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Angela- It's funny you should mention this because over the past 2 weeks, I noticed the VERY SAME THING!! I can no longer feel my port at all, where I always could before. I also have a little "bump" which I'm not sure what it is, but it is definitely not the port. I just figured that I have started losing some of the fatty tissue 'underneath' where the port is and it is just more sunken down now. I actually wasn't worried about it at all, but have been thrilled not to feel it anymore:p Also, I don't seem to notice it getting "agitated" during sex, or when I bend over something or turn funny....which I am also thrilled about;)

Okay....I'll see you there. I'll call Holli and let her know too. I'll have to print directions off. I'll write down your number in case I get lost :puke: See you later!

It's up to you....haven't seen Pat on here lately, and don't know if you have a number to contact her? I know Holli and I were up for it tonight. So if you are okay with just the 4 of us, that's fine with me....I have a very busy day today, so doesn't matter either way. Would love to get together tonight, or wait to have more there. Next weekend is out for me though. I'm working Weds-Sat. Since it's your day, I'll let you make the call:biggrin1:

Okay....so what's the plan for today Diane??:puke: Are we still going out tonight? Need confirmation probably before this pm, as I have to go to my nephews b-day party and will be gone most of the pm. Are we still going out tonight? And if so, what time?:biggrin1:

So Wheets- are you saying you can still do it Sunday though? I'm confused (story of my life:biggrin1: )

Diane, Pat, Holli.....are you all open on Sunday pm?? I am available Saturday night, but Sunday would be better for me too;)

Diane- HAPPY BANDIVERSARY TO YOU!!!! Great job with all of the hard work you have done this year.:clap2: :clap2: I'm glad you posted, because that was the sole purpose I got on here real quick while I am at work today, was to see if we are still on for Saturday. I know I have talked Holli into trying it (and we need to eat with our fingers just to gross her out!!!) Just kidding. I can still go if we go in the early evening....6 ish?? Wheets, Jen, and Cynthia........Can you all go too? Haven't seen ya'll in a while.....Come on...it will be fun!!!

WOW....you are all doing sooooo good....and look at Cate and Wheets new super-sexy pics!!! Angela-I just have a question for you girlfriend....do you EVER eat carbs? It just seems that you are so good about that:p Today...not very great....I've been too tired today to make good food choices.....Angela, would that mean I am changing to a behavioral eater instead of an emotional one??:omg: Breakfast: 2 crustless ham/cheese/egg/veggie quiches Lunch: 1/2 cup mushroom bisque Soup, 4 slices assorted thin sliced deli lunch meats, 1 slice cheese, 1 tbsp mayo Snack #1: Baked Lays/100 calorie can of coke:think Snack #2: Piece of sugar free Apple Pie with 1/4 cup vanilla ice cream Dinner: (if you can call it that) Ice Cream Cone from Sonic Water: Not a drop!! :bandit Not even one....very thirsty now though:angry . Exercise: 12 hour day at work That puts me at 1240 calories and 41 grams Protein for today.

I totally understand what you are going through. I am one of the ones that was "forced" to jump through Dr. Sabopathy's psychological hoops. At the time I absolutely hated him because I felt he was the only thing standing in my way of the surgery. I was forced to go through I think 8-9 visits. I was pretty rebellious at first because I was mad....I even had a surgery date scheduled, and after I saw Sabopathy, they called me and said my date was cancelled until he okayed me for sugery!!! You can imagine my frustration to be in the mindset and tell everyone you have set the date, then have to try to come up with an explanation as to why it is postponed (without revealing the true explanation...which was of course in my mind very embarrassing...and how do you tell everyone your psychologist things you still have food "issues" to work through:confused: ). In retrospect...I NEEDED each and every one of those sessions to help me work through some of my food issues (emotionally based). I have even called and gone back to Dr. S post-op 6+ months out, because some of the things were coming back again. Look at it this way, you can't get out of the required visits, so try to make the most of it and truly get out of it all that you can to help you maximize your weight loss when the surgery date finally arrives (and it will!) Without being too windy/wordy here...I can tell you that it took me a long time to see the importance. But I can tell you that I did finally see it, and came to the appreciation that this was one of the things I actually love about Dr H.'s "program", is that they try to be very comprehensive. I know probably 6 other people that have gone to other surgeons that are more "popular" and highly advertised in town, and they do not have near as much pre-op preparation, nor the support afterwards. My advice to you would be this: Do exactly as he says (if he asks you to bring in your food logs, do it). I was bad about this at first, and as I became more "compliant" (and that is the key thing they are looking for because compliance pre-op in a psych's mind equals compliance post-op) the faster he moved me along in the process. Don't hide your frustration with his decision....tell him point blank how you are feeling, but then tell him HOW you are planning on dealing with his decision, and HOW you plan on doing your best to do what he asks because you see the importance of it all. Don't get distracted at the beginning of the sessions by talking about all the food failures/problems going on in your life. Make a point of starting out the session by outlining your accomplishments that you have made since your last session (i.e. for me...I would go in and say for example..."Since my last visit I haven't had fast food even once....I have stopped drinking coke altogether...and am doing better at eating more Protein at each meal...but I still have to work on drinking more water)....that's just an example. If money is an issue (which it was for me since I was self pay...and more appointments with him meant more money)....tell him point blank. He is very good about working with you on that (even might write off some part if you are self pay). You get where I"m going with this. Believe me, if any of us thought you should go to someone else, we are all very straightforward here and would tell you in a split second....but we all believe in our hearts and mind that Hoehn is a great surgeon and has a great comprehensive program. And that in my mind is what has made specifically the group of ladies on this web site so successfull. Look at the weight loss and the time frame in which the weight has been lost. NONE of the other people I know in the other local programs have done as well....and I say that based on factual-pure numbers, not opinion. Don't go looking for another surgeon....it's going to end up being the same amount of time because you will be starting the process over, and many of the other surgeons in town are just as busy, if not busier-meaning you would have to wait with them too. I am sending you hugs, because I truly do understand what you are going through. This will all be worth it all soon. Hope that helps, and hang in there!

