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Ok I'm back - dinner in the oven - got 20 minutes... Karri - Sorry I didn't know the answer - Now I feel like a bad Mom :frown: I let you down - ask me how to cook fattening foods - and I can give you the answer - but i do know some good WW foods - spaghetti pie - is really good - maybe you could try it with the squash - ground turkey cooked in spaghetti sauce - egg & paremsens cheese mixed with the spagh squash put in at pie tin - add cottage cheese or ricotta on top then add your meat mixture a little mozzarella on top - yummy....4 servings. I have made it with real pasta and love it - I can give advice on sewing, crocheting (not knittin) I can embroider but not cross stitch - I am good at listening and trying to fix problems - I can give advice on babies - men and how they should treat you. Peaches did your Mom come home today?? How's your restriction - no more M&M or McDonalds Ruby - yes in the jean dept - OMW - too many diff types but stay away from Mommy jeans (tapered) go with boot cut if they aren't too tight at the knees or trouser (my fav) &/or flares - I can't do low cut too much muffin top - I go for waist fitted jeans - but you are younger you might be able to do it.. Yes we now have the whole mall not just 2 store CONGRATS ON THE 10'S & 12'S - I KNOW HOW HAPPY THAT MAKES YOU FEEL :thumbup::thumbup: Well my timer just went of - if i don't set the timer I forget I am cooking and will burn up my dinner - i have done it once or twice from being on here:tongue2: Well off to eat - will ck back later...

Karri - I am glad Peaches knew the answer cuz I haven't ever cooked it - I eat butternut and yellow crooked neck squash and zuchinee - I don't even know how to cook it - I guess I am going to have to buy some and try it now. Dont you bake it then run a fork thru it to make it come out like spaghetti??? What are you making with it?? I am hungry - went to the gym - answered phyl's emai - she says Hi everyone - but her interenet is spoty and then answered a p.m from a girl who whats to know if she should have an unfill cuz she can barely eat and she see that I can eat.. Now jump on here to see what's up but see it's been a slow night so far.. Well I am off to start my dinner - fish veggies & rice - - same old stuff now I want to try your squash - let me know about it.. xoxox

Bunny - I have answered your pm hope it helps... I am lucky that I am not tight in the morning and can eat (well I get up at 5 - have coffee and usually don't eat til around 9 - but I am not hungry the minute I wake up) - our band is a very fickle thing and it is so totally diff for each of us..

Karri I wore colors & patterns even when I was 2X - I love bright colors - and I do have a lot of black too. but always had some color - heck I have a size 18 pair of red pants.. Now that you have tivo - tivo what not to wear or 10 yrs younger or how to look good naked - all these shows will help you on how to dress now.. Great NSV on the heal pain - I had some of that - off one blood pressure med still have one - but that was my only medical problems - Hangovers - like having the flu - bad headache some people get sick & throw up - me - I just want to eat & sleep and drink tons of water or juice or soda. Drinkings ok - I have sure done my share in life - but can get you in some sitituation that you might not have gotten into if you hadn't been drunk - I am a social drinker - I don't come home at night and have a cocktail - where as alot of people do. It's a good think you aren't a drinker You don't like Ice Tea - I drink that alot in the summer - and OMW i need my caffeinee in the morning - in fact I could use some right now.. I have drank 2/3 of my water - i need one more bottle to get it all in - so that shouldn't be too big of a problem. Well, I'll ck back when I get home from the gym around 5:30- 6

Well have you ck'd out the recipets section - that people have posted - have you got a healthy living cookbook that gives you low fat - healthy food choices - Plan a menu for the week - including your Breakfast lunch and dinners - Last night I cooked my lunch for the week (I call it my one pot wonder - ground turkey - cabbage - spices - onions - bell peppers - a little rice) - put it in containers now all I have to do is grab it on my way out the door in the mornings I plan 99% of the time - I eat oatmeal - yogurt/granola - or hard boiled eggs for BF or have had 1/2 sandwich made on lite bread - dinner i usually eat the same thing every night = baked fish - veggies and 1/4 c rice. You just have to sit down and plan - go to the store and buy what you have planed and you will be all set for the week - alot of people take WW frozen meals or Lean Cuisines for lunch and some eat them for dinner - and there are people who eat what they fix for their families but just smaller portions. It's up to you how much work you wanta do..,

Hey GinaSue Congrats on your loss - you are going to love your band - I am glad you are doing so well - click this link and you can add your ticker http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f5/ticker-tutorial-pictures-41782/

Linda you are a very civic minded person - giving back to your community - I applaud you . Hope your girl is ok - good luck on that one.

I'm here - but so far it's only been you and me today.. How's the TMI situation??? - Phyl doesn't have connection - Kari in FL - don't know where Ruby is - and our gf Jackie might still be suffering from her hangover:lol: Steph hasn't ck'd in today either... Are you going to the gym - since you got to work so early??? I am going I haven't been since last Wed - but cleaned house of Friday - Saturday shoe shopping and walking at the fair - Sunday more shopping - you know trying on clothes is classified as exercise - especially when you take 10 thing in at a time if not more

Trudy Am I happy - 1000 times yes!!! I feel 10 yrs younger - I weigh 75 lbs less than 7 months ago. I can shop in regular stores - bye bye Plus Size shopping. I will have a soda every now and then - my doc does not forbid them - I just let them get flat and sip slowing - the carbonation doesn't go down well - but I have never been a big soda drinker anyway. What are the complications of being obese??? Being obese is going to kill you Yep you are giving up your old ways of eating and that can be sad - but eating is killing you - New Lifetime Lifestyle eating habits & exercise is going to let you have a longer - healthier and more productive life - the band is the tool to help you acheive these goals - it's not the cure to our food issues but an excellent tool to control your portion size. Good Luck to you on your journey..

Hey Party Girl Jackie:lol::smile2: You gotta enjoy yourself once in a while - I don't drink often either but do on occassion - Thank God I haven't had a hangover that lasted til 7 p.m. and am lucky I don't get sick to my tummy - I just want to eat - and the problem is with the band you can't eat too much or guzzle your water - Those 3 lbs will be off in a day or 2 it's mostly water.. Well, Good Morning Gang !!! It's Monday - back to work and the gym - hope you are doing fine this morning - Not much to post about - watched the Oscars - the only show I saw was Old Men with No Country - OMG the violence - It was good as far as a plup fiction type move goes. Well off to my desk - gotta pay for all my shopping Will ck back later...

Jaymie Sorry you are having a hard time... Even when you are at your sweet spot it's not going to cut your cravings - I know alot of people say they aren't hungry when they have good restriction - I still am - especially if I am sitting at home doing nothing - Here is a suggestion - plan your menu for the day or week or even just a couple of days - make them healthy meals - meat veggies and just a little carbs/starches - I follow a ww type eating plan as I can't go without my starches with dinner especially... I feel that if you totally deprive yourself it makes you want it all that much more - right now I just made lunch for the week 1/2 lbs lean hamburger - onion - zuxhinne - eggplant - 1/3 cup rice - cabbage - Watkins Canjun seasoning - my one pot wonder - it will be my lunch all week - I have my protein - veggies & starch - Also, this is a lifetime lifestyle change in your eating - they banded your tummy and not your head - most of our problems lie in our head - when you want to eat and know that you just ate an hour ago - get up and do something - get on the computer and come here - clean your bathroom - clean out your closet - go for a walk - just do something other than eat. You have to find something that works for you - you gotta work your brain - just cuz you can eat doesn't mean you should - you have to make the commitment to yourself to make the changes needed - Only you can make you lose weight not just the band - it's only the tool to help you - but the real work is up to you... You can do it ... Don't wait for tomorrow to do better - start doing better right now. You can do it...

Linda Glad you are doing better :thumbdown:- Ya if you come to So Cali we can go shopping I love to shop !!!! Guess how I justify all this shopping - I am execising by trying on all these clothes and walking.. Heck in my mind it's a whole lot better than sitting on my butt in front of the TV or computer. I am burning calories - plus when I am shopping I am not hungry or eating :eek: Well back to the Oscars.... Will ck back in a few..

Do you have a scanner - you can scan it and then post. I am glad you got it cut/colored - isn't it great how a good hairdo will make us feel great...

Hey Gang Well I got dressed to go to the grocery store - then thought - you need some hope in a tube (I am a phylosiphy girl too) so drove to Macy's - well why you are here let's ck out the clothes - Well $200 later I am home :eek: never made it to food shopping - use to be food shopping all the time now it's clothes :thumbdown:- got a pair of white jeans size 10 - one top size medium - (must be oversized) a pair of peite 12 jeans -a dress and another top. Now I want someone to expain - I wear a large to xl on top - 10 or 12 on the bottom - tried on one dress size 14 too tight tried on another size 16 too tight -at JCPennys got one size 14.. What is it with dresses:confused:... Linda - Yes Normal clothing How's your tummy today - are you still on liquids or have you moved to mushies?? Linda & Mango - Haven't had a pap or mamo in years - OMG me neither prior to surgery - but my doc made me have all those test and a colonoscopy too before he would operate. Mamo & Pap's done by ladies so not too bad. Linda - Why would you have to get completely naked for just your boob's I would be a tad embarssed too - but figure they see this stuff all the time and just think how good they are going to look when they are done.. Yes, Lynette where are you - Marcy - Dini - CeCe - Car - Chim - Car54 where are you.... Well, gotta ck the fridge so I can see what I am fixing for dinner since I never made it to the store - thank God for microwaves... Will ck back later...

AZchick Not following your doctors orders is VERY BAD.. You must follow them to a T - the reason they are there is to advoid proplems with your band ie slippage - you are healing and they don't want to eat food for a while - we all suffer from this - but you MUST follow your doctors order. Even with the band you are going to have times you are hungry - real and head and it does take awhile to know the difference. I am not a doctor so I can't diganose you online - but I did have shoulder pain (which is gas) when I ate - take gas x strips and walk - and yes the gas/burping is related to your eating - back pain - never had it so can't comment - Please follow your doctors eating instructions we all have to follow the rules if we are to be successful with our bands - Good Luck..

I have BC CA - Call the # on your card to see if you have the coverage - your copays will be detrimind by what plan you have - My doc took care of all insurance matters - I was morbity obese - all I needed was shrink consul to get approved (but had tons of preop test due to age and never going to the doctor) - met w/surgeon on 5/31 - shrink visit 6/10 - approved on 6/21. Good Luck

Shadow08 1st of all you don't have to convince her at all - this is your decision not her's - Great that she has lost her weight but as you say she has some illness that causes her pain when she eat. The band is not the magic cure to your food issues - it is only a tool - the band does not make you lose weight all by it's self - only you can do that by making heatlhy food choices and adding exercise into your life. For some reason ppl think that if you are banded you don't have to do any of the work - the majority of the weight loss acheived with the band is by changing your eating habits - low fat - sugar free - protein 1st - veggies and starches if any room left. The band helps you control your portions but not what you put in your mouth - you can eat around the band - candy, milkshakes - cookies - chips all are easily eaten - Meat, Veggie, Starches all are not as easy - the band does not address our mentally and emotional issues with food - only we can do this - This is a lifetime lifesytle change not a diet - diets don't work - that being said you have to change your eating and so you do have to work at that - as stated above. Back to convincing her this is your life - your decision not hers - This board is the best place for support if that's what you need - plus your doctors office should have some local support groups too. But this place is open 24/7 and if you are lucky like I have been - you will meet ppl here would will become your friends for a lifetime. Good Luck on your journey...

OMG you guys have been busy yesterday and today - Let's see what I can remember.. Ruby - CONGRATS ON 2/3 TO GOAL Rash yes is a reason for TT to be covered by insurance - have doc document it - I have a little flap - but my tummy never hung down to far- I could use a TT - cuz even with 15 lbs to go I don't think it's going to go away - but I rather use the $$$ on my face - tummy covered by clothes face isn't.. I think you will find that shopping in the normal section is funner (yes that is a word:biggrin:) than shopping in the BBW sections. But it can be daunting cuz we have a whole new world at our finger tips - when I first ventured into the regular sections - I was lost - I knew the BBW (big beautiful women) sections in every store and I only had a slect few - now I have the whole mall. Once I get to goal - I am going shopping on El Paseo - it's the Rodeo Dr of the Desert - (I think you all know about Rodeo Dr in Beverly Hills) it has a Black & White store - Coldwater Creek - J Jills - Bannana Republic - Chico's - that is going to be my reward for goal weight... Beth - I am glad you lurk - but tell us your stories too - we are all in this boat together and each of us have diff stories even though they are basically the same - we learn so much from each other cuz we each have a diff way of expressing ourselves.. Peaches - Glad to hear your Mom is doing better - and I understand the stress involved - I have been told not to eat before a fill - - Ok my DD food cop has already gotten after you about your choices - I will just put in my amen..:laugh: as yesterday - wasn’t my healthiest day - I went to breakfast yesterday - 2 eggs - couple bites of tatos - and couple bites of beans (mexican breakfast) Then went to the Fair - 1/2 piece of small roasted corn on the cob - 1/2 of egg roll - dinner 1/2 piece of chicken & some beans - I did get a cinnamon roll at the fair to bring home - ate less than 1/4 of it and threw the rest away - calories yesterday 900 - and got tightness after eating my fair foods and 1/4 of roll Our fair isn't that big - and it's all about eating the diff foods - but I can't eat anymore - I got tight on all my foods except breakfast - I understand why some ppl don't get filled or even unfilled for vacations - I wouldn't -but I understand the mental part of missing foods cuz I do still miss eating and get frustrated that I can't or that I get stuck after 1 or 2 bites.. Linda - Glad to hear you are feeling better - that's good news.. Food Demons - totally understand as you can see by post above :w00t: - this is going to be a life time battle for us on some days - especially since you havent been able to eat.. Karri - Yes my GF was very proud of me - and noticed how slowly I ate and how I didn't clean my plate. :laugh: Congrats on new stuff for the apt - I love when I get great deals like that.... CONGRATS ON BEING IN THE 160'S :thumbup:(that;s my goal) Steph & Karri - as to loving our thread - it is such a better place with the 2 of you and to any others who want to join - you can see that our thread has had like 100,000 people stopping by to read what we say - so we must be doing something right I would say. Some of us do toot our own horns (I do ) but it's not bragging or trying to put others down - like I think some do - I dom't feel that this is a competition - but that we want to share our successes and give encouragment to others who are struggling - I feel that we have to be honesty about our feelings - we are all fat chick - we all have the same demons in diff way - but we all have the same thing in common - we over eat to soothe our feelings about whatever - stress - boredom - happiness etc. We are all learning to control our head issues - and that as I have said a million times before is our biggest obstacle . Ok I think I got everyone - heck bewteen reading and typing drinking coffee - going outside comeing back - I have been on here for 1 hr :w00t: Heck the phone just rang so I am back again - glad I didn't lose this long post - Well, I better get my butt in gear - will ck back later xoxox Janet

Good Morning Gang Well just catching up before I head to the shower... Nichole - Don't have AF anymore (thankfully) so can't help you there:tongue2: but have read where ppl do get tight during that time of the month... Linda - My DIL is a L&D Nurse :thumbup: Well, not much to report from last night - pb'd on some shaved ham that I tried to eat in the middle of the night... Ate too fast and didn't chew - On the last 2 bites I knew this was going to happend - but did it stop me.. NO Dumb head... Well of the the shower gotta meet a gf for breakfast - ttyl

I'm about 60 miles from Riverside - not to far - Phyl is here in the Desert too (until April I think) we could meet there at the Tyler Mall - or we could meet in Beaumont/Banning area - about in the middle - but are you going to have time for us - when you haven't seen your DH in a while :thumbup::biggrin: don't you have more important business to take care of :redface: But ya I would love to meet.. Well I don't like english either - wtf is the use of diagram a sentence - useless - as long at it sound ok that all that matters - heck I cant type I am always droping words - spelling terrible (it use to be better but just like speed dial - you don't learn #'s anymore - spell ck makes you be lazy too)

I have fine straight hair - and I have the cut that georgia girl posted - people think i have tons of hair - the why it's cut in the back makes it look so full - I love it and it's easy Alot of people lose hair after surgery - I was lucky and didn't - but it does grow back from what I have read -

Pun intended I hope - Congrats on your comming graduation - Another educator in our group - must be something about Teachers & Insurance people being overweight The first time I went to an Insurance Women Convenition - there were tons of fat chicks - I didn't feel out of place - it was the skinny ones who where out of place - and it seems like we have a lot of teachers just in #7 and on this whole board - stress = eating = fat.. Math 1+1 = 2 - that's about the extend of my math - in 6th grade my gs had algebra - told the teacher - there was no way I could help with home work - when they tried to teach me that Z+A=Y - I said why do I have to learn this I am never going to use it being a legal secertary (that's what I wanted to be when I was in high school) so I flunked out and got put in general math. Me - Insurance = Senior Account Manager & License Agent Property & Causalty I work Commercial Lines which is Business Insurance - Contractors - Country Clubs larger type accounts & business...

KYteacher How are you preparing and what kind are you eating I eat fish almost every night - I eat catfish, talipa and salmon baked with a little olive oil & garlic (350 for 15 minutes)- I have had no problems - but I can eat almost anything including bread as long as i eat slowy - small bites and chew and I do have restriction.. Have you tried tuna salad with lite or n/f mayo??? - Fillett of Sole is quite soft too - and back in the day when we had to eat fish every friday - my mom fixed it almost every week - but coated with corn meal & fried with an almondine butter sauce - I will still coat my fish with corn meal - spray with pam and bake - so may just have to get some sole this weekend...

Nichole - I know how happy you are to get 16 and feel better when you get dressed in the morning - you gotta get some smaller clothes - cuz you feel so sloppy in the baggy stuff - now we want to strut our stuff and feel good when we get dress - Sking - oh how fun !!! Loved your poems & Jokes.. btw - Mango is getting reduction and Ruby had bigger ones installed and one got infection (or something) so she has to get it repaired - I know it gets confussing - half the time I can't remember who's does what for a living - Mango - Steph - Karri and someelse are teachers ?? Linda??- 2 Nurses katrina & phyl (retired)- I don't remember what you or jackie do - ruby housewife - Kari housewife too.. Who lives where - TX for Ruby - I think we need a refresher course in where we live and what we do.. Peaches ??? dont remember but know that she works and is our Canadian girl..

Yes, I was beginning to have LBT withdrawl symptoms!! I came close to calling Janet on the phone!! I know her days are very busy and I didn't want to interrupt her routine Phyl I was going to call you too - but not sure your # still on my phone - plus I know you have a cell - and didn't want to run up your minutes - you know how us girls are when we get on the phone - call anytime you want - I am not that routine - and I ALWAYS have time for my friends... I tivo most of my programs anyway - so I'm not missing anything - anyway My GF Billie and I use to talk on the phone and watch t.v. - yep that's right she would be at her house and I would be at mine and we would both be watching the olymipics on the t,v. and talking about it.. - her mom would call and she would tell her Janet and I are on the phone watching t.v. - we cracked her mom up.. So feel free to call anytime I really mean that ....