TracyinKS

Many people have this weird occurance......... several of my fellow April 07 Violets do..... look for FairyFacade, Chicachula(haydee) and many many others........ its why some have their hardest time staying out of the kitchen AFTER dinner.... some even go to bed early.....

You guys crack me up!!!!!!!!!!!! They took out .3cc's because I was being stupid and had that last fill before 2007 ended for insurance reasons..... and it was too much... The fill was 11/26/07, since then I had been only really able to eat soup...... my dh was freaking out and kept telling me I was tooo tight... finally I realized that I was being ridiculous with this... I was scolded by the nurse, but luckily I had no reflux and no inflamation so they just took out the amount of my last fill which was a tiny .3cc.......... AMAZING. it is the difference between real food and soup. Congrats to all who've made it and are staying in ONEderland and to the rest who are knocking on the door....well, I'm saving the seats right by me!

SweetThang......... OMG you have kicked ass without even having a fill!!!!!!!! YOU ROCK! Get the fill but until then just go into diet mode until you can get one....... heck who knows maybe you'll even get your sweet spot with the first one. AGAIN.......... YOU HAVE COMPLETELY KICKED ASS!

Jennifur: GET A FREAKING LAWYER NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is going to screw you over big time, and you know that HE KNOWS YOUR WEAK FOR HIM......... if you do nothing else for yourself......... please take yourself out of the line of fire. TracyK: Terry is right.......negotiate for 3 weeks of vacation... it is common place.... DH did, and he got two weeks immediately and 2K as sign on bonuses because they couldn't go further than 2 weeks. I did pretty good on food today, but horrible on water. Jane: Do NOT let the CPAP keep you from living your life... Like Pam said......... LIFE IS TOO SHORT! You deserve to be happy. 199.2 today............

Thanks everyone for the congrats....... we just walked in the door from DH's work Christmas party.......... it was at the new dinner theater (dinner and a show) open bar prior......... OK for the amazing thing....... I ATE REAL food TODAY. I had a taco for lunch, and for dinner I actually ate a small amount of salmon, a bite or two of spinach Pasta, polenta, and some mashed taters............... and during intermission I had some creme brule (sp?)................... and NO PB.. I am stuffed like a a pig and feel like I ate the house, but dh assured me that I had very little on my plate and he also reminded me that I did NOT finish my desert.. he is so flipping happy to see me eat something but Soup....... I am not getting on that scale tomorrow.......... because I also had. 1. glass of wine, 1 rum and diet coke, and 1 amaretto sour......... I felt like I was partying like it was 1999 (singing it now in my head)............. and I DID NOT PB.. not even a tiny bit....... by the end of the night my power panty spanx was killing me......... Oh and Michelle! I know it is easy to see from my feet and the left over nail polish that I last put on my toes for our vacation IN AUGUST! that I've never had a pedicure...... (pick yourself up off the floor!) ROFL........... Ok... I will catch up on the posts tomorrow.......... I am wayyyyyyy past my bed time.

and looooooook what happened today!

How's this for waking up at 5:30 a.m. and weighing........

WOW that is a switch, usually Malley's office is turning people away.. I guess the new skinny NP is freeing up the good dr! I did the right thing by getting an unfill, I have not Pb'd all day, and I really haven't been hungry either........ We have no kids and the dh is feeling neglected watching tv by himself.. he's already hinted for sex... (WOW what a difference an enagment/marriage makes) I told him.. GET OFF I'M SICK! now I feel a tad guilty.... :confused:.......... kinda LOL

Well.. I'm not the best fill person since I just YESTERDAY admited to myself that I was tooo tight and had my last fill amount removed.... I had 4.3cc's in my 4cc band, so NOW I'm back at 4cc's and had no problem with oatmeal.. but I'm still taking it easy and tomorrow will be a true test of solids since we are going the DH's christmas in january work party (dinner theater) Laura: GOD YOU ARE SO HONESTLY FUNNY...... I laughed out loud.. yes his spelling does suck! It is true... damn men! I am still not feeling up to par....... today I am hot and sweaty, even my underwear are sticking to me.

Hi Smyly! Yes, go get a fill!!!!!!!!!!!! Do not walk....... run to your doc to get a fill In other news I got an email from my EXhusband today.... this is a long long hurtful story... he was my Highschool sweatheart and he left me via a note on New years eve 2001... it really shook my world as we were together for 17 years....and I was always infertile and he got a young girl at work pregnant.. the cheating knocked the wind out of me and the pregancy almost did me in. Anyway... he see's my step dad at work, and I still have a relationship with our neice (his blood) so he keeps up with my life..., as sick as it may be the following email gives me satisfaction and closure. Tracy I hope Charles knows how much of a amazing woman he has in his life .you have always been a stand out kind of person .That people look up to you have added so much to my life. I truly believe I would not be hafe the person I am with out knowing you .May your highway be smooth with many curves. happy new year. xxxxx xxxxxxx Project Manager P.S yes my sentace struture and spelling steal sucks

Good morning......... I ate virtually nothing yesterday and the dang scale read 200.4 today! WILL I EVER HIT ONEDERLAND????????????????? Boss is back.. I need to fill him in.. be back later

Sometimes when you lose weight quickly the extra estrogen is stored in your fat cells and when you lose that fat you bleed heavily......... I was diagnosed with severe PCOS at age 22... was infertile.. It wasn't until I started eating a low carb diet that I started noticing a period reseting itself........ it eventually became like clockwork... every 28 days...... when I would quit eating the lc way my periods would get all whacky again...... Now at 38 they are regular but they are getting soooooooo weak...... like two days max.. with only half of ONE day being heavy at all! Good Luck and know that most likely you are just resetting your cycle.

