vicki's band

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!! I as everyone am struggling with all the holiday treats that pass my lips. I was going to make cookies this year since i had the energy, but decided I was only fooling myself thinking I could control my urge to eat each and everyone of them.. made 16 bean soup today with ham and rotel diced tomatoes and green chili's it was a bit spicy, but hit the spot on this cold and blustery day... I have an appt with the Hoff on Jan 13, anyone else that day, I think I am at 2:30. well, keep in touch guys and merry x-mas and happy new year!

Hi gals, haven't written in a while cause I had 7 x-mas parties is 1 1/5 weeks, and have managed to gain 6.1 lbs. boo hoo.... I am finding it difficult to start back on south beach after eating all the goodies and am starving. I also have had the worst headache for almost a week, and am wondering if it is due to diet change...hummmm, maybe huh? anyhow, good luck to all you new surg girls and let me be a lesson to you all, you can still gain wait with the band!!!!

P.S, I am so much tighter in the morning, that even fluids move slowly, so the coffee could have been moving to slow and your esophogus became irritated. Don't know about the other end, could have just been a fluke or maye you picked up a bug.

Linda, I am the queen of slime so yes, I know exactly what it is. When you eat something to big, or to fast, your esophogus starts to spasm. when this happens your esophogus produces mucus to try and move the stuck food. Since nothing is moving, you start to try and burp, but nothing comes up but mucus (slime) hope that answered your question! sincerely, the slime queen

Linda, thank you soooo much for your incouraging words, I think I had a tear or two. I was having a pitty party and your encouragment really helped. As for the ticker, I to had a problem, and my daughter e-mailed me and told me how, so here goes, and if you still can't get it, I would feel privilaged to come and help you out. so first, go to tickerfactory.com, and put in your info and password. then pick your ticker and press next and then pick your little dohickey that moves across the ticker keep pressing next until it says you have completed it.. then place your mouse arrow over the ticker and press the right button on the mouse and a thing will pop up and then press copy...then come back to this web site and go to cp upper left corner and it will take you to all your personal info. click on change signature and place your mouse arrow over the box and click copy again with the right clicker, your ticker should be there! good luck and don't fret if its not there, I will show you once and you will be an expert.....vicki

Well, I did it! I ate very little food this week with the holidays and my family here all week, eating out just about everyday, but let me tell you that what i did eat was very caloric .. a taste of this and a bite of that and I have managed to gain a few lbs. oooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, does it ever end, the battle that is. I feel like food is my enemy, and my whole world seems to revolve around it now. I am always in a battle with the enemy. I wish I knew how to make peace with it and make it all better, but I guess that is wishful thinking since it hasn't worked for all these years. congrats to bloom and judy at the turkey trot, yeah!!!!! It seems so hard to restart phase one now that I fell off the wagon. See, already I am thinking about the enemy again... it's going to be a long winter....

Linda can't make it this sat. have ny daughter her husband and two granddaughters here from georgia. Hope you all had a good holiday. vicki

Hey girls! Just logging in to say Happy Thanksgiving. Rememember to eat the protien first, ha ha. Hope you all have a wonderful day tomorrow. Linda my next appt. is jan 20th. My A1c was 5.6, but I am still on 1000 mg of metformin, so may another 60 lbs will do me good...

Linda, congrats on your wt. loss. I was there today same time you were, I asked for you and they said you were already in a room, so didn't get to see you unfortunately. Did you get a fill today? I didn't, he said no fill before holidays, cause he didn't want anyone getting stuck.. but I did manage to lose 12 lbs since 6 weeks ago, so I feel pretty optomistic. wish we could have met, talk to you later. vicki

daniell, Call dr hoffmans secretary and ask her to talk directly to hoffman and i am sure he can move your date up, seeing the circumstances have changed.. I am so sorry, I hope it all works out for you, I will pray for you. vicki

guys, don't forget that you have the most weight loss in the beginning, and then it slows down. that is normal. Linda, I could eat a lot of fooduntil 5weeks ago and I had my surg. june 9th. I finally said all the weight loss i had achieved was old fashioned will power and when I got my last fill, I finally feel a difference. Just let them know how you are struggling with the food issue, and dispite the fact you lost 1 to 2 lbs you will get a fill. I also will be there tues. at 11:30, what time is your appt.?

Judy, sorry, but it looks like a no go for tonights meeting. I somehow left my hatch open and left the light on in my car all night and now the battery is dead. A friend is coming after work to help me either jump it or get a new battery. Boo h oo, I was so looking forward to meeting everyone tonight. Have fun..vicki

Judy as far as I know, I will be at the support meeting wed. what time does it start?

Jason, I think she meant discharged for d/c. Glad your doing well, welcome back.

Judy, call me when you get a few, and we can get together.

YAHOO, I have been trying to log on for days, I am having so many problems with this site. anyhow, I had to redo everything again, and so I am now vicki, just pain vicki, not band of gold any longer. Glad to see every one is doing well. I wanted to see where you guys will be walking when the weather changes, cause i am able to walk a bit since the wt loss, and i am so ready to do this. let me know, thanks guys, vicki