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Hope you're somewhere that it's safe to be out & about by yourself at night! Let us know if the pineapple juice works for you. Maybe you can get some from room service?? Papaya tabs I know you can get at RiteAid or Wal-Mart.

I've had this happen several times since my last fill. Each fill is a new learning experience. Now I KNOW I MUST stop eating at the first sign of feeling full or I WILL PAY the price!! My suggestions: first I try some chewing some Papaya tablets... 4-6 of them. If that doesn't work... sip on a small can of pineapple juice. The acid and the texture of it seem to help. I sat up half the night last Friday with that problem, and it was the pineapple juice that finally enabled me to go back to bed.. but at first I went too soon and then I had reflux issues because of the acidity!! After sleeping in my recliner for about two hours I was able to go back to bed. But te pineapple juice really helps.

Welcome, Ellen! So glad you found us! I had my surgery almost exactly a year before you... 7/20/2007. Don't get discouraged... you probably haven't had a fill yet, have you?? It may take you several fills before you really feel some restriction and get some control over the hunger. The head hunger is something we all have to deal with, but it's easier when you have good restriction. It sounds like you have a FULL PLATE with all your family obligations, but you must try to find time for yourself as well! I know... easier said than done! I have arthritis issues that keep me from very vigorous exercise, but this spring we bought a Nintendo Wii & a Wii Fit, and for the time being, that's my exercise. A lot of the exercises I just can't do, but I do the ones I can just about every day for at least 20 minutes, often an hour. It gets me out of my chair and moving and working up a sweat. In the winter we go to an RV resort in Desert Hot Springs where I do water aerobics 4-5 mornings a week. So, bottom line, do what you can, when you can as far as exercise goes. Do you have a support group locally?? I don't, but my friends here on LapBandTalk are the best support group ever!

Wow! Lots going on with all of you this week! Good to hear from those who have been among the missing... Janet, Candice, Ruby, Jacki, etc. Sorry to hear of your school challenges, Karri! Hope you get things worked out! 45 is TOOOOO many kids! Too bad you can't clone yourself! You're a GOOD teacher!! They ALL want YOU!! Getting these new HOLES in my ears have started something.. too bad I waited until Buffalo to get the little pink flower at the top of my left ear!! Could've used the support I had when I got the other two new holes!! And Linda coaching the gal to get them in the right place!! This morning I got my nails done. That was nice. Haven't pampered myself like that in a long time. So this afternoon I went and had my eyebrows waxed!! AND, I made an appointment for a pedicure for later this week! DH knows NOTHING!! HAH! He won't notice until he sees the canceled check! We're going to Whistler BC this weekend with DD & SIL! Don't look forward to the drive, but it will be fun once we get there. GS & his girlfriend are supposed to be going, too, but DD doesn't think that will happen. Girlfriend is too shy to spend the whole weekend with us in the same suite, and, they are ALWAYS fighting, so she'll probably change her mind by Friday! Lots of wonderful little shops in Whistler Village... hope I can stay out of the ones that say "ice cream" and "chocolate"! Head hunger is awful this week!! I think even after menopause we still have those TOM hormones kick up from time to time that make your head do strange things... cravings that rear their ugly heads. UGH!! Found myself munching on beef Jerky and veggie crackers last night for no apparent reason... just compulsion to eat something!

Hi, Joann, Thanks! Anniversary was great. Space Needle menu was not exactly as on the internet, but I got grilled salmon & it was good. We went to Pike Place Market after lunch and then down to the waterfront. It was a fun day.

