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Yeah I just didn't realize the pouch can hold food so long without you feeling it (re:stuck feeling). And I didn't take the pregnancy suggestion any kind of way I was just saying I really doubt that's it.. I associate it with the band due to it being since my last fill.. going to get a test on the way home from work today to make sure, and I left a voicemail for my band nurse, going to ask her if she has any ideas about why I would get nausea.

Actually, I love Kielbasa, so that sounds pretty darn good.. minus navy beans. I just wanted to use ham because I have 4 cans to get rid of lol. Thanks!

I am emberassed to admit, my water consumption went to crap the past week or so. I have been craving Ginger Ale like crazy, it's lower in calorie than most cokes, and due to the carbonation and I guess my restriction, I can only drink about 4 sips a day.. but I bought a case to keep in the house. Only drank 1/2 of one in the past 2 weeks. But.. also got the one-serving cartons of OJ.. 1/2 jug of apple cider from Cracker Barrell.. and a Milo's Unsweet tea jug. I was going through bottled water like nuts.. now I have 3 cases and put a SMALL dent in it.. been grabbing all the wrong drinks. I know the solution GET IT OUT OF MY HOUSE. I can't help myself if it's there. Oh well, when it runs out, I won't buy more cider or OJ. I see I can't control me..duh. But I did buy a 2% milk carton & a bottle of water at work today.. Drank 3/4 of the milk carton and I've drank 1/2 the bottle of water so far. I'm trying to sip more, I need to get that water in. Hopefully, after the New Year I'll be back in the swing of water.

Really doubtful, I take my B/C religiously. But I don't see anyone else mention nause except for post-op. Am I just missing it? Really, no one else has this happen to them?

I've been trying to make a twist on the hoppin' johns. No particular reason, just that I don't make the version I have very well.. is always too dry and not very tastey. Typically I cook the rice in chicken broth, then add it to a can of black eyed peas and ham stock and simmer till liquid is gone. So on one of the cooking shows (Paula Dean) she made something I thought looked yum.. after finding the recipe online, it doesn't have the rice.. and it's deep fryed, so I'm trying to tweak it, and maybe make something totally different using her ideas. Basically she makes a sauce for it.. cranberry sauce with 1tbsp of maple syrup and 1tsp of garlic powder. Then she mashes up the peas with onion, egg whites, cornstarch and shredded ham.. deep fries them into 'fritters', serves with the sauce. Anyone have an awesome hoppin johns recipe?? Don't want to fry it, want to incorporate rice, peas, and canned chunk ham...lots of flavor, and soupy if possible

NYR is to keep on losing weight, duh.. same NYR I've had for over a decade. Me & DH decided last night we're going to get Chantix. My NYR is to do the best I can with it. I'm not going to say we'll quit, but we're sure going to try.

Wanted to share the mushroom casserole with you guys. It was so good, I was blown away. Like I said, never had a 'mushroom dish' before, so wowee. She made some adjustments and I plan to do the same. Sautee 1 cup of diced onion. In a bowl combine 2tbsp of cornstarch, 2c of beef bouillion, 1 tsp of marjoram. Add this mixture to 3c of sliced fresh mushrooms. Pour it all into the diced onion on the stove. Stir and cook until the sauce thickens. Remove from heat & add 2tbsp of parsley and 1tbsp of parmesian cheese (I omit this cheese, not a fan of parmesian). Then she topped it with a cracker crumb crust. Another thing I plan to omit. Recipe calls for saltines, and I don't like saltines.. and I didn't like the cracker texture in the casserole. I ate from underneath the crust MMMMMM. Bake 350 degrees for 20 minutes. So I plan to make this and serve it as a 'soup'. If you like mushrooms, you'll love this!!

I have a motivation clothing item that my sister bought herself around last x-mas. I brought it up, sister and mom are looking for it in their houses.. It was a pale purple velvet coat.. VERY renaissance looking. Had a scalloped/scooped back that went to the back of the knees, then raises to about the waist in the front.. button closing, and BIG flared sleeves. I guess looks like a 'pirate' coat, but very elegant. When I saw her come home in it last year I was dying with jealousy. I was looking it up in plus sizes to no avail, and then was even looking at custom clothing makers to replicate it for me.. Anyway it was a size 14. I'm now in 18/20 for the most part (some 14/16 tops), so I should be able to wear it soon IF THEY FIND IT. I would just cry with delight.

Well, I don't have symptoms of being sick...and the 3 nausea attacks hit over a month span.. so I really don't think it's being sick. And after I vomit once, it's gone. The mushroom casserole was just fresh mushrooms in a beef bouillion with onions, so not a lot of fat or grease if any. But for the mushroom to even exist in pouch after 5 hours is bizarre to me. I didn't know anything could be in the pouch like that and not be causing me problems (stuck feeling, etc.). The other time it was a piece of egg. I had eggs for lunch, and that night at dinner I burped up a piece of egg.

Some games I like to play with friends when we get drunk.. board games-- What The F#$%? It's a cheap game, and asks some really funny questions where you guess what they would answer.. and whoever is wrong-drinks. Lots of laughs. Battle of the Sexes, but I didn't see you mention men, so that is out if it's all girls. Poker.. we do nickels & dimes for chips so it's not too expensive. That being said, I will likely spend New Years watching TV.

Welcome Shannon!!

Well Violet Sisters, I had to pat us all on the back.. Our year in review.. We all got the band in April. We had losses. We had gains. We had spouse issues. We had children issues. We had in-law problems. We had parental problems. We had financial woes. We had work woes. We made it to the half-way mark. We made it past that. We made new resolutions. We conquered. We failed. We loved. We lost. We gave up hope. Then we kicked each other in the pants and got back on the horse. We made it here. We got through Thanksgiving. We made it through Christmas. We PB'd. And above all, we're still going!! So good luck on the New Year, go us!! :whoo::clap2:

I am at a very good restriction. Lots of things are a no-go, I can only eat certain hours of the day, but liquids are always fine. However, I PB very very easily. So I have to be very careful. That being, said, sometimes I don't anticipate it.. like last night at the inlaws, they made a mushroom casserole. I like mushrooms, but no one in my family does so I've never had a mushroom dish. But it was SO good, I took about 1/2c of it, and that was all I ate. In reflection, I probably ate it too fast. But, I didn't get a stuck or painful feeling so all was well. Then it hit me, I feel like I have the flu and I get nauseated. This has happened 3x's since my last fill. I bee-line to the bathroom and it's actual heaving throwing up, not PB's. What would cause the nausea?? 2nd.. I have noticed this twice.. once with eggs, and then with the mushrooms from last night. I ate the mushrooms at 6pm. Had my throw up episode.. 5 hours later, we're driving home, and I burp.. and burp up pieces of mushrooms. 5 hours later. Where did it come from?? I didn't feel like I had something stuck in my pouch, would it have come up from below my pouch? How long does food actually hang around down there? Both of these things are baffling me. halp!

I lost 3-4lbs this week.. and I did endulge in holiday treats a few times.. :guess I stayed away from the eggnog and cappuccinos and hot chocolate.. decided I would splurge on things that would at least give me some sense of having eaten hah hah.

256lbs for 2 days solid. WOOT. I'm almost to the 240's yaaay. My weight loss is pretty steady lately.. shouldn't say that, watch me jinx myself! Went to inlaws last night.. they got us a george foreman, a fairy trinket, DH got some clothes.. then they tried to give us $200 and DH wouldn't let them. She made ham with mushroom casserole(wow this was awesome.. no one in my fam likes mushrooms so I never have had fun mushroom dishes..got the recipe, going to make it for a full meal sometime), asparagus, coleslaw, and sweet potatos. I took a little bit of everything to be nice.. mushrooms ended up being so good, before I moved onto anything else I got a normal size spoon of it. I ate that, and had no room for anything else. Then it hit me.. the nausea. I don't know why I get this.. does anyone else???? I don't see people talk about it It's like I have the flu all of a sudden. So I couldn't excuse myself, had to bee-line to the bathroom. Threw up.. came back and the rest of the night was uneventful. They gave me a glass of wine, and as we walked out the door I had only had a sip of it. So not to waste, I downed the glass of wine really quick. Woo. I had a nice little buzz for the first 30m of our drive home. We had xmas b'fast with moms family yesterday morning. I knew better, I really did. They were making grits, eggs, sausage and bacon. The sausage looked so yum.. I took a piece, ate it slow.. but at 10am I can't do solids, much less hard solids. I was spitting that up for a while. All in all things went good. Hope everyone else's went good. And I think it was Denise? Who got all that perfume for xmas! Wowser.

I am so tight I can't eat meat right now.. polish dog is food porn!!

Oh, DH also got me a water foot massaging contraption. I just did it for 15m..while eating some Kisses out of my stocking (oopsie).. it was pretty relaxing!

OMG WHY DOES IT ERASE POSTS?!?!?!?!? It refreshes itself. I am going to start typing posts word and pasting it here. Man that sucks, I had a long post about my xmas eve :rose: GAH!!!! Ok let’s see.. my fam celebrates on the eve (mom dad siblings & spouses). DH Got me a LOT.. Now I know I didn’t get him as much as he got me, I was surprised, normally it’s the other way around. He got me an envelope that had 2 small envelopes inside. First one said.. -$250 clothing shopping spree for CLOTHES THAT FIT! I will even come along, no complaining! -1 trip to Franklin to resize your rings (it’s in TN) -One fancy dinner at restaurant of your choice. Second one.. Picture of a pistol that said “Congrats on your first gun! You will receive after taking the NRA Pistol Safety Training Course also included”. WOW! I know this sounds bizarre, but that is really exciting for me. I’ve never even seen a gun in person. For years we talked about getting one just to have, and he said not till I learn how to shoot one, and we always forget about it. So I’m psyched. My mom gave us a 30m lecture on.. when we have kids, if we don’t keep it in a safe she will ‘kick our asses’. EEP! He also gave me a bag full of anti-bacterial hand stuff (I am addicted to this stuff), a smelly candle (Apple), and (this whole bag was stuff he hates lol) a Red Lobster gift card.. he is allergic to smelly stuff and seafood.. so this was an all me bag and some cute picture frames… My parents gave me a good amount of cash, I knew they were, so been trying to decide what to do with it. I think I’m going to get the Dyson animal vacuum. They have it, and it’s amazing. It picks up every iota of cat hair.. and we have a LOT. I could never justify the price though. But for xmas, hmmm. They also got me a SUPER CUTE suede jacket from Coldwater Creek. I didn’t know they had plus or cute stuff. They got me 3x said they didn’t know what size I wear now. It’s waaaay too big, so I think we’re going this week to exchange it for (gasp) possibly a 1x! Posting a pic of it at the bottom, found it on their website. Oh and if anyone wants to shop there, they are $$$ but they are having EVERYTHING 1/2 off until this Friday. Wow. I am going to order a shirt or two. Anyway.. they also got me a new phone.. it’s very lightweight, and a little smaller than my current one. I was just in need of a new phone, old one dies every day. My sister got me a fairy candle.. it is purple (fav color!) carved to look like amethyst (my birthstone) that turns into a fairy (woot!). It’s very cute. My brother got us a gift card to Best Buy. DH is currently playing one of his new Xbox games (men..) Bigs.. it’s a baseball game of some kind. Lots of fun tonight, tomorrow we have to get up early for my Granny’s xmas and then off to TN for DH’s family xmas. Hope everyone has as much fun as I did tonight!!!

Jenn- Yup and my cats are my kids, and the cats I've lost just devastate me. The only good thing is when a cat dies, it means I get to fall in love all over again with a new one. I hope you find that new kitty that steals your heart :rose:

..oh yeah and I'm 258! :biggrin1:

((JENN)) So sorry, I know how you feel. I don't post much on weekends cause I rarely get on the computer during the weekend... I get burned out. But I HAD to come say MERRY CHRISTMAS VIOLETS!! Have a safe and fun and loving and magical one! :whoo: And I will be thinking about my girls here!

Denise- That's so neat, I've seen those detail scans before, I didn't know they were common! Terri- I'm same way, I can't eat any meats really.. I down my IDS New Whey protein tubes though.. and I drink low-sodium V8 when I think about it. I am riding out the tightness till I get to good restriction. My doc underfills me or overfills me, never gets me at the right spot, so taking it into my own hands! My bro texted me this morning that my shop in SecondLife was on tv last night. I am so giddy, first I thought ON WHAT?! Now I'm waiting for him to wake up and answer me. I don't want to be too excited.. he's only seen it a handful of times and I can't believe he'd remember what my shop was to begin with. But if he tells me what it was on, I'm going to go find whatever it is so I can see it lol.

That is too cute.. Wish I could get my cats to pose with my dog!

The best thing I can recommend, from experience.. DON'T HAVE IT IN THE HOUSE!! Throw out all the cookies & cakes. I had to. I had to get rid of all snacks or foods that are bad and tempt me.. I can't resist temptation. That's why I had 2 chocolates last night, my parents keep that crap in their house.. an I went to visit and had 2.

Ouch losing.. you win. I thought my bosses were scrooges not giving us monday off (initially).. Then again, my dad is making me go to the mall with him, and there's all those poor people that are working there.. I sympathize kind of.. I worked at Hobby Lobby during the holidays when I was younger.. Hobby Lobby with their antique cash registers where you have to key everything in, and refunds have to be written out on paper.. and the elderly women who are returning $.01 items by the handfuls during the Christmas sale.. I digress. Maybe this hour won't be too bad LOL! (55 minutes!) I am going to go check out pogo