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[quote name=Speaking of poop (nice segue, huh?), has anyone else had a problem with constipation? At the risk of sharing TMI, I'll just say that I had a very difficult time going to the bathroom on Saturday. That's extremely unusual for me. The only thing I can think of is that I had been eating a lot of cheese (well, a lot proportionate to everything else I was eating) and not drinking enough water. quote] Once a day I eat the Gerbery baby food prunes in the resealable plactic container and I haven't had the issue in the almost 4 months that I've been banded. Give it try! T

Hello, :Banane20:My name is Tracy and I, have to wear...... a 46 DDD :omg: My saga begins the day before yesterday. I have a desk job and tend to slouch. Since I have been slowly shrinking, my back problems have migrated from lower back to right under my shoulder blades. Some days I'm just aware of it, and others I have spasms.:whip: Tuesday by the time I got home I was bowed over periodically with 'ram butting me in the back with sharp pointy horns' spasms and couldn't straighten up. This ram butting continued through the night & Wed I decided to call in to work and go to my chiro. I get there and two different Docs worked on me. There were a couple of moments when I was like.. what on earth are they doing back there??:paranoid They Cracked stretched, used roller balls & I suspect a small herd of Llamas were dancing on my back:llama: The second doc did this.. "Ok lets pull on your neck and stretch you out maneuver and I heard a small explosion:target:which turned out to be my spine popping and my toes being yanked up into my nostrils. They send me over into therapy then were we discussed why this pain was occurring. 1. I slouch when I'm sitting 2. All of my over the shoulder boulder holders are 5-7 years old and wouldn't hold pebbles in place little long what I'm packing around:guess They slathered about a gallon of fire:flame: on my back then sent me on my way with me promising to look in to purchasing some support. Dear Hubby comes home then drives me to Catherine's, or as I like to refer to it, Your Grandmothers Dress Store, to purchase new 'back support'. I called a head to find out if they would measure and fit you for this most important piece of cotton & spandex & they informed me that yes.. they do. I haven't been measured for one of these LOVELY contraptions since high school if even then, so I was like, so do I go in wearing one already or comando??? Todd just looked at me blankly.. like "How on earth would I know that??":tired So, I armed myself with one of my 'best' ones and off we go. Alrighty, we get there, I march to the back and announce that I need to be measured. I can tell you now, they had NO IDEA what they were in for. I'm standing in the store with arms raised in the air:clap2: while the nice lady in her 70's measures me. She informs me that I'm a 46" Of course I was like "What??? are you SURE" The last time we measured this I was in the upper 50's ~ This is the section underneath the poking out areas.. She then said, "Ok..you need a 46DDD.. let's see what we have." We have two sales associates involved at this point.. could it have been the announcement that all my bras were about 5-7 yrs + old:cry ? I of course told her that there was NO WAY I was a DDD. To demonstrate this, I well, uh kind of, uh, smoothed my shirt over one and framed it with my hand and said "Are you SURE?" To which she replied very exuberantly... "OH YES HONEY" I informed her that what I was currently wearing and everything I owned was a D. To which she replied.. "I bet the back of your bra strap is up high in between your shoulder blades huh?" "mmmmmm yes" She then showed me where it was supposed to be & I was horrified. Holy flea biscuits, I don't recall ever having one go down THAT low. I then made the following announcement... "Ladies, My Chest Is In Your Hands" (I am so not making that up, it was out of my mouth before I could control it...) I thought the older lady was going to drop her hanger...:nervous I don't believe that in the almost 5 yrs I've known Todd that I have ever embarrassed him... this might have done the trick. 15 minutes later I am now 'armed' with three new contraptions... I got a DD since I'm losing weight and I just refuse to acknowledge that third D. I threw away my old one at the store and tried not to knock everything down I passed with my chest that is now positioned under my chin(s) It looks like someone is poking me in the back with a stick :boink:now and my lovely annoying huge orbs enter a room before I do.. but, by gosh... my back feels better. The End;)

Hey Houston Gal, I have a detailed account of my days after surgery in this forum near the beginning. How are you doing so far? I just got back from a much to short trip to my Grandma's in Oklahoma. It's always so good to see everyone & made me feel better that I was ever so slightly smaller than the last time the saw me. I've always been so self concious whenever I would see my relatives because I just kept getting bigger and bigger. My Aunts/Uncles and cousins have been excited for me and v. supportive. I am very fortunate. When we got back from Ok on Sunday night we passed out then got up the next day and drove to KY to our new house. Todd mowed and used the weedeater and I attacked the inside of the house. They have these beams on the ceiling to cover up ceiling seams that are made of 2x4's covered in a thin wood veneer that's covered in fake wood contact paper. uh.......... ANYwho, I ripped all of those down in two rooms. The beams will be replaced with cedar. Also, where the sheet rock joins another piece of sheet rock, instead of using joint tape or whatever it is you use, they nailed small strips of annoying wood on top. The only thing those are good for is messing you up when you are trying to hang pictures. I like things to be balanced and with these you have to hang in between the wood slats. This is about every three feet. Three rooms had this so I ripped all of those off while cackling like a maniac. This weekend we are going to replace the heating/cooling system (H-vac) paint the ceilings, prep & mud the walls. the stuff has to cure so I can't start painting until the following week. When all the painting is done we will start on the floors. I'm about ready to start some light weight training & just have to muster up the mo jo to actually show up and do it. I've been doing pretty well eating meat twice a day instead of just eating some type of protein. I only had meat for supper yesterday because we were rushing around and working on the house and boy could I tell the difference.

I LOVE this thread! T

My Dr.s appointment and my appointment with the nutrisionist was yesterday and went really well. They are both v. happy with my protein intake, however my doc. wasn't happy that more of it wan't actual meat so I will work on that one. He says the band works the best with REAL food/stuff you have to chew up. So now instead of just eating meat for supper I have to try and get it in for lunch as well. When I told him why I wasn't really eating meat for lunch (it's uncomfy) he told me to take smaller bites and chew longer, so I'll be giving chicken a try again. Basically the reason is the meats stay in my pouch longer and cheese/prunes/salad go right through. I am at 297 and my BMI is down to 48. & it hasn't been quite 3 months yet. They are v. happy with my progress and said that I was right on track if not a smidge ahead. He doesn't want me losing much more than 10 lbs per month and I'm at 11.5 lb loss per month. I told him how vocal I was about having the procedure and every one knows & how sometimes that made me a little self concious because I know people are looking at me and thinking... I thought she had surgery.. shouldn't she be shrinking a lot faster? He reminded me that the slower weight loss was why I chose this procedure and that my body and skin would thank me later. I saw pictures of myself that were taken this weekend and I still can't get over how huge I appear. It's weird. When you see yourself in the mirror it doesn't seem that bad... you don't realize what you look like until someone snaps a photo of you. It is so nice to no longer belong to the 300+ club and to know that I will never again be weighing in at those numbers. I leave work early today to go sign House/land papers and get insurance. We are both SO excited. We'll take possession as of today but won't be moving in until sometime in September. We have a lot of work to do on the house in the meantime. We are going to rip out all carpet and replace with wood laminate and redo all the walls. Take out the 32x32 shower in the master bed and turn it into a laundry station, take out the old dinky dark looking tub/shower in the guest bath and replace it with a nice large shower. Line & border the rooms in cedar planks, replace the h-vac(heating & cooling) & various other things. We are doing the air/heat & walls 1st, then after all the walls are done we'll start on the flooring.

I thought i had replied to this already. I've been having trouble with the site since they reformatted. Thanks for this article.. it's a good one. Y'all should see my hands. I leave late this afternoon for my Pagan Unity Festival to ven my tie dye stuff. We'll just say I am V. Colorful! T

Awesome! We are moving to the outskirts of Scottville Ky. Do you know where that is? T

The Cool thing is when they come home and are all 'good to go':biggrin1:

I'm sorry you are having such a rough time of it. When can you go in for another fill? I am fortunately to be in Nashville w/ my doc I reckon, my fills are covered for a year too. I finally busted 300 and now weigh 299.. BOOOOYAH! Please hang in there and don't give up. It will work. Just curious.. are you sure you have the 4cc band and not the larger one? Can you call your doc and express your concern over lack of restriction and that you are tight on funds and you don't know what to do? Hang in there & kiss your furkids for me! T

I don't buy it or have any thing of temptation in the house. I surround myself with stuff I can have. I have individual sizes of cottage cheese, string cheese, gerber prunes...

Mine showed up a week early (that has NEVER happened) and holy mother crap... it brought me to my knees a couple of times.... of course.. I couldn't pop ibuprophen like I normally do either.... T

HOORAH.. Journals have returned!!!!:clap2:

HOORAH.. Journals have returned!!!!:clap2:

:help: HELP:help: The site has changed and I can't for the life of me find my journal.....

For me it's all about the Downy Fab softener. I buy the t-shirt sheets at target and tie dye them. They are heavenly when just washed and drowned in Downy....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm:notagree

Hey there, Just wanted to address the constipation part. I am regular as rain and here is why... I buy the 2 packs of Gerber baby food prunes in the plastic containers & eat 1-2 per day. you could have them on your liquid stage because they are pureed and they make a BIG difference.T

<p>Fill number one on 4/2 Fill number two today 4/23</p> <p>Ok. today @ 2:45 was my post op appointment and 1st fill. I walked in, & they weighed me. I was kind of dreading this because 1. It's that 'special' time of the month 2. I've been hungry 3. this weekend, though I still didn't eat volume wise what I normally do, ate things I shouldn't have, like bread and brownies 4. last but not least, I weigh about 4 lbs heavier in the afternoon than I do in the a.m. Water retention I guess.</p> <p>Much to my delight I have maintained myself at 318.. I was 331.5 on the day of surgery, which means I weighed even more than that before surgery and lost some before because of the hellacious pre-op 'all food is evil so you must drink your meals' diet. So I lost around 20 lbs and have kept it off without gaining any before my fill. From what I've been reading on the forums, some people gain before their 1st fill so HOOfreakinRAH for me! </p> <p>They had a "basket 'o Needles sitting on the desk.. boy that cheered me up and fast. Todd was like... well look honey.. they aren't THAT big...</p> <p>Dr. Morton thought my incisions sites looked great and where healing V well. They also thought my matching tie dyed undies/sports bra and socks were a hoot, I informed them that of course, I wore them for this ever so special of occasions. At this point, they had me laying down on the table in my colorful skivies and it occurred to me that this bragging on my homemade undies was a clever ploy for them to distract me from the bee sting of a numbing shot they administered to the incision on my sternum. I think Todd's fingers may still be tingling... but I have to admit.. it was like a baby bee sting and not one of those big A$$ scary bees....</p> <p>So.. after this he sticks in the saline needle and all I feel is pressure, I was like.. wow, that's kind of weird, he then informed me that he was going to help me SIT UP with said needle protruding from my sternum. uh.... </p> <p>He gave me his hand and helped me sit up.. I didn't pass out or anything! In fact at this point, I didn't feel a thing but I guess my eyes were still bugged out like a fly in a frog pit cause he commented on my expression.. </p> <p>It was kind of weird to look down and see a needle sticking out of me but, it didn't hurt </p> <p>They then gave me a cup holding 9 ounces of water and asked me to sip on it. Apparently the band I have holds 4 thingies of saline (cc's maybe?) and while I sat there drank water and burped profusely he put in 2.2 thingies of Fluid. He seemed pretty happy with how it was sounding and he pulled out the needle and slapped on a bandaid. I was like... 'THAT's IT?" As I predicted, I felt silly for being to worked up over this. It all took about 10 minutes from weigh in/strip down to fill up. </p> <p>I was grinning like a cat in the fish market on the way up front because my stomach had been growling like crazy when I got there and all the sudden.. I was FULL. HOLY CRAP>>>> I went from ravenous beast to pleasantly just ate full.... on 9 ounces of water. NICE. I scheduled my next appointment for 3 weeks from now to weigh in and see if I need more fluid in my band. I am on liquids until wednesday afternoon then I can switch to soft stuff like cottage cheese/apple sauce then gradually at my own pace, work up to real food again.</p> <p>I am ever so slightly sore now where my port is and he said I might bruise a little. I got a Protein drink and some veggie juice for supper and right now I'm full as a tick.</p> <p> </p> <p><p>Ok.. Fill number two was pretty uneventful.. They are v. happy with my progress and say that I am right on track. I'm losing 3.5 per week and they really prefer I don't lose faster than that. I am no longer a BMI of 50+ HOORAH!! I was a 49.8 this a.m. The day of surgery I weighed in at 331.5 and I know in Jan I was around 336+. Today I was 308 so Total weight lost is 32. Total lost from day of surgery 23.5.</p> <p></p> <p>My band holds 4cc's, last time they put in 2.2, today they made me an even 3. Again, this fill made a diff. I was REALLY hungry when I went in. You can't have anything in your tummy so I hadn't eaten yet but when I left I was FULL. </p> <p></p> <p>I have an appointment in three weeks with Morton again and also a nutritionalist. chicken & Tuna don't always go down well (feels like I'm swallowing a v. dry golf ball) & steak is a big pain in the butt to chew. I get really tired of chewing it so I end up spitting it out. This pretty much leaves.. well,, cheese, Beans, hummus, eggs.. you get the pic. SO this makes getting in all my protein somewhat of a challenge. Well of course I could live on CHEESE but that would probably impede the whole weight loss goal...</p> <p> </p> <p>I'm on liquids again for two days then work my way up to real food. I went to the pick yer own strawberry farm on Saturday and bought a gallon of THE MOST deeelish berries EVER. Well Todd's out of town and I can't have any until Wednesday and they were picked Saturday so I'll have to bring 'em to work so they don't go bad. I'll get some more this Saturday. I like to eat them on my salads.</p> <p></p> <p>One of the main differences this time from last time is when the numbing shot started wearing off at work, it started STINGING. I'm still stinging but I guess it will fade. I just put a new Garfield band-aid over the spot and it already feels better. Now if I could just find band-aids with a moose on it....</p> <p></p> <p>I'm going to start tracking my protein grams every day. I need to get in 60-80. This should be fun.</p> <p>T</p> <p></p> <p></p></p>

