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I know what PB means, but i was wondering, does this affect the pouch the same way that a lot of vomiting will? today i pbed in the car, was really hungry and ate to fast and paid for it! had to explain to my son what was happening, and he said, "it came from your mouth right? so its vomit." thats when i started worrying that i could ruin my pouch by this. the only time i have problems is if i'm really hungry, haven't been able to eat at regular time or something and i start eating too fast. i'm trying to stick to my schedule so this doesnt happen, but days like today completely upset my schedule.

it is best to get a passport because yes, it will be necessary. They have changed it as stated above, however, they are allowing people to cross with a birth certificate and a picture ID. I just crossed about 2 wks ago and they were still allowing the birth certificate & ID. I know I should get a passport, just haven't gotten around to it. If your procedure is soon, you can "rush" the passport, if i remember correctly this adds $50 to the actual cost of the passport (actually, can't remember how much it is, i'm thinking between $40 and $60)

I understand what your saying, and you sound like a great parent. However, many of the parents there just let the kids run wild. As i said, its a small town, and considered "safe" so kids pretty much (when there is no school) get up, leave the house, hang out with friends, and just run wild all day until they are expected home or parents go looking for them. This is why I've had my daughter make a list of projects she wants to do with her grandma (make Cookies, craft projects, etc). Grandma won't go anywhere, too hot and she doesn't get around very well. Grandpa will probably give her a ride to the pool and back when she wants to do that (and i've told her she's not allowed to go to anyone's house from the pool. that if she makes friends there, she can tell them she'll see them at the pool the next time she goes). Her dad is trying to work out a deal to get out of jail for a couple of days so he can see her while she's there. And I know I'm a bitch, but i'm going to make a call to the judge. I dont know if it will matter, but I thought they might want to know that he had talked with my son about running from the charges that he's in jail for(and the additional ones he's still facing). I don't think they should let him out. I know grandpa would never take the kids to see him in jail-he doesn't think the kids should even know. Wants the kids to think their dad is "out of town on business" The last time she was gone to visit (she was only 4), I dropped off a confident, happy little girl that never got in trouble, loved to help everyone. What I got back was a girl with no confidence who whined about everything and couldnt do anything because "i'm too little". Is it any wonder its taken this long for me to allow her to visit again. Only that time it was at her dad and stepmom's house. I hope i'm just paranoid. As the day gets nearer, my stomach gets more upset and tighter. Wednesday is going to be so hard for me.

My daughter (her highness, age 12) has me worried to death this month! Went on class trip for 2 days to San Diego, luckily that went well, but i was so worried she would get seperated from the rest of the kids and lost or something. going to her first school dance this next week. she has naturally curly hair that is adorable, but of course like every curly headed person, she wants to straigten it, but we aren't going to let her before the dance because it makes her look older, lol. she is flying, alone, for the first time the week after that to grandma's in the same town as grandma (my hometown) her step-siblings have been getting into awful trouble (13 yr old caught drinking, 12 yr old broke into school w/ his friends) and i'm worried about the negative influence. hubby said that if i'm that worried i shouldnt let her go, but her grandparents havent seen her in about 6 yrs, and they helped pay for 1/2 her airfare. my daughter is a bit naive for her age (i've noticed when she's around her friends) but i'm concerned about her being corrupted. i grew up in that town, and the kids do start drinking and doing other things parents dont like to think about young because there is nothing else to do (population of about 2000, with most of them being elderly). i've already talked to my daughter. her response to the infractions that her stepsiblings committed were: "drinking? she's only a year older than me, how was she drinking?" and "he broke into the school, why would anyone break into the school?" her dad is in jail (another thing i dont like is that her granparents are going to take her to see him, but he is her dad) and divorced from her stepmom, but i guess they were dating when he was arrested, so the kids still go to grandma's house. i hate to tell my daughter to stay inside the whole time, lol, but thats really what i want to say, "stay at grandma's house, don't go anywhere with anyone!" also, i guess i still have resentments towards this town, because it is a "good ol boys" town and almost every girl i grew up with was sexually assaulted as a girl and nothing ever happened to the men or boys that did it. should i mention my concerns to grandma (this is her dad's mom) or is it going to sound like the exwife not wanting her kids to play with the stepkids? i am going to let them know about my daughter's new eating habits, i know she is going to get soda at grandma's but i dont want them filling her full of sugar. (grandma is diabetic, but usually when the kids are around, well, when my boys were young, she would load up on junk food for them) like i said my daughter is a bit naive, still thinks boys are icky (probably helps that she has 2 older brothers that convince her of that, lol), am i right to worry or am i paranoid?