Hello all! I went to the doctor (NP) and..., how should I say this....... I didn't get the warm fuzzies from her.. I was annoyed, she was a skinny little thing.. nice enough, but clearly not familiar with FAT PEOPLE... she took out .3cc's the amount of my last fill. I went home and slept for 4 hours... I've had two glasses of milk and half a bowl of tomatoe soup........ I can tell the unfill helped ... as I drank my milk a lot easier than I had been able to.. (yes, even milk was gurlging back up if I drank it too fast) Although I haven't had any reflux. Judy: You are pretty much at where I expect to come to a dead halt........ just like all those skinny people who struggle to lose 10 lbs...... you are now in that category. Don't beat yourself up.... your self imposed anal attitude has made you believe that you are a failure..... and we all know that YOU ARE NOT!!!!!!!!! You are the hot sassy hot tubbing preachers wife, and I think YOU ROCK!

I had a crazy day yesterday... and now I'm sick...... stomach thing..... yuck.... and I've decided.......... I going to get a slight unfill....... DH finally talked me into it.. he's like... come on hun.. you are eating nothing but soup! Hoooohummm I know........ but I wanted to be 20 lbs down before getting it taking out..... Now the nurse (Rachel) just told me that I was a bad girl for letting it go for 6 weeks.. and I may have to have more than .3cc's taken out because of inflamation..... I'm going in at 10:15 a.m. and I will be seeing the new nurse practioner on staff.......... and crap.. I will have to weight.. and I'm still not in ONEderland! booohooo 200.8 today! Panda: CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Findingme: Welcome!!!!!!!!! Cindy: Yes, I'm getting a bit worried too.......

This is the BEAUTY OF THE BAND!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, Pizzaman you can get totally unfilled and see how you do, and then if you start slipping into complacency you can get a bit of a fill until you reach the level where you CAN eat ONE piece of pizza....... but can STOP at a piece. I think what Laura (fairy) was saying is that getting unfilled is somewhat scarey as that normal pre band hunger will return. She wasn't trying to be mean about it........

Congrats!!!!!

I agree with Julie! Don't beat yourself up, because you are setting brain up for failure and a backslide........ You are doing what your supposed to be doing.. give your body a chance to catch up with itself..... and by all means.. GO OUT FOR MEXICAN! chicken Tortilla Soup is one of my favs! LIVE YOUR LIFE! YOU ARE LOOKING HOT.. shakeit shakeit shakeit!

If you get completely unfilled you will most likely be hungry again....... but the cool thing about the band is that YOU HAVE THE OPTION to get filled and unfilled as needed!

LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY! I love little D and Big D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tell him that he has a bunch of banded fans on LBT!!!!

I was on a liquid Low Carb protien preop...... Protein shakes, sf Jello, sf pops, sf pudding........ You have made a great choice! Especially since you are so young! The band is the least invasive and ONLY reversible surgery...... the others have adsorbsion issues that don't go away... a friend of mine lost 120 lbs but gained back 60 and is working on relosing... she is 5 years post op of the RNY. Don't freak out.. you will be fine!

First 20 oz's down............. next 20 oz's coming up..... gotta pee already Thanks Michelle!! Go girl on the body bugg!

Water in hand! 20 oz glass So far today: Coffee w/sf creamer 1 protien slam bullet 100 cal, 0 carb, 27protein

OK.. I need water patrol today!!!!!!!!!!!! Jenn: great NSV's!!!!!!!!! Michelle: I meant to tell you last night...... YOu and hubby looked AWESOME! ring ring I watched the biggest loser and I think its an interesting twist with the couples.... also.. Kim is noticeably absent.......hmmm Getting up and getting some water NOW

Bounced today........ grrrrrrrrrrrr... but I too, had a run in with some NYE drinks and CRAP!!!!! but no matter what 2008 is going to hold great things for us

I'm around 330, 5'6 or so, and 25 years old. Is anyone like me, if so, what is your experience with the band? There are a lot of people of your weight, age and height, and a lot of people who STARTED with your stats, but are now 100(s) of pounds lighter....... Do a search in the monthly forums and especially check the 2006 and befores.... and the B4 and After pics thread Is there anything physical you shouldn't do, that could like, cause slippage? Yes, best discussed with your doc.... first I would say is the initial HEALING stage to not go off your dr's plan.. you want that scar tissue to form to "cement" your band in place. How can I maximize my weight loss, I'd like to lose at least 200, and frankly I don't want to wait 5 years. Anyone who has had optimal success, what did you do during to make it go so fast (I saw someone here say they lost 200 in 18 mos or something)? Same old same old that you've heard over and over.......... diet, exercise and Water. I focus on getting my Protein in and quite frankly that in itself lowers my carbs because I am very restricted and eat very little. If I'm all hot and sweaty, sometimes I'll just down a big glass of water -- will I still be able to do that? NOT REALLY.... when you fill up your stoma too fast it will just gurgle back up... sometimes I do this and the liquid comes right back up just as cold as it did going down! If something gets stuck, how do I get it to release?... Aweee grasshopper........ this is called PB'ng..... its like this...either that offending food sits and disolves and passes through or it come back up..... sometimes it is projectile :scales: Newbie tips: practice not drinking with meals......... practice slowing down.. try to work on the emotional side of eating... because even though you won't be hungry a lot....... the head hunger will try to trick into believing that you are. GOOD LUCK