Humming Bird

One thing that helped me was drinking (sipping) warm liquid jello.

I do think it has been the easy way out for me, so I can't help you prove that it is not. I have lost 82 lbs with little effort on my part. I love the fact that it it is the easy way out for me. I would have never been able to take off this much wight and keep it off without the band. I don't think there is anything wrong with it being the easy way out. Why would I choose the hard way? I eat less and do not have the hunger I would have without the band. The thing that surprised me the most is how easy it has been for me. BTW, You look great! Love the pics. Wow great weightloss.

Wow, I can't catch up........ It sounds like everyone is doing well, earthquakes, binges and all ........... There's not too much excitement going on with me. I'm not sure my tiny fill helped. I thought it had, but I was hungry between meals today. I'm just going to have to plan ahead better and keep a tiny snack with me on work days. My Easter was nice. Bowling was fun Saturday. We went to a different place and did the bowling with colored pins for money. It took way too long and I stayed up too late, but it was fun. I bowled my best game yet! ......................don't laugh .....145 ! It must have been the flames on the sides of my rental shoes!

I had surgery at 1:00pm and was outta there at 4:30. No problems. From what I understand many, if not most, lapbands are done as out-patient.

No secret goal weight for me. My goal is 150 and I am 5'7". That puts me in the normal BMI range and is a weight I felt good at in the past. My surgeon did not set a goal. In fact this past Friday was the first time we talked about what my goal weight was and I was the one who brought it up. He nodded his head in agreement when I was talking about getting to 150. When I reach that weight I will adjust my goal if I think I need to take off a few more.

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It's good to hear from those who have not posted in awhile! Bobbie, omg! I am so sorry to hear about the job loss. DO NOT let this screw up your diet and the things you have going good for you! It is ok to feel depressed about it, but I repeat, DO NOT let it screw you up when it comes to the thing you are doing for yourself! Sorry ...... I don't do the facebook thing. I am having company tomorrow (last minute planning on everyone else's part.....grrrrr! ) So, I have to clean house for awhile before I go bowling again. You would think I'm this great bowler with as much as I've been going but, NOT!

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Laura, I'm glad you got a good sized fill if you had no restriction at all. Please go slow with the liquids for a couple days and work your way toward the more solid stuff. You may have some swelling with a big fill like that. I hope it does the trick for you! I hope my tiny fill did it for me too. My scale is my friend again this morning. I'm down a pound!

That's great Anne! I too have found this site very helpful. I didn't know about it pre-op, but the info I have learned about little details has eased my mind so many times. Of course there is some bad info too ....like the silly "self fill" stuff, but all you have to do is use your head. I think you are doing great by getting prepared while you wait. Before you know it your day will be here and you will be waiting for your first stuck or PB !

My Dr. appt. went well. He is very happy about my weightloss so far. There is a questionaire I fill out when I get there and I am very honest with my responses. One of the questions is, are you exercising? What type? how often? ....... I marked NO, and wrote not enough to count under how often. The Dr. was surprised at my weightloss with no exercise. He said the people who lose that kind of weight are the ones who exercise all the time. He asked what I attribute my success to ...... I almost said it ...... almost (the magic wand thing), but I didn't. I had to laugh to myself a little because lastnight my husband and I were joking around about that very question ...... I told him if the Doc asked what type of exercise I was doing I was going to tell him sex....lots of sex. I just told him it is just eating less food and that I am more active when the weather gets warmer .... take walks more. I told him I think I might need a little fill because I was getting hungry between meals this week. He put a little bit in and had me drink water. The water felt like it was backing up a little, so he took some out, then I drank more water, same feeling......... I ended up with the teeny tiny fill of .1 (yes that is point one) LOL, not worth the price of the supplies ..... that's ok, the fills are only $15 and we wouldn't have known if he didn't try it. I can live with that for a bit. He said some people are very sensitive to the tiny fills and I will feel the difference. He sounded surprised because I only had 2 fills and the 2nd one has lasted so long. He is pretty sure I will take off 100 lbs in 1 year. I just hope this plateau will stop in the next few days.

I got this in an e-mail....... don't know if it is a true story, but goes with this thread ............just an e-mail thing Atheist Holy Day Florida Court Sets Atheist Holy Day! Gotta’ love this Judge! You must read this.......a proper decision by the courts...for a change. FLORIDA COURT SETS ATHEIST HOLY DAY in Florida, an atheist created a case against Easter and Passover Holy days. He hired an attorney to bring a discrimination case against Christians and Jews and observances of their holy days. The argument was that it was unfair that atheists had no such recognized days. The case was brought before a judge. After listening to the passionate presentation by the lawyer, the judge banged his gavel declaring, “Case dismissed!" The lawyer immediately stood objecting to the ruling saying, "Your honor, How can you possibly dismiss this case? The Christians have Christmas, Easter and others. The Jews have Passover, Yom Kippur and Hanukkah, yet my client and all other atheists have no such holidays...” The judge leaned forward in his chair saying, "But you do. Your client, counsel, is woefully ignorant." The lawyer said, "Your Honor, we are unaware of any special observance or holiday for atheists." The judge said, "The calendar says April 1st is April Fools Day. Psalm 14:1 states, 'The fool says in his heart, there is no God.' Thus, it is the opinion of this court, that, if your client says there is no God, then he is a fool. Therefore, April 1st is his day. Court is adjourned...” You gotta’ love a Judge that knows his scripture!

OOOOoooooooo! "weight-loss odyssey" .......LOL :thumbup:

T.G.I.F.! Friday is here and I will drive to Denver to see the lapband doc after I take my grandson to school. I wanted to take off a couple more pounds before today so that my weight at the Dr.'s office would be at least an even 80 lbs with clothes on. I stepped on the scale this morning and was up 1/2 a pound! Ugh, how the heck did that happen?! Oh well, such is life. The last time I was there I had lost 29 lbs, so all is good. Leigha, my pines won't be pollinating for quite some time now, but when they do it is a big mess. My spring flowers aren't even thinking about sticking their little heads up yet. I will have spring flowers in the summer, but the blooms last a nice long time. love the tulip pics.

Happy Thursday everyone! I think I have made up my mind to ask for a tiny fill when I go to my Dr. in Denver on Friday. I have been so tight for months the thought of a fill didn't even enter my mind. This week I have been getting hungry between meals, so maybe it's time. My weightloss has slowed to a snail's pace too and I really don't want it to take a year to get rid of this last 34 lbs.

Cocoa, I too love the new Avatar pic and the cool before & after pics! You look so happy :frown:

Betsy, I read your post earlier today but could not log in and reply at work. I am sending well wishes your way for both you and Mark. I know this will be a time full of stress, but I think you will keep a level head and deal with it. .... hugs I don't expect you to respond to my posts because I know you have a "full plate" right now. Just make sure you check in from time to time so we all know how you are. On those days you have time and energy to post more, I will continue to enjoy your posts. Crystl

My skeletal remains will be larger than a size 6 !

I'm not sure where to post this, but figured this thread was a good place ...........re: all the change with Obama. I was self-pay for my lapband surgery. I financed it and it works like a credit card. My original contract/agreement was 0% interest for the first 6 months and then a fixed interest rate of 9.9% on the remaining balance. I noticed on my monthly bill that it now says my rate is variable. So, I called this credit card company with questions. They told me that the new credit card laws that were effective in Feb. make it so there can be no fixed rates and actually my rate can now go up since it is now variable! This new law may just screw me over.

I am so happy for you! Reading this really put a smile on my face this morning. Life takes so many turns over the years and it's too short to not have some fun here and there. It sounds like you had some rough times but now have several things to feel good about. Celebrate the fact that you had WLS and the fact you have this friend to have good communication and fun talk with.

Pam, It sounds like things are still going great!

Hi Effie, :thumbup: Welcome to LBT. I am so glad you were able to get a new band. It won't be long now and you will be dropping those pounds again!

Monday is here whether I want it to be or not. My weightloss has really slowed down , but I'm still happy about it in general. I really hope I can drop a couple pounds by Friday when I have an appointment with my lapband doc. I have not been in to see him since September. I don't need a fill and kind of think it's a waste of gas to drive all the way to Denver, but I guess it is good to check in.

I hope it all works out good for you. It sounds like you are enjoying your friend already. Were you overweight the last time he saw you in person? Everyone changes over the years anyway. Keep your chin up. Focus on how good it feels to have shed the pounds you have.

I would have a big problem with the steak no matter how much I chew.