gone 4 ever

check with your Dr. It could also be carpril tunnel syndrom. I have that. Hands will just fall asleep for no reason. Then hurt like the dickens!

Go Kat Go! You done wonderful! I wish I could of been a fly there to see their faces!

So sorry to hear this. But the Dr. thinks he can do an open surgery, which is good. Not as quick to heal and all, but still.

Congrats all of you going into be banded today. Good luck on your journey. My prayers are with you.

Welcome Beth. I think dancing is a great thing to strive for. I actually have been thinking about it some. One thing I will do is learn how to swim. Good luck on your journey.

I am a complete computer illiterate. But I learned it in no time and so will you! any questions just ask.

Brandy, When you get your fill you will do fine again. Don't worry about trying to be perfect. No one is. You just keep your chin up and do your thing. Great grade point average! What are you taking? Kat. Nothing like a bunch of snobs to mess up your day....personally I would be very mean and next time I seen them I would walk up to them and ask them if they knew where you could score! LOL Then I would feed them a bunch of crap, then after watching the horror on their faces I would laugh maniacly (sp) and then tell them the truth!:cool2::smile:

Hello Kim and welcome. Congrats on your band! I am from Huntsville. Dr. Groves done my surgury. I love him and his partner Dr. Britt. I was banded in May. Loving it! Good luck on your journey.

Anyone want to go to work for me today? Any takers? Awww come on... I am sooo lazy today!

Yeay me! I can wear some of my rings again! Granted only on 1 hand right now but I couldn't wear them at all before!

Awesome loss! Keep up the good work

C. Sorry to hear you really have had a rough couple of years! Your so young to. But come and post all you need to. We are here for you.

Hello Amy. Sorry to hear your having trouble with your step mother. BUT you do what you have to do for YOU. Not her or anyone else. This is a big step and I applaude you for it. Don't worry about what others think. You are going to be healtier and hopefully happier. Who's to say later down the road when she see's how well you are doing she might jump on the band wagon. I just wouldn't vent to her when you are in bandster hell or hit a platue. Good luck hon and keep us posted.

Allright all of you newbies welcome and good luck. Loosing and then gaining at this point is very natural. You go off liquids into the mushies and then regular foods, your body is trying to adjust to all the new changes going on. Some of you aren't getting enough calories and your body thinks it is starving so it goes into starvation mode. By this I mean it is hanging onto every calorie it gets. Ease up a little. Everyone is different. What is right for 1 person isn't right for the next. Listen to your body. I hope this helps you all some.

Awsome weight loss! Some people loose faster than others. Just don't worry when you slow way down or hit a platue. Change your eating habits. You said you haven't had a fill, so do you have any kind of restriction? You might not need to get a fill. Some Dr.s won't give you a fill if you are loosing to fast. Keep us posted please.

Hello C... I am sorry to hear about your mother. Mine passed away 12 yrs ago this month.. my dad 1 yr ago this past April. But I still talk to them. I tell them things that are going on. I tell them they won't know who I am when I meet them again! LOL. But I know they are with me spiritually. It makes things better for me.

Listen to your mother. This is perfectly natural. It is called bandster hell. This will be until you start getting fills and hit your sweet spot. I know it is frustrating but hang in there.

I am glad you had a little taken out. It is natural to gain a little when you haven't been able to eat and now you can. But DO NOT wiegh yourself everyday. weigh once a week on the same day and time. Everyday a persons wight flunctuates. Lets say you wieghed yesterday and was up 2 lbs, and you weigh yourself today and lost 3 and tomorrow you might loose another 1lb and then by day 4 you gain 1 lb back. This can drive a person nuts! That is why weighing 1 day a week is good. Go with that number. It can vary for a number of reasons 1 being Water retention. So don't sweat the little gain right now. Just keep working your band and weighing once a week. I hope this helps you. Good luck

Hello Todo. Welcome and good luck on your journey. The No drinking rule is because it will wash your food down then as you said you will eat more. This was a hard habit for me to break. But now I am good about waiting 30-45 min after to drink. I still drink up to 15 minutes before hand though.

mushies are soft foods. Things that you can easily cut with your fork, blended foods, cottage cheese, baby foods. that kind of stuff. There is a mushie stage recipie thread with a lot of good ideas on it. Just go to the food and nutrition (I think) good luck.

I found by accident today online with BOB doing 5 min. office workout. I love some of the things I seen him doing and talking about. Now this is not the same as working out with him like in the Biggest Looser, but it fun and quick. he tells and shows you how to target the harder parts of your body. 5 minute office workout...I bookmarked it so I wouldn't loose it.

enough said!

Good luck Yaherd. I hope this fill will give you some restriction. Keep us posted please. Hi NY. 30 lbs lost great job!

Congratulations Jamie! 100 lbs is awsome! Happy B-Day also. Have some fun you deserve it.

Congrats! She is absolutly beautiful!:smile2: