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Oh sure DonnaB, be all logical and making sense.. sheesh

Yup, call your surgical team and let them know you fell. And if you just moved to mushy foods, then you are going to add weight because your colon is suddenly full of matter again. Be kind to yourself!

I do this frequently, only because my full signal frequently alerts me when i have a mouthful of something. At that point I must spit out what I have, or risk PB. And I HATE to PB. Not all of us have an eating disorder.

Bing! The light goes on! TILLY you are a genious! It very well could be sleep apnea, I know that's how I felt after I developed it. Jules, call your doc and see if you can get a sleep study done. Do you wake up exhausted? A sure sign! Angel, thank you so very much for sharing with us. I know you don't post often, but this was a WOW post. Jules, I wanted to give you another (((((hug)))))

As usual, Lisa, you are right to the point. Howzabout Band of Angels?

The last couple of weeks have been rough, and they are getting worse for me. I feel like I'm on a high steroid taper for asthma, but instead of tapering, it's getting worse, and I'm not talking any steroids. I also look like I'm on steroids. And it's getting worse. When I shampooed my hair yesterday, I had enough leftover hair to make a mouse. I've always had really super thick hair, but now its falling out fast. I'm freaked out, which doesn't help my stress levels. But probably the most disturbing thing is that I'm turning into a screaming harridan. I am so close to bitting anyone's head off for no good reason other than they looked at me funny. I'm afraid to go out into public for fear that I'm going to really hit someone. I feel like I've hit critial mass, but things are getting worse. I've tried chamomile tea, bio-feed back, walking, but nothing is helping. I'm pissed off at the world and ready to pick a fist-fight over a parking space. This is NOT me! I'm normally so laid back that I'm practially asleep. My husband was 30 minutes late lastnight and I was ready to rip him a new one.

The last couple of weeks have been rough, and they are getting worse for me. I feel like I'm on a high steroid taper for asthma, but instead of tapering, it's getting worse, and I'm not talking any steroids. I also look like I'm on steroids. And it's getting worse. When I shampooed my hair yesterday, I had enough leftover hair to make a mouse. I've always had really super thick hair, but now its falling out fast. I'm freaked out, which doesn't help my stress levels. But probably the most disturbing thing is that I'm turning into a screaming harridan. I am so close to bitting anyone's head off for no good reason other than they looked at me funny. I'm afraid to go out into public for fear that I'm going to really hit someone. I feel like I've hit critial mass, but things are getting worse. I've tried chamomile tea, bio-feed back, walking, but nothing is helping. I'm pissed off at the world and ready to pick a fist-fight over a parking space. This is NOT me! I'm normally so laid back that I'm practially asleep. My husband was 30 minutes late lastnight and I was ready to rip him a new one.

yup, he's still a crack head.

I know it's silly, but every time I think about it, I come up with "3 piece combo" since you really aren't with the band anymore. Maybe Roadies? I get all these musical pictures when I think of "the band." Maybe "the Managers." I don't know, but yeah, y'all need a dedicated forum.

Excellent work!

No, no, the bash is open to all LBTers! I was going to say "bandsters" but that would limit ourselves woudln't it? And I'll be happy to give a lesson!

Don't forget, the only bad food is food that will give you food poisoning...

you lost TWO POUNDS?! Excellent work there! Perhaps because it is a pre-exsisting condition it would be covered? I'd look into that. I'm so excited that you are finally starting to lose weight. Excellent news! oh, heh, and congrats about your new job too :clap2:

Jules, honeybee, if "this one thing" was easy, don't you think we would have all done it by now? If "this one thing" was easy, would we be having a weight problem in the industrialized world???? If "this one thing" was easy, would the diet food/scheme industry be worth BILLIONS?????? Here, let me give you a big squishy bandster hug (((((((((Jules))))))))) You are not a failure. You deserve the best the Universe has to offer. You are lovable. You are not a failure because you have not been able to lose weight.

You might want to find a good food lube as well. I am very fond of fat free sour cream, and the Jim Beam bbq sauce is mighty tasty at 20 calories per 2 Tbls. I have the most difficult time with turkey, even if it is sliced lunch meat from the deli county, turkey is difficult for me.

oh yeah, and how am I supposed to paint your living room during all the comotion?

Oh Celest, I don't know how I missed this either. Well, I do, but I've been really cranky lately I too am so proud of you! And I want pix too! So, do you have a guest room too for all us adventurous LBT folks? I don't care if it will mess with my security clearance, I wanna go too!

Good luck with your DS! I know that GeezerSue and Rachel are both very happy with theirs, and have had great success with theirs. I hope you have a speedy recovery too. Don't be a stranger here to LBT. I don't know if there are support boards for the DS like LBT, but I want to tell you that your experinces will very valuable not only for folks trying to decide if and what WLS will be the right choice for them. Cheers!

Excellent post Jean!

How very fun! DH has promiced that he's gonna put my bike back together so I can ride it. (that's right, I own a bike that I have never ridden. But in my definse I was in Idaho and it was here in Washington. Oh, and it's always been broken...) Lunching with the Ladies is so much fun!

Oh you wicked, wicked woman! You tricked your husband because you gained weight! Oh the poor baby! The horrors of his situation! All right, enought of that crap. Okay, You just finished a graduate degree and you have a 3 year-old child, and where is the lethargy? Hello! I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that you have been doing the majority of the house work and being primary caregiver for your baby. Jules, hunny, you deserve so much better that this self absorbed and abusive man. You only deserve the best that the universe has to offer. Like Shackdog said, you are a rare jewel and have every right to be treated as such! I got very angry when I read your first post, and I'm not angry with you. You have my deepest sympathy. It sounds to me like you are living with emotional and some verbal abuse. Repulsive indeed. Harumph. If you are told the same thing over and over and over, you will begin to believe that thing to be true, even if it is a vile lie. And he's lying to you. You are not repulsive, not by any stretch. Unconditional love is very possible, no matter how many adults are involved. We don't lose our capasity to be loving as we age. Nor do we lose our ability to be lovable and loved. You deserve to have someone who finds you attractive, no matter what. And I'm serious about this. Please find yourself a good councelor/therapist who has experince dealing with abuse issues. Oh, and your baby will not be damaged by divorce. I think being raised knowing your father is repulsed and abuses your mother is oh so much more damaging than being raised in a loving and nurturing family. PM me if you need me.

You know, that is a very good question. I don't know the answer, I don't even know where to go to find the answer to that question. Hey Scuuder, if you eat too much, what happens? I know that bandsters will PB if they eat too much, more than they can handle. I'm talking within a time frame of the standard 20-30 minute bandster meal time frame. (I don't know if by-pass folks have a time limit they are recommended? )

You poor thing! I know that before I was banded I thought I was going to wear a hole in my carpet from all the pacing. I'm such a big baby too. Oh the tears I shed! In the end, this was the right thing for me to do. I can only wish you peace to find your way and your decision.

I don't think food commercial should be banned, I think people need to be educated about how and why advertising works. Sky, you are so right, EDUCATE, EDUCATE, EDUCATE. When my son was little we would watch all his shows together and we would discuss everything, especially the commercials. What they were selling, what techniques were being used, what they were trying to get us to buy. We would talk about the content of the shows, look at all the product tie-ins and decide if this was a show or a set of products we were interested in having. At the age of 3 we were discussing the techniques advertisers use. One cheese burger doesn't make anyone fat. One order of fries or a milk shake or any reasonable helping doesn't make anyone fat. It is when we do not pracitice moderation that we start having trouble. You might as well blame it on our fast paced lifestyles, where we are rushing to take the kids to 27 different aftershool activities, where we feel compelled to work 65 or 70 or even 80 hour work weeks, compressed for time, compressed for energy, stressed out and overworked and overwhelmed. If we don't get enough sleep, it wreaks havok with our metabolism and our weight. But you don't hear enough people promoting 8 hours of sleep, it's almost like a badge of honor to get by with as little sleep as possible. Instead of banning food buildboards, why are we not promoting healthy lifestyles that include a balanced life?

Ok, I wasn't going to tell a lot of people I went to school with, but well, when I got out of surgery, my husband called one gal and she spilled the beans to everyone. Of course I can't keep my big trap shut...