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Good morning ladies!! Was going to do a little "home" 10K this morning but had to pee at 5.2 miles, came back to the house to do it, then picked up a mystery I've been reading, then . . . an hour had gone by, so no 10K for me today :thumbup: BUT it is nice and cool out, I am hoping my older son will get out there with me this afternoon! Nicole, SO proud of your walking!! You are burning it up I am not happy at all about the Mike situation tho, your going from fat to thin and HOT in so little time is a huge adjustment for both of you and it sure isn't going to be smooth! It might not be at all . . . I agree you all need a break. Give that Auds a big kiss hug for me!!! Reggie! I love you and I miss you girlie :thumbup: You too Tina - jeepers. How did BOS vote go? Or was the union vote . . . . hard to keep all these darned counties straight! Worst thing that happened at my county this week is that they banned water bottles big and small . . . really sucks for our inspectors out in the field, and saving about $2000 a year spread out over 200 employees?? I'd pay $10 a year to have my water cooler back! Small complaint tho compared to Sacto County, JEEZ Pat I'm so glad you are on here regular now! We are real people with real fears and real stories. A few have had some minor bad experiences, but not a one of us regrets our decision to get the band! Kaiser is a great program, and I don't think any of the bad stories come from Kaiser patients, do they? I think that they come from folks who were not mentally and physically prepared, and who lack follow-through and support - just like Candra said. HEY CANDRA!! I miss you too girl When are we going to meet up in Vacaville? If we are doing a weekday I can do Fridays or every other Monday Pammie I miss you too! WHERE IS MY DONNA???

Yeah the wine then! It's calling you :-) Dudette, at the 24 I belong to, even at 5 am I can't get a treadmill or an elliptical! Not only are they already on there, but they stay on for over an HOUR! I don't have time for htat - I want to quit and go back to Stan Bennet's, it's a sweaty weight-lifting gym but they have a women-only section and they open at 5 am. . . . . meatheads yeah, but no pick-up clowns. And cheaper . . . . .going to need to get back to the gym soon 'cause it's dark out w a y to late now! Since I have to be at work at 7:30, I have to be walk/jog in the dark and thats SCARY to back to the gym it's gonna be :-)

Wine has more carbs than hard liquor, but onlyif you're doing straight shots or mixing with water - juice, soda etc. all add more carbs to a mixed drink than wine has. For example, rum and (flat) diet coke has zero carbs, but is full of calories from the alcohol, which has to be burned off by your body before it can burn carbs, which is has to do before it can burn fat. SO. My advice it to chose the one that you think you'll drink less of. I KNOW I can put away a crapload of Baja Bob margaritas (no carbs if you use Baja Bob's sugar-free mixer, www.bajabob.com), so I would pick the wine cause I doubt I'll even finish 2 glasses of that. NOT that I would know. Jes?

I really don;'t understand the poor lap-band stats, except they are from previous iterations of the band (before the new AP, which has much higher success in the first year but not enough stats yet 'cause it's so new. Those of us who come on this forum, who use our bands as the TOOL that they are, who expect to do our own work (as opposed to expecting the band to do the work), can expect lose 100% of our excess weight within the first and third years! Support is the best indicator of success . . . oh an excercise helps. OH and I also heard that a BMI of 43 or less AT THE TIME OF SURGERY has better stats with Lap-band - I think Dr. Baggs told me that. So the more ya lose before, the better after, too. YES you can do this! And isn't Dr. Park a love??

Good morning friends! Just checking in . . .I have had issues at work with my computer crashing every time I go onto the internet, not very happy about that and really, who do I complain to, since I ain't supposed to be here anyways?? Well it's working right now . . . . I had 2cc's in my band @ surgery. The put in whatever the need to so that it fits right without being tight - reduces that chance of slippage. They don't measure it until you get your first fill, then the pull it all out (minus the "prime") and push it back in with your fill amount - it feels COOL :smile: I am at 5.25 now, I feel it but barely - which is perfect. Hey you post-bandsters, PLEASE go visit my "what else have you lost?" thread and post to it - it's getting really good, and I promised I'd compile this list of "other things!" Will catch up on posts later, sorry - Annalyn no worries! I gained 9 lbs. over 3 days, which is impossible unless I ate 9,000 calories per day and literally didn't burn any of them - not possible. Then I started my TOM and I lost 2 lbs. a day for 6 straight days, so ended up lower than I had been! It was water weight, caused by hormones (TOM) and by my liver getting fatty again from carbs and drinkies! OK gotta work. Tina talk to me!

Jersey the fill will help, I promise! 175.2 this morning, not sure what that is compared to last week but probably down since I had a fill last Thursday :-) The Lake Tahoe Marathon was GREAT!!!!!! I did it with all WLS folks, I was the only bandster but my RNY friends kicked some serious 10K butt! I posted a couple of pics, and am already signed up for next year. One of the best times I've ever had!

Hey all, just posted a few Tahoe 10K pics! Check it out . . . . . . . will post more as I get em :-)

Candra I'm a guzzler too . . . . no sipping for me. I was chugging the day after surgery - probably not real good for me then, but don't see how it could hurt me now - there is plenty of room for the water to go right through the band. Dr. B says don't do it but I guess that's going to be the 1 thing that I don't listen to him on! Pizza, yummo but toppings only. When I get Round Table (1 son works there so we walk down there a LOT and use his dicount!) I get the "skinny" crust, specify that I want it super thin like a cracker, and then I eat 1 pieces with the crust (not the rim part tho), and another piece toppings only - by then I'm usually full. We always get olives, so that high fat content from the olives and the cheese keeps me full for a while! Protein + fat = full the longest. Fat also works for PMS cravings when your body is DEMANDING fat and carbs - you can give it some fat - preferable healthy fat of course - but don't feed it the carbs or it will get even worse. Try half of an avacado, seriously . . . . works for PMS :-)

OMG you all these are GREAT!!! Keep them coming!!

Nicole I get it too . . . . been there done that and nothing, NOTHING sucks more. Call Tina she will help you . . I know you just want it all to go away but it's not going to by itself. Back from Lake Tahoe Marathon! BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! OMG it was SO much fun!! I can't wait to do it again next year! :-)

I agree, green = not good sign! An infection is the last thing you need, so better safe than sorry. OK ladies, signing out! Time to pack - not that I wait until the last minute or anything!! Love to you all

Jes are you really here??

OK I have my protein powder, my PB2 (powdered peanut butter, they take the fat out & you re-mix with water so 53 cals instead of 180), string cheese, dry roasted edamame, LOTS of herbal teas & splenda, soy slender, and lots of non-carbonated cold beverages (Sportea, unsweetened passion iced tea from Starbuck's). Robin didn't like the PB2 and she probably won't like the soy protein poder either, but I want to make sure that I can get in plenty of fuel doing a 10K at 6000 feet altitude . . .I mean, I feel nothing from my fill yet, but better safe than sorry! What I DON'T want is to eat something that gets stuck and/or I PB and then the swelling, too tight thing could start - avoiding that! Although yesterday I managed a cup of cottage cheese with ma ndarin oranges for lunch, and a 2-egg chili cheese omelet (it was BIG) for dinner, with absolutely no ill effects, so I thing I'll be fine. Still, in the past I have not reached my "full fill" until a week after, so there is more tightening to come . . . BTW . . . I asked Dr. Baggs this time how long he was going to keep filling me, I mean I'm pretty close to goal. He's like, you'll never get to 10 . . . . well duh, I hit my sweet spot at 5 for Pete's sake! But he says about BMI 24, and even then I will still need an occasional fill for maintenance because the weight that is left will shift around some after I hit goal. Maybe once a year, and I already don't go back until Christmas, unless I call and say I need one earlier. I'm kinda bummed that I won't be hitting the group fills anymore!! The first one of you that gets a Pinole group fill appt. in December, letme know right away so I can get in to it - that calendar isn't open yet. K going to go see if my clothes are dry. Gee, why isn't anybody else up at 6:30 on Saturday morn?? tee hee Donna I will miss you today!!! You're a rock star, go band buddy!!

