IndioGirl55

Gave to 4 bags to a friend and donated about 10 bags to charity

A Burp with slime/food in it - like a little throw up but no stomach acid something gets stuck you slime - saliva trying to lubrecate you stomach for food to go down - well it won't - so the slime and whats stuck comes back up.. Under LBT FAQ or something = it's on the home page some where..

Margi Sorry about your problems (Hugs) Nope I have been lucky - my 1st fill lasted 2 weeks then 2nd lasted til January - that fill was too much had to have .08 of the 1cc he put in taken out - I have just noticed today for lunch - I ate more than usual but I can tell you one thing - I will never be tight again - that is the worse. Does your doc do blind fills or fluro??

Choose fish that are low in mercury, such as catfish, cod, and haddock, and avoid stream- and lake-caught fish, which can contain a range of other toxins. I have eaten farm raised catfish primarilly since I have been banded almost 5 or 6 days a week for the last 8 months - I really like it better than salmon - plus the only thing i count is calories & protein - all that good fat bad fat carbs etc - just way too much thinking for me.. :confused::eek::eek::eek:

JB - I didn't want the dogs (my muffin died 16 yrs ago) - I moved into my 1st BRAND new house 4 yrs ago - GS just had to have a dog - you know how it goes -I'll take care of it - yadda yadda - well the 1st time the dog pee'd on my tile - i cried. Well GS did get him potty trained and then guess who's dog it became - then 2 yrs ago came home from vacation - and there we have Angel - well Angel never really took to GS - she too is now my dog - but with her she wakes me up 1 or maybe 2 times a nite to go potty (they both sleep with me and neither dogs are jumpers) on the weekend - omg - I can never sleep in 5 a.m. lick on face - means potty time - the pom is bigger and he can hold his pee but my little angel can be a pain sometime -but I love her she's just the right size - like a kitty cat..

Karri I think salmon is a high calorie fish - more so than my catfish - I use a scale that gives me all the info - calories - protein etc.. Denise great idea - Karri ck it out could save you $$$ Well its lunch off to eat.... Later chickies

Didn't know we were in school or a professional writing class on this board I am a BIG mis-speller and drop words like crazy... But again I don't read word for word and am one of those ppl who can read a messed up spelling letter.. No biggie... Life is to short to worry about someones spelling and english... Just my 2 cents - cuz I do all the things you complain about

Denise - I am so happy that you fought that stupid Dairy Queen urge - I am PROUD of you:thumbup:... It's only 1 hr flight in a puddle jumper :eek: - I have some powder protein packets I can add to my water - This will be my 1st flying experience since being banded - so I will find out if mine gets tight - am a little concern cuz I go back to doc end of May for my ck up and to see if I need a fill - I sure and the H*ll don't want to be too tight - I use to be worried about being addicted to fills - but not worried any longer cuz that ONE WEEK of being so tight I could barely drink water - was enough for me - if I need a fill in May - it will be like the last one .02 just a tiny itty bitty bit... Welcome Carol -:biggrin2: I'm not too far from you (we are on the same side of the country :confused:) Indio is by Palm Springs - and I'm going to LV in June.. I was banded on a Tuesday back to work the following Monday (desk job) But I know that we have some new women who took a little longer to heal - it depends on you - it's really diff for everyone.. Just like the band and our doc's instructions. - I would think you would be fine to travel by Junes and August - My June trip to Vegas is my 1st real travel experience since being banded (flying) some ppl (denise) says that her band gets tight but others found no diff - so I will let you know my experience when I get back.. I have 2 fur babies too - Angel aka mama's girl (white toy poodel) Bear aka mama's boy (black pom) and a 17 Grandson (GS) who lives with me. Well - I gotta get back to work - LBT has become my transfer addiction along with shopping:w00t:

Denise The closet thingie was funny - I feel sorry for the poor boy though getting in trouble for dressing like a girl - I bet he really gets made fun of. But I don't know - today it seems that HS kids are more tolorent (sp) of gayness than when I was a kid. CONGRATS ON THE P.S. in June:thumbup::eek: Ruby - I am right there with you on the whole water issue - so far I have had 10 ozs.. 1 cup coffee and 2 sips of water :eek: - Yesterday most likely got in about half Karri - I slimed little pb on my salmon last nite too... Must be the salmon :confused: Kristin - Happy TGIF - Hair cut (new du??) ya gotta post some pic :eek: Ok back to work - I gotta get some stuff done this morning...

I was banded 7/17/07 - I have lost 84 lbs :redface:

SIZE 4 :redface::eek: you go girl OMG even a 6 is GREAT.... Crabcakes sound good - i have never had then - I am having salmon - i am hungry - lunch was slider food - healthy zuchinee shredded chick spag sauce - 1 cup but I am hungry and it's only 6:30 - ok I gotta got eat a cracker or something - I am starving - will be back

How weird is that - My hospital just started a lapband only group but I gotta drive 20+ miles - it's from 6-8 so I don't get home until after 9 and I have gone to one - but truly like it here better - it's open 24/7 - I don't have to drive:tongue:

