georgia girl

Thanks Renewed! This is not for everyone and you have to do what works best for you. I think you can get the same results from eating low carb foods, I just prefer not to focus on any food while doing this. I think it mentally helps me see where I am regarding head hunger. Good luck and glad you are feeling better!

I thought they did really good tonight too! My favorite is Brooke, I love the sincerity of her voice. I said in my earlier post that I didn't care for Carly, but I thought she did good tonight. For the guys, David Cook is the one to beat IMHO and Brooke is the girl to beat. I really do think that this year has the best talent (as a whole) than the previous years. I missed the first 3 performances, so my comments are based on the ones I did hear.

Sorry you've had such a rough time. I'm so glad you have found a doctor that can help you. I hope the road is smooth for you from now on and I wish you the best of luck. Thanks for sharing your story.

Hazeleyegrl and Jennie, Congrats on the weight loss!! I will update your stats. Keep up the good work girls!! darr I call it a detox, but it's really not. Sorry, I guess I should come up with another name for it, lol. I have been really craving sweets lately and giving in, BIG TIME. I decided I would do a few days of nothing but low carb slim fast and water (I also added in coffee and chai tea). I did this to get past my sugar cravings. I did it a few months ago as a challenge on another thread and it really helped me. I already feel better and the cravings have almost stopped. I don't recommend doing this very often, because a liquid diet is not the best thing on a regular basis. I only do it if I am having severe sugar cravings. Last week I was having something sweet almost everyday, once I start eating sweets, it's like I can't stop. That's why I try to avoid them as much as possible. Not only does it help me get past my cravings, since I'm not focused on food during this time, it really gives me a chance to listen to my body. I am surprised that I really haven't been very hungry, which tells me I still have some head hunger issues to work on. Someone suggested doing this a while back and I can't remember who it was, but it works for me. I guess I could call it a "sugar detox", lol. Oh, congrats on hitting your sweet spot. I thought I was there with my last fill, but I don't think I am. My band has loosened some, but I still think I'm very close. So far I don't see a need to get another one yet.

We went over to our friends house tonight, she cooked chili so I had a small bowl. Other than that, I've had one protein shake, 3 bottles of water, a cup of coffee, and a cup of chai tea. 2 days down.......... I can already tell I am feeling better. Today I haven't been craving all that bad, better than yesterday. I bet tomorrow I won't be craving at all!! I'm excited to see what the scales say tomorrow. Tomorrow may be my last day doing this, I don't know for sure. I could possibly decide to go another day, we'll see. The thing that really surprises me, is when I do this, I'm not focused on food all day and it gives me a chance to really listen to my body. I really haven't been very hungry, so that proves to me that I still have a lot of head hunger issues. Late at night is really only time I feel hungry and I've been having a cup of chai tea to hold me over and it's been working pretty good. Everyone is doing great, keep up the good work!

Thank you WASa! That sounds sooooo good. Definitely gonna try the salad dressing!

I absolutely love this show and I am crushed that it is going off the air. :thumbup: I hate it when I get into a show and they pull it, makes me mad. Anyone else watch it?

LOL, had to laugh at the Bridezilla comment. My sister's wedding plans are coming along quite nicely. She rented a big beach house for all the family to stay in the whole week before the wedding, so I am really excited to vacation for a week. Your right, there is soooo much planning involved in a wedding. I am singing at her wedding, so I've really got to start practicing my song, lol. How is your planning going?

It comes on ABC Family. It's about 2 rival families that are in the horse racing business. Wildfire is the name of the star horse. It really appeals to audiences of all ages. They have younger characters (like college age) that make the show very interesting. I'm really sad to see it go off.

I say we call her the "apples make me want to touch myself lady" :thumbup:

Oooh, I like Ginger Rayne too! :thumbup:

That cracked me up as I was reading your post! :thumbup:

Wow! You sound just like me! I was just telling my hubby over the weekend that I wanted Rachael Ray's cooking set and knives. I hope he took the hint because my birthday is coming up next month, hehehe. I think Rachael Ray is the kind of person you either love, or you hate. I absolutely love to watch her cook and I love The Rachael Ray show too. I DVR it everyday. I noticed that she is cooking a lot healthier lately by doubling up on the veggies in her dishes and using whole wheat Pasta.

B'fast/Lunch- low carb slim fast Dinner- small bowl of chili Snacks- lots of water, cup of chai tea

I watch food network all the time! I love cooking shows. So far, it hasn't bothered me, even when I was on liquids. I love 30 minute meals, and the new competition show, Ultimate Recipe Showdown. There are definitely some shows I try to stay away from, like Paula's Home Cooking, simply because she cooks the most unhealthy foods in the world, lol. I call her the Butter Queen,lol. I've never heard of the show you were talking about, does it come on the food network, what time?

Did you have a fill right before you left, or after you got back? Or do you think it has something to do with the change in the atmosphere? I've heard people say that when they travel on airplanes they get tighter, I just wondered if traveling by boat could do the same thing. Anyway, congrats! I hope it continues to stay that way for you.

WASa, how do you make chinese chicken salad? It sounds great and I would love the recipe, thanks.

Great idea, Allykat! I am not an exercise lover at all! I plan on joining the YMCA as soon as I can save up enough money to pay for a years membership (I hoping I will have enough saved up to start at the beginning or middle of April). Until then, I will try to get moving more. I don't like to walk, so I will probably alternate between strength training and jump roping. Monday- nothing :tongue: Tuesday- 20 minutes strength training Wednesday- jump rope Thursday- 20 minutes strength training Friday- jump rope Saturday- 20 minutes strenght training Sunday- Nothing, too busy between church that morning, choir practice, and evening service.

Hi Dekonte! Sorry, I don't know anything about Peachtree Bariatrics, but I just wanted to say welcome. I was banded by Dr. Bagnato in Albany, Ga in Sept 2007. Good luck to you and keep us posted on your journey!

LiseSeattle posted a good way to make a homemade frappuccino on the food forum and it's really good. She used milk, slim fast powder, and ice. I modified it a liitle and used lots of ice, canned low carb slim fast, and a little black coffee. I blended it in my magic bullet and ate it with a spoon. It taste like you are having a treat that should be bad for you. It was good, a nice way to spruce up a shake. I assume it would work with the atkins shakes too, or any low carb shake for that matter.

Thanks Renewed! Even though you ate food, your choices were still low carb, so that's good. I'm glad you are feeling better. I'll be eating a small bowl of chili tonight, but that's still pretty low carb, so it's not too bad. I have 4 more pounds to lose in exactly a week to meet my goal, so I'm hoping I will make it. I didn't make the last one and I just felt awful about it. WE CAN DO IT!!!!

I agree with you on Blake's performance. I loved him last year, although I thought Jordin was better. I'm not sure if it was nerves or what, but he sounded off to me too! It's almost like he couldn't quite find the right notes. I still really like him a lot, I just think he had a bad case of the nerves or he just had an off night. Right now, I'm liking Jason Castro, David Cook, Brooke White, and Amanda (can't remember her last name). There is a lot of hype about Carly, but I'm just not feeling her. She sounds too much like Celine Dion to me. Celine Dion is great, but there only needs to be one of her, lol.

Yay!!! It pays to be bias sometimes I guess, lol. I'm glad you don't have to sit through that all week, especially since you are feeling sick. Are you feeling any better? Yesterday I only did 2 low carb slim fasts and A LOT of water. I did have a cup of chai tea last night, but it has no calories, no carbs, no nothing really. I don't know how many I will do today, I have vowed to myself that I will only have one if I am truly hungry. I have to eat chili tonight because some friends of ours invited us the their house and they are cooking chili, so I think it would be rude to decline the food. So I am going to do water and shakes today and have a very small bowl of chili tonight. Then tomorrow, it's back to shakes and water only. Since you are getting a fill, this is the perfect time for you to do this, since you can't eat anyway. I don't do this very often, this is my second time in the 6 months I've been banded. It just helps me with the cravings and it also helps me control my food. Last time, it showed me that most of the time, I eat just to eat, I'm not actually hungry most of the time. It's not a bad thing to do every 4-5 months. I don't recommend doing this often because a liquid diet is not good for us on a regular basis, of course. A successful bandster on this website recommended doing this (I can't remember who it was now), anyway, it really did help me the first time around. Good luck.

I actually did NOT take metformin before I had lap-band surgery. I went to an endocrinologist back in November and she put me on Actos Metformin then. I cut my pill into 3 pieces and take it at night. By night time, my band has loosened up quite a bit and I haven't had any trouble taking it if I cut it up. You need to make sure that you don't get the time-released capsules if you are going to cut them up. I do think the metformin has helped me with the weight loss. Good luck to you.

I am sooo excited because I weighed this morning and I lost the 2 lbs I had gained! I am going to continue with my detox for a few days and hopefully I will get past these cravings. Kimmie, congrats on the weight loss! I updated your stats! Keep up the good work!