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My knee is still out. But it is also my ankle and hip too I notice. I fell a year ago and hurt it .............I am gonna get an x-ray and see what is going on. If I walk to long I start fo feel like my knees is twisted funny.......I keep hoping the weight coming off wil fix it but I am down 40 pounds almost and it is getting worse with more exercise. So gonna check all that out..... Heather I am on a really strict diet and I am here with ya!! If I can do this so can you!! So what do they want you to do get pregnant!! :-) Seriously I would try to get another surgeon but that might be awkward now. I do understand where they are coming from. They don't want you to do something you will regret so young on impulse..........but get the psych eval soon and once you clear that than bariatrics might loosen up a bit. I have noticed they are changing the program a bit. Robin told me that. The diet section of the folder has changed some. There is a new binder online now she said.......we can download it. I also think they might get stricter to match Fremont and SSF................ Heather don't give up one day at a time. OMG I so wish I could lose 20 pounds in a month. Ah not even with my band will that happen!!

Heather I think if you show your dedicated and your on top of this that they will reward that. I have to say I have not heard of having to lose so much before!! I think they just want to seriously think about it.................. I guess those of us with old worn out bodies are easier to do surgery on and they probably figure we are sure since by 37 (for me) we have tried everything and have resorted to this.......Dr. Baggs did not give me a hard time about any of it but I wasn't gonna take no for an answer either.

Chris I like your ladybug!! I can't believe how much you have lost...........:-) 12 more pounds and I will be halfway!! Gonna celebrate!! MY pre pregnancy weight was 155 so I have a long ways to that goal..........but I will party again than too!! I can meet up next friday I am off work.

Ah Chris I was thinking about you today. I KNEW you would fit on everything and I think we should all go there sometime for NSV day!!

The storm was incredible I was driving home......... My daughter just had her graduation from 8th grade and won a scholorship for next year to a private school.........I am so, so proud of her!! For being the kid who put in the most effort towards her grades............. :-) I got so busy today I didn't eat dinner. Ah so many cookies and sweets and punch but I didn't touch any...........I really want to be down for the next visit. It gets easier all the time!! But that bout with PB'ing last week sorta has me running scared with eating to much.......2 pounds down this week. Not great but certainly better than the last month............I am going for at least another 5 before the next appointment.........10 would thrill me!! But it is a strech......... Ok gotta play WII now!!

WII active kicks my butt too Candy!! I like it so much better than the WII fit...........but since I still suck at both I figure I can use them until I no longer get a workout.......I also have Golds gym for WII but to advanced for me right now.......... My daughter got Dance, Dance revolution and that is a workout!! I really suck at that one and look like an idiot but that is a fun one!!

Robin is pretty strict. I also tried to talk to her about not getting stuck and not losing to fast........she sorta stressed me out. Than I talked to Dr. BAggs and he was like, slow down, slowi down this is not a race it is a marathon...........He explained your still healing and we pumped you full of liquids your body has been in a recovery mode your not expect to lose alot during this time...............ok that is what I needed to hear when I was so frustrated and stressed out.................he made me feel better!!

Ah Candy you were PB'ing!! That is exactly it...............It hurts like crazy and I get it with bread and broccoli!! My restriction was good for a few days but I am slowly going back to eating anything I want again. I am getting hungry again. i am gonna be ready for another fill!!

I don't drink water either!! And yep you get weighed at the Pinole visit. I got to weigh barefoot but I had socks in my purse. But we were telling Robin we weight barefeeted and she said the nurses would catch on to that trick real quick and it won't happen the nex time!!! :-) I liked the Pinole visit. Dr Baggs kept walking in and out of the nutrition class and I really, really wanted to yell "Oh wow there is that youtube star." But I didn't want to embarrass him in front of everyone!! :-) Candra did you get surgery weight?

Candra you will have your goal weight today!! That feels great when you know what you have to lose!! I usually don't eat when I have an appointment!! Than I eat something on the way home. I was and am always nervous about weigh ins!! you'll do fine!!

On your profile than customize profile than to pictures and albums............

I am reading this book....Does this clutter make my butt look fat!! About clutter around your house and how this relates to clutter on your body or fat..........I struggle to keep my house clean and clutter free so this is a great book for me. Alot of what I am reading rings true..........so true I have to put the book down and think a bit before I read on..... I wanna check out the beck diet book too............I like that kinda stuff. Anything on head hunger??

Hey Riley I didn't PB at all yesterday either and now I can miraculously eat 1/2 cup again.........WHAT? I had total restriction now none. So I am gonna still be careful. I think your right it could come back at unexpected time. I just woke up and didn't feel the restriction like usual and though hm something is up. When out to lunch and I could eat again without feeling restricion. But I sorta think it is the foods too. Like bread of any kind is no good.........that seems to be when I get PB'ing the worst. And broccoli go figure....... I think it might be about the type of food for me not the amount....... Who knows figuring it all out still!! :-)

I think Dr. Baggs is a GREAT doctor but I would NOT want to have surgery again!! Just not really into having more than one surgery in any given year!! LOL!! I have to maintain my standards of avoiding medical offices and procedures to some degree ya know!! I have really blown my anti medical cover the last four months with all my appointments and surgery!! But you ladies go ahead with that second surgery and tell Dr. Baggs I highly recommended him!! And I will remind you to walk, walk, walk and sip, sip, sip!! :-) LOL!!

