Ms Jen

My dr. said the same too, only gave in and said that we could have 1 cup a day if it wasn the size of a big gulp cup. Soda strecthes the pouch and studies have been done on RNY & lap band people that shows that they gain their weight back within 5 yrs. Not having soda is not all that serious for me. Alcohol is empty calories and not good at all for the RNY. For them it is as if the 1 glass equals 3 and you get drunk real fast. Later on it can be added in but in moderation. but no carbonation at all! At least that what I/we were told in pre-op class.

:cheer2:Yeah me!:cheer2: I'm down 5 pounds this week and I don't get my fill until the 17th. I kicked up my exercise this week and I'm more tired but it's worth it. Just wanted someone to rejoice with me.

Try years! I stopped trying to make him happy. How can I if I'm not. That's why I refuse to live in the basement or the first floor for that matter!!! I'm happy now and if there is something I do in life that brightens his day good if not, oh well. Each person has the responsibility to allow others to affect them for good or bad and I choose only the good. Everyone has the God given right to have joy in their lives and He expects us to exercise that right. In fact it is one of the fruitage of his spirit (Galatians 5:22-23 . . .On the other hand, the fruitage of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, <SUP>23</SUP> mildness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.) So while I exercise long-suffering (which means putting up with love, kindness, goodnes, faith. mildness and self-control, I enjoy joy and peace. So my sleep is sweet. So stay out of the basement!!!

Terri, I too was going to suggest "In The Mean Time." I'm guessing it is the same book by Van Zandt!?! If it is, I think I'm somewhere between the 2 and 3rd floor in my life. Much better than the basement I was in last year. I'm excited this week. I'm down 2#'s since the 4th. :clap2:

Has the dr cheked your thyroid? I had some of the same symptoms a few years ago and that's what it was.

Dumb Dora here (aka Ms Jen), I'm trying to add a new ticker and for the life of me can't get it to post:whoo:. Will someone please send directions???

Great!!! I work at the outlet store . Everything in the store is 75% off. All ove our sweaters have an extra 50% off of that. All summer skirts are $9.99 with and extra 30% as well as the summer tops and most are marked down to $4.99 with the extra 30% off. I purchased 5 sweaters today for $19. If I had to pay the full price for each of them it would have been over $350. All women's boots are a extra 50% of the 75 too. I work to shop!:biggrin1:

Me, me, me!!!:eyebrows:

[quote=TerriDoodle; Take a deep breath and take control. Call your doctor today and schedule a fill. Read an inspirational book. Meditate. Find some peace today. It's ALL good!!/quote] AMEN! TerriDoodle, AMEN!

Lunasa First of all girl hug Hang in there, look at the big picture, you have lost 24 lbs in 2 months. when was the last time you did that? that in it self is a big achievement!:clap2: I'm not lossing as fast as I would like either. Try to keep living one day at a time and stop comparing yourself with others. Perhaps there are other things going on with your body. Have you had your thyroid checked. It can cause weight gain, depression, and many other things. I know because mine was out of wack and I gained 60lbs in less than 5 months and I'm still trying to get rid of the weight. Perhaps you might need a full blood workup to check for diabetes and any other problems. I felt so depressed for about a year that I was having anxiety attacks almost everyday that would leave me curled up on the floor. I just wanted to die. I went to a doctor and got laser accupunture (sp?) and it wass great!!! I felt as if the weight of the world had been lifted off my shoulders. I was so relaxed I couldn't drive. I had to recline in my car for about 1/2 hour to enjoy. The sun looked brighter and the birds seem to sing louder and I felt all was right with the world. That feeling lasted for about 3 weeks and I went back for another treatment. I did this for over a year, then I started looking into the band. When I went for my psych evaluation I was given several task to do and I realized what my triggers were and learned how to deal with them. It made me face life and deal constructively with it. My husband was at the root of all my problems and I had to learn to change my response to how I react to him. (I won't go into detail but it was bad.) He no longer knows what to expect of me and when I feel life caving in on me I announce to the world, my husband and even my 2 cats, "I'm not taking any crap today!" and everyone scatters and I have peace. If there are no support groups for you to attend find a upscale AA meeting to go to. All addictions are the same. Feelings the same. And the way we deal with them the same. I found this out when I took someone to the meetings every week for a few months. I have to admit it made me understand myself a lot more. Don't let this have power over you!! Know that you are not alone in this. Many of us feel the same way and just don't verbalize it. Much , much love to you!!