Sorry I didn't post this weekend....I've been up at 4:30 am for 5 days straight...and it's starting to wear on me Posting very quickly tonight.... Yesterday: Breakfast: Starbucks Caramel Frapp (I hadn't had one in a while:rolleyes: ) Lunch: 3 bites of Leftover Cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory Dinner: 4 clusters of crab legs with drawn butter (my how I forgot how much I love these!!...soooooo band friendly too because they take a while to eat, and go down easy....yummy....BUT 4????:eek: Paid the full price at a buffet because I felt it was worth it:hungry: , but ONLY ate crab legs. Today: Breakfast: 2 crustless ham/egg/cheese/vege quiches AM Snack: 1 Tbsp Peanut Butter/3 graham crackers Lunch: 2 oz Salmon, 6 saltines Dinner: 1 cup homemade chili, topped with 1/3 cup cheese and 1 Tbsp FF sour cream (trying to choke it down...need to eat more) Water: 60 oz Exercise: 12 hour shift at work Puts me at 820 calories and 49 gms Protein for the day.

WOW....that's truly amazing glossylips!! I truly hope to get there someday... I don't think I ever truly believed it would be possible for me personally to ever lose even 100 pounds with the band...now I'm at almost 150, so now 200 pounds lost some day is looking more and more within reach. You are a true inspiration!!:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: Welcome to the 100 pound club!

Keep up the strong work girls!! The accountability log (and low carb) is working for me.....I am down a total of 7 pounds since I started logging/keeping track (I'm back down to my low, plus lost one more pound on top of that!!!) I got to change my ticker..... FINALLY!!!! YAY!! Also, changed my goal weight....would like to be 215 by Dec 1...that's 2 pounds per week:scared:

Breakfast: 3 bites crustless quiche Lunch: 1/2 cup leftover beef/vege stir-fry (yay, it's finally all gone:tired ), 1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese. Dinner: 1/4 cup diced cheese cubes, 1/4 cup diced summer sausage, 100 calorie pack of cheese nips Snack: Sonic Vanilla Ice Cream Cone Water: 56 oz water/tea Exercise: The usual....work. Puts me at 956 calories for the day and 59 gms protein. Must go to bed now....you all are doing great. Nighty Night:notagree

Worked today (very tired, what's new:rolleyes: )...Glad to be working though. Here goes...Did okay considering there was a humongous sheet cake and about 4 dozen Cookies staring me in the face as soon as I walked in the breakroom door this morning.....Didn't have even a morsel :hungry: Breakfast: 3 bites of mini crustless quiche with ham/cheese AM Snack: 2 crackers with 2 Tbsp crab salad Lunch: 1/2 cup leftover beef/vegetable stir-fry, a few strips of red peppers dipped in about 1-2 tbsp hummus. PM Snack: 2 crackers with 2 Tbsp crab salad Dinner: 1/4 cup Salmon salad Evening Snack: FF vanilla yogurt ice cream cone Water: 48 ounces Exercise: 3.5 miles at work walking Puts me at a total of 783 calories for today with 51 grams Protein....probably need to eat some more before bed, but don't really feel like it tonight. Oh Cate....where are you girlie????:bandit

Okay...I'm day 3 of carb detoxing....and may I just say, this is truly working for me...I'm coming of of an essential 3 month plateau (lost several pounds in the week leading up to my bandiversary, but promptly gained it all back within a week). My scale this morning was at my all time low again, and I'm hoping to be able to change my ticker by this weekend I will say that today I have been craving carbs again, but just using the method of either going for a walk to get my mind off of it, or I am making better food choices and reaching for the Protein Snacks instead of the crackers/chips/ice cream/sugar choices. I did go to the store tonight and get stuff to make a low carb cheesecake (yummy)...but it is sugar free and has 23 gms of protein in each slice...so I'm not gonna beat myself up over that:biggrin1: Here's my log for today: Breakfast: 4 oz salmon w/dill sauce Lunch: 17 slices turkey pepperoni chips with 1/2 cup buffalo chicken dip PM Snack: 2-3 pieces each of cheese cubes/smoked sausage bites Dinner: 1/2 cup beef/veggie stir-fry with soy sauce Dessert: 1 piece (1/10th slice of a whole) low carb cheesecake Water: 64 oz!! YAY!:clap2: (for once) Exercise: Walked 1.5 miles on the track at a fast pace That puts my totals for today at 1018 calories and 77 gms protein.

