Charlene K

CONGRATS! ON STARTING THE BAND JOURNEY. YOU WON'T REGRET IT! I am glad you are doing so well.:laugh::thumbup:

Kimaly, we are all in this together. We WILL be victorious. We WILL have a Merry Christmas without all the calories of past Christmases. We need to keep or eyes on the present of good health. That is a priceless gift we WILL give ourselves. :biggrin::thumbup:

Woo hoo! I second that ! Congrats Phyl on 100lb loss!:huh2::thumbup::cursing:

Thanks Long. Yep, the stress got to me the last four months. Ike, my daughter's surgery....her recovery which she just finished ...my mother's health......and I really hit the sliders when my husband got the temporary layoff news. I definitely turn to food in time of crisis.

Thanks, Janet. I get down on myself sometimes. I see all the tickers of other banders and I feel defeated. I know I have alot of "head work" to do. You know my father was an alcoholic.....now I understand how hard overcoming an eating addiction can be. I believe I have that addiction gene. I guess admitting it is the beginning of this new journey.

That's what I'm talking about! Everyone's system is different. When Orea was talking about the "first bite syndrome" I had a "Ah Ha" moment and realized that is why I have been pbing so much. The last restriction does not allow me to eat Protein fast. I get stuck. So, I am working on it. I don't have an appt till Jan 19th for a fill, but she said if anyone cancels I can get in early. I really think I am close to the "sweet spot". Maybe one or two more fills. With all the drama .....my daughter's surgery.....my mother's congestive heart failure... I have not journaled since Dec 2nd. There lies another problem. I too am going to journal and be strict on myself.

WOW, sounds like the holidays are doing a number on all of us. I did not get a fill today. I started thinking that I needed to work on my eating habits before getting a fill. I have just pb'd too much this last month. I am eating too fast, and with all the Christmas functions....I do not want to get stuck. Anyway, I can't get in until the middle of January. So, We will get through this season together.

JANET, I canceled my fill appt. I started thinking last night that I needed to work on my eating habits before I got more restriction. I would hate to go to all these Christmas functions and have to leave because I am stuck. So, I like the other girls that just posted need help through the holidays. I will be calling on you. This time of year I feel like an alcoholic only my problem is food......JUST ONE DAY AT A TIME SWEET JESUS! That is my mantra for the season.

You are doing great!..........41lbs Woohoo!!!!!!!!.....and Props to you for helping the Wounded Warriors. I can't think of anyone better to serve at Christmas than our servicemen.:ohmy::thumbup::w00t:

Janet, you are too funny. I was going to get on here and ask "where have you been", but now I know. I am going to the dr. tomorrow for a fill or at least get back some of what he took out 2 weeks ago. I think I have figured out the pb thing. It is eating too fast the first couple of bites after I have gone too long without eating. Does that make sense? Oh, good news....my DH will be called back to work on Janurary 5th. Thank you Jesus! .....and also my mother is out of the nursing home and back on her own at the retirement home. Now maybe I can conscentrate on my band journey again.:shades_smile::thumbup::confused:

Dot, the Roadhouse salad is just chopped up in small pieces. I too, do not eat salad very often. I am scared it will get stuck. I don't eat sandwich bread either unless I toast it.

LONG, CONGRATS! on your win! Did you try the chopped salad at Texas Roadhouse? It is yummy. Orea, Great ideas! I think I might have that " first bite syndrome" too coupled with eating too fast. I am staying away from shrimp. I have pb'd three times on shrimp.:thumbup:

You are right. I have pb'd on hard boiled eggs too. Once again, I probably ate too fast.....I just had to whine. :confused_smile:

BRRRRR! The older I get the more I like the warm weather even though it is humid. How do your knees handle the cold? My back hurts big time when a front is coming in. I think your weather will be moving down here in a few days. Of course it won't be that cold. And you have to get out early for your new job. :thumbup: Take care!

PM me with the site. It just depends on when they meet. Baytown is a little further than I wanted to go.

you go girl!

WELL, I pb'd this morning. This episode lasted 2hrs. I just can't burp after the food comes up. I feel so much pain in my chest. Anyway, I finally put a pill under my tongue(something the dr gave me for colon spasms) and I finally burped and got relief. I go to the dr. for a fill on thursday. Do you think it might be some kind of spasm in my esophagus? I don't know. I guess it won't hurt to ask. I pb'd on scrambled eggs. I didn't have time to eat this morning until 10. Maybe I should have eaten a little something earlier. Enough rambling.....just thought this might be happening to someone else.

FLOWERS, thanks for the info. I might join the yahoo group. I do know of serveral banded ladies here , but I haven't asked if they belong to a support group. Right now, LBT is my only band support. I do go to a weight loss bible study, but none of the ladies are banded. It is good spiritual and emotional support.

I had a half cc taken out because I kept getting stuck. I was under alot of stress.....now the stress has eased and I can eat anything. Do you think it is stress related? I don't live to far from you....Pearland. I have been looking for a local support group. Do you know of one? Dr. Davis offers one downtown, but I don't drive at night downtown.

kimaly........awesome news!

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference AMEN! I need to say it several times a day. Thanks for the reminder.

Long, I grew up calling it Texas Trash, but that is probably a family name for it. I use alot of spices including Tobasco. It is addicting. Oh, and I don't use peanuts.....only cashews and pecans. My kids look forward to a container of it every Christmas. Too bad that isn't something that gets stuck. I guess you would call it a slider food.

Thanks for the pep talk. I went to the endocrinologist today.....my vitamin D has gone up and I am in good shape. My bp was really high.....I told him it was stress, but it probably was the chex mix. I put a huge amount of season salt and butter in it. So, no more for me.

Thanks for the advice......water is a good idea and I need to drink more water.

Janet.....just checking in. IT IS SNOWING! Now that is a biggy in Houston. Notice, I don't have great news about my weight loss journey. Yes, I am not getting stuck, but I have fallen off the bandwagon the last few days. I made Texas Trash(chex mix) and ate it too. So, now it is all bagged up for gifts and I am back on the wagon. I need to drop a few lbs to get me out of this mood. I guess the fact that tomorrow is my DH's last day at work until ?? They call it a temporary layoff, but also said don't come back until we call. He is an engineer at Dow and there are major cuts coming. That little concern has also triggered my old eating habilts. I am so thankful for your support thread so I can vent. I am also thankful for the band that keeps me somwhat in check. Okay, that's all that is going on.:eek: