LilMissDiva Irene

Holy MOLY! Wow, what can I say besides Congratulations. You are truly one of the ones to look up to.

I agree, in fact my doctor stressed to me right after banding and letting me go home from my hospital stay… “NO DIETS”!! I laughed out loud even though it hurt and I promised him no diets. Its so amazing we have a tool where when properly restricted we can eat small amounts and stay satiated until our next meal. Thank You Lap Band!!

Yeah, im sure you guys know who im talking about, ive seen her posts here and there before. To her credit there is one thing she is insistently consistent about. The unnecessary need for any type of physical activity to achieve your personal results. She was in chat the other day when I went in there and she was telling her minion audience how great it was to never have to exercise as long as you stick to a 100% liquid diet – it can work for you too! I posted that I love to exercise, makes me feel awesome and healthy. She left.

I mean are you kidding me? So right now you are a supersexy curvalicious size 6, but if you lose five more pounds you will be a walkin bag o’bones.. Really. Get over yourself for real.

That water contest happened right here in good ole Sacramento. It was hosted by one of our local radio stations 107.9 the End. It plays a bunch of trendy Top 40 stuff and they had this morning crazy group who thought of the idea. Well, it was a really bad one. It was called “Hold Your Wee for a Wii” They fed the contestants and 8 oz bottle of water and they had to drink one every ten minutes and whoever could hold out from going potty the longest would win the Nintendo Wii. I didn’t personally listen to the contest, as I don’t really prefer that type of station, but as you can imagine it was all over our news for weeks. So, if there is any good to come out of that story it would be – YES YOU CAN DRINK TOO MUCH WATER. However it would be an obscene amount in a very short amount of time. I personally wouldn’t try to find out how much…

Can I just say too, this person is writing in the new members forums, spewing advice, then I go to another section where most are seasoned vets… Whatever, chick is delusional and not worth my breath – or finger movement anyway.

It a good practice for myself to weigh once only per day. It always upon first waking up and doing the morning pee wearing only my undies and my nightshirt. It keeps me accountable. When I notice an upward trend that is more than usual, it tells me to get back on that horse. Its also a great motivator. When I notice a downward trend, it makes me feel great and want to keep up whatever I'm doing.

Heather, great topic! One in fact I'm going to be dealing with soon. I was all the way up to 330 and my license never said more than 250. I now weigh less than that, but I had to lose 80 lbs. plus to get there. I now am in need of a new license. I do plan to fudge the numbers again. I know I will lose more until I reach my goal, which for me to be honest is a goal size. I put 150 because that puts me in the healthy bmi for someone my height. We’ll see, I plan to stop at an 8 really. That’s a sexy size for someone with as round and booty as I have… LOL Anyway, right now I'm going to put 200 Lbs. Then I will do it again when I get to the size I want to be, except at that time I will finally tell the TRUTH!

Posting just to say I really hate people who constantly contradict themselves. One minute they hate the fact that they have a band and can only drink liquids because their band is so tight you can see the veins in their eyes. The next, they are so proud of having been on liquids and they are such a success! One minute they boast of being a size 6, the next minute they complain that if they were to lose five more measly pounds they would look like Night of the Living Dead. Give me a freakin’ break already. /rant over

Well, from one Northern Californian to another, Welcome to Lab Band Talk and Banded Life. As long as you stick to the plan and make a 100% concerted effort you will most likely get that band to work for you. I did not go through Kaiser, I went through Blue Shield, but its always nice to see people who live nearby going through the same struggles. Enjoy life and live in Peace!

This is probably one of the funniest things I've read in a very long time, especially the highlighted. :frown: :eek: :eek: :lol: :lol: :lol:

You know you were reading my mind. However in the interest of all that is holy I couldn’t bring myself to comment on that. You’re a brave one.

Heh. Don’t forget using your little nieces’ sandbox as a public restroom. What’s wrong with those people?

I use EAS Myoplex. You can buy them at Sam’s Club for Bulk, or you can get a variety of flavors at your local GNC or gnc.com. Besides just chocolate, you can also get Strawberry, Vanilla and Cookies n’Cream from what I've seen.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I’m just used to them; they are really high in protein and taste good to me. I mix an 8<SUP>th</SUP> of a cup of 1% milk for dilution as the pre-made are pretty thick. They also come in powder and Lo Carb variety too.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Good Luck!<o:p></o:p>

My doctor advised against it, thus I do not use them.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> If your doctor advised against it, then you should stick with his/her plan.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> If your doctor did not deny you the straws, then have at it.<o:p></o:p>

Whos, those are great, congrats!! I’ve got a great NSV to share…<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> This morning I was in such a crabby mood. However a few weeks ago I placed an <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on">AVON</st1:place> order for the cutest shoes Id seen in a long time. Well, when I came into work, my friend had them there waiting for me.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I ordered all size 9M. Now during this time I was kinda sweating it because I used to only be able to wear size 10WW. Yeah, fat feet there… anyway – I knew I was able to wear some 9M’s lately, because I’m a shoe fanatic and I love to go shoe shopping.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I was so worried my shoes would not fit! I guess that is the fat girl in me telling me I'm still too big for this or that. Well guess what, every single pair DID FIT!! Especially the cute red heels that I just cant wait now to buy a whole new outfit for so I’ll be able to wear them!<o:p></o:p>

Manny... that's just - blech.

Are you kidding me??? So now the med that keeps u from stink makes your pee dark brown? ..and, no biggie? Yeah, sorry - big deal. ___________________________________________________ Post Date: 7/14/08 10:36 pm Last Edit: 7/14/08 10:40 pm Hi, I am on a week long round of Flagyl, 500mg 3x a day. I am about 5 days in and today my urine has been getting progressively darker. It is now dark brown. I have no other symptoms of anything. Could this just be from the flagyl? I don't feel sick or anything. Any idea what is up? Edited to add that I don't think I am dehydrated. I have been consisitantly getting at least 96 oz of water a day, including today. Laura H. ______________________________________________- Baby Catcher Post Date: 7/14/08 10:55 pm Yes, Flagyl can cause dark urine in some people. No Biggie.

Yes it’s true about the triple whoppers. I was in BK a few weeks ago, I had to get something to eat while I was on the road and it had to be something I could eat while driving. I got some chicken nuggets or some type of haphazard crown shaped things… anyway… Back on subject, as I was looking up at the menu I noticed it – they were showcasing it in all its glory! I about fainted, for real! I told the cashier lady – “OMG, do people really eat that???” She laughed as she could see the horror on my face – I mean I could not even imagine eating a glob of ungodliness like that!! She replied “Yes, they do!” and laughed out loud. I was flabbergasted to say the least. Just thought I’d share my nice little story. J

It is a suggestion and a suggestion only. You should stick to what is healthier for YOU. If that is full fat whatever, that is what you should eat. I'm sure your doctor would not be too happy if you had a bad reaction from not eating as healthy for YOU as you should or could just to save a few grams of fat and/or calories.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Please consult your doctor before making any changes to your personalized diet that was approved by him/her and/or your nutritionist.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I personally do eat real butter. I hate margarine, won’t eat it – it’s full of garbage. The only difference is, I don’t overdo it, and I certainly do not use it everyday.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> On the other hand I do tend to choose the lesser fat versions of dressings and Mayonnaise. Only because I can’t tell the difference in taste personally and I might as well eat that one rather than the original because I'm saving on calories and fat grams. Again, I don’t eat these condiments often.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Good luck!!<o:p></o:p>