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stop the madness! Just stop it. food is not your friend, but it isn't your enemy either. You most likely will not be able to eat rice-aroni again. Many Bandsters find rice very difficult. Waa, boo-hoo. What you will get in exchange for giving up rice-aroni will amaze you. You will be able to walk up several flights of stairs at a time. You will be able to cross your legs, you will change the way you look at life and the way you live. Food will not be the center of your life anymore. So, buck-up little camper! It doesn't matter if you never eat rice-aroni again.

but not the entire box of cinnabons. What did you eat an hour to 30 minutes ago? This is exactly how I feel after I eat corn syrup or other corn product without planning. It might not be emotions, it might be a physical reaction.

Hug time, and a little turtle butt kicking too. If you are not losing at 800-1200 calories, what makes you think you will lose weight eating less? I mean, we have a base amount where we cannot really safely go below. I spent a month too tightly filled and I lost 1.5 pounds total that month. So, not only did I NOT lose weight in any meaningful amount or way, I also felt miserable the entire time. I don't know that turtles have the same "sweet spot" that Normies or Rabbits have. I feel like I'm at a sweet spot, because it feels ... right. But not because I'm losing weight. I cannot believe that it is normal to not lose weight after 4 months of a very reduced diet. It's time to start demanding other answers. It's time to get assertive with your doctors. They can't blame this on your weight, because, well, it is your weight.

Oh! that is too funny! No philandering in my family, none to speak of anyway. But when my Grandma was about 82, my uncle couldn't find her anywhere, so he drove out to Aunt Lilly's place and there he found her all right. My Grandma and Aunt Lilly (she was about 90) were busily re-roofing Aunt Lilly's house, by themselves.

Oh man! Jonathan I sure hope the very best for you!

well, if it wasn't for that last question, I'd be imortal. That -2 for each occurance of depression, obesity, and diabetis, well, knocked 20 points right off. So, put me down for 99. Which, given my family history, isn't that far fetched. My grandmother is 94, my grandfather died when he was 96, and several of his brothers and sisters lived longer than that. I need a new dog

Is there any other Strong Bad?

P'nut, I think that's a man's ass.

oh (((((Jody! ))))) Crackers are actually okay for most people. No, slimfast is more a diet gimic food, lots of sugar, but not enough protien. The school nurse is a jerk, so forget about her. get some liquid calories into you, especially with that bug! You might try some Ginger Altoids, if you can find them. Ginger is really good for nausia. Or some ginger tea. I hope you feel better sweetheart.

I had two NSVs this week. One is that I went to a party where I only knew one person. Big deal? Yup, big deal since I am terrified of groups people. It's not like they are spiders or kittens or something like that, but I have avery difficult time with groups of people I don't know, I'm very shy. (yeah, who would believe that?) But I went to the party, and I was charming and talked to everybody. I don't think my husband would have recognized me.... The other NSV is that I've accepted that I'm not going to lose weight. Not until this Cushing's thing has been addressed or resolved. But because I've accepted it, I don't have to stress over it. I don't have to beat myself up any more. Oh wait, one more NSV, I need to take my watch to the Jewlers to have one of the links removed from the band!

I think I"ll just have my weight ticker tattooed in place, it's never going to change. I had two NSVs this week. One is that I went to a party where I only knew one person. Big deal? Yup, big deal since I am terrified of groups people. It's not like they are spiders or kittens or something like that, but I have avery difficult time with groups of people I don't know, I'm very shy. (yeah, who would believe that?) But I went to the party, and I was charming and talked to everybody. I don't think my husband would have recognized me.... The other NSV is that I've accepted that I'm not going to lose weight. Not until this Cushing's thing has been addressed or resolved. But because I've accepted it, I don't have to stress over it. I don't have to beat myself up any more. Oh wait, one more NSV, I need to take my watch to the Jewlers to have one of the links removed from the band!

No, that's not easy, that's not even realistic. Although we do have some bandsters who've lost weight that way. Of course there is hard for for many of us. I'm talking about "relatively" easy, if that makes it more tollerable for some.

Welcome Sabine. Willkommen! You've asked a very big question! Differences in what?

Hmm, interesting. I just had a job interview last week, and one of the questions was "what are the 5 bands you are curretnly listening too?" Rammstien, Smashmouth, No Doubt, Southern Culture on the Skids and Strong Bad. Of course, for the last couple of days I''ve been submerged in my Big Band Collection. ... Okay, here's what my music collection basically breaks down to... BigBand, 30 hours, Rock, 120 hours, punk/new wave, 25 hours comidy, 10 hours Classical, 15 hours sound tracks, 10 hours Greatful Dead, 5 hours

this has me absolutely fasinated now that I think about this, and looking at all the reacations. Oh, and Dawgy-dear, I'm the Turtle Spoke's Model. I might, on a good week, lose 4 ounces. But most people aren't turtles, if they were, very few people would be getting WLS. The passion around this facinates me. I know all about the pain of surgery, bla bla bla. Been there, done that, got the beautiful purple lines. I'm talking about after we are all healed up from the incisions, the cuts and wounds, the pain meds just a distant hazy memory. But I'm serious, hasn't the weight loss success you've achieved with the band been easier than "just" diet and excersize alone? I know we've all tried everything, every crazy diet from only eating one food, to only one kind of food, to just Soup to electric shock therapy to only eating one color of food per day (oh today is Tuesday, only white foods, tomorrow I only eat pink food....) you know the crazy diets. But with the band, and I'm not talking to the Turtles (we are special), hasn't this been the easiest weight you've lost and kept off? Or maybe The Turtle Tribe too. I know that while I'm not losing, I'm not gaining, and that is worth something too. But why the pasion? Why do so many of us bristle at it being cheating? Why so many bristle at it being the "easy" way? Is it because at some level we figure that we have to "work" for it to be meaningful? Is there something else that I don't understand?

So sorry to hear about your news! ((((hugs))))) I'd say, call me if you need to talk, but well, for the cost of that phone call you could probably come visit me in the garden spot of SE Idaho... (((((hugs))))) Your story with the quarter pounder reminded me of the joke, how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. You can probably eat anything if you take enough time. You did this 5 hours after your fill, right? Well for some folks it takes a while for their fill to kick in, and say, by tomorrow night, you will be lucky to get in half of that. Some bandsters can eat bread when they are at a "proper restriction" level. Each band is different. When I'm filled to the point where I can't eat bread, I'm too tight and have trouble eating anything. Just part of the weirdness of me. If, in a week, you can still eat that much food, or more to the point, want to eat that much food, you might need more fill. Also, you are under a lot of stress. For some of us, stress makes us tighten down like a vise-grip, others get wide open. You might be one of the ones that gets wide open under stress. So be kind to yourself right now. You are going through one of the hardest things people go through. I want to tell you to not worry about your weight loss right now, because most people gain weight in times of stress. We will be here for you.

I'm thinking that if you have only lost 25 pounds, and you are doing all that you say, then it's time to talk to someone other than your surgery. You might have something metabolicly going on. your surgeon's only tool is surgery, so all problems should be fixed the same way. You know, if the only tool you know is a hammer, all problems are nails.

Your boss can't dictate your medical needs. If you have a note from your doctor, you have a note from your doctor.

welcome to the Banded Gentry!

Hi Kelly Wow, that much variance from day to day... I think you need a new scale. I can see where it would vary a point of a percentage, like from 39.0% +/- 0.5% but not the kind of swings you see. Oh! are you barefooted? you have to be barefooted, there has to be bare skin contact with the plates. Okay, as for how they work, your body is mostly Water. Water holds an electrical charge really well, which is why you never take a bath with a radio. DEATH! So, what happens is these scales have a small electrical current that runs through your body. Depending on what your body composition is, you have so much muscle, water/blood/fluid, bone and fat. Each of these diffferent parts of you has a different way the electrical current runs through. The scales that have the body fat percentage checker work better for men because women generally have more fat in our legs than men do, so it gets sort of hung up with the fat there. A better place to measure our true body fat percentage is in our hands or arms. Bell brand makes a nice hand held model, as do ither companies. (this is not an endorcement per se for Bell, it's just the brand I have). :eek: Also, your hydration level matters for your body fat%. any other questions?

okay, if you continue to be slow in your loss, don't hesitate to follow up with it!

Oh Kathy! Sending you waves of healing energy. ((((hugs))))

do not wait for them to fit you in, call and tell them this is serious. You are NOT GETTING ENOUGH nutrition or calories. This is very important Jody honey. Go suck down a shake, you need it

Hi Diane, Welcome to our little family, you are now part of an amazing group of poeple. Some are very outspoken, some are very passionate, some are more measured in their posts. We care about everyone who posts here, it really is unique in any support board I've been on. Please don't feel that anyone here is beating you up, that isn't what they are meaning. Delarla, sunshine, this one might not be ready for your tough love. We don't want to scare her off. I am so very sorry you have to deal with what you have shared. I was in a relationship similar to what you describe with my first marriage. Which is why it was a first marriage and not my current marriage. It wasn't that I left, but he did because after beating me down verbally and emotionally for years, he didn't like what I'd become. Diane, please feel free to send me a private message (PM). The constant put-downs, treating you like a servant or a child, the emotional blackmail are all forms of abuse. He is not being excentric, he's being abusive. The thing that forced me to get help was a sticker in the women's bathroom at the school I was attending. It said "domestic violence affect you and your children forever." It took many years of therapy, but I am free of that. And I'm serious, you can contact me any time you like.

I would not say that you are ungreatful. I would say that you've had a taste of success, and now you want more.