Suzzzie.

HUGS Big Baby!! As for Stef, I texted with her today and I guess she is without power for the time being, due to the nasty storms. Hopefully she'll be up and running soon. She misses you all!

Sounds very coo BG! I'll do it!

J - Today I had a protein shake for breakfast, 1/2 fiber one bar for snack, a handful of raw soy nuts for lunch, the other 1/2 of fiber opne bar for snack. Then I stpped on my way home to buy the Omeprazole and got a pint of plain vanilla ice cream hoping that would help my heartburn! And that is all I have eaten. I never eat anything with onions, etc. Lol. I used to love hot stuff, like the buffalo sauce and stuff, but since the beginning of the band I haven't tolerated that stuff.

Lol. no. But I talked to A doc... my fave Resident Dr.Mick! Lol.Lol.Lol. Of course i left out the pesky detail of lap band.. haha. I know I know.. .

ok. can i just bitch for a second about freaking indigestion - heartburn - reflux - or whatever you want to call it?!?!? Ouchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! At work (I heart working in a hospital!) I took a couple swigs of maalox, and chewed about 6-8 tums. I talked to my fave Resident there and he suggestion Omeprazole... the walmart version is small tablets... its a once a day acid reducer. We use it alot at the hospital So, I'm taking that once a day for 14 days. Chewing tums until it kicks in. Damn. My chest is on fire. Nothing helps... I even caved in and tried some ice cream, which burned even more. I don't think I'm really too tight, I can eat fine. I have good restriction, but I can eat and drink fine. Wahhhh!! *end bitching*

Missy - you look amazing!

C - can't wait to hear how your surgery went! Be sure to check back in with us!!

Yay C!! You're going to have the best day ever tomorrow!!! Ahh, all the free drugs... Lol. Thanks for the info on ibuprofen. I took tylenol today... which doesn't do shit for me. I'm still in pain (low back) and my head is slamming. Lol. When I took ibuprofen I'd usually take it with some pudding to help it slide down. And then I'd drink water. I can feel when solid things go through my band, it's a slight discomfort, so I'm pretty sure I don't currently have any holes in mu tummy. I have been having some indigestion though, since my fill last week. It better not be too tight! Lol. I'm sooo not going in for an unfil. I;ll just live on TUMS until I figure it out.

Janine!!!!!! So glad to see you posting! I love Ali and Kelly and JILLIAN!! Hang in there and go back for another fill if you can eat more than 1 cup food!! NVAlicia - get that pain checked out! That is soooo not normal!! Holli - do more pics of you now, and compare them to your FAT pics. You look great, and you've lost a LOT of weight!!

Missy - I was telling Stef today that I was going to have to do pics again to prove to myself haw far I've come. Even though I'm soooo close to 100 mark, I still feel fat. I mean, if you look at my ticker, I still have over 130 to lose!!! I get soooo annoyed at work when people call me skinny, or make any reference at all to my weight. If only they knew the REAL struggles. Lol. It's not just about 'losing weight'.. it's so much more... and I'm at the point where it just isn't enough. I wonder if I'll ever be happy with my body? At least 99.5 pounds ago I fillout out my skin. Now my boobs and belly and thighs and arms are so flappy and gross. And I know that over the next 130 pounds the skin will get worse. I'm determined to get tehre, and then sell everything I have in order t oget plastic surgery. Lol.

OMG! SNAKES!! Ewwwwwwww!! I take the small Ibprofen tablets. They are smaller than my multivitamin.

BG - OK... but WHY? Lol. I know Ibuprofen is hard on your stomach, but it goes through the band,m into the larger part of the stomach, so it doesn't stay in the smaller part... I guess I just don't get it? Tylenol is bad for your liver... Lol.

Miss Ibuprofen? Huh? I take it at least 2-3 times a week ... are we not supposed to take it now? WTF? I"m 10 months out and am just finding this out? WHat will happen?!?!?!?! Awww... I LOVE to talk about poop, pee, farts, etc. Only vomit and sputum convos make me sick. Lol. Of course I'm a nurse, and I have 7 brothers... so I am kind of used to it all. Lol.

I saw those AllBran drink things yesterday at walmart, but didn't pick them up. Let me know how they work for you.

That sucks J. Glad the stupid people didn't make you fall though. PS. - Ticker down again... I heart my fill! ONLY 0.5 LEFT TO GO BEFORE I HIT 100!!!!!!!!!!!

