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Barbara12375...i dont know why you cant see my pics. If you still cant see them i can email them to you.

Thanks Barbara465!!!

Pinkylee.....Yep, your right its the gumbo. LOL No secret really....i pretty much eat what i want. I wake up and have a protein shake, which is 1 scoop of the unjury unflavored powder, 1 cup of skim milk, and 1 packet of chocolate instant breakfast drink. Very tasty. Thay usually holds me over until 2:00. Then for lunch i just kind of have whatever ....maybe 2 pieces of ham with some baked cheetos or a rice crispy treat or a salad, or a wendys chili. The best part of this is that i still am able to drink coke and i do have one a day if not 2 or more, but i dont eat all the junk food....or fried foods or the carbs...no bread...if i do eat pasta or rice (with my gumbo) i only eat a tablespoon of it. I guess i have been lucky so far.....i am doing crappy on drinking my water and i dont exercise at all unless you count running after a one year old exercise. I do eat plenty of seafood....we have boiled crabs or crawfish at least once a week...good protein. Thanks for the compliment!!!!!!

Pinkylee....I know exactly what you are going through with the hairloss. I am having the same thing. It is so frustrating and depressing. You are trying to be excited because your losing the weight finally but then your irritated because of the hair issue. I have to clean the shower drain EVERYTIME i take a shower...if i run my fingers through my hair it just comes out...its all over my pillow my furniture my clothes...its ridiculous. I can't wait until this comes to an end and by the time that happens i will probably have to be wearing a wig. But i know that it does grow back. I have been using the Nioxin shampoo and conditioner and taking 3000 mg of biotin a day plus prenatal vitamins....i try not to wash my hair everyday...i barely ever put a heat iron on it or blow dry it. I use plenty of protein pacs. We just have to hang in there...we will get through this too. Anyways here are some updated photos i am down 63 lbs. The new pic was taken yesterday. The other pic was me at 290 in May of 2006 3 weeks before my surgery.

The first pic of me in the chair i weighed a whopping 290....The next two pics down -57lbs.

Pinklylee...I really think it is head hunger stomach is not growling, but i just feel different than i did with the last fill. With the last fill i didn't even think of food and now i want it. I am not eating it like i want to though i am fighting it and i guess that is all part of the process and learning when you are really hungry. Barbara465......my doc checks to make sure all my fill is there everytime i go....she always draws it all out to make sure that it is all still there. I am filled with 2.4 right now ....i had a small fill this time only .2 and my hair is still falling out and same as you no bald spots or anything like that but i can tell it feels much thinner thank goodness i had thick hair to start with. I think i will wait another week and if i still feel like i can eat more than i should i am going to go in for another fill. I dont like feeling hungry. I got so use to not being hungry and now all of a sudden its like i want to eat everything that crosses my path. I have also been slacking on my water hardly drinking any. That could also be my problem. I just prefer, like i am sure we all do, when hunger is not present.

I am sooo aggravated. I had a fill last Thursday and I feel hungrier since i got the fill. What's up with that? Before i had this fill i would get full faster and stay full now it seems like i am hungry all the time unless it is my brain playing dirty tricks on me. Anybody else like this? Mommatrammal.....the candy has been hell!!! I feel your pain...LOL.....And yep chocolate just slides right on down.

Okay fellow junbies I must confess because i just feel horrible...I have eaten a total of 4 boxes of World's Finest Chocolate covered Almonds.....i didnt really eat much during the day ( we were camping) alot of the things everyone was eating I couldnt because my band just wouldnt let me but it sure let those candies slide on down.....i will never do that again...maybe 2 pieces but not 4 boxes....I feel so ashamed and cant take it back. I can just kick myself!!! I know that i shouldnt be feeling sorry for myself because i am the one that opened my big mouth and shoved it in. I guess i just have to exercise extra hard this week and drink extra water..I may go get a fill tomorrow....anyone else want to share and out of control story? Hopefully next week will be better. Thanks for letting me vent if any of you read this!!

Hi Junbies!!! I see from reading the post that everyone seems to be doing well. That is great. It has been a while since i have posted on here. I have not joined any challenges except for the christmas challenge, which i am not sure that i will accomplish. I am trying to slow my weightloss down because of the shedding hair....tons and tons of hair just coming out, depressing but i know that it will grow back...before long i am going to look like susan powder(sp). How is everyone doing with the Halloween Candy? Well i hope everyone continues to do well. Has everyone checked out the new lapband forum? It is a pretty cool place to go just like lapbandtalk.com. Check it out if you haven't already. http://www.band2gether.net

All in one single bite !!! HUQAD

Red Nails are sexy!!! FOOTBALL OR BASEBALL?

Steak. Bath or Shower?

LINTY Lemon in Nestea taste yummy. ( I am not good at this...but i tried) Fun thinking of different words. ZACTL

Any Junbies experiencing any hairloss? I am and it sucks!!! If it is not one thing its another. It wasnt that bad at first but now its disgusting. Hair everywhere....and yes...i get my protein in, i drink my water, i take my vitamins, even taking biotin which is a hair vitamin and use protein pacs on my hair.....but nothing seems to work. I actually had to take a nerve pill when i got out of the shower tonight because of how much hair covered the shower drain it was terrible. I dont know what to do.....this is really depressing me. There isnt anything i can do about this except wait it out..but i sure would like to hear from anyone else experiencing the same thing. Thanks for listening to me vent!!!

Pinky..Girl you look great....what a difference. I posted my pics on here a while back even though i really didnt see a big difference in myself. Maybe other people see what we dont. I think you look awesome...major difference. Keep it up girl!!! Applause for PinkyLee....:clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2:

I confess...I am a spitter....I got tired of getting up and down going back and forth to the bathroom...just easier to get that cup and spit

I am in the same boat as Genn. I cant seem to get the ball rolling again. I am getting angry and in a funk. I need some support and it is sooo much easier getting it from you guys then my family. I hardly get on here anymore because i dont really have anything good to say about myself i just feel like a failure. I really and truely want to get back on the losing side there is no way it can be over at just 40 lbs......HELP PLEASE!!!!!! :help::help::help::help::help::help::help::help::help::help::help::help::help::help::help::help::help::help:

My doc said that of course coke is not good for anyone because it is loaded with sugar and tons of caffeine...but will it hurt you band ? No. Will it give you extra calories that you dont need? Yes. Will it cause some people discomfort because it is carbonated? Yes. I do have a regular coke every once in a blue moon. I have had no problems with it....no gas pains or anything. But we all know we are all different. I was a coke aholic. It was my drug.

JQpublic.....count me in....Today i weighed in at 250.

JQPublic count me in....what are the rules and when does it start? Weight as of today is 250

Hi Everyone....It has been a little while since i have posted anything. The last 2 days lapband has been down at least on my computer. I had a fill yesterday and i am not sure yet but i think i might have just a little too much. Last night i took my medicine, which was one regular size pill and an baby aspirin size pill and i thought i was gonna hack them up. Today i have only managed to have one protein shake and a cup of hot tea. I need the protein but too much of it makes my tummy hurt (gets really gassy) Right at this very moment i am sipping on some chicken noodle soup, so far so good. This fill just feels really different. The doc added .4cc so i have a total of 2.6cc. I don't want to rush in and say that i am overfilled because i know the band can loosen up a few days after. Any suggestions out there?

I live 30 minutes from New Orleans.....something we just learn to live with around here. My family already has reservations made at a few campgrounds just in case. If you wait until the last minute you have to drive almost 10 hours to find a hotel or campground. I hate hurricane season but as long as i have my family and my pictures i am good....i dont worry about the rest of my stuff that is all material things and can be replaced. Good Luck to Louisiana and Florida....is about all you can say.

Regina, you look wonderful!!! Great Job!! Applause for you...:clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2:. I know exactly how you feel about your "friends" acting like they are depressed, treat you different or jealous. I have people in my family that are actually competing with me. When they found out i was having the surgery they said ohhh you dont need that you can do it on your own....u can just watch your carbs like us. Well they have lost just as much as me now and it is like they rub it in...but i compliment them and tell them that i applaude them to because i was not strong enought to do it on my own i needed my band. But i did throw in that 2 years from now when yall are dieting again because you gained your weight back and then some my little band will be there helping me to maintain my big accomplishment.....i didnt say it in an ugly way...just said it to let them know the difference between there diet and mine. Of course i hope and pray by all means they keep the weight off...but we have all been there over and over again and we know eventually it comes back. I am not ashamed to tell anyone that i need the band i was out of control...food was my addiction and i needed it to be happy. So i know where you are coming from when you say it upsets you that your people treat you that way. It is really ashame that people have to be that way. But you have us and we think you look awesome girl so you keep up the good work and just smile pretty at church and pray for the people that are not so encouraging. :cheer2:GO REGINA:cheer2:

Thank you all for the compliments.....ohhhhh how they mean so much.....gives me that extra little push that i need!!! PinkyLee.....I exercise a little bit......i haven't in about 3 weeks. I am thinking about joining a gym. DancingQueen.......YOU LOOK GREAT GIRL !!! I can really see a difference, your shirt is much looser. I can see the weightloss everywhere on you: your face, butt, boobs, arms, tummy, and legs. Keep it up you are doing awesome!!! YEAH FOR DANCINGQUEEN.....:cool:

The filmloop thing is very easy to do....Go to www.photobucket.com Register is you haven't already and add your pictures to your album on photobucket. All the way at the bottom of the screen where your pictures are there will be 3 or 4 buttons and one of them is LOOP PICTURES you select the pictures you want in your loop and click the LOOP PICTURES button. Once you click the button your loop will come up. Then you will copy and paste the loop into your post. It is pretty easy....i hope i explained it good enough. If not, i will help anyone but it is pretty easy.