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Bigmom, -7? WOW!!!! What did you do to have such a dramatic loss? Come on... we want details!!! Wade, a gain is normal... especially when its due to celebrating a Birthday Jonathan, it may take another fill before you get enough restriction to lose weight... hang in there! Zoe, Michelle, Penni, Im soooo jealous! -2 or more pounds in a week is worth a celebration! Christina, Im sure it was the stress of dreaming about t.v. land that caused a little gain... ? Thanks again everyone! Having all of you do this with me makes this journey so much easier to handle.

(sighing with smiles) this is better then a watching a good love story on the tube!

Hi Wendy! Im one of Dr Spiegel's patients too. If you have any questions, feel free to ask! Good luck on Friday!

Jamie, thats cute! gosh, its really close...

And Ill take what Penni's having! Michelle, How true!!! Ive done some small eliminating myself and I can see the difference. Just wondering... those w/o OCD, do they think like us? :cross-eye

Hi Marie, Thats a wonderful weightloss... Congratulations! Keep up the good work!

Corliss, you may want to start a new thread topic with that question - so it can attract more attention, and get more feedback.

Lisa, for so long I wondered the same thing. I didnt even like to 'visit' here b/c everyone was losing, and I wasnt - so it depressed me. This second fill has done it for me... once you get a fill, things will be different (you know this already). How much longer will it be before you get that shiny new port (along with a fill)?

This is going to sound to stupid, but is that snow flakes in the picture? If it is............................. WOW, thats beautiful!

Lisa, have you tried using the "back" button? Sometimes thats the only way I can find anything after Ive replyed to a post. (did that make sense?)

Hi Braveheart, Welcome to LBT! We have several other UK members here - glad to have all of you There is tons of information here, so... Happy Reading!

Just thinking about you, hope you are doing well!

Alice, Hope you are feeling better now! Ive have a couple of things that I try when I feel my food getting stuck. Sometimes PBing is inevitable, but sometimes I can get it to pass. At the first sign of a possible blockage: 1. I stretch my abdomen, sometimes this will dislodge the food 2. take a walk around the house, yard 3. lay down on my back, (sometimes I gently rub my belly - dont know if thats ok to recommend, but sometimes it helps). 4. lay on my right side propped up on my elbow - something about this position has helped me many times! If I get to step #4 and Im still slimming bad, a PB is certainly gonna happen. Sometimes I PB and never get to try any of these... just depends! Different days, different foods, different levels of restriction... Good luck!

OMG...Trish! Did it do any damage to anything? Waaaay back in 97', we had a ice storm in this area - first in a million years (it never snows here, nor do we ever have ice on the roads, much less an ice storm) Anyway, we had a big beautiful live oak tree in our front yard, that the ice storm brought down. I was so upset... I even cried!

I have NO idea what that is, but it certainly does sound good. I LOVE coffee, all kinds.

Lisa - ah, is this a before or after photo?

Pat, LOL! Alex, your not alone! Cooking is a chore for me, certainly NOT pleasure! I cant believe what you people eat... egglpant parm, spaghetti squash, squash/cheese/crouton casserole, Pork backbone and ribs cooked in BBQ sauce... yummmmm! It must have been a pork eating night, so many of you had that for supper. Bright, what is mushroom risotto? Sounds good. And a fat free fudge bar for desert? I like simplicity. Tanya, we need to start a book thread with all the books that everyone recommends. Ive never heard of that one, but by the title, it looks like it would have great receipes. Pacomoma (Pat), You and Betty must have coordinated your menu together, lol!

Zoe, Ive never heard of this medical condition (lol)! hehehe, must be a new one!

199 this morning!

Hi Jamie! I used the childrens tylenol, and yes, you have to use twice as much. Another thing was the suger content was very high... yuck! Thankfully I didnt need it very often.

Hope its just gas, but call your MD and get his opinion!

Kim, I dont love ANY pic of me (lol)... I just 'settle' for one that gets the job done!

Hi Lisa!!! my goodness... look how little you are getting! And that ass....

Marie, OMG, that made my mouth water! Jeanna, weve had hotdogs for easter dinner before, dont ever under estimate hotdogs around here! Pat, you get to make the dessert for tomorrow night's feast. Betty, you are in the winner's seat... pork roast? Thats what I kept smelling...

:eek its hotter up there then down here!