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Guess what I'm making for dinner tonight?

Finally bounced back to 279 today! Whew. All the damage I did last weekend is gone. Moving on. Lunasa, I know what you mean. Especially now that I think I'm a bit too restricted, so it's a lot easier to eat junk than 'good food'. I wanted to go to a psychiatrist about my eating habits, but they couldn't get me in until end of Oct, and then they called and cancelled that, so I'm not doing it now. I probably should, sometimes we just need help!!! I don't have a cure for mouth ulcers, but I know if I drink ANYTHING citrus it makes them worse.. so no OJ, lemon stuff, etc. As for boobs, you girls want some? My boobs are getting BIGGER. I was really looking forward to losing SOME of them. I was a 46D when I started.. I am now a 40DD. The seperation between tummy and boobs makes me very happy now, but I can't keep them in my bra anymore. Today I am wearing a semi-wonder bra kind of thing that makes them nice and perky looking.. but I have a 2 inch bubble coming out of the top of each cup!!

Ok, for now we'll say no limit. Do as you see fit

My port revision surgery was done under general anesthesia, but I did read somewhere about someone having it under local anesthesia and I think they just said it felt really weird.

Yessss.. protein=better hair & fingernails. My fingernails normally flake and break all the time, even though I try to grow them out. Since banding, my nails have been gooorgeous and long and hard. I thank my protein test tubes. My mom was jealous, and somehow thought it was from my flintstone vitamins.. so she bought some and is taking them in hopes of pretty nails. I think it's good she now takes vitamins, so I don't have the heart to tell her its the protein.

Hah, we should start one. I have random people contact me like you did adryan, from nearby..So far no one who is banded, just thinking about it.

Chili is a wonderful comfort food for me. I don't like it at restaurants, I don't like it from a can or a box.. But when I make it from scratch, and leave it on low on the stove all day.. mmmmmm. I do love it, especially on the cold days. I make it by browning meat with onions, then adding garlic, tomato paste, water, cloves, bay leaves, salt, pepper.. then cooking it for a while, then adding kidney beans and cooking a while longer (slow all day long).. take out the cloves and leaves. I use to also like putting it on rice or macaroni noodles, but I enjoy it just as much without and no need to add all the extra calories.

I'm semi-vegeterian due to restriction. I am not intentionally going to cut out meat, but it seems that's the hardest thing for me to get down and I give up on it a lot. I swear, I'm still wanting to try tofu! I finally told DH last night about my finds on tofu and how I'd like to try it. He said one of his 'hippie friends' took him to some 'hippie restaurant' and they gave him something with tofu.. he said it had no taste and was like eating a sponge, so he's weary. But I told him everything I learned about how it absorbs taste of whatever you make it, how it can be versatile, etc.. and he said he's willing to try it again if I want to cook it. woot! Next time we go grocery shopping, I'm getting a list of tofu recipes I think look good and getting all the ingredients to make it.

Soft foods & mushies mean the same thing in my mind too. I went from clear liquid-->full liquid--->mushies--->normal food. Maybe you misunderstood them, but definitely ask. Maybe they mean 'softly get into normal foods'? LOL..

Ok how about we use $15 loosely. And DO keep in mind shipping costs. So far we only have 1 person out of country. If you want to spend a bit more than $15, you can, and if you can't afford $15, you MUST create a home made project with your sweat and blood.. HAHA! I'm just kidding Or am I? Santa's watching you! Guess I'll post mine here too..(I will still pass on this info to your Secret Santa when the time comes). 1. Do you have specific allergies (foods, scents, dyes etc.)? No, but DH has scent problems, so no perfumes or air sprays!! 2. Favorite color? Dark blues & silver 3. Least favorite color? Orange, Yellow..any bright obnoxious colors. 4. Hobbies of any sort? Bowling & poker 5. Do you collect anything? Everything fairy! I looove fairies. 6. Any additional comments- I like knick knacks .. I like antique things at flea markets. (And you're welcome guys, I love Secret Santas. They're so exciting and fun!!!)

I went to Dr. fuccundus first, did NOT like him. So I found Dr. Freeman in Anniston. It's quite a drive for me, but.. Well first, he pushes RNY. He didn't try to change my mind, but he was clear his vote is always RNY. But, beyond that he is so wonderful. Literally one of the nicest men I've ever met. I feel very safe with him. My only complaints have been the lack of fills he gave me, but it ended up my port turned around, so he's back to being wonderful lol. I have heard a lot of good things about Dr. Miles. And no, I don't go to support groups. The one my doctor signed me up for is in B'ham. I already drive 6 hours a month to get fills, I didn't feel like going to B'ham for groups. I heard they're 'bariatric groups' and mostly RNY patients. Not to sound snottish, because I don't mean it that way, but I think we experience different things and I didn't feel I'd benefit from it. I haven't found a local lap-band group.. only RNY. Do you know of a local lap-band one??? I had called around. We should all get together I can show you guys my battle scars ;

Oh, and the steak.. is on my desk at work LOL!

