February 2006 bandsters unite!!

[skbishop78 0]

I'm in with the points thing. What you have sounds great. Maybe 2 points for every pound you lose!! Let me know if you need help with it!

[cashley 0]

Have any of you tried Propel with Calcium? I like it... it helps me with two of my points I get my Water in since it's a low calorie Water beverage and it has calcium in it. I'm still trying to figure out how much and actually I'm still taking my calcum chew but this helps since I don't drink much milk.

Oh yeah the calories are only 20 per bottle.

[JanetC 2]

I love Propel! I try to not drink it TOO much, lol, but it's awesome! I love my Calcium chew too, lol, I'm not giving it up! Wonder if you can OD on calcium, rofl. :confused:

I'll work something up for the challenge... we've still got a few days before the 1st, we'll have it start then. Be thinking of things you want to add!

[skbishop78 0]

They told me that I would not be able to use the Calcium chews....because they would get stuck. Is that not true? I will start taking them!

[JanetC 2]

I take Spring Valley from Walmart (they're the generic form of Viactiv). I LOVE the caramel ones... delicious! They're sugary & chewable, so I'm sure they dissolve. I do count the calories, heh, like 20 per day, I think. :confused:

[cashley 0]

I love the caramel too and I've never had them stuck. I'm really tight right now and having to baby everything I put in my mouth. The caramel goes down ok... (so does a Frosty.. ..ohhhh that's off topic though)

[Jerseytammy 0]

Count me in May WLC.

I am having a bad week, keep me in your prayers y'all.

[skbishop78 0]

Gosh Tammy hope, that you are ok....Your in my prayers.

Ok...I woke up with a black tongue this morning and thought my stomache was bleeding..I thought I was going to die. I called my Dr and come to find out I had taken Pepto the night before and it turned my tongue black. It is a common side effect. Who knew? That has never happened to me. It is funny now, but at the time when I first saw it I thought I was in some serious trouble.

[JanetC 2]

Oh my goodness, Stacey! I'd be sure I was dying!! Black tongue = the plague or something, doesn't it? LOL. I'm glad it's just pepto!

Have you heard back on your results from Monday, Stac? It's been 48 hours already!! Heh.

How's your fill going, Cashley? You figuring it out? Or have you gone all liquids? You going to get a slight unfill?

Tammy!! What's up hon? I'm praying for you!! Hang in there & know that no matter what, we've got your back! Love ya! (( Hugs!! ))

Mikey & I are being challenged right now as well, **sigh**. Stupid colds! We keep each other awake with our coughing & nighttime meds seem to make us hyper instead of sleepy, augh!!! This is the 3rd day that I've had like 3-4 hours of sleep. I'm starting to take naps out of desperation... which of course makes for more issues at night.

So I'm spacey & depressed & silly, lol. If I say something mean today, lol, forgive me... I honestly didn't mean it! :Banane33: And probably won't remember saying it, heh. Ooooo, it's like a license to scream! Yippee!! :woot:

[DonnaB 3]

LOL - yes Stacy, I did know that Pepto will do that! I learned it the hard/scary way! I was in Mexico for the first time on vacation. The resort had all these little signs about the Water being purified, bla bla bla, safe to drink the water bla bla - so we did. BIG mistake! Our whole party got sick, vomiting, diarrhea the whole works. I took some Pepto and a few hours later I had the black tongue. I thought I was dying. I was going to die in Mexico from the black death and all because I believed those little signs!

Needless to say when I went for surgery in Mexico I was terrified. I wouldn't eat anything that wasn't super hot (boiled) and I used only bottle water the whole time I was there - I even rinsed my tooth brush with bottled water!

That first sight of the black tongue is scary huh?

[Julie* 0]

Well friends, I am off to Disney World until May 7th with DH and the kiddos. Have a great week and wish me luck on my first vacation banded.

[skbishop78 0]

Hey...just wanted to let you all know that the ultrasound came back normal, but that I have a C-Scan tomorrow morning at 6:30 am. They don't know why I am having this pain. I just want it to go away. I will keep ya'll updated!

[Happy2 0]

Does anyone know what causes a lot of gas and how to prevent or stop it? I have gas all the time at both ends. Blush! It's driving me crazy. Also, what is a "PB"?

Pat

[SherryW 4]

Have fun Julie! Give Mickey a tickle for me.

Stacy that's good news with the ultrasound. Good luck with the C-Scan.

Happy....are you banded? Have you kept track of when it happens and what you ate just before it?

[Happy2 0]

Sherry, Yes, I'm banded but I haven't kept track of what gives me the gas. I think everything gives me gas, but I'll start making notes. Thanks.

Pat aka Happy2