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Good Morning Junies.. Vz and Army.. so sorry to hear about your fill troubles! Long- woo hoo on the 10's! Lucy- I hear ya.. I always eat more on the weekends. This is my last full week at work as of next week I only work m-thurs. I have a plan to do major housecleaning on friday's to help keep me busy. So, I made it through yesterday. whew.. it was the 6 year anniversary of my Father's passing. It was a pretty rough day for me but I survived it. I ended up going to the gym and doing the elliptical for an hour but as soon as we left I went to the grocery store and bought a little dove easter bunny and scarfed it down on the drive home. Why does chocolate still make me feel better? I thought about it all day and finally even after working out still had to go buy one. But my hubby said honey at least it's just one little chocolate bunny last year you would have bought a bag and eaten all the baby bunnies! This is true! I didn't meet him until I was 24 and then just 9 short years later he was gone. :tt1: OH well, here's to a better non chocolate day! xoxo

B: 6 oz yogurt L: 2 melba toast with 2 triangles laughing cow cheese, 1 chicken wing d: 1 piece of salisbury steak s: 1/2 kids vanilla ice cream dipped in chocolate from dairy queen gym: 45 min elliptical, 30 min weight training. burned 500 calories on elliptical.. no idea how much weight training.

Ohh Long I hope you are feeling better! It sucks you and Hunzi are sick! I had the vomiting about a month ago and I was worried about a slippage as well but it was fine. I hope you are both ok. Lucy.. thanks girl. I will check it out!

Hey there.. I am sure you will like NCL I just hated the freestyle way. We have been on quite a few carnival cruises and love the pampered way your dining experiences are with them. You have the same waitress or waiter throughout the cruise and they anticipate your every need. With freestyle you have different waiters at every meal. It didn't feel as pampered..lol. That was the only difference. It was nice eating whenever we wanted but wouldn't choose freestyling again. I definetly want to try Royal Caribbean and Celebrity since I have heard so many great things about them. Man I want to go on a cruise now! :frown: I'm so jealous of you both! Have fun!

b: 2 melba toast with triange of laughing cow lite cheese L: 1 meatloaf muffin with 2 baby carrots d: 1/2 piece of salmon and couple of bites of salad s: 3 thin mint cookies ugghh

congrats nicole!

Hey there ctcutie, I also had this happen to me about the 6 month time frame. I went and had some testing and sure enough I was anemic and my blood sugar was really out of wack. I am now doing great just make sure I eat at regular intervals. I hope you have such an easy solution. I would suggest getting a work up done from your doc. That way you can rule out anything serious. Good luck!

Hello! I went on a cruise a couple of months after being banded and it went fine. I did have to be careful not to overeat and I stayed away from the buffet's but we went to the dining room for all three meals. I just didn't have an appetizer and when my meal arrived I cut it in half. I did speak to the maitre'd about making sure they knew I didn't want any pasta's or rice put on my plate. They were pretty accomadating. I also didn't have any bread. We also didn't use the elevator's at all! That is where I was successful. I did eat dessert every evening but all those stairs helped to come off of a seven day crusie 2 pounds lighter. All of our other cruises I always gained a minimum of 10 pounds! Enjoy your cruise and have fun! I am soo jealous I want to go on another cruise! What is your favorite cruise line? Our last cruise was on Norwegian and I would never do that again. I am not a freestyle cruise fan. I found out I like structure to much lol.

Thanks Apples :crying: I really felt terrible for letting my anger get the best of me. I usually don't let that happen. This was really the first time I have had to deal with someone so obviously anti band and I admittedly didn't handle it well. I am sticking to this thread and the share ideas what you eat thread. Nice and safe. LOL.. I woke up this morning thinking I should cancel my account, if I can't respond appropriately I shouldn't be on here. Hubby said " that support group means to much to you" and he was right. So I am still here. :laugh:

b: 6oz yogurt l: 1/2 grilled pork chop, 1 bite of potatoe and a smidge of broccoli d: 1/4 cheddar wurst s: 1/8 piece of lemon meringue pie no crust s: 1 big glass of merlot :crying: excercize: 30 minutes on elliptical 368 calories gone..

Happy Sunday Junies.. Hunzi! congrats and good luck!!!!! Strike, nice to see you girl! Have fun with your babies. Vz- sounds like you are keeping busy. Sometimes things happen just so you can get some quality ME time! Apples, I haven't tried the seven for mankind yet but will. Lucy- I hope you had an enjoyable dinner with your dad. Long, I was on the thread to see what erosion really was and it definetly wasn't what i thought it was. I unfortunately got involved in a conversation I shouldn't have and boy did I learn my lesson. I just was pissed because I thought the doctor was really nice and informative to post in a thread and he got slammed for it. It made me mad and I impulsively posted when I was mad. LOL. I realized I am so pro band that when people aren't it makes me mad. It kind of felt like someone picking on my kids LOL. I took it personally and I shouldn't have. I am staying out of that thread from now on. lol. Just because it has done so much for me doesn't mean that it is the right choice for everyone. :crying: God sure gave me a kick in the pants for that one. I hope everyone has a great Monday!

