CLOE

Hi DeltaDawn!! Everytime I see your ticker I get blown away. I'm so green with envy!!! You are doing totally awesome!! Makes me want to change my fill next week from .2 to 2.2 . But I won't.

Your so good, staying off the scale. I have to weigh in morning and night or I go nuts!! But I'm better then I use to be, like about 10 times a day!!

LOL.....sucking off the peanut butter. I'm glad to hear it's not just me with the cravings. I guess cravings are just a fact of life. Thinking about it the other day I was realizing that even my skinny friends have cravings. So again I was reminding myself not to beat memyself up to bad when I do induldge. Maybe thats the key. Maybe that is the difference between skinny girls and us. We continue to beat ourselves up over eating (and everything else), then of course keep eating. Just kinda thinking out loud here, what do you think??

Morn'n Mandi, I havent smoked in 20 years, so I don't know about that. I do however take effexor xr for depression, started last Sept. Works great, but not looking forward to going off it. But I'm not quite ready to try yet.

Yes Please Mandi, I think I may have erased it by accident or something. My inbox, bulk folder, etc.. there all empty, I have nothing. I registered in the name Carey if that helps her to find me. God, I wish I was better at these things!! Thank you!!

Neenaugh and Wheezy, quit your fighting:argue: !!! I gotta see this doc, you've got my curiosity going. Ya my band is fickle indeed, but just thank God it's there. I know, I would be right back to my old tricks of eating if it were to go away. It's funny, because I would have thought that the urge to eat and binge would go away after a while. It has decreased alot, but it's still there rearing it's ugly head now and then. Do you guys think it will go away for good, eventually??? Anyway, made an appointment for next Friday for a teeny fill. I would like a teeny bit more restriction but I would really like to feel full LONGER!!! We'll see what happens.......Oh, and I wanna check out this doc the girls are fighting over...lol.

C'MON MANDI, U GO GIRL !!!!!

Without batting an eye....Absolutely!!!! Wish I had it 20 years ago!!!!

Okay, I Am Soooooo STUPID!!!!! Please Help. So I register on the message board. It confirms my registration, says it will e-mail me something, I go to my e-mail, and nothing. Then I try to sign in and it says I'm invalid. So I try to re-register and it say that my username and email address are already taken, well duh, ya, it's mine. Now what do I do????? , hopeless with computers.

So let me throw out another wrench........how come I have days that breakfast is a half bowl cereal, then it take me both lunch and dinner to finish one sandwich. Then a few days later I can finish the bowl for breakfast, eat a whole sandwich for lunch, eat a full plate of food for dinner, and force myself to bed a nine so I dont go look for more food.?????????I DONT GET IT!!!!!I think the day of my surgery they said, "heres a crazy person, lets give her the whacked out band"?? ,desparately seeking sweet spot.

Black leather thong, eh mandi? My husband asks why I don't where thongs! Like, Hello, if I were to put on a thong, I probably wouldnt be able to find it again for weeks!!

Woo Hoo!! I did it!! Okay guys, I registered in my own name, Carey. You can address me Carey or Cloe on both sites, it dosent matter to me.

Don't worry Maria, you and I can be bookends:wacko: :computer: :computer: :computer:

I know you don't want to hear this, but maybe you'll need another fill to feel restriction. Give a bit more time first, though. I've heard people with 4cc bands having fills up to 3.7cc. I think that that is the extreme, don't panic. Remember, although it's frustrating, that this is the great part of the band. It is adjustable and in our control. But alas, I know it's a huge trek for you.:phanvan .

I want to hear what everybodys plans are for this weekend. Where are you going? who's cooking? but mostly, what are we eating?

LOL...Well I'm not a personal trainer but, isn't a price of cake okay for Thanksgiving. I think I would suck at being a personal trainer, although, I would love one!! When is your banding date?

I know, I know, they don't come any more computer stupid than me but what is a BBcode, HTML, ICQ, AIM and what is the VIP "secret code"??????????????

Yasmina, I have experienced quite alot of hairloss. I was starting to panic about 2-3 weeks ago, it is still falling out alot but I noticed some baby hairs starting to come back. You hear alot about hairloss, I don't think you can prevent it, if it happens to you. Many say eat protein, but I don't think that helps, personally. I do know though, if you are one who experiences it, it always comes back eventually. (within the year).

Hi Yasmina, Glad you had a good thanksgiving feast. I cannot imagine trying to cope with food being pushed towards me. I can push food on myself, I don't need any extra help!!lol. It will be difficult for you to only eat a bit. If they noticed already, they will certainley notice after banded. Especially in the first couple months. I am by far the last one to finish at the table and only have eaten half of everyone else. I guess, maybe play stupid, just shrug your shoulders, tell em your taking your time. Eventually they'll get tired of asking, and leave you alone, right? Mmmmm the food does sound delicious!!! I sometimes wish I was in an Italian family, they eat so good!! Hey there is one GOOD thing about finishing dead last at the table!! I noticed that at our thanksgiving dinner, that by the time I was even nearing completion, my mother and sister had already gathered the plates, loaded the dishwasher and started the coffee. THAT WAS COOL!!

Im scared.............but I'm gonna go in...

Thats great news, Mandi!!

Mandi, That makes sense about the doc's, they just want to know what you and your band are doing, for future. Yoda, that makes sense about the food. You had mentioned that before. My senior brain, forgot. Thanks for reminding all of us(me). Okay, my monthly friend showed up yesterday. So my posts should be a little less hostile for a few weeks...lol....sorry bout that!!!:girl_hug: :eek:

Glad to hear your FIL is doing better!! I got some info on Saturday night, thought this is a good time to share. I was talking to another girl who has been banded a while, couple years I believe. She was telling me that she went through, what seems like we are all going through right now. That she had lost alot of weight 50+, feeling really great, but nobody said anything to her. She said it was sooooooo frustrating. Then about a few months later, and I guess with everybody the exact poundage would be different, but nobody could deny the fact 'she had lost alot of weight'. She said everything changed overnight. It was like a magical # she hit. She has now lost well over 100 lbs and looks great. But she said she can remember, like it was yesterday, that frustrating feeling of nobody noticing after all the hard work. She told me not to worry, it will happen for everyone. So to everyone, including me......PATIENCE !!!!......................:girl_hug:

I also saw that show. I believe it was done partly for the shock value. She is very very beautiful. I have a hard time belieiving that people are truly happy at 300+. Denial, and thinking what were suppose to believe about ourselves can make us all claim how happy we are. Everything in moderation. How about more fashion shows with very slim, average and plus size women all walking down the same runway. How's that for acceptance, and the portrayal of everyone being equal and beautiful.

Okay, Marie and I also believe Dr. C told me that I should eat till I'm full. That way I'm listening to my body. And then they can gauge how much fill I need. I find this info very frustrating because this is two different types of information coming from the same office. Even on this forum there various info. It's frustrating, thats all. How are we to know if we need a fill or what, if the Docs arent giving clear consistant answers. Anyway, I hope you get more restriction, Wheezy. I'm just frustrated cause I'm feel like I'm sitting on fence, not sure which way to go fill wise. Plus, the PMS thing, LOL "HAPPY THANKSGIVING" EVERYONE