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I can't find you on Facebook Riley - I put in Jane Riley and refined it to Santa Rosa and nothing. How did you find her Candra? I am going to look into Yahoo Personals. I am really shy socially so not sure how well I will do. You crack me up Riley, making out at the movies. What movie did you see? I am working Monday thru Wednesday this week. My boys are off already and Taran goes this week until a minimum day on Wednesday. I took Thursday off. My brother is flying in from Phoenix on Wednesday morning - looking forward to spending some time with him. I need to make up tuna salad tonight for lunches this week so I will not be tempted to go out.

Glad you are having fun Riley - you deserve it after all your hard work. I went to a Christmas party last night with my singles group - sadly there were only 3 men in attendance - of which one is engaged to one of the ladies in the group and one was 70 yrs old - which left one single guy and 16 single women - he was loving it. I ate a little piece of ham, the inside of a small twice baked potato, 2 little smokies in sauce, about 2 tbsp of salmon spread, about 2 tbsp of spicy artichoke/spinach dip, 6 ritz crackers, a sliver of pumpkin pie, a sliver of pecan chocolate torte, and one wine cooler - this was all between 7 pm and midnight and was dinner. I watered down the wine cooler twice so there was no carbonation and I drank it by 9 pm. I ended up with a Snuggie as my gift - I actually ended up with the creme colored soft blanket that I brought, but traded Jim as he decided he didn't think he was the kind of guy to wear a Snuggy. My son was wearing the Snuggy when I got up this morning. Jim and I are the only people in the group with kids under 17 - some of the people don't have kids and the others' are all grown and they have grandkids. Jim has 2 yr old and a 10 yr boys. Nice guy and not bad looking. He's kind of short too Riley - but not extremely short. :smile2: Doing nothing today but laundry and chores. Going to my parents' house tomorrow to make cookies and dye my mom's hair - least I can do since she watched my kids last night at my house until I got home at 12:30 am. I haven't been making the best food choices lately - can I say fudge - but not too far off track. I will be glad when the holidays are over and people quit bringing goodies to work - my resistance muscle is on vacation.

Monique - Dr. Im was my surgeon. He doesn't do monthly fills like Dr. Baggs. I saw him 6 wks after surgery and got a fill and then not again until 3 months later and then 6 mths later. He does larger fills when he does them - he doesn't leave any in the band at surgery (he just primes it). I really like him and he is nice - but you need to follow the food plan or you won't get a fill. Riley - I am on Facebook - my e-mail address is momcof3@frontiernet.net - you can search for by that. Yeah - another Facebook friend. I'm in my long nightgown with a sweatshirt over it - I just can't get warm. It helps having the laptop on my lap. I need to get on the scale tomorrow morning - I am feeling bloated today. I had two pieces of pepperoni pizza for dinner - ugh - obviously no restriction tonight - where the heck did it go? Isn't my band supposed to stop it and let me know I am being naughty?

I do understand what you mean Riley. I have recently met a bunch of new men and women who are over 40 who I did not know before I lost the 70 lbs. Some of them are overweight and some are not - but I don't feel I look "good enough" amongst the group - I know it is all in my head and low self esteem - especially since the people in the group are mostly pretty average looking. Will we ever get it out of our heads? For me the weight obviously wasn't my only issue. On a happy note - a guy came out and replaced my windshield this morning in the parking lot at work - only took him 40 minutes - one less thing to stress about.

Jess - remember I have 7 ccs in my band so I have pretty good restriction - what I ate for dinner was a lot for me. I usually try to have 1/3 of protein per meal and that is usually all - I rarely eat vegetables or fruit. My problem is snacking in between - because I have the restriction I can't eat more at a meal, but I get hungry in between lunch and dinner and the head hunger hits in the evening. This is a really hard thing to wrap my brain around - harder than I thought it would be.

Wow you look great in the gold dress Riley - if bachelor #1 doesn't think you look hot he is not worth it. Tina - the sandwiches we ate were 4 inch sandwiches, but yours was mostly vegetables so couldn't have been that many calories. I ate two Snickerdoodle cookies when I got back to work - darn my boss for bringing them in. My fault though for not resisting. I had 1/2 a baked potato with sour cream and 2 prawns for dinner and one bite of steak - my 13 yr old son and I shared a dinner - he had salad and garlic bread too. There was enough steak left over for him to have for dinner tomorrow night. Candra - where you at? miss you too.

Just got back from a quick Subway lunch with Tina - was so good to see you again Tina. Thanks again for the toys - you are our secret Santa and I so appreciate it. My food today: B - 1/3 c shrimp with cocktail sauce - but it came back up - so I had 1/3 cup egg/cheese casserole L - 4" tuna on wheat - only ate half of the bread.

It's okay Maria - imagine what you would have had at the movies if you weren't banded. I went to my cookie exchange today and ended up eating about 4 cookies in all - but I didn't have lunch today so it should even out. I am sick of the rain. I had a little star crack in my windshield then on Friday we were driving home from shopping and had the defroster on - with the cold air on the outside and the hot air on the inside we watched a crack appear and move across the windshield. Now I need to call my insurance company tomorrow and set something up - sadly I have a $100 deductible. argh.

Good Morning all - Boy two days in a row I have slept in until 9 am - feels good. I took some shrimp out of the freezer to thaw for food this week. I am going out to lunch on Monday with Tina and with my unit at work on Thursday and I am off on Friday. My food so far today: B 1/2 cup beef ravioli with sauce (couldn't find anything else that appealed to me) Got my last load of laundry done this morning and a huge pile of dishes washed - making cookies dirtys alot of dishes. Still need to get a shower before my cookie exchange at 2 pm. I am still getting to know the single ladies who will be there - it is organized by the Over 40 Singles meet up group I joined in Elk Grove. Got my cookies ready on a platter - kind of an odd thing for a bandster to be attending but gotta keep things normal.

Just checking in - been busy baking - made 170 Swedish Heirloom cookies - 72 are for a cookie exchange I am going to tomorrow and the rest are for my parents and us for Christmas. I only ate one. I also got all the presents wrapped and four loads of laundry done. My back is killing me. My kids are at my mom and dad's house. I put Benefiber in at least two of my waters each day - I use the unflavored one and it works well as long as I get my water in. Yep, Metamucil is not allowed after banding and too much MOM can harm your system - it tastes so nasty it would have to be a medical emergency before I would drink it again. yuck. I'm guessing Kaiser won't do any revisions unless you have a problem with your band? I definitely have more restriction when I get nervous or anxious - I had lunch with my daughter's teacher yesterday at school and I could only eat 2 tempura shrimp - was too afraid I would get stuck and he doesn't know I am banded so pbing would not have been cool.

Why does it always rain when I don't have to go to work and have errands to run? not fair. I am having 1 pack of oatmeal for breakfast and I made it thick. I couldn't stomach chicken again.

Happy Bandiversary Donna! Congrats on the fill too. Luckily I don't have the cold that a few of you seem to have. I just keep having headaches and neckaches but I think they are stress related. I have been really busy at work as I am on a new project and there are a lot of meetings involved. Candra - your poor kitty. She will realize how much you love her after her surgery and she feels better. Riley, Tina, and the rest of you that are sick - hope you all feel better soon - get lots of rest. Heather - have fun and take lots of pictures. Tamra, Maria, Lee, John, Nicolie, Nicole, Liz, Jess, Christine, and anyone I have missed - keep up the good work - together we can do this

ok now you have me curious - who did you talk to? I wanna know who has good news.

Maria - I did a lot of refried beans when I was on mushies you can melt a little cheese in with them. I also did Cream of Wheat for breakfast but thicker than I had it when I was on full liquids. Just watch the portion sizes. I am home sick today - got up at 5:30 and was very dizzy - didn't want to drive. I went back to sleep and just got up at 10:50 - I went to bed last night at 10 pm so maybe I needed sleep. My mom came over as usual and got the kids to school.

Tamra - don't be so hard on yourself. Everyone is on a different timetable. It didn't take me long to get to surgery goal but I have only lost 40 lbs since my surgery 15 months ago - after losing 30 before surgery. Try to set mini goals - maybe one meal at a time. This isn't a race and you are going through alot. Discovery Kingdom was fun but really cold. We got there at 3 pm and left at 9:30 pm. I actually went on a rollercoaster ride - the Boomerang. I decided maybe I could handle it because it was dark so I couldn't see how high I was. OMG I was so dizzy afterwards I felt like I was drunk. I kept my eyes closed the whole ride which might have made it worse. I kept screaming and my son who was next to me kept saying "it's okay mommy". I had to sit on a bench for about 1/2 hour and I had an instant headache. We went and saw the dolphin show - sat in the third row in the center. One of the little girls I took with us is 9 and she had never seen a dolphin except on TV. She was so excited. I had my single mom group over for our annual holiday potluck today from 4-7 - it was four woman and six kids plus us - I had to hustle and clean and do laundry today. I need to go to work tomorrow to rest. I did good on my food this weekend and did lots of walking which makes me happy. Here's hoping we all have a good week - we deserve one.

Good Morning all - I have a busy weekend but will take a few minutes to check in. I am taking my three kids plus three to Discovery Kingdom today for Holiday in the Park. Using my dad's van to fit us all - we have season passes and have two extra tickets plus we can take a friend free with a coupon. We picked three kids that would never get to go as their mom doesn't have funds. The one little girl who is 9 screamed like she won the lottery as she has never been. I am going to smuggle in sandwiches, chips and cookies for the kids. I just say we have food allergies at the gate and they say ok. Not sure what I am eating. Taking my two younger kids to Breakfast with Santa this a.m. at my daughter's school. I had 2 chicken nuggets from McDonalds yesterday for lunch (my mom and I were out shopping) and I was full. Decided to eat the other 2 about an hour later before helping out at school - bad idea - had to rush out of the classroom to the bathroom - 2 in 2 out. My band doing its job. I hear you Candra and Tamra - I couldn't cancel Xmas due to the kids, but it is lean. They understand though. My parents are getting them a few more gifts this year to make up for it - so thankful for that - everyone is getting socks, underwear, jeans etc. Hope everyone has a mindful day - I'll check back tomorrow morning. I couldn't do it without you guys.

No Candra I have never even come close to getting stuck - obviously I don't eat hard kernels and I chew really good. I know we are not supposed to eat it - I just look at the calorie content and only eat it every once in a while.

I can meet on the 12th, but not the 13th. Are we wanting to do the walk like we did last time? I am eating some popcorn right now - it has 25 calories for 1 cup. I will not be eating much as I can feel it already - that's a good thing.

Nicole - so glad to hear from you - yep child support can shock some people - especially since his wages will be attached to get you the money (I assume you went through the county?) Christine - yeah a boy - how does Sophie feel about having a brother? Man Dr. Baggs is getting strict about his fills - which seems odd as he was giving them out right and left before. I have always told you guys that they can withhold fills if they want. Too bad they don't have a LapBand boot camp we can go to for a week to get us all back on track. :tongue2: I did fine yesterday until I got home and then I had a Snickers bar after I worked out at Curves. I guess the 369 calories I burned at Curves was negated by the candy bar. Better get some things done here at work. later

Woo Hoo Heather - glad to hear he at least listened to you and is willing to revisit the issue. I had the same feeling about the EG group when I went shortly after I was banded, but when I went I was the only person who had been banded - their tone and clique mentality is why I never went back. Maybe we should start our own EG Lapband group? I'll check back in later - I have to prepare for a meeting I set up that is at 9 am.

Heather and Maria - sorry I didn't make it to the Elk Grove Support meeting tonight - did you go? How was it? When I got home with the kids we found out our regular size hamster was dead or near death. We went to dinner at Mike's Diner with my parents as we always do on Monday night (I had a baked potato) and when we got back she was dead. My younger son and my daughter were really upset so I didn't want to leave them alone. I was going to call you but realized it was 7:15 and I didn't want your phone to ring in the meeting. Riley - I read all about that in the Beck Diet Solution book, but I am still having problems with my "giving in muscle" - good advice though

I think sometime our parents/spouse don't really understand that for some of us food is an addiction. Just like last week when my dad bought Toblerone candy bars for the kids - he got one for me too. I think he thought if he didn't get one for me too it would hurt my feelings. However I ate the whole thing at one sitting and when I told him about it he said I was supposed to eat one triangle a day and it would have lasted about 10 days. I said are you kidding once I eat one piece I can't stop myself. Hard to believe he thought I could do that - how did he think I got so fat to start with? If I had that kind of control, I wouldn't have a problem.

You can't work out until 6 weeks post op. All you can do now is walk walk walk. Remember no heavy lifting either - I think it is not more than 10 lbs. That is great that you slept all night and feel better. Just remember you are still healing inside and you don't want to pop a stitch out inside you.

Good Morning all - ugh I didn't want to get up at 5:30 am today, but here I am at work anyway. I don't have a problem with Robin anymore. For those of you new to this, the second time I met with Robin last January for my second fill I politely let her know that I am not a child and don't need to be treated like one. I told her I was having problems with emotional eating but that I would log my food honestly and put my emotions next to the problem entries as long as she would not scold me about it. I was able to get my fill even though I had only lost 5 lbs in 3 months since my first fill in October. She must have spoken to Dr. Im as he hasn't scolded me again either. For goodness sakes I am a grown woman and don't need to be talked to like I am a naughty child. Now I actually like going and talking to Robin one on one - it motivates me. But now that I am 1 yr 3 mths out from surgery and have 7 cc in my band - I have no clue when I am supposed to go back to Richmond - they didn't say last time. 7 cc is pretty much it for me unless I lose a lot more weight as 7.5 cc was too much - hence the unfill.

Well I finally finished my mountain of laundry, got the Christmas decorations and tree up inside, and will be heading to Arco Arena in an hour for the Kings game. I went to put up the outside Christmas lights and they were in a horrible tangled mess - I don't know why I bought the kind I did. I just tossed them - I gave up trying to untangle them. I am going to buy basic old fashioned lights for outside at Wal Mart tomorrow. I took my son who is 15 to the college parking lot down the street and let him drive the car for the first time ever - he about gave me whiplash putting on the brakes the first time. He was so cute. Made me kind of sad to see that he is growing up so fast. He can get his permit on Feb 14. I have done pretty good food wise today - although I had Cheerios with milk for breakfast. I changed my Avatar picture to show my shorter hair.