You made my point for me :ohmy: I have been wondering if you possibly have an agenda here. You say your dh is a doctor and you are a nurse is it possible you work in Mexico? I also notice there is no picture of you at all. Not before not after. I dont hide behind a cartoon character. You see who I am, You see my results, You see my name. What do they call the false posters on here oh that's right TROLLS. I also note that you say you worked your butt off to get to goal. If you could do all you say you can then why dear did you need the band or the sleeve at all. You sure talk a big game but as of yet I see nothing substantial that you have posted. All I see is someone hiding behind words. I am a lapbander and post on lapbandtalk.com. You see my results, you see my name. Good luck to you on your "Journey", until I see some real proof that you aren't some "marketing director for a hospital in Mexico" I am the one who is laughing.

Lol Long you are too funny. It was so nice to see your post. I was just on lapband erosion thread and man are there some negative people out there! Nice to read a friendly post! I hope you have a great weekend!

Man you must be a blast to hang out with! You seem to be a very defensive and abrasive person. Just look at all your posts you attack anyone with a different opinion than yours. By the way I am guessing you have no idea about the travel alert for Mexico? Oh wait, I am sure you will reply with statistics for how unsafe america is. You really are sounding anti-american. Also you met goal in 10 months with what? Hmm it was the band wasn't it? I get that you didn't like the band. You have made that clear. We get it. You continuously post the same information over and over. My personal opinion with the stats to back it up is that the band is a great alternative to getting a drastic surgical step where you lose part of your stomache. I am pro lapband and I do know what I am talking about since #1 I am a lapbander. #2 I have lost 117 pounds in 9 months. #3 I did plenty of research beforehand and knew that I wanted a tool not a fix. Please do us all lapbanders a favor and stop attacking everyone or leave. I am sure I am not the only one that thinks your response to posts are ridiculously immature. Just in case you missed it www.gastricsleevesupport.com. :tongue_smilie:

I was banded at St. Vincent's in Bridgeport by Dr. Erhlich. I felt fine when I woke up.. since I was self pay I was banded at 7:30 a.m. and checked out of the hospital at 11:30 a.m. same day. We stayed at a hotel right next to hospital just in case but my only issue was gas pain which is relieved by walking walking walking!! I took off a week from work and really needed that. I didn't feel nauseous or sick at all when I woke up. I did go to the bathroom and checked out my scars. It was more than I had anticipated but now you can barely see them they have faded and healed so nicely. I was obsessive about putting neopsorin on them. I do burp alot now more since I am banded only when I eat though. My doc says I am making myself burp to help food go down which is probably true. That has been my only real negative side effect and it is really mild.

I have had 9 fills and the first 7 were really hard for them to get. On average I was poke 3-6 times at a pop. They even have a port finder! Anyways.. the last 2 times voila it was easy one poke and in. I think due to having more fat there earlier on it was more difficult. But hey it's a prick and a funny sensation.. not painful. I hope it gets easier as you lose weight.

When I am starving I will pull out a 100 calorie pack of something.. it doesn't happen very often and I try to stick to 3 meals a day but sometimes you just need something extra. I love the 100 calorie almond packs or 100 calorie bag of popcorn even a 100 calorie m&m just something smalll and controlled..

don't be scared just be EXCITED! Good luck to you!

congrats sarah!!!

wooo hooo!!! congrats!!!!

Hey there.. I am not on a Diet! I eat whatever I want and yes I eat burgers, hot dogs, sweets etc. The thing is I eat just a little. You can check out the thread share ideas about what you eat.. you can see what people are eating once banded. If you have any specific questions please feel free to contact me. Today it has been 9 months since I got my band and I have lost 117 pounds! For me it was the best decision. I wish you luck and let us know how you are doing!

b: yogurt l: 4 clam strips dipped in tarter and ketchup d: 1/2 hot dog with 1/4 cup homemade chili s: 1/2 cup of chocolate peanut butter cup ice cream 75 oz water gym : 1 hour elliptical 632 calories burned

Don't they have a gastricsleevesupport.com you can go and spread your garbage to? I am sure they would welcome you with open arms. All I know is that I have lost 117 pounds in 9 months as of today. I have not had one issue. You seem to have so much pent up anger, I would suggest excercize to help you relax.

Good Morning Junies! It is friday praise God! Woo Hoo! Long- CONGRATS ON BEING A 10! I am addicted to the brand seven jeans. I love love love them. They are super expensive at the mall I think like 60-100 bucks but at tj maxx you can find them for 30 and boy do they fit nice! I am tall so sometimes I have a hard time finding perfect fitting jeans and these do the trick! Lucy- congrats on your pampered chef business doing so well! I really enjoyed it too. I can hardly wait for you to get your website up and running cause girl I need some stuff! All you other Junies out there.. give us an update! Where are you Strike, Cathy, Addy, hunzi, brown, vz.. and everyone else????

hmm not that I would know :thumbup: but I believe it can be a great alternative to alcohol. I definetly would drink more calories with alcohol than I could ever eat with munchies. I believe if you prepare yourself for munchies with a 100 calorie popcorn you would be set :tongue_smilie: