Mischievous1

Hi I'm here, not posting but lurking everyday! I hit my lowest at 215 about 2 weeks ago and have fluctuated a lb or two each day yet have not gone any lower and i'm a little frustrated as my fill is still a little tight and I want to eat more solids/meats and can't...i'm contemplating a slight unfill, but keep putting it off thinking I will loosen up on the next lb or two...I tried to have some pork chops tonight that I cooked in the slow cooker all day so they fell apart when I ate them (nice and soft) I cooked them in low fat cream of mushroom soup and put some of that on them, then when I ate them I PBed almost immediately. So i'll try liquids again for a day or two and then try again, but I think I may need some relief soon. argh

WOW...how frustrating. I do feel I don't eat enough Fiber since I can't tolerate lettuce right now, but overall I have a very healthy diet, I would assume due to your success you do too, can't they see that? sheeshh

Isn't it great to have itall in writing so you can see how much more you need to workout for the day to hit your mark!!

OMG, she soo does...that cracks me up, but she does look better overall and so much healthier, but I can't get the image of her bobbling head off of my mind now...LMAO

I LOVE Engineers they crack me up with the "need to know"... he sounds like fun.

True head and if anyone has seen the other pics....removing hair from other parts as well???

Do you find that you're up and about more in the evening trying to get those numbers up? That's the biggest win I have found for having mine. Normally I would be relaxing and watching tv late, but if my numbers are down i'll pull out my mini trampoline and fidget, jump and march in place. My 3 year old makes me "take turns" if she's still up though so that can be a challenge...:faint:

I would have to agree that 2.5 seems to be the sweet spot for many. I'm at 2.8 and at first it was way tooo much, but after the first week I lost enough weight it loosened up, but if you look at averages most are 2.5 and happy with their restriction.

Oh...public relations..

I've always smoked when I had a few drinks with friends, but quit drinking for a few years after getting prego and becoming a mom...now that I can't eat, i'm finding i'm having a few drinks and smokes more than I did prebanding.... Iheard many GB patients switch their addictions to booze, cigarettes and/or sex...I guess this is quite typical, but i'm not seeing alot of people talking on these forums about these addiction transfers. Does anyone know if smoking can cause issues with the band? Not that i'm looking for a license to smoke but I don't remember hearing anything from my surgeon and was curious as it's not mentioned much...?

I need to change jobs...I would KILL to wear scrubs daily...no seriously, I need to change jobs.

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I'm with you on that one. I happen to have an exceptionally beautiful little girl (LOL, don't we all) that people have tried to get me to enter into modeling and even family members have entered her into picture contests etc. But I am firm that I don't want to put her into a life where she feels her looks determine her self worth. Also...on another note, will people quit saying Britney was fat and out of shape in her appearance on the MTV Awards (I think that was the appearance-where it was supposed to be her BIG COMEBACK and she wore the bikini) come on, she looked GREAT and except for the fact that she moved slowly, lip synced terribly and was nervous-her outfit wasn't the most flattering for her newly shapely figure, but she is NOT fat. People have got to quit labelling women fat in this country we are killing our young girls trying to be stick thin - PuLEAZZZZ! Thank you for letting me get that out. :mad:

LOL, Coffee gets me all fired up too, i'm with you there!!

I too had a little trouble with heartburn the first couple of days after my last fill and a treatment of prilosec took it right away...I'm happy to see you are feeling better.:whoo:

Thanks Suzzzie, that was me asking about the display...i'm really loving my bugg. There are days I don't wear it because I can't fit it under a tight sweater, but for the most part, I put it on before I put on my wedding ring in the AM! Shhhh don't tell the DH.

hey my birthday is Oct 26th too! Happy Birthday to us, I think I am going to get the wristwatch as a present for myself.

you will love your new toy, oopps I mean tool!

whoo hoooooo, CONGRATS that is so wonderful for you!!!:whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo:

Do you have a code to use for the display watch only? I already have the V2 and want the display watch which is only $79 on this site, but thought i'd ask - it's still a chunk of change to put out for something i've already spent quite a bit on so wanted to see if I could save more $$ on it before I ordered it.

Melissa, that is bad news...i'm soooo sorry. Is there anything they can do to remove them? (sorry if I sound ignorant...I honestly don't even know what they are)

I have heard a version of that alot in my lifetime "you'd be so pretty if you'd lose some weight" well that would just tick me off and make me eat to spite them! Ya' know?

I'm an Oregonian...I live in the (Bethany/185th) Beaverton area.

Tom Kha soup is your best bet for Thai food...it is yummy and you can eat the broth (which has coconut milk and is spicy too) and feel VERY satisfied.

I wish I was there, I still can't eat much and my weight loss has stopped as a result...it's frustrating...I haven't lost a lb in 2 weeks and I eat less than my 3 year old daughter.