Hey Gang - doing my usual - come home , go to the gym, come home sign on to lbt - but no ones here :redface: Karri - Yep - I have done good this last week on exercise - I had sort of slacked off - I was just doing trainer and sat mornings - I need more than that I think so for now my goal is 2 days trainer 2 days treadmil (this is for a week not a month:wink_smile:) Ok Well going to go watch the news - will ck back in a bit

Hows everyone doing - I am surprised you Marchies aren't here posting like crazy :redface: When I was first banded I was here and my monthly group - but heck 8 1/2 months later and I am still posting like crazy - I have like over 2 thousand post since I joined in May of last yr, Carol & the 2 Brenda's How are you girls doing ??? Denise you haven't been to Dairy Queen have you :tongue: Well, I just got back from the gym - loaded dish washer from my grandsons dishes - he is a great cleaner but for some reason he will just leaves his dishes in the sink - well at least they make it to the sink:tongue: Took out some salmon for dinner - and got online.. But it's quite tonite So I guess I will ck back later.. Take care everyone

Yep - but now a days traveling on a plane is a big pain in the A$$ - I haven't flown in about 2 yrs - so this new 3 oz clear bottles in a baggie is a pain :redface:

You gotta exercise - that's how are bodies were made - to exercise - you wanta lose weight faster try it - you might like it - and this is coming from a total slug bug - who now exercises 4-5 days a week..

Ruby My foundation isn't expensive - loreal or revlon - perfurm ya it's expenseive - ya pretty soon we won't be able to wear jewelry on the plane or have a book - ipod - phone ... 911 - I doubt that any of these new precautions would have stopped 911 if they were in place - if some one wnat to do something bad enought they will find a way..

What a nightmare this has become - ok travel hairspray too - makeup s/b ok and they do have stores in Vegas :redface:

I'm a city girl :redface: so am lucky I don't have that stuff to deal with except in the summer -NO A/C :tongue::eek: How's retirement going for you DH & you... Are you going crazy or enjoying it..

Tough band love coming (operative word love) Just cuz you can eat everything why are you... The band does require will power - the will power to eat healthy low fat sugar free - the will power to change your mindset about food - it is no longer for comfort - to fill a void - it's for Nourishment - This is a lifetime lifestyle change in your eating and you have to add exercise into your life. Even when you have proper restriction - you can still eat around your band - so it will take will power not to......- The band is a GREAT tool but that's all it is - the real work is up to you. It is not the magic cure to our issues with food. As to being hungry - heck you will have proper restriction - you will be phyically full - but you will still be looking in the kitchen for more food - I know I have been there done that - As food addicts we don't want to stop take our drug (eating food) We have been ignoring that full feeling for years now - why do you all think that you are going to stop doing it once you have good restriction - The majority of the work is mental you gotta make up your mind to follow the band rules and your doctors orders You can do it - you really can - not eating that candy bar or piece of pizza isn't going to kill you but if you keep eating that junk it will.. I know I am coming off a little harsh - but I want you guy to succeed I really do - and if you want to - you are going to have to call on your will power every now and then. You need to make that committment to you and your health.. Also - you aren't suppose to be so tight at to only be able to eat soup - you should be eating hard Proteins (meat/fish etc) are you able to get your 60 grms of Protein in on just Soups - also being too tight can cause it's own set of problems. This is a learning process - and you are going to fail sometimes - but what you do is IMMEDIATELY pick yourself back up by the bootstraps and continue forward - Don't get me wrong I eat healthy 98% of the time - allow 2% for treats and I exercise 4-5 days a week. I am no diff than you guys I am really not - Please do the mental work about why you are reaching for that stuff - YOU ARE NOT WEAK YOU ARE STRONGER THAN FOOD - Good luck ladies and I hope you find restriction quickly :redface:

From all that I have gathered here on this site - it's mostly about the diff rules that each doc has (why) - heck people don't know what to eat for their stages - I think some patients don't have enough education about what the band entails - support - mental work involved - but we will see - they will most likely be sorry they invited me :redface:

Linda - how about hairspray and foundation (makeup) - deodarent?? I use a cream in a jar) - I areally got those travel things a while back at walgreens it was like $2 and thought you may need this summer when you go to Mall trip and when you want it you won't find it.. Ok I need a travel size toothpaste - travel size hairspray non- areasol?? This is so stuipid - I bet you a terrorist could get through easier than us - On the shoe thingie they did that the last few times I have flown - I have on thong sandles and I gotta take them off - like I really have something to hide there.

Sufina This is the GREATEST site imho for surport and info - This is why I was banded too - went to Maztilan (sp) a couple of yrs ago - about die from the humidity and walking - I want to live life and not sleep it away anymore - and I can tell you from personal experience - i feel 10yrs younger and have so much more energy.. Good Luck on your jounery ...

Apple, no I haven't been there - website says 5 diamond hotel and me personally I wouldn't spend that kind of $$$ for a room - I like the Mirage and once x & i stayed in the Gold Nuggett in old town and rooms were cheap and looks like the had just remodeled - but that was like 8 yrs or so ago if not longer - the last time I was in Vegas was a couple of years ago for my Son's wedding at the tropicana - and I really watched the kids - so didn't do anything drove up Friday cam home Sunday - I don't even think i put one quarter in a slot

Thanks I guess maybe my doc - not really sure got an email back in Jan or Feb inviting me - then invitation came in the mail yesterday...