momcof3

I guess our bands and bodies are all different. I can eat ice cream and not have any problems at all - sadly. I had a laughing cow cheese wedge this morning with about 6 wheat thins for breakfast plus 5 cherries (actually ate 6, but that was one too many and it came up), just ate 6 Sun Chips on the way back from Walmart but that is only 70 cals. I have 1/2 c zuchini with mushrooms and shrimp that I just heated up, but I am gurgling after the first bite so I need to wait a while. The Sun Chips must have filled my pouch. I guess that is why we have to eat our protein first -

Heather - The Beck Diet Solution book talks about not calling ourselves "bad" if we eat something we shouldn't - we may have made a poor food choice, but we aren't bad. I also talked about this with my therapist and I am trying really hard to stop the negative talk to myself. I was at Sam's Club and they had the fresh seafood stand up - the shrimp was $6.88/lb so I asked the lady if I could just buy 6 shrimp - she said sure - I told her it was a treat for me as I can't afford the big bag at Sam's- she said she would throw in a few free ones in for me - so I got about 8 big shrimp for 89 cents. I sauteed them with zuchini from my dad's garden, onion, and canned mushrooms. I had that for dinner and have enough for two lunches. yummy. I ate two soft chips ahoy a little bit ago and pbed them back up - why oh why did I do that - my brain plays tricks on me sometimes. My kids are making me crazy tonight - my oldest son is in a mood - good thing we have the Teen Skills class tomorrow afternoon. Gotta head towards bed. night all.

You are on the go all the time Nicole - what fun. I ended up not skating last night- I read my Beck's Diet Solution book for an hour instead. We took my son's girlfriend and with the coupon's I had it was $24 for the four of them to skate so I sat it out. I did make it to Curves this morning and grocery shopping at Winco and Sam's Club. Getting ready to take my daughter to Glam Girlz in Elk Grove to get her hair and nails done - she has the makeovers for a year plan so it will be free - her plan runs out in December. I'll check in later.

I haven't posted in a long time in this group. I was 211.7 this morning. Same as last week.

Candra - complete the test before your appointment and use your binder to complete it. If you have all the answers right she probably won't ask you any questions. I missed one question, but I told her I looked through the binder but couldn't find the exact information for the question and she was alright with that. I'm taking my kids to the roller rink this evening - I am going to skate too - hope I don't fall.

Thanks Riley. You look great and your daughter looks so happy. I am off to a meeting - I'll check in later.

ok I am technologically challenged - how do I see your pictures Riley?

I had my orientation on May 9, 08 and I had lost my 20 lbs by my psch appt 6 wks later, ended up losing 30 by my surgery Aug 26, 08. I have lost 44 since my surgery - which was 11 mths ago - I think it was easier before the band, but doubt I would have kept it up this long so I am grateful for my band. It may take me another year to get to goal at this rate, but that is okay. I made a bad choice and had ice cream for dinner tonight - don't know why.

maybe he has a sleeping disorder caused by his extra weight - I'm sure that is what they would have told him since everything we have wrong with us is caused by our extra weight. :biggrin:

The only reason I thought Dr. Im was using my body to decide the amount of weight for me to lose was because I had to lay on the table and pull my shirt up so he could see the area he needed to cut and he felt around. Maybe it's just his way of doing it - heavens knows all the surgeons seem to do things a little differently. Yes, get a new dress Riley - you deserve it. Nicole - it is probably her security right now - she can probably sense you guys are under stress - I wouldn't worry about it right now - let her sleep in the pack n play if that's what it takes.

hey I just looked and there are 6 members and 1 guest on this thread right now - wonder who the guest is?

Yes, I noticed the food. He said he likes to eat and the women all like to eat so I guess they can get fatter together. Unfortunately it just furthers the stereotype of heavy people eating all the time, which isn't always true.

It is a series so it will be on next Tuesday evening too. I think it would have been better if they didn't have an overweight guy as the catch - he is over 300 lbs. Makes it look like overweight women can only get overweight men.

I am like you Riley, once I start sliming and gurgling and sliming it is over and it comes back up. I am not eating lettuce at all - not even trying again. Do we want to try for next Thursday for lunch? I watched some of More to Love last night and it was sad to see all those young girls fawning over the guy like he was their last chance at love. To me some of them looked heavier than it said on the screen - could be the way they carry their weight.

