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I'm only just past two weeks banded. I have not PB'd. No fill yet. But I am not forcing MY will on OTHER people. I am forcing will on myself. We choose to control when we fail to inspire.

I'm of the Love & Logic camp. Love and Logic - Helping Parents and Teachers Raise Responsible Kids Strategies that you can use even when they are babies so that by the time they get older, they DO listen. I've seen it work wonders with my step-kids. We'll see how it works with my OWN from birth onwards, but I've heard nothing but good things from people who use it and have seen firsthand people IRL that use it and their kids are amazing. I don't believe in teaching kids violence.

I missed putting my point in. The point is, you are teaching your child that using PAIN is an effective way to get others to do what you want.

:clap2: I can't comprehend hitting somebody just to hit them (those in the camp of, "I never do it when I'm angry"). And I don't care if you think spanking on the butt with your hand is not hitting - IT IS. hit /hɪt/Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[hit]Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciationverb, hit, hit·ting, noun –verb (used with object) 1.to deal a blow or stroke to Sounds like to me you are HITTING their butt. Hence, you are hitting a child. The nospank.net website I posted before gave me the most compelling reasons to not do it to my own children.

I vote for the lie about it being a hernia repair. LOL That's what I plan on if I ever have to say I had surgery for something. If you go look at pictures of a hiatal hernia, it almost looks like a dang Lapband, anyway, just with the diaphragm instead and no positive results from it.

I was banded Thursday morning, was scheduled to go back to work Sunday night, but felt I was a still a bit too run down to do it. So I ended up back at work Monday night. Semi-physical job (security patrol).

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I'm wearing my Actitrainer for work tonight. I'm interested to see the comparison in how many calories I burn on days I work vs days I'm at home. My job can get pretty physical. I'm getting in and out of the vehicle a couple dozen times per night, and climbing about 20 floors' worth of stairs. This way I can input the extra calories burned for days I work into mydailyplate.com . I really should get set up on the Actitrainer free trial - it's pretty cheap monthly after that. Hrm.

Good to hear from you WTW! Glad you went through with it. Ouch on the bruised liver. Hope you heal quickly!

When I feel like I shouldn't have anymore (satiated), I just feel full. When I went too far one time, it HURT. I felt discomfort at the top of my stomach and then stabbing pain at the bottom point of my shoulder blade. I don't ever want to feel that again, so I stick to no more than a cup, period. No matter how good what it is I'm eating tastes.

I have an ActiTrainer. Haven't really used it much - I was trying to let DH have dibbs first. But he's unmotivated - I'm stealing it back. LOL

Oh, boy, do I look forward to this. I hate buying clothes for myself at this side, so I avoid it at all costs. The only time you'll find me buying new pants is because the old ones have holes on my inner thighs. SO embarrassing. I could have sworn I was the only person this happened to. I can't wait for this problem to go away!

Ooo, that's a super idea. My grandma used to crochet and she taught me a little bit about 18 years ago - don't remember any of it. She passed away a few years ago, getting into crocheting would be a great activity for me - remind me of her AND keep my hands busy while I'm watching TV!!! THANK YOU! I hadn't even thought of this one. As for hobbies I'm picking up...I bought a page-a-day calendar at the grocery store that teaches origami. I haven't had to break it out, yet, but thought that would be great for me to focus on when I feel like binging. I also got a guitar that DH is giving me for Christmas that I plan to pick up. Now with the crocheting thing in mind, my grandma also used to knit, but I never learned that. I'd LOVE to. I think there's even a shop here where I work that teaches it. Oh, I have a project, now. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Oh...and when I'm stuck at work all night long by myself - which used to be prime binging time for me - I drink Water. It's not always plain water - I use SF Koolaid or SF Hawaiian Punch powder. But it gives me that hand-to-mouth feeling and is actually good for me. I have no idea why this works for me now - it never did before the band.