I think there might be one with chicken/apples that we sometimes buy at Costco. It's quite good, too. Had a great day in Seattle yesterday. Grilled salmon for lunch went well... two nibbles of a roll, no salad, a couple of bites of DH's clam chowder, and some steamed veggies, a little rice. Of course, then they brought us an "anniversary desert" with a candle in it... small bowl of ice cream with a little chocolate sauce, with two spoons.. so I just had a few bites. Oh, did I mention the bottle of merlot??? My bathroom scale still says I'm down 2 lb today!! I probably sweat it off... hot here! I'm NOT complaining, mind you!! Anyway, later in the evening, I decided to finish some leftovers from the day before... maybe 2 oz of scallops a the most, and some steamed broccoli & cauliflower. It got stuck and I had a miserable evening and very little sleep last night. I got up to sit in my recliner at 1:30 a.m. Then decided to try a small can of pineapple juice (since my papaya had already come back up). I sipped at it and took 1/2 hr to get it down. I started to feel better so went back to bed.. I think around 3 a.m. By 3:30 a.m. I was back in the recliner... refluxing on the pineapple juice. Slept two hours in my chair before going back to bed for another two hours. I'm not anxious to eat any meat or fish today!! I really don't want to get an unfill, so I'm going to have to be much more careful about what I eat, and SLOW down and smaller bites.

Tell me about it!! I had 2 jump through hoops 2 change my avatar! They don't make it easy!

Tomorrow will be an interesting challenge. It's our 44th wedding anniversary and we're going to the Space Needle for lunch. I looked at their lunch menu online and nothing is grabbing me! Looking for a seafood option. They have a $25 per person minimum, so won't work to try to share something. Unless they let us order off the dinner menu... I remember last time we were there I saw a seafood platter appetizer for about $50! If DH would agree, that might be a good option. Otherwise I'll probably be eating the inside of a sandwich. I'm way too tight to do bread these days at all. DH made me a tuna melt for lunch today... just one slice of 45 calorie Sara Lee bread and I was miserable for hours! Not able to eat much at all. I've already lost the 1.3 lb I gained on our 3 wk vacation in my first two days home.

Yes, Jacki, sorry to hear of your troubles and frustrations. Hope tomorrow will be a better day! My Wii says I've managed to get that 1.3 lb off already! Very tight, but not too miserable. It'd be better if I'd quit eating as soon as I start to feel full. But sometimes that's after about three bites, so I try to eat some more and then I'm sorry. Tomorrow is our 44th wedding anniversary so we're going to the Space Needle for lunch. I've looked at the menu online, but stil not sure what I will order. There is a $25 per person minimum, so can't just order soup or an appetizer, and can't split something with DH! If they let us order off the dinner menu, I know there used to be a seafood appetizer for two that was around $50 that would be perfect.

Thanks for the welcome home!! Nice to be missed! Underwire is going okay, but so hot today, I wish I'd worn one of my old comfy bras! But the wires are still not bothering me at all! Vacation was great... I think I did a good job of enjoying, but making healthy food choices! When I got weighed the first night I was home I was up 1.3 lb. By this morning, it was down to .9 lb, and tonight when I got on my Wii again to do some exercise, it said I was back to what I was the morning that we left! Woo hoo!! Looking good in that photo because I was holding a brand new baby! Good for one's countenance!! My little "grandniece"! What a cutie. My sister's first granddaughter after five grandsons!!

I have a similar card from my surgeon but I've never used it. Kids' menu is as you say in most places. Exception is Mexican or Italian restaurants where you can usually get a small serving of their specialty.. like spaghetti & meatballs, tacos, enchilada, etc. Senior Menu is usually more varied and I often order from that when we're out. Another option is to order off the appetizer menu. Or, just plan to enjoy your meal for another 3-4 days! I try to share something with someone whenever possible, but DH doesn't usually like my choices. Have better luck sharing with a friend or DD.

Hi, Welcome! I assume that's Buffalo NY?? I was born and raised there and just came back from visiting family there. There are plenty of us here in our 50's and 60's, and with high starting BMI's who are enjoying plenty of success with the LapBand so don't let anyone discourage you! That's the first time I've heard that "young and not too much to lose" line!! Poppycock!! PBing... Productive Burping. Not the same as vomiting. You ate too much, too fast, bites too big, and it pops back out, often after doing some "sliming", which is kind of an indescribable experience!! I've only had it happen to me 3X in almost 13 months. It's a learning experience! First two times it was chicken, which often doesn't agree with me. Then last week, it was a hamburger. But I just had my 5th fill last month and I am less tolerant of bread than I was before. Should've known better than to try to eat the bun! Only at 1/2, but it was enough to make the rest of my afternoon miserable until it finally came up! Yuck!

