georgia girl

Sounds good Jachut! Thanks for sharing!

I haven't lost a single pound. I'm in desperate need of a fill and don't have an appt until the 30th. I'm worried because I'm going to the beach in week or so and I just hope I don't gain.

Hey froggi! We are now "officially" friends, lol, although I already considered you one. You're a great asset to the board and I enjoy reading your posts. I'm happy to be your friend!

B'fast~ Banana Lunch~ Kashi cereal with 1% milk (just enough to wet it) Snack~ 1 corn on the cob Dinner~ salad and fruit (going to a buffet restaurant so I'll stick with salad bar)

I agree, if you are tight in the mornings, yogurt is a great option. Lately I've been eating Kashi cereal (high protein and fiber) with a splash of 1% milk, but my restriction isn't the best right now so I can handle it. Good luck to you!

...because my best LBT friend inspired me too!

Hahaha, we are the complete opposite. Spinach is like my favorite food. I love it!

I am posting just to post. And to say that fish makes me gag.

Wow, that sucks! Is there anything your doctor can do or prescribe that might help? It seems like there would be something! I can't imagine! Well, I hope it gets better for you, and soon too!

I know, it's soooo sad. Some people are soooo cruel! Yikes! I can't imagine having more than one a month. DH would probably be asking for a divorce, lol!

Oh, and this whole week I've felt like crying if I saw something on TV that was the least bit sad! I don't know if you've seen that commercial with Sara McLaughlin with all the hurt and abandoned animals.....yeah, I cried my eyes out. I have several hormonal imbalances and I think it just gets the best of me sometimes. Glad I'm not the only one!

I've been sooooo moody ever since TOM came on Monday! My DH ask me today what he had done to make me soooo ill, lol. I think it gets worse with age too, at least it has for me. I hate to see how I am in 10 years :thumbup:.

Hey girl! I'm so glad you are home and everything went okay. I know you are sore right now, so just take it easy and get lots of rest! I wonder why your back hurts so bad? Gas maybe? I dunno, you could try a heating pad and see if that helps. I've read that it does wonders! You take care and rest up. Let us know how it's going tomorrow.

Thank you everyone! I appreciate all the kind words. jfc193- you look great! Congrats on your weight loss! You have done a wonderful job. Keep up the good work!

Thanks Wasa! I appreciate the advice. Good luck to you and keep us posted!

This is exciting! I know it's probably impossible to get everyone there, but it would be nice. I hope we can find a date that works for everyone!

Tiger50 and Leslie- good luck to ya'll tomorrow! I'll be thinking of ya'll and sending up prayers. Make sure to check in with us as soon as you feel up to it! Take care.

Hey girl! I would love to meet up with everyone. Unfortunately the next 2 weeks for me are absolutely booked. We have VBS every night next week and the week after that DH and I are taking the church youth group on a summer trip to the beach. So the 24th won't be good for me. Let me look at my calendar...... Pamela- Tuesday July 1st would work for me. Lets see what everyone else thinks.

LOL! I don't blame you. I can't imagine being on liquids for 3 months. :biggrin: For me, head hunger is the hardest thing about this. It has gotten better but I still struggle with it everyday, especially since I don't have very good restriction right now. Have you always had head hunger issues? Does it get a lot better once you hit your sweet spot? I'm hoping it does. Anyway, I'm so proud of all you have accomplished. Sounds like you had a rough time getting there, but you did it! To me, that's a real inspiration. Many people give up when complications occur and I commend you for sticking with it and kicking butt! Best of luck to you!

Hello Ladies! We have our own little room now. Kinda cool....

Wasa, I'm glad you are doing well! Your weight loss results from lapband were phenomenal, so I'm sorry you had to have it removed but I happy you found another procedure. I wish you the best and sincerley hope you will be sticking around here. You have given some great advice here. Good luck and I wish you a speedy recovery.

Brandy, I'm a little late coming into this thread (I don't how in the world I missed it, lol) but I just wanted to throw in my 2 cents. I have to say that, in the beginning, I lost weight pretty darn fast and I loved it! But, in that last couple of months, I've barely lost anything. I am really struggling with getting good restriction. I've had at least 7 fills and I am up to 7.25cc in my 10cc band. My fills seem to work for a week or so, then loosen up to almost nothing again. It was my choice to be conservative with my fills (I was afraid of getting overfilled, so I suggested we take it really slow). I am regretting that now, lol. I do have an appt for a fill on the 30th....YAY! I haven't always exercised like I should but for the last couple of months, I've been exercising faithfully and still not losing weight. I have PCOS and I have low DHEA levels that I am on medication for. My Endo is working with me to try to straighten this out but it has been really hard these last couple of months. Since I've been banded, I've pretty much stuck to high protein/low carb. Well, I don't even like meat much and I was soooo burned out on meat. I just recently became a lacto-ovo vegetarian, so focusing on high protein is out of the question now. I'm hopeful that my new eating lifestyle in combination with my exercise will start to pay off. Even though I am struggling right now, I still love my band. I'm determined to make this work, whatever it takes. I commend you for admitting it is your own problems causing it, not the band. That takes guts...so good for you! Now is a perfect time to re-evaluate what you are doing wrong and start working towards making it right. You can do this and so can I! It's just gonna take some really hard work. I don't think anyone intended to hurt your feelings. Sometimes we need that kick in the butt to get us going again! I really think if you had posted this in the General Support forum, you would have gotten a totally different set of responses. Since you posted it in the rant and raves, it's not far fetched to think that people would debate the issue because that is what this forum is for. I agree with Laurend, I really don't think anyone wants you to leave LBT. I hope you decide to stay, but if you don't, I wish you the best. I am sorry you are struggling right now and I hope things get better for you soon. Take care.

BBK, I've had a few people I've never even spoken to send friendship request. I didn't want anyone to get offended so I accepted, lol....but I have no clue who they are. I dunno....strange???

MrsFlipFlops, I don't think your post was rude. You attacked the issue, which is what this forum is all about. I think the post that was rude, is the one that attacked the OP personally and didn't even bother to bring up the issue at hand. No one here is perfect but let's show some respect. The OP has the right to post an opinion, just as everyone else.