Surpassed my goal! This was only a mini goal, as I just received first fill and I wasn't sure how fast was going to lose. Name............Current............Goal..............Lost........Still to Loose... Jennifer..........188................183................7..............0............ KarenG...........174................169................0..............5............. Luvinke...........213................205...............0...............8............. Tracy.............271................265................0..............6.......... Suzie..............221................210...............0...............6............ Shampoo ........162................155................0..............7....... ...... Mary...............177................170................7..............0............ JoAnne............162................155................2..............7............. Syndy.............240.................230...............0.............10.........

"I look at my little boys and I don't want them to grow up in a house without a father so I'm giving it all I have to try to make it work but it's not easy." I understand this so much, this is what i thought for 9 years. Yes, nine years, and even then, as i stated before, it took getting strength from my daughter and realizing that i didn't want her to grow up like my boys did. Then when I did get the strength to leave, and my kids and i got on our feet, I realized it was the best thing for all of us. It was better for my boys not to be in that environment any longer, it was better for me not to put myself in a situation that i continued to let him walk all over me and hurt our family. I raised my boys and my daughter alone (thier dad didn't even try to get visitation) for 8 years, and they turned out great. I am very proud of them. I am not saying you should leave him, because only you can make that decision. I just think you should look at it from all directions-sometimes growing up without your dad in your house is better than seeing what we don't want them to see. (((((hugs)))))

sushi is my favorite of all time! i took someone's advise and requested it be cut into smaller pieces. i've also learned to eat sashimi instead, i didn't do well with the rice. but heck, then i'm getting great protein, so not complaining. but now, i need to figure out my faves and only order a couple of those instead of combos. combos are too much food for me.

I just heard about this, and ran a search but got no results, started to post if anyone had tried this and ran across this thread! This looks so interesting. i'm too self conscious to go to a gym. even too self conscious to run or ride a bike outside (have gone bike riding w/ my daughter after dark a couple of times though) and i really need a regular regimen. we have this wii, that my game addicted hubby had to have, but now never plays, my boys have even asked to buy it. now maybe we'll get some use out of it. i'm so glad i saw this thread! thanks for posting this great info!

just today i was thinking of buying several craft projects, stuff she can do with grandma. maybe i'll have her make a list of stuff to do with them. that is a good idea. usually i complain about her being inside all the time either on the computer or playing games, but when i mentioned some of this to her, she said, "do you know how many games grandma has" lol. with grandma's diabetes (she can't walk well or very long) and it will be summer (grandma doesn't like the heat) activities will be limited. but i am hoping that they won't want her out of their sight. and yes, i will be chatting with her daily, i even activated a cell phone for her, first for the class trip and now for her to take to grandma's with her. a couple years ago verizon didn't have service where she is going, so i checked with this before i got the phone, thankfully now they cover that area!

as stated above, no, but if you are craving that, get some cottage cheese (great protein) and add some spaghetti sauce, maybe a little grated parmesan and mozzarella. either cold or hot, i think it satifies that craving.

(((BIG HUGS))) i hate that you are going through this! i've been there, i was married for 10 yrs to a cheating, drug addicted, abusive a$$! i was so codependent, it took me 10 years to leave him and only then it was for my daughter, i did not want her to grow up to marry someone like her dad and that convinced me she was not going to grow up with him in the house. I think right now you are doing the right thing, you aren't jumping to any rash decisions, you are seeking counseling. but in your first post you stated "I thought that my husband was proud of me and thought that I was looking good...guess not, huh? Joke's on me!!!" Don't think like that, you are looking good, he's just a man that doesnt realize he's got a good thing and gave into a weakness. I am not defending him by any means! but it is not your fault! My daughter was my strength. i had 2 boys with thier dad, then after 10 yrs of marriage found out that the baby i was having was a girl. i knew i didnt want her growing up in the same atmosphere as the boys did. many girls grow up and marry men like thier fathers, if my daughter did, i would probably kill the guy. the day after the sonogram i told her dad, you either change now, or i am leaving. by the time she was a year old, we were divorced. i regret i wasnt strong enough for my boys to do it sooner, but then i wouldnt have my daughter. i never wanted my boys to go through a divorce (after seeing the pain my nephews went thru because of a divorce) but the divorce was the best thing that ever happened to us. it was extremely hard as a single mom, once the 4 of us were even homeless for 4 months, but i worked us through it. Now i am remarried, but i have trust issues, it affects my relationship now, thankfully hubby is patient. personally i've never heard of a cheater who only did it once. i work around a lot of people who have been married for more than 30-40 years, i always want to ask them if there was ever any infidelity, to see if they worked through it. but i don't think thats something most people are open to discuss. (also, back then, it was kinda expected to work through it) i wish you luck, and confidence and strength. we are here for you!

Congrats! And, maybe this has been said before, havent read thru all the posts yet, did you see "House", just kidding (just sounded like something he may say). I once saw an ob/gyn, who while doing the pap thing, said, "you know you need to lose weight" i thought, "really? cuz i havent looked in a mirror for a few years, i didnt realize that." and it was a woman! then afterwards it really starts to affect me, and she's talking to me and i just cant hold back the tears, and then she just walks out. i told the clinic that i refused to see her again. my regular dr. told me that several people have refused to see her, she's only a seasonal dr. here.

i think suing would be what they would be expecting, and would be difficult on your part. SB should be aware of what happened, in case the person does have something that is contagious. but suing...think about it objectively, how are you going to "prove" that it was in there? the pictures? i can take pictures of an object in my food, doesn't mean it was in there when i got the food. i think suing (unless there is a disease you contract from the previous wearer that could tie the two together) would be next to impossible.

i think society and especially young girls look to the media for the definition of beauty. its long been that way, in the 50/60's the sweater girls, i read once that all the actesses at one studio wore the same size bra, not that they were all the same size, but that the same size bra was worn, stuffed or whatever was necessary so they all looked the same. the difference now is that its such a negative society i think. when marilyn monroe was the ideal, she was a realistic woman with curves, girls stuffed thier bras to look like her, bleached thier hair, etc but when twiggy began the thin thing, and then kate moss, etc, girls began starving themselves, etc. (not saying it started then, but the influence increased). so now the modeling world doesnt even use plus sized girls to model plus size clothing, how does that make you feel as a plus size (or former plus size)? it kinda pisses me off! are plus sized women so ungodly repulsive that we cant even model our own clothes, that you have to find someone who is smaller to model our clothes!?! I even see, i don't know if discrimination is the correct word (seems too strong for what i'm thinking), but even some of the posters on this site seem negative to those of us(or plus sized generally) who are not at goal yet. i love to see girls who are not skin and bone in the spotlight, in a positive light. but whenever a celebrity gains a few pounds, omg, they are on the front of every magazine on the rack! i would rather look like a woman, with curves, than a boy with some little mosquito bites. i dont mean to sound negative towards thin people, because i do believe there are attractive people in all sizes, but the unnaturally thin look is not attractive nor healthy.

omg, just nasty! i agree with everyone about contacting SB! stories like this remind me of when my exhusband worked for tony's pizza, the stories he told me...i stopped buying frozen foods all together for a while. (i guess until food started to control me, i forgot all about what he had told me)

If you go to Dr. Aceves in Mexicali, even if you include your airfare, its going to cost less than half that price. you may seem uncomfortable going to Mexico, but search for posts regarding researching mexico drs. there are many that are highly recommended. I was very impressed with my dr. The price i paid (less than $10,000) included the night in a nice motel the night before my procedure, the band, and 2 nites in hospital (procedure was friday morning, i got out sunday morning), and fills (i do pay $70 for xray while they fill though). I've had 3 c-sections, my appendix out and a breast operation and my experience there was the best hospital experience i've had (all the others were in the states) it may be worth it to check it out.

omg, how are you saving money? i'm spending more. i'm only buying chicken breast, turkey meat (burgers, ground, etc) fresh veggies/fruits, only healthy foods, trying to buy no/low sugar, etc. All this healthier, fresher foods is more expensive. Which i've always known, but when thats all i buy, its more obvious. Most of our groceries come from the perimeter of the store, and i try to stay out of the interior aisles. Maybe its because i adjusted the whole family's diet when i adjusted mine (felt it was the best to make sure only healthy foods were in the house). the only full sugar thing i cant break hubby of is his mountain dew, which i've tried but its not going to happen. To save a little bit of money, i've started checking all the ads and then i have to jump from store to store to get the best deals, even though i'm sure whatever i am saving is being spent on gas to do this. yes, even though i'm eating less, i still have 2 others to feed and what i'm feeding them costs more than what we used to buy.

i think the problem he may have, as i am trying to adjust to currently, is restricting what he allows himself to eat. i didnt get my first fill until 8 wks after (had a couple of postponements) my band. while waiting for my fill i could almost eat anything, not nearly as much as preband, but more than in the first few weeks of being banded. now that i have had a fill, its hard to restrain myself from eating. even when i feel uncomfortable i want to keep eating. my dr. recommends 2 days Clear liquids, 2 days full liquids, 2 days mushies, then gradually back to food-this was so hard for me. i think if i would have gotten my fill sooner, before i started eating too much it would have been easier for me. now i have to re-adjust to the head hunger again, and try to work through that.

Mine is working ok. Is yours working now?

ssdown, "non-scale victory" I had one this morning...I was out of skim milk for my Breakfast so stopped at convenience store on my way to work this morning. I didn't have any cash and hated to run my card for a dollar, so I got hubby a pack of cigarettes. When I stepped outside, this guy asked if he could bother me for one. I said sure, as i was opening the pack, he asked what there was to do around town. I said not too much that I knew about. And he asked (here it is...) if he couldn't take me to dinner! I just smiled and said thank you but i am married. I wanted to say, no, but thank you for making my day! He looked younger than me and attractive. I was just in shock, i think that feeling carried me through half the day at least. i couldn't beleive it.

My husband is cheating on me...with a video game! I cant stand this damn game! :frown: I dont mean that he is cheating w/ a player in the game, even though i have heard of that happening. He is just obsessed w/ this damn game. I swear he's addicted, but he refuses to see how much it controls his life. I wish I could do an intervention w/ him, but besides myself and my 12 yr old daughter, there's no one else who reallly knows how bad it is. i've told him its going to be the end of our relationship, but he doesnt think so. we go in cycles, i get so frustrated w/ it, complain, he claims he has been realizing how much he's been playing, and that he was going to start playing less and spending more time w/ us, so that will last about a week, then he's back to rushing home from work to get on the game to make the raid, and ostrasizing himself from the real world. i feel like we live in this room. i know that part is my fault, because i want to be near him, so i'm in here, he's on his game and i feel neglected. i spend some time w/ my daughter and feel i'm neglecting him, spend time w/ him, feel i'm neglecting my daughter. he suppossedly has a schedule now, but even on days he "doesn't play" he does. tonight was a rough one. a family member of his in town, i've never met anyone of his family yet (he's military, and even though we've been married almost 5 yrs, we havent made it there and they havent made it here), so i was both excited and nervous. he had to work a bit late, i came home, changed clothes, redid my makeup, fixed my hair-thought i looked really good. he calls on his way home and tells me that his family member is going to stay at the motel cuz he's ill. i was disappointed, but we will meet tomorrow, so no big deal. hubby gets home, walks in, and changes into his shorts, asks me to move from his chair, sits down and starts to play his game. he asks me repeatedly whats wrong, but a couple of months ago i told him i was tired of the damn cycle we were in, so i'm not going to complain about that damn game anymore. its his responsibility to realize what its doing to our family. but i feel so unappreciated, neglected. my son (21) and his friends joke about it, people at work who know about the game kinda joke about it- but damnit, i want my husband back. i know i should be more assertive and make him give it up, but i think he should have a hobby, but this is beyond a hobby. i have seen this game affect our relationship, his career (he'll never admit it, but i've seen it), his hygiene (right now he needs a shower, but i dont know when he'll get around to it, i know last summer that almost had me completely, well, i could barely sleep in the same bed w/ him). I've requested that we seek counseling so that someone objective could maybe say something to him, but he's in the military and sees it as a weakness. i dont want to be a bitch, but how else do you let someone know how badly something is affecting thier life? i have sat and tried to discuss it w/ him, i've written letters pouring my heart out, begged. now i've just given up, whenever i want to complain about it, i just keep it inside and let it go, which i know isnt good. Not really looking for an answer, since i know that is up to me. Just needing to dump.