Yep... like once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic. I had my 5th fill last month. I'm a little uncomfortable every time I eat... sometimes more than a little. But I don't think I need an unfill, I just need to quit eating as soon as I feel that "full" feeling and stop trying to stuff in just a few more bites, sometimes (I think) to please my DH who prepared the food! Which is really stupid because he's happier if I quit with food still on the plate. Then I sit here popping Papaya tablets until the misery passes.

Oh, dear!! She throws everything but the kitchen sink into those!! Start with some low fat protein.... lean hamburger, ground turkey, chicken, beans, etc. I think she usually puts in some cabbage, onion, low carb veggies that you like. Trying to find one of her posts where she describes one, but no luck so far.

Have a Calcium Chew or a Fat Free/Low Cal Fudgcicle.

That IS something to think about. We'll be down in Janet's "neck of the woods" then, so it would be drivable. Might be game for that.

Wow! Thanks for the nice welcome home, Long! Warm fuzzies to you, too! So glad you're doing so well after the GB surgery. I have problems with both white and dark meat... frustrating because chicken is a favorite, right after fish! I've had 3 episodes of PBing and two were with chicken, and I think both of those were dark meat. I had a horrible episode last Friday at the county fair back home. I had an ear of corn and then 1/2 a hamburger. May have been the bread, but the meat was purchased by my BIL and I know it was good, sirloin burger... and a little overdone (also by my BIL--volunteer firemen's tent). So, it was dry and some of it came back up, but not until an afternoon of PURE misery sliming and in pain! That's an excellent analogy! Never thought of it that way~! All excellent points! You are absolutely right! WE CAN DO THIS, but we have to want to so bad that it becomes first and foremost... more of a priority than eating/drinking all those things we know will keep us from our goal. I haven't bought any yet, but I have wondered if they'd roll. The high-waisted ones Janet or one of our Mall of America posse showed me had these straps that were kind of like suspenders that would supposedly keep that from happening. I know I couldn't wear the long legged ones for that reason. I did buy a couple of underwire bras while we were there. I never thought I'd EVER wear one of those again, but got a proper fitting one at Nordstrom's and so far they're not poking me! We had our cheerleader, Janet there nagging us that we had to "get our girls up"~~!!

Can't remember if I've posted since we got home or not! Anyway, we got back yesterday morning. Good trip home all the way, except our sleeper car attendant didn't spoil us the way our Danielle did going east! No warm cookies in the afternoon, no champagne when we got on, we had to turn down our own beds each night and stow them in the morning! We did have a "handicap" roomette coming home, which was 3X as big as the regular roomette going east for just a slight increase. Our cat totally freaked while we were gone even though we had a neighbor checking on her, and our DD & SIL. She destroyed the place and I will spare you the description as it was NOT a pretty picture. My Wii says I gained 1.3 lb while I was gone, and I am hoping that I still have a few pounds of retained fluid to get rid of as my legs, feet & ankles got quite swollen after 2 1/2 days on the train. Poor DH gained 11 lb and is now starving himself to get ready for TOPS weigh in on Monday! Good to be home. I missed all of you! And, my M of A buds, I added a little pink flower (which matches the blue ones) to the top of my left ear!! Found another "Piercing Pagoda" at my favorite mall back home in Buffalo!

C'mon, Girl!! You can do it!! Get back on the wagon!!

G'mornin' All, We're sitting at the train station in Minot for servicing. Just called Steph. She's on the road headed this way.said she's a couple of hours away but maybe she'll see the train later and can wave at us as we go by! :thumbup: Trip home going well so far. Slept like a log last night. Looks like we're on the move again so better sign off as I will soon lose my connection. Happy Monday!

