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Jason- poor Scarlett came but couldn't find us. She sent me a message this morning. I think she may have went to the wrong hospital!

yay congrats!!!!!!

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YAY-I can eat CRABLEGS!!!!!!! LOL, I'm so happy I didnt have any problems at all!

WOOT WOOT!!!!:tongue::party:

Also ppl can have the same insurance as you but if their employer pays for the option to have gastric surgery coverage then they may have it whereas you may not...but yeah always have the docs run it cuz like Jason mine said it would only cover 80% but it covered almost all of it. Good luck and welcome!!!!

I didnt realize how limited the fast food menu is to lapbanders. I work for home health and if I have a long day I have to stop for food.....There are no choices....the grilled chicken isnt even good for you! And all they carry are sandwiches!! I just eat the meat...lol I tried the whole boil some eggs and put them in a little cooler or other things but man did my car stink!!!!

I'd be stuck in the bathroom for a week if I tried to eat cheesy fries!!!

Well hopefully though when you talk to your doc he'll be open I mean come one the lap band for some docs is still a pretty new thing so maybe the research he read says go slow with the fills.He doesnt know everything about everything so hopefully he's the kind of doc thats pretty open to things...Good luck!!!

Well, good luck to you and I cant say I would have thrown out that good food either ya know :wink:

Yeah, I'll be on vacation during those days so I'll be off!!!! LOL

Sue thanks for sharing. I need to get back to basics as well and really start monitoring my calorie intake again. I used to do if for every meal but have really been slacking off lately. Thanks!!!

Im glad you said it, I wanted to say it but you know. This is an awesome idea!!!!!!!

YAY!!!!:thumbup::thumbup:

YOU CAN DO IT!!! YOU WILL DO IT!!!!!! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::party::party::party::hurray::hurray::hurray::welldoneclap::)

Whatcha been doin? Im curious I need a little change I think.

It sounds like your afraid that you'll go into the pbing and throwing up and getting sick stuff now with your new fill......Youve gotten comfortable with the mushies because theyre the old foods that taste so good.....when you get this much restriction its hard to find that sweet spot...it takes a lot of ity bitty adjustments...........You can do it. I actually went thru this the opposite way. I got an unfill because I couldnt eat anything (not even cookies) and when I got the unfill it was like wow I can suddenly eat anything and boy did I ever..I ate out for Breakfast lunch and dinner and it didnt take but 2 days and I stepped on that scale and was up 5lbs....that stopped that right there. I immediately went back and had a slight refill.....Sometimes it takes your doc showing you on his paper (at least it did for me) that I had gained wt back. Those habits and cravings are always going to be there...its up to use to control it. You can get yourself out of this. I finally had to stop having all the bad food in my house, Ive found that if its not there I wont eat it even though wal mart is less than a mile from my house my cravings come at night but I wont drive that mile to walmart Now when ppl come over I tell them I dont keep cokes, chips, cakes or Cookies in my house if you want you bring it! Take a day and refocus...start writing down what youre eating and when you see all those empty calories......give yourself a jumpstart!!! Good luck!!!:tongue_smilie: Do you have a work out buddy or a good support system at home? Is there someone you can say hey be my eating buddy or my work out buddy. I tell my husband to remind me when Im eating something bad...he does I feel bad about it and put it away. Now some days Im like look this is my off day Im gonna eat something that I want...you have to do it every now and then. This is about finding a healthy balance! GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My doc was EXTREMELY stingy with fills too and because of that (I think) Ive just now this year started to really lose wt....one visit I finally said how about putting 2cc in this time instead of just 1cc because it is really difficult for me to keep coming back so often due to work and he was like ok if its too much just call me...this is your body your band tell him you want a fill they cant "punish" for not coming to see them their not your freakin parents their your doc and you are PAYING them!!!!! You didnt pay for this surgery to get nothing......change docs if it continues!!! I have the 14cc band btw but I have 7.6 (somewhere along there) in mine. I have GREAT restriction! So dont give up!!

The eating is a little better. It seems that I am able to eat dinner ok now lunch some breakfast...is ify...I go back to the doc the day before we go to fl. Ive decided that if Ive thrown up once the week before we're to leave Im having him take that .2cc back out! *Pizza what'd you eat 2 bites, lol (you gotta have it every now and then) you cant completely deprive yourself!!!! I'm a salad person allll the way I LOVE salads so I tried one the other day...I was able to eat a couple of bites and then I could fill it sticking so I was like ok thats enough of that...at least I got some so that made me feel better. Im back to being tired again yesterday or say friday night I went to bed at 11pm I didnt get up sat morning until 1130am I havent slept that long since I was in highschool!!!!

I inserted a few lines see if you have space now. Good luck!!

BTW: I am a seasoned bandster LMAO :lol:you newbie bandsters (JASON AND SCARLETT) can't be gangin up on me :tt2::tt2::tt2::tt2::tt2::tt2::tt2::tt2::tt2::tt2::tt2::tt2::confused::tongue_smilie::thumbup::tongue_smilie::thumbup::tongue_smilie:LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

I wanted to provide everyone with the correct link!!!!!!!! Its easy for it to get lost in the shuffle!! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE you're all doing great!!!!!!! Click on the link below to add or update!!! http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=rwVUJeAdlsJ5cGLczQnr7ow&hl=en :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::confused::biggrin::lol:

Im not scared of getting up and talking...I want to teach someday in fact i LOVE getting up and talking to ppl but I just dont have anything to say. I'm not hiding...I just dont wanna talk at least not now :confused:

I dont talk! :thumbdown: