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We Were Banded Just A Few Days A Part From Each Other By Dr. Curry. It's A Small World. The Prilosec Seems To Be Working. I've Felt So Much Better The Past Two Nights.

I Have Been Banded Since 12/05. For The Past Month I've Been Getting Woke Up By Practically Aspirating. This Is Awful. I've Not Been Eating Past 7 And That Hasn't Helped. I'm Going To Try Your Plan. I Went And Bought Some Prilosec To See If This Helps. I Can't Sleep It's So Bad. Please Keep Me Updated If You Find Any Tricks That Work. Thanks A Bunch, Rhonda

I Think I Am In Love.

Been There, Done That. It's A Horrible Feeling. You Hopefully Have Already Gotten A Little Unfill. It Is Immediate Relief.

Tracy, You Are A Hoot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Love Reading Your Posts. You Should Really Go Into Jouranlism. I'm Sure You Make Everyone Smile. Great Job On Getting Out Of The 300 Club. I Have Problems With Meat During The Day Also. I Have Been Stuck At This Weight For A Couple Of Months Now. I Went And Got A Fill Last Thursday (.1). Surprisingly, It Hasn't Made A Difference. I'm Going To Give It Another Week And See. Sometimes They Can Creep Up On Me. I So Need To Exercise. It Seems Like I Am Constantly Being Pulled In 100 Different Directions And When I Do Have Time I Just Want To Sit And Be Quiet For A Few Minutes. Is There Anybody Out There That Reads This That Is In The Cincinnati Area? I Could Sure Use A Motivational Buddy. Congrats On The New House Too. I Hope The Trasformation Goes Well.

Yay! There You All Are! Kyethra I Totally Know The Feeling Of Being Overwhelmed In Restaraunts. About 85% Of The Time I Can't Eat Out. I Get So Worked Up About People Watching Me Eat, And Is This Food Going To Stay Down. Purely Psychological I'm Sure. Once I Get Home I Can Usually Scarf Down What I Ordered. I've Pb'd So Many Times Going Out To Eat That I Dread The Words Leaving My Dh's Mouth. Then It Never Fails We'll Get Our Food And He'll Look At Me All Loving And Concerned And Say Those Horrible Words "now Take Your Time, And Chew Really Good". Am I Three Years Old? Don't Think So. So Let's Magnify My Anxiety A Little Bit More............honey. Anyway. They Do Serve A Lot Of Food On A Plate At A Restaraunt. So Help Me Out With The Pagan Stuff. I Need Educated Here. I'm Pretty Open Minded. What Does Paganism Do Your Well Being? I Love Flowers. I Planted A Bunch Last Weekend. We Had A Late Frost This Year And It Really Wreaked Havoc On My Beds. I Lost Two Of My Rose Bushes And A Few More Perennials That Were Poppin Up (stupid Frost). So I Replaced Them And Bought Some More. Love Playing In The Gardens. My Daughter Had Two Soccer Games And One Of The Fields Had The Absolute Prettiest, Lush Grass I Have Ever Seen. I Was Ooohhhh'ing And Aaaahhhhh'ing And Before I Could Think Before I Spoke, Out Blurted How I Would Just Love To Take Off My Clothes And Roll Around Naked In The Stuff. Oops! Got A Few Strange Looks And A "go Right Ahead". I Love How My Mouth Works Faster Than My Brain At Times. It Does Usually End With A Laugh Though. I Hope Everyone Has A Marvelous Day. I Need Some Good Thoughts On Eating Good Today. Yesterday Was A Disaster With A Capital "d". It Amazes Me How The Band Flucuates From Day To Day. Well Yesterday Was A "no Restriction" Day. I Started Out Ok, But By Mid Afternoon It Was All Over But The Crying. I Ended The Day With Cheetos And Rice Pudding (whatever). Does Meditating Help With Eating Good? Have Any Of You Tried It?

:paranoid Where Did Everybody Go? Please Come Back. I JUST FOUND THIS AWESOME THREAD AND THEN EVERYONE DISAPPEARS.