It doesn't look like my doctor's office made a calorie recommendation (reading through my binder about nutrition they gave me), so I'm sticking to around 800 or less. This was an interesting poll. I wasn't sure if I was having too few. I think once I get into running I'll have to kick up the calories just a bit because I think if I tried running now, I'd feel weak. But for day-to-day activity to include my patrol job, 800 or less is not bad.

I agree - it really is not fair to charge EVERYBODY that fee. And YES - DH was so excited to hear that they had won. He was busy and didn't know there was a game. Quoting from him over messenger:

Ang - I'm so right there with you on this one. The only pre-op diet I had was 3-days pre-op clear liquids. So you better believe from the time I scheduled the surgery until I had to be on clear liquids, I was eating all kinds of bad stuff. And yes - I had the thought, "What am I doing? I need to start making better choices NOW to make it easier afterwards!" I finally gave that up because I was tired of the guilt for just enjoying myself. I had the 3-day clear liquid diet and the only "bad" food I've had since then was maybe 3 tiny bites of pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. I really haven't had a physical craving for them. I have always LOVED bread. Don't really miss it. Really, being stuck on a structured diet has this great effect of cleansing your body of the junk such that your body doesn't feel like it HAS to have it. It does get much easier to make good food choices when you have to make sure that the food you're putting in there is going to give your body the nutrients it needs, rather than empty calories filling up first. I'm 2 weeks post-op and I get full a lot easier than I used to. So if I filled up on junk, I'd be feeling the pain a couple hours later when my body is STARVING again because I didn't give it true nutrition! Don't be so hard on yourself. If we were all so good at keeping the bad eating habits away, we wouldn't be here!

My doc recommended half an hour. But I seriously don't want to mess with my full feeling, so I generally stay away from fluids for at least an hour or more afterwards.

Good job, Longhorn! That's fantastic. Off-topic: I heard on the radio about that Cowboys vs Packers game and how they were going to only air it on the NFL Network that most cable/dish providers don't carry because they're trying to get people angry so they demand it from their carrier. I think that's cruel and unusual punishment! LOL DH is a die-hard Cowboys fan.

Heck, yes! I made some great shredded chicken with taco seasoning and had refried Beans and almost wanted to cry when I couldn't eat more of it. LOL

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After seeing how it affected me and how it is affecting my step-kids from their step-dad, I will NEVER spank. I don't care what anybody says. There are other ways to punish. Plain Talk About Spanking Corporal punishment of children: Studies of its effectiveness and dangers More studies on the safety and effectiveness of corporal punishment of children Opposition to corporal punishment of children -- spanking RELIGION AND CULTURE OF THE ROMA (ALSO KNOWN AS GYPSIES, ROM, RROMA, ROMANI) I have a problem sometimes with my anger. Because I'm now an adult, I've learned to control it. But I went after my brother when we were home after school with various dangerous objects because I was so angry and the use of force had been taught to me. One of the step-kids in particular feels it is appropriate to use physical force when he is angry on his younger brother. When his mom and dad were still married, he did not get spankings and did not have such intense anger. I also full on believe that is a sexual/erogenous zone. That's not for adults to be touching.

Wow! Rock it, girl!

I was a day surgery, as well. I also had serious thoughts of canceling. Don't do it! BELIEVE me, you can do this! It is SO much easier than you think it will be. I think I was more afraid of the unknown than anything. But you'll do great. I wrote it down somewhere else, I can't remember if I got out of there at 1 or 2. My surgery was finished at 10:30 and by 12:00 I was begging them to let me out of there. LOL Did great. Home was much more comfortable, anyway. Upon leaving the medical center, DH and I took a 3-hour drive to home and I did great. I don't think an overnight stay is necessary. I would have been climbing the curtains if they had made me stay.

Sounds great, Longhorn! Keep up the good work. Isn't the band great? My hunger is much different, too. It's fabulous. WTG on the downsize from XL to L!

I think the nervousness will go away once I start having some good restriction, so no - I don't think I'm poisoned for life. LOL I just don't want to spoil this and turn this into "Bandster hell."