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:confused:Ok Ladies.....I need HELP!!! My scale has not BUDGED in 2 weeks!! not even 1/2 pound up or down!!! :angry I'm NOT happy about this (obviously)....and I know some of you are struggling too. I know this could just be a pleatau, but it SUCKS!!! I know I have not been the BEST Bandster, but I DO still feel restriction and think that I'm keeping my calories around 12-1300 a day. I also started working out (Finally) this week, hoping that would get things moving, but so far NOTHING! :funscale: GRRRR......anyone else got some tips on breaking a plateau?? I won't be able to go for another fill until MAY!!

BMAn....sorry to hear about your Brother...and WORK! OMG!!! How did anyone find out if you didn't tell anyone?? I would have just denied it I think! That is NONE of anyones business!! Now...about your brother....Just tell him that you know what it's like and that you'll help him get the surgery in a few years when you can, and just let him know that he won't be like that forever if he doesn't want to be! Ignore your Mother....tell her just to butt out! :mad:

Happy Anniversary BK!!!! :mad:

DrewsLou....that's great that Paula was so responsive!! Hopefully she can help you figure things out! Are you measuring your food?? I never really have...I just kind of eyeball things, and I wonder if I'm eating a lot more than I think I am. Right now I definitely still feel restriction, but I'm not losing very much, if at all, so I'm frustrated too. Although one thing that did bring me comfort was that someone said sometimes your body will plateau no matter what you do just b/c it needs to adjust to the weight loss. But like you said, I still want to see that scale MOVE!! :welldoneclap: Hang in there! And if you want to be journal buddies, PM me!

BOO....congratulations on getting an agent!! Can we all get an autographed copy when it comes out?? BMan...woo hooo!! You go girl!! having a guy ask for your digits!! Must have been nice!! I still haven't had that happen in well....forEVER! good for you!!

Sunnysea......Dr. K tells you to take it easy after a fill, but really it is up to you what you feel like you can handle. I try to do liquids/mushies for 24 hrs...just in case, but have eaten dinner after my first fill w/no problems. CHULA...good luck!!! I did NOT use the suppositories (YUCK!)...I only got them as an absolute last resort emergency thing! Thank Goodness I didn't need them!! The office is pretty easy to find! Just 2 turns off the hgwy! Take care and let us know how it goes!!

Hi Gang!! Wow....its so great to see so many people here going to see Dr. K! Sounds like he is one busy man these days!! SHESHA....I'm just like you! I am definitely tighter in the AM...and have realized I need to watch my 'treats' as well...although I have to say I've actually managed to keep girl scout Cookies in my house longer than a week b/c I"m not snarfing them down like the 'good ol days'! lol MARK....glad to see you're doing well!! Does your band still feel tight? I think I'm at my sweet spot and hopefully it will stay like this until May, when I want to go back out to CO for my sisters b.day. DREWSLOU....Look at what you started girl!!! :welldoneclap: This list is growing b/c of YOU! Thanks again for such a wonderful recommendation!!

Nat....I know that "in a funk" feeling....I hope you are able to see the bright side soon!! Just know we all love you here and WE Can tell what a Hot Mamma You're becoming, even if your Mom can't! :sick STEPH.....lots o Water and some tylenol girl!!! Glad you had fun last night!! I have had the same experience w/people commenting on how I look "happy" and "good" and "did you do something different w/your hair?" I agree....I think people just don't want to mention weight to a fat chick, even if it would mean a compliment!! My scale is stuck....I seem to be eating around 1200 calories pretty consistently lately so I think maybe i need to shake it up and do a 900 day and then a higher day? I don't know...I also need to get my fat butt on the elliptical b/c I'm sucking at my March Challenge to myself!! UGH....Gotta get motivated! Hope you ladies had a great St. Patties Day!! I took my son and 2 of his friends to an improv comedy place for his B.day....it was a fun time!

wow Boo!! Congrats on the shrinking sizes!!! That's Awesome!!! I am not buying any more clothes until they end in 'teen NAT...sorry to hear you're feeling blue...I know that single motherhood can be overwhelming at times....maybe you just need a break for a while!? Not sure if you can get it...but HUGS to you!!! Hang in there!!

