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I have started to eat peanuts...i know they are good for protein and energy and help me get through the rest of the day without bottoming out. besides, you can only have so many protein shakes, even though they are great for you and another way to get lots of energy!

Thanks Marie, your a sweetie! Ahhh, we dont need him do we, just for our moral support ...Leatha your so good to me! Thank you! Jane you are doing fantastic!!!! Congrats on your 'loser' of a month!!! You know i only mean that in the BEST way possible!

It's great to go and have a place to talk about things, but no way is it better than here...I can ask you guys my grossest goriest dumbest questions and you love me anyway and always give me some sort of an answer!!! I love my lap band talk family!

Hi guys I'm here a little late but still wanted to participate! I haven't done this in a couple weeks cause I was at a stalemate but this week it is broken and I lost 4 lbs!!!!!! That last fill did it's thing big time! Is it sad to get so excited about 4lbs? Heck no, gotta get them off so 1lb at a time is great! Congrats to all of you, your doing FANTASTIC!! I think together we really can do this guys, and btw, Becky, fitday.com helped me out alot this last week too, and we lost the same amnt!!!! High five for us!!

Rica you are georgous, jeezz i'm jealous! Just curious but I didnt think oprah was a big fan of WLS? Am I wrong??? I don't have a Bally's anywhere near me or I'd totally do it with you!!!!!! Good luck and let us know how your doing!!

It's a pleasure to meet you and welcome back! You look fantastic and every once in awhile it's good to reaffirm yourself and just get back in the swing of things! Keep us posted on your reflux and slippage issues and let us know how your feeling! Glad you are back and better than ever!

I did the same thing babe! Actually now I wish I hadn't eaten all that junk because I can still have it now, just is smaller portions! It's just more for me to get rid of....everyone is different, there is no set amount to loose and don't weigh yourself because it will not be good for your sanity You will do wonderfully and youknow what if you want those last meals have them! I did as I'm sure most other bandsters did, and you know what it's ok! I say this as I sit here with my crystal light sipping like a true crazy bandster! Oh by the way, you should look into the fitday.com thing because it's really a great tool! Leatha got me hooked on it and now I use it all the time just to see if I have all my protein and where I can cut carbs that kind of thing!

wow that is so neat...it really interests me so if you decide to go forth I would love to hear about your experience (hope i'm not grossing you out or anything) being larger busted myself I have thought about a reduction, after weightloss of course, but the whole process makes me curious....let me know would ya good luck with everything and congratulations on your approval that's great!!

Leatha what do u think about using that for my avatar, just me of course not that i dont love him but this is about me and not him lol.....i just dont know how to do it, could u help me out??? btw, thank you for recommending fitday.com i have been using it like crazy and it's helping me learn sooooo much i didnt know before..i know i'm going off topic but wanted to say thank you!

Wow Alex I don't know the answer to your question but I sure hope you are feeling better soon!! What did the test say about your strep throat? Oh dear, take it easy and hope u get well soon!

Questions: - Are your Support Groups formal/informal? Ours are very informal we dress casually it's very comfortable! - Are they run by a moderator? Kind of, depends the topic at hand and if there's a guest speaker or not. Usually very organized however! - Does anyone from the staff attend to answer questions? Yes Dr. Allen's WHOLE staff is there, and sometimes he comes....he's so busy though that usually he can't make it..his nutritionist, nurse, therapists,office staff, everyone comes! - Does your group have a newsletter? Yes it's called the Bariatric Buzz and we get it emailed to us usually before every support group meeting and then there are printed copies for us there if we would like one... New people just show up all the time andit's a great tool for them to learn about the procedures...our support group is both bypass and bandsters so there is alot of info given for both types of WLS....hope this helps

Ok guys I know it's a little late for Christmas but what the hey! I just recieved this via email and wanted to post up This is me and my SO Donnie in front of his tree for Christmas...better late than never huh? Katie

Wow that would be so weird...i thought it was weird to hear it snowing in Texas! Does that happen very much Betty?

