FunnyDuddies

Ok!! No more hotwing talk on my soup train. Both of you must disembark now, or focus on the soup!! LOL I had veggie broth last night and it was heavenly. I love the taste, and have been craving it like crazy. Great for getting vitamins too during this time.

I have lost a pound! LOL Its not much, but it is a loss. I am frustrated with those who have lost like 11 and 12 pounds since surgery. But I know this is healing time, not losing time. I hope everyone is having a GREAT weigh in day!!!

Morning all!! I threw around some cake and pizza in the june board. LOL The war continues. I read through their thread, and it is so nice to see what we will be facing. They all seem like a great group, and are close like the this group. I lost a pound!! LOL I am down to 317. I am frustrated that everyone around me is losing, but me. But I am ok. I will wait till I get filled, then worry about my weight loss. I talked to my fill doctor yesterday and she wants me to come in for a fill in 3.5 weeks. It will be done under flouro, so that she can make sure it is perfect. If, within the first two weeks of the fill, it is not perfect she will adjust it for free. That is good since it will be 700 for me to have it done to begin with. 350 for the flouro and 350 for the the fill. Anytime after that outside of the 2 weeks is just 350. My scabs are starting to come off, so i put some neosporin on them so the open sores don't get infected, and i have bandaids on them. I am so afraid of infection. LOL But my bruising is looking really good. mostly yellow now, with just a little purple here and there. DH still teases me that I look like a stabbing victim.

Yeah she is going on there cause she has gained something like 70 pounds back since her Gastric Bypass. She says it is all from having her kid, but her actual doctor was on a discovery channel show and said it was from the stomach stretching from her eating in her old patterns. :eek: I hope she does well, and learns how to eat. thank god I got the band...

I have not pb'ed but I have read enough testimonies that this is normal. You need to do mushies, or liquids, for a day or two and let the swelling go down. It is a traumatic thing that happened, so the esphogus and stomach swell afterwards. Just give it some time to heal. If it continues after that go see your doctor.

Walk as much as possible. that will help you get rid of the gas. Walk walk walk. And when you drink your soup, ony do about 1/4 cup at a time, and have that take you about 15 to 20 minutes. this will help your gas not to get trapped in your stomach, making it hard to burp. Congratz, and welcome to bandland!!

:eek: Hey all. Thanks for coming and visiting us in the July thread. Since you didn't want to be egged back I figured I throw a little cake and pizza. I'll help with the frosting cleanup! WOOHOO!!! Love you all! :pizza: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza:

i would go for sugar free hard candy rather than gum and breathmints. just me personally. it helped a lot. For broth, don't get canned stuff. Get the boullion cubes. They work great, and you can make a cup at a time. you can get low sodium ones too. add some sugar free pudding too. it is great when the time comes.

"Our handmade Advent Houses are $449.00 plus $75.00 for shipping in the US and Canada. " This is what I got from their site. It is a pretty penny, that is for sure, but we are going to do it. I have always been in love with that advent house and have always wanted something similar. Now that I have found the makers of THAT house...I am getting one. Pnut, Rob brought all the christmas cd's in from the car so we could listen to them LOL Our favorite christmas movie list is as follows: White Christmas The Grinch (old and new) Christmas Vacation The Santa Clause (first one only) Jingle All The Way Miracle on 34th Street (both of them) Home Alone (first one only) Trapped In Paradise Wonderful Life Santa Claus The Movie Ernest Saves Christmas Charlie Brown Christmas Garfield's Christmas (my personal favorite) Frosty the snowman (first one only) Rudolf As for meals...I'm screwed. LOL I really can't think of anything lowfat that we make around christmas. My sister in law brings a salad, but no one eats it. LOL I wouldn't mind trying some lower fat dishes, but honestly it is two days a year (thanksgiving and christmas) and we allow ourselves to enjoy it on those days. Then we are good the rest of the time around it. or at least try to. At least this time I will be banded and it will be easier to say no to that 3rd helping of spinach souffle and chestnut stuffing.

this is the most common band as far as I know. The larger bands that hold 10cc are the uncommon ones. The one you have holds 4cc

I am a lover of the oldies. Bing Crosby could serenade me any day. And something that always makes me think of my grandma is hearing the old willie nelson christmas hits. OMG his voice doing christmas songs just seems so right.

Terriho and pnut, on my way to add you both. Pnut, one of our all time favorite movies. it is almost always running in the background cause the kids love it so much. that car pic is a hoot. LOL

I think some are from Stephen Wright, aren't they?

LOL went to Hooters last night with DH and some friends. I got to drink tea. :eek: God those wings smelled good.

LOL so is mine. these are the Large size ones. hehehe he is now bigger than his sister, and she is 14 months older. not fat...just big. it baffles me.

LOL i love those!! thank you

LOL well that isn't on the diet. But it sounds good. BTW, I left tomatoes out of soup. My dr. wants me to wait a few weeks before doing citrus and tomatoes because of the acidity.

I made the soup yesterday, and pureed a bit today. tasted good, but i don't like the baby food texture, so i am going to stick with the broth for a few more days till i am allowed to the tuna and egg stage. then i will attempt to take in a few of the veggies. I made half the recipe, but it was tough. I just didn't want tit to go bad. I froze 3/4 of that in small containers. I can take them out of the freezer and put them in the fridge to thaw, then nuke and eat when i am ready. I am so happy.

Alright people!! We have a good Wish List going!! This is exciting. I have been listening to christmas music all morning today, even did my mini workout to it. LOL Nothing like working out to boston pops christmas!

i wonder is spam would be good during the mushies phase

Yay sherri is going to back around Glad the puding went down ok. I have not tried tuna yet. I am waiting till the 3rd week. That is when we are supposed to move onto tuna. :eek: And stop weighing yourself!! You are not supposed to be losing right now. I have not lost a pound either. I am still at 318-319. It went down for a day, then went back up, but I have not been above 600 cals yet. So I know that my body is just holding onto all of the water, and still swollen. So glad you are healing well!!! that is too awesome. Just take it easy and listen to your body. If it tells you to rest. rest. If you are hungry. Eat. just chew chew chew a lot and take it easy. Sometimes it seems like I could eat all day, then other times it takes me approx 2 oz and I feels stuffed. Ordered the kids a pizza cause they unpacked their bags and cleaned their room. it smells so good. LOL I need dh to get here soon so he can finish it.

That article is a crack up. Sounds like the writer did all of about 15 minutes of research. LOL

A very interesting page for all Christmas lovers http://www.howstuffworks.com/christmas.htm

Wavy some of those ugly lights are HILARIOUS!!!

you have to learn the new feelings of full. it is not going to feel the same. and you have to get over your head hunger as well. Just eat REALLY slowly, and chew chew chew. Your food should be liquid when it goes down. Good luck!!!