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*hug* sorry you have had a few stressful weeks, it's especially tough when under stress and hard to remember whats good vs, not so good. I have a hard time on a good day let alone a bad one. Can't say I've ever had a King Size Reeses but I have heard from friends (who are "normals") that you don't feel so great afterwards! lol. And yes, why is it that tortilla chips go down oh so smoothly? It's a battle, no doubt about it. Hang in there though, you can do it! *HUG*

Fantastic, congratulations!

Could it be that your band is tighter because your dream stressed you out. Band tightness can be affected by stress and I don't see why stress in a dream wouldn't count as stress. Hope you got some sleep and feel better.

Well personally I have never PB'd so I don't know what that's like but I'd imagine not having anything else to eat after a PB especially if you are still hungry is probably a tough thing to do. As for the few chips you had - why beat yourself up about that? It is probably healthier mentally to have small indulgances once and a while to avoid a binge down the road. You did say only a 'few' which I assume is just that - you didn't say "I ate the whole damn bag" don't be so hard on yourself hon. And yes I know that is easier said than done - I beat myself up all the time because I have "indulgence" problems, I FULLY believe that you should allow yourself some of the yummy things in life IN moderation - my issue is that moderation not working so well these days! The beauty about the band and about life is that each day is another day and you can use your mistakes and learn from them and embrace the new day and all the new challenges with the lessons you've learned in the past. Hang in there *HUG*

Thanks Doddie! Your encouragement is always much appreciated. I have started to notice that I can go weeks without much happening -maybe a lb or two up or down and then it's like BLAM 6 lbs or whatnot I think that's going to be how things go for me for some reason. It's better than no weight loss! I too have to weigh every week just to keep in track (I actually weigh myself almost everyday but official weigh day is only once a week). Thanks again for the encouraing words *hugs*

Tbh I can't actually remember what he said but I think he said no pop. I'm just too worried about hurting my band from the carbonation. So I gave it up completely before my surgery and do I miss it - most days, no but on occasion I definitely do. I wasn't a heavy pop drinker before (one can a day (sometimes none), MAYBE 2, that's about it). I'd rather be safe than sorry, funny I cant tell myself the same thing about sweets, *sigh* lol

Thanks for the info! I'll keep my eye out for filing next year. I don't bother to track my mileage to Dr.W for my fills .. not sure why lol just lazy I guess but I'm going to claim the surgery itself for sure! I'm doing pretty good with my band, I have my good and bad food days and that seems to be the biggest struggle for me lately - making good food choices but other than that, I wouldnt trade it for the world

NSV's are fantastic but I do have to say that medically related NSV's are AMAZING. Very awesome seajules!:biggrin2:

Holy cow that gave me a startle - 5 MONTHS OUT! When did those months go by? I think I count mine a bit different as I only consider myself 4 months out and will be 5 months out as of June 23 (that will be when the 5th month is over) I don't know why I count it that way. Either way though as I sit here at 4 months out (in my mind) I'm all of a sudden not feeling so good about my progress which is crazy I know. My mini goal was 50lbs in 6 months. And now I'm kinda blah about how things are going. YIKES. What a wake up call.

Oh damn, your doc is being ridiculous. how big is your band? a 4cc? Are you able to go anywhere else for fills? I was banded on jan 23 and am going for my 4th fill this Thursday. I would look into if you have any other options to get fills done elsewhere if possible. That's CRAZY

Doddie,do you just claim it under Medical expenses or is there a specific thing? I will need to know for when I file next year. Thanks!

First of all - 50 lbs is FANTASTIC girlie!! Be proud and wear that grin, you deserve it. Your MIL is obviously a bit of a b*tch, so next time I'd just not tell her, you don't need people to rain on your parade. Some people have no tact whatsoever. Congrats on your loss! And that bank teller whoa man, we won't even get into the class act that she is! Who says that?! I would have been hurt too hon, you are only human. Men... You sure can! Keep up the fantastic work! I have yet to have any negative comments made (to my face at least, lol) and am okay with the comments that I do get about looking good or looking smaller, it makes me feel good. One of my sales guys that I work with is always complimenting me and telling me how proud he is, almost like I'm his kid lol. He says he is going to call me "skinny minnie" but only in private. And my boss (he has been fantastic through this whole thing) is always encouraging and telling me he's noticing the difference (he's always been supportive and inquisitive as he has a sister who has struggled with her weight for a long time). And if anyone does have anything not so nice to say to my face.. well f*ck'em cuz I'm doing this for me not them. :angry_smile:

Was just goign to ask the same thing... have you not had a fill yet? 6 months out and no fill is pretty fantastic if not lol. Personally, my port is a couple inches to the left of my belly button and I can feel it as it's pretty close to my skin. If you haven't had a fill yet then why not ask your doctor? Just say you weren't sure since you've never had to have a fill before and were wondering - seems like a legit question to me

Call me crazy, no really I like that... lol jk but 24 lbs in 5 weeks (I believe that's what it was?) is great. I am no healthy eating model bandster that is for sure - I have some serious bad eating habit and am actually going to see a therapist to talk about some issues I have with food (mainly sweets - not so much stuff like chips/pizza, etc). However the reason for my post is - I read somewhere and for the life of me can't remember where - that when you eat "bad foods" (I hesitate to call them that but for lack of not enough coffee this early in the a.m. I will) it takes up to 3 days for your body to have the affects from it (ie: weight gain, etc). Does anyone know if there is any truth to that?

Everyone - thanks for posting what you did, it has given me a lot to think about. My surgeon (despite being fantastic) didn't really provide me with a lot of info or a "lapband bible" so I've kind of been goin it alone in that regard. I'm not a snacker, I don't randomly snack on things throughout the day (althought sometime I do snack but generally not)- I only eat at meal time usually it seems to be what happens at meal time is where I make bad choices. I told myself when I had the surgery that it was a fresh start yet I've somehow not seized control of that thought - I am hoping that seeing someone about it will help to teach me how to do that.

First of all, congrats on your decision to have your band done, May 19 will be here before you know it. And I don't think that there are many topics that you can't ask/talk about on LBT - that is the beauty of this place, it's a fantastic place for information, support and general commadarie (sp). Prior to surgery it wasn't uncommon for me to go 1-2 times a day, now I probably go once every 3 or 4 days, and I'm not constipated I just don't seem to have the need to go all that often (it's probably closer to 3 days than 4). After I had my surgery I didn't have diarhhea (sp) which some people say that they have (could be an anaesthetic reaction - I don't really have any bad reactions to anaesthetic) and some people get constipated. I didn't go for at least a week post surery and when I did it was just a "normal event" not "backed up" or anything. The occasional time where I may feel a bit constipated I generally know it is because I am not taking in enough water/liquids (I have a hard time drinking liquid in general - for some reason I just don't so I have to force myself too). Can't help you with the other question as I don't have that issue but maybe someone else will provide some insight. Best of luck on your journey!

Wow, great for both of you - wth is wrong with me that mine didn't click surgery day LOL

Stefanie, If I lined up all my fingers and toes and threw in a few extra I'd not be able to count how many times I "cheated my band" because I'd not have enough fingers/toes. :thumbup: Thank you for your input, you have done great and I hope to be able to get this show on the road. I have decided to actually meet with a therapist and see if they have any info that they can help with (actually trying to kill 2 birds with one stone - food/eating issues and hair pulling -I'm an eyelash/eyebrow puller).

Wow that is weird - let us know what your doctor says!!

Hello my fellow lapband lovelies!! I wanted to put this question out there to all of you to see what everyone has to say about this... How long did it take until your brain just "clicked"? What I mean by clicked is - realize you have to change your eating habits and ACTUALLY implement said change, commit to exercise, commit to making the best of your band? I ask this because... I really don't think my brain has "clicked" as much as I want it to and tell myself that it should have I don't think it has. I want to say that I am trying so hard... but well willpower when it comes to food obviously isn't my strong suit or I wouldn't be where I am now. I KNOW I shouldn't have liquid calories (ie: Starbucks) or other treats frequently (I know it's okay once in a while but 4-5 times a week is not once and a while). I KNOW I should make better food choices in general yet I don't find myself making those choices even though I tell myself "I really shouldn't be eating this". Don't get me wrong I don't make bad choices all the time but it's definitely more than it should be. And then this definitely doesn't help the food choices thing - *I HATE COOKING* completely and totally hate it - it is the bain of my existance. It would probably be easier if I was just cooking for myself - but that's not the case. Please tell me that it will come, that things will "click" and I can change. You'd think that shelling out the $14000 self pay would make my butt kick into gear faster... yet somehow it hasn't! lol. I have some restriction but I'm not at my sweet spot - I'm hoping fill #4 this week will change that (I can eat anything I want at the moment, just not as much as before but the only thing stopping me from over indulging is me telling myself to stop eating - which doesn't work so good sometimes).

Hmm, I don't know if I've had port-soreness per se but every once and a while I get a "cramp like gas pain" near my port but my doc doesn't seem concerned so neither am I. If it gets too bad or you are worried just make a quick call to you dr's office - I'm sure it's nothing to worry about (but I'm not a doctor nor do I play one on TV or the internet!)

I dont see how what kind of band you have affects where you can get it done... have you checkedout the Fill Centers USA website to see if there is a location near you? I have a midband as well btw (but I live in Canada and my doc that did the surgery does my fills)

Depends on your surgeon I think... my port is not anchored. It just hangs loose in my belly (to the left of my belly button). He doesnt stitch them in that way if there is a flip or something they can just try to manuever it around w/o having to do surgery...

I have a slight bit of restriction but no where near my sweet spot - I eat less for sure but the only thing stopping me from eating too much is me telling myself to stop eating. I definitely need at least 1 more fill and that may do it.. I have had 3 so far and go for my fourth (i hope) on Thursday. It is frustrating isnt it? lol