Tina, Nicole - so sorry ladies! You are in my prayers. Monique - what is up with THAT?? I know 2 folks that got rescheduled, but neither was Doc Fisher . . . . must be a Richmond scheduling problem. I would have flipped! But at least they did not cancel it! Have fun today ladies! Take some pics & post for me :-) I have a used digital camera now but my son can't find the cable to download it and it won't download with another cable, I've tried it - grr! Trying to figure out what to bring to Tahoe today, don't have enough $$ to eat out and no fridge or micro in the room, so . . . . a small ice chest, string cheese, protein powder - what else?? Maybe I will break down and get a couple of power bars, although they make me crave carbs . . . . Ha what am I thinking, everyone I' going with has had RNY! I can eat their leftovers LOL . . . . .

Hey all, I just posted in post-band, started a new thread called "what else have you lost," please go there and answer!! I'll share what I collect:thumbup:

Jes I'm glad! That BP seemed WAY low to me . . . . I don't want nuthin bad to happen to you! Sorry bout making your port hurt so bad fro laughing, LOL . . I didn't think about that when I wrote it . . . sorry girlfriend! That;s COOL that you get to email Dr. Baggs, as long as you get to email Dr. Park too! I saw Dr. Park once, but I don't get to email her . . . . And thanks for a great walk yesterday Jes, it was bea-utiful! I had no idea the waterfront was so close, great trails :-) sorry I'm such a sissy about crossing the RR trax, LOL OK girls got to go pack! Tina dear how was work? Awful?

Hi Pammie! Hey Robin looked it up for us yesterday, and Dr. Im assisted Dr. Baggs in both of our surgeries! And apparently they listened to heavy metal, makes me glad I had the nice relaxing iPod music on, LOL!!

Welcome lurkers! Robin said she sent some folks to this forum 'cause none of us should have to do this alone, and she is so right! Say howdy :-) if you stick with us you will be as successful as humanly possible!!! Reggie - I MISS YOU!! Come back or PM me or sumpthin . . . . . Bummed that I'm going to miss you all Saturday morning, but super-excited about my Tahoe trip!!!

JES! Call or email your PCP ASAP and tell her/him that your BP yesterday was 85/55 (although your pulse was good at 65) and that you feel really tired!! That is WAY TOO LOW. Stage 2 best soup: Split pea with ground up ham - I diced mine, then processed it in my magic bullet (uhm, the bullet that sits on your counter, not in your nightstand drawer LOL!), then added it to the crock-pot with the split peas, then blended it again after it cooked. Thin with broth; thicken with lite tofu (it doesn't take much!) HI PROTEIN, and you are eating so little that the legumes should not bother your tummy. I also blended & made a cream soup out of Hot & Sour Soup from my little Chinese place down the road (no additions, just straight into the bullet), and blended Safeway's chili with a little unflavored, unsweetened soy milk. I ate (or rather, drank!) Like a QUEEN in stage 2! Love my magic bullet :-) Jes part of what you feel going on in your tummy is the intestines shifting back to where they were - sounds like there's a train in there sometimes! It should not hurt tho; the pain is definately gas. OK got a rush research job on a legal brief due by Monday, when I'll be in Tahoe - so that makes my deadline - uhm - 4:00 today! Yikes. Kind of bummed that it's taken my 2 weeks and a fill to lose 1 lb. . . . . it's really really hard right now!! I was also kind of bummed that I was STARVING a half-hour ago - I thought darn it, that .25cc fill isn't working, I should have asked for .5 cc's at least - then I thought gee, maybe I'm hungry because I have not eaten in about 50 hours!!! LOL - I guess my band IS working after all :scared2:

177.8, don't you just LOVE the day after a fill? :scared2: