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Here I am, checking in. All is well with me. Hubby on the other hand is not feeling so good right:sick now but I plan on nursing him back!!!!

Hey There, with all that walking that Kee is doing does that mean I dont have to??? :clap2: She got it going on. I checked out Allen Pond, so T if I see you up there I'm gonna come up and just trip u out!!!!:Banane04:

Jamie, I was on my way to MISSISSIPPI to put out the apb!!! I sent you a pm to wish you a happy bandiversary. Glad to hear it was just your computer that crashed. You weight loss is doing great! Take care.

BeeJay, Would be more than happy to hook up just let me know.

Welcome BeeJay. I also hail from Southern MD. I went to GW to have my surgery and was in for just overnite. Good luck to you and let me know if I can be of any help to you.

Great NSVs, keep up the good work.

Yeah, where is Jamie? I sent her an email and have not heard back as of yet and that was mid-March. I hope all is well. WHERE R U JAMIE????

My port is tilted. Yes, the doctor did have problems getting me filled. After trying the first time unsuccessfully we went and did if under floro. After that we did them in his office but about 3 times he missed. By some sort of miracle I was still able to lose inches but not pounds and the port started to protrude more so he was able to locate successfully. So even though I am a year out I have just begun to start losing weight but in the mean time I have lost several inches and have dropped 3 clothes sizes. So dont despair.

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: Sending a special cheer your way, T.

Sasha just trying to show off. Cmon Teresa, let's get her!!!

Ok, I thought some folks would get a good laugh out of this one. I went to G&M yesterday. I got a crabcake sandwich which comes with fries even though I had no intention of eating the fries. I know the fries won't go down. I also got an oyster sandwich and a piece of carrot cake. See this just goes to show you that no matter how long you've been banded you still trip out sometimes and think you can go back to the way it was. I ordered all of this for carryout. I got home and took the oysters off of the bread and started to eat those with some tarter sauce. Hmm, a few fries won't hurt. Oops, they cooked the oysters a little too hard this time and they got stuck or was it those little bit of fries I knew I wasn't suppose to eat, so I pbd about two times. So, you would think she knows to stop eating, right??? Wrong, I decided to get a couple of bites of the cake. Stuck again, pb two times. So I decide to listen to the band and stop eating. So then what does dummy do, she gets a glass of milk and gulps it down. Need less to say, yep thats right the milk got stuck and I was back down the hallway into the bathroom again. I just wanted to share this delightful Sunday afternoon adventure as some of my Maryland sisters know how good the food is at G&M and some of them also claim to not know anything about restriction. Well this is a story of when you try to forget about the restriction and the band takes over!!!:hungry: :help: :hungry: :violin: :violin:

TommyO, Great for you!!! You should post your surgery date, your before and your after weight. Keep up the good job! Contragulations to you.

Just wanted to share this with you all. So be careful!!! Ketosis is a process in which your body converts fats into energy. During the conversion, ketones are produced as a by-product. Ketones can give your breath a sweet, fruity smell that may be mistaken for alcohol. Your body normally uses glucose to meet its energy needs. Glucose comes from the carbohydrate in your diet. A healthy, balanced diet should provide you with all the glucose your body needs, so that ketosis does not take place. However, if your body does not have enough glucose, perhaps because your diet is very low in carbohydrates or you are starving yourself, it will begin ketosis to obtain energy from its stored fats instead. As a result of this, the ketone levels in your blood will rise. Prolonged ketosis can be dangerous as it can change the acidity of your blood beyond the level that your body can tolerate. This can eventually lead to serious damage to your liver and kidneys. Recently, diets that recommend you eat lots of Protein and very little carbohydrate have become popular. These high protein-low carbohydrate diets – known as ketogenic diets – are intended to work by forcing your body to begin ketosis to burn fats and create quick weight loss. Because long periods of ketosis are dangerous to your kidneys and liver, ketogenic diets are never recommended by health professionals for more than short-term use, typically no longer than 14 days. Many nutritionists warn their patients – especially women in the early stages of pregnancy – against following them at all.

Just remember that decaf coffe is better cause caffeine makes you hungry. Also, I have no problems with spicy hot stuff.

Yeah, Stocky, Welcome to Bandland!!!

Oh my, some of these are so cute and hilarious. I must admit I was a handful as a child. My mom told me the devil lived in our basement and when I was bad he would be down there waiting for me. Needless to say as an only child it gets kind of lonesome in the colder months and you tend to get into more stuff you are not suppose to. So my mom would tell me everytime I was bad and the furnace would turn on, which was kinda loud, that is was the devil coming for me. This is the time I would make a B line for under the bed cause in my mind no one could get you or see you if you were under the bed!!!!

Jill and Julie, Did someone say vi, Unix, Oracle, sql ....I am in the same boat with you all, a professional Geek.

Vines, Happy Bandiversary. I am a slow loser too but hey stick with it perhaps one day we will wake up and have completely melted away!!!

Yeah 4 lbs. is great. Does sound like the restriction is there in addition to the exercise you have been doing. Dont make me have to come out and start walking with you guys!

Hahaha, that is really funny!!!

Yes, I have lots of restriction when I go on an airplane. I went to Chicago for a week and was tight the whole time I was there and three day after I came back. Mentioned it to the doc and he was not sure why it happened.

Hey Ladies, Once again I wont be able to make it. Have to take my college girl back to school from spring break.

Congratulations Connie, welcome to Bandland!!!!

Holly, Get a hold of yourself. I know how you feel about losing your mom. I lost my mom 2 years ago and it still feels like only yesterday. Think about this when you start to eat those sweets -- your mom would not want you to give in and try to out do your band. Why did you get your band in the first place???? Have faith and everytime you pick up something wrong to eat say to yourself would my mom want me to eat this. Remember she's still watching over you. Head up, its a new day and stay focused. Try to cry too it might make you feel better. lov ya! Tanya

:Banane20: Now remember chew, chew, chew, no drinking, eat slower!!!!