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Anyone have some good ideas on quick and easy meals??? I need new ideas! A regular for my family is tacos.... hard or soft tortillias shells - heated in micro seasoned ground meat chedder cheese chopped lettuce chopped green onions chopped tomatoes sour cream This is one of the quickest and easiest meals... and still healthy!

yea, Id say about 4 weeks late!!! Im still shocked.

I need some input from all you experienced mothers, fathers, nurses, grand's, aunts, neighbors..... My little neice is 4 months old. The cutest, fattest, sweetest little butterball youve ever seen. Headfull of black curley hair too! But today, my sister - Ashley - called my attention to something strange. Baby Katy Beth keeps her head tilted to the right. Ive noticed that when I hold her she always seems to lean to the right, but just figured her muscles werent strong enough to keep her upright. After Ashley told me this, I 'tested' her by helping her sit up in my lap & on the floor, and sure thing... she leans to the right. She will pick her head up straight, but only for a few seconds, then drops it back down to the right side. So now Im scared. Ashley is bringing her to see the pedi. on Friday for shots, so she plans on talking to the doctor about this. Any of you ever experience this? Here is her little picture, isnt she precious? *notice in this picture, her little head is tilted to the right*

Desertmom, when my first born came along, I wanted to make sure and do everything perfect. So I thought about this theory for a long time. If we think about it, prior to 50 or so years ago, there was ONLY breastfed babies, even though one may have needed a 'wet nurse' to hang around. And we all know that obesity has plagued us for hundreds of years... actually, I would imagine since time began. And all these people were breast fed. So, back to the original question. I was bottle fed. I am (was) MO. My mom was breast fed. She is MO.

Are you serious???

Thank you so much for the input. Kathy, she was a c-section baby. I should have mentioned that in the original post. You are right though, sometimes the pulling and tugging during delivery could cause temp. problems. Crystal, nope, her head is normal sized. And, I thought about the hearing too. Wannabtiny, thanks for that info. Im going to do a little seach and see what I come up with.

We missed the show lastnight, so I didnt get to see the performances. But what a shock.... Scott is still there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What is the deal?

1. What is your first name? Paula 2. How long have you been banded?almost 10 months 3. How much weight have you lost? 52lbs 4. What was your favorite food pre-banding?hot buttered rolls 5. What is your favorite food now? nachos 6. Are there any foods you can't or don't eat? soft tortillas & anything really spicy 7. What is your favorite snack food? popcorn 8. Has your SO changed towards you in any way since you were banded?dont think so. 9. What are some of the things you can do now that you couldn't do before? cant think of any 10. Do you have any pets? What kind?1 bad dog & 1 huge cat 11. What would your dream vacation be if you could go anywhere you wanted? some place tropical 12. If you won a million dollars, what would be the first thing you would do with it? fix the bell system at our church 13. What are your favorite books to read? spiritual books & books on the lives of the saints - hoping that they will help me be a better mother and wife. Funny thing, none of the saints had a computer. hmmmm 14. What is your favorite TV program? American Idol & home improvement shows

Now its your turn to get the high five! WTG! See??? You were so worried about that stupid scale.

Gosh John, youre doing what we had surgery to make us do... eat less! GREAT job! You have a tremendous amout of discipline.

If your hubby wants to go - let him! The only reason mine couldnt come with me & because he had to stay with the little ones (babysit).

Yep! Id say you are now definately one of us! And here's a BIG high-five for that -30.... woo hooo!!!!! And to think, youve just started!!!

Hope you have a WONDERFUL day! Happy Happy Birthday to you!

Oh Babs... actually I have too many Funny, Embarrassing, Humiliating or Painful pb's to list any particular one. My favorites are the ones that you can predict and you have plenty of time to get to a safe place. The ones that are very humbling are those that just spring up on you... Im suprised that the older lady didnt ask if you were pregnant!

Yea!!!! Jamie, John & Crystal!!! Soooo happy for you! With great disappointment, I am honestly adding my 1 pound gain! all that junk Ive been eating is catching up!

Hi Debra! Havent had that happen, but I have had problems where LBT was running slower then normal, or hard to log into.

Theresa, Ive wondered so many times about how the band affects pregnancy. What a wonderful story. Glad it was such a positive experience! Like you, Im curious to know how much weight shes lost. (((hugs))) to the new little family!

Lets see, each surgeon has their own set of post-op instructions. I suggest you calling your surgeons office and asking them. The 'normal' rule is..... (give or take a few details) week 1 - Clear liquids (Water, tea, broth) week 2 - full liquids (milk shakes, creamy Soups - thicker liquids, anything that goes through a straw) week 3 - mushy stuff (pudding, cream potatoes, thicker soups - soft stuff) week 4 - another week of mushy foods week 5 - solids Hope this helps. Let me add that most of us here strongly discourage solids at 10 days post op. Please be careful. Just because you can, doesnt mean you should!

OMG Betty! Ill get Marcus right now & we'll start our praying.

How long have you been banded? almost 10 months What do you eat each day? anything I want - no tortillas, or VERY spicy/hot foods though How much do you eat? Usually a protien bar for am, bag of popcorn for lunch & too much to consider listing between 4 - 8pm. Do you eat sweets? ooooh yeah! too much How much have you lost? -53 Do you feel its worth it? Im going with Estela... somedays I do, somedays I don't. I truly thought the band would magically make me NOT hungry. But Ive realized that Im overweight because Im bored, or stressed out, or very tired - and these different emotions make me want to eat. So in essence, the band does its job - cause Im very seldom hungry! I just have to do my part - and find other things to do in emotional times other then eat.

Wooo Hooo Corgi!!!! -17 in 5 weeks???? I wouldnt say thats slow!!! Keep up the awesome job!

Just wondering... How often should we have blood work to ensure us that our body is getting enough of all the nutrients??? yearly??? every 6 months???? never???

Hi Hopeful! several months ago I heard about Splenda being a bad thing, so I did a little seach on the internet about it. From my search, I copied & pasted an article on LBT that was the easiest for me to understand. Ill try & locate it for you & copy the link. There was some question on the arthur of the article, but basically everything I read via internet gave the same info. http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=3036&page=1&pp=15. Also, i want to add.. my mom used tons of Splenda. She was having so much pain - thinking it was arthritis - horrible joint pains when she would stand up & start walking, feeling so bad all of the time. She ran out of Splenda & went w/o it for a couple of days... guess what??? She felt like a different person - all the aches were much better. So she tested herself. Consumed more splenda... pain. SO? No splenda, no pain! True story!!!

bandit - this stew sounds yummy. I love the 'fix it & forget it' meals. Kelly - country style ribs??? this receipe is too easy. Im definately adding it in my receipe book!***Im editing to ask what temp to set the oven on and how long do they cook for*** Mandy - Im so very serious, the taco one is making my mouth Water. I have to try this one! .... are you talking about the cheese & sour cream?

Hey Margo... welcome to LBT! I dont have anything to add or recommend. Just wanted to welcome you and tell you that you get a big LBT (((hug))) for doing so much investigating on WLS! SO many people go into this blind! Good luck!