Steph....glad you got that fill back up to 5ccs! Hope its the sweet spot this time and it all stays in there!! BK...sorry to hear about the puking.....I think if you were doing it over and over, it wasn't a PB but a real puke...hope you don't have the bug that I got!! I had a NSV today!!! A fellow bandster had given me some of the clothes she didn't wear anymore and there was a short sleeve sweater in there size XL (18-20)...well, when I got it from her about a month and a half ago...I tried it on and it was TOO tight to wear in public!! So I put it back in the closet! WELL....the weather here in VA was going to hit 80 today so I figured, I'll try it and see how bad it looks...it fit GREAT!!! I am in clothing that does not have a 1x, 2x or 3x on it!!! :faint: :rockon: I can't belive it!!! Now if only I could be that size on my bottom! lol

Steph...just wondering....are you more 'loose' at night you think?? I've heard some people can't eat much during the day but get loosened up at night (get your head out of the gutter girls!) and then they tend to overeat at night? Not sure if that applies to you or not? Just something to think about.... I just ate way too much cheesburger mac for dinner....its sitting like a golf ball..UGH....when will I learn to listen to my BODY and not my Eyes!????

BK...So sorry you've got a bug too!!! Must be going around the list! :-( Hope you feel better soon!!! I'm finally able to eat and drink and keep everything in again....still achy I think b/c I'm still dehydrated, but hope to be back to normal tomorrow.

Wow BMAN!!! Sounds like you had an exciting weekend for sure!! Between you and NAT I feel like I have no Life! :eek: So, just curious....do you not think that you and this Friend could ever step it up a notch and be more than friends and have a real relationship?? Or do you know too much about him and know that he's not a good LTR kinda guy?? Brandy....so sorry you're not feeling well!! Hope you feel better soon! Annie...I have no idea about the starvation mode thing....It would be a great question for Dr. OZ on Oprah! :eek:

Do YOU want to lose 6 pounds in one day?? Well....let me introduce to you the New and Improved...SB Diet!! Yes ladies...you too can lose 6 pounds in 1 day, just by getting a Stomach Bug!! LOL Seriously.....I think I lost every ounce of water and other fluid that was in my body yesterday!! But....Today I'm slowly bouncing back, as I'm sure the pounds will too but DANG was it nice to get on the scale and see a 6 pound drop! LOL Brandy...Hope I didn't give you my bug!!! Feel better girl! Thanks for that suggestion of anti vomiting meds...fortunately I didn't need it as I only puked that one time yesterday...everything else came out the other end if ya know what I mean! Steph....glad your DS fighting wasn't as bad as you thought it was going to be and that you got your YOU time! NAt....sorry to hear that the time change is messing w/things at work. I've already had that same problem too!! I know think that the stomach bug I got wasn't from anything I ate, but rather from someone at my sons wrestling party I came in contact with b/c my Son woke up on Sunday (at his dads house) with the exact same bug! And since we only saw each other on Friday of last week, it had to have been someone at the party...ugh...so my poor youngest son had to play nurse to me and my older son last night we were both so out of it! Anyways, I'm back on the upswing....hoping that I don't stuff my face now that I've got my hunger back! Would love to keep at least 1 or 2 of the 6 pounds I lost off

Ok Ladies.....I think I got food poisioning last night at dinner w/a friend. Woke up this AM having the runs....BAD...and feeling like I was going to puke momentarily! Stayed in bed as long as I could but Dog forced me out to let her do her business. I managed to stay standing long enough to get that done and came back in and crashed on the couch. I've been running to the bathroom every 1/2 hr despite the fact that I've only eaten a few saltines and had some water. A few minutes ago, I couldn't hold it down anylonger and PUKED....sorry for being so gross, but this is the first real throwing up I've done since banded and I'm worried about damaging it!! I feel a little better now, and hope that I won't be doing it again, but have any of you been this sick since banding?? DO I need to go back to liquids for a few days b/c I've irritated it? Any advice is welcome! Thanks! ps. NAT...glad you'er having fun in Chicago!

Quick checkin! BMan....I was going to have a friend take some 'in progress' pics, but am afraid to b/c I'm afraid I'll get discouraged if I don't see a difference from my pre op pic! Boo....Sorry to hear about your marriage problems! :-( I've been there, done that, although mine were b/c my Ex was cheating on me, but if you ever want to talk, feel free to PM Me. Steph...great marriage advice! Good luck watching your son fight! Do what I do sometimes when my son is struggling in his wrestling matches, just close your eyes!! LOL Even if you're not watching, at least he knows you're there supporting him! NAT....yes, MEN do SUCK!! AND it sucks being single too! I guess the grass is always greener on the other side huh?? Although I guess I'd rather be alone for the right reasons than with someone for the wrong reasons (I stole that line from a movie). Ok, sorry to everyone else I missed commenting on...Claud, Kay, BK, Maud, and anyone else. Thanks to all of you for your well wishes for my son! He's doing great! the Dr. actually cleared him today to go back to school on Monday which is a week earlier than anticipated! He's not in much pain so he seems to be healing well...AND I've managed to catch up on sleep! OH yeah, one last thing I wanted to comment on: the being afraid of getting skinny thing! I'm with you all on that......on the one hand I'm dying to be skinny, but on the other I have no idea how to LIVE in that skinny body once I get there, ya know?? I am glad to know I'm not the only one struggling right now. I still seem to have pretty good restriction, but am munching more than I should be and that packs on the extra calories...ugh....how do we all get over this hump? Any great ideas??? Anyways, I'm off to my sons end of the year wrestling party....hope you all have a good weekend!

