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Pammie - you need to celebrate you son becomming a teenager! This will be the first and last time you celebrate him being a teen LOL.

So, you all talk of the 'warning' signs before you PB, like you know better than to eat that last bite but seriously, I felt nothing! What is that allabout

Ok, I believe my Americano has been spiked with Caffiene!

Jes - your port site still sore? Mine is alot more sore then I expected it to be still. Tamales sound so good! So, for the first time I think I may have had the onset of a PB. I had a 2 small pieces of Talapia (bout 1/2c) for dinner but was still hungry so I had 1/4 of an avacado and was still hungry so I put together 1/2c broccoli and after a few bites, all of a sudden I felt like something was stuck in my throat! I opened my mounth to caugh and the broccoli & avacado came right back out! I didn't feel full or anything like that but then the hickups started. About 30 min later my tummy was growling so I waited another 15 min then had some hot tea - was fine after that but it was a strange experience. I think my lower tummy is calling all the shots but my upper tummy - above the band - isn't agreeing with any of it LOL Ok, Vets - is this normal?

Morning all.... Jes, you aren't going next Saturday??? Beatriz - Welcome - and no freaking out! It's actually quite simple and, for the most part, painless. The hard part is sticking to the post diet (which I have not done). The first two weeks were a piece of cake - have no desire to eat but after that, your hunger will return and sticking to fluids and mushies were impossible for me LOL. You can go back to September 14th on here - that was my band date and see all the crud I was talking LOL John, will miss you at the meetings - I was really looking forward to meeting your wife. Keep us updated, though, on your surgery & things!! Donna, my girl - good to hear from you. Looking forward to seeing you next weekend. Babysista - I see you lurkin down there... What's up? give us the update on your progress! Pammie - Doesn't look like anybody is available on saturday but you will be here in the V so maybe we can hook up for lunch - I know you all don't want to actually eat at six flags do ya?? Might be too much of a hassle but just a thought. Gotta go to bridezilla's daughters soccer game at 9 and depending on how long the game is... We'll talk! April - been thinking about you - will you be there Saturday, the 24th??

Tamra - you are going in the right direction girlie - you WILL do this - NO CARBS! Analynn - don't fret, you got this! I was stuck on 4lbs for A MONTH then one morning I jumped on the scale and was down 6lbs and under goal weight - It will happen - again - NO CARBS! Jes, you're killin me with the little tiny meals and the workin out - I feel like such a bum! I gotta get on it! Can we start working out now? C25K?? Robin called me back again but I missed her call and got her VM when I called her back so I didn't leave a message - no need to bother with the call since I've already moved on. Reggie - I'm right there with you - it was STORMING yesterday and all I wanted to do was eat! I wanted egg flower soup so off to the little chinese take out by the house - the soup sucked! was full of celery and I hate celery - never had it in my egg flower soup before - grr - so I wound up eating the hubbys BBQ Chicken & broc beef. And if that wasn't enough - for dinner I had almonds! Back on track today - Decaf americano for B-fast & egg salad for lunch - talapia or catfish for Dinner. Nicollie - I so remember being where you are - I can't believe the time has flown by. Having Elizabeth to do this with from Day 1 is a blessing. It really helps! Congrats girls. OMG Christine I think that is the first ultrasound that I've ever seen where I can actually see the baby. Too cute! Donna- what's up with you and when are you coming home? Riley - please let me rub your feet LOL - I need hypnotism or something to get on the exercise wagon. I don't know why I'm having such a block on this - it's like torture all of a sudden to get my ass moving. John, how's it going? Weight loss is hard enough with the band so I dont know how you're managing so well. I know you say you've gained a "few" pounds but darn it - I can gain a "few" pounds in 1 hour just looking at food. I would have given up by now so I'm so proud of you for hangin in! Heather - same for you. Can't believe you're hangin in for 80lbs and doing so damn well with all the stress of school and house hunting - blah blah blah. Hey April, what's new? how's the band workin for you? you were so so tight last month (I'm jealous!) Pammie - how's it going??

