FunnyDuddies

yes, but it is supposed to go through slowly. what you are doing is eating without chewing well, and it just isn't going through. it is getting stuck. then the food builds up. and up into your esophagus. that is not what you want to have happen. chew better. try that and see what happens.

BGP - I eat Pace fat free canned refried beans, about a 1/4-1/2 cup heated, and resmashed with my fork, and a dollup of fat free sour cream on top. it is yummy and good, and i love the warm feeling in my tummy. I also make flake potatoes, but i put a little more milk in it, and instead of water and milk, i use all milk. Make it really runny, and add a little bit of fat free sour cream again. rich and creamy.

do you have a 10CC band or a 10CM band? It takes a lot to get restriction from a 10cc band usually. a 4cc band usually has good restriction with 1.5cc, but a 10cc band usually needs a lot more than that to even feel any restriction usually.

being stuck means that it is not going through, and you are getting really stuck. It means you are not chewing enough, or are too tight. You should not get a fill if you are getting stuck.

barbara, elisabeth and jen - I do not have the stats needed for the wish list if you want to be on there. If not, I can take you off, but let me know, and I will update you. :eek:

Ok, I took some stuff out of my first post to make room for the list. so I am going to put it here. For all christmas fans, go to www.christmas.com to get cards, ideas, crafts, and chrsitmas radio that plays christmas songs 365/24/7. BTW, only 159 more days till christmas. http://www.auburn.edu/~vestmon/xmas_cnt.htm gives you, down to the minute, a great countdown. I have set a goal for christmas. My doc here thinks I could lose 10-15 pounds a month. If I work hard and do 15 pounds a month I could be down 90 pounds by the time Christmas comes around. So my Christmas goal is 230 pounds. We'll see how that goes.

Barb!!! We do multiple trees too!!! Our family room tree is red and white candy cane striped. And we actually bunch the ornaments by color so that the tree itself is diagonally striped. The office tree this year (this is a new home so the rooms have changed) will have the oldfashioned tree. Fat lights, and all of our old family ornaments. Silver dipped pine cones and strung popcorn. Apples and wooden carved ornaments. This is the tree that will be in the front window for passers by to see. In our bedroom will be the green and white tree. We have collected a crystal ornament every year we have been together, and we pair it wil shiny green balls and green and white lights. Our bathrooms all have candy apple decorated mini trees, and we do a copper oranment tree with frosted white lights in the kitchen. For the kids we always do most of the presents under the family room tree, but we hide presents in the other trees for them to find. I think it is cool to have a christmas goal, since a lot of us have christmas occasions that we want to look our best for. Plus christmas and thanksgiving can be tough times, so we need as much preparation as possible. Lets get this going as a true goal thread. Lets make this christmas one to remember. And lets make sure we give ourselves a really nice gift to reward ourselves for the hard work we will be putting in. it is 159 day till christmas. I am going to set aside a dollar a day till christmas, and buy myself a nice new outfit for christmas. Something that shows off my new size. Lets have a checkin each week, for whoever wants to. Wednesday is a day used by a lot of the other goal threads, so we will make it Wednesday. I will put together a list of those participating, and for that I need your current weight, and what your christmas goal weight is. For example: FunnyDuddies - C: 318 G:230 I will place this list in my first post here and we can update it weach wednesday. Anyone know where I can download some christmas themed coloring sheets? My kids love to color, and coloring books are great, but my daughter loves to color the same thing over and over. Thought printing some out would be great.

LOL I think it could get out of control cause I have been here for a while. I know how this board works. I am glad you can trust and respect your parents. Smack them down is purely a saying, but I can tell you that I have no trust or respect for my parents. I saw how they raised me, and I saw how they pushed things on my kids when they were younger and allowed around them. I honestly have no respect for parents that think it is ok to let 14 year old get belly button piercings. These are the type of people that do not make wise choices when it comes to raising their own kids. Why should anyone else's chicldren be allowed around them. And this flippant comment to her poor daughter about her being fat and needing to not eat is a great example of it. It should have been handled differently, and they obviously did not have the intelligence to see that. They figured a snide comment to an impressionable 5 year old would shame her enough into backing away from the food. How, in any possible way, could that be good?

What is the total count now? I think this is AWESOME that so many people are going on this trip!! I can't wait to meet everyone!

I don't know if any of you remember the national lampoon's Christmas Vacation movie, although any self respecting Christmas Fanatic knows this movie by heart. They have in that movie a really awesome Advent Calendar in the form a large house with many doors and windows. Rob and I have searched for this and found the makers. http://www.theadventhouse.com/ They are sold out for this year, but we will be ordering for next year for sure!!

Very cool. Thanks. I do report it when I see it, unless I know someone else has reported it or a mod has already responded. I just hate to see it on a board. It is like a cancer. LOL It tends to grow out of hand when not checked.

Isopure!!! 40g of protein, no carbs, 160 calories in one whole bottle, and it comes in a lot of sweet fruity flavors. It is completely clear. You'll love it!!

Y'all are gonna hate mine, but I have printed and stuck to my fridge "Don't Be Stupid!" it keeps me going. lol

Does anyone need some pullups? I have a whole package of them minus 1. LOL they are just sitting there. and everytime Andy sees them he wants to wear them. He likes the buzz lightyear on them.

If you call enough, throughout the day, begging for a cancellation and making yourself a pain in their butts i bet you they will magically find an appt available for you.

The reason I see it as bad is that if we do not doing anything about it then the spammers see that we allow it and will come to do it more. I have been around for close to a year, and I have seen more spam in the last few months than ever before. I agree that if we do not respond then it goes away. But I have been on boards where it gets out of hand, and one out of 10 posts are spam. Just don't want to see that happen here as this site grows in popularity.

Hey all, doing well. My pain is really just about gone now. I am LOVING refried beans more than I ever have in my life! LOL and I am trying to take it easy. I don't have any restriction, and am really hungry most of the time. Its hard to have the band and know its in there, and have to take it easy, but not having any of the benefits from it. Still haven't lost any weight. hovering between 318 and 319. I swear it seems that the swelling is down, but then I put on my tshirts and they are tight around my incision area, so i guess it is not gone. I am sleeping really well, thank GOD!!!

A lot of people can have an allergic reaction to the anesthetic or pain meds given after the surgery. some benedryl and some calamine lotion with help take care of it.

Lookingout - all I need from you to join is your stats for the first page, and for you to tell us a bit about yourself and your journey. And thats it!!

Ok, I think this could get out of control here. BPM, your point is a good one, and she is taking the proper steps to changing this behavior. She stated that she noticed the eating out of boredom and that they are working out together. She is the one that has to work with her child when it comes to her weight. It is NOT in ANY WAY the grandparents place, unless they are raising the child themselves, to be telling this 5 year old that she is fat and that she should be eating less. they should not even mention her weight. If they have a problem with it they should go to her mom. Period. Yes, the parents are responsible for teaching their children good eating habits. And yes, it is ok to be thick growing up. thick does not mean fat. It means you have a different bone structure. Everyone should not be 120. It doesn't work for all. And she is telling her kid the right thing. Healthy weight is the key. Don't get fat, but don't think that because you are healthy you are fat. This is what she is teaching her child. It all comes down to who's position it is to tell the child that her eating habits must change. And it is in no way on this planet the grandparents position. It is the parent's part and their's alone. Anyone else telling that child what she should and shouldn't eat should be smacked down hard immediately.

Tipper did you have any put in at the time of surgery? Or is the 1.5cc the only Fluid in there? It sounds like you are overfilled. You can't possibly be getting enough Protein in with that little food. You should be able to eat solids, slowly, but surely. Leona keep in mind that due to the different size of everyone's stomach, everyone will have restriction at a different fill amount. I have a 10cc band and I had 2cc put in at the time of surgery. With my swelling going down I am noticing that I have absolutely no restriction.

OMG TELLY!!!! Way to go girl!!!

ok pnut, that was fun! although i am ready for a nap now. i think i did 25 minutes total. and half of that the kids did with me. Telly, I have fat free, low sodium refried beans. And drinking tons of water. I know the other beans have massive amounts of sodium. yuck.

ok, turning on my music and headed for the stairs. See you in 15.

Sherri, do the pudding. And really try to up the calories. You need to be in the 600-800 range like pnut said. This will get you in a safe protein level. just take it slow. I have been doing pudding, ricotta cheese, and refried beans (extra smashed lol) with sour cream. This is not the time for losing...it is the time for healing. Good job on the loss so far though!! that is awesome!