Daisalana

I heard about the lung disease thing on the radio a week or so ago. They said the fumes from popping popcorn in the microwave may cause lung disease. How many foods have we gone back and forth with these things? Remember egg beaters was bad, then good, then bad, then good. Sweet-n-low was bad, then good, then bad, then good. Etc.

And.. just so you guys can see the perspective-- I'm not being snobbish or rude to customers. But here is the behind the scenes.. the time it takes to get these jobs through and deal with them, we are making SO LITTLE profit on it, and we could have handled over 50 jobs with our music/movie industry clients. So they waste a lot of our time, and it's not worth the $$ they bring in.

Yeah, don't beat yourself up Terri, with all that's going on a 'bad day' isn't worth getting upset about. And like she said, you probably didn't eat all that much of anything! Today has been a super day for me. Our company is advertising a "Go Green" project out in Hollywood and it's a big hit.. we haven't even published anything yet, just from rumors I'm getting a lot of big call ins. One potential lead would be HUGE for me, I'm trying not to get too excited till I land it, but our pricing blows our major competition (who they are with) out of the water. Please let me get this client.. I have had a low-fat choco milk (170c) and a fruit leather (45c) today. Not low-carb, but low-calorie. I'm not hungry, I'm so excited right now from the people I talked to today in LA. Been drinking lots of black coffee & water too. Oh, on the boo side.. these local commercial jobs, remember the nightmare I had the past few weeks, it's finally in production and I just have to hear "How's it coming?" everyday, instead of changes/complaints/etc. I decided I'm no longer doing these local commercial books where no one knows what they're doing. So when they call in asking, I say we don't do that and refer them to a partner company. BUT.. I'm being haunted. I quoted a book job back in July, and it's coming to fruition now. SIGH. Same stupid crap.. they don't know anything about graphic design, we DON'T do that for them, so it's a lot of back and forth on what they have to do for us to print it, then they keep changing the paper, then of all things they want us to cut extra paper for them.. and think we should throw it in free because they're such a prominent figure in the city. That doesn't mean a hill of beans since our clients are not these kind of jobs.. We do these as a favor to the city. We get these requests all the time from local people.. our church blah blah can you do it free, etc. So ends up, since the books are so expensive, CEO said we can throw in these pieces of paper for free. Now I'm a hero. They have strict deadlines, and want me to go to THEIR meeting coming up. I resent that they can't just bring their graphic artist HERE so we can meet. They are not going to make their deadline with their current schedule, and no matter how many times I say it, they want us to speed up our end of the timeline.. which isn't possible. Local people are just too much of a headache, never again will I quote books for these people.

I read somewhere.. this body processes this way 1st. Alcohol 2nd. Carbs 3rd. Fat 4th. Protein So I think, if you consume alcohol and carbs, you're that much farther away from your fat. And it makes sense to me, when I look at my uncle. He use to be a professional trainer, and fit and proud. He's now an alcoholic. He's got a huge gut, and weighs about 280lb now. He works out EVERY SINGLE DAY twice a day. He is doing nutrisystem, to a T. But his major downfall.. he drinks like a fish. He has beer with him IN THE GYM. He always drinks alcohol with meals. So you'd think with as much as he works out and as little as he eats, he at least wouldn't be able to maintain such a huge belly.. and yet, he does. All because of Alcohol.

Kat- I just responded Pamela- Yes, my TOM are all out of whack right now. Just got to work, was mom's b'day so I got the first set of my cookie bouquet for her to see how it goes. It's purple and green stars & a circle that says happy birthday. She seems to like it! We had bad storms last night and her power went out, so she came to my house. She ate some of the cookies that fell apart (I had them sitting on the counter), and liked those.. so I'm sure she'll like the decorated ones lol. Time to start workin and drinkin my water! Have a good day ya'll!

Stupid double posts!

It's a rare occasion I drink carbonated drinks, like I said I NEVER liked diet drinks, so I have no temptations there, and looking at the nutritional facts on normal cokes has kept me in line 99% of the time. I haven't had a Mt. Dew since.. 1 month pre-op. That was my crack. I actually crave normal coke once in a while, but haven't died to have a Mt. Dew. One day I was choking, dad had a Mt. Dew, only thing around.. I took one sip of it to stop choking. It was not as good as it use to be, and I didn't want to drink more than I had to. So that was nice. Blackberry Merlot, not sure if that's carbonated? When I drink it, I don't see/feel bubbles. I think it's not..

Ok, I guess I should clarify. I'm not complaining per say, but.. of COURSE I would like it to be quicker. I'm quite happy with -65lb gone for good!

I never had gas pains.. But if its gas pains from surgery you're talking about.. you could be like me and not have them, or you can just chalk it up to the surgery.. that should be the least of your worries, it's not permanent..

I take 1 Prilosec a day.. my miracle pill. If I forgot to take it, the next day I have acid reflux the entire day no matter what I eat (or don't eat).

Migraines are a new thing to me. I get them a couple times a month now, and I don't know why. I take over the counter migraine meds.. they don't work super good, but it takes the edge off.. and then I drink hot tea with no sweetener (something a friend taught me, dunno if it really works but whatever).

