Marimaru

I know it's already been said, but throwing up once or twice a day is not "only". You need to get your butt to the doctor and have some of your fill taken out. TELL your doctor what has been going on, so that he can check things out. And keep us posted. (hugs) EDIT Wait... do you have any fill in your band? Did they put some in during surgery that they can take out?? Even if you have no fill, you need to get to the doctor so that he can check thinks out. Not having a fill doesn't mean you wont lose weight. There are a number of people who don't need fills right away with the band and lose weight, but you still need to be able to EAT, and NOT throw up.

Welcome! I have another question :couch2:. When they adjust the band, is there a measurement for it? Like in millimeters or something? Or is it just 'tighter' or 'looser'? How exciting!!

Nykee, For many people, getting the band was the thing they needed to be able to follow diets like the some of the logs you see. They couldn't do it without the band because they were always hungry. I don't follow the best bandster diet, but I sure eat alot less than I used to because of the band, and I am not constantly hungry. I've been stuck in my loss for a while now, but I'm not gaining, and it's a big blessing for me just to have that. :couch2:

"Muffin Look" haha, I should have known there was a name for that. 'low rise thong' sounds like it could be a bit more comfortable that it's higher counterpart. I'll have to look into that. If you can find a thong that fits right they are very comfortable, but if they don't fit right, they suck!

Kim, since you've specifically told him what you DO want, I don't think it's horrible of you to wish that he'd at least NOT do what you DON'T want. :eek:

I saw a commercial for that one and wondered if you knew her, lol. Too bad I missed the show :eek:

PS, I thought that was a guy's butt too, lol

I like "Just below the waist" jeans, but no low rise ones. I feel like I'm about to bust out of them or something. Also, I have to wear a belt with them to keep them up, and the belt wants to ride up to my waist, so my belt looks all funky now, lol.

Woo! That's awesome!

I too am getting a little touchy about all the things being taken personally that *to me* seem general to begin with. But that doesn't mean I wont read something tomorrow that I don't turn around and take personally *grin*. I think this is a good thread. I don't eat nearly as bad as I used to. I can't remember the last time I went through a drive through and didn't just get a side salad, and maybe a yogurt. Sure, the dressing is still bad, but it's better than I used to do. And that's all I can really aim for right now. I am doing better than I used to do. Obviously, I'm not doing as well as I NEED to do because I'm not losing weight, but I just need to work on doing EVEN BETTER than I used to do (which would then be better than what I am doing now). I have to take it a step at a time, or I get burnt out, which is what has already happened. Granted, I have not fallen back into all of my old habits, but some of the better habits didn't stick so well. Baby steps is my new motto.

No change in weight. I suppose it's kind of an NSV that I am having my teeth fixed. My weight is still my top priority, but I'm to the point where I can focus on other things that need work.

The dress will be a joint project with my mom. She made my promdress too . Of course I'll have my toes done . There's also these things for feet that are kind of a toe ring hooked to an anklet. They make some nice bridal ones. Someone I work with does alot of beadwork, so I'll probably commission her to make me one. Now I just have to decide what to do about the bridesmaids. They are all so different in style that at the very least, I've decided to choose the color(s) and have them help design their dresses to match their styles.

I have to reiterate what Vines said. There are quite a number of people who follow all the rules 90% or more of the time and just don't lose the way they want to. It really depends on how your body works. If your body works the way many of our rabbits around here do, then you may very well lose that much, but I think that you need to not be too dissapointed if it doesn't, you know?

Definately get an unfill. I would recommend switching from Slimfast to Atkins. Most of the Atkins shakes have 20g of protien, and slimfast I believe is about half that. Being stuck sucks. I would stay away from chinese food altogether, unless it's maybe eggflower Soup. Alot of people have trouble with hamburger patties. If you have fish, make sure it's moist. Ketchup may be a problem, but if you are using it to lube something that is already dry, then the problem might be that the ketchup isn't doing you any good to lube what you are trying to lube, you know? Also, maybe try starting your meals with a cup of hot tea, or low calorie soup/chicken broth. Something hot, thin, no bits in it, to kind of loosen you up a little. Like Kathy said, screw the weight loss for the time being, that will come back to you, just take some time to feel better.

