paula

yep! My thoughts exactly! Lisa, you give your dogs milk products? I thought that gave dogs the sh*ts?

gosh, my pain was very minimal, and I only had liquid tylenol post surgery as well. good luck to you... and try the walking as often as you can. It does help.

Alexandra, some decongestants can give you a couple of good side affects. Like energy, loss of appetite PLUS aid in sinus congestion. When I take Alegra D - this happens to me. Its a good thing although the last time I took it was in November. This may be the kick that you need to start feeling better. And the hormone stuff... I havent done alot of reasearch about it, but this weightloss has sent mine into orbit (hmm, weightloss or age?). I even asked my obgyn about birthcontrol pills to help get them back on track, phew! But Im right there with you on that one. And what about some fun computer game to help those dull days at work? When Im feeling stuffy from sinus, I cant concentrate on a book - but I could probably focus on rollercoaster tycoon.... hey! tis better then munching!

thats a major NSV right there! Hope that was the first AND last! Was it a quick one? or one of those long drawn out slime's that lasted for a couple of hours - THEN relief? BTW - what'd you do to your hair?

woooo hooo Vines! I agree with the others - this is going to motivate you to go shopping more and more! And whats even more amazing - youre going to enjoy it! I bet hubby's excited about those numbers as well! bobalooey - youre crackin me up! poor Aunt Flo, you sure you dont want her visitin your house?

Thanks Penni for the update... I was just wondering where you had been lately. Hadnt seen you around much! Estela, hurry and recover!!! We want details - even the graphic ones! We miss you. God bless!

150mg of Iron?? when's the last time you pooped??? Iron causes constipation - be careful! Your muliti vit should contain all the vit.'s you need. Extra vit C is wonderful - cant get enough of this one!

Ive heard that too. But its been years ago, and I havent heard any more about it in recent days. Im interested in what you discover.

LOL! I eat one of those personal bags of cashews (the ones for .99 at any check-out)about once a week. Never had problems with it.

one more thing, you mentioned getting another fill. Here is a site that helps many of us determine if thats what we are needing... http://lapbandtransformation.com/Adjustments.htm

thats what Im thinking. You can add protien to many area here... chop steak/chicken into that delicious salad, add a couple of protien drinks - replace the diet coke with one. is this happening in the morning? Nearly all of us feel major restriction in the morning. and hitting a plateau is normal. Most of the time thats when you are losing inches - not weight. by the way, make sure your Water is around 60-80 oz's a day. Some people just drink and not measure their intake - but I always measure. You would be suprised the difference. dont worry, itll start going down again.

yeah Mary! You got the pic up! who cars if its sideways - we still see the earring. Looks good! and I love your big hoops.

Leatha started a thread many months ago that inquired about how many of us grew up with an alcoholic parent.... how sad.

did you say that yesterday was your birthday???? **throat clearing** Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Dear Vera, Happy Birthday to you!

Brenda, YES! Send Jonathan your stats again - he may have overlooked em! And another Yes, this is the place to report your weekly weight!

LMBO.. ok Paula!!!!!!! I say this b/c anytime I change decade numbers, I weigh myself like 14 times *from shock* before I admit it! You are offically in Onderland!!!!! you go! woo hoo!

I thought this was kinda neat. add your weight and time spent exercising - and it gives you number of calories you burn for several activities. http://www.fatfreekitchen.com/weightloss/burn-calories.html

I usually tell the waiter/waitress... "Ive had weightloss surgey and I cant eat it all" - but only tell if they start questioning.

Youre gonna make that goal weight - I just know you will!

. what the heck... is this a new thing? And I cant believe he charged another 200 bucks? OMG! Oh well, at least you are "fixed"!

mine too. Kelly said it best, you people should be given a special medal for turning out so good. Anyone ever read a book called, "A Child Called 'IT'" by David Pelzer? This man was severly abused by his mom - the things she did to him.... horrible. AND - she was an alcoholic too!

Oh my goodness!!! What FUN! Trish, what was that you were gulping??? You two are so beautiful! Isnt it the neatest thing to meet someone from LBT?

ok Mary, we need pics of that new earring!!!! And Im not into tattoo's, but I do agree with Vines, that it should be meaningful! And of coarse we are going to want a picure of that too when you get it BTW - how much have you lost so far?

Hi Flower, Vines is right! Very few people feel restriction with just the band - most of us need 1 or 2 or 3 or more fills to gain that restricted feeling. Sad, I know. I thought the same thing when I was banded - thought I got a defective tool. As much as we pay our doctors, this is one thing they need to tell us prior to surgery: you will NOT get restriction until your first fill!

We recently upgraded our internet service from dial-up to DSL. But it seems that 4 out of 5 times the DSL system is down when we go to use the internet. I am grateful that hubby has the patience to continue calling the phone comp. and try to get this "fixed" - Ha! six phone calls ago I wouldve asked for dial-up again. but now Im thinking we should just go to cable. same monthly price. anyone else having frustrations with DSL???