NukeChik

I think I'm developing a severe case of Rep Envy...

Yesterday Calories Burned- 2837 Calories Consumed-1086 Calorie Deficit-1751 Not as many calories today, 12 hour at the desk too tired to workout....

I'm with you there Chrisann. I once read somewhere on here that someone had a "five bites" rule. Take 5 bites and then stop. I remember reading that and thinking, yeah right! Thats pretty much where I am now. Me and the man went out for Mexican last night in celebration of cinco de mayo. Well, I knew that I probably should just order a taco or an enchilada, but I've still got the dual personality that says "I'm sure I'm not going to be able to eat a whole taco" and the other side that says "But what if I'm still hungry?" GEEEZ Anyways, I went with a combo that had an enchilada, a taco, and a burrito (basically my man said, well, I want leftovers!!) 1 bite of enchilada, 1 bite of burrito, 3 bites of taco, DONE. I LOVE MY BAND

Okay, I can report on Sunday's stuff: Burned-2273 calories Consumed-967 calories Deficit-1306 calories I haven't uploaded it from yesterday. I will when I get home from work. I don't have my digital display on today and its driving me nuts. I like to look down at it and see where I'm at. Sunday was a bad day for me as far as exercise. I had to work 12 hours and its a deskjob, so there ya go. Yesterday was a good day as far as exercise.

I updated mine, the one copied was an old one. Name................Current....Goal......Lost...Still to Lose BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26 Epm316..............235........200.......0......35 (by 7/4) faithmd.............309.4......300.......0......9.4(by6/21) Hastings............253........228.......0......25 KarenG..............174........160.......0......14 (by 7/4) kathystrick.........318........288.......0......30 legster.............197........180.......0......17 Leslie2Lose.........231........208.......2......23 (by 7/4) LessNLess...........149........140.......2.......9 Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30 (by 7/4) luvinke.............217........190.......4......23 Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......0......30 (by 7/4) MollyMolly..........201........188.......3......13 nancy52.............197........170.......0......27 Nettie..............193........170.......0......23 Newhope4me..........177........160.......0......17 NukeChik............237........222.......5......15 nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24 (by 7/4) renewedhope.........197........170.......0......27 Sades...............197........185.......0......12 Sunshine2...........179........160.......0......19 (by6/29) Tess415.............327........299.......2......30 TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25 Wombat712...........135.8......120.......0......15.8 Lenore1890..........267.7......247.......0......20

I know there is a thread dedicated to Dr. Kirshenbaum (sp?) in Colorado. Seems like his cash pay price is about 10K. I was self pay in TN/GA area and it was 14K. I wouldn't give up on the US unless you are close to Mexico. There are a lot of places with more competitive pricing. Dr. K has glowing reviews...But if you've already done your research and made up your mind, Good Luck!!

I think the key to this issue is education. People are afraid of what they do not understand. My family was not supportive of my decision initially, but after I took the time to educate them about what lap-band is, why I'm having it done, pros, cons and so on, they came around. Now they couldn't be happier for me. They are always amazed at how I look when they see me again and are always asking me how much I've lost. My dad even asked to see my scars because he was considering it. There is an unneccesary stigma attached to Mexican surgeries. I have to say that before I joined LBT I would have never considered having surgery in Mexico, but through education (especially by reading posts by users such as WasaBubbleButt), I can't say that if I had it to do over I wouldn't go to Mexico. There are good and bad places in Mexico, the same as in the US. You've just gotta do your research and keep your best interests in mind. As obese people we have "aimed to please" others while not keeping our interests in mind. Do this for YOURSELF. I was banded Jan 7, 2008, best thing I've ever done for MYSELF. Good Luck, we're all here for you if you need us.

Well I couldn't drink WITH my meal if I wanted to, unless I want to end up staring deeply into my toilet. My doc does recommend not drinking until an hour after I've eaten though. I have a really hard time with that. I've actually bought a kitchen timer and set it so I know when I can drink again. Cheesy, but hey it works!

Jim, I have horrible afternoon hunger issues. I'm soo good at work and eat healthy lo cal stuff, but once I get home at 5 I'm ready to eat anything and everything in sight! This last fill is better than I first suspected, so that has eased up, but before that boy howdy. I started trying to drink a Protein shake at about 2 oclock or so and that helped. I think that I am satisfied with this last fill. Today for lunch I tried to eat a pouch of Lemon Pepper Tuna and a couple of strawberries. Well, I got about 1/2 the tuna down after about 20 mins and 1 strawberry. I think that that is enough restriction for me right now.

