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Say HE-EEYY!!! Yes, Protien, just like those of us who want to lose the weight. It's good for muscle bulk, and you definately want to avoid bulking up with fat from junk food and lots of processed foods. Keep it real food, meats, veggies, potatoes, and protien drinks (1-2 a day) will help. there is a website, someone help me here and post a link if I can't find it, that will tell you how many calories, grams of protien, fat, etc. you should eat to lose or gain weight....let me see if I can find it... http://www.room42.com/nutrition/basal.shtml Yep, there is a button for gaining weight, too. It's pretty interesting! Let us know how it goes! We are good at weight gain here, but most of us have gained the wrong kind of weight...fat!!! But at 110, maybe you could use just a Little bit of padding? hehe

Nana, you ROCK!

You go girls!!!! Both of you look just great, and so happy! Looks like you had a blast!

Wow! Thanks Alex! It's hard to believe I have this right, and it concerns me that it hurts to eat the yummy chicken salad my sister made. I fed it to DH for dinner, so hopefully the bowl will be empty soon, hehe! It really only takes eating maybe an ounce or two of that chicken (plus the other stuff in there) to get full. Hard to believe, see Becky, this is what you have to look forward to!!! It works!!

Oh my gosh, it's really here!!!! Congratulations. Prayers for a great surgery and speedy recovery. Can't wait to find out how it went! welcome to Bandland! yahooooooo!

Sounds like an easy substitute for cucumber sauce without the draining of the cucumbers. You peel the cuke, right? Sounds really yummy. Man, I miss Pita bread sometimes. I do nuts (almonds), chicken (which is really hard for me to eat just yet) cottage cheese, yogurt, and Boost High Protien (15gm per serving). Surely I get in other protiens? Wow, maybe I'm not eating enough protien? OH! and Tuna, which I haven't had in several days but it's good, too. Good luck! thanks for the food lube idea, Bandit! Sounds yummy OH! I use Italian dressing in my tuna for lube. Beats mayo sometimes. Also, salsa, ranch dressing, BBQ sauce, gravy. I don't know just how much I eat in a day. One yogurt, one boost, 2 ounces of chicken breast at the most, 3 ounces of nuts, all in a day. Other days I may substitute one of the other protiens...how many grams of protien is that? dunno.

Listen to your body tell you to stick to liquids. You don't have to do clear liquids, do full liquids such as thinned cream Soups, thinned smoothies, really anything you could suck through a straw even though you don't have to eat it that way. And slow down on the sips. It sounds like you are still dealing with internal swelling (I promise I know ALL about this!) so slow down! It's not about weight loss, it's about healing. I got into the habit for a while of taking a sip, then swallowing the sip in 2-3 swallows. That helped me to keep just the tiniest bit going down at once. If I were you, I'd hit the Nexium again, just crush it and wash it through well. I'm no doc though, so maybe check with your doc on that one. The shoulder pain takes longer than 4 days, so keep at it with the heating pad and walking, walking, walking. Also, if you are going to eat the pudding, eat a small bite and swish it and liquify it alot in your mouth before swallowing even smaller amounts, just a little at a time. Sounds like you really need to slow down... I promise, it isn't like this forever. Listen to your body.

Paula, you are sweet but I hate to break it to you, it isn't skill or talent, it's an over-active imagination and enough time at the kitchen sink doing dishes that it just came together...scary! I thought it was cute, too! DeLarla, sorry to hear you are being such a faithful employee and actually earning your paycheck. Bummer. It was fun to dream though! I actually had another scenario since Bandit got it all started...I thought maybe you started stalking Penni's "little friend" on the Pogo site and got sucked in and addicted to Pogo and just didn't have time for us anymore! Ah well, keep that job, I guess... So glad you are well!

Okay, girl, if you registered, I don't know about it! I know you are here, lurking, continuing in your "Unregistered" status...I can FEEL you out there...maybe this will make you post, and then you will HAVE to register! Do it, girl! You can, just hit that button and sign right up and post an introduction...it's okay, you made it throught the chat room with Bandit, for goodness sakes! You can do this....

Congrats palmtrz! And not on the "baby" That is too funny! Glad you are recovering well, keep up the good work! Welcome to Bandland!!!

Well, aren't you snazzy?!! Look at that ticker, the sig, the screen name...girl, you did some housekkeeping tonight! Okay, so what's an Obtech Band? And yes, I sleep. Here's the scoop. I took a 2+ hour nap today while little man slept. Now my hubby and daughter are camping out in the woods out back, so noone is here but me and sleeeping little man (age 2) and I drink coffee at night (bad habit from college, wow, and college was a loooong time ago!) so here I am at 2:30am about to go to sleep but checking in one last time. If hubby were in the house, I wouldn't have gotten away with this late hour! hehe It's like a vacation. 'Cept I got lots of laundry and sweeping and kitchen cleaning done in between postings And Bandit is a west coaster, she gets 3 extra hours on me with the time difference, it's not too late for her! Hey, who else was in the chat room that night? Dallasdoll! and Porclndoll checked in as I was leaving...is that it? Okay, 'night all! Check ya later taters!