So far my march goal is off to a turtle slow start!! :-( Need someone to kick me in the butt please!?? lol

Hey Ladies...sorry I haven't posted much lately but I was totally exhausted after a weekend in the hospital w/my son and his foot surgery! So NAT....I'm right there with you on the scale thing!!! Although I dropped a quick 5 pounds after I got my 2nd fill.....and I still feel like my fill is good....my scale hasn't budged in the past week. It could just be PMS (I'm hoping and praying!!), but still......I'm back to tracking my calories (b/c of my evil co worker who brought in M&Ms and the Girl Scout who delivered my cookies!)...and I finally got my fat butt on the elliptical this AM and did 20 minutes of exercise! YEAH ME!! So 1 down, 14 more to go this month to make my exercise goal! OH yeah...and I'm single and lonely too Nat....I am distancing myself from my 'friend' who said that he doesn't want to date anyone, yet that is exactly what we were doing in my book, (men are so messed up!!!), so I'm back to square one too. UGH..... STEPH...sorry to hear you're fill isn't sticking!!! Mine is still giving me good restriction, but I need to stop the 'grazing' that I've been doing w/the chocolate around my office.... Ok, more later, just wanted to check in!

NAt....welcome home!! You and I have almost identical goals so we'll have to keep each other in check!! I spent most of my weekend at the hospital w/my son who had foot surgery on Friday. He was in a lot of pain on Sat. and they wouldn't release him until his pain was under control by oral meds only (since that's what he's going home with). So...he finally got discharged this AM and is at his Dads house resting comfortably now. Needless to say my eating was crap (stress related), although I noticed I felt a lot more restricted than usual (again stress related I'm guessing!)....so while I didn't eat a LOT, i ate CRAP and need to get back on track today! Can't WAIT for a good nights sleep tonight!! Hope you all had good weekends... STEPH...good for you for skiing!!!

STEPH....YES!!! I still feel like I'm at my sweet spot!! Yesterday I bought a croissant sandwich w/turkey, cheese, tomatoes, and bacon in it (I know, fattening, but a friend had recommended it!), and I could only eat 1/2 of it!! I am down 5 pounds since the fill and it'll be 2 weeks on Monday, so I guess I'm right on track! And that's w/out exercising! I am definitely going to get back into it this week! I put my MARCH GOAL as losing 10 pounds plus doing at least 15 days of exercise. I know I can do it! As for Survivor, I didn't watch last nights episode yet (it's TIVO'd), but yes, it is VERY Frustrating that that one team keeps losing! They totally could have won last week but they just couldn't keep it together. AI was interesting last night...I was honestly shocked at who DIDNT get voted off!! One guy one girl I thought for SURE needed to go but didn't! I'm also a big fan of Greys Anatomy so it's sad for me to see all the negative press about a few of the actors lately....yes, I' watch way too much tv!

Wow Steph!!! ONEDERLAND!!! VERY Impressive!!! Congratulations girl!! Glad to hear your cold is subsiding already...lucky you!!

Thanks BMAN!!! It is scarey, but we went through it last year w/the other foot, so at least time time we're a little more prepared about what to expect!

Claud...glad you went to the funeral.....Although his wife didn't talk to you, I'm sure your Ex would have been glad you were there. BK...how are you feeling?? Better I hope! BooBoo...thanks for the soup I need it (STILL)...this is so frustrating that I still have this lingering cough/cold thing going on after 2 weeks! Katydot...good luck on your Exam! BMAn...congrats on the loss!!! Hopefully the fill will do it's thing!! I"m in the hospital today b/c my son is having flat foot surgery...its gonna be a long day of hanging out w/my Ex and not eating very well I'm sure :-( But at least I have my laptop and can come back in here and check in! TGIF!!!!

I started a new thread for March December Bandsters in March! http://www.lapbandtalk.com/december-bandsters-march-t30612.html?p=404541#post404541

Sunny....so glad to hear everything went well and welcome home! Now the real journey begins!!!