Jes, it's worth a shot! Heather you better rock that micro mini heidi costume - I really wanted to be little bo peep this year but all the costumes on line are oh so slutty - still too fat for that LOL. Pat - happy presidents day LOL I am a terrible planner! so you all have to plan it and let me know - I'll show up. Pamme - six flags sounds like fun but I think it will be very cold! I should have gotten a season pass this year - oh, well - I'll get one next year!

My port scar is long and hard - the rest are ok except the one right under my left boob. I haven't put anything on them yet but really want to get a deep tissue massage to make them "smooth" as soon as I get the go ahead from Doc Fisher. I want to have a b-day toast too - when is your birthday? We can try walking afterwords LOL. Or we can stay at the bar and try to learn to line dance - always wanted to do that LOL. Thanks Tina - now I don't feel like the only lazy one hahaha. You'd better be there on the 24th seems like forever since I've seen you It really has been forever since I've seen riley & Reggie for real! I'm forcing myself to stay away till 10:30 tonight!! I love the Pannis stories. You know you can have it covered by kaiser if you get skin irritation from it - take pics, make appt - keep track of all "rashes" and things like that.

chris - I'm so impressed that you've only gained 2lbs! You are doing better than some of us LOL

Come on lucky 6!

My case manager appt was quick - I never had a dietician appt. I met with liz then scheduled surgery - could have had it all done within 3 weeks but needed to fit my depo shot it 3 weeks before surgery - it goes by real quick!

group is only the next week after that!

This friday I have to help my sister in law move - get her stuff from storage and bring it to her place

Jes, Robin called me today but I wasn't home - I called her back within 15 min but couldn't reach her - left her a message and never heard from her again. Not worried about it though because I'm not following her rules anyway - just tell her you're doing fine but are ready to move on. You look like you're doing great with your food - you are hardly eating anything~! Riley - I wanna play!

John, so glad you had a good time! I need to say though that it's a damn good thing we can't get NY bagels & Pizza our here LOL STICK TO PROTEINS! Tina - here's to no late nights LOL. sorry bout the job Pammie, I wrote that down and am going to hit up amazon as soon as I'm done here! Reggie - come back .... I've gone back to my 4, 1/2c mini melas per day and I can do that with no problem as long as it is solid proteins. None of that mushy shit! I can't hang with that!!! Oh, and bridezilla really is a cop. Oakland Police Special Victims Unit. She has been seriously harded by when she was a patrol officer Ooh, Heather - I want pot roast - nice warm from the crock pot!! JES - I HAVE ZERO MOTIVATION AND ZERO ENERGY - WTF?? How's your energy level? I'm hoping mine will even out since i went back to my personal meal plan LOL I haven't even colored my roots - so not like me - I've been on top of them since my 20's!! I've been going to bed by 9!! THE SISTER IN LAW MOVED OUT - WOO HOO. AND SHE TOOK THE KIDS! she got a 3 bedroom for 850 in Novato - the low income housing on hamilton - she's been on the list for years - what timing!! I am really happy for her now. it was way too much with her and my brother under the same roof - divorcee's should never move back in together!!! so all my jeans are either too big or too small - still can't fit into my smaller cothes but my 16s are getting a little diaper booty to them... just to make myself feel young & skinny I went to marshalls & bought some Ecko Red jeans just because they runs so big - drum roll.... size 11/12!! I'm a faker as well as a slacker - truly, I'm a 16 in regular jeans and 14 in stretch jeans but these run real big so I got them just because of the size LMAO Nicole needs us ladies - she really wants to hook up this weekend - so who's down to meet in Vacaville on saturday?? She will drive to Sac but then needs to carpool to Vacaville with somebody - her car isn't in the greatest shape right now?????????? Any Takers?????

