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Well, lo and behold I am finally recieving e-mail notifications. See, I wasn't going to go on my walk and well the dog started bugging me so I ended up going, and I come back and wah-la......e-mails.....that really makes my day. I guess you can tell that it really doesn't take much to make me happy!:Banane04: Now things will finally get back to normal.

Since the day I was banded, I have been journaling. I do it the old fashioned way, with a pen and notebook. I write down what I ate, calories, grams of protien, what time I finished (helps for drinking and the 30 minute rule) and to gauge times between eating! I also mark Vitamins taking, cause I tend to forget, and minutes exercised! It really does keep everything in check, and becomes second nature after a while....if your working and don't really want people to know, just carry a small note pad in your purse, and transfer it when you get home. It really is a great way to keep track of your journey! I also write my beg. weight , todays weight, pounds lost, pounds to go, and goal. Good luck, and what ever way you do it, computer or notebook it will benifit you!

I think maybe you are building muscle and loosing fat.....so the scale doesn't reflect that, and remember that muscle weighs more than fat!

I did notice right away, because I had to take tiny sips of Water....no more chugging! I have always had a bad habit of chugging, but now at 49 years of age I am learning to sip! my mom will be so proud lol! I hope you reach your sweet spot!

I too go on my lowest number.....and bounce around a little too...but as long as I saw that low number that is where I stay till I get below it!

That's a knee slapper!

Thank you Apples, The only way I can figure out to respond is to go to each entry and then reply......Kinda taking the long way but at least I am not forgetting anything!

That is too funny about counting corn and bean bushels!

Thank you for the compliment!

That is a spiffy golf cart!

Thank you very much Charlene!

So sorry for you loss!

I was banded on Aug. the 3rd, I just received my third fill a week ago Tues. I am at my sweet spot.....WOW! It feels great! It does change everything up, tiny bites, nothing cold in the morning, and I may end up peeling my tomatos! I just started to drink one protien drink a day just to mke sure I get my recommended protien. About the hair loss....They say it can be a reaction from surgery...About 3 to 4 months after. Just make sure you get your protien!

welcome staceven, as far as information you have deffintely come to the right place! Don't worry what that other person said you will be fine! I am self-pay and kinda went through the same thing as you. I also wrote down lots of questions for my first visit. 1). protien about 80 grams a day...very important! 2). I smoke, and someday I will quit, but not while I'm dieting:D ! 3). I don't know why he would ask you about your body fat, that is neither here nor there! 4) You can chew all the gum you want as long as it's suger free, and you spit it out when your done! 5)I take a one-a-day and 1500 mg of Calcium....that's it! 6) Gosh when I was on mushies I ate every two hours, I went through true "bandster-hell" that being said I started a journal and write everything down.....calories, protien, when I finish (for the "no Water for 30 minutes " after you eat and no water with a meal) More than likely no food will be a problem for you until you start to get fills. You are doing fine! Any questions you may have please feel free to ask me:waytogo:

Well, First...good morning everyone. Second....I stepped on the scale this morning, and to my suprise I'm down 3 whole pounds! :lost3lbs: I get sooooo excited and as always the first thing I think about is changing my ticker! It's funny how that one little thing can make my day! Charlene sorry about your fm, my girlfriend has it and I know it is really a tough thing to have. I woke up this morning at 5:00 a.m. to hear all the wind machines going because it is freezing out, and it is right at orange picking time.....not good for the farmers! Hi to Apples, Phyllster, and Pease, and everyone else!:waytogo:

well, what are they gonna do next! I'm only gone a couple of hours and they turn it into facebook! I don't care what they do as long as they notify me by e-mail! O.K. enough of that! I have been faithfully walking twice a day, even when I don't feel like it! Somehow the thought that I will be turning 50 in May is a powerful motivator:D . I wnat to turn 50 looking better than when I turned 40,,,oh I say about 30, 40 pounds to go. I just tell myself "self, you turn 50 in May, get your ass down the road!" So I do (May is not that far off if you think about it) . Pease your tree looks beeeaaauuttiifffuullll! Well everything is quite peaceful here today, sun shining, snow covered mountains! Might have to take my camara with me this afternoon! All for now!:waytogo:

I don't get my e-mails either, and it is really dissapointing, because I went through and subscribed like I would on the old site....daily notifications! I have yet to recieve any e-mails!

Welcome to band-land..... Very interesting story, it is always fun to hear from people in other countries!

Well said, On the oh website in the forums there are a lot of "band-bashers" as well. I just don't see any point to it! In the end, all of us had surgery for weight loss.....