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Reggie i seriously think you need a fill. You are still doing great though! Tina girl im worried about you. Is it worse then it was at lunch?? I do think eating to survive is nice.. but is it too much?? I feel my fill now i might be at the sweet spot. No sliming or pbing, but especially in the ams, like today I had an egg for bfast and i had to sit back and take a bite let it go down and wait a second before i continued.. Its like your pouch goes dry and forgets what food is.... Lunch though was fine and dinner. I am just tighter in the ams. I do stay full for 4-6 hrs though which is nice.. and im back down to needing 1/3 c protein.. which is nice. I hope it stays JUST like this.

OUCH Riley Ouch! Do you think it woulda been better with Water??? Or was it just the carbonation?? I have heard it can take a while to kick in.

So what is everyone doing today? How is work for those that are working?

Believe me I tottttally understand the whole finances issues! If anyone does its me.. our income right now is under 2k for a family of three:) I understand girls! I can do Six flags unlimited though cause we bought passes when we were working.... I also have free parking so we can carpool in:) Candra it is hard i agree, but think of it this way if it wasn't we wouldn't be progressing....:crying: You are doin bomb girl! Just do last week again and again and again:) Better then givin up!:thumbup:

Ok i have a problem my kid is gonna kill my cat! She used to be so sweet with the cat.. now she is so rough on him:( I dont know what to do! I keep spanking her hands:( but she just cries and yanks on his throat harder! Any toddler and kitty obsession advice???

Oh man i cant do it this day, any other day and i can...... I have the 5k the next morning, i dont wanna over do it.. And that is territory that is new for me so could leave me sore:( Who wants to go to Six Flags on August 15.. we are planning to go again, and i wanted to see if anyone else wanted to go:D We can go during the afternoon when the crowd dies, or we can go during the day. We like going afternoon staying the nite then going the next morning..:crying:

Tamra, you will do just fine! Seriously:) You will see just talk to us, follow the binder in a way.. not 100% but tweak it. I know candra tweaked hers to 5 times a day 1/2 cup each time, no carbs at all. Heather is doin somethin right, ask her i don't know her plan:) Me i just counted my cals... made sure i made good choices 80% of the time:D lol. We will help encourage you to goal! It can be done and you will do soo great!

Ok sounds good:) tamra at our orientation (me and riley) 3 people brought starbucks, and robin nutritionist got sooo mad. It threw her off and they ended up having to throw their coffee away... Also the girls chewing gum got to spit that out. You just never want the chance of being an example.. atleast i dont:) I am so excited for you! I remember how nervous and excited i was for orientation! congrats girl!

Tamra mine lasted till 11:45.. was supposed to go to 12. We saw the surgeon, the case manager, a nurse ( i think) and the nutrtionist.. So it sounds like the same:D Have fun! DONT bring starbucks, or gum:D And dont dress light........

Tina what calorie counter are you using, the reason i ask, remember last time how i told robin i ate a lot of watermelon, well she told me my calorie counting was off for it.... that one cup is about 50 calories, and thats in balls, so it is more like 3/4 c cubed... So 4 cups of watermelon would be closer to 200 cals.. AND i agree i loooove watermelon everyone knows its one of my staples:D The stupid hidden cals in it sucks. Also isnt it crazy it has carbs in it also.. i wonder if anything is carb free???? Wow no fills you go riley! Woot woot! Dancin time! :crying: Your band is probably loose... but still when my band was loose i could eat 2-3 cups of food in one breath no breaks.. how much are you eating??? Tina girl you are tight.. i totally understand why you are takin a break.. and i believe robin said its ok to take 20 min, but i believe reggie said she is eating quiet a bit more then 1/4 cup..... or even 1/2..? I could be wrong:D I hope you can get in sooner.. btw i wanna see your skinny but! Hey girls i have a pair of 16s and a pair of id say they fit 14s they say XL on the tag... anyone need them? The 16s are jeans from Fashion bug basically bran new, i believe they are the stretchy material, and the 14s are my brown capris, im sure youve seen me wear them...:thumbup: lemme know. Also anyone wearing shorts yet, i have a pair of 16 shorts.. that im gonna part with:( They are sooo comfy and i wore them from size 16 to just last weekend... but now i have went out and bought me some 10s and 12s to better fit.. so i guess i should rehome them:(

HOLY MOLY! I just did week 4 day 1.. ok, that is hard. lol. I thought Im ready! Cause i was able to run on the treadmill for like 7 min on fri morning.. welllllll mygosh, i need to buy a treadmill, this c25k would be sooooo much easier.. no sun in my face, on my back... or running on grass and cobwebs.... so when we move thats my goal, i want a treadmill and not a cheap one those dont last... Ok so on with my story, the 5 min walk piece of cake!!! 3 min run, did awesome didnt look at the time till 5 seconds till done.. then i get to walk 90 seconds... 90 SECONDS THATS ALL ARE YOU KIDDING LOL.. ok so then i run 5 min.. did fine, checked my clock around 4 min.. and made it to five without my heart going psycho... ok now i get to walk 2.5 min, ok thats fine. Time to run again... 3 min, im dead. I check at 1 min 2 min and 2.5 and then 3 lol.. get to walk 90 seconds, ok now im pooped my heart is pounding, i didnt drink water, big mistake, and im light headed, oh poooey.. dang that 90 seconds ended fast, well there is a lady and dog lets pass her first lol.. ok so after that 30 seconds i start a runing... decide im not gonna look down.. 3 min flys by even though im coughin etc.. ok min number 3-4 was the HARDEST.. im so close to the house, and i wanna stop but i keep going.. that min felt like an hour.. and a mile in itself.. 4:30 is when i stoped though cause i was home. Wow, next time i am not wearing all black, and i am bringing some water. Foor goondess sake its only 70 degrees outside.. i had to come home down some water and take an ice cold shower.. I think i just am dehydrated... I had to move on though cause im doing that 5k in 2 weeks.. and i wanna be in more shape then i am now..:crying: Candra... hows your C25k going??? Christine i know you once started did you ever finish it?? Did it work??? Anyone else? OH and the scale is moving again:) yay me:D lol not sure what i did to cause that one:)

OH yeah and call your surgeon she will prob get you in sooner, but, the same problems will continue, cause you can always wait for your pouch to empty:D And even eat as much watermelon as ya want:D

Reggie, how many CCs do you currently have in your band? Will this be your 1st fill? Second?? When did you get your last fill?? OK, now.. dont get mad at me:( BUT, Girl, you are not supposed to be waiting for your pouch to empty to continue eating. IF you get a sense of 1/2 full or "i need to empty my pouch" Stop eating at that moment. Here is why, your pouch really isnt empty.. its just no longer stretched.. food cant just go thru it that fast unless all you are eating are sliders. which i doubt:D So when you eat a few min after letting it "empty" you are hmm how can i put this, sabbotaging yourself.. and not letting your band work..... We ALL could eat as much as we want when we want if we just wait a few min and let the band relax.. but we try to make an effort not to. Also, next time, dont see "how much can i eat" Just take the watermelon and cut it measure it and say thats all i get, slowly eat it, you can turn a 1 c experience into 35 min:) I am sure i could go eat a full watermelon also right now:D All i am saying is measure or limit yourself on what you eat. If you feel you cant, go back to the basics do a day of full liquids...... that should reset the clock for ya:) I miss ya girle! I have your wildtree order! ALSO, you are doing great! This is a LIFE long process we all make mistakes, its just our job to try and control the mistakes:)

Tina whats the site for the hunger one?? Yeah my 5k is women only so mikie cant do it... Hey i have a pair of 16s that are bran new.. from Fashion bug, is that ur new size? i thought you were 14s.. but you can have them:D

I can Christine:D Pam said she can do Thurs or Fri nowhere before... Girls we need to start doing an activity get together...... you are allll welcome to join me for the Susan B. Anthony Race Website I am officially signed up, so id love you all to join, even if ya only want to walk:D This means so much to me its not even funny, i called my dad to tell him and he could care less:( Our "family" favorite pic is of me and my sister.. i was tossing her into the lake.. it was at my dads first 10k.. So ever since then i always said i wanted to run a 5k, 10k then marathon... so i called him, and it like went in one ear and out the other:( Oh well i guess.... Activity dates families can even come to and join in:D We could even do a river day.. etc.

Hey Candra:) Where is that vegie/fruit stand??? We should make a trip soon:)

yup tina you are right! I canceled a trip to santa cruz last meeting, then this month we were supposed to go to the bay but we changed it to during the week instead. I try to make every effort to make it, because I do much better with the support. I also know people who do better alone:D I love our group:) But i doubt EVERYONE will ever make it.... unfortunately...:thumbup:

B: Egg 80 Cal L: Shrimp 1/8 c beans 150cal S: 10 chips, 25 pretzels 350cal eek (spread thruought the day...) D: 1/3 c Rib meat yuuumy, 1/8 cup broccoli 250 cals oh yeah and here is this.. i havent worked out in a couple days.. been kinda lazy.. was gonna today but decided since i have to tomorrow morning i wouldnt tonight.. i guess i needed a break lol.. oh well:) This is life forever right?!?!

Ok im sitting here watching i dream of jeanie! LOL i havent seen this show since god knows when....:thumbup: BUT it got me thinking, this year we can wear the cheap store haloween costumes! And be what we ACTUALLY wanna be. Ive never had that before lol.. I always had to be a baby, or ghost, or something i had the clothes for, or something where ucan buy the tail.. yeah pathetic..

OHHH and if we do it in fairfield, that's where Sheena lives! So shed be able to come, and didn't i see a post a few ago about something??? :thumbup:

Id have to ride with someone else, cause i cant take the car for that long.....:thumbup: I think it would end up being a weekend.. since most the girls who normally come to lunch are on theri lunch breaks.. (the state workers:) )

yea donna sure did look adorable:D I asked tina what was up:) I probably wont be able to go to Fairfield.. to meet up so you guys have fun. unfortunately i live in the opposite direction so for me that is almost a 2 hr drive.. i think id be in a bit of trouble lol. If we can meet up at like 2am that would be fine cause then its only a hour and 40 min:) lol But you gals have fun what sucks is weve tried, weekdays and weekend days and never can everyone make it.... there is a couple of us that are always there, when are the rest gonna join:( When are we doing the walk??

Candra you CRACK ME UP! AND, if i was you id go with Jess to her appt as a support person, remember bring ur binder.. then when she asks who you are say " I am jess's support person, plus i wanted to see what happens so whe ni come in 2 weeks i know what to excpect" She will probably do you two together. just a hint:) I brought christine to mine.. she asked where her binder was...........

I knew i heard it somewhere! I was at goal at my psych appt, and went the next week to meet bags, but then liz was on vacation for 2 weeks.. thats where i had a lag.. then when i did meet up with her she offered me 3rd week in feb date but i had my trip 4 weeks later.. so that wouldnt work:D Im glad it worked out the way it did:D I like group everything! I love our group fills!

or decide they need to fix their pants and pull your sewing machine out then ask 100x where stuff is. Then fights with you over it, why the heck cant he stay OUT OF MY STUFF!