DeLarla

We'll all be here with big hugs when baby gets here. Make sure mom listens and rests!

"drinking two large glasses of whole milk and eating two small apples every morning. I'm lactose intolerant... (need I say more?)" OMG - you have GOT to tell more! This one rules!

Gobble gobble. Hey, I can joke since I have a waddle too! I would LOVE to have it lifted, sliced, removed, dissolved - just get rid of it.

Okay, so does everyone have new gurgling noises coming up through their throats, or is it just me & Penni. We recently spent the weekend together laughing at all the new noises our body makes. We'd hear a loud rumble and both say, "was that you or me." And when I drink, after several seconds I can hear the gurgling of the liquid passing from my pouch to the stomach.

The only time they embarrass me is when the mean and too-serious partner of my firm calls me in his office then asks me to come behind his desk to assist him on the computer. You just can't hide the noises with that kinda closeness. Maybe if I let a little gas go he won't ask me to help him again.

Teresa, sorry but my spare room as already been spoken for. Sorry!

TRUE CONFESSIONS - here goes! Breakfast burrito coffee w/ cream 1 glass wine 1 Bloody Mary 2 Vodka cranberrys 1/2 bag popcorn 1 frozen fish patty w/ too much tarter steamed veggies w/ butter 15 potato chips 1/2 can clam chowder 1/4 beefy sandwich almost 1 PB All day... uhhhh, like only 3 cups water.

Cracking up over Greg's McDonald's story! Penni, my friend got bad stomach problems but the docs couldn't figure out what was wrong till they found out she was eating vinegar every day. When she learned it had no calories, she practically drank the stuff on salads every day. She was literally pickling her stomach. I remember all these diets. What about the Beverly Hills Diet? I lost and gained 60 pounds by eating very strange combinations of exotic fruits. I can never forget that one cuz a woman named Pearl from my office was losing weight like crazy on it. But she had zero pride, so the whole company knew when she was in the bathroom cuz she'd let it rip and the noises would echo throughout the entire warehouse! I'd rather die then let someone hear me poop (yet funny how I can discuss it on the world-wide web.) Rebecca, please un-edit whatever you wrote! I want to know all the poopy details of the Milk Diet! Sorry, but I'm laughing, can't help it. We are a sick but lovable bunch, aren't we?

I got good news today. Mary hadn't seen the wound in a week, but today she said it was smaller and looked really good. The bandage is bright green, a funky neon color, but she said it's not infection. Kinda like some chemical reaction from the peroxide, like I know what I'm talking about? Paula, a woman told me to soak the bandage in collidal silver. She told me her father had cancer and a wound wouldn't heal till they used the collidal silver, and she swears it healed him. I laughed a lot today! Then again, I drank a lot today. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do! Thanks for all the nice thoughts.

Silent but here. Please come post and let us know how they are.

I can't believe anyone would put you down or make you feel bad for making a mistake. I'm like Vera where sometimes I simply forget that I'm not supposed to eat something, so I spit it out. Just yesterday I needed blood work, so I wasn't supposed to eat anything. I skipped my coffee and my morning Water, then as I was putting my Vitamins in my pocket to take later, I took a nice gulp of liquid vitamins without even realizing I'd done so. Luckily the lab said it wouldn't change my results. The point is that I drank it without even thinking. Opps, call me human. Did you chew the bites really well? My doc said only Clear Liquids, but the day after surgery the hospital gave me apple juice that was thick like applesauce. After a few swallows I called my doctor and told him they gave me thick sauce. He said that wasn't a problem and allowed me that apple puree the day after banding. So just start all over again. If you think you hurt yourself, call your doc. Promise to be good to yourself. Don't let anyone make you feel bad. For Heaven's sake, we are all the same morbidly obese people. Just because some lost weight, that doesn't change the fact that we have all been morbidly out of control in the food department, so nobody has the right to judge you.

Another dog lover! YEAH! Dog hair on my plate Unconditional lover snoot Slobber bobber

I eat like Calista Flockhart every single day... but then the sun goes away and I eat like a pack of wolves. Maybe I got bit by a warewolf? Saturday Breakfast Burrito: 1 egg, 1 hash brown, 1 slice cheddar, 1 tspn olive oil wrapped in a wheat tortilla and shared with 1 feline and 2 canines.

Does everyone agree that we still have time before setting the date in stone? I look forward to seeing every one of you! Francesca, bring your darling sister!

Can't a girl get through a day without crying? You guys rock my world, I swear you do! Zoe, I'm trying to cry and laugh at the same time. Energy crisis answered, someone hand her the prize! Paula, I've had so many suggestions about Vitamins and herbs that I can't think straight, so I decided to stick with a beefy multi-purpose vite that's got lots of Vitamin C and 2 tablespoons of Collidal Silver (sp?) which is supposed to help you heal. I'm worried about the wound, I think infection is setting in. Mary will confirm it today, and we'll most likely call Dr. Billy, who will probably prescribe me another round of delicious antibiotics. Mmm, maybe he'll tell me to start taking Iron too (anybody that has to take iron for anemia knows that you'll never poop again - ever.) Another deep sigh, another deep breathe. Thanks for keeping the fight alive - maybe it's in me somewhere and will explode like a raging bull once this boo-boo goes away. I'd be scared if I were them. Ya know what I love? I love lurkers! Those of you who pop in after all this time rejuvinate me. I honestly mean that. Thank you.

Denise, I take thyroid meds but nobody ever told me I can't eat for two hours. Am I doing something wrong? Also, my doctor told me to eat 1200 calories a day, but he admitted that most people will eat more than that, which is why he told us not to count the calories in veggies. Nobody really binges on veggies, and they are so low in calories that you don't have to worry about counting them. Unless it's corn or potatoes, don't even worry (unless they are loaded with butter or dressing.) Lettuce barely has anything in it. NANA, I hear ya, sister! Michelle haunts me with her discipline! Your comment about being able to eat more after the sun goes down is what destroys me every day. I can't eat much during the day, but the Band is wide open after sunset. You are not alone, I'm fighting nights badly.

Greg, of all people to get scammed, sheesh. My credit card company calls all the time to verify excessive activity, but it's a recorded message telling me to contact the security department. Therefore, I'm the one calling my bank. But they never ask me to give them information. Careful people, the boogey man wants our dough!

I load my tuna on carrots and celery alternated with a few wheat or rye crisp crackers. This way I don't feel like I'm eating just veggies, plus I'm always trying to sneak in fiber. Carrots keep my system "happy" if you get my drift.

Tick tock, tick tock... I'm sitting here waiting for responses cause I'm excited about your mini lift. I agree with you - if they remove my band, they better remove some fat, too. Looking forward to meeting you soon. I want to say goodbye to your chin before it's gone.

Kim, good thing you're not here now cuz I'd be hugging you and bawling all over your shoulders. I don't feel very inspiring, I feel like a big whiner. I guess I'm gonna have to accept the fact that this wasn't my fault. I keep thinking there's something I could have done to prevent this. But as hard as it's been, the fact remains that I've lost a lot of weight. I was at rock bottom wanting to die last year. Today I just want my belly to heal so I can stop worrying and start being thrilled with my success. The irony is that I can finally fit into smaller sizes and cuter clothes, but the only thing comfy are stretchy pants since anything with a wasteband bothers my wound. I finally have more than 3 pairs of pants, but I wear the same black stretchies 3 times a week. Isn't it ironic, as Alanis would sing. I'm hoping for good news tomorrow. Mary hasn't seen the wound for a week, so I hope she sees some progress... I hope. Thanks, Kim. I'm going to bed warm and fuzzy now cuz of you. Thank you.

Another super simple one and a switch from tuna is canned salmon. Squeeze out the liquid from a large can, mash in an egg and some bread crumbs & parsley. Make into patties and fry in a couple dribbles olive oil. Serve with fresh squeezed lemon and a few drops of Tobasco. Chris puts the cold leftover salmon cakes with Mayo in a sandwich and eats them all gone!

I use a whole fresh lime and try to get lots of pulp out. Mash the tuna so it's super smooth and make the onions really tiny and add cilantro to your taste (I use tons.)Sometimes I add celery or lemon pepper or whatever else I find - even a shot of hot sauce. Lemme know how ya love it!

Thanks, Tammy. It was a little lonely here this Friday night, so I'm glad you're awake with me. Keep me from going back to the evil kitchen. I'm usually the tough broad that moves mountains and gets things done, but this experience even wilted my petals. I'm not sure if I have any fight in me this time.

All I gotta do is make it till bed time, that's all I gotta do, no more food. How hard could that be? I had my decent Breakfast, my decent lunch, and a decent dinner plus too many Bugles and cheese Wiz (the diet police should put me away for life.) But still, I wasn't stuffed full, so there's still a chance for me.

Francescaaaaaaa! I always get so excited when I see you. I've been through so much but then I come here and find my friends and it makes the boo-boo a little better. My friend, Mary, was changing my wound every day till this week when I finally started changing the bandages. She's going to check it weekly, which is tomorrow. This way she'll be able to see if it's getting smaller. I hope she looks at it tomorrow and tells me it's better. Lots of deep sighs lately. I haven't even mentioned the weird cramps in my belly from the tubing. It feels like there's a tube in my abdomen... oh yeah, there is! Creepy alien girl.