Hi, All! I'm on a computer terminal in the Chicago Amtrak station.. lounge for sleeping car passengers. Nice... hot coffee, muffins, etc.... but I just ate the meat out of 1/2 pastrami sandwich and I'm uncomfortable so only coffee for me. I see y ou're going for an unfill, Steph... I've had a couple of miserable days but I think because I have a cold. We'll see how it goes for the next few days. PB, threw up, miserable time at the county fair after eating a small ear of corn and 1/2 hamburger. We're boarding our Seattle train in aobut an hour. I enjoyed reading some of the posts... but only time to scan this one page. Someone else is waiting to use the computer. have to go!! Missing all of you!! HOme on Tuesday morning!

Good Morning, Friends! Found some computer time. We're here until Saturday... leave at midnight that night. Last night...they ordered pizza and wings for dinner! So, since we threw in $20 towards it, I felt okay about asking them to get me a chicken taco salad. So, I had my salad while they had their pizza and wings. Did have 1/2 an ice cream bar... but had to give it away. Too sweet and too full from the salad. DH still wants a fish fry because last Friday's was kind of a disappointment. Our favorite place... not up to par and small piece of fish w/roast beef. He said he got cheated so he wants to go to a different place. But place he wants to go to.. last year when we went I got scallops. They have a more varied menu with healthier choices. I wont' mention the two Cosmos that I drank! Won't do that this time! Sister from OR was supposed to fly out this morning. She misread her itinerary and was an hour late! She will try again tomorrow! DD & SIL are having a good time but now medical emergency with his father and he might have to leave early leaving her to fly back to Seattle by herself with three little ones!! So... the drama continues here in Buffalo, and out west! other DD's beloved dog dying of cancer of the spleen... a new development this week also. My DH's favorite companion when he is over there cutting their 5 acres of lawn. They are great buddies. So.... I will sign off now that I've filled you in on the food challenges here, and family issues!! So happy to read all your posts and be able to keep in touch with all of you... my LapBand family! Certainly relate to the teen issues! Oh, my!! Our youngest was a BIG challenge!

Uh, yeah! I can relate to the humidity. It's awful here in Buffalo today!! Sorry I've been away for so long. Competition for the computer is STIFF!! And sometimes there are small bodies covering the floor of the computer room making it difficult for me to navigate the territory!! AND, we've been VERY BUSY!! Family things. Usually food things!! Fighting it tooth and nail!! HOORAY!! Wonderful news!! Obviously I've been using my blackberry to read email TOO MUCH!! I keep reaching for it instead of the mouse!! Tell me about it!! I think as soon as I get home I'm going to have to do another one of those FIVE DAY things to get back on track. I've been doing pretty good resisiting all the junk, but last night succumbed to a Krispy Kreme donut!! :frown::eek::frown: Don't let that guy get you down!! You and me, we're going to SHOW those docs.. your primary care and my ortho guy!!! WE WILL NEVER GO BACK!! Temptations here have been awful! I am so noticing how much my family gravitates around food... that's not exactly the word I'm looking for, but you get the picture. Junk food, excessive food, wrong food. Now our DD & SIL are here and SIL is awful. We no sooner get to Niagara Falls yesterday before he is looking for something to eat instead of looking at the falls! I am so worried about him!! Good luck with the wisdom teeth thing, Mango!!

Great pics, Karri!!

Hey, Did anyone say that we all hit the Nordstrom's "intimates"... four of us had bra fittings with "Connie" and had our "girls" lifted. Wonderful! I got two new bras. Other things I bought... Merrell sandals, two blouses (40% off) at C.J. Banks... never heard of that store until one of the girls told me about it... it was either "Thelma" or "Louise". I'm old. I can't remember. Travel purse at QVC.. my first experience with QVC. Two pairs of earrings and a "Mall of America' sun visor hat. My favorite things to buy.... hats, purses, shoes!!