Normally this would go in my journal but it would see those went away. Ok.. Fill number two was pretty uneventful.. They are v. happy with my progress and say that I am right on track. I'm losing 3.5 per week and they really prefer I don't lose faster than that. I am no longer a BMI of 50+ HOORAH!! I was a 49.8 this a.m. The day of surgery I weighed in at 331.5 and I know in Jan I was around 336+. Today I was 308 so Total weight lost is 32. Total lost from day of surgery 23.5. My band holds 4cc's, last time they put in 2.2, today they made me an even 3. Again, this fill made a diff. I was REALLY hungry when I went in. You can't have anything in your tummy so I hadn't eaten yet but when I left I was FULL. I have an appointment in three weeks with Morton again and also a nutritionalist. Chicken & Tuna don't always go down well (feels like I'm swallowing a v. dry golf ball) & steak is a big pain in the butt to chew. I get really tired of chewing it so I end up spitting it out. This pretty much leaves.. well,, cheese, beans, hummus, eggs.. you get the pic. SO this makes getting in all my protein somewhat of a challenge. Well of course I could live on CHEESE but that would probably impede the whole weight loss goal... I'm on liquids again for two days then work my way up to real food. I went to the pick yer own strawberry farm on Saturday and bought a gallon of THE MOST deeelish berries EVER. Well Todd's out of town and I can't have any until Wednesday and they were picked Saturday so I'll have to bring 'em to work so they don't go bad. I'll get some more this Saturday. I like to eat them on my salads. One of the main differences this time from last time is when the numbing shot started wearing off at work, it started STINGING. I'm still stinging but I guess it will fade. I just put a new Garfield band-aid over the spot and it already feels better. Now if I could just find band-aids with a moose on it.... I'm going to start tracking my protein grams every day. I need to get in 60-80. This should be fun. T

