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My personal favorite is pumpkin dip! 1/3 c. Canned pumpkin purée 1 container sugar free cool whip 1 brick low fat cream cheese Pumpkin pie spice to taste! Blend everything up and eat with sliced apples!

Hey FeFe, You are awesome girl!! I have battled depression and emotional eating. It's harrrrrddddd!!!! I also know the "don't want to move my big butt' feeling when you're THAT down...What you need to remember is you are so worth it. No matter what you are going through. Life has a weird way of working itself out. Rely on those around you. It won't be a burden to tell somebody what's wrong and ask for advice or just an ear to cry in to. If that person cares, it shouldn't be too hard to just listen. If you need to just blow some steam, please feel free to message me personally. I'm a great listener and only want to see you continue on the great path you created for yourself. Continue the great work! ONE pound is better than ZERO pounds or PLUS pounds! You sound like you're getting back to where you need to be. Just remember... YOU ARE SO WORTH IT ALL! Good luck and take care! Stacie

Liquid silver spray. You can buy it pretty much anywhere that sells herbal supplements. It's amazing! You spray it in the back of your throat and it helps get rid of a cold very quickly.

I had my band put in a week before Easter (I'm christian)...It wasn't as tough as I thought it would be. It felt like I had eaten a meal on the way to dinner, so I wasn't really hungry. You'll be able to eat again, get your journey started! Good luck!

AWESOME JOB!!!!! So happy for you!!!!! Can't wait for that feeling as well!!!!!!!!!!! Celebrate by taking a brisk walk on this beautiful day!

How old is her mother? Is it a younger or older lady?...I have a grandmother that recently lost a lot of weight and I'm sure she would be happy to give her clothes away for free just to get them out of her room. lol I'll have to double check on sizes for ya!

I've never been pregnant before, but I did want to say congrats, Mama!:Banane40:

Go to your nearest ER right away. Preferably at the hospital where you had your band placed. They should be able to do a CT and A. make sure your band didn't slip and B. take your fills out. Vomiting in your sleep is very very dangerous. I worry about you choking. Please get this taken care of and let us know how you are! Good luck hun! Praying for you!

At risk of being "yucky" I forgot to say that today I have developed blood in my stool as well so now I am getting very scared. That's what made me finally call a new pcp.

Hey bandster friends, I was banded in April 2011 and so far the ride has been rough, but new and exciting. I have a question for any of you nurses, doctors, or generally 'health knowledgeable' folks out there. For about 3 weeks now i have been having horrible pain in my lower right side. It started near my belly button and has progressed around my hip and up under my rib cage. I went to the ER 2 weeks ago worried about my appendix ( I have had low grade fevers, nausea, and constipation as well). They told me that my appendix looked fine on a CT, but my white blood cell count was high and I still had a fever. They sent me on my way anyway. I'm very concerned because all of the symptoms have just continued to get worse and I read that a lot of CTs looking for appendicitis get misread. It's to the point where I'm doubling over if I have to walk more than 1/4 mile. I will also add that my twin sister had an emergency appendectomy last Saturday and the surgeon said that they couldn't believe how bad her appendix was when they finally got into her abdomen because it was tucked and almost the whole way behind her liver. I'm just wondering if my anatomy could be the same as my identical twin and if they just rushed me out of the ER? I made an appointment with my pcp for tomorrow and had my CT scan results sent to her. I'm just wondering if I should wait or if this could be something port related. I've read that a lot of people end up with appendicitis after LB surgery. I'm scared, hurting, sick, and don't know what else to do... I almost keep trying to convince myself that it's all in my head and I am fine because they would have seen it on the CT. I truly appreciate any and all opinions. Thank you kindly for your time.

Oh goodness. lol Thank you for bringing that to my attention. No, I am 23. Accidentally put in 1998 instead of 1988 for my birth year. I'm horrible on computers.

Hey all! I just wanted to ask if anyone out there is having as rough of a time I as am with my lap band. I was banded on April 13, 2011. I have had 2 fills with 6cc in an 11cc band total. I feel awesome restriction for about a week after the fill then it just goes away and I'm back to where I was. I am truly working hard at making my lap band tool work for me, and I am losing weight, but dieting is just as hard now as it was before surgery... I am kind of sad and regretting getting the band because it doesn't seem to be working at all for me. Everything I lose is by pure will power and refusal of failure, but I'm afraid I'll eventually get frustrated and give up. I didn't go through surgery to have zero help from it. I am more than willing to do what is necessary to work with my band. I know it's a tool I have to use properly in order to work well, but will I ever get a noticeable change in how my restriction feels? Has anyone experienced this? I feel so badly for sounding like I am complaining, but I truly am very frustrated. I know this isn't a miracle cure and will always require work on my end, but I would just like the help that I was seeking in getting surgery to begin with, If I could have done this on my own, I wouldn't have gone through the trouble of surgery. I appreciate any comments you all may leave. Thank you very much for your time.

Pureed foods should be the consistency of pudding or applesauce (depending on what you're trying to puree)... A few of my faves were tuna (chopped a bit in the food processor) with some onion powder, garlic powder, and low calorie miracle whip (about a tablespoon for every 3 oz of tuna), canned chicken chopped up a bit with one weight watchers cream cheese serving and a bit of hot sauce... some low calorie buffalo chicken dip, lol or a pureed sweet potato with some cinnamon, a packet of sweet'n'low (or whatever artificial sweetener you like), and a tiny amount of low calorie spread such as "I Can't believe It's Not Butter"... You can puree any soup you like as well. I ate a lot of french onion soup with unflavored protein powder. Good luck!!!

Oh gosh! I literally have been going through the same thing! UGH! I'm not quite sure if it's good or bad yet... hahaha