I ended up stopping the vomit about 15m after posting. And yes, the bubble looked cool, but very bizarre knowing it came out of my mouth. And I IMMEDIATELY felt un-nauseated when that bubble came out, which is why I think it must have been formed in my tummy and hitting a puke nerve or something lol. My food's a little whack, I wasn't able to keep anything down today after lunch. B'fast- Frappuccino (200c) Lunch- 1tbsp of inside of a quesadilla, and 1/2c of coffee. But I'm about 99.9% sure I got rid of every bit of that. Had tea with lemon and sweet-n-low till bowling, at bowling I felt faint and my stomach was rumbling like nuts. I ate about 1.5 french fries (went down very painfully). Then I got a scoop of ice cream from cracker barrel I'm eating tonight. I know ice cream goes down good, and I need some calories for today!!!! 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream, I'll say it's probably 100 calories. So 300 calories, burned about 350 bowling.. I'm at -50 for the day

Limit, as in the 'max'. No need for anyone to feel obligated to spend a lot of money, it is the thought that counts.. and if you've never done Secret Santa before, it's a lot of fun!!

I went to Auburn for a semester! ROFL. I was 17, and there was sooo much drama and partying in my dorm.. and then Sept. 11 happened and I dropped out to move back home. I was really silly then.

Hey Wendy, I'm in Huntsville too

I never was into the shortbread cookies until I started buying 100 calorie packs. I haven't tried the lorne doone, and whatever brand that is, that makes the cookies thin and crunchy (oreos, chips ahoy).. they're ok, they taste good, but I don't really like the texture. Some other brand makes Shorties Shortbread cookie 100 calorie packs. These are WONDERFUL. They're hard for me to find though, so I've been out of them for a while. And Pepperidge Farm now makes 100 calorie packs.. trouble trouble! I bought their Chessmen cookie 100 calorie packs, and I still think the Shorties were 10x better!

Are they already packaged?? I like the sugar-free kool aid (with splenda), but I have to make it.. and 1. I don't take drinks 'on the run' very well unless it's packaged. 2. the sugar-free kool aid tastes bad to me after a day in the fridge, so I never drink it all. If they're already packaged, I would definitely like to try them!!

Oh, and according to my doc's office, your company excludes obesity treatment generally if they are a company of 100 employees or less. So that may give you an idea based on your company's size. But, call your provider and ask about your company's policy. They should be able to tell you right away. They told me "No" pretty quick

I have BCBS of AL. As of April this year, BCBS of AL announced they do accept lap-band now!! YAY! However, for ME.. my insurance POLICY excludes "Any obesity treatments". So I was self-pay. But, I found out they are paying for my fills (done in the hospital) and I pay $51 deductible. That's pretty neat. Might be an error and they'll come back and charge me later.

I didn't take my iron pill today. Would it have effected me from yesterday? I felt fine last night. Oh and more drama with my sister.. she had her lab follow up this morning, as of last Friday she felt better, we thought it was all going good. But today they said her pnemonia is getting worse, and she is now anemic (how ironic is that??). So.. back on antibiotics, and they told her not to go back to work for another week. And I found someone on craigslist that is coming to take my couch YAY!

I refuse to count carbs. That's my stipulation. I hate diets. I did Atkins, and I can vouche for it, I did wonderful on it. But I *WON'T* stick to it, and when I fall off the wagon I fall hard and sabotage myself for hating myself for failing. Vicious cycle!! But I do count calories, only because if I don't, I will lose track and eat more than I should, and thus not lose weight. I am NOT dieting. I don't count calories to diet. I count calories to be accountable. I will eat pizza, a piece of cake, whatever.. as long as it's in my calories for the day. And 99% of the time, I'd rather have more of something lower in calories. But the days I go bonkers and eat things I shouldn't, the band does this for me--it stops me. I'll get restricted, PB, blah blah. My days of gorging on several McDonald meals in front of the tv are long gone. My gorges are now so small in comparison to my pre-band life. I like that. And I don't hate myself afterward, because I go to myplate and look.. and I'll be damned I was still under 2,000 calories for the day. HURRAH!

From what I read about Chantix, that's exactly what it does. It blocks your receptors from receiving any pleasure from the cigarette, so you just give it up (according to co-workers). A lot of them are on it, 1 has finally quit, the rest don't smoke nearly as often and they don't finish their cigarettes.

According to my gyno, sugar is the reason for my mood swings! She told me if I stopped eating sugar, I'd quit being a horrible B*tch to my husband! I still asked her to change my B/C prescription. She had me on something new that I swear was making me crazy. But again, she said it was sugar.

You know, when I was vomiting in the restroom, by the 3rd time I didn't check if it was empty since I was nauseated, but I thought.. someone is going to think I'm bulimic in here.. and I told myself.. if I walk out of this stall and someone is looking at me crossed eyed, I'll go "Do I LOOK bulimic to you?!" lol.