IndioGirl55 I had to go through the same thing. In fact my stress test was taken on a Monday and had surgery that Friday. Just think about it ... you will know where you stand with your health and find out what your strengths and limitations health wise are as you begin your new life in "Bandland". If tears make your feel better and they do, just let it all out!!!:cry A little note on tears I found interesting: Why Do We Cry? No one is quite sure. Humans and animals produce two kinds of tears: Basal, or continuous, tears moisten the eye, and reflex tears spring into action when the eye is irritated by some foreign object. But it is the shedding of emotional tears, weeping, that seems to be uniquely human—and little understood. Researcher William Frey suggests that emotional crying actually relieves the body of harmful and excess substances, much as do kidneys, colon, lungs, and pores. His book Crying—The Mystery of Tears describes his study that compared tears caused by an irritant (an onion) with tears caused by emotions (from watching sad movies). The emotional tears contained higher concentrations of protein—about 24 percent greater. The reason is not yet clear, but evidently the body produces a kind of tear in response to emotion that is different from the kind in response to irritation. "I am weeping as a woman. My eye, my eye is running down with waters," wrote the prophet Jeremiah. (Lamentations 1:16) Do women truly weep more than men? Statistically they do—about four times as often (5.3 times a month versus 1.4 for men). According to Frey, in infancy boys and girls cry about the same amount, though it may be days or weeks from birth before a baby will shed tears of emotion. In the teenage years, however, the difference begins to develop. This might be due to social influences. But the hormone prolactin (the milk-producing stimulant) is equally present in youngsters of both genders until the teen years. Somewhere between ages 13 and 16, the level rises in females. Prolactin is found in tears. It also builds up in the body under stress. Hence, women would be subject to even greater levels of the hormone than men when stressed. Could this be why women cry more easily and frequently than men? Dr. Frey believes that emotional crying is the body’s effort to regain chemical balance. The hormones may actually stimulate crying, and he theorizes that this is why we often feel better after we cry. Another study, by psychotherapist Margaret Crepeau, found a link between holding back crying and a "significantly higher rate of stress-related internal disorders like ulcers and colitis." (Seventeen, May 1990) Other researchers found evidence to the contrary. Health magazine reports that Drs. Susan Labott and Randall Martin examined frequent criers and infrequent criers. Their findings showed that stress was not lessened by weeping and that more frequent criers "were more prone to anxiety and depression." Their conclusion is that crying is not useful when it "merely distracts us from the problem." However, weeping can be an important part of accepting a traumatic experience, for example, the death of a loved one. Suffice it to say, the cause and purpose of emotional tears remains elusive. The Other Tears We know much more about the function of continuous tears, the ones you have in your eyes right now. They do much more than water your eyes. Let’s chart the course of this marvelous fluid as it is produced, spread, and expelled through the lacrimal system. The main tear gland is found in the depression just above the outer corner of your eye. This spongy gland, along with 60 others, creates a precision film made up of three layers—mucous, aqueous, and oil. The inner layer, the mucous, makes a smooth surface so the lid glides across the exposed eyeball. The aqueous layer is the thickest of the three, containing many important ingredients including oxygen, vital to the cornea. Also add a dose of lysozyme and 11 other enzymes found in tears. Lysozyme is a bacteria fighter par excellence. It keeps the eye white and clear. The finishing touches on this tear will be supplied by 30 Meibomian glands, those little yellow dots lining both lids in single file behind the lashes. The glands secrete the oil layer, so thin that it doesn’t distort your vision, yet keeps the tear film from evaporating and causing uncomfortable dry spots on the eye between blinks. In fact, some people have an inadequate supply of oil, and their tears evaporate much faster than normal. In the Blink of an Eye So here comes the lid, sweeping down in a flash, drawing out just the right blend of ingredients, and spreading them evenly across the eye in three layers. The lids meet perfectly so that the entire surface of the exposed eye is bathed in this soothing wash. What happens to the used tears? A close look at your eye will show a tiny hole in the inner corner, the punctum, that drains the excess tears into a channel leading to the tear sac. From there the tears pass down the back of the nose and throat, where the tears are absorbed by the mucous membranes. Blinking causes the tear sac to act like a pump, which propels the tears into the canal and downward. When you start to cry, you may instinctively blink faster, operating that pump faster to carry away those excess tears. However, when a real flood of tears begins, the pump overloads, the tear sac in the nasal cavity overflows, and your nose runs with tears. And you might as well reach for your handkerchief because by now the rest of the tears just spill over the lids and down the cheeks. So whatever prompts them—a heartfelt compliment or a stinging insult, fits of laughter or bouts of depression, a crowning success or a keen disappointment—a ready supply of tears waits to speak your feelings.

Go the the Shrinking Violet Thread and start reading. Lots of information and encouragement. Make sure that you are getting your 60 grams of protein and drinking your water! That's the "banster's rule." If your metabolism is that slow, talk to your dr. about it.

Will this be done out Patient? If not PM me and I'll come and visit you.:bored

That's what I ate yesterday. I only had to have the KFC because while at the gym on the treadmill several commercials came on for KFC and by the time I finished my workout I just had to have it!!!:hungry: There is 32 grams I won't be having today along with the chicken salad. So I'm within range.

I had the same experience as everyone else. No weight loss and seemed to start gaining again. So I decided that I was only going to eat protein for a day to see how I would feel. I had the following::hungry: 1 ESA Protein shake (added) 17g 1 scoop of protein powder 23g 2 boiled eggs 13g Isopure 40g 1/2 cup chicken salad 13g KFC leg & thigh 32g total Protein 138g I was concerned about all the fat from KFC but when I weighted this am, I was down the 4 lbs I gained plus one more for a total of 5 lbs. Go figure? I drank all my water and went to the gym and worked out for an hour. Sooo, I'm doing it all again for the next few days to see what happens, except for the KFC it's just too much fat for me. So hang in there everyone. We just have to find the right combination that works and do that. But if you cut out the carbs you'll will loose weight.

Try Isopure liquid Protein. It has 40 grams of protein per bottle. Or add a scoop of Protein powder to your dairy.

Good morning all!!! A strange thng is happening to me. :rolleyes I'm not hungry. :hungry: I can't eat but half of what I've been eating since being banded. I'm down to two meals a day and I'm losing inches like crazy but no pounds. Could it be? Yes, I think it is...I have restriction and I'm loving it! :peace: I had my 2nd fill last Tuesday and it took over a week for it to kick in. Now maybe I can start losing weight.

Lunasa, Glad you're back! I was getting worried about you!!!

Thanks Tann! Now another silly question; what do you all do for bad breath while in ketosis? And can you reach ketosis by lowering your calories? I have to have some veggies everyday for Fiber? Okay 1 more, How long does it take to get to the ketosis stage?

I felt the same way and even asked the PA if they forgot to put it in because everything went down to good.

good morning!!! I'm going to have to get up earlier in the am. You girls start up with the chickens. If I'd go to bed at night I could get in 2 workouts a day. I'm so excited! :target: After 3 long weeks of nothing I finally lost :lost2lbs:I had a fill on Tuesday and I am finally feeling restriction and all is right in the world (today). Gotta go I have to bake a graduation cake(s) for a 120 people this afternoon. :girl_hug: yeah me!!!

Terry: Have you read the bottom of your signature lately??? You're doing fine you have'nt gained what you have lost so you must continue to commit....:decision: :girl_hug:

what is induc flu?

Jane watch your US mail. I sent you your list today. Hopefully you'll get it tomorrow. Sorry it took so long.