luluc

yeah - you may need more fill. i needed 8.5cc's before i knew i had the band and have maintained "around" your current fill level @ 7.2ccs. some need more, some less - i was on the high side, you may be too.

i thought the same damn thing:):biggrin:

giddie up:) i watched too on the stairmaster no skype - he is a VP of video conferencing company; so DH hooked us up to his room & our laptops. he's in a private rm, that DH and friends installed a flatscreen , slingbox - to keep him occupied. i had a cold last wk, so i've not been able to visit - but glouc i harrass him daily. dragging his wife (again - those on FB , she shares my avi) out for mega wine tonight. boys can catch up.....since i'm not cleared for visitation yet. i appreciate all warm regards !! SOOOOOOOOOOOOO i couldn't even keep up on the treadmill reading this and other threads before my BB battery died. taps it's raining here today and i love it .... , i got 2 goats for your ark??

well of course the food porn shows are on my TIVO - loved hells kitchen last night:) dont' keep your mouth shut - no fun!!!

congrats bill!

same here, well opening the back doors & get knocked over by a trail of dogs needing to "relieve" themselves:) can't start reading w/out coffee.... busy night - i'll just recap off taps post - *reality shows - i like the sports competition kinds (amazing race, BL, survivor), the dating ones are a ^&*())(*&^%&* joke. *bacon - YUM, DH would eat it daily. i limit it in the house though. i do keep pancetta around for cooking & a replacement to his wkly BLT:) *online tiffs - commical. i can't believe what some get worked up about from STRANGERS.... *sexual innuedo - i think it just got started:) *slim see above - hit those kind of books up, can't do self help myself - i have found the authors to be more well messed up than those looking for guidance. so today DH's BF gets his stem cell / bone marrow DNA transplant. he had been on a round of chemo for a wk, yesterday a "rest" day * today, he gets the DNA of a young 23yr student. we joke that his hair will turn red & he'll grow another 4 inches.....kinda exciting. can't visit, because he's in a rejection tank essentially - but he's set up online & i've already been teasing him this AM. fingers cross he doesn't reject. off to read some more here before the gym:wink2:

yesterday - b- .5c bare naked banana nut cereal w/2% milk and blueberries s- 1oz turkey jerky l- .5c tuna salad w/half cucumber s- slice of cheddar d- 3oz grilled jerk chicken, .5c greek yogurt dill potato salad

this is a PG free zone

word - brings giggles to DH in text or speach, he's a boy most days:)

fruity pebbles?? i dunno - as i gave myself a pass this past wkend....think i had fruit & english muffin w/cream cheese. thanks ktork - was a long time ago & families don't recover - just deal.

darla, i had a few bumps in the road - hernia repair/port infection & just recently a chest infection that caused an aspiration cough & the band inflamed. i let it go too long & dropped to 118lbs - which is not where i want to be. i had my band unfilled to 1.5cc's last friday & wow i could eat all day long if i allow. i just made DH desert and i refrained & might have a glass of milk later. my fill has been as high as 8.5cc's & was at 7.2 till last wk, my advice and this is just me speaking - i learned if i want to eat i have to exercise. to break a plateau - i had to change things up, good luck:) lu

i dont' think the OP's thread was meant to be for support - which is why it belongs in R&R.

after dealing w/it in my own family (toddler) - you have to deal & manage for the rest of the family, as parents especially if there are siblings. kids don't get it - so mom and dad can't do the full on breakdown they need/deserve. very sad story~

i would get a copy of your policy in writing - specifically as it pertains to WLS and what it does/does not cover. me - i think BCBS sucks (TX vs at least). i had a bmi of 36, and i didn't qualify because i didn't have any comorbids - so i was denied. i went self pay & the first chance when open enrollment came around -DH and i dumped them and signed up w/UHC. while they didnt' pay for my surgery - they have covered every office visit / fills / 2 endoscopes / 1 hernia repair. it's all in the policy i'm afraid.

yikes - i can do away w/the carbonation, but i'm not so pretty w/out my daily dose of caffeine:)

i wasn't told to stay away from caffeine, so i would double check with your surgeon's guidelines. i like diet peach snapple - no carbs either, made w/green & black tea. will try the arizona kind, thanks!

some would even have their feeling hurt being called a fat ass.....not me, cause i know no matter how much i lose- i got a cabbose. words are words in my opinion - for someone i don't know to use them on me has little to no value. i'll catch up w/the thread when it's moved to the rants/rave section:)

LOL - hubby wanted to know what i wanted for my 40th bday & i said all new pots/pans & a grilling machine..... i am very bad w/recps - i'll look at something, and make it my own. like today, saw a dill potato salad made w/greek yogurt over the wkend and KNEW i needed to make it.....i'll mix it up and add sour cream in as well:):biggrin: i haven't been to sur la table in a LONG time, loved that place....

[quote name=Gloucester;1284493I know' date=' I know...I'm like the jackass in the Budweiser commercials. You all = clydesdales. Me = the jackass. LOL[/quote] :biggrin: LOL i'm back in my routine after band being sick:) yeterday - 20mins of each: bike/stairmaster/treadmill today - spin class / 20min walk treadmill

LOL:) yesterday b- 2 slices of cantelope & muscle milk banana cream PS l- 3oz grilled talapia, half roasted corn on the cob s- .5c caprese salad d- crab cake s- 100cal SB choc soy nuts

i'm not normally into short bald men - but dang he's a hottie:)

no kidding & i'm the idiot who had food porn all afternoon (food network)...

LOL - ME. i can take anything out of his mouth (lab), he steals fish out of the pond all the time & DH is done paying to have it stocked. i've been in the kitchen now for 3hrs cleaning fruits/veggies/prepping go to healthy meals and i've not licked my fingers once....:thumbup: i'm more than likely going back to 5/6 meals a day - i can't hold out 4+hrs between meals:blush:

i am going to go crazy i think. all but 1.5ccs' was taken out friday **had chest infection, that inflamed my band & esophogas - had a constant cough/reflux** back to square one - but i'm below target, so this is my real test. an hr in the gym, and i was going to wrestle my dog for his bone when i got home:)