I started at 285 and Dr. Im told me I had to lose 20 lbs - I had lost 12 by the time I saw him. So it will depend on the surgeon and your body shape. Tina - I hope you will be okay after the cuts. Keeping my fingers crossed for you. Were we going to meet for lunch this week? I thought we were talking Thursday or Friday?

Yes, at your surgeon meeting, he will look at your body shape and history and let you know how much you need to lose to have surgery. My surgeon was Dr. Im and he also asked me which surgery I wanted to have and why. Yeah - you are on your way!

Wow Reggie - 6 ccs in your band from surgery without any fills? Why did they put so much in at surgery? I didn't have 6 ccs until 5 months after my surgery - I am at 7cc now and next month it will be a year since surgery. I didn't have anything come back up today which is nice - had my 1/4 c chicken salad at lunch and some corn nuts a little later, then 1/4 cup leftover pork for dinner - I was uncomfortable after eating dinner but it passed fairly quickly. My oldest son and I went to the Teen Skills group at Kaiser this afternoon and it went really well - he liked it much better than the Teen Stress group. It is a four part class. We actually ate a Hershey's kiss using mindful eating. I took the Kaiser mindful eating class years ago.

I was told to never drink anything if you have something stuck or you think it is stuck - sort of like adding water to a clogged drain. My band is like yours Riley - really tight sometimes and really loose sometimes. I haven't been able to figure out what causes this either.

I am at work and boy I'm sleepy. I go home in about 2 hours. We are all playing catch up from being off on furlough last Friday - the mail piles up. I have season passes for myself and my kids too - also the parking pass. I am not sure if we can make it on Aug 15 - but maybe. We go so we are there when they open, but we can hook up with you once you get there. My daughter doesn't go on the scary rides so my boys go on their own and meet up with us.

Heather - there is a bariatric group that meets every Monday evening at Elk Grove Kaiser - it is labeled as a Gastric Bypass Group on the outside of the conference room door. I went to it once shortly after surgery and I was the only lapbander there. May have to try it again and see if there are more lapbanders now.

Thursday for lunch works for me. Must have been a cookie week as I had about 5 chips ahoy cookies on Friday. I'm not beating myself up about it though - this is a life long thing and I will have my ups and downs with eating. Boy you gals stay up late. How do you get up the next day and go to work? I've been at work since 6:30 am and I am already sleepy and I went to bed at 9:30 last night. I had one hard boiled egg cut up with mayo and mustard for breakfast and I am gurgling already. Should have waited a while to eat, but my stomach was growling and making me crazy.

I could do Fairfield on a Saturday - Heather you could ride with me and anyone else in Sacramento - I have a mini van. Just need some notice so I can get my mom to watch my kids. I have had way too many carbs today - had cheerios for breakfast, wheat thins for lunch, some pork and a small piece of cornbread for dinner. A single mom friend of mine and her son came over for a few hours this afternoon and we had a nice time. Since dinner I have felt antsy and not in a very good mood - maybe it's the carbs I had today. Now that I caught up on the posts, I am off to bed - 5:30 am comes quickly. My son and I are going to try the Teen Skills Group tomorrow evening to see if it helps - he was really moody today, which didn't help my mood. Deep breaths. :thumbup:

Riley - I just checked the website for the Casini Family Campground and it looks great - $39/night for a full rv hookup is not expensive. The Petaluma KOA is $70/night. - we are going there Aug 8-11. I am up for Labor Day weekend with my RV. Anyone else want to go?

Yep, Donna did a great job today at the support meeting and it was fun at lunch afterwards. I was able to eat my shrimp on the way home no problem, but I will definitely be staying away from lettuce from now on. Nothing worse than pbing in a restaurant bathroom. I went and got my hair cut and my brows done this afternoon - made me feel better. I have laundry to do tomorrow morning - it will be an early night for me tonight.

Riley - what campground are you talking about? I have a RV - 29 ft class c Coachman. How exciting - both Candra and Jess almost to surgery. I am looking forward to the meeting and lunch tomorrow. I spent 4 1/2 hours at the aquatic center by my house today with my kids, my son's girlfriend, and a friend of my daughter's who is spending a couple of days with us. I actually went down the Water slide twice - a first for me. I was disorientated when I splashed in and couldn't tell which way was up but it was fun. I wore my bathing suit (obviously) and didn't feel self conscious at all. Now I have the same kids plus three more in my backyard swimming and making a racket. Time to send four of them home.