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Teach! did you go to the journeylite support meeting this week? I managed to catch it, and it was fun. they are growing. Its in north houston, and meets once a month roughly. I got the numbers if youd want more info. Everyone looked GREAT! we'd all been banded by different doctors in houston. anyway, lemme know if you want to come to the next one!

but it isnt your business. If it is, get into social work, family law, or gynocology, otherwise you SHOULD probably get your nose out of other peoples homes, and out of other womens wombs.

meh...can anybody hear me??? i ws there too, even GAINED eight lbs and went on liquids for four days and it worked, Ive got it off again and working down! did ya try it?

woah, laurend, i never posted on that site. I never would either. I feel very strongly on the subject. Stop finger pointing. I wish, that people who do not have children, either by choice or by circumstance, would shut up about how people raising thier children are doing it, or not doing it. its not their business. thats what i wish.

hey! thanks for the bday wishes!!! im hoping it comes true too, its a tall order this time. as for salad...when im eating regular solid foods i dont do salad of any kind unless i still have room after the protien, but im technically 'fasting' and my dr said i can have two cups of raw veggies in the evening in addition to the shakes. so i chose spinach leaves instead of lettuce. To me it makes a difference. ive heard people struggle with lettuce and just wanted to avoid it, and so far so great. not even a glimmer of stuck or oops....BUT everyone is different. When i go back to solids i plan on not doing the salads anymore, although, tofu is EXTREMELY high in protien, easilly digestible, and low in carbs. PLUS... i have a GREAT recipie for atkins lasagna where you slice firm tofu longwise a quarter inch in thickness and use IT in place of pasta. Can cube it and make a cheese sauce and have "fake" mac n cheese! can boil it and cook with chicken and cream of chicken soup, some veggies and viola! "mock" chicken and dumplings! i love tofu. My youngest thinks im crazy and wont go near the stuff. he said its "wrong". lol..Hes eaten it alot more than he thinks he has too. It can pass that well sometimes. Texture is a LOT. Sometimes you just need something to take the place of rice or pasta.

if it makes you feel any better, shortly after that last post i got snowed in, then in the middle of that, allergies forced me down. I cant handle th emeds. they knock me out entirely. i think ive been asleep for the last few weeks. I gained EIGHT lbs back, then went on liquid diet again to get ahold of things, and ive dropped five of them so far. Ill blow it tonight though, its my birthday and i have already seen the cake. We are planning to go to ruby tuesdays for dinner. ive cleaned the house? does that count?

hey jill! i was doing *some* light stuff at about a week or so out...but do what your dr says. Walk a LOT, you will LOVE IT. When i get stuck i cant help but walk, its a fight or flight thing, and im all about the flight! walk at least thirty min a day, You can even choose stuff into a 'thirty minute playlist" so you dont have to actually look at a watch, just hit play when you leave the door, and walk till the music runs out! I love ipod.

thank ya! i got a new bike...and a cake (i have a thing for birthday cakes...its sorta semi serious) lol..

RIGHT ON FLUFFY!~ affectionately, and purposefully....those of you deeming to dare to tell me what i can do with my womb and how many children i SHOULD or SHOULDNT have, can kiss my large round doughy world populating bottom. I would like to tell those presuming to do so, the following: " iF I WANT to have fifteen children, i have every right in the universe to have them. if I DONT want to have them, terminating my pregnancy is my business as well. I dont tell you what to do with your uterus. DONT presume to tell me what to do with mine. " thats what i would say to those who think they have some business in my genitals.

I went through that when i was on Phenfen back in 1997. I dropped ninety lbs and was walking around at 120 lb! (for the first time in my life since i was 12). I worked in a small art dept with only men, women were in the extended offices. I was overjoyed to find things that were cute and that fit. in my head, i went younger i think. I became very sorely aware of jealous comments as well as the positive ones. I started wearing LESS clothing (because younger styles have a tendency to be less and to "show off"). I ran every morning and THEN did a hour long cardio routine every morning! I kinda got carried away with it, i know...and even when the bones in my chest were protruding and my husband tried to say something to me about it, i shut it down and wouldnt listen. it wasnt until they took it off the market, and i started gaining wieght back that i saw a picture of me during my initial wieght gain (with the boney chest, upper arms you could wrap a forfinger around) and kind of freaked out. I found a therapist and started working with her. I had to keep her on topic. it was difficult. It was very long. I spent two years with her, twice a week. I think overall she did help, in a way i couldnt have accepted help before. She certainly helped me accept the wieght gain (it all came back plus forty lbs). I would interview therapists before deciding on one. Find one that deals with this specific issue and not turn it into "my mom left me alone too much" stuff. While that might be true, and it might feel good to talk about it has NOTHING to do with making your eyes see what they need to see. Good Luck and Post what happens with you?

hey btw... i stepped on the scale this morning and im five lbs lighter! Remember i said i had gained 8 and was kind of out of control, so i went back on liquid diet to regain a sense of 'reboot and restart' to get my stomach back to accepting smaller amounts of food and being grateful for it???? that was THREE DAYS AGO. FIVE LBS!!! I dont plan to stay on this for too much longer. I just wanted to drop the eight i JUST put on (and just about as quickly). so heres what ive been doing: maybe it will help any of you who get stuck and need a push, if it helps: breakfast: three oz of zero carb isopure strawberry mix , 12 oz cold water, handfull of pecans and one banana in blender= breakfast shake a little later, a cup of earl grey with one teaspoon honey lunch: one and a half cup of any purreed soup. (i like the box soups from cambells) later afternoon when im starving: three oz of zerocarb isopure with 12 oz cold water= get me through this time shake dinner, while everyone else in the family eats: A bowl of a cup and a half of spinach leaves, one cup of cubed extra firm tofu sauteed in olive oil and marinated in balsamic vinegar, a loose handful of grape tomatoes, a pinch of shredded carrots, a pinch of cheese, a quarter cup of ranch dressing and a few pecans chopped on the top! = a livable dinner during the fast that equals no more than two cups of food total. eat half, walk away, clean the bathroom or something, then eat the other half in twenty minutes. IF YOU SURVIVED THE DAY (and all the protien will make it easy) then you can have ONE cup of (premeasured) tapioca! woo! i like rewards and i understand food rewards. i know its not perfect, but its been working for me and i dont feel like ive been starving. I still take my multivitamins and supplements. I plan on eating a real meal tonight though, as well as a piece of birthday cake, cause i turn 39 today.