Way to go guys! I updated the list (finally:) ) You all are amazing!! Just 4 members away from hitting 100 members of the 100 pound club! YAY!! Keep up the great work LBT!

Good Job Bear! You're gonna be melting away if you keep doing such a good job with your food choices!!:biggrin1: Good Day for me, and I dropped another pound this morning (still trying to get back down to my 240 pound low, as I gained a couple after my bandiversary): Breakfast: None....slept in and woke up at 10:30 Lunch: 4 oz baked salmon, with 3 tablespoons dill sauce (to lube it up) Afternoon Snack: 1 tablespoon hummus w/2 pepperoni chips, 3 bites crab salad, 1/2 of a deviled egg. Dinner: 1/2 cup of leftover hamburger/onion/green pepper/mushroom stir-fry Evening Snack: Planning on watching Nip/Tuck with 100 calorie pack tonight and maybe a tablespoon of Peanut Butter with some carrots. Water: 32 oz so far, but getting ready to have another bottle Exercise: Went to the park and played with my 3 year old for about an hour. That puts me at a total of 956 calories for today and 55 grams of Protein. Oh Cate where are you????:bandit

Good job Wheets! Looks like your trying to eat a little bit more:biggrin1: ...You gotta be kidding me....you got stuck on an M&M???????? WOW!!! Now that's some impressive restriction;)

Diane- I just found out my little nephew is having his one year birthday party that day at 1:00. Any way we could push it back to a dinner date?

Okay Girls- Yes, It's a Holiday, but accountability still holds true...where is everyone?:welldoneclap: Actually, I kind of forgot it was a holiday, and planned to start new this week today (mostly since it was Monday). I am gonna try what Cate suggested and eat whatever non-carbs and as much as I want while I am detoxing from them, so-to-speak. Funny thing is, I went with that idea today, but I didn't really WANT more (the thought of eating more protein/non-carb stuff kinda makes me nauseous actually). Even though I'm just in day one of detox....using that method has helped a lot and actually has been a pretty good day. Here goes: Breakfast: 1/2 cup Cottage cheese, 3 mini (literally bite sized) crustless ham/cheese/veggie quiches. Lunch: 1/2 cup Cate's Buffalo Chicken Dip with 1.5 servings of turkey pepperoni chips. Dinner: 1/2 cup of a stir-fry concoction made of ground beef, mushrooms, peppers, and onions with a little soy sauce mixed in. (Yummy, but admittedly I PB'd....ate too fast I think). Water: 64 oz Exercise: Walked 1.5 miles on the track this morning (about 30 mins) That puts my totals for today at 822 calories and 55 gms of protein. I probably should have some sort of snack since I'm not quite where I should be for the day, but I'm not really hungry and hate to blow things like I typically do in the evening time:D Also, I have to admit, I had a bad craving for carbs about 3 this afternoon, but I chose to deal with it by going upstairs and taking a nap...when I woke up it was dinner time;)

Gonna post early for me because we will be gone tonight.... Breakfast: Coffee/creamer Lunch: 5-6 bites Chipotle Burrito Bowl with Barbacoa...(PB'd, so I'm not gonna count it ) PM Snack: Starbucks Carmel Frappuccino (medium) PM Snack #2: 3 crackers with 2 bites hummus, 1 bite crab dip Dinner: We're picnic'ing it for an outdoor labor day concert at Shawnee Mission Theater in the Park....probably taking some pepperoni chips with hummus or buffalo chicken dip and assorted veggies to dip with. Water: None yet...but I'll work on it;) Exercise: Minimal...but I'll work on it;) I'm planning on chasing my 3 year old in the park for most of the night while the symphony plays.:omg:

IYB BEMITMITA Special Ethiopian Cottage cheese made with butter milk curds mixed with butter and mitimita. Diane-I just HAD to post this:D ....went to try and find the web site on the Blue Nile Cafe and found this on the menu....I'm sitting here laughing sooooo hard. Now I know why you like this place...it has cottage cheese!! Who knew!! Love ya girlie!!! :kiss2:

Pat- I truly commend you for your courage to do what you think is best for you and your health, ESPECIALLY being self-pay....since that is, and always will be my big dilemma . Hang in there girl, and let us know how it goes with switching to another care provider, post-banding:)

Bear....I was gonna post a comment on how glad I was that you put a ticker on but you beat me to it. Good job, and I hope that you are at your sweet spot too.....those meatballs sound yummy:hungry:

Good for you Pat!! You have more guts than I do! I must have missed something though....have you had recent conversations with Nola where she has told you she is "close friends" with some of her patients? The last I remember you mentioning anything was that you had requested your records and had at that point already been waiting quite a while for return phