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Hey Canucks, Just wondering if anyone that was getting surgery has since gotten a fill with Dr. Mitchell yet? I haven't met him and was just wondering if anyone has anything to say about him and how their fill went. Thanks. Lanie

I haven't been on here for months but thought I would pop on this morning. So many of you are doing awesome!!:clap2: I have definitely had my ups and downs but I think that I've settled into a place where I think I can keep going. My last fill put me at 6ccs and I've only lost 6 pounds in 6 weeks but my doctor assures me that he is happy with that. I had hoped to get 100 pounds gone by my bandiversary but I don't think that will happen. From my presurgery weight I am down 82 pounds so I'm happy with that. Still have a long way to go but at least the scale is going down. The last 10 months have flown by....I'm really optimistic for all of us that this next year will be great for us....so many of you will reach your goal this year and that is so exciting....good luck all. Be Blessed.

Hey has anyone ever used the space saver bags....where you suck out all the air and store bedding and such in them? A few of my favorite things are:' Clorox wipes - Lemon scent...Luv these things and I use them for everything. Windex wipes - luv using them for the tv screens and computer screens cuz they are streak free. Suave kids hair detangler....which I luv so much that my best friends brings it from the USA since I can't find it here in Calgary. Tons of other things but these three are definitely in my top ten.

Okay so I've been gone forever.......I've been sick for a couple of weeks and just kind of got caught up in my own world. I've lost an even 75 pounds now and feeling really positive about pushing through to the summer. It's so hard sometimes....just tiring........I just want to not work at it but I just keep doing it....one foot in front of the other ya know...we can do it.. Take care all.

Hey all, I've been bummed for a few days and didn't feel like showin my face on here. I think the winter is seriously getting to me.....it's been snowing for the last three days here....bleh.:cry I'm sick of people asking me every 4 or 5 days how I'm doing "on my program"....don't they realize this is a slow process? I've only said it like 50 times.:mad: I swear my mother expects me to be down 10 pounds every week when she talks to me... I exercised a couple times this week and have been doing the running up and down my stairs during commercials for a couple weeks now. I also went on two very long walks through Ikea this week so I'm counting that. I can't wait for spring....:clap2: Anyways.....gotta go clean....later all.

Hi there, I don't drink diet coke anymore because that was tied to smoking for me so I quit em both...I do have a diet root beer every now and then. People have mixed opinions on the soda thing. I definitely don't drink them like I used to. As for the hotel I can't remember the name. All of that was taken care of for us by the facilitator. It was very nice though.

Hey there, I had my surgery in Mexico with Dr. Kuri and my experience was absolutely great. I would recommend him to anyone. Miguel picks you up at the airport and takes you right to the hospital for your pre op stuff. The hospital was beautiful. They let us go for dinner after our tests and we went to the TGIF right across the street. The hotel was also beautiful.....we didn't feel much like sitting by the pool but our room overlooked the pool so we stared at it out the window. I have absolutely no regrets about going to him. Good luck, I'm sure things will go smoothly for you. Take care.

Had a great day today. I'm soooooo tired though......it might be because I'm not restricting my carbs enough. I don't understand enough about the good carbs/bad carbs thing and that might be part of my problem...I eat a rice cake with peanut butter for lunch quite often as well as vegetable barley soup....if I eat 60 carbs a day how to I know how much of that was really bad carbs? Anyhow....I'll just keep moving towards my goal...frustrating as the scale can be. Today I ate: B- cottage cheese and fruit S- rice cake with peanut butter L- Barley and vegetable soup S- 4 pretzels D- 2 bites of chicken breast and 3 bites of veggies before it got stuck. S- 2 licorice 72 oz of water

