kittyforet

I teach high school and some days I'm very stressed by lunch time. Thankfully I have a conference period right after lunch, so if I cannot eat during the lunch period I can take some time afterwards. It's also great because if I do run into problems eating, I'm not forced to deal with my students right away...it's crappy being stuck and having to pb in my office trash can while they're in the classroom. Some days it doesn't pay to eat at lunch though. Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

Clothing exchange Protein bar/shake tasting Plastic surgeons Recipe exchange Exercise class/yoga Tour of a local grocery store to get food ideas Meeting with nutritionist to help plan meals/snacks Just a few ideas Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

Welcome back!! You were missed!! So happy to hear of your little joy!! Can't wait to see pictures once she arrives!! Sounds like you'Ve done well with pregnancy and the band. Welcome back RozieCakes!! Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

Banded June 20, 2011 by dr Reilly at true results. I live south of Houston. I'd be happy to be your buddy. Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

I have several I like. I normally am too tight in the morning to eat real food so I rely on a shake to hold me over until lunch. powders I like: unjury chocolate splendor, vanilla, unflavored, chicken Soup Syntrax nectar Cappuccino, Caribbean cooler, strawberry mousse, roadside lemonade. All of these are currently in my pantry so i don't get bored with one flavor. I also stock several flavors of crystal light, MIO, and torani sugar free syrups so I never have the same flavor. Another option is to add a teaspoon of sugar free instan pudding mix. Yummy!! Chocolate powder + coconut torani syrup + splash of almond extract = almond joy Chocolate + Peanut Butter + caramel torani syrup = snickers Cappuccino + chocolate torani syrup = mocha cappuccino (hot or cold!) I will often make the caribbean cooler or lemonade with my snowcone maker and have it like a slushy. Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

I haven't told my inlaws and hopefully never will. My mother in law, brother in law and sister in law are huge...my hubby is getting bigger these days too. My inlaws and husband have all been large, except my father in law... Hubby was always the smallest after his dad, but not so much anymore. 5 years ago my MIL was absent at my daughters birth because she was in Louisiana with my sister in law, who was getting gastric bypass at the time. I totally understand her being there for that. It's not like I was going to allow her in the OR with me anyway. My SIL has always been huge. Not sure of her exact weight but I know she wore 5x. She never made good food choices and exercise was a foreign word to her. Pretty much sums up my whole inlaw side of the family. Anyway back to her surgery. She was receiving state medical insurance so her surgery was free. Within 1 year she lost a lot of weight and looked great. Then something happened after year 2...She went back to her old eating habits and gained all of the weight back, and then some. She was given a huge gift in the form of free surgery that could make her healthy and enjoy life more and she trashed it. The main reason I don't tell my MIL...she is the biggest blabber mouth and if I fail at this everyone will know thanks to her. Then I'll be compared to her daughter and I can't take that. It might seem petty but I don't care. I worked hard to be able to pay cash for my surgery, my insurance excludes weight loss. If I want the world to know something, I'll tell the queen of gossip and you can bet in two minutes everyone in the USA will know. Not lying. I will be a success in spite of my inlaws. Sorry for the long post...guess I needed to get that off my chest. Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

As self pay my first year was free. Now that the honeymoon is over they offer 3 options: $125 as needed each visit Or $40 direct bill from your bank account monthly whether you come in or not Or $240 pay upfront for as many visits as needed in a 6 month period. Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

All of the above plus I like turkey pepperoni and turkey Jerky. The jerky I buy is Jack Links 100 calorie packs and they have 18 grams Protein. Takes a bit of chewing but they get the job done. Turkey pepperoni is 70 calories with 8 grams protein. Sometimes I'll have a serving of 15 slices with a string cheese (I like sargento reduced fat cheddar) and that keeps me full. I also add unflavored Protein Powder to things and/or use lemonade flavored powder in my Water after working out. Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

I am here! I'm a work in progress! Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

I'm the same way. Had to get some removed Easter weekend (only 1 cc but it felt like 5 cc!) and it's been a struggle ever since. It felt like I had no band at all until mid-June and even now that I'm back to where I was when I was too tight, 8.3 cc, I still fight constantly. I was in the green zone before and trying hard to get there again, I just didn't realize I was there before!! Even with exercising I'm battling the scale. June and July I lost one pound each but still not as low as I was. I went to the doctor Friday and they said no fill, that I should be able to do it on my own since I've been losing even a pound. It's frustrating but I know what I need to work on. I'm mad because the weight was coming off at a good pace before and I had to go and ask for a tiny more that I really didn't need. So now I have to suck it up and eat less and move more. I log everything on myfitnesspal and know I have room to improve. Best of luck to you!! We can do this!! Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

I think that the carbonation isn't as strong when it's a frozen drink. I think you're ok. If it worries you, ask your doctor before you drink another one. And if they say it's not ok, let us know!! Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

Everyone has their own preferences so try as many as you can. I also noticed that some I didn't like pre-op I can now drink so keep in mind that your tastes may change. I have several powders I like. Ideal chocolate milk Protein powder. They used to make a vanilla and it was good too. unjury chocolate splendor, vanilla, unflavored and chicken Soup. Haven't tried the strawberry but just got a sample pack. Syntrax nectar roadside lemonade, Caribbean cooler, strawberry mousse, Cappuccino. All of the above powders are in my pantry right now, so I dont get bored or stuck having the same thing over and over. I also have sugar free torani syrups to add to my drinks... Chocolate, vanilla, caramel and coconut. This way I can have a caramel chocolate drink, a chocolate coconut drink, etc. it doesn't have to be plain Jane. For the nectar lemonade and Caribbean cooler, I add the crystal light packets of either lemonade, raspberry lemonade or pink lemonade to boost the taste. There's no limit to the flavors you can make. Try to buy sample sizes when you can. Many websites have these. I don't do the ready made drinks. Tried a few but didn't find one that was willing to drink on a regular basis. Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

In April I was too Tight over Easter weekend and my surgeons office does not utilize any sort of on call or triage but they do tell me each time I see them that if I have a band-related emergency which ER clinic to go to. I went there not able to keep down Water. I didn't know ahead of time how much they were taking out and didn't think to ask until when he was doing it. He took out 1 cc and said that was the norm. I'm glad it was such a tiny amount but I'm now back to the amount I had when I was overfilled and don't have the same restriction. 8.3 in a 10 band. When I got that 1 cc taken out it was like the band was completely gone. Now I know it's there And back to losing very slowly, not as fast as I did prior to the ER visit. Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

I take the Target brand of adult gummy Multivitamins and gummy calcium. They're the generic version of vita fusion calcium and vista fusion multi vites. Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

It does become hard not to compare my loss to others. I lost 52 pounds in a year. gREAT!! But I got a small unfill in April and since then, hardly any loss at all. Went today hoping for a tiny fill and they said no. I'm at 8.3 according to them (I think it's a little less but whatever ) and they said I'm doing fine, even though I've lost one pound this month and one pound last. I'm still hoping to lose at least 25 more. I also have a thyroid issue so I know I will be a slower loser. It's frustrating that I did great with the loss before my unfill and now it's a struggle. I'd be happier if I could lose 4 pounds per month but I'll have to settle for 1 and not let the scale define my success. Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk