Tricia K.

Yes, ma'am. I am at 198 now. Thank you for noticing. I did see 197 on the scale yesterday but I attribute that to not eating much of anything for 3 days prior.

I've also added both Reyna and Emilee. By the way, has anyone else received my friend request? I'm not sure if they're going through.

Congratulations, MoOrLess & EmileeKaye for perfect scores! Congrats to Funnyduddies too! Susan - I like your new avatar.

You've been added too, qt!!

Breakfast: 16 oz. coffee w/ non-dairy creamer & 2 Splenda Lunch: 1/3 c. roast beef Snack: 16 oz. protein shake made w/ skim milk Dinner: 1/2 Lean Cuisine pepperoni pizza Total Calories: 722 Total Fat: 16 grams - 20% Total Carbs: 62 grams - 34% Total Protein: 80 grams - 45%

Ouch!! LOL @ a refund! You're a nut (no pun intended, of course).

You're welcome, Kim. Best of luck to you!

LOL @ chonies. I haven't heard that in a LONG time.

If anyone is interested, below is a link to a great plateau busting diet. http://www.digitalhorsewoman.com/plateaubusting.htm

Added! You're adorable, by the way.

I thought you looked familiar! I'm glad you found LBT. I like this site better than OH as well.

I'm on myspace but I'm not aware of any WLS groups there. www.myspace.com/triciakutz

I'd be cool with another weekend weight challenge. :grouphug:

C 198 (- 76 total, - 3 this week) :omg: :grouphug: :high5: :whoo: CONGRATULATIONS, HEATHER & FUNNYDUDDIES!!! :whoo: :high5: :huggie: :omg: Congratulations to everyone else that had a loss this past week (*hugs* Susan). And, sorry to those that didn't. :confused: Best of luck for next week!! :confused:

To answer the recent questions regarding Surgical Specialists of Louisiana, yes, they (or at least, Dr. Thomas Lavin) are the surgeons that teach the technique to other surgeons. Dr. Lavin is one of the first 4 proctors for Inamed and is highly skilled in bariatric laparoscopic surgery. Please visit his surgeon profile on obesityhelp.com - http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/bariatric+surgeon+profile+Thomas+Lavin+fnp.html - for more information regarding his experience. Please note that the information listed on this site is sorely out of date because he's done far more surgeries than what is listed there. He also has more years' of experience. They have offices in Covington and Metairie (suburb of New Orleans) and perform surgeries at several hospitals in the area, including Slidell. Dr. Lavin did my surgery on September 16, 2005 and I couldn't be happier. He has WONDERFUL bedside manner and will answer any and all questions you may have. Not only is he wonderful, everyone in his office is as well. I highly recommend Surgical Specialists of Louisiana to anyone!!

That's a good thing! These jeans have been worn so little, I couldn't stand just bringing them to Goodwill like I did with all of my pre-surgery clothes.

mini_me is getting the jeans. Thanks, everyone.

Valerie - welcome to LBT. You may wish to send your husband to this site so that he may better understand your plight. Best of luck!

I live in southeastern Louisiana where it gets HOT, HOT, HOT and I've never experienced any difference in my band during extremely hot days.

Maybe not, but 50 lbs. in 7-8 WITHOUT a fill is nothing to scoff at. :clap2:

LOL @ cheerio & petrified french fry encrusted!! Yikes @ cost of gas!!

:clap2: Congratulations, Xann!! :clap2:

Thanks, bandayed. I'm very fortunate to have a very accommodating nurse practitioner. And, thankfully, my fills are covered for an entire year after surgery. Good luck to getting to onederland very soon!! You definitely deserve it. *hugs* P.S. The scale said 197 this morning, but I attribute that to not really eating much the past 3 days.

I was 6 weeks post-op when I got my first fill of 1cc.

Protein is definitely key. I think the protein shake you're referring to is called Body Fortress. I used to buy it at Wal-mart until I found a 5 lb. tub (90+ servings) of the same thing at Sam's Club for less than $20.