Oh, riley - it feels weird to be half way there already because at the beginning of all this (may 12, 2009) It seemed like an Impossibly long ass journey that I would never make - Now it almost looks like I can do it LOL thanks for my book! April or Pammie, what was the name of that book on how to treat your husband - need to get that for bridezilla as a wedding gift - she tried to light him on fire today and told him to call the cops... she said "I mean, really, who are they gonna believe - the black guy or the white female, SVU detective.. hmmmm?" I couldn't do it if I were him!! I think she could use a little light reading

Hey ladies - Riley I will check with bridezilla and see but she's kinda snotty like that - I personally would love to shop in her stash! How I get to this site quickly is I put this link in my favorites: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f84/kaiser-richmond-pre-op-82492/ I got to my favorites, click this link then click the "view first unread" section and it takes me right to where I left off. This site isn't very user friendly at all! Heather, my asthma always act up when there is moisture in the air - I started weasing for no reason at all today, I was just sittin here watching tv and boom! I went way off program today - went to a birthday party at bridezilla's for her youngest stepdaughter (8yrs old today) I had lays potatoe chips w/french onion dip, 1 hot dog - 4 bites of corn on the cob & about 5 bites of salad - so full after that! didn't even WANT to eat anything else, not even cake so there is somthing to this little band thing LOL. when I get "full" my whole left side hurts. Will this port soreness ever go away - mine sticks so far out like it's still swollen but i can't believe it still is after a month! Seriously, Riley - Jes & I want to roll up to one of your big support groups. I want to meet Pat too! I haven't gained any real weight back - just 1.5lbs but then I lost it - probably gained it back today LOL. Its so hard to get in all my water when I'm full! Calgone take me away.... Hey maybe we can get a group rate for pannus & booby jobs -

Oh boy - I just updated my ticker and I'm oficially half way to goal! Riley, I was hoping to be a 9/10 by the time I reached my goal weight - is this where you want to stay? BTW - I've had a pannus my entire life!

Good Morning ladies & John - I just skimmed thru all the pages I've missed! Donna - glad to hear you're doing so well considering the situation - will you be back by the 24th? Keep us posted! Analynn - sorry I missed the workout on saturday - I'd love to go with you sometime but I didn't see the post till just now - txt me next time. Atta girl Reggie - back on track. Riley - I so love your spirit! thru all the crap you still shine. Tamra - that truly sucks girl! love the way you're dealing with it - talk to Nicole, she went thru a special Kaiser plan that was cheeper than cobra! Monique - congrats on your surgery date - the day after surgery you will be the sorest you will ever get - I was up walking around and didn't need any pain meds but sitting straight up in a chair was not really an option LOL. You won't feel like going to the meeting - good news is it gets better every day after that. Jes - I need you girl! something just doesn't feel right. I'm barely eating only lost 1 pound this week and I have ZERO energy - all I want to do is sleep. I had to take my niece shopping Wenesday for a homecoming dress - she coundn't find 1 single dress that she liked - high maintenence! so after 4 stores and 5 hours I called it quits so I could come home & nap. Thursday was a little better but still no exercise to speak of unless you count shopping for 3 hours looking for green shorts - Daniela needed them for school the next day and NOBODY had any - finally found some at Kohl's in the little girls section - luckily she can fit into them still. Friday I walked in the morning with my husband then came home and lounged around- yesterday spent 2 hours at Davids Bridal - All the "summery" dresses have the boobie lines - you know, the empire waist where it cuts you off right under your boobs... Anyway only 1 of them semi fit my boobs but it's a long dress but we all agreed that it would be the one we get - also becasue one of the bridesmaids is on the larger size and it actually fits her nicely. My problem is that the 14 was "short" in the boob area - like they came up over the top but the 16 was way too wide - dress is 155, to alter it to keep me from getting arrested for indecent exposure is 160! WTF. so I didn't buy crap! Had to come home and nap after that. Just woke up at 10 but I'm still tired. Anybody else have that problem in the beginning - oh and yeah, I'm in hell - During the day I'm fine but by 4 or 5 I can eat about 3 cups of food with no problems and that is my worst time slot ever! Tina - you are truly my body double! I am so upset that I've only lost 10lbs - I was hoping to be down 15 by my 1st fill date... it is the 21st - do you think I'll get a fill since I haven't lost much weight? Nicole - how are you? Where are you? I went to Red lobster yesterday and had some crab - thought of you! Crab is probably one of the best things to eat on this program of ours - low in cals but high in protein! Not to mention it's yummy! Is Columbus day a legal holiday? Pat - sorry I missed you wednesday- all that dress shopping and the brat didn't find a dress nor did she go to the dance - GRRRRR! Ok, I'm rambling - I need to get my butt up and try to get moving - don't know why I have such a lack of energy - other than that I feel fine - no flu or a cold or anything else.