Leatha! That's soooo good! That may be a SV but wow that's probably just the motivation you need! I have no doubt you'll see those 170's and sooner than you think!!!!!! Keep up the fantastic work!

You are so cute!!! What a great little vingette! You are doing wonderfully, keep up the good work!!!

OH wow it's great to know your doing soooo wonderfully! We have all thought of you so much and professed our great distress at not hearing from you as much but it's wonderful you came to check in with us! Congratulations on finding such a wonderful guy, I wish you all the happiness in the world...we are here anytime you need ANYTHING!! please come back OFTEN!!!!!!!

lol oooppsss...just graduated from college yet can't seem to read...sorry

OH no sweetie your not the only one...I just had my second fill and good Lord if i'm not careful it is NOT pretty I dont PB but get the hurt as hell feeling...i dont exactly know the answers to your question but wanted to let you know you are very much NOT alone!!!! lol....btw your not stupid and neither is your question...none of them are KT

OH Pat I'm so glad everything went well. He is a wonderful doctor, will you be seeing him for fills or will you go to your dr. in VA?? If you dont want to talk publicly about it shoot me a pm but I'm soooo glad everything went well. I remembered you on DEC 6th...my mom is a patient of Dr. A's also and I told her about your surgery, and we both said prayers for you that day and following Let me know how you are doing and I hope to talk to you soon!!

Wow Kim that gall bladder pain can feel like a heart attack can't it? I honestly thought I was dying it got so bad before I had mine taken out...good suggestion though...Violet u thought about that pesky gallbladder?

my dr. stitches the band in place to help with that yes...but I dont know if all do...good question though....I have one...what if you have the flu or something and u are sick...can it happen if you vomit from that too? I was sick awhile back and was vomiting, not excessively but I was, and was worried about that....but while I was sick I wasnt eating anything so I didnt know if I was still at risk??????

Hi guys know I havent been around for awhile, I was busy graduating from COLLEGE!!!!! Then of course there was those wonderful holidays!! Anyway I have a question...I just got my second fill and while food is passing, albeit less (which is the point of course!) sometimes it feels like my stomach is irritated if that makes any sense....it's hard to explain..I haven't PB'd or anything I just have to eat super slow and chew super fine...is this finally my bandland experience or do you guys think something could be wrong? I guess I'm asking if I'm normal to go from feeling semi-restricted to pretty restricted? From what I read here I should go back to him if I can't get anything down but that's not the case.....Ok I could ramble for hours, I missed you all, and thank you in advance for any advice you could give me!!! Thanks!!

Shrinking I think you are doing a fantastic job. I was banded on September 21, 2004 and have only lost 18 lbs. I am sort of in the same boat as you, feeling down because I'm doing everything right but not getting alot of results....it's ok and we both need to come to grips with it..first thing I want u to do is move the damn scale out of your bathroom...put it somewhere you never go and only weigh yourself once a week...you'll see a huge difference and dont let the voice of the scale call you from the other room I had a terrible time with that and not i have to force myself only to weigh on monday's and that's only so I can come report here I really look forward to office visits to see how i've done and go mostly by that. You are doing fantastic, dont get frustrated your body is probably changing like crazy! Not to mention you are still healing, and need to give yourself time to do so! So pamper yourself a bit and most of all dont be to hard on yourself!! Much love! Katie

Oh wow I never thought of the smell thing...I guess I dont have it, would I know if I did? Thanks for your input Pat I always want to know about other peoples experiences with stuff I may be using..i keep it filed away in my brain in case something similar happens to me

Thank you very much! I am very proud of myself...i'll be even prouder once I get back on my weight loss track..the holidays were killer...yes I should have tried tuna salad but I was starving and thought i'd be ok...yikes was I wrong!! I feel like 18 lbs isnt much especially compared to some of you guys but I figure that's 18 gone forever, i've been going through a bit of a downer stage lately since this fill has cut me down sooo much, but i'm learning to get over it...it's just so weird...my SO was chowing down last night and I was sitting there thinking wow I used to be able to outeat him and now I get practically nothing...it was so weird....Anyway, thanks for your replies Marie and the congratulations, I appreciate it so much!