Ohhhhhhhhhh BigBaby! THat sounds soooooo good!!!! PS. - Ticker down again... I heart my fill! ONLY 0.5 LEFT TO GO BEFORE I HIT 100!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh yeah, and I just PBd on a cashew. That has GOT to be the highlight of my day...

Eat up C! Lol. Oh, wait.. you're on liquids aren't you? Sorry about that. Just remember it's for a good cause. You'll get your band in a few days and it will all be worth it!!! As for me - I did my laundry, then went to walmart. On my way home I figured I better make an appearance at the gym, since I didn't walk or ride and it was getting chilly out AND it was spinkling. So I did 30 minutes elliptical... sure, it was a light workout - but it was better than nothing at all... right? I still have a bad headache from having my blood sugar crash earlier, so that is my excuse.

Thanks for the concern everyone. I've been dealing with hypoglycemia for years. It started when I was about 10 years old. Very annoying, but managable. I've had a headache all day... which is typical for me after a bad spell. I did manage to still go get my laundry done. And then I went to WalMart to buy some more Glucose Tablets, and random other stuff. And on my way home I decided that since I was wearing my work out clothes and shoes I should go to the gym. Lol. I was going to go for a walk today, but since I wasn't feeling too hot I didn't want to be a mile or more away from my car if I started to feel bad. So I did 30 minutes on the elliptical and then called it a night. Slacking, I know... but at least I went... right?

LapBand does provide me with that switch... as long as I eat the proper foods, and keep up with my fills. For instance, ice cream is my FAVE thing in the WHOLE world - better than sex even - and the band doesn't really sop me from eating that... it just slides right on through. So yeah, It is a switch, and its also not... It is a tool that will definatly help you though!! I had surgery 10 months ago, and am down 98.6 pounds... so yeah. I love my band!

Damn ya'll. It seems quiet here for a MOnday... My scale moved a bit this morning... I'm 98.6 down now... Hoping to hit the 100 mark by Friday. This new fill is great, and has also helped to re-motivate me. I wrote in another thread this morning that I had a hypoglycemic episode when I was getting out of the shower. I did this quite often after my tight fill I had in Sept. I need to remember to eat more frequently, now that I'm eating so much less again. I'm sitting around in my work-out clothes. Lol. I feel the pounds melting off just sitting here. J/K. I have to go do laundry, then I'm going to go for a walk. It's just under 60F here. I'd ride my bike, but I really want to get the seat changed before I try it again... Maybe I'll work on that this afternoon.

Woot woot! My scales have FINALLY moved! I'm at 98.6 lost. And if I wasn't constipated that number would be even better. Lol!!! Had a hypoglycemic episode this morning. Ugh. I was in the bathroom, just go t out of the shower and everything got all spinny and black. I started sweating really bad and felt like I was going to pass out. I haven't had that problem since my fill in Sept when my intake was really restricted. I think my biggest problem this morning was that I hadn't eaten since about 9pm last night, and that was just 2/3 of a FiberOne bar... before that I ate a yogurt at 2pm. So yeah... I grabbed a few sips of chocolate soy milk, and popped 2 Glucose tablets. I feel better now. But man, thats scary!

Ohhhhhhhhh... what kind of cookies?!?! Lol!!! Last night I ate 1/2 of a macadamia nut/white choc chip cookie. Sooooooooo good. I heart cookies. So, I made the mistake of taking a NAP this evening when I got home from work... slept from 5p-9p!! So of course I"m WIDE awake now... at 12:20am!!!!!

HUGS Karla!! I think maybe he is a bit jealous and feeling insecure. He may be afraid that once you're all thin and super hot that you'll leave him. Men are just like that! I know my stepdad was like that with my mom... he HATED for her to diet or wear makeup. I'm sure he just loves you very much and is afraid of losing you. Hang in there. EVeryone is doing so great around here. I'm still stalled around 288-291. Very annoying. My fill from Thursday is good... I can't eat more than about 1/4 cup at a time. Right now I'm munching on a FiberOne bar... I've eaten about half and am satisfied... 2 weeks ago I ate 3 full bars in a row. Lol... Stef - I replied to the questionaire PM. :regular_smile: If you didn't get it then I will forward it again... LMK.