delo

ljm, you have been my inspiration throughout my journey and now you are everyone's hero! I have been thinking of you all day and glad you are doing great, can't wait to see pictures. God bless you.

counting the days, what time does montel come on today?

zsflower, why did you need a bypass? you have lost so much weight and you look good . are you afraid of gaining your weight back? you are an inspiration.

hi, Michiganders, I'm from Kalamazoo and had lapband on May 31st, 2007 and am doing well, got to get motivated to get back into it though cause I'm on a plateau. good luck

oprah is talking about gastric banding and bypass for children right now

i voted for you sherri, you deserve it.

hi, everyone I haven't lost any weight in a while and my doctor told me not to worry, he said at my bmi they wouldn't band me. so I guess I reached that milestone, he has a way to make you feel better. got to get off this plateau, definitely. I don't eat junk food but maybe I should go back on liquids for a while to jump start?

dlw, yes it's not a good thanksgiving day full, it's a hurt full feeling. I miss the good full feeling. I know the one more bite feeling sooo well. hate getting stuck. also, the slim that comes up must have some acid in it, cause it makes my lips chapped.

yes, I plan on voting, but I really don't care for any of them.

hi, jrob, I'm from michigan, too. Kalamazoo. where are you in michigan?

hi Grace Utah, haven't seen you post lately, how are you doing? I hope you got over the pneumonia.

what is edamame?

fred, yes, this is vertigo. It happened to me one time.

yes, this is vertigo. It may come back or may not, there is nothing to do for it. sometimes it happens when you look up and put your head in a compromising position. It happened to me, one day I woke up in a headspin. everything was spinning so fast that I was concerned, next I knew I had to throw up. I was not banded at that time. It still happens occasionally now, but if you move your head just right, it will go away. It is just the hair in your ears that doesn't keep up with your head movements. hope this helps

diaby, you know, you're right, I should cut it up first. The older I get the more --- anyway, thanks. I still miss the pleasure from eating. I love the weight loss but I really miss eating.

losing, it is Met-Rx protein plus bars, it has 32 grams of protein and only 3 gm of sugar, but it is 300 calories, do I need to look for a different one?

I was a fast eater, so fast that I didn't taste anything, now I am supposed to stop that and chew, chew, chew. well, I'm having a hard time to get to a paste in my mouth. sometimes I have to use the blender, yuk. I pay the price with a golfball feeling and everyone knows the rest. I love food, I used to eat off everyone's plate, I admit I can't do that now, but I need to slow it down, I know I need to chew, but my head is still in the eat , eat mood. I have done well, but geez, sometimes I spit out my food, afraid to swallow.

losing, you're right about the protein, I didn't do too good in that area on my blood tests last month. I am trying protein bars between meals, makes my stomach growl and gaseous, probably the sugar alcohols?

I am staying on the plan today because I have eaten too much lately and the scales aren't moving. I have to start sometime to get back on track and today is it!

thanks, everyone. I thought it had to do with a sense of being full. the only problem is I get hungry about an hour later, maybe it's boredom.

I was wondering if your nose is supposed to run if you are full? I don't have a cold, but about a minute or two after eating I get a runny nose.

hi, everyone, I'm from Kalamazoo, Michigan. banded about 6 months ago. doing great except for some PBing.

grace, that is the most perfect way to put it. I really think that sums it up for a lot of us. I'm going to write that down.

sorry about that but my goal should read 174lbs.

thanks, losing, this is my challenge. Delo........start 245........current 184........goal 17...10lbs goal thanks.