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Thanks! Do you mean another website or another thread on lapband talk? I've noticed that the regulars haven't been around in a while. What forum have they gone to?

Thanks for the kind words! I'm really excited but also anxious. I know it's going to be a lot of hard work especially trying to balance school and home, but I really think I'm up to the challenge. I just can't believe I'm finally doing this. I've been working so hard for so long. It was such a reality check yesterday to be reading what supplies I'll need, etc. Wow! I truly feel like it's my calling and I can't wait!! How are you doing?

Yeah, I've been super busy too! Just stressed and don't have much to say. :tongue: I hope you are all doing well, Lord knows I'm not. Was really bad this past weekend. I got good news today: I've been accepted into nursing school. That's one stress that I can let go of! Woo Hoo! Take care all!!

Oh my gosh!! I was so proud of Amy C!! She's going to pay for it though. Poor girl. That took a lot of guts on her part. That blue team is pure evil. I know it's a game, but come on!! It'll be interesting to have their motto- "we're just playing the game" - turned around on them. I think the producers need to do better psych evals on the contestants. Of course, I suppose it makes for good T.V.! Got me all riled up anyway! LOL!

No, I'm probably not getting enough of either one. As I'm sure you've noticed, I haven't logged food in days and days. Getting back to that today. I slept for 15 hours, 3 hour nap plus almost 12 hours last night. That's extremely unusual for me. So, I'm not sure if I'm coming down with something or my body is tired and stressed and just finally shut itself down. I'm running a low grade fever, but that could very easily be from exhaustion. I could very easily go back to sleep right now. My mom is coming tomorrow though and I need to clean my house. I'm going to go to the store in a minute and pick up a bunch of "healing foods", i.e. citrus fruits, green leafy veggies, green tea etc. I think I need to detox. Plus, I've been very hungry the last day or so. I haven't really been "hungry" in a long time. Could be I'm sick or could be I need a fill. Don't know. Can anyone say "confusion"?!? LOL! I know, I can't believe I have to wait a month to get in. Oh well! I'm really not even sure I need a fill. I was really tight again yesterday, but I'm also not feeling well. My band is crazy, just like me I suppose! LOL! I hope you have fun this weekend. The batteries on my scale are dead and I keep forgetting to get more. I'm not sure if that's a curse or blessing. LOL! Hope everyone is having a great day!!

Hey all! Nice to hear from you Blund and Colorado. I hope your recovery is quick! I called my doc today and they can't see me until December 8th! WTH?!? I guess they are extra busy because of the holidays? I've never had to wait longer than a week. I've got to get back on track. I'm not feeling well, think I'm coming down with something and so my workouts have been wimpy to say the least. I feel so fatigued especially today. I came home this afternoon and took a 3 hour nap. I'm about to go to bed and I know I won't have any trouble going right to sleep. This is weird for me as I'm not normally a napper. I've decided to take it easy this week and have cancelled some of my activities, meetings, etc. I do not have time to be sick!! :thumbup: I hope everyone is doing well! Good night!

Green Chili chicken 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or however many you need) 1 can green chili enchilada sauce sliced onions, optional Throw everything in the crockpot. Cook on low 6 hours or so. If you are pressed for time, you can cook on high for about 4 hours, but the sauce tends to burn around the edge. Shred chicken with two forks and have on tacos, tostadas, or burritos. Also great the next day on salad.

Yeah, maybe. I usually can't eat like that, but I don't know if that was just a fluke or if I'm too loose now. My band is very fickle and I can go from eating like a normal bandster to barely being able to get liquids down. However, I can almost never eat bread and I did yesterday, twice. I'm right at the 50 pound mark so maybe it's time. I just hate to have a fill and be too tight because of my allergies. They really affect how tight my band is; however, it's getting colder and my allergies will ease up some now. I've been doing great with excellent restriction and then BAM...not so much! I've e-mailed the nurse at my lapband doc's office. I'll see what she thinks especially since I'm 6 months out and haven't had a fill in months. Thanks for your input.

I'm 6 months post-op and yes I watch what I eat. I try to eat as healthy as possible and I do log all of my calories. Mostly to keep me accountable, but also because I exercise a lot and I try to see what combinations of things give me the best workout experience. I tried the "let the band do the work" mentality right after surgery and for part of the summer. It didn't work for me. It wasn't until I decided to make some lifestyle changes that the weight loss really kicked in. It's starting to come off slower and slower so I really have to work at it right now. I feel better than I ever have and that's mostly due to my improved nutrition. Weightloss has been a positive side effect to eating better. Now, with all of that said, I do still enjoy food and treats. I just do it in moderation now. And it's a still a journey as I have bad days just like everyone else. I'm not perfect and neither is my weight loss. There are lots of things I could probably do better, but I'm enjoying my life like never before. So, it's all okay with me. Good luck!

Yeah, my legs and arms are getting really toned and thin. I now have a jaw line and neck, but the belly...still here. As a matter of fact my pants are sagging everywhere...waist, booty and legs, but I can't go down to the next size because of my lower abdomen. It's driving me nuts. If I squish the belly fat in or to the side I'm amazed at how petite I am without it. It's going away, but a lot slower than anything else. I'm running again so it's starting to diminish at a slightly faster pace than snail pace. Good luck!!

Good morning all! Well, it's confession time. I sort of fell apart yesterday. Here's what I ate between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.: A hot dog, mac n cheese, I don't know how many mini Cookies, ruffles and green onion dip, 1/2 a grilled cheese sandwich, more chips and dip. I haven't eaten like that or felt the need to eat like that in months. I felt like crap all night. Imagine that! Have you ever felt like those around you are crazy? I feel like everything is blowing up around me, you know? It seems like everyone is bickering or upset or just pissed. It's nothing that is specifically directed at me nor anything I can control, it's just chaos with those around me. Not to mention all the other stress during this time of the year plus I'm still waiting on my acceptance/denial letter from nursing school. I've got projects due and the holidays always make me nervous because no matter what we do, we can't please everyone so we just stay home during the actual holidays. Which is a neccesity this year since money is so tight. Maybe it's the full moon or something, but whatever it is, it makes me nervous and anxious. Hence my eating binge yesterday. Sorry, I guess I have the Monday morning blahs! I just needed to rant. I guess I'm a little stressed. LOL! Thanks for listening! Hope you all have a great day!

Leslie - You ROCK!! Woo Hoo! I'm sorry you got lost, but way to finish!! I'm so proud of you! Brandy - Glad you had fun! I haven't been to a concert in years. Turler - It's such an individual thing. It's hard for someone else to comment. I can tell you that I'm at a pretty good restriction right now. What that means for me is that I know immediately when it's something that doesn't agree with me, I get full fairly fast, for some things I can eat a cup or so, and still for other things it's only a bite or two. If I push it, it comes right back up. Ordinarily I could probably take a tiny bit more fill, however I have such an issue with my sinuses, that there are days when I can hardly eat anything. It has nothing to do with my fill, just mucous. TMI, sorry. If I forget to take my allergy meds, nothing is going down, and sometimes not even liquid. So, I have to be diligent about taking my meds and doing what I need to do in order to eat. It's frustrating at times, but it is what it is! So, I'm planning on staying right here for now. Good luck. You know, you could always try a small fill and if it's too much you can always have it taken out. That's the beauty of the band. I've missed all of you guys. Seems like I've been away and busy. I haven't logged food since Thursday. I usually take Saturday off, but it has morphed into the whole weekend. I've done okay though. I hope to hear from you all soon!!

Good morning all! Just checking in before the weekend. I hope everyone is well! I played "tennis" yesterday on top of my regular run so I am so sore today. I put tennis in quotes because we played goofy which is why I'm probably sore. My weight lifting instructor came out to play tennis with us to break the monotony as we were all bored. They were all laughing at me because at one point I did a ballet leap before hitting the ball because I was going to miss it, so everyone started doing that. It became a big joke and was so funny. Joseph, my instructor, is a huge built guy and he was out there doing pirouettes with his tennis racket. Too funny! We had a blast, but I must have worked muscles I haven't used much. Maybe I should take ballet?! Anyway, hope you guys have a great day and fab weekend!!

L2L - congrats on restriction! It's a fine thing! I'm starting to think maybe I have too much which is weird because I haven't had a fill in months. You'd think it would be getting looser, not tighter. I'm loosing at a nice rate now, so I'm not sure what to do. My tightness comes and goes. It's not constant, so I never know where I am in that arena! Kinda frustrating! Brandy - Way to go! You have to love the compliments!! I had the nicest compliment the other day. One of my friends said "I didn't even remember what you looked like before until I saw an old picture". Yay!! People are forgetting and just seeing me as normal now! Turler - hope you feel better soon. We all have times when we just have the blahs and I've been known to be bitchy from time to time. Take it easy and try to reduce your stress level. I know, I know easier said than done! Just know we are here for you! Katy - I hope you are feeling better too. Good luck tomorrow. You'll be back at restriction before you know it! Thoughts and prayers are with you (plus keeping my fingers crossed!). Thanks for all the hugs! And yes for those of you who asked, I passed this the old fashioned way! I was so horrified that something that size came out. I put in a call to my doc, but he's out of the office today. We'll see what he wants to do. This is a new development so I'm sure we'll need to have another plan. Hope you all have a great night!!

Okay, if you are weird about medical stuff, don't look at the pics below. I just couldn't not send them though. Turler I thought you might be interested. As I've said, I've been feeling really bad and hurting quite a bit the last few weeks. Well tonight I found out why. Usually I pass very small, sand like stones or on the rare occassion tiny gravel; this stone was huge and the pics don't do it justice. It was so pointed and jagged I'm not sure how it passed. It actually got stuck. I know, TMI, but I'm horrified and I don't get freaked out easily. Anyway, look at your own risk. I certainly hope no one is upset and/or offended that I shared these. I'm always interested in weird medical stuff.

Mom - No worries girlfriend! We've all been there. If we can't whine and vent here, where can we? I know it's frustrating and I hope it gets better soon. You are in my thoughts and prayers!!

Hey guys! I stayed home from class today because I have a raging UTI. I have a kidney disorder that makes me produce an ton of stones. So, when I pass one I sometimes get a UTI. This one is particularly bad. I tried to work out last night and could because it hurt too bad. I'm so bummed because I just got down under 199 and can't workout. I'm a little freaky about it, I need to just relax and get well. Anyway, how are you guys?

I'm not sure I really like the livestrong one either. I've been giving it a try. I kind of wish I had just stayed at daily plate. I don't think you can switch back from livestrong, you just have to go to the link below and start there again. www.thedailyplate.com

Way to go Brandy!!! WooHoo!! Thanks for the link Leslie. I joined in.

I'm in... ****NAME***********START WEIGHT*****CURRENT WEIGHT*******GOAL********LBS. LOST *** *************:smile2:*************:w00t: ***********:thumbup:**********:cool2: 1dayatime..........259............259............239............0 1000words..........237............237............220............0 Ariel..............193............193............183............0 Bea1128............198.5..........198.5..........183............0 JasonR.............366............366............351............0 Jodi_620...........174............174............159............0 KikiVal315.........229............229............215............0 laurigee...........170............170............158............0 Leslie2Lose........215............215............199............0 lindar172 .........257.8..........257.8..........240............0 LisaB..............189............189............170............0 MegMegs13..........266............266............250............0 noosagirl..........138............138............124............0 Renee74............198............198............185............0

I was a binge eater and now I very rarely have the desire to do that. As a general rule, food no longer has the hold on me it used to. I'm just not that interested anymore. I supposed it's largely mental, but for me I know there is a physiological aspect as well. I just don't get hungry like I used to. For example, we had a church conference last night and I was in charge of food. I made all kinds of yummy things, but I just wasn't that interested. I had a few bites and that was it. Before the band I would have eaten until I was stuffed. On the occasion when I do forget, the band is there to remind me that I can't eat like that anymore. I have never felt this "normal" about food or this in control. What a blessing!!

Wow Don!! You are doing so awesome! I know you feel great!! And the weather probably does affect our bodies somewhat. GiGi - please update me for October if you don't mind. 198.5 / -48

Sunny and smooth sailing!! LOL! Thanks so much guys! I appreciate all of your kind words. Don't worry Brandy - the good thing about TOM weight is that it comes right back off. Do we have a new challenge yet?

Good Sunday morning all! I'm writing to you from {{{drum roll please}}} ONDERLAND!!!!! WooHoo! You can't see it, but I'm actually doing the Onderland dance! Not a pretty sight I can assure you! LOL! I can't believe I'm finally here. I've been so close for so long!! :w00t::laugh::wub::rolleyes2::laugh::wub::hurray::laugh::w00t::wub::wub::laugh::thumbup: I hope you all have a blessed day!!!