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Chris, Your cup tower looks awesome. Great job. Oh and by the way, I made sure I had a pedicure and a full set of french manicure painted fingernails just incase I died the day of surgery. My family thought I was crazy, which is true. Otherwise, I wouldn't be taking Cymbalta. LOL I noticed you said something about your anti-depressants being time release, mine are too so what I do is open them up and dump them in my mouth and quickly take a drink of water. I can't mix it into my food. It's just nasty. Even though they are time release, they seem to still be working.

Hi, my name is Christee, I am 29 years old, and married to a wonderful man which is a Deputy for Pasco County, FL. I work full-time for Department of Corrections, Probation and Parole (10 years) and am a licensed Esthetician (Skin Care Specialist). I do it to family and frinds until I can find a job doing it in the evenings after my full-time job. I notice that it is really hard to get a job in a spa helping people with their skin and telling them to drink water and eat healthy when you are over weight. I was practically offered a job over the phone as an esthetician in a spa right near my house, but when I showed up to give her my resume, she gave me excuses as to why she couldn't hire me on the spot before even looking at my resume. I know it was because I was overweight. So I plan to open my own spa and hire people who are not snooty and think their shit doesn't stink. Anyway, I do not have any kids currently but have tried for about 3 years. I was told that I have PCOS but that this surgery would help and I would someday be able to get pregnant. I pray to God that I can. I love kids and would have 10 if I could afford it. What is sad, my husband is the same way, he wants lots of kids also. Sorry, I went off about the spa incident but it just frustrates me that people can be rude and judge a person by their looks. I am a wonderful person with a heart of gold. Thanks for listening.

Thanks for the recipe Princess. That looks yummy. I can not wait to try it. I need all the protein I can get, my hair is falling out big time. Thanks again

I'm not sure if I'm supposed to eat this but I am. I am having Taco Bell's Pintos and Cheese which is refried beans with cheese and taco sauce. It's is the perfect consistency and tastes delicious.

Thank goodness Faye missed us. I got very little rain. Did it rain a lot in Tampa? I loved the free day off from work.

Insky67, I had Dr. Jessee as my surgeon. Isn't she awesome? I just had my surgery 2 weeks ago. I sure hope that I lose weight because I have been stuck for a week at the same weight. Do you ever go to www.obesitynomorefl.com?

What type of mushie food are you guys eating? I need some examples. Especially since I am not losing any weight. Thanks

Okay, guys I was banded on 8-6-08 and I have only lost 9 lbs. How much has everyone lost that had their surgery around the first of this month? I am very frustrated that I have only lost 9 lbs. and I lost that within the 4 days of the surgery and have been stuck at 237 for two weeks practically. BTW, when I make my eggs, I put one egg, some skim milk and shredded cheese in a bowl and put it in the microwave for a couple of minutes. The cheese makes it really good since I hate the taste of eggs. As far as the turkey chili that was made by one of you, how were you able to get the beans down you? Did you smoosh them up? May I have the recipe? I can not find anything without carbs that I can have during the puree stage.

Thank you everyone for the advice. I feel a little better. The doctor never mentioned anything about this, plus I read over and over about how much these people have lost and it just gets me depressed because I am hardly eating and starving to death with no weight loss. Thank you again for the advice. I think I will go have another bowl of ice cream...LOL Just kidding.

I was banded on August 6th and I have only lost 9 lbs. I lost those 9 lbs. four days after my surgery. What is going on? I am starting to get upset. What am I doing wrong? Plus, I still can't tell when I am full. Please, I need advice. Did anyone have this problem?