I agree that doctors put people through alot of unnecessary stress by using the "C" word too often. I know they probably feel that they need to tell you what it is they are looking for, but at the same time, it might be better just to say "We need to test this, we'll let you know what we find." (((((HUGS))))) I hope you feel better soon. I wish there was something more I could say to help take away the worry.

Someone that I told about the band said to me "Isn't that kind of like cheating?" My response was "So what if it is? If I lose weight, I don't care if I 'cheated' to do it". I too used to be bothered by folks that got banded "only" having to lose 50 lbs or whatever (pretty much anything under 100). I have 80 to 90 lbs left to go, and if I could have been banded what it was 80 or 90 lbs to begin with, rather than adding another 55, I would have. If someone had said to me "You are 50 lbs overweight, if you get the band, you will never gain the other 80 lbs that you are destined to gain" I would have gotten it in a heartbeat, so after quite a bit of soul searching, seeing 'lightweights' makes me happy now, because their struggles will never reach the 'height' of other people's struggles. If that makes any sense. In that same soul searching I decided also that 'easy way out' doesn't bother me so much any more. I 'easily' don't gain weight. Losing isn't quite so easy for me, but if I don't gain, even if I have to do "all the hard work" by myself, I'm still a step ahead of the game and I don't care if someone thinks it's 'easy'. A) I know the truth and who cares if I took an easier way out?! "WAY OUT" are the operative words here to me, and that's all I need.

I would recommend postponing your appointment. If you are sliming at almost every meal, you most definately have restriction...

Here's a real one; Pug and a Poodle = Pugdoodle. My sister found that on the web, an actual new breed. I like the Puggles better (Pug/Beagle).

Alexandra, your guy sounds just like my mom's guy, lol. Lucky ladies! My guy fortunately doesn't like sports. He doesn't know how to change a roll of toilet paper, and requires much praise if he does the dishes, or cooks. I just love it when he gets in a mood and decides to gripe at me about the mess near my computer desk (right AFTER he's cleaned up his), when the sink is empty of dishes, the counters are clean and dinner is cooking. Fortunately we enjoy the same video games and we are both computer geeks. We don't hardly argue, so there's not THAT much to complain about.

Okay, I did my dress design that I posted earlier, and then I started seeing all this stuff and my mom gave me all these ideas, so I did another one, that I think is closer to what I'll really be using. New Dress The skirt will have 5 layers (that kind of hang lower in the back creating the train), and the bottom two layers are removable for after the ceremony and the pictures. It's going to be a beach wedding, so I don't want it dragging all over the place . Also, I've decided to do a french manicure with the tips done in one of the wedding colors instead of white :bananapowerslide:

LOL, he doesn't know WHAT to do with all that whipped cream!

Kathy, I don't really have any recipe ideas, but I wanted to mention that you might want to take yogurt or something like that on the plane. I get pretty tight when I fly, and can't eat a large variety of things up in the air.

Whoa! I Ninja Turtle Chick?!?! I never heard of that.. Anyway, I'm kind of on the hunt for a new PCP. My PCP was pretty new when I first met her, and she was really good at paying attention to detail. Now that her practice is established, it's kind of like a conveyor belt in there. Go in, fill out form, talk to doctor for 2 minutes, run test, pay and leave. That is fine for alot of people, mostly probably families with kids that have regular every day problems, but I need to find someone who is going to spend more time on me. I had her check my thyroid, she told me it was normal, and when I said "Then I need someone to explain to me why a 225 person can't lose ANY weight on a 1500 calorie diet". She proceeded to tell me that the walking I was doing wasn't going to do me any good to lose weight and I needed to do something more than that. I was horribly bitter when I got off the phone with her. I have since joined a gym, which I don't go to as often as I should, but still more than "just walking" that I was doing, and I'm still not losing weight. So relatively soon, I'll start the hunt again and find somene new that hopefully has a little more interest in the people they are seeing, rather than how many they can see in a day.

Cowabunga!!

If you are PBing on Water AT ALL, you need to get in and have a small unfill. What you have described is really not supposed to be what banded life is all about. Feel better!