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Thanks for the site. Those recipes sound really good. I'm eating a yummy, big bran muffin that my sister who is in ww invented and it has 2 WW points. I would post it with recipes somewhere but I don't have all the nutritional values Also it needs coffee along side so can't follow the no drinking rule. But if anyone is interested, let me know.

Great worKl Sue.

I have a bunch of food fron NS that I decided to eat after I get good restriction. So far I haven't wanted it. It is pretty nasty and looks even worse than it tastes. The reasons I quit was because I was gassy, I never felt satisfied and I didn't like it.

You have to bear in mind that this is a place people can and do come to when any little thing goes wrong and they tend to stress and freak out over perfectly normal things. Meanwhile there are thousands of people out there who aren't having any problems and don't come on every day just to say "all is well" Then there are those of us who come on everyday just because we have lots of spare time.

I agree...I would grab a shake or high protien meal bar.

The market is terrible here in Wi too. There are many houses in the neighborhood, in fact in the whole town for sale. My kids have a house in another town that;s been for sale for 2 years. I don't know what the answer is. Empty house and homeless people....It's all such a shame.

You might try volunteering somewhere.

As for the tooting...What kind of protien drink do you use? You could be lactose intolerant or it may be from too much soy or it might be from artificial sweetners. All three of those bother me. Also I remember that before I had my galbladder out that would happen to me. I'm a nurse and I would be walking down the halls going toot tooot toot. It was so embarassing. If you still have your galbladder and you are loosing weight that could be something to look into. For some reason they go together. You will probably have to do some food expermenting to find out the cause. Meanwhile try beano or gas-x. Good luck

Maybe it's gas. Have you tried gas-x or something else for gas?

I agree that you are probably not getting enough nutrition and/ or water.

I noticed at the bariatric clinic I go to, they have supports under all the toilets. Smart move . Maybe they had some break. What an embarassing situation if one broke while you were on it. I supose water would squirt all over. I think you should use another or if you are really brave, maybe talk to the maintenence people about it.

Hi Kathy, I live in Baraboo, Wi which is very near Wi Dells and about 40 miles north of Madison. Wi Dells is tourist land here in Wi so we avoid it if we can in the summer and head for some other places in Wi. I'm doing weight watchers with my daughter this week since I have no restriction. Tue I get my 3rd fill and hopefully that will do the trick. ww actually works well for me but I gain it back if I don't stick right to it. It sounds like you have had an interesting life. Mine has been pretty dull in comparision. I was born and raised in this area and haven't done much traveling. I have a daughter in NY so I've been there quit a bit. To make that ticker, click on the ticker address above my ticker, not on my ticker itself like I said before. Good luck. Sharon

Well hi Carol, I didn't see your post until today, other wise I probably would've welcomed you sooner. Now I don't know what other site you are on. I also go on b2g and they are very nice. Most of the people here are too but stay away from rants and raves if you don't like unpleasantness. There is lots of good information here and it's well run. I hope you like it.

The almond milk is mostly fat. Did you notice that?

I lost about 8.

I guess you could say that about any weight loss program. Some make even more when you have to buy their food. I know, I did them all. I don't know too many people who have actually kept it all off.

It starts when you get you appetite back after surgery (from a few days to a week or so) and ends when you get restriction.

Hi EK, Well lets see, I had 6 kids. Lost my oldest son 2 years ago and gained about 40 # since then. I have 12 grandchildren and a new little great granddaughter. I also have a little dog, Sophie who is my avator. I was married 37 years to an alcoholic and divorced him because he was getting mean. I now live with my daughter and son-in-law and 2 boys 9 and 10. Also their dog and 2 cats. Never a dull moment here. I'm an RN and still work one day a week. I really envy your time in the RV. That use to be my dream but now have to settle for week ends. At least there are lots of great campgrounds around here. Guess thats enough about me.......oh the fancy stuff....click on my ticker and you will get to the site where you can make your own. There are better instructions on the home page of LBT that tells you how to do a lot of stuff. Good luck with that. Do you have a name:)

I agree with everything in both of the letters above. Sorry things are going so badly. By the time I lift my husband I had no feelings for him. Didn't even hate him...Just numb. I'm not numb anymore but still have absolutely no feeling for him except as the father of my children. I see him several times a year when our whole family gets together and he is like a stranger. I'm so glad I left but it took me 37 yrs. Don't waste your life if something has to be done. Start figuring out now what you have to do.

I did but didn't know it or have symptoms. Dr told me after surgery.

Get another fill.

Do you mean you are filling it yourself? I'm not going to get vicious, I just hope you have some medical background, maintain sterile technique, and know what you are doing. I'm a nurse and I don't think I would try it, but if I had all the problems you have had I might concider it. Who knows? Now I can promice you you will get some vicious responses so be prepared.

I'm still hungry and just hanging in there waiting for my 3rd fill Jan 29. Right now I'm doing weight watchers with my daughter. Haven't had any problem eating anything (unfortunately) I feel bad when I see some people have lost 40# or more. I can't even lose the 3# I gained over Holidays. Hoping my day will come.

I've been drinkink breakfast (slim fast) and then my coffee and then making my self get at least 1/2 of my water in the morning because it's so hard to get it in in the aft and if I wait until after dinner I'm peeing all night. That seems to work well for me.

I'm 67, that's not far from 70 and I got my band in Oct 07 too. I would love to talk to you. Where are you from? Male or female? Any hobbies? Any pets? Let me know. I come here every day and I will go under the 70s to find you.