Well, I'm officially counting the 237. At first I thought it was a fluke, but its been 3 days and its still down, so I'm counting it! Name................Current....Goal......Lost...Still to Lose BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26 Hastings............253........228.......0......25 KarenG..............174........160.......0......14 (by 7/4) kathystrick.........318........288.......0......30 Leslie2Lose.........233........208.......0......25 (by 7/4) LessNLess...........149........140.......2......09 Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30 (by 7/4) luvinke.............217........190.......2......25 Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......0......30 (by 7/4) MollyMolly..........204........188.......0......16 nancy52.............197........170.......0......27 Nettie..............193........170.......0......23 Newhope4me..........177........160.......0......17 NukeChik............237........222.......5......15 nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24 (by 7/4) renewedhope.........195........170.......2......25 Sades...............197........185.......0......12 Sunshine2...........179........160.......1......18 (by 6/29) Tess415.............329........299.......0......30 TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25 Wombat712...........135.8......120.......0......15.8 Epm316..............235........200.......0......35 (by 7/4) washinginwa.........170........160.......0......10 (6/23b-day) __________________

I think I waited a week to a week and a half. Just depends on when you feel like it. The only problem I had was a little port pain, you might just have to get a little creative with your position(s).

WTG Renewed. I will post mine tomorrow. I didn't wear my bugg yesterday, I know bad girl! I went to get my haircut and it didn't look right with my blouse. Anywho, I will report tomorrow. I've burned 900 cals so far!

I'm having hair issues also... Breakage and loss. I have so much hair though, I think it will be okay. I think I might have good restriction now, I still haven't "tried" it out if you know what I mean. I've been eating really badly due to working all the time. When I say badly, I just mean not eating healthy food and packing my pouch like I supposed to. I've been eating whatever's convenient.

OH NO!! Were you wearing it on your watch or did you have the digital display watch on. I haven't had any issues with mine, now I will worry. I've thought about just wearing it with the clip, but am afraid I'll lose it. I have my coaching session on Monday. I can't wait. She's probably gonna think that I'm lying on my food diaries, because they only have 700-1200 cal/day on them. We'll see.

I'll do that with you renewed! Do you think we should start a new thread??

I had my last fill this Tuesday. I haven't really "tested" it yet. I haven't eaten any firm protein like chicken. I have had tuna. It went down, but I couldn't get much in. I still think I "empty" too fast. Since the last fill I haven't been as hungry, so that gives me great hope! Maybe I'll reallly try out this fill tonight and see if I can get some chicken breast down.

The worst part of your first fill is your nerves! You will still be nervous no matter how many of us tell you its a breeze, but anyway, its a breeze. Try not to worry about it, it will be over before you know it. It doesn't hurt when my doc finds my port. The needle is a very small stick. Let us know how it goes!

I got to wear non-skid socks and a pair of those circulatory hose:biggrin: On another note grossefemme your avatar put me on the floor:lol: Thats been the bright spot of my day!

Count me in this month. I was really lazy last month!

Amy (Renewed) And another thing... When you register don't check the bariatric surgery checkbox. If you do it won't let you go further with the registration unless you have clearance from their site dietician, Gay Riley. I talked with her about it and she agreed that that box is more for people who have had bypass and such and have malabsorption issues. Let me know when you get it, I'm sure you will LOOOOVVVEEE it.

Renewed, They are 399 normally, but right now the bugg is on sale for 249 and then the display is still the normal price of 99. Its the same setup as what you got off ebay. Congrats on that purchase BTW. I know I read where one LBT member got hers for half price off of craigslist... That stuff just doesn't happen for me.

I ate a lot of the things I thought I would have trouble with after I got my band. So half a large pizza A Big Steak dinner from Outback and A dinner at my favorite italian restaurant (they serve those little rolls covered in garlic, butter and olive oil):tongue: That was over a 3 day period of course. I had it all planned out! Now finally after my 4th fill I can't eat that stuff. I thought it would happen sooner, but I'm not angry!:cool2: