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I had my first slime and pb yesterday. I am going for my 2nd fill tomorrow. I ended up pbing on rice pilaf. It was too dry and I was eating too quickly because I was hungry. Hopefully I will learn from my experience and not do it again.

Stef we love broccoli and brussell sprouts here too. Do you do anything different to them other than boil or steam them. My kids love them but I think if I give them the same thing every day they will not love them forever.

i have looked into a couple hotels and it much cheaper if we go on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. The prices almost double on weekends. So any thoughts of going those days of the week. I know most of us work and have kids to deal with for school and child care. I think my DH is going to stay home to take care of them. So I am willing to bunk in with some one else. Also there maybe a discount the more rooms we rent. Most people wanted to go in the spring so I checked out rates in April.

I haven't posted in while either because I am not losing any weight either. My last exercise/nutrition class I went to I only last 1/2 pound in two weeks. I am eating everything in sight. I am having another fill next Monday. I am hoping this will help. I do get food stuck but do not PB. I have been using papaya enzyme to help it pass, but I am not sure if that is a good thing or bad thing. It seems after it passes I can eat more and do eat more. When I was in class and telling them that I can and do eat everything they said just to get rid of all the junk food in the house, but sometimes it is not that easy. I have two kids and a DH that doesn't have a weight problem.

Please put 70 minutes down for me. 40 minutes exercise class and 30 minute walk. Thanks

Dan, you look amazing!!!! I am not ready to post a picture yet. With my weight loss I feel that I do not look any different. I still wear the same size clothes, just a little baggy.

About the water drinking. I was told that I could sip water while eating. No gulping or drinking alot while eating. They said a sip might help if the food is really dry.

Hi all Massachusetts banders. I live in Beverly. I grew up in Gloucester and lived in Haverhill for about 5 years.

I have lost 28.5 lbs so far. I haven't changed clothes sizes yet, they are much more comfy now. They were really tight at time of pre-op. As for food I try to be good but nights seem to get to me. I am really good at breakfast and lunch. I am getting ready for work or at work so it is all I have to eat. After I get home from work it all falls apart. I make good supper choices, it is after supper where I seem to snack alot. Emtionally I am doing ok because I take medication for it. If not I think I would probably fall apart. Even though I have lost weight my mother doesn't really have any thing good to say about it. I went out to eat with her one night and she said nothing has changed. I guess she didn't seem to notice that I only ate the fish I got and none of the sides. It is best for me not to say anything to her. I do seem to remind her all the time that my dr told me that it might take 3 years to take all the weight off.

I didn't finish my july goal. I am going to reduce my August goal to 300 minutes and hope to exceed it. No promises though.

they didn't paste as well as i thought they were going to

i found overeaters 12 step on line here they are: The Twelve Steps of Overeaters Anonymous <LI class=body_text span>We admitted we were powerless over food — that our lives had become unmanageable.</SPAN> <LI class=body_text span>Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.</SPAN> <LI class=body_text span>Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.</SPAN> <LI class=body_text span>Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.</SPAN> <LI class=body_text span>Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.</SPAN> <LI class=body_text span>Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.</SPAN> <LI class=body_text span>Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.</SPAN> <LI class=body_text span>Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.</SPAN> <LI class=body_text span>Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.</SPAN> <LI class=body_text span>Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.</SPAN> <LI class=body_text span>Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.</SPAN> Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to compulsive overeaters and to practice these principles in all our affairs

You are not alone. My DH bought a huge bag of dark chocolate peanut m & m's. I cannot stop eating them. I asked him not to buy them for a while. I have been eating junk food non stop since a week ago Friday. Last Sunday was my 40th birthday so the friday before one of my co-workers baked me a cake. So that Friday on I have been eating so much junk food. We had a party for me and everyone brought some thing. There was chip/crackers and dip and so much other stuff. I just seem not to be able to resist all that stuff. I try to be good, but I swear I can hear the junk food calling me. Though when it is finally gone I hope not to buy anymore for a little while.

I can be put in for another 150 minutes. I am not going to make my goal this month. I think next months challenge I will pick a small goal and hopefully meet it for exceed it.

I have only lost four pounds since surgery but probably gained it all back yesterday. It was my 40th birthday and I was not going to limit what I was going to eat. I do not weigh myself at home. I have to go to a heart and wellness class every other Tuesday and I get weighed there. I know if I weighed myself every day I would get discouraged. I too love ice cream. I now buy skinny cow ice cream sandwiches and allow myself one a day. They are 140 calories so I really do not feel too bad about eating them. Remember weight loss is going to come off very slowly. I was told about 3 years before I lose 90 pounds. So I am going to have my ups and downs too. I have had my first fill but I have no restriction and can and do eat everything. My next fill in on August 20th. Maybe then I will have restriction and begin to feel better and eat less. So don't feel like a failure. We are all in this together and we have each other to lean on if we need to. You are not alone at all.

Well majority of the people have said spring so I am thinking April. That way some of us will get money back from taxes and be able to use that. Does every one want a weekend or during the week. From there I will be able to narrow it down further. Thanks to everyone for their info.

I thought I was the only person with a sleeping problem. I am glad to know I am not alone. I sleep through the night fine after I finally fall asleep. I get so restless when I lay down to try to sleep. I do not wake up early if I do not have to. I usually do not even hear my dh's alarm go off. I haven't been really good about taking my multivits but I am willing to be better if that is going to help.

Has any one thought of a gathering of us junies. I saw that LBT is going to LasVegas in February.

Before my fill too my band was empty and even with my first fill I can eat anything. Even things that I thought would get stuck doesn't and that is not a good thing.

I do not feel any restriction with my fill. I had 1cc put into my 4cc band on Monday. I have felt no different. Last night I had a boca burger with the top of the bun and it didn't get stuck. I was worried that is was going too. I took little bites and chewed and chewed. I do feel like I can eat anything still. I wish I couldn't though.

Dan you are doing fabulous. One question. How do you not get bored with what you are eating everyday. I have to change it up a bit.

Suzzzie my stomach looked like that too. I was bruised for a long time too. I do bruise easily though. I think you should still check in with the dr.

I had my first fill today and found out that I have a 4cc band. He put 1cc in it now. I have to be on liquids for 24 hours then proceed slowly to solids. The whole procedure was very quick and painless.

Thanks everyone for that info. I am having my first fill on Monday and I want to be sure I am very careful not to pb.

Just wondering if anyone else has gotten hunger headaches since being banded. I have had such a bad headache today. I think it is due to hunger. I was starving by the time I got to eat lunch today and work and I had such a headache. After I ate it got a little better but not much. I seem not to have time for snacks at work. At least not good ones. I do not want to have to go into their junk food drawer just for a quick fix.