Good morning all - well i was going to wait till Friday to see If I can stick it out with the 3 1/2c servings a day but I've gained another .3lbs so I quit. This can't be a one size fits all plan - back to my 4 mini protein meals tomorrow - gotta grocery shop today! It is the only way I lose weight - I have to eat every 3 hours. Got a busy morning but just wanted to say hi and vent a little on my .3 weight gain! boo hoo. I guess this is just a learing process for me Have a great day all and I will check in and catch up on the posts later this afternoon.

Jes, you must have some restriction because you're getting full off of 1/2c!

Hey Elizabeth - glad you made it here~! Tamra - I'm so flippin sorry. That really, truly sucks!!! Reggie - Now I need to get outta my funk - I'm sitting in bed - had a headache for the last three day - and I'm eating almonds grrr - had 1/2c egg salad for bfast - tall americano for brunch, 1/2c chicken salad for lunch & 1/2c chicken salad for dinner. I have zero restriction and I just can't survive on 1 1/2 c food a day - I keep saying i'm going back to my 4 mini meals but I just really want to get this right. Have have only lost 8lbs since surgery so you will recognize me with no problems - it's jes that you won't be able to see LOL. Pammie, help, I'm falling and I can't get up... I am gonna go back to my 4 mini meals if I can't get this down by Friday! I need to be down another 7lbs by the 21st or I think Doc Fisher may remove my band!! So I'm stressed out - I've had this headache for 3 days now - I've taken my maximum allowable maxalt and it really takes most of the pain away but when it wears off I usually take excedrine to take the edge off - my PCP said I can still take it - he's very knowledgeable with the band and says that excederine is tylenol anyway but they Richmond says no excederine - Maybe for now I can take it since it will still go right thru to my lower tummy anyway. I've had about 1c of almonds LOL finally my stomech stopped growling! Oh, Elizabeth - don't start losing weight yet!

Pammie, you crack me up! yes, pumpkin is a veggie, however, the crust and ALL the sugar they put in it is not LOL. I think all the happy pills have a sexual side effect. I know mine does but I force myself to get started - once we get started it's all good. Good job jes - I'm not full at all - i can eat a whole side of beef and not get full. I'm so off program its not even funny - I've tried to stay on - sticking to proteins but eating every 3 hours or so. Not losing any weight at all. Tried to start my 4 mini meals yesterday but the probelm is in the am I feel "full" even though I haven't eaten a thing so by the afternoon I'm starving so when I get home it's a muchie fest. the power went out last night for a little over an hours so with nothing else to do I ate about a cup of peanuts in that hour! Sure wish I could be done after 1/2 cup. Tamra - stay on line with us - check in for motivation or call me or text me - I sure can use all the help & support I can get right now. So help me out ladies... I think bad stuff is always going to happen and I think I need to learn how to deal with it without eating and not use the bad stuff as an excuse or reason to eat... How do I get to that point??

I'm not feeling my band either - I actually am not sure what it is suppose to feel like yet - sometimes I feel hungry and sometimes I just don't. I'm eating alot, I know - not losing any weight! Heather - you got this girl! Donna - so good to hear from you - I can't make it Saturday - I have a dress fitting and the whole bridal party will be there. I'm concerned because the wedding isn't for 10 months and I hope to be SMALLER by then. I did tell her and she has seen that I am losing weight and don't want to buy the dress this soon so we shall see.... My best to you and your family!

Nicollie - have fun in class! Let us know how it goes and what it's really all about