Wow you miss so much when you step away for a few days. I'm glad you're feeling better Bandita!! I've had kind of a blah week. Just feeling like I'm eating all the right things and exercising and drinking water but I must have been on crack when I made the goal of 25 pounds in two months....it just doesn't seem to go that way for me. I'm not going to sit in that depression because it's too hard on me...I'm just trying to be happy for the 6 to 8 pounds a month that I seem to be on. I sure wish that it was faster but that is still 72 to 96 pounds in a year and I can live with that. I'm still pretty tight and have to eat a lot slower than I was before which isn't very good since it's taking me about 35 minutes to eat instead of the desired 20 minutes but I'm just going to suck it up because I feel like I have great restriction for only having 5.5 in my band so I'm not going to muck with it. This week I'm aiming for 80oz of water a day since my doc said that based on my weight I could stand to drink closer to 10 glasses a day as opposed to 8. Crystal light here I come. Anyways Happy Monday all!! Have a good day tomorrow.

You never know...the Oilers could get on a streak and be right back in the thick of it...:mad: Good luck where ever you decide to go....I'm from Calgary too but I can't help you with you choice...I went to Mexico... At least, from what I've read, everything comes together pretty quickly for people who go to Ontario so you shouldn't have months and months of waiting.

WOW!! A very big congratulations on the birth of your sweet baby girl. Great job on keeping your pregnancy weight in check...the end of the road is in sight for you!! Take care and be blessed.

Okay so last night we decided to take the kids to a Mongolian Grill for dinner. I've really only eaten out a couple of times since Septermber when I had my first fill so I was kind of excited. I skipped the noodles, and opted for all the fresh meat and veggies and the chef cooked it up and I thought "This is perfect!"....Uhmmm.....it was ugly. It took me 20 minutes to choke down a couple bites of meat and sliced mushrooms. I had to excuse myself to the restroom 4 times and my poor husband felt soooo bad for me. We still had a great time, the kids love watching the chef cook your food exactly as you've made it and we will definitely go back again...I'll just have to figure out what to eat since their main menu is a no go.....poo! Overall my day was pretty sloppy and not organized. I didn't do my meal plan on Sunday night like I usually do so I ended up eating weird all day but whatever....today is a new day. Today I'm eating. B- Cottage cheese and fruit S- 1 Turkey pepperoni stick L- Lentil Soup D- Meatloaf and veggies Drank 32 oz Water so far. Have a fab day all! PS I'm so glad that other people on here are finally starting to experience a little bit of feeling free from a bondage to food....that's all I want is just a small piece of freedom from it. I know everyday won't be perfect and I know that there will still be times when I fall to weakness...but I'm sure trying to work it as best I can....and praying every day that my children don't grow up to have an emotional connection to food....which ultimately gives you nothing emotional in return....except heartache.

I actually had a really good week. My DH was out of town for a few days and then the weather turned bitterly cold here. Up here in Alberta,Canada it's been in the minus 20's over the last few days....not sure what the wind chill is. I haven't left my house for 4 days...lol. I went to my Doctor on Thursday for a fill and we collectively agreed that I would hold off on a fill. If I loosen up then he told me to come back. The last month has involved a lot of reflection for me. For me, it's really important that I make the proper food choices....even when I know I could eat something else. At the end of all of this weight loss stuff...I really want to know that I did a lot of the hard work and that the band just helped me along the way. I'm down 63 pounds in 7 months....based on my starting weight it isn't a huge amount but I sure am proud of myself. I showed my doc my food journals and talked to him about my mind set and he is really supportive of the choices that I make as long as I move the scale in the right direction. So I made a new commitment to myself. It every other dieting experience I've had....I always white knuckled it through....steering clear of everything 'bad'....until I would reach my breaking point and binge and then hate myself for 4 days. I know myself pretty good I think...right now when I have a piece of chocolate...I'm fine with one piece of chocolate and not 2 pounds of it. So damn it....if I want it...I'm going to have one piece. I'm not going to have a 'treat day' or anything like that but I'm also not going to fill my head with self hatred and loathing because I ate one little thing....ultimately that just seems to throw me into a pit of sadness and before I know it I've eaten waaaaay too much. My attitude towards food has changed in really profound ways for me...it's just food...it's just food...it's just food. It's not love or happiness or a friend or a confidant or a lover....it's just food. I spent a lifetime wishing that I could say that and really mean it.....I feel like I'm actually getting there now....slowly but surely. Anyway enough rambling...I'm off to Ikea! I hope everyone has a really great weekend.....geeez I'm emotional these days...take care, keep going,have faith and be blessed. Food yesterday. B-cottage cheese and fruit L-turkey pepperoni and rice cake with cheese S-turkey pepperoni S-sugar free jello w/fat free cool whip D-Small baked potato with chili and low fat sour cream 80 oz of water

