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MacMadame, I COMPLETELY agree with you about not being able to stomach Kate + Eight & the Little People Show

Where this might be true specificly with WHAT's going to happen, TBL has been around long enough for the contestants to have a good idea that something WILL happen. The contestants have their own agenda as to why they want to be on TBL so the argument of exploitation by outside forces can't fully be made. So what is self-exploitation for personal gain called? Don't most of us do that already when we check into work each day?

Just read on Yahoo! that one on the pick team, Shannon, was arrested for allegedly assaulting a housemate with a bag of flour. Her roommate, it looks like

Hi DoxieMom, I think there is a link that explains what all the bander terms are but Pb'ing is productive burping. This is all stuff that you need to know before hand. Regurgitating food was never an issue until I got banded (different then actually throwing up).

Yeast can happen in the darker, warmer places of our bodies. My breakouts primarily happen under my stomach, in my belly button & my upper legs. Its a stinky, red raised rash. Sorry, but that is what it is (smells REALLY bad). And when I cut out sugars, coffee and white stuff from my diet I don't have the problems even when I sweat. That's why I know that my diet is crappy right now 'cause I just broke out. Right before a breakout I start to itch all over my abdomen and it feels like butterflys fluttering.

For the cost of the BodyBugg and the monthly user fees (how much are they?), is it worth it in general? I've seen it as product placement on The Biggest Loser and wondered if people really like it. Can it measure your metabolism? I'm not into recording my food so I might have problems with that.

Last season was the first time I ever watched TBL. Has it always been as dramatic as it was last season? Any thoughts?

I have problems with yeast on my body, not vaginally. I used nystatin powder, but when I keep my carbs low I can keep the outbreaks in check.

Its amazing that some of you think the numbers weren't good. Granted, they are very large, however, they most likely haven't worked out much less MOVED in a long time. I think most did very well! I love the show and funny, 'cause I hated it so much in the past that I wouldn't watch it (thought it was exploitive, etc) until a fellow bus rider talked me into it last season. I'm hooked on it now! I was hoping the older couple would stay above the yellow line but I don't have much hope that they'll be on the ranch for very long...

I was TOO tight after my last fill that half way home I had to turn around and go back. Swallowing water was too hard. And now a week out I still have good restriction. Some of us feel MORE restriction a week or 2 after a fill. Most times I can't eat breakfast and I've gone from never PB'ing to doing so many times a week. I wouldn't encourage anyone to leave their Drs over-filled 'cause it might just get worse.

Congrats, Crzytchr! I, too, have had my hysterectomy on 12/4 but I was lucky. I kept the 5.25 cc with no additional swelling and I had no nausea. Its feels GREAT to be rid of mine (I had a prolapsed uterus - completely out of my body. It was very difficult to exercise with that issue). In fact I think this surgery was so much easier on me then the lap band surgery. Good for us :biggrin:

Ebox I'm sorry to hear about all of your problems!!!! My thoughts are with you. The frustration you must be feeling! All my fingers and toes are crossed for you:girl_hug:

Thanks, Tabithan, for your support. Seeing other people with their issues (port flips!!! Yikes!), far worse then mine, makes me feel a little humbled. To tell the truth I haven't set goals for myself. Sounds crazy, that's part of my issue. The goals are coming, tho...

Hi All, I really want to tell you that I appreciate your posts and how REAL they are. Not all of us are super losers. And I know that if I tell you my problems I'm not going just going to hear, "suck it up and get on with it", (ok, I admit - I think I DO need to hear that in some respects). This is my story. After 9 months I finally know what restriction is. I know why I have to chew slowly, why I can't drink Water when I'm eating, etc. Before, my band was not working for me. Or rather I didn't get the fills (the new nurse missed my port when giving me fills and I ended up only having 3cc in a 9cc). So I didn't have the band for the longest time and now I do. This is how I feel - I've been banded since Feb -08 but have only been "banded" since the end of October. So here it is - I'm in the middle of this anger/poor me cycle 'cause of the no fills and have slipped away from what is important - committing to myself, getting on the band wagon of weight loss. I know what I need to do is dust myself off and tell myself that today is a new day and I'm on my way again. I've slipped so far away from what I NEED to be doing - watching the clock when eating, etc. One good thing, tho, is that I'm HAVING to listen to my band since my last fill ( a week ago ). Maybe this will send me on my way. Has this happened to any of you - the no fill thing? Thanks for your help

