IndioGirl55

Congrats CC.... I am happy for you....

Sharon You will have the afters

I understand - some days i feel good and some days i feel fat - use to have a good 3 rolls on my back -now just 1 1/2...

Karri - I have used the unflavored in my coffee - one time added when it was still too hot and it curddels (sp) - 130 is warm not hot - so I would let my coffee cool a bit and then add it - I think it does have a taste but my sf creamer covers it some I have a lot of cops who live in my tract - but we still have guns going off - I hate it cuz bullets do come down after being shot in the air.. Welcome Turtle - you gotta plan - i don't work 12 hrs but i still have to plan... Once you give us a little more info we can be more specific.. Here there blooeyez - I had a couple tamales too - but after a couple i am done with them - still have tons in the fridge - gotta clean it out today.. Blueeyedbaby Its funny what you can and can't eat can change day to day.. Hey there Gang!!! I was MIA since Friday - this cold has me down - but feel better today - but don't know if I feel good enought to go to the gym... I didn't do anything yesterday - stayed in pj's all day and even took a nap. Fed my cold:eek: witn no exercise since Wed I am worried - but just not feeling 100%. I gotta pay bills - I gotta quit being lazy .... Just cking in... Will ck in later..

OK where is everyone !!!! Anyone doing anything fun for New Years??? Back in the day - I was at the club disco-ing .... Then it just got so crowded you couldn't move - and now a days you gotta worry about DUI's - where back in the day - it wasn't as tough as it is now... You would never know it now - put I use to be a party girl - now just a stay at home kinda girl. See what age does..... I will be home - with my fur babies and Dick Clark if I can even stay awake til midnight....

Only the Doctor can tell you if you have stretched your pouch with fluorscope - I don't know what the the symotoms are for stretched pouch - Wasabubblebutt might know... You may need a fill - I pb when I eat too fast and don't chew well not cuz i am too full. Those who are drinking sodas - why??? Didn't your Doc's say not to... know most doc's do 'Why did you get banded if you are going to follow the rules" You have to stop yourself from over eating. It's hard but the band is only a tool - they banded your tummy not your head and that's where most of our problems lie... The band is not not going to help with head hunger and our other food issues - if you want the band to work - then you gotta follow the rules. You aren't going to lose weight if you have eaten extra calories that your body can't burn - as to not staying full for 4 hours - you may need another fill too - but it will also depend on what you eat as to how long you stay full - If I eat Soup for lunch it doesn't stick with me for 4 hours.. I can't stress enought that if you want the band to work - you gotta work too - imho 75% of the work is up to us (making healthy food choices & exercising) and the band will do the other 25% (make you feel fuller on a smaller amount of food)

This is why we have Plastic Surgeon's - We are deflatting balloons - we are have going to have wrinkles - especially us over 50... Do i look older - maybe a tad - but so what - I have more energy than I did 59 lbs ago... So I act & feel younger... Do you want to live fat & die fat with no wrinkles - or do you want to live longer & healthier with a few wrinkles - I'll take the wrinkles...

Kirajh - Thanks - you most likely do:) - we are so hard on ourselves...:angel: here i am on your shoulder - how the biking going??

Liz The band is not the cure to our issues with food - they banded your tummy not your head and the majority of our problems with food are in our heads. I know that others out there think this is the magic cure so you aren't alone I am glad in researching the band and the people on this website told me it was only a tool - this is a lifestyle lifetime change in your eating - until that sinks in - this is no diff than any other program out there. You have to make healthy food choices & exercise to lose weight period end of story... The wonder of the band once you have proper restriction is that you do stay full longer - but you will still have head hunger issue. You can do this - you just have to wrap your head around eating healthy and exercising... Good Luck

Peaches - My hair would most likely look like your natural if i didn't color I like you as a blonde.... It looks really great.. tarheelluv - Thanks... We are working hards

Mushie - zuchinne - mash potatoes - refired Beans - baked catfish mushed up good - it's very soft - Soups - spinach - meat pureed in magic bullet - eggs or egg beaters - tuna salad made with lite mayo - butternut squash, oatmeal - sf puddings - yogurt dannon lite & fit- Daily food today Breakfast - Oatmeal - weight control with tiny box of raisins or yogurt or eggbeaters w/cheese (usually on weekends) lunch - 3 or 4 oz tuna or chicken or beef - 1 cup veggies or leftovers from night before - I make one pot wonders - where I just throw in meat - rice - veggies (pork-cabbage-rice-onion-bell peppers soy sauce) Clear Protein drink in the afternoon dinner - 1/2 c rice - 4 or 5 oz of fish (i eat fish 4 or 5 days a week) and 1 cup veggies Snacks - lite string cheese - sf puddings or fudgecicles - yogurt - 100 snack bag popcorn I eat between 1000-1200 calories a day - I exercise 4 or 5 days a week (walk on treadmill 3 miles minimum) - I keep a food diary I count calories and protein grams. I still go out and eat about once a week or every 2 weeks - instead of eating taco enchillda rice & bean - I eat just a taco and maybe a couple bites of beans..

Karri Beans should be good for you and help with the lackluster exercise - at least you exercised - this head cold is kicking by behind - so I didn't exercise yesterday. Heck I was in bed at 9 p.m. - I made navy bean soup & had that for dinner - should have made chicken soup but didn't feel like going to the store...

Shortgal - I agree - My doc gave me a whole binder - I had homework - etc - I see the nutristionst every time I see the doctor. I don't think all doctors prepare there patients and that's why there are so many questions on what to eat at what stage. Tracy - what does ymmv stand for ????

Peaches Great picture - you look so different in all yur pic's - the one you use to have with you sitting- your current with red hair and then this one you look like a blond. Are you and Ms Clariol good friends - I cover my gray every 4 weeks - if i didnt it would be mostly all white - I have tried to add a little red -but it fades so fast... So I just stay blond - I have been blond for most of my adult life various shades - when I was young platium - now a little darker w/highlights..

Marcy - I too agree 1 cup even 1 1/2 is ok per meal - we do have to eat. For me too it depends on what i am eating on how long i stay full - for lunch had 1 3oz can tuna with 5 corn chips crumbled up and some sweet & hot mustard - 1 pt bar & 1/4 cup green Beans - I am stuffed right now and it should last til tonite. I have a cold and right now i have that want to pick at food mentally Feed a cold - starve a fever.. I need some hot sauce so I can taste it - I will get tight if i eat too fast - last night had 1/2 pudding cup and felt stuck - ate too fast. It really depends on how many calories you are eating daily - as you say pear coffee cake goes down with no problems. Inside videos for exercise or do you own any exercise equipment. I don't think you need a fill - it just might be your food choices and lack of exercise - Phyl - I had 3/4 mashed potatoes for xmas too - if you ate out you had alot of salt - so give it a day or 2 and the "false fat" should be gone. I would order the top... you gotta stay warm .... Karri - I ramble the most :biggrin1:

I am banded and follow WW eating program as I feel that it is the most well balanced program out there - you eat healthy and have portion control..

I am going to get flamed for this - but I did it too and I am not a doctor but think you will be ok imho - I can't give you all the medical reasons why you aren't suppose to do this - but it's about healing -and stomach being stiched over band - I no longer keep Peanut Butter in my house - cuz it has too many calories and I still will go in and have a tablespoon every nite - so I threw it out and haven't bought anymore. I was allowed fudgecicles & puddings on my liquid phase - (sugarfree of course) but they do help can you have these??? I was also allowed creamed Soups (strained) and make soupy mashed potatoes with skim milk - (really potato Soup from instant mashed potatoe) those where my life savers - I got sick of sweet Protein drinks. Good luck - ....

Congrats & Welcome Mhoffman - What are your questions???? Me personally - I'm doing great 5 1/2 months out and I have 100% more energy and feel so much better !!! Have lost 59 lbs...

Hey Brenda - Christmas was wonderful - but glad it's over... Carol - 1/10 that will be here before you know it.. You will be in my prayers for a speedy recovery - Nance all i can tell you is the band is a fickle object - it can take 2 weeks for you to fell restriction - since you are getting full faster then I would say you do have restriction - how much are you able to eat 1 cup 1/2 cup - 2 cups... Notmzperfect - I agree I love my band... I had cookies & tamales over the holidays - but made sure i got my exercise in and lost 1/2 lbs this week. I didn't own a scale prior to being banded so don't know what amount i usually gained but i must have cuz I use to PIG out on the cookies candies etc - My 1st sweets of the season were on 12/22 and over on 12/25 - allowed myself 3 cookies a day... Am looking forward to a healthy & happy 2008...

