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Ya husbands do like some booty lol. Its funny my assistant at work is just the nicest person, and the best help I've ever had and she has the opposite problem that I do. She STRUGGLES and I mean really has to try hard to keep weight on. She's 6 ft. and weighs only 135. I feel bad for her because ppl always assume she's anorexic or somthing. She's really pretty to boot. We always joke that if we could somehow blend our metabolisms we'd both be the perfect woman lol... at least body wise lol.

Edie, why are you unable to do the amount of exercise you want to?

Thanks Mary and Sherry for the compliments. Congrats Sherri on losing more poudage. You're doing great. I havne't weighed myself for a few days because I've been eating so bad. I've been supa good with the exercise though and even tonight I did another 40 mins of extreme cardio. I can see major changes in my body so im happy with that.. but I have to get a fill to start losing poundage. Tonight on the treadmil It felt really really good, like hot and good. LOL I don't know how to explain it, but I want to keep doing it. I wonder if its the elusive runners high I've heard about?? Anyways I hope I experience it next time too. Hope you all who are having a hard time getting exercising can get inspired. Seriously im starting to really like the exercise a lot.

Thanks Steph! Not to scare you but thats kinda how I ended up being completely swollen shut. Now I'm totally unfilled and its like I can eat just like the old days.. not good lol, but it beats being swelled completely shut. That was hell. I've been so bad in what I've been eating these past few days with graduation parties and all. But tomorrow im going to use self control and get my butt in gear. I have just a little over a week until I turn 30. I just want to be feeling proud of myself and OP that day. I get a fill on the 6th. I want a fill and I don't want a fill lol, its fun to not feel like I have a band. But I know when I have to start wearing my old 'big' clothes I wont think thats fun at all. So I will have my fill, kicking and screaming and hopefully still wearing my size 14's lol. Anyways lol sorry for going on a tangent, hope your pbing and heartburn clear up and you don't end up where I did and now am.

Thanks Edie and Susan Its so funny it looks like I grew an inch of neck lol.

Hey guys, just thought Id do a before and after. Its just my face I'll do the whole body soon too. The first is today, the second was a taken a few months before my band.

Thanks for the encouragement Edie! Mary, I've been waiting for you to post that you exercised! Hope you are doing well. Write soon, Kari.

Yayyy Im so happy Jordin won! I felt bad for Blake though lol. O well.

No doubt what the heck was RANDY wearing? lol Michael Jackson impersonation I think lol. Go JORDIN!!!!

Hope you did your exercise Mary!! I'll be checking in lol. you look so great in your new pic! Well today Im wearing a size 14!!! with not an ounce of stretch. They were a pair of jeans I had tucked away inside my drawer. Unbelievable. lol I forgot how cute my butt could look, its really starting to get there. I mean im not where I want to be but I feel so happy to not be where I was anymore! Yayyyy.

Im all about Jordin, I like Blake but I can sing along with Jordan on the radio lol. I can't wait to see their performances tonight .

No, for me I like to walk after I eat because that helps it to move along a bit if I've overdone it and ate a bite too many.

Glad to hear you are ok icuwalsh! It is the most horrible thing lol. I don't think anyone who hasn't experienced it could possibly understand lol.

Tracey - Im so glad you are feeling better too!!! yayy.

I would call a nearby clinic and see if they have anyone there such as a PA who could do it for you. Wouldn't hurt to try. I don't know where you should go in your neck of the woods however because Im not from TX, I live quite a few states away.. I just had my lapband placed by Dr. Speigel because of his experience and low rate of problems. Sorry I can't be more help. If you end up going to the emergency room and noone there is familiar with the lapband, tell them you have a port like much like a medi-port and you need them to remove Fluid from it. Anyone trained on medi-ports would be able to help you.

Hey Donna Marie, congrats on the continued loss! You'll be a Mrs. before ya know it lol. You'll be so pretty too . Beth, Atkins makes a pretty decent premixed shake, I prefer Chocolate Royale, and then I mix it with one scoop of chocolate unjury powder, Welcome to the UNJURY Homepage. You end up getting like 35 grams of protein in this concoction and it barely raises your insulin levels because its sooo low in sugar. To me this is important because insulin is what helps in fat storage I think. I try to avoid sugar. Hope this helps you. Mary, hope you start feeling better soon! Im on the liquids too but, lol Im soooo happy that I can drink again that I don't mind one bit.

I've thought all along it will be Jordan. Blake is great, but Jordan has the pipes! I just think in a recording studio, take away the nerves and she's going to be phenominal like others such as Whitney, Mariah, Celine etc.

Im all better. I had a complete unfill this morning and it was INSTANT relief. Im on Clear Liquids for two days and full liquids for one day after that. They did the fleuro and my band was perfectly placed with no slippage. The doc attributed my problem to probably one of two things. I either ate something that irritated my stomach or have a virus that made my stomach swell. Either way after a few days I'll be back to a normal diet. I can get my fill back in 3 weeks. Wewww was I happy that everything went so well! They said that I did the right thing and got in there right away. They said that if you let a problem like this go on for too long it can lead to many problems and complications. So if anyone experiences what I did, make sure to get to the doc immediately! Thanks for all the support you guys. I just can't tell you how happy I am to be ok. <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

Im all better too. I had a complete unfill this morning and it was INSTANT relief. Im on clear liquids for two days and full liquids for one day after that. They did the fleuro and my band was perfectly placed with no slippage. The doc attributed my problem to probably one of two things. I either ate something that irritated my stomach or have a virus that made my stomach swell. Either way after a few days I'll be back to a normal diet. I can get my fill back in 3 weeks. Wewww was I happy that everything went so well!

I've only been experiencing being completely shut for one day and I too was banded last July. I think I had the same mentality because up until now I had no complications whatsoever. After this im at a point where I just want this crap out of me! No offence to those loving their band but after one day of PAIN and being really scared its like you just want relief nomatter what the cost. Thats how I feel after ONE day, so I don't know how you are making it after so many days like this one.

Aargon, Yep I tried warm liquid, tea, coffee, broth, didn't work. Thats why im scared. I just hope with the unfil it fixes this. Im ok if I can't eat, but not being able to drink .. thats just too much.

OMG im experiencing the exact same thing right now. Its hell. Im completely closed, I can't drink water without pbing it up. It just got this way today though. For the past couple of weeks I seemed to be getting tighter and tighter and I attributed it to PMS but now im scared. Tomorrow morning im going in for an unfill and a fleuro to try and see whats going on. This is so painful and scary. Im starving hungry and I can't even drink water.

Sorry to hear about your allergies Mary! Ugh this irritation is driving me nuts too. But at this point I would be THRILLED if I could just drink some water without pbing it up. I called my clinic and made an appointment for tomorrow morning. Im going to get a complete unfill and fleuro to see what the hecks going on. At this point im feeling so miserable and starving hungry I want to tell them to take this crap out of me! lol sorry but im truly bumming. Alot of support I am to you at this point lol. I'll write again and let ya'll know how it goes.

Thanks Mary and Leona for writing to me. I think it might be the monthly thing because I do have PMS right now. But today all I had was a couple sips of protien shake for Breakfast, some Soup (just the liquid) for lunch maybe 1/2 a cup and it was like stuck all afternoon. And then for supper I had ice cream, not because I thought it was healthy but because I just thought it might feel good after feeling yucky from the 'burn' of the soup. Well it felt awful because I pb'd it. Then tonight I tried to drink just plain Water and its barely going down, I just took a sip. Now I have heart burn so I chewed a tums, that helped a bit. If I don't get past this after my period I guess im going to have to go in and get a fleuro and see whats going on. Leona, when does your restriction from your period lesson? Right after you start to flow or after its completely finished? Sorry to be so graphic lol but Im just wondering how long I should wait to call my doc. Thanks for your help :eek:

Hi Julyers Has anyone experienced the feeling of getting tighter and tighter? It seems like ever since I've started exercising daily my band is getting tighter.. About 2 months ago I also started to follow the 'rules' and eat meat first, then veggies, then a carb maybe. I don't know if I've irritated my band or what but today I couldnt hardly drink a protein shake and even water was difficult until late tonight. I'm going to stick to liquids tomorrow and maybe Monday too ... hope it fixes whatever is going on. Anyone have any ideas on whats going on with me? Do you think my exercising could have messed my band up? Do you think eating more solid foods could have irritated or slipped my band? My plan is to stay on liquids for a couple days and still exercise. Do you guys think this is wise? Thanks. ps Happy Mothers Day moms!