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Congratulations Corinne! That is wonderful news! So now we have Esmerelda, Burnsun, and you! Is that it? Are there more band babies coming our way!!! Thanks for sharing your happy news. You are gonna do great with your weight loss, don't worry!!!

Now THERE ya go! Just Fab!!! Cute hat AND cute you, too!!!

I'm no math whiz but somethings mising from the formulary. I have lost 36 pounds...how many scoops is that? Yummy, that cone looks divine. I just want to LICK IT!!! mmmmmm...

I wanna see the BIG pic the avatar was made from...where is it? Have I missed it?!!! Beanie is a cutie patootie in anything, but I think the festive hat is a big hit. Someone post the link to the big pic!

Awww, congrat SuperMom!!!! Don't sweat the unfill. Eat sensibly and feed that growing little baby in there. That dress was magical in several ways, huh?!!!! Yippeee! So happy for you. You'll do great, don't worry! That lovely little band can just get filled again after you bring home your precious new little one. happy day!!!!

Oh my goodness, how yucky! Ouch! Take it extra easy these next days. Your new restriction will surprise you, and you are no doubt swollen and tender in the band area from all that. Be VERY nice to your band. I wonder how come they didn't leave the needle in while you went under flouro? I have never had a flouro fill, so what do I know, but it would certainly be worth keeping the needle "handy", as in, in the port! to avoid that scene. Wow. Thanks for sharing the yucky stuff. It really is fun to read. LOL Sorry it was horrible though.

Office trash with nothing but papers in it? The kisses are wrapped? I'm PMSing? Don't think I woudln't dig it out! I just might! That's why you have to ruin them.

Poor Jammin' Jamie. She's just doin' her thing, not even realizing how hard she's making it for you! I'm glad you are insisting on answers. You are a good bandster, very responsible, careful, and you choose foods well. Do a DeLarla and break down and cry in the doc's office. Anyhow, I think it's a good plan. Just a few more weeks. In the meantime, study up for finals! I'm rooting for you. We all are!!!!!

Take your opportunity to overload on exercise and run with it!! Now is the time. You will have a healthier pregnancy after losing weight. You go girl! No offense. Really! Diet pills are a tough subject, and I'm sorry about your aunt. The boost of 2 days taking 1/2 tablet really helped me. I'll wait another week before I pop another one, if I even need it then. I don't like to take them every day. I can tolerate the way they make me feel, but not day after day. I do like the immediate results and the boost in the right direction. I'll try it again next time I'm good and stuck on my weight loss. It's not the best choice, for sure, but that little bit helped me. Anyhow. I still like your advice better. It's the healthier way.

You could do some therapy. Here's how: Take the entire bag, what's left of it, and unwrap each and every single one of them and put them in a bowl. Dont eat any of them!!!!! Then pop them in the microwave for 30 seconds...just to get them goo-ey (how do you spell goo-ey, anyway?) Then, take a spoon and swirl it around. Go to the spice cabinet and get the salt, garlic, and Lawreys. As you sprinkle it onto the melted evil, chant..."you are gross, I don't need you, you are evil, I REBUKE you!!!!!" then stir in the spices with the spoon so you won't lick it, then clean the bowl and put it away. DONE! You have made chocolate something gross, and have proven to yourself you can shun it with the best of them. Or, you can give yourself a break, eat 9 a day and get over it. (((((hugs))))) you make me smile!!!!

"It ain't coffee, till it ain't coffee!" said my friend Bobby. I drink Folgers with real, white, refined, bad, evil, yummy Sugar and French Vanilla flavored creamer. I can give up anything but that.

Ya think? is right!!! I really wish they'd let you try a thyroid med. Beats the willies of a diet pill, but I'm sure it's a stuck, sluggish metabolism. I have lived fat for long enough, my body knows how to keep the pounds packed on. Amazing creations we are! When's your appointment? TODAY?!!!!!

That's so funny and so wonderful! Silly hubby, sometimes it takes them a while, but they get there. Kiss him sweet! btw, I think it's spelled ecstatic (?) yep...I looked it up

Okay people, today is Thursday Dec 1st. (My sister is in surgery having her hysterectomy so say a little prayer and send some healing vibes.) On Tuesday morning I weighed 193.6. This morning I weighed 187.8. That's 5.8 pounds in 2 days. Lotsa Water, I'm sure, but I broke the 190 barrier. I'm not taking another 1/2 tablet today. I have a headache. We'll see how I do without it, if I can keep below 190 with my appetite back. Yesterday I ate very little all day. Nibbles. At dinner I had a small scoop of spaghetti and a slice of garlic bread dipped in sauce, then about 2 TBS cottage cheese. Other than water and coffee, that's it. Also, I quit making Crystal Light Peach Tea. Wonder if that's contributing to my headache? Lack of chemical sweetners? Who knows! I feel good about my weight loss. I have tons of added stress these next few days, so I'm backing off the little magic pills. Just wanted to let you know that I think it helps jump start a sluggish, stuck metabolism, and it's only good for a few days but I wouldn't want to live this way (wired, UP, and a bit off-balance) everyday. Home issues are contributing, though, but, there you are.

ROTFL!!!! AAAAAhahahahaha!

What I HAVE heard of is folks makng their goal weight and having all their fill removed. Can we hear form you, Chichigirl?!!! Which I think is a great thing to do down the road and you learn to maintain your goal weight. Some folks need alot of years to do that!! I hope I die a really old happy lady with a band around my belly!

I don't know. I haven't noticed. Could it be that I haven't worn jeans or tight pants since college? Do you know how long ago that was?!!! If it doesn't have a stretchy soft waist band, it doesn't fit over my a$$.

Very cool, SuperDaddy! What great company you keep! Way to Praise the Lord, man! You don't look like you need to lose another 89 pounds, though. Well done! Thanks for sharing!

Add to this, take regular slow, deep breaths, several in a row, as often as you can. Ahhh, I remember!!! It WILL go away. You have received good advice from the folks above. Congrats! Again! Rest and walk.

Take good care of your band, stay on the straight and narrow road with your eating, and enjoy the rest your unfill has given you. And keep us posted!!!!

DeLarla, you have been hard on your beloved band (and you know it is, even though you scorn it sometimes!) so treat it nicely. Take your Ranitidine twice a day and drink some Aloe Vera juice twice a day. It heals everything from the top to the bottom. It's good for your band. Good for your body. Do what you can to make it easy on your tummy with the foods you eat/avoid. You don't want a fill if your tummy is burning and painful! Glad you aren't slipped or leaking. It really is good news!!!

Wow, you have a "Casper" ghost band like Donali! So glad you made it home safe and well. Rest and heal. We are so proud of you!!!! You are gonna do great.

Wow, healing prayers for Francesca. Thanks for posting and letting us know. Take good care of her!!!

Yes. For me, I can get "stuck" but don't actually PB. First comes stuck, then sliming, then the PB where it coughs back up and gets unstuck. Most times something stuck will pass on through in a few minutes. A PB is not a vomit. They are very different. To me, anyway.

As you said, it varies. Restriction factors in, as does eating; both what you eat and how. In the past month, I have PB'd 3 times in 2 days. Prior to that, I got a bit stuck a few times (4 maybe?) but I don't remember PBing at all. Since banding in April, I remember...maybe a dozen PB's, all related to too big of a bite, too dry food, and one PB when I took one bite too many. Never did that again. I know when to stop now!!! The part I don't like about PBing isn't the actual "coming back up" of the food, it's the discomfort before-hand. Surely I have PB'd more than a dozen times since April, but don't worry. Lots of folks are very good at avoiding it, and you can be one of them!