Airportkat - Welcome - We need some additional info before we can help - age - weight - what are you eating - are you exercising at all. I eat about 1000 - 1200 calories a day - I keep a food & exercise diary and walk on the treadmill minimum 3 miles 4 to 5 times a week. I am losing fairly well for an older more mature woman of a certain age... Phyl - I have some orange centruims but I just don't care for them and I have calicum too - just bought some vitaband from dr b - lemon flavor - and they are ok - I would rather just take a pill - I take my Vitamins at night before bed - cuz they will upset my tummy sometimes too. We haven't had much wind down valley - it's a little breezes but nothing major.. Marcy - Use splenda instead of sugar - it taste the same and will help lessen the calories a tad... OK gang - drum roll... I didn't gain any weight after eating my cookies or tamales - I lost 1/2 of a pound... Exercise does pay off and so does moderation... The loss could be more as I am still real puffy - and I haven't had my aunt flo visit in about a year - but for the last couple of days have been spotting - menopause - just when you think it's done for good - here it comes again... Plus I am coming down with a cold - My head is killing me this morning I was so happy this morning with my 1/2 lbs - even with eating more calories than I ususally do.... I had some cookies that I was going to give a gf w/tamales but they weren't home on Christmas Eve - so last night looking at them - and very tempted to get back in to that whole sugar thing - I just threw them away :clap2: Well, just cking in and tooting my horn cuz I was really afraid of what the scale was going to say this morning - I figured I was going to have to report a gain - but thankfully - I did ok...:eek:

Karri I have read a lot where people are only eating 800 calories a day - as long as you can get all your protein in and water - that should be ok What vitamin did you find that small - I have chewables - but I don't much care for them. I would love to take a tiny pill. That's funny you can eat chicken but not potatoes. I have read that if the er doc can't hit the port you want a chemo nurse to unfill you as they are more familiar with ports - fyi just in case.. Well, I just want to make sure that you don't get under nourished and I guess I still think with my old brain – ¼ cup of food isn’t enough to keep you alive :confused: xoxox J

Karri - Only 1/4 cup - are you able to get all your protein in?? You are really going to be shedding the lbs now.. Be carefull though - I am worried that you may not be getting enough food in.. Also it can take 2 weeks for the fill to hit it's max tightness. Make sure you take your vitimans & calcuim... Are you only eating 3 meals or 6 mini meals... How many calories are you getting..

Happy day after Christmas !!!! 6 days left til the New Year and our 6 month anniversaries... Had a good day yesterday - ate some ham and now my eyes are super puffy - gotta get that water in today... Cookies all gone - had 10 limit.. New Year New Us... Well, gotta make sure all my 1/1 renewals get bound before Friday So back to work I go... Will ck in later

Jackie Great Pictures You are a beautiful young woman.., Gladster - You are my banding twin - You are doing great 54 lbs You may not be eating enough food if you are so tight and yes exercise will help.. Kim you lost 3 lbs and didn't g ain and if you were eating those treat - then I wouldn't be upset - Phyl - I am sorry that your Daughter won't be here for Christmas Maybe they will come for New Years... Peaches it sounds like you have had some stress this last week too... Ok I am getting carried away with these smilies Just cking in - wrapping done - now cards and will cook dinner and watch my movies.. Merry Christmas everyone...

Kathy - My heart goes out to you and your family - Please know that you are in my prays.. Chim - We want to see pic's - My kitchen is grapes too.. Yes it feels so good to have control over the food and not the other way around. Welcome back Karri - Glad you had a safe trip & 9.5 weight loss while being unfilled - 60.5 since August Well gang went to the gym this morning another 3 miles - No midnight food run for the last couple of days - I am really happy about that. I need to get up and clean - deliver some tamales & cookies to freinds - get some milk and my fur babies some food and xmas presents, finish wrapping - and tonite gotta watch It's a Wonderful Life - you see my best girlfriend gave me this movie for Christmas before she died. And when I opened it - I thought how unselfish she was - here she was in the hospital just being diagnoisted with cancer and she give me this movie. It has been my holiday tradition since 1993 - I get very emotional on Christmas Eve - I miss my parents & brother and all my loved ones who have past and am very appreciative for all that I have, I am truely blessed. Well, gott quite crying and get busy.. I just want all of you to know how much I appreciate all of you and from the bottom of my heart I wish you all the Merriest Christmas.