If you can't find the thread, I will answer you... actually it varies, depending on the person. in the paperwork i received from my dr. it said things i will never again be able to eat were: popcorn, asparagus, bread. well, i had asparagus the other day, not the tougher portion of it, but the top. some have said they can't eat steak, others can. you just have to be careful, and chew, chew, chew. eat slowly. i have learned (the hard way, as i guess we all do at some point) not to eat too quickly. small bites always. if you want to try something, have a tiny bite and chew! only you will know what you cannot eat.

Might be a bit skewed as I finally got around to purchasing a new scale (hopefully accurate). It says i've lost weight, so i'll go by it. Actually, had fill on monday, so its near what dr.'s scale was, and since its been a couple of days, I think its accurate. Name................Current....Goal......Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th Bea1129.............231........200.......3......28(by 7/4) BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26 Epm316..............235........200.......0......35 (by 7/4) faithmd.............305.5......300.......4.1....5.5(by6/21) Hastings............253........228.......0......25 KarenG..............174........160.......0......14 (by 7/4) kathystrick.........318........288.......0......30 legster.............193........180.......4......13 Leslie2Lose.........226........208.......7......18 (by 7/4) LessNLess...........149........140.......2.......9 Lilmissband-aid.....247.5......225.......0....22.5 Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30 (by 7/4) luvinke.............217........190.......4......23 Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......0......30 (by 7/4) MollyMolly..........199........188.......5......11 nancy52.............197........170.......0......27 Nettie..............193........170.......0......23 Newhope4me..........173.8......160.....3.2......13.8 NukeChik............235........222.......7......13 nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24 (by 7/4) renewedhope.........193........170.......4......23 Sades...............197........185.......0......12 Sunshine2...........179........160.......2......17 (by6/29) Tess415.............327........299.......5......30 TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25 Wombat712...........132.2......120.......3.6....12.2 Lenore1890..........267.7......247.......0......20

I have switched the entire family to healthier eating, chicken, turkey, fresh veggies, no sugar, etc. However, my latest issue is side dishes. For example: grilled chicken breast for dinner, what to make with it? One night steamed brocolli (even though 12 yr old daughter doesnt like), finding it difficult to think of side dishes to serve with chicken. I'm trying to shop mostly on the perimeter of the store, to get fresher, healthier foods. But i grew up in a casserole type family, married into a meat and potato family (1st time), then married a junk food junkie. I don't want to serve potatoes, i dont really care for wild rice so i know there's no way i'm going to be able to get her highness (my daughter)to eat that . i like grilled chicken and have found that her highness loves it, but what can i serve with it? We've also had grilled turkey burgers and cutlets. Hubby is about as picky has her highness is, so thats why i'm asking for kid friendly suggestions. recipes would be great!

delicious ideas! wasn't home most of the weekend, but i did try the sweet potato fries. her highness was impressed by the "huge potato" i found at the store, so i had no trouble getting her to try the fries. both hubby and her liked them. i only got a couple, and i thought they were delish! i just had a fill on Monday, so won't be able to try anything personally for a while. but do plan on adding more veggies to thier meals. only thing is i like to stock up on groceries and fresh veggies just don't last very long, hate that! i need to learn how to freeze them or something. i gotta stop thinking about food, been wanting food all day, liquids are no fun!