Hungry but refusing to eat until tomorrow...............better go to sleep fast before the head hunger does a number on me................ My daughter suggested I name my head hunger the "little white bitch" and that would help me not give in........OMG I am laughing at that even though I don't want her using the word. My daughter had anxiety a few years ago and went to counseling. They told her to name the voice in her head that told her to worry all the time............guess what she named it. But once it was named she could fight it off!! It was no longer the unknown. So ladies I might just be finding an appropriate name for Mr. Head Hunger. and I am afraid it won't be a nice, kind or gentle sounding name.........LOL. LOL. LOL. But in truth it did work for her she hsan't had to go back in years!!! Hmm.........is it really that simple I sorta want to make things harder than that!! ****feeling slight irratated at my band for not helping me out here******

Ok here is my HONEST opinion. YOu all know me I gotta tell the truth..........LOL. CANDRA: I saw your pictures and your gorgeous. I don't know what this is about round face!! Seriously I thought your were beautiful the day I met you at the Kaiser support group!! So I just don't buy most of your comments about yourself!! :-) I am jealous of your italian heritage!! YOur a beauty and you certainly don't look 40 that shocks me.........Oh and your boyfriend is a big guy and if I need him to "slightly intimadate" a certain someone I will tell ya!! Oh and Candra I did post my FAT, FAT, FAT pictures so I think it would be ok for you to post some.........cause the one you posted I am not seeing alot of fat!! Come on join me in my embarrassment..............:-) NICOLE: Girl loved all you new pictures. Your looking great!! Your beautiful too and looking thinner all the time. Girl your shrinking away...........Loved the pictures you look great. Glad you had fun. Hope Mike got his act together and you had a good anniversary............. Loving all the pictures folk

Oh that sounds fun!! I should have gotten season passes but I work alot in the summer and take my vacation at Christmas and to AFrica. I figured I couldn't get away much this summer......

I want to go to Marine World on my way home...........hmmm I wonder how late it stays open. It is very close and I have the next day off!! Chris have fun let me know how it goes and if you could what time it closes at night. I will have Michaela with me that day more than likely. She is gonna eat up the nutrition stuff which will make Robin fell good!! LOL.

I just went and left about 11:50am..............if you get called first it could easily be an hour or last 2-3 hours. At my appointment all the brand new fills went last...........the older your band was the faster you went I noticed!! Doctor Baggs told me to come back on the 25th and I said for the party.........he laughed and said well there are ALOT of people scheduled for that day so plan to stay awhile. The nurse told me and Dr. Baggs........full, full? She was like "you are way over full that day"................so guess what ladies I think it will be a wait just depends on who goes first. That might make it hard to carpool if someone goes first and another person has to wait the whole time. They give you the option to go back to group until the end or go home when your fill is over. I went home but there was only one person behind me. I enjoyed it but it does take all day. I went to the Fairfield mall and only last 15 minutes of walking...........didn't get home until 4:30 with all the traffic. really long day!!

Hey Christine fun video!! You have a glow about you and your looking great!! Well I just ate dinner and I really don't feel any restriction now. I think maybe the last few days was all the swelling I was able to ate 1/2 cup tonight which is more than yesterday..........I had hoped it would last longer. BUt oh well another fill in waht 22 days now........ My daughter is also graduation from 8th grade tomorrow. Have fun onm the ride. You will fit!! Last time I went I did the same thing and sat out the rides cause I didn't fit..........I have been there when I was in size 18 and fit in the rides.......ah like over 8 years ago!! Have FUN!!

Nicole so sorry...............all you can do is try!! Hang in there!!

Chris great new picture!! Loving it!! And I watch your daughters video. Way to cute...........where did she learn to dance Funny thing was I KNEW it was Lane Bryant in about two seconds!! Love that store.............I will mourn (I think) when I no longer fit in their sizes....... I am also in an 18 bottom 16/18 top. Loving that..

HEy Christine looking forward to the video and Happy Birthday!! Pam you go girl!! You'll be happy you did it. I am gonna do the same thing as a safety net for myself!! I have never regretted any time I spent in counseling or support groups!! :-) Ah working a double today.......................crazy busy. No PB'in today!! Yea. But I sorta think my restriction is fading out a bit now.............ah I sorta like it makes me scared to eat to much!! Just waying hello!!

Ok I got up this morning and feel much lighter. Than I noticed my PJs are way to big on the waist this morning..........never mind they are mens PJ's!! I gotta go find my scale..........I am liking this fill thing.....working for me!! I hope I can move my ticker again soon!! off to work gonna be a long day working till 8pm...........