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Jane - I'm still waiting for Friday Night Knitting Club to get good.

I LOVE that book!! Have you read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime? It's kinda written the same way. Both great books!

I'm really gonna try, Tracy. Y'know what I figured out? If I quit smoking and still wanted to lose weight, I'd only be able to eat about 800 calories a day....MAX. My metabolism is slower than a snail's. Exercise is absolutely essential....Grrrrrrrrrrrr. Gotta figure out what form it will take. No time for going to the gym....needs to be something at home. On the bright side (sorta), my sister probably weighs 280+?......besides having two bad knees that she's already had operations on, she now has a bad back that will also require surgery. That coulda been me ..........but it won't be. :smile2:

Hi everyone. I weighed in this morning at 185.0. This, my friends, is totally UNACCEPTABLE. Now, I'm pissed.

Pros are very numerous -- I love my band and would never trade it for a million dollars. Cons are that it's not an effortless magic wand that many think it is. I still have to 'diet', I just don't get as hungry doing so. Other cons are giving up some foods, but it's not a big thing...you get used to it and food becomes less important.

Well, I've been too tight and I've been too loose. Right now I'm almost at my sweet spot...thinking of going in for another teeny tiny fill of 0.1cc. I'm happy when I can eat fresh veggies and fruits as well as a variety of Protein, including eggs and chicken, which are all impossible when I'm too tight. If I'm too loose, I can eat 'too much' in one sitting....which is right now like 2+ cups of food. Does that help you?

Just to demonstrate how different doctors are, mine says do nothing special before a fill. After a fill stay on mushies for 24 hours then eat normally. So, you need to follow your own doctors' orders, not ours!

Wow, Tracy!!! How scary!! Nothing like that's ever happened to me either!! Yikes! I'm so sorry :thumbup: You're so strong. I'm proud of you.

Jane - yes, I got your check and deposited it yesterday, I think. Thank you!! Had a very busy day today putting the finishing touches on these geology field trips I'm coordinating....30 rockheads heading for CO and UT. If these guys make one more change I'm going to kill the lot of 'em and be done with it. So then went after work and had 3 glasses of wine with my GF, then to visit mom, now just getting home. DH is at a business function and isn't home yet. I am so looking forward to the 4 day weekend I have coming up!!! I'm weary!! Judy's quiet, eh? I'm gonna go get my jammies on soon and head for bed. Niters!

Dang, Tracy -- well it sounds like she's got a good medical team if they figured that out!! Episode right out of "House"! Judy - it's bugging me....is your DIL the type of person who could just up and leave her child.....forever?? <gulp> I canNOT wrap my head around that.

Jenn, my dear friend, you've been saying this same thing since the day we met you!!!! :w00t: GO ARMY!!!!

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kt, I am so sorry for your issues! My gosh, how have you kept your sanity?? I did have what I would call esophageal spasms when my band was too tight. The pain would be very intense right under my sternum and then a duller pain would radiate up my esophagus to my throat...sometimes feeling like I was choking. These problems (along with a bit of reflux) were all resolved overnight by removing 0.3cc of Fluid. It is obvious that your band is way too tight. I cannot imagine why your doctor has allowed this to go on. I do hope you get some relief after they unfill you. I'll bet you will. Hang in there! In the meantime, have they advised you to drink a nutrition booster like Ensure?? Get your nutrients in any way you can!

(((JUdy)))) I am so sorry, honey. Just breaks my heart. I'll pray that it works out for all of you. :thumbup:

Worst nightmare ever: Laura's sister having a child!! Your parents ready to 'start over' again?? UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG - that's great, Judy!! LOL I've been wondering about your sister, Laura. The rehab people would have a shit fit with your parents if they knew!! Haven't your parents ever seen INTERVENTION?? Maybe they need to sit down and watch about 10 episodes in a row and then they'll get it. Maybe!

Put slices of raw potato in it and let them sit. The potato will supposedly soak up the salt. Never tried it, but it makes sense. Skipping coffee??!?! :w00t: No comprendo!!! Well, I sure do feel ya sister. I've "only" gained 4# this summer but man, my clothes sure do fit different! I told DH today that they seem to all be shrinking! :thumbup: So tighter clothes = feeling FAT. Glad you have it under control. I thought I did on Sunday, then blew it again on Monday. :thumbup:

Tracy - Dang it! I forgot to go over to photobucket last night to look at the pics of Macy. I was tired after I got home from Mom's. I thank you for posting the special pics just for me. :crying: That one pic where she's outside.....she looks like she's waiting for Hector to come pick her up. Or was Hector driving the bus perhaps? I hear he gets around. I don't feel like working today.......... bleh. Michelle - while you're in this "place" are you finding you're wanting to eat?? (see, i'm still reading my book!) Don't be afraid to feel the feelings instead of stuffing them with homemade cookies. The feelings are giving you information. Pay attention. I need to come up with a plan for bringing my lunch to work. I hate all the restaurants around here. And I also hate eating at my desk! The day is so long. Well, back to it!

Jenn - Don't forget to take before and after pics of your kitchen!! Pam - you are so sweet. We all love you so much...I wonder if you realize? I gotta go hop in the shower.....yawn. It's early!

It took about 3 fills for me also. Hang in there...your day is coming!

We fly direct from Houston!! Yea!!! Jane - if you rent a car, we'll split the cost with you if you pick us up from the airport. Why not? Full size was about $30/day with one company ...Alamo maybe?

One thing about jewelry....it's portable!! :-) NOW you're thinking!!! Who can work a torch??? Oh wait, I've learned that alcohol and torching don't mix. :wink2: Ok, now you've gone and made me hungry!! That sounds delish!! I love fresh mozzarela!

Uh............I thought you were driving??:smile2:

Oh, ok......I thought you meant you were getting nauseous and throwing up. If you're PBing all the time, you need to get on liquids for about 3 days to give your stoma a rest. It's gotten irritated and swolen. Try that. Also may want to try having a warm drink before meals to loosen up the band.

I second and third what all other posters said. Y'know what? I went thru something similar when I was your age. And I did it "your way" for quite some time. I eventually got my head out of my butt (tee hee) and did it like these other girls are advising. Deleted his emails, burned his cards, deleted his phone numbers, and STOPPED TAKING HIS CALLS. Turned out that was really the only way I was ever going to move on. It worked. The way you are doing it only draws out the pain over a period of months (or years!), where as just making a clean break shortens that period a great deal! Besides, it's very satisfying watching him squirm when you stop talking! Take it from one who knows. Been there, done that. Read: [ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0684848066/ref=sr_1_olp_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219682313&sr=1-1] In the Meantime [/ame]by Iyanla VanZant