Normally this would go in my journal, but it would seem that they have dissapeared... Ok.. Fill number two was pretty uneventful.. They are v. happy with my progress and say that I am right on track. I'm losing 3.5 per week and they really prefer I don't lose faster than that. I am no longer a BMI of 50+ HOORAH!! I was a 49.8 this a.m. The day of surgery I weighed in at 331.5 and I know in Jan I was around 336+. Today I was 308 so Total weight lost is 32. Total lost from day of surgery 23.5. My band holds 4cc's, last time they put in 2.2, today they made me an even 3. Again, this fill made a diff. I was REALLY hungry when I went in. You can't have anything in your tummy so I hadn't eaten yet but when I left I was FULL. I have an appointment in three weeks with Morton again and also a nutritionalist. chicken & Tuna don't always go down well (feels like I'm swallowing a v. dry golf ball) & steak is a big pain in the butt to chew. I get really tired of chewing it so I end up spitting it out. This pretty much leaves.. well,, cheese, Beans, hummus, eggs.. you get the pic. SO this makes getting in all my Protein somewhat of a challenge. Well of course I could live on CHEESE but that would probably impede the whole weight loss goal... I'm on liquids again for two days then work my way up to real food. I went to the pick yer own strawberry farm on Saturday and bought a gallon of THE MOST deeelish berries EVER. Well Todd's out of town and I can't have any until Wednesday and they were picked Saturday so I'll have to bring 'em to work so they don't go bad. I'll get some more this Saturday. I like to eat them on my salads. One of the main differences this time from last time is when the numbing shot started wearing off at work, it started STINGING. I'm still stinging but I guess it will fade. I just put a new Garfield band-aid over the spot and it already feels better. Now if I could just find band-aids with a moose on it.... I'm going to start tracking my protein grams every day. I need to get in 60-80. This should be fun. T

Ok.. Fill number two was pretty uneventful.. They are v. happy with my progress and say that I am right on track. I'm losing 3.5 per week and they really prefer I don't lose faster than that. I am no longer a BMI of 50+ HOORAH!! I was a 49.8 this a.m. The day of surgery I weighed in at 331.5 and I know in Jan I was around 336+. Today I was 308 so Total weight lost is 32. Total lost from day of surgery 23.5. My band holds 4cc's, last time they put in 2.2, today they made me an even 3. Again, this fill made a diff. I was REALLY hungry when I went in. You can't have anything in your tummy so I hadn't eaten yet but when I left I was FULL. I have an appointment in three weeks with Morton again and also a nutritionalist. Chicken & Tuna don't always go down well (feels like I'm swallowing a v. dry golfball) & steak is a big pain in the butt to chew. I get really tired of chewing it so I end up spitting it out. This pretty much leaves.. well,, cheese, beans, hummas, eggs.. you get the pic. SO this makes getting in all my protein somewhat of a challenge. Well of course i could live on CHEESE but that would probably impede the whole weight loss goal... I'm on liquids again for two days then work my way up to real food. I went to the pick yer own strawberry farm on Saturday and bought a gallon of THE MOST deeelish berries EVER. Well Todd's out of town and I can't have any until Wednesday and they were picked Saturday so I'll have to bring 'em to work so they don't go bad. I'll get some more this Saturday. I like to eat them on my salads. One of the main differences this time from last time is when the numbing shot started wearing off at work, it started STINGING. I'm still stinging but I guess it will fade. I just put a new garfield band-aid over the spot and it already feels better. Now if I could just find band-aids with a moose on it.... I'm going to start tracking my protein grams every day. I need to get in 60-80. This should be fun.

Is there a moderator or someone out there that can tell us what happened to our journals??? PLEASE? Thanks, Tracy

OH MY GOD! I LOVE THAT SHOW! I was REAAALLY bummed when it came to an end & wasn't REAL thrilled with the ending but it could have been worse I guess. The Toronto episode was one of my favs.

OR... venison. I LOVE venison chili and it's V lean

OH.. that makes MUCH more sense....

Yah.. it sounded like he was saying HELL or something at the end? Could anyone else understand it??