Hi Guys, Thought id check in. After reading up a bit it seems like we are definitely in the same boat. Ive had a time of it... When i got home (maine) it started snowing and stayed snowing until just a few days ago. I was a good girl initially, even went to the gym DAILY for the first two and a half weeks,...then FLUID RETENTION kicked in, at the same time my allergies got the best of me and started taking benadryl (which knocks me out). I had TWO cycles since ive gotten home in late March. I think i might be encroaching a third. I dont know whats up with that. I will be asking dr about it when i see him next week. anyway...i gained 8 lbs back. I am back on liquids to see if i can get my stomach used to not so much food anymore, and get it to a good place. I get on the plane in two days to fly out to houston for my second fill! im hoping its an agressive one and will put me back on the right track. The good news is the snow is MELTING (sixty degrees today) and today is the first day ive not had ANY allergy meds of any kind! Tres, Id call my dr if that were me. I hope it loosens on its own and you dont have to get unfilled, but id definitely call in a day or two if it hasnt gotten better. Please post what happens?

carlene, i hope you get better soon. I used to have an aunt who lived in mineola.

anyone in maine been banded yet? i think they were just starting to do the proceedure when i left to have it down in Houston. Anyone here?

i love tea. i totally replaced morning coffee with tea altogether! I use honey to sweeten, but i think i might change to splenda or stevia soon.

allergies! just wanted to add... Ive been literally down for last few weeks and on benadryl for severe allergies. Ive kept track of my food, and while i knew id been eating more than i should, i didnt think it was too bad, but i havent been back to the gym since the ninth of this month, and ive gained 8 lbs back! i went back on liquids for today, likely tomorrow too. Hopefully i can get things back to a "start" position and go forward from there. I gain wieght very quickly. i did this before the band too.

Denise, i know what you mean. SOmetimes i come so hungry to the plate i literally have to make myself stop, and remember. My surgoen held out his pinky and looked at me and said, "NO bites bigger than the NAIL on this finger right?" and i said 'um..yep." and making myself sstick to that is very hard when im hungry. I bought the babyfood spoons, and even though my boys make fun of me, it really does help make the bites smaller and force you to slow down. ALso, another thing ive learned to make myself do is cut up things very small BEFORE i let myself take a bite. It stretches the time it takes to eat a thing longer. EVEN with all that, i totally agree....its hard to remember to take tiny bites.

I have a 10cc band, banded Feb 13. my first fill was 1.5, march 19 its now exactly one month later (april 18) and i have very little restriction for most meals. as long as i chew well and take small bites, and eat slowly i dont have any problems and im able to get down alot of food. I have to be careful that way. if i eat too fast i get stuck and the only thing i wanna do then is walk, or stand there bent over in prayer. i go back april 24, for a fill on april 27th, and im very hopeful. The first few weeks after the fill i did okay. not GREAT restriction but okay enough. now it feels pretty open. ive been snowed in for the last couple of weeks and thats added to the futility, but it will melt soon...hopefully.

i have little restriction. I used to never eat breakfast. i also used to smoke a pack of smokes and drink a pot of coffee between four am and nine am. but that isnt me anymore. Now. I wake up and make hot tea with honey first (i prefer earl grey but sometimes do english breakfast). Then i take Calcium, bvitcomp, Multivitamin, Iron, vit c. Then i pour the boiling Water into two packets of golean vanilla oatmeal (the stuff rocks and you dont have to add anything to it. it has flax in it too!) every now and then i wake up VERY hungry, and then its two poached eggs and a little lean ham if i have it, instead. as a TREAT.. (about once a week) i go with a friend to a local fav cafe and we have eggs benedict! (my favorite)

396Power, youre going to LOVE him, if thats who you have too. His aftercare is famous! Hes very patient oriented, and you really do feel like you are his only patient. Hes got a great record, and if you listen to him closely you will do great!

I THOUGHT that was you!!! Congrats on the other seven lbs down! I wish i could say the same but ive stopped losing since ive been snowed in. lol dr delicious!!!!! how funny! Im serious about getting together for dinner while im down, im way open the 25 and 26!

amanda! i was banded by Dr St Laurent too! I go back to him for fills. Have we talked before? My next fill is April 27th. I fly into houston April 24. I stay in galveston when i come down.

Hi! im sorta half time from texas? I stay in Galveston when i come down for fills, and to hide for the winters. I was banded in Houston. Love my surgeon!

lol betsy! i missed it the day my foot stepped off the plane down in Portland. its SNOWED NON STOP here since. Our last snow was several inches yesterday. Im hoping it will rain soon and melt it all off. However..if it doesnt... I GO BACK TO GALVESTON IN A WEEK FOR SECOND FILL! woo! :::shaves legs::::

and also...if its a serious question..call your doctor. I think we all know that. I think the reason we ask the questions here is exactly to find out what other peoples experiences are, with a grain of salt, and considering the sources.