Injections aren't painful. You're worried about gas? You don't have gas now? I'm confused.. The statistics aren't bad really for complications.. Of course, I couldn't believe *I* was one either. Especially being self-pay. Was another $2.5k out of my pocket to fix the port. But a week after the 2nd surgery, I still was happy I did it, and ready to keep on going. Most the stuff you're posting is posted throughout the boards.. But the lap-band is a pretty safe surgery.. but it DOES take work on your part.. so if you're not ready to commit to a new lifestyle of eating, you may want to wait.. If you have a complication or you decide you are miserable, the lap-band is very easily reversed, and you go on about your life. But if you're not one of those people, it helps you lose & maintain your weight for the rest of your life. Go to another seminar

I get the opposite from my mom. Anytime I'm in a rut and mad about the stalled loss, she tells me to be patient, this surgery is not intended to make you lose it quickly! And when I'm having issues with my fills, she's always there to tell me 'get an unfill'. BLAH! I wish she was as gung ho about it, heh. Tell your dad that you don't wanna lose too quick so you don't get loose skin. Or tell him to mind his own business?

I don't notice any energy difference when I do low-carb. I do know I am fuller longer when I don't do carbs. But it's a real struggle to do NO CARBS for me. Like cheerios.. I like cheerios for b'fast. But you're right, if it makes us lose weight, you'd THINK that's enough to keep us from eating them. But then I'd have been a skinny kid, and not doing a million fad diets if I had that kind of logic controlling my will power

Don't get down trodden.. well, you will in the course of it.. but you have to just keep on keeping on! I'm 7 months out, and in our April banders, we ALL have our moments. You hit plateaus. My first month post-op I lost 35lbs. Then the next month.. 0lb. Not a SINGLE POUND!! I was not filled until September, so I know how frustrating it is. But just know, it gets better. You'll lose weight.. then you'll plateau.. and you just keep on keeping on

I don't drink carbonation much anymore, since I mostly drink water and SF kool aid.. But when I go to Tunica (once every other month?) I have my shirley temples! And I had champagne at my wedding. I don't think one time hurts anything. Some people experience pain from carbonation, it doesn't hurt me though. I wouldn't drink it every day though! I can see the logic of how it would stretch the pouch out eventually.

I'm not a big fan of alcohol, but I've found 2 things I like now.. Dirty martini (which is vodka so nah). And then Blackberry Merlot. It's like bottled candy! And it's wine. I think we get Arbor Mist, gas station and cheap LOL. But it's very good.

I ordered a chef salad yesterday from Steak Out to bring for lunch today. I forgot it. Waaah. My stomach is growling and that salad sounds soooooo good Back on strict Atkins. This is what I anticipated.. Atkins can help me lose it, the band helps me maintain. I've been eating random stuff (not all low-carb) and I have stayed at 268.6lbs all week. So if I can stop the carbs some more, lose weight, band will help me maintain. Darn it, I need my excited gung ho will powered self to wake up.

Well while these are valid points, I have to point out.. Before I got the surgery, I read how the pain was minimal. I've not given childbirth, so couldn't compare.. but I have a high threshold for pain. I wasn't expecting too much pain after surgery, just soreness. But when I woke up, it was EXCRUCIATING. I have broken bones before that didn't hurt that bad. So, for some of us the pain is bad. I don't know what the difference is, maybe my surgeon does the crap I see them do in Big Medicine, where they 'play' with the body to explain something to someone else. But I had sharp sharp pains and having to sit up or roll over, etc. made me cry out in pain.

I've never been a big fan of popcorn, the home microwave popcorn isn't good enough to me.. it's alright, but I LOVE movie theatre popcorn. Since banding, we've gone to the movies twice and I get a small bag (for myself mwhaha) instead of the big tub. But I don't eat it at home.. it's too much work (picking all the kernels out afterward) for something that is only so-so.

Just because I'm hearing how quickly others are losing! I started with 153lbs to lose, the first 40lbs were 'easy' for me, but the rest make me work it. I would think if you're over 100lbs overweight, more weight would be 'easy' to lose like others said. But I figured out my own 'secret', If I just cut out carbs, it drops like nobody's business. Lost 5lbs last week from 3 days of no carbs. I just gotta stick to it. :phanvan

I love the spud mackenzie dogs (forget the breed?). The pot bellied pig sounds like a lot of fun. DH is such a jerk when it comes to me getting new pets (I have to just show up with it, and he falls in love.. but asking him to get one is always NO!). He would freak out if I brought a pig home!! But I'm going to start researching it now.. shh..

Just had to let ya'll know. The LOLZ cats has been a big hit with me and DH, we e-mail our favorites back and forth at work.. For part of his Christmas gift, I got a customizable gift card to Best Buy.. I took a picture of one of our cats, photoshopped it to look like she's holding a bunch of Xbox 360 games and at the bottom put 'I has games 4 u' hehehehehe!

Secret Santa has been assigned! Let's have fun!

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