Weight loss in itself is an ongoing venture. Why would you write yourself off as a failure while its still going on? One year I found a ring and turned around the same moment and lost track of it. I had a pretty good idea where it was - out in one of the 3 large trash bags waiting to be tossed in the trash bin. It had been thrown out I was sure of it. But yet, it seemed like it was already so far away from me that I couldn't do anything about it so I just shrugged my shoulders, sad to just lose what I found. I was about to walk away from it when my father said, "You KNOW where its at but yet you don't want to get it? Why? Its right there in front of your face." (BTW this is a true story) I found the ring halfway down the first bag I looked into. Weight loss is a never ending marathon with ourselves. There's no end to it. We are either wanting & willing to do something about our weight loss now/later or we aren't ready & aren't willing now/later. Sometimes is slower than we want it to be even when we do work at it. That's what it really is in a nutshell. Please don't sell yourself short with that heading.

Hi Jacole, why not post some "after" pics? Way to go!

Congrats! I do think its easier when you're younger - I should have listened to my mom who told me to lose weight before I turned 30. We don't listen, do we? LOL

Neadobandito, I, too, went through a situation where I was losing control of my eating. In the first months of being banded no matter what I did I wasn't losing much. I was hungry and never felt any restriction at all. And I was doing everything right. No matter how many "fills" I had I never felt restriction. I became depressed and began eating more & more out of control, leaving behind some of the rules of eating. And I, too, wouldn't visit the forum. After 8 months of being banded a wonderful NP decided to pull all of the fluid out of my band and I found out that I wasn't getting proper maintance on my band and only had 3 cc in a 9cc band (and I was suppose to have 8cc). I was so upset!! I have a "real" fill now and feel better at 5.25cc; I need another one but have to wait until December. Truly can't help but to think that maybe I could have been 20 pounds down (and again the feelings of anger and sadness hit). As it is I lost 50 pounds w/little or no help! Something to be proud of

Flipside, it doesn't sound like you're getting much support at all. Maybe your band has issues and you need to find someone who will give you support. It makes all the difference in the world. Good luck!

Wo ho! Was told that since I'm not very full (5.25 cc) I'm ok w/out an unfil. IF I had more then I'd need at least a partial unfil. And I'm going to try to get in right after my surgery for another fill once the swelling goes down. Thanks for your support!

I want to keep my fill but that will be up to them, I think. My surgery is on Dec 4th and my next fill won't be until Dec 29th. Its possible that I can keep asking for a fill until I get one before then 'cause if I have to be unfilled then I'll go over thanksgiving & x-mas with no fill at all and that just won't work.

Thanks for your help. My dr said that a partial unfil will be ok. I'm not that tight now. I wouldn't be upset about it if I had had a better loss. But I'm back on track and will work with whatever I have to. Thanks for your help!

My doc gave me the go ahead early but I never did it. Why? Now I'm having surgery in 2 weeks and can't. Well, I'll have to wait again!

Hi all, I'm having surgery in December and want to know if you had to have a complete unfil before going in? I will be completely under. One NP says that its not necessary to have a complete unfil (except she recommends it), another says I should. What is your experience? Did you have a complete unfil or partil? Your help is appreciated!

We have to fast after a band fill and just the 3 day fast can throw me out of sorts. That's why I just can't seem to go any longer then 2 days on the fast. I think its normal