I JUST FOUND THIS THREAD YESTERDAY, SO I'M PLAYING CATCH UP (ONLY A FEW MORE PAGES TO GO). I NEVER KNEW PEOPLE KEPT EMPTY BOTTLES IN THEIR VEHICLES FOR PBING (I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE). DO YOU HAVE THE NASTY SLIME THAT I GET WITH THE PBING? I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU WHAT IT IS LIKE. ALMOST LIKE MY SALIVA HAS BEEN MUTATED. I REMINDS ME OF THE TRAIL SLIMER WOULD LEAVE BEHIND FROM THE GHOSTBUSTERS:omg: THEN WHEN I HAVE PBING WHEN IT GETS LIKE THIS IT REMINDS ME OF A LAVA LAMP WHEN IT HITS THE WATER. THE SLIME TOTALLY ENCASES WHAT I HAVE SWALLOWED. HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!! I NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE THE BAND. SORRY IF ANY OF YOU ARE WEAK STOMACHED AND I WAS TOO DESCRIPTIVE. JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF I WAS A WEIRDO WITH THIS OR THERE WERE OTHERS OUT THERE.

I DIDN'T KNOW HOW DIFFERENT DR'S DO THEIR FILLS COULD BE. MINE USES A FREEZE SPRAY. THE FIRST TIME I WENT IN I WAS LIKE "THERE IS NOW WAY THIS IS GOING TO STOP THE PAIN FROM THIS FOOT LONG NEEDLE DRIVING INTO MY STOMACH". IT WORKS GREAT THOUGH. HE SPRAYS FOR A FEW SECONDS AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER HE STOPS, HE STABS AND I REALLY DON'T FEEL ANYTHING BUT THE COLD AND PRESSURE.

Omg! Yes! I Couldn't Agree With You More. I Wonder If We Have Swelling Or Something And The Cold From The Ice Cream Reduces It. You Summed It Up Perfectly With The Word "chore". Never In A Million Years Would I Think Eating Was A Chore. It Puts It All Into A Whole New Perspective Doesn't It. Now I Definitely Eat To Live And Not Live To Eat.

Nope, Never Heard Of It. Is That North/south?

I Bought Some Organic Coconut Oil And Was Using It By Itself And Ended Up With A Horrible Patchy,itchy Rash. It Cleared Up A Few Days After I Quit Using It. My Stupid Self Just Kept Putting On More When I First Broke Out Thinking I Just Had Really Dry Skin. One Of My Sisters Had Me Talked Into Eating The Stuff Because They Say It Helps With Weight Loss. Made Me Gag.

<p>HELLO,</p> <p>I'M RHONDA. I WAS BANDED 12/16/05. I HAVEN'T POSTED IN FOREVER UNTIL TODAY. I KIND OF JUST FELL OFF THE OLD LAPBANDTALK SITE. I PROBABLY DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES TO THE "T", BUT JUST LOVE YOUR LADIES POSTINGS AND HOPEFULLY CAN OFFER UP SOME ADVISE. I AM JUST SO THRILLED TO HAVE FOUND THIS THREAD. HERE'S A LITTLE ABOUT MYSELF. I'M NOT A PAGAN OR FOLLOW ANY PARTICULAR THING. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO THE ROSECRUCIAN ORDER. I BELIEVE IN GOD. I HAVE BEEN TO SO MANY CHURCHES WHEN LOOKING FOR THE "TRUE PATH TO FOLLOW" (WHATEVER). I'VE FOUND OUT THRU MY SEARCHES THAT EVERY CHURCH HAS THEIR OWN "RULES OF CONDUCT" TO SUIT THEMSELVES AND I'VE NEVER QUITE BEEN ABLE TO BEND MY BELIEFS ON THINGS TO FIT ANY OF THEM. I DON'T THINK GOD WANTED US TO FEEL GUILTY ABOUT EVERY SINGLE THING WE DO. I ALSO BELIEVE THE BIBLE HAD A LOT TO DO WITH WHOMEVER WAS RULING AT THE TIME AND POLITICS. I DO THINK THERE IS TRUTH TO IT, BUT THE WHOLE TITHING THING KIND OF WREAKS OF KINGS WANTING MORE MONEY AND WHAT NOT. I'VE NOT RAN ACROSS REALLY ANY ONE THAT FEELS THE SAME WAY AND USUALLY END UP IN A LOSE/LOSE CONVERSATION WHEN I TRY TO GET MY FEELINGS ACROSS. I HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN OPEN MINDED TO ANY OTHER BELIEFS OTHER THAN CHRISTIANITY. I REALLY DO BELIEVE THEY BRAINWASH YOU AND GET YOU SO AFRAID TO BELIEVE ANY THING OTHER THAN WHAT THE "WORD OF GOD IS WRITTEN". ONE DAY I JUST WOKE UP AND ASKED MYSELF "WHY IS EVERYONE ELSES WAYS SO WRONG?", BUT I'M THE ONE MISERABLE HERE TRYING TO FIT THE MOLD. DID A LITTLE SELF SEARCHING AND HAVE TO SAY I AM HAPPIER AND SO,SO MUCH LESS GUDGMENTAL ABOUT PEOPLE THAN I EVER HAVE BEEN IN MY ENTIRE ADULT LIFE. ENOUGH ABOUT THAT RANTING. I AM AN ADMIN. ASSIST. TO A CARDIOLOGY GROUP IN CINCINNATI. I HAVE THREE WONDERFUL CHILDREN THAT I ABSOLUTELY ADORE (TWINS,11 & A 7YR OLD). I'M REMARRIED. I GO TO COLLEGE PART TIME AND IN MY SPARE TIME TRY TO LOSE WEIGHT. <img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)" smilieid="8" class="inlineimg" /> I'VE LOST 83LBS AND WOULD LIKE TO LOSE 33 MORE BY 7/7/08 (MY B-DAY). I LOVE TO LAUGH AND JOKE WITH PEOPLE. I TRY MY BEST TO NOT BE MEAN (SOMETIMES, NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE). I LOOK FORWARD TO CHATTING WITH YOU ALL. </p> <p