Other pet peeves People who chew their fingernails and then smell their fingers...*gross* People who park so close to my vehicle in a parking lot that I would have to be 4 inches wide to get in the drivers side so instead I have to haul my carcass through the passenger side which is no small feat for this 300 pound beauty. Other shoppers in Walmart who tell MY children not to touch stuff while I'm standing right there....do I need to be holding a sign that says "I'm the parent?" Those grumpy women who do the taste testing stands in costco and snap at your child that they need a parent with them....when I'm standing right beside them...the hag just didn't look to her left. Guys at Future Shop who work on Commission and swarm you as soon as you walk in the door...I know they need to make money too but am I the only one bothered by the fact that they all know my husband on a first name basis? lol Okay I'm going now....this is what happens when I leave my house to go shopping...lol.

LOL this thread is somewhere between completely hillarious and down right disturbing. I don't even want to counter anything anyone said because a fight may break out as a result, however, at the risk of sounding like a complete idiot....what the heck is crockery?

I'll seriously injure myself if I add 25 sit ups....lol...I just started and it kills me to do 30....but alas I will try. I have a fill on Thursday and frankly I'm a little nervous about it. I still have decent restriction but I've only lost 10 pounds in the last 2 months. At this rate it will take me 3 years to get to goal. Maybe I'm just in a winter funk or something....can't seem to get the scale moving....granted my exercising has been all over the map so maybe if I pick that up it would change... Anyway food for today *yawn* I'm kind of annoyed with food...lol B- cottage cheese and fruit S- gouda cheese and turkey pepperoni stick L- Lentil Soup Uhmm one bite of a reese Peanut Butter cup bar( I know....quit bi*chin if I'm going to eat stuff like that)....lol S-Fish and veggies 64 oz of Water so far PS Thanks for the PM Sarge....I needed a push today!

Well I can't say anything about the On Q thingy as I have no idea but I wanted to welcome you and say congrats on getting banded. You'll find tons of information here as well as a great support system. Feel better soon.

Holy cow Tann...way to go on the weight loss!!:clap2: I don't know why but I've been feeling so run down these last couple of weeks. I haven't changed anything and my weight loss is very very slow. I feel like I'm eating right and taking my vitamins and drinking lots of water but I just feel out of it. I'm going to get my doctor to look at my food journal on Thursday to see if he thinks that I need to make changes anywhere. He may not even give me a fill because I'm losing about a pound a week which he thinks is totally acceptable....though I think for my current weight I could easily be losing 2 or 3 but whatever...I'm just hoping I can get some suggestions for some ways to boost my energy level. Today 3/4 c oatmeal with skim milk and a little splenda(didn't go well) 16oz water so far Gouda and fat free chicken breast deli meat(planned lunch) Salmon Steak and veggies(planned dinner)

Pet Peeves.....hmmm....I'll keep it short but I can't believe some of mine weren't already mentioned...such as.... People who pick their nose while they are driving....do they think that they have a shield around their car making them invisible? People who pick their nose and wipe it on anything close to them because going to the restroom and using a tissue simply isn't an option. Generally, people who pick their nose in public. People who come into the isle you are in, just to pass gas, leaving you to have to walk through it! Sick!! Anything feet...pedicures,foot fetish, little kids feet, tickling feet....it all gross. Clutterbugs...it gives me anxiety.....it's okay to let stuff go instead of keeping everything you've ever owned in your 35 years of life and displaying all of it too! Come on! While I agree with all the 'rude children' comments...I also hate it when I see parents screaming at their kids for trivial stuff or embarassing them in front of a line of 12 people....that's just heartless and stuff like that stays with your kids...save it until you are in your vehicle. Parents who fill their baby's bottle with chocolate milk or Kool-aid so that the sugar can sit on their gums or new teeth and start the decaying process. Parents who make their children clean their plate at meal time...Why do adults et to decide when they are full but kids don't? Our rule is simple...no snack or dessert if you are too full to finish dinner. I could go on and on especially about ones to do with kids...but I should stop. PS. In Canada we usually use the word 'pop' instead of 'soda'..sorry.:nervous

