Suzzzie.

Adding fiber (benefiber, and other like it) to my diet made me GASSY! The FiberOne cereal bars are good. And Activia yogurt has been helping. I think the KEY with adding fiber though, is to be sure you INCREASE your water intake - fiber is a bulking agent... and without more water in the bowel you will still be constipated, only with larger amounts of stool trapped! It's MISERABLE! (I'm a nurse and deal with backed up ppl all the time!) Also.. no one wants to hear this... but exercise will stimulate the bowel... so when your stopped up, take your fiber, drink a glass of water, and go for a walk!

Stef, you keep sending PMs to the wrong ME. Lol. Remember, you need to put the . after my name. :regular_smile: I'll still go over to my other screen name and answer them though... only for you!

Wow HP! I can't believe you beat me! Grrrr!!!!! Lol. Seriously though - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I hope to be right there with you in the next week or so. My fill is holding out fairly well... eating soft foods and tolerating about 1/4-1/2 cup before I feel like one more bite will kill me. OK, maybe not that dramatic, but still.

Wow Stef, you are just a lil over acheiver. Lol. Nah, I think it's cool how you're doing organized rides!

Lol. Yeah, a purse will always FIT! TX - CONGRATS on finishing your ride today. I know you can do 30 miles with your eyes closed, but still, it sounds awesome and I can't wait to see the pics!

J - Your over thirty paragraph translation had me nearly spitting Activia yogurt all over the computer here at work! OMG! You are a riot! C and HP - I heart purses too. As I posted a while back, I recently got a Coach off of eBay, it's a small one but I LOVE it. I bought another one too, but I haven't gotten it yet, I'm about to contact eBay and bitch about the seller! Ohhh, I also got a Maxx New York Croc embossed black leather purse. It should arrive on or near Monday. I love the Vera Bradley style, but yeah... it is just cloth. Lol. I am also eyeing a couple bags from Fossil, Guess, Fendi... I think I may have become a cute purse whore. Lol. And, can I just say how freaking AWESOME it feels to be able to walk into a friggin WalMart and buy their stuff off the rack without trying it on... and having it FIT?!?! I hadn't been able to wear WalMart clothes in a few years, but now I gothrough their racks and always find something in my size. Oh, I know... I'm a cheap Wal Mart shopper... but really, why pay more than $10 for a pair of pants that I won't be able to wear more than a few months?!? Hope everyone is enjoying their Saturday!!

Oops. I just ate 7 potato chips. I was wanting to CHEW and these were just laying around. They are now in my roommates bedroom. Lol. They'll be gone before the sun comes up. And I have indigestion. So I'm going to chew on a couple TUMS and drink a glass of water. FUn fun.

Damnit HP! You're going to beat me to the 100 mark! Grrrrrrr! Lol. Seriously though, thats awesome! Kick ass and take names girl!

C - I'm on liquids too, since I just got a fill yesterday. I can start with mushies again tomorrow... but not sure I'm ready! This is a GOOD fill. Haha. I wrote on another thread how I ate about 3oz of my Activia yogurt for lunch and felt like I was gonna pop. My dinner was a small pudding cup. Now I'm sipping on Cranberry/Raspberry juice. Yum-O. Totally off topic (like we never do that here?) - Have ya'll ever heard of The Diva Cup? (Diva Cup) Very weird sounding... but the more I read about it, the more appealing it seems... Also... Has anyone noticed since losing weight that you are cold all the time? Brrrrrrrrrrr! I'm still like 140 pounds from goal and I'm FREEZING most of the time. Shivering burns calories, right? I shoujld consult my BodyBugg. Lol.

I do know Gates, but I've never been there. I don't eat meat now anyways... so I'll probably never go. Lol.

Got a goooood fill yesterday. I now have 8.5 in my 10cc band. Today I had a 4oz Activia yogurt for lunch and after approx 3oz of it I was full. Took me 3 hours to drink my 12oz protein shake this morning. :cursing: I'm excited!! I really want this fill to be the MAGICAL one for me like the fill I had in Sept that worked good for 3 months!! Lol. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Wow BG! That sucks!! Do you think she could handle playing with the boys? I'd hate for her to have to go backwards and do tball!! Poor kid!

My birthday is MAY 12th. Lol. Don't make me face getting older any sooner than I have to!!!! I just got home from getting a fill... Had a different NP do it today. Never met her before. She wasn't very accepting of the vegetarian thing. Of course I got scolded about the 'protein' thing. Duh. I STILL get my protein in... I"m not an idiot!! She was pushing me to eat at least 1 egg each day too. Last time I tried to eat a very softly scrambled egg I PBd so hard! I dunno. Still not too keen on this idea of eggs because of the PB but also because of the whole antibotic/hormone deal with the chickens. Lol. ANYWAY, she did give me an agressive fill!! Got 1cc! So that gives me a total of 8.5cc in a 10cc band. Clear liquids tonight, full liquids tomorrow. Nap time for me. I'm so tired.

:lol:Lol. Either Blue or Edys works. It has to be the fat free no sugar added kind. Makes my BFF 'go' too!! We both joke that we need to eat it while sitting on the toilet, because it makes our tummies rumble pretty quickly! Lol. I almost went out and bought some last night. I think it's Blue Bunny that has it in a toffee crunch flavor. It's not bad. Lol. :biggrin:

Well, then maybe I'll check that yogurt out... Lol. I'm desperate! I miss pooping daily. :huh2: Haha. I could talk about poop all day everyday. It must be the nurse in me.

I don't get this under my belly - yet - but I do get rashes behind my knees! Soooo annoying! I have to remind myself to keep my legs out straight when I've been sweating or after showering, until I'm totally dry.

Stef - I used the Herbalife Cleanse the first time and then I used one from the health food store that the lady there recommended. I liked both... but I can't seem to poop without them. Lol. Maybe I'll try the prune juice thing. I could just eat some of that low carb fat free ice cream - lol - it cleans me out with one bite!!

Glad you got to ride BG! It's about damn time!!

Big Baby - You freaking ROCK!! Congratulations!!! Stef - I love comments too. :thumbup: All - I, like Stef, am promoting my pics in my profile. Lol. Be nice. Lol. Lol.

Lol. Yeah, I hollared at Stef yesterday to fix it. Working good now - Hurrah!

YES!!!!!! I've done 2 colon cleanses and I 'go' well while on them (2 wks each one) but as soon as I've finished the treatment I go back to stopped up! I sooooo wish I could eat even a small side salad to help scrub my colon! Haha. I take stool softeners and thats not really a problem... I just don't 'go'... They say that a 'normal' person should go 2-3 times a day - I know, I thought that was insane too, but yeah. Anything less than minimum once a day IS constipation! Insanity. Fiber suppliments make me fart.

It;s about damn time! Lol.

Too bad he didn't cut his dick off on a jagged edge or get an infection or something. Lol. Oh well... I just feel sorry for his table...

OMG C - I heard about that on the radio today!!! Stef (of TX, Whatev...) - Thanks for liking my eyes. They are my fave part of me. Lol. Like I said - thats the only part of me thats not fat! Hahaa

Hey all... if you're bored - like I am - go lookie at my pics now. Lol. Stef inspired me to start posting pics of myself up in my profile albums... even if I'm not skinny and hot like her. I should really be cleaning or paying bills or something...