I Have Been Wondering The Same Thing. I Can Eat Some Junk Now! When Nothing Else Will Go Down. I Think Because "junk" Is Usually Soft And Melts Or Dissolves Makes It More Easy. I Also Have Been Wondering If I Tense Up And Make My Restriction Worse When I Am Worried Whether Or Not Something Is Going To Be Edible For Me. Probably Another Thing To Kick Around Is What Were Your Comfort Foods? When I Eat Sweets I Have An Overall Calmness, And I Think When You Are Relaxed When You Eat That Makes A Huge Difference. I Can Still Very Rarely Eat Out At A Resteraunt And I Was Banded Over A Year Ago. One To Two Bites And It's All Over. I Get So Worked Up When I Get There (it Doesn't Seem To Matter How Hungry I Am) I Feel Like I Have No Stoma At All. I Take My Food Home And Can Usually Eat Pretty Soon After That. Anyone Else Out There Have Problems Eating In Public? I Feel Like A Freak. I Am So Afraid Of Getting Sick Infront Of People.

I Don't Want To Do The Score Card Thing. Is It Ok If I Just Post My Stats On Weds?

Hi Everyone, I've Been In Posting Limbo. I Went Back To School. I Have Been So Happy This Month. The Weight Is Coming Off. I Have Been Taking Stairs Everywhere I Go. I Don't Enjoy Them But I Do Them. I Also Have Been Parking AS Far Away As Possible To School. These Little Changes Make A Big Difference. Good Luck This Week Everyone, C-214 (-56lb)

I'm In Too. The Flour And Sugar Thing Is A Toughy. If I Make It 5 Days Out Of The Month Without It I Will Proud.

Hello Everyone! I'm Back. Glad To Feel Like My Feet Are Back On The Ground, Or At Least Under My Head. I Haven't Posted For A Few Weeks. Travis Is Home And Doing Great. He Has Lost Over 30lb. He Is Having To Explore The New World Of Eating Healthy. I Love It! I Used To Cook Like This All The Time. It Was All I Knew. Then The Fat Fairy Moved Into My Kitchen And Wiped Out Every Decent Recipe I Had. Amazing! Isn't It? Anyone Had That Happen To You. Looking Back On The Past Couple Of Years, I Pretty Much Quit Cooking All Together And We Lived On Fast Food And Restaurants. My Kids Were Asking Me Yesterday When We Could Go To Mcdonalds. I Told Them Mcdonalds Doesn't Like Us And They Responded About How They Really Feel It Does. I Keep Reminding Them Of How Unhealthy It Is And That They Don't Want A Scare Like Travis' Because They Don't Treat Their Body Well. I Have Been Using The Food Network Website And Love It (so Handy). There Are So Many Recipes And You Can Adapt Them To Be Healthy (cut The Cheese Out Or At Least By Half, Lt. Butter, Fat Free Milk Or Cream). As I Ramble On, I Would Like To Give You All My Favorite Recipe Right Now. It Is A Rice And Veggie One. Chop The Following 1 Cup Carrot 1 Zuccini 1/2 Onion 1/2 Red Pepper 1 Clove Of Garlic Saute In A Tbl Olive Oil For 5min. Make Sure Pan Is Heated(medium) When You Put The Veggies In. Add To Skillet 1 2/3 Cup Chicken Or Beef Stock 3/4 Cup Of Rice- Gourmet Mixture Is Best Add Salt And Pepper To Taste. Cover And Reduce To Simmer. Do Not Stir. Takes About 25-30 Min Before The Liquid Is Gone. Wonderful Stuff. Even Better The Day After. Take Care I AM DOWN TO 220LB

I Want To Thank All Of You For Your Prayers. Skye I Hope Your Husband Has A Good Recovery. Emergencies Like This Are Totally Life Changing. Grant It, Mine Is Not As Huge Of An Ordeal To Take In As Skyes, But It Totally Throws You For A Loop. I Thank God That Travis Is Recovering. I Brought Him Home On Monday. He Is Doing Well. The Little Fart Lost Close To 30lbs Since This Hit. He Is Saying He Will Be A Willing Participant In The Diet Change. I Have A Feeling There Will Be Many Arguments Over This. I Have Had A Bad Feeling That He Was A Time Bomb Waiting To Explode. Thank Goodness I Trusted My Instincts And Didn't Listen To Him. Anyway, I Hope All Of You Have A Little Less On The Scale Tomorrow. Thanks, Rhondako

Wow! What A Week. My Husband Out Of Nowhere On Monday Had A Perforated Diverticulitis And Had To Go Into Surgery That Night. He Is On His Way To Recovery I Believe. It Is Still Shaky. I Don't Know When I Will Check In Again. If Anyone Prays, We Would Love To Have Them. Take Care,

Thank You All. That's Just What I Needed. I Actually Never Thought About The Whole Hand-food Thing. There Really Isn't Much Good Stuff Out There Except Fruit That Doesn't Use Utensils. Allright, Got The Old Brain Thinking. I Walked Thru The Mall For A While Pretty Fast. My Daughter And Her Friend Couldn't Keep Up And Had To Keep On Them. Tomorrow I Vow I Will Go To Curves And I Will At Least Get In 6-8 Cups Of Water (ounces Seem Too Big To Deal With). My Surgeon Is Moving And I Guess Is Trying To Get Out Of A Contract With The Hospital. I Can't Get Any Info From The Hospital And The Dr. Is Not Allowed To Give Out Any Info As To Where He Can Be Contacted. I Found Him Last Week On Obesityhelp.com. That Ticks Me Off. There Must Be A Lawsuit Going On. I Don't See How The Hospital Would Not Be Liable If They Will Not Let The Patients Contact Him. Anyone Encountered Anything Like This? Strange Huh?

Oh My Gosh! I Can Not Make Myself Go To Curves. I Was Doing To Good And Then Ppppffffff! I Also Haven't Been Drinking Enough. Oh Yeah, And There Was Yesterday. I Live Around Cincinnati And White Castles Is A Big Chain Around Here. Their Little Itty Bitty Cheeseburgers Have 160 Calories In Them. Where They Put Them I Have No Clue. I Ate Three Of Them Before The Afternoon Was Over And Had Enough Sense (or Lack Of) To Check Their Web Site For Nutrition Info. No Kidding These Things Are About 2-21/2 Inches Square. Well, They Were Good, But Not That Good. Today Has Been Much Better For Food, But Not Exercise. Someone Chew Me Out. :help: I Can Handle It. Way To Go Everyone To. We Have A Heck Of A Group. Does Anyone Live Around Me On Here?

HELLO CLUBBERS, I HAVE A HUGE DAY TOMORROW SO I AM WEIGHING IN TONIGHT. C224 (-46, -3 THIS WEEK) :clap2: SO I AM VERY HAPPY. I HAVE TO GET MOVING WITH EXERCISE TOO. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO CURVES SINCE THE WEEK BEFORE LAST :help: . I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT MORE AROUND THE HOUSE, BUT I'M SURE THE GYM WILL BE BETTER. GOOD LUCK TO ALL TOMORROW.

RHONDA - how are you feeling today? NOT TOO BAD TODAY. I HAD SOME VEGETABLE SOUP FROM PANNERA(?) BREAD AND A LITTLE WHILE LATER 1/2 OF A TURKEY SANDWICH. TAKING IT EASY AND HOPE I DON'T DO THIS FOR THE NEXT FILL. I AM AT 2CC RIGHT NOW. SO I WOULDN'T THINK I WOULD NEED MUCH MORE, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW. I DID DROP THE POUNDAGE OVER THE WEEKEND (YEAH). HOPEFULLY IT WILL STAY OFF UNTIL WEDS. WEIGH-IN. HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE,

ADVICE WELL RECEIVED. THANKS