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I agree but that doesn't affect the interpretation of the quote. Simply put it tells you that you should live a good life and I think that is something that we should all aspire to. If there were Gods then I think the Roman or Greek ones sounded like a hell of a lot more fun than the bunch we have currently, at least they had some character. The thing that amazes me most is when there is a tragedy and people turn to God. What the! If there was a God and he had power or cared then the tragedy (e.g Tsunami) would not have happened in the first place.Why turn to him after something like this. There are times though when I wish that there was some kind of afterlife - to punish some of the scumbags that commit such horrific atrocities. Hell should exist for paedophiles, rapists,suicide bombers, serial killers etc.

I found this quote a couple of months back and it sums up for me how we should live. "Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones."

It was probably the texture of the chicken. It can cause problems.

Well it does sound like you should have lost heaps of weight but maybe what is happening is that because you are so tight that you are actually filling up on high cal sliders. Are you drinking your calories? If not then maybe there is some other kind of issue. You probably need to go and see an endocrinologist to make sure all your hormones are in the correct balance.

If the dress makes you feel good then you should wear it. Personally I think you would look nicer and probably be more comfortable in something that was more floaty and not so fitted/clingy.

I have 2!

Put a band aid over them , it should help. I used to do that in the 80s when I went out wearing one of those tops that looked like it was made of chain mail and it worked .

I assume you are just postop. The best thing for the pain is to take the meds your Dr prescribed.You should also try walking as that also helps to alleviate it.

I can't comment on the legal stuff but I do have some questions. Before this when was the last time you saw your Dr? Were you going for checks 1 or 2 per year as you are supposed to do for life? Were you following the rules? Were there any indications that something might have been wrong that you ignored?

That is not really high. Maybe you need to go and talk to your Dr and see what he says. Ways of decreasing Bp are losing weight, cutting back on salt, eating healthily,exercising, not stressing etc but sometimes high blood pressure has no apparent cause and you can do everything right and it still remains high. You may have just had a little bit of white coat hypertension( goes up because you are at the Dr's) Good luck

Yes it is not fun. I would suggest that you are extra careful how and what you eat when you are at work.

I've been stuck on tinned salmon before. Not pretty, especially as I was teaching at the time and had to keep leaving the class to run to the bathroom.

I don't understand, if you are too tight then why are you getting more fills?

I've had both and recovered quickly after both types of op. I also had a hysterectomy last year and was up and about really quickly after that too so maybe I am just lucky and recover quickly.

The bad news is that if you don't go back to your Dr then it is unlikely that you are going to be able to utilise the band the way in which it is intended. It would have been like buying a new car 5 years ago, never servicing it or putting petrol in and still expecting it to run perfectly - it just doesn't happen. You may as well pick a diet, any diet that you think you can stick to and try that. Eat fresh unprocessed foods, cut out the junk and Snacks and make sure not to drink your calories. And the other thing to do is exercise. If you really want to be able to work your band properly then I suggest you try and find a way to cover the cost of the Dr's visit. Is there something you can give up for a couple of weeks that would enable you to save the money?e.g. Could you walk or cycle to work( that would save money and give you exercise.

You were lucky that you were able to vomit. I drank too much a couple of months after being banded. Woke up in the middle of the night and tried to make myself vomit as usually that would help to make me feel better quicker. Needless to say i couldn't. It was the most horrible feeling. The positive part of that is I now try extra hard not to imbibe too much alcohol as I know how awful I will end up feeling. Hopefully your band is OK> I would baby it for a few days to give it a break and hopefully let it settle.

Yoga, meditation, breathing exercises?

After each fill it can take time to relearn how and what to eat. Make sure that you are following the rules carefully. Small bites, chew thoroughly, wait between bites etc. If you are still having problems then take a look at what you are eating. Maybe you are trying to eat foods that will no longer agree with your band. Experiment a little e.g You might find that dry white chicken breast gets stuck but nice moist thigh meat doesn't. If you are trying to eat steak or pork chops you might want to try swapping those for burgers and moist roasts or pot roasts or fooded cooked in a crockpot. If you after doing all this you are still having problems then maybe you do need a little taken out.

I like 7 & 8. I also think that this should be made compulsory reading. Maybe when you sign up for LBT there should be a button which says I have read this before it lets you join.

If you are on a high Protein low carb diet then it is understandable that you may not want to eat them, but if you are not then you should not be scared off them. Potatoes are a natural food. Not something that have been processed to remove the goodness. It is possible to take the no white food rule too far. I think the intention with this was originally to exclude processed foods but there are quite a few foods in nature that are white.The ones that spring to mind straight up are:- onions potatoes garlic cauliflower parsnips Got stuck so I googled and found this Remember, not all white foods are created equal. Stick to natural white foods such as cauliflower, white Beans, apples, pears, turnips, garlic, white cabbage, cucumbers, white onions, fermented tofu, bean sprouts, egg whites, white meat chicken, turkey, endive, white meat tuna or other white fish as well as white low fat yogurt, white low fat/fat free cheeses or low fat/fat free soy milk. Research shows that eating white fleshed fruits and vegetables 2-4 servings a day, can cut stroke risk; that is related to quercetin, a flavonol antioxidant. See, there are lots of white foods to still enjoy! Eat them and stay healthy!

That would depend on whether or not your port is situated in your chest.

I don't count. One of the reasons I got the band was so that I could give up what I considered to be dieting. I lost all my weight by just eating smaller portions . I have gained a couple of pounds recently and keep trying to find the motivation to lose them again. I want to lose between 4 - 6lbs. I have tried using My Fitness Pal and it is probably great if you exist solely on preprepared foods. But when You cook it is a PITA. I mean seriously who wants to weigh and measure every ingredient that they put into a recipe, my style of cooking is more just chuck in whatever I think might taste good. I know lots of people have had a lot of success with journalling and swear by it but I do think it is possible to be successful without it.

I am tired of potatoes getting a bad rap. They are not empty, they are really nutritious. Check what is in them ttp://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2770/2 One of the most important minerals that they contain is potassium. This is a mineral that people can easily lack and low levels can cause all sorts of issues with heart rate etc. I have had to drink a potassium supplement before after ending up in emergency - it tasted awful and there were other places I would much rather have been. So not all white foods are worthless.

That's fantastic , especially as you are only a couple of months in. Well done

Now you list corn as a safe veggie and I know that gives a lot of people trouble. It is very fibrous. Which basically means that you have to figure these things out for yourself as what works for someone else may not work for you and vice versa.