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One more story -- really kind of funny! In my post that I lost I was telling you about my DD who is going to be 16 in July. Yesterday it was raining so I told her that we were going to go pick her sister up from the bus stop and she could drive. Well she was backing out and turned the wheel the wrong way and when I was telling her to hit the brake she panicked and hit the gas and ran us into my brick retaining wall…………… the story gets better! So my car is not teetering off of a slab of the brick. So my DH gets home and tries to pull my car out without any luck it is stuck and it is really damaged. I call the insurance company they are sending a tow truck out on Monday but the tow truck driver calls and asks me about my car being stuck on a wall. I try and explain and he tells me he is not sure he can get it out! Good grief! If he can’t get it then what, does it become part of the lawn decorations? My poor DD I was yelling at her and it was really not her fault. I just saw my car and could not believe it. Oh well. I get a rental on Monday and if this guy gets my car out he will be towing it to the shop! KIDS!! I swear.

*FEEL ** fill **sorry!

Denise, Thanks. I am worried, it seems like i got such a big feel and then not to feel anything is so discouraging!

Hi guys, I got my fill yesterday. As i said before it was a whopping 2.7cc's so I am thinking wow i am barely going to be able to eat and the loss is going to come. Well today is day 2 and I can still eat! Can you believe that? I need to know has anyone else ever had this happen? If i dont feel something tomorrow i am goign to call my Dr and get back in. I am starting to worry that my band has slipped? Or maybe i have a leak? Let me know if anyone else has felt this way............ i am getting worried!

mdrai~ Dont worry, we have all had our fears and doubts that is perfectly normal. I believe if you asked anyone of us we would all tell you we made the right decision and would gladly do it again! A newsflash on my fill: for lunch I ate fine....... i stayed full until 8:00 pm then I ate two tiny bites of a pork chop and one bite of mashed potatoes and I am FULL! I couldn't eat another bite and believe me that pork chop was just lookin at me wanting me to eat it. But I couldn't <--- Yippee!!! Tracyinks -- good job on tossing the meatloaf! What a victory!! Terridoodle -- good job on not trying "just one more bite"..... you would have really hurt! Sorry you had to deal with the slime why your mother was there. That must have been tough. Have a great weekend everyone!

Hi everyone! Welcome back Sara!! It is good to see you on and thank god it is FRIDAY!! I can say that since I called in sick today to get my fill. Ok about my fill........ i must be like a big vaccum since I took 2.7cc's can you believe that? My first fill. He was having me drink water out of a dixie cup and kept asking if i was feeling tight yet? Nope, not yet I kept saying, it was going down just fine. Finally three cups later I FELT IT!! Horay! A tight feeling. Does this mean I am going to lose some weight now, I ask my Dr. and he just laughs. He said can you feel it going down and I said yes so he said I think you are a bit on the tight side... i told him to leave it. I would be happy if he could just help me starve myself....... anyway I ate some lunch and drank some water. Didn't feel too tight. Felt ok, I can feel a little difference. I hope my band is ok I swear 2.7cc's seems like a lot to me....... but what the heck do i know. Now Haydee and Jennifer: Quit giving it away to these users for free! They are not worthy of your time, or your love. Pretty soon the men will be lining up and you can tell these jerks good ridence! Cassenova's Mom, That is so cute! I hate when our kids grow up. I have felt the same way and have had a hard time since my oldest moved out...... wait for that moment. I still have a hard time believeing she is turning 20 in June! Boo hoo! TracyinKS, Congrats on the meatloaf. I keep trying to remind myself to slow down as well! LET THE POUNDS FALL OFF -- IT IS ON NOW!! has anyone else had a big fill like mine? <!-- google_ad_section_end --><!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

Angie: You are probably not losing as fast as some because you are already in ONEderland! I bet your fill WILL help, and I bet you start losing inches QUICK ++++++++++++++++++++ TrackinKS -- I hope your right! I have my fingers, toes, and boobs crossed! I can't see your picture!! =(

Areellady, Thanks! I hope your right!

That's what they all say!! :clap2:

Haydee, I am the same way! When I went in for surgery the only thing that really even bothered me was the shot in my tummy..... aHHHHH that freaked me out. The IV was a bit of a pain, but since I have had many IV's I knew what to expect. So I am worried about my fill tomorrow as well. I think I am going to take some of my liquid vicoden before I head to the Dr.s. You all are so funny. I am having a rotten day and then I read these posts and just started laughing! OMG this is so funny! "So this morning I got to work early and I decided I'm going to do some of that ab work where you get on all fours." That is something that would happen to me! Judy, Tell DH good job!! Also great job on your NSV. Everyone with fills this past week how are you feeling? Are you losing yet? (please please give me hope!) Are you still on liquids or able to eat?

ibchelle: 40 lbs in a month - I am jelious!! Congratulations! Yep I 'd say that is pretty dang fast. I am going to bury my head in a hole. I am still down only 7lbs since banding 4/18 and a total of 10lbs since my one week pre-op. I get my fill tomorrow and am praying that will kick start my body. I have not been eating the greatest, but way better then before bandland. I also have been walking almost 3 miles / 3x a week. I am COUNTING on my fill to get me through and start seeing some loss.

Is there a quick way to get to my journal?

Oh one more thing! Who was getting in the 70+ grams of protein a day and how?

Kity, I am so so sorry for you! What terrible news. I lost my father when i was eleven to cancer. So I can't imagine my mom ever getting sick! :eek: Sara, Hope all is going well with your papers. We are all thinking about you and routing for you:clap2: .

Michelle, Thanks for sharing your note from Dr K! I have an ab machine that i wanted to start getting on and thought I would wait until I could talk to him on Friday...... but your note is good enough for me! :clap2: Ok Violets__ DH-Dear Husband DS-Dear Sister DD-Dear Daughter MIL- Mother in-law and so on!

TracyinKS, I know where Branson is although I have never been there. The ex is military and lives at Fort Leonard Wood. So my girls go there every summer to stay with him for six weeks. He takes them to Branson but i dont think he knows about the thress story go-karts. That would be a must do for them. Staying at a camp ground for a $1 what a friggin bargin! That would be fun. Kity, So sorry about your mom!

Yea....... Laura! Congrats on the weightloss & I hope you get your fill!

With Mother's Day around the corner I had to post this! Ok, I know we've all seen this before well most of us anyway, but it still makes me teary everytime I read it so I thought you would enjoy it again too. Happy Mother's Day to you all! Angie This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up puke laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, "It's okay, honey. Mommy's here". Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing crying babies who can't be comforted. This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their hair and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse. For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies. And all the mothers who DON'T. This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they'll never see. And the mothers who took those babies and gave them homes. This is for the mothers whose priceless art collections are hanging on their refrigerator doors. And for all the mothers who froze their buns on metal bleachers at football , hockey or soccer games instead of watching from the warmth of their cars, so that when their kids asked, "Did you see me, Mom?" they could say, "Of course, I wouldn't have missed it for the world," and mean it. This is for all the mothers who yell at their kids in the grocery store and swat them in despair when they stomp their feet and scream for ice cream before dinner. And for all the mothers who count to ten instead, but realize how child abuse happens. This is for all the mothers who sat down with their children and explained all about making babies. And for all the (grand) mothers who wanted to, but just couldn't find the words. This is for all the mothers who go hungry, so their children can eat. For all the mothers who read "Goodnight, Moon" twice a night for a year. And then read it again. "Just one more time." This is for all the mothers who taught their children to tie their shoelaces before they started school. And for all the mothers who opted for Velcro instead. This is for all the mothers who teach their sons to cook and their daughters to sink a jump shot. This is for every mother whose head turns automatically when a little voice calls "Mom?" in a crowd, even though they know their own offspring are at home -- or even away at college. This is for all the mothers who sent their kids to school with stomach aches, assuring them they'd be just FINE once they got there, only to get calls from the school nurse an hour later asking them to please pick them up. Right away. This is for mothers whose children have gone astray, who can't find the words to reach them. For all the mothers who bite their lips until they bleed when their 14 year olds dye their hair green. For all the mothers of the victims of recent school shootings, and the mothers of those who did the shooting. For the mothers of the survivors, and the mothers who sat in front of their TVs in horror, hugging their child who just came home from school, safely. This is for all the mothers who taught their children to be peaceful, and now pray they come home safely from a war. What makes a good Mother anyway? Is it patience? Compassion? Broad hips? The ability to nurse a baby, cook dinner, and sew a button on a shirt, all at the same time? Or is it in her heart? Is it the ache you feel when you watch your son or daughter disappear down the street, walking to school alone for the very first time? The jolt that takes you from sleep to dread, from bed to crib at 2 am to put your hand on the back of a sleeping baby? Or the panic, years later, that comes again at 2 am when you just want to hear their key in the door and know they are safe again in your home? Or the need to flee from wherever you are and hug your child when you hear news of a fire, a car accident, a child dying? The emotions of motherhood are universal and so our thoughts are for young mothers stumbling through diaper changes and sleep deprivation... And mature mothers learning to let go. For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers. Single mothers and married mothers. Mothers with money; mothers without. This is for you all. For all of us. Hang in there. In the end we can only do the best we can. Tell them everyday that we love them. And pray. "Home is what catches you when you fall! And we all fall."

TracyinKS, Good job on the NSV!!! Yippee. Even though I keep whining and complaining about not losing I guess I too have a NSV to share. I am wearing a pair of capris today that fit and did not fit just six weeks ago. I could not even lay on the bed and get these suckers to button! So today I am wearing them. I think they would fit a heck of a lot better -10lbs but they are on and I did not lay on the bed to button them! Have a great time on your trip, where are you going? We will be thinking of you.

Lunasa, This is so funny ---- "LOL...here's a good one. Last night we're going to bed & DH says "I think you're having an affair!" LOLOLOLOL....of course he knows I'm NOT but he has observed the new DEDICATION in my life!!! My Violet affair!! That is why I try and post at work so I dont have to hear my poor lonely DH! But I am getting behind so today I am really going to get some work done! This sounds like one of the best meals I have heard of in awhile - Fish stuffed with spinach & feta did you make it? Gosh can I have just one bite!! Good job on your weight loss! Sara Mos, Great job on the weight loss..... i am still trying but the scale is just not budging! Not sure what I can do besides throw in the trash or walk out and just hand it to the trash man so I can't dig it back out! Also that was very good how you explained the reflux disease proplem for Michelle. You sounded so technical! Go girl!

Michelle - I'm sorry to hear of your frustrations and sadness. I can completely understand how you feel. Well I know we can all understand how you feel. First, just the word "cancer" is scary.... and second your dream of a new life has been taken for at least the moment! I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers! When you start feeling down do what Lunusa is saying. That sounds very reassuring. Also like Terridoodle said, there is a GREAT chance for a mix-up! Several years ago after many tests I was told I may have breast cancer behind the muscle..... so the Drs took part of my breast and there was no cancer! What a blessing. So just remember how truly blessed you are with how far you have come and keep your chin up! We are routing for you. Jenn, The reason you have not found a job yet is because the perfect job for you has not come along yet! Chin up as well!

TracyinKS, What an angel you are! Karma!

ok it is lunch time and since I promised i was going to walk 30 minutes everyday this week..... i am heading out! It is beautiful outside so walking will be nice. I just dont like the lady I am walking with all that much. She is queen gossip of work, and she knows everything! Spending an hour walking with her really gets on my last nerve! =)

Laura, That is awful!! Good job fighting them! Haydee, Where did you buy Dr Kracker at? <-- what a funny name!

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