GOOD LUCK COLLEEN:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: I've only been banded for seven months and though there have been many things that I thought would be easier than they are....I still wouldn't change it. With the band, I found the optimism that I so desperately needed...the feeling that I could lose the weight....maybe slow or maybe fast...how ever it comes off at least it's coming off. The head work can sometimes be really hard to work through....but you can do it....have faith in yourself and in God that you can make it....one day at a time. Hope you have a speedy recovery too!!!:confused:

I decided that I better start doing some crunches and squats to help my body as much as I can between now and whenever I get plastic surgery...lol. I did some other exercises too since it's cold out and DH is out of town so I have to entertain my kids. Eating Yesterday was okay except I could have done without the 14 pringles but whatever. B- cottage cheese and fruit L- Low fat chicken breast and one slice of smoked gouda S- Sugar Free Jello w/fat free Cool Whip S- One Licorice D-Fish and veggies S-14 Pringles Only drank 40 oz of water. Haven't eaten today at all cuz I feel queezy for some reason....dunno. Have a good Monday tomorrow!!

I'm sure we can all see where this thread is going.

Awww thanks for the PM! I'm still here just haven't been feeling well all week. I feel totally exhausted and I haven't done anything to warrant that. The banning from the scale has made me a little grumpy too but I know I'll be better for it in the long run. I haven't done any real exercise for 5 days now except stuff around the house. My eating is still pretty much on target though looking through my fitday journal and reading some stuff on line I feel like I need to add a few more calories per day to my eating plan. I think I should be around 1200 to 1400 or so and right now I'm between 900 and 1000 which I think is too low maybe? Anyone agree with me on that or does it make no sense to eat more...lol. Anyhow eating today: Breakfast 1/2 c scrammbled eggs with a little cheese and ham( for future reference eggs are a no for me first thing in the morning) Lunch 1/2c cottage cheese with 1/2 canned fruit Snack 1 piece of licorice 1 rice cake with light peanut butter Supper Ground turkey,refried beans on salad with FF ranch and Salsa Drank an obnoxious amount of water today Husband is going away this weekend and it's supposed to be like -30 here so I think I'll do the speedy little workouts posted....at least a couple times a day. I love coming on here and seeing the motivation!! Keeps me going!! Thanks again Avilla for PMing me....I feel so luved...:clap2:

I think one of the things that I didn't realize was how long the head work would take. I researched and read and read some more before I got the band and I thought that once I got it I would be well on my way. It certainly hasn't come off as fast as I had hoped it would but I'm sort of thankful for that. Writing down what I eat and keeping a journal about my band experience and being in 12 step is making me realize that there was so much work I had to do in my head in regards to food issues. I totally agree with another post that made the comment that it really takes 9 or 10 months to wrap your mind around the changes you have to make and for some I'm sure that it's longer than that. As everyone else said.....we all know that we could easily be up 20 or 30 pounds in a year and I would sure rather be down 30 than up 30. I hope you feel encouraged to start fresh with renewed optimism....don't give up....have faith in yourself that you can do this.

Hey all, Weekend was good....stayed home all weekend though cuz of TOM. I'm hoping that will wrap up in a couple days. Weight is still the same as last week....UGH. I didn't eat a ton because I was feeling like crap. I'm going to do my measurements tonight if I can find my tape measure other wise I will go out and buy one in the morning. Going to have a bath....talk to you all later.