I GOT her!!! hehe Hey Heatherfromthechatroom! It's a bid deal, I think, to change your screen name, but you can put Heatherfromthechatroom under your screen name instead of "registered user" by going to User CP. Dig around in there and you'll see how to change it. You should do that! So glad you made it! Okay, girl, give it up. Who's your hubby? Who's your doc? When were you banded? Which doc? How much weight do you want to lose? Is your hubby banded, too? SCOOP! We want the scoop! You really should post an introduction in the Intro Forum. Okay, I'll quit bossing you around and giving you a hard time. yay! You made it!!!

Yay Princess!! Happy happy birthday to you!!! We miss you, are you with DeLarla? Don't make us start making up stories about you, too! I hope your day is the BEST!

Okay Bandit, I think I have this figured out... Back when Daisydoodle was in town, they met for drinks in some casino bar like Delarla did when Babs was in town. So she is flirting with a young 20-something hottie, and agrees to meet him the next week. So, one night, after her hubby goes to bed at 7pm, DeLarla sneaks out of the house and meets her hottie for some harmless dancing at the casino. On her way home, she impulsively sticks a buck in one of those huge multi-million dollar jackpot machines and WINS! She goes home and wakes up hubby, who forgives her instantly for dancing with the hottie. The next day she quits her job, pays off the mortgage, hires back the pool service and landscapers, and hits the airport for a flight to CA to see Dr Billy. She pays cash for a new port and is recovering in comfort in a CA hospital. She won't tell anyone the good news until she loses at least 30 more pounds and takes her nakie biker chick after photos for the LBT Calendar Girls issue due out in 2007. I'll bet THAT's where she is.

I'm sorry to say, you have me pegged!! Very funny, Anna! Out of the woodworks, girl!

God Bless you, Babs, for taking on the responsibilities you have recently. You will not regret having done any of this, even the over-and-beyond the call of duty things such as maid service, waitress, concierge, butler, driver, life planner, mover, "event" planner, housekeeper, heck, you might even end up doing some butt-wiping by the time the day is done! By the sounds of it, you have a gift of service to others unmatched by any hired help you might be able to find. Your mother-in-law is fortunate to have you, and if she is not in a place where she can thank you without a guilt trip, just let me say thank you on her behalf. You are a treasure for treating her like one, even when it's hard. And you never fired one up. I am in awe. Well done.

Awww! I'm sorry girls, they grow up so fast, don't they? And you are NOT old! I'm just 4 years behind you two and my kids are 5 and 2, so you very well could be in MY shoes! I know what you mean though...it's so sweet to see them all dressed up acting like little men and ladies. These are memories they will cheish for years. Hope you took pictures!!! Hey, Nurse, congrats on your granddaughter! Great news!!!

Hey, another NC girl! Welcome! I'm from the Charlotte area. Glad to have you here! I think you will find out lots of good info about banding here. You are right, you can eat around the band. It's not always easy when you are dealing with the head stuff about eating. But it's a much safer alternative, as you stated so well, and it IS possible to get and KEEP that weight off. Good for you! So, who's your doc? where's your surgery? How much weight do you want to lose? We are nosey around here, spill the Beans. Check out the NC thread, too. There are a few of us here! Again, welcome! Hope to hear some more from you!

I think it was Alexandra who told me it was DH for Darling husband and dh for darn husband...I think I'll keep mine capitalized! I got a keeper!

Hey Eliza!!!! Sounds like it's a yes, get another fill. I'm anxious for other answers, but just a little bit extra could make a huge difference.

Hey Lynn! I saw your PCOS thread and it looks like you are getting good support there...ya'll are talking over my head on that one!! So you went to your seminar, how was it? Did you learn anything? Most times you find out more here on LBT than a seminar could ever tell you, especially when they design them for "beginners" who have no info up front. You are well on your way, now. So, what's next? Which lab tests? Which appointments? Keep us updated!!

Iv'e been wondering too...I have to admit, I figured she's GOT to be posting on another board somewhere because that girl has GOT to post. She's a mad woman (in a good way!), and there is no way she could go this long without having something to say...so she MUST be saying it somewhere else, right? We miss you...here! Post here!!! Please spread yourself around a bit, okay?!!!

Hey Hamu, welcome! I had a rough start, although NO hiatal hernia repair, so I'd imagine you have a bit longer recovery than most. Several here have had this, too, so I'm sure they will be posting soon. You describe the swelling and having trouble drinking and I had a very similar rough start. The following two threads are what happened, so you may be able to get some good info from them...so I am posting links for you. It's lots of reading, but you can skim through and see if any of it helps. Feel free to PM me also if you want, but I'm happy to post it here if you have questions. Sip slowly and be patient. You won't be yourself until you can get some calories in but don't push it. You can survive on Water only for a good while, but if you can get some Boost or other high calorie/high protien drink down, it will help. Just go slow and be patient. I'm sorry you are having a hard time, but you WILL get through, I promise. keep us posted! http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=6216 http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=6339

This thread is way cool. You all are so interesting!!!!

Becky, does your sister have a screeen name here? Tell her congratulations and welcome to bandland!!! And welcome to the LBT Family.