Donna113

That's exactly my approach as well.

Ditto. From the mouth of babes... Sorry, Bob, but at 17, you are a bit of a baby here. No offense meant.

I've been banded now for almost 6 mos. I had a Big Mac for the first time since being banded 2 weeks ago. Prior to being banded, I really liked the taste of a Big Mac. Well, when I tried it 2 weeks ago, it tasted blah! I had no problems with it getting stuck or going down but after eating 1/2 of it (I took the top bun off and always did even prior to banding), I just couldn't bear the thought of taking another bite of BLAH! All other foods taste the same so far. I do find that I get tired of eating after about 10 minutes (maybe because I actually chew the food thoroughly now).

Tina, what a fabulous date! I love that you are taking charge and overriding a bad memory date and replacing it with a gift to yourself! You go girl!

"He has receeded tremendously and is still a horrible alcohlic that is undercover gay and she looks like a reject ghetto Ms. Piggy that wears cheap stretchy clothes with kool aid red hair and fake flourescent fingernails and cankles. A match made in heaven. Kermit and Ms. Piggy." Plain -- I'm on the floor rolling with you! Nya -- great, great attitude! Aren't you eversoglad you're free of them freaks now?

I plan on lifting the girls and TT in Feb 2010. I hope to reach goal by July '09 and figure that will give my body time to have "settled".

WTG! What a great NSV!

Flaccid -- saying the word out loud makes my face scrunch up in disgust. Females must be programmed to think of flaccid as bad.

My doctor's office said about 9 oz of food 3 times a day made up of 4-5 oz of solid protein and 4-5 oz of solid vegetables/fruits at each meal. He said that is to be a guideline but each individual is different and gains and loses differently. He said his best advice is to maintin the band at a comfortable fill level and then forget about it and live my life so long as I am continuing to lose weight, even if it's slow. This is a lifetime modification and not a diet so it's best to learn how to live your life from the beginning.

I just love that word! Something about saying it to an A$$ is just so satisfying! KAT - your SOL is a d*ckweed!! My BP started going up reading your post. I can't even imagine what you, your DH and his ex are going through! Want me to call someone? I know a couple of Sicilians...

Thank you! I'm hoping to break 180 by next Tuesday. I've been focusing on 10lb goals at a time so it won't seem so overwhelming.

PJTP: Spicy chicken fajita soup (Asian inspired spices) in a can SUCKS!!! Now I'm asking myself, why would I buy Mexican soup that's Asian inspired?

Dianne, I went to KY during the holidays. A road trip and you know how hard it is to eat properly on road trips so every morning I drank a protein shake for breakfast to ensure I got my protein for the day. Why don't you do the 5 day pouch test? It starts out liquids the first 2 days then gradually takes you to the solid stage by day 5. It's basically what's recommended after a fill to give your pouch a chance to recoup from the fill. Here's the link: Surgical Weight Loss 5 Day Pouch Test I did it a coule of months ago and lost 3 lbs by the end of the 5th day and I did it again after I got my 5th fill the week after Thanksgiving. It's not difficult to do at all and you can have all the protein shakes you want during the liquid days.

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Now that's thinking outside the box! Wish more of my co-workers were like you.

Clarebear08 - it is entirely up to you how often you want to update your weight loss progress. I updated my progress on the Last of the 2008 challenge at every .5 lb drop. To me, every ounce lost is a cause for celebration. :thumbup:

PJTP - sometimes it really takes the patience of a saint to work with people who cannot for the life of them think outside the box.

WTG SnT! It feels awesome, doesn't it?

I am not very hungry during the day, it's nighttime eating for me. Have always been that way.

Sometimes I don't even go to bed until 3 or 4 AM. What time do you go to bed?

During our office Christmas party, a couple of guys I work closely with said they noticed I was losing weight and thought I looked really good. When I asked why they hadn't mentioned it before, they said they weren't sure if it was OK to say anything because every time they mention weight to their wives, it always backfires on them. I think a lot of guys, especially the married ones, have been conditioned to never mention weight to women. he he

I confess I had AT LEAST 1 drink a day every day and at least one handful of chocolate every day from XMas Eve through NYE. Needless to say, I was in a pretty good mood every day through the holidays. I was very pleasantly surprised to see that I didn't gain any weight; didn't lose either, but hey, over the holidays, no gain = success. :wub: P.S. - I stopped smoking. I had started back up right before Thanksgiving so my holidays were pretty much smoking, drinking and gorging myself on chocolate. It was good! he he

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Woo Hoo! That's totally awesome and what a great way to start out 2009!