Brandy~

NIN- Perfect Drug.

CC you sound just like me. Well your food intake. I start with a cup of hot tea or decaff coffee... then follow about 20 minutes later with a hardboiled egg or egg salad (Alone no bread) then don't eat again till 1130... My breakfast is at 545 I should add hehe. Dinner is no more than 1/2 a cup.

PJTP- I am making that crockpot chicken recipe thats in the other thread... I hope it's good. I have been sitting here thinking of it simmering in salsa all day. I am gonna shred the puppy up when I get home.. It's all about the head hunger since I dont feel the physical stomach pain

I just want to say that each and every one on this April thread has played a part one way or the other in where I am in my real life. It only takes a few kind words to keep someone going... Many times I have turned to the forums just to get inspiration. Thank you and I plan to stay around a very long time :confused:

My goal doesn't make me super model material for sure but I am ok with that. I am shooting for 160.. Why I chose it I am not totally sure. My doctor said 180 would be his goal for me. I am like 1 pound from that so I think he is full of it. I still have alot of fight left in me :confused: I will claim victory at 160 and like you I will let my body decide if it's gonna keep going or if that's where it evens out. Growing up I was comfortable around 150-160 so I think it's reasonable. I would like to see about 140 though in my dreams so I will just have to see. I just feel so small already compared to before. I am in one of those phases where the scale didn't move this week but the pants feel too big... it's weird. I am ok with that I hit my 90lb goal for 1 year already : )

Enjoy the days off I am sure you deserve them with all that's going on. Sounds like the fills probably going to be tight so speaking from experience.... watch what you eat! I was that full since October and it has helped me to lose a majority of the weight. I still get all the Proteins and such in but I have to pay much more attention to the kinds of foods I eat and how SLOW I eat them. Sounds like you'll be in a good spot but to keep from pb'ing or having pain please be careful sip lots of Water :tt1: Since you were overfilled theres probably swelling and you should be ok. Alot of us are able to live on liquids for weeks at a time before surgery so I wouldn't fret it. I would make sure you're getting in all the liquids you need and that you dont dehydrate. You could also drink low sodium broth that made me feel alot better after I was filled too tight. Are you only concerned because of the amount of loss or is there more issues?

I am a mean mom... I cook what I cook and figure they can eat it or not eat it :confused: They will get hungry enough to eat it eventually I am sure lol. For that both my kids eat a wide variety of foods and often think the foods are bland when they don't eat at home. Beth- I was the big meanie the other day and got flamed for giving someone my 2 cents... apparently it's suppose to always be warm and fuzzy. I missed that disclosure...

Pixies ... into the white.

A family can eat fairly inexpensive and healthy if you know what you're doing. I start upping the costs because I have to put something extra in everything... I have to overdo it just cuz. I have 3 shelves in 1 cupboard for just spices and 2 cupboards above the stove... It's ridiculous. I suck at recipes though because I start to follow it and next I know I am creating something else.

Hey there CC... Oh jeez you're so close to goal. I can't wait for you to get that 1 flipping pound... I would claim victory to it anyway lol The weathers crap here right now rain, snow, sun all in 5 minutes go figure. It's in the 30's here ;( Jobs awesome. Lots of learning though... I will be ok though.

I had it and had to do a 6 month diet. I went 1 x per month and checked in iwth nutritionist. I didn't lose but 5lbs and didn't have a problem.

Hmm I dunno about the nutrisystem stuff. I am all about the no dieting thing lol. I could be a toothpick by now if I didn't eat like I do. I plan to eat like I do now for life so I guess I will have to live with it lol. I am like Lulu I LOVE to cook and I am a foodie. I don't even wanna know the calorie count for the cabbage stew/soup I made last night :mad2: I only was able to eat about 1/2 a cup but it was the best 1/2 cup evar!

I only use my bathroom scales. I haven't been to the doctor in ...... 5 months so I wouldn't know what I weighed hehe. They told me you're all filled up you call us we won't call you.... LOL jk but ya, I haven't needed a fill in a long time.. thankfully.

PJTP Some quack is on here advertising home fills for a discount and using a hotmail addy. wth is wrong with people.... http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f20/arizona-doctor-willing-do-fills-mexican-band-patients-26047/index2.html#post1168684

Randy you have got to be kidding me... Is that legal? Not only that it's advertisement. Anyone with a hotmail account and offering to come to my home off the internet and stick a needle in me....... Nevermind not worth the time that's just nuts.

Good job... gonna get that weight loss jump started :thumbup: Keep us in the loop on the fill and how the restriction is after. How does he do his fills? Does he use Flouro? My surgeon does fills different for everyone. I wanted to just be filled right up so he had me lay down and he put the needle in.... Then he has me sit up and he fills the band to the max.... He has me take a sip of water and he slowly deflates the band till I feel the water go through and I say stop lol. I think it worked. atleast for me. He said that some of his patients wouldn't be able to do that and others beg for it.

Congrats Carol you're doing amazing. I understand what you mean about the foods you like changing... I now crave some of my healthier foods when I go without them for a while. It's a lifestyle change for sure not a diet :thumbup:

Amen sister to that one!

Poop.. Men think that's the answer to everything. Uggh my new work has meetings to talk about the other meetings... Blah off to another one.

I haven't had time to get caught up so I might have missed something Lulu... But I think that's a good thing :tt2: I couldn't help myself with the salt last night. I am all over the water though. Anybody else feel like they are cheating when they drink Crystal lite? It tastes like kool aid.. I can only use about 1/2 a packet for 16 oz of water.

PJTP- How the hell do you gain 6lbs in 8 hours while sleeping... Couldn't possibly be the 1/2lb of salt I chose to put on dinner and washed it down with V8.. Nevar! pwnd by salt :laugh:

It will very shortly I am sure. I never thought my ticker would look like it does. But the year flew by.

Yep I agree Elisabeth. Some of the posters although they frequent forums maybe not be as internet saavy or internet worldly to know that there are people out there like that. When it comes to virtual reality we sometimes forget that it's not always reality and things have to be taken a little lighter since it's only in typing. I hope that everyone reads this thread and is aware that this happens all over online and not just on the forums.

Unfortunately the sad reality is this has been around a long time and some even do it to pay their bills. It's hard to take the full advice of 1 person... I never trust 1 source on the internet... I reasearch over and over before I ever make a decision on something.

We eat out probably once every couple weeks. I have learned how to order without being questioned over and over. I am sure the server doesn't like wasting their time having to come back over and over to ask and I surely hate being annoyed with.... Are you done? Is the food ok I can send it back? Do you want a drink... are you sure? Can I just get you some water!~?!?! OMG leave me alone people. I always order one of the following cause it's a fail safe for me Soup, salad, fruit cup, or something off the appetizer menu. When I order I always get a Water and never touch it. I swirl my food around some and ask for a container and always say I guess I wasn't as hungry as I thought lol No one bugs me anymore when I order. I have great restriction though so about 1/2 a cup of soup and I am stuffed so I can see why they always think something is wrong with my food.