after the New Year I'll be back in the swing of water.

Really doubtful, I take my B/C religiously. But I don't see anyone else mention nause except for post-op. Am I just missing it? Really, no one else has this happen to them?

On another forum (nothing to do with banding or weight) I asked people to post recipes they like.. Even with ratings, allrecipes.com has a lot of weird (IMO) recipes, that people don't seem to just make for their family.. it's more specialty. Anyway, I didn't ask for healthy, just wanted to get ideas. Ends up some people eat healthy and had some good recipe ideas. Thought I would share.. not editing their grammar or anything. "Guilt Free Cake" this cake is dead easy to make Make a pot of tea - with real tea is best- then let it go cold In a large bowl put in a cup of sultanas- raisans or mixed fruit cover with the tea bout an inch over the top- dont forget to strain it. then cover and leave it to soak over nite. next day mix in selfraising flour some mixed spice - ginger - or whatever you got handy then mix it till its the righ consistency then grease a loaf tin put the mix in and bake till it comes out clean with knife test this has got no butter no sugar and no eggs but it tastes great ice it and its a cake- cut it into big slices and pour hot custard over its pudding -slice and butter and its fruit loaf . "Healthy Easy and Fast chicken Nuggets" When all your kid wants is chicken nuggets...gotta get creative! *Boneless Chicken Thighs (they are not as dry for this recipe) cut into strips *grind up oatmeal to a half powder half meal consistency, add paprika and salt and pepper to taste *roll the chicken in the oatmeal ...place in a baking pan and drizzle a couple tablespoons of oil evenly over it all. *bake in the oven at around 425f until done, usually around 20 minutes. these are moist inside....crunch crispy outside "OJ Chicken" defrost a whole chicken or get a fresh one then fill it with orange juice leave it upright in a bowl for bout two hours. Then chunky cut some mushrooms onions and any veges you got in the house. Drain the juice out of the chicken and save it for later. stuff the chicken with the veges and season with whatever you like plug the hole up with a big wedge of pumpkin or potato. Paint the chicken with melted butter and then orange juce wrap it in foil and cook for an hour slowly , take out the oven when ready cut it clean in half serve it with salad and its awesome. try experimenting with different fillings like bacon cheese- seafood well anything thats safe to eat or that you enjoy. (I would suggest stickin to veggies for LB!)

NYR is to keep on losing weight, duh.. same NYR I've had for over a decade. Me & DH decided last night we're going to get Chantix. My NYR is to do the best I can with it. I'm not going to say we'll quit, but we're sure going to try.

Wanted to share the mushroom casserole with you guys. It was so good, I was blown away. Like I said, never had a 'mushroom dish' before, so wowee. She made some adjustments and I plan to do the same. Sautee 1 cup of diced onion. In a bowl combine 2tbsp of cornstarch, 2c of beef bouillion, 1 tsp of marjoram. Add this mixture to 3c of sliced fresh mushrooms. Pour it all into the diced onion on the stove. Stir and cook until the sauce thickens. Remove from heat & add 2tbsp of parsley and 1tbsp of parmesian cheese (I omit this cheese, not a fan of parmesian). Then she topped it with a cracker crumb crust. Another thing I plan to omit. Recipe calls for saltines, and I don't like saltines.. and I didn't like the cracker texture in the casserole. I ate from underneath the crust MMMMMM. Bake 350 degrees for 20 minutes. So I plan to make this and serve it as a 'soup'. If you like mushrooms, you'll love this!!

I have a motivation clothing item that my sister bought herself around last x-mas. I brought it up, sister and mom are looking for it in their houses.. It was a pale purple velvet coat.. VERY renaissance looking. Had a scalloped/scooped back that went to the back of the knees, then raises to about the waist in the front.. button closing, and BIG flared sleeves. I guess looks like a 'pirate' coat, but very elegant. When I saw her come home in it last year I was dying with jealousy. I was looking it up in plus sizes to no avail, and then was even looking at custom clothing makers to replicate it for me.. Anyway it was a size 14. I'm now in 18/20 for the most part (some 14/16 tops), so I should be able to wear it soon IF THEY FIND IT. I would just cry with delight.

Well, I don't have symptoms of being sick...and the 3 nausea attacks hit over a month span.. so I really don't think it's being sick. And after I vomit once, it's gone. The mushroom casserole was just fresh mushrooms in a beef bouillion with onions, so not a lot of fat or grease if any. But for the mushroom to even exist in pouch after 5 hours is bizarre to me. I didn't know anything could be in the pouch like that and not be causing me problems (stuck feeling, etc.). The other time it was a piece of egg. I had eggs for lunch, and that night at dinner I burped up a piece of egg.