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Yep... Im another 150er! At least, thats what my surgeon is aiming for. I set my own 'goal' at 170. I think that most people that weigh 150 look very average - not skinny or tiny, but very normal. That may be why so many chose this as their goal.

Yeeaaahh Kathy!!! Awesome awesome news!

(sigh) I lost 1 pound. I have a confession to make: I have been eating crap for 2 weeks now! Just ate a jumbo *not small* JUMBO hershey bar w/ almonds - then finished Anne's cheetoes.... badbadbad Paula!!!!! :angry Just for mental abuse, I looked on the hershey wrapper for the calories..... ONLY 410! :dead Thats a meal.

Turkey meatballs.... tortilla wraps... chicken curry... Im getting hungry!!!! Here's another chicken thing: Catalina chicken boneless, skinless chicken breast/tenders catalina dressing with reg. seasonings mixed in (Mike even adds tobasco to the sauce) baste the chicken in the dressing and allow small time for marinating place on grill and cook till done! YUM YUM! This is a good one to make leftovers with. I usually prepare mac/cheese and a salad with this.

There is a reason for everything that happens... when a door closes, look for the open window!!! ((hugs)) to you my friend! God bless!

You are so right on! Denise, I can completely understand. I am in a very comfortable 14-16, so I can still try some small plus sizs, but mostly wear a xl in the regualr sizes. While shopping for a bathing suit on Sunday, I couldnt find any that were not on a clearance rack, so I asked a salesperson. LOL... She told me the "all the suits were in the front of the store, BUT the plus sizes were over here." (shrugs shoulder) Whatever! Another thing is that I dress pretty modest. And modest clothes are easy to find in the plus sizes.... not so easy to find in the regular sizes!!!

Kelly, girl I was thinking about you yesterday. I dont have anything to add, but I am strongly leaning to Penni's theory as being correct. What did Spiegel say about this? Did he recommend a reflux prescription from your pcp? Im kinda the same way... Im in need of a slight fill. I can eat aything, even bread! But Im still having reflux issues, so I know that it wouldnt be a good thing with getting a fill. ((hugs)) hope you are feeling better real soon! Ill try giving you a call later today.

Penni, my heart goes out to Jan. That is so very hard to watch (death process) - especially when its someone you deeply love. My goodness, youve been dealing with such bad news lately - seems like this has been going on for several months. ((Hugs)) to you and your friend... and I will remember Jans mom! God bless.

LOVED loved L O V E D the pic!!!!! Thats gonna be a great 'before' photo! Oh, and you two are the cutiest couple! BTW... can I have your hair???

Hi Becky! Each doctor is different on their 'rules' for adjustments! My doctor allows fills every 4 weeks.... BUT!!!! lots of us gain restriction 4-6 weeks after a fill, so I would recommend waiting at least 6 weeks (or even 8 weeks) before getting another one. Here is a great site that helps lots of us answer the "golden" question as to whether or not we are ready for an adjustment... http://lapbandtransformation.com/Adjustments.htm

Ive had coffee since day 3. Never had problems with it! But I also agree with Kathy. If you find that it aggitates your stomach, you may want to switch to hot coca until you get further down the banded road! Good luck!

Oh yes, Im in the water challenge for you, Kathy! Gosh, things are getting better and better every time I come check on you! Praise God!

Hi Becky - Congratulations on getting started early! You get a big LBT hug for that... This is so normal! But just remember that this transformation will be a little longer then other WLS's. Good luck & God bless!

Hi Sandra, Welcome to LBT!!!! Ive heard of people getting hiccups as a sign that their pouch is full! Its true... I think our La Madame/Michelle gets this signal.

Yeah Dallasdoll! Welcome to the Bandwagon! Hope you have a wonderful and successful journey!

Yeeaahhh! (sigh of relief) Kathy - so happy to have a fairly positive update fom you! Getting hydrated may have been the biggest aid in this battle. SOOOO glad you went to the ER! So very glad!

I got a pm from canadian - giving me the receipe for chinese dumplings! This sounds too good to keep to myself, so I wanted to share it with everyone else! well it was my own little version of chinese dumplingsi took some napa cabbage and boiled the leaves till they were soft enough to fold(like a cabbage roll) then i set them in cold Water to firm them up again then i mixed lb of ground chicken green onions a bit of salt some seasame seeds (not to much) hoisen sauce (bout 2 tbsp) 1 egg 2 tbsp of flour and if u like the zip 1 thai chili seeds out and chopped real fine, if u can't find a thai chili, use a jalapeno or a scotch bonnet then i mixed it all together and cut each cabbage leaf in half to make 2 dumplings i used a tbsp or 2 of the mix then roll up the dumplings they should be no bigger then the size of a golf ball then i steamed them in a steamer basket for 10 mins and dipped them in red pepper jelly that i warmed up real tasty hope you try them.... iamcanadian25 p.s- i'm a cook by trade..lol...let me know if u like this recipe and if u want some more this one was very band friendly

Im kinda bored here, so I starting thinking about food. Then I started wondering what everyone was eating for supper tonight. So, what did you have for supper tonight? **whoever has the best meal gets to cook for all of us tomorrow night **

AMEN!!!!! Ive noticed that when Im not losing weight, Im losing inches. And when Im not changing much in clothes, the scale goes down... funny huh? ...a size 10! Gosh, I dont think Ive ever worn a 10! High-five to ya Michelle!!!!!!

Are you still having a hard time taking sips of water? Yikes girl, I dont like the sounds of this!

(((Penni))) gosh girl! You are awesome! She's the only mom you'll ever have... so do what you can for her - you'll NEVER regret it!!! God bless you I was scrolling through the threads lastnight and thought about you and your mom - wondered how everything was going.... SO glad you updated us!

The ER that you went to - were they familear with banded patients??? and if so, what was their conclusion?

Welcome to LBT!!! What a GREAT story! BW, where are you from??

Hi Jody! Here is a site that helps get me 'back on track', http://lapbandtransformation.com/Adjustments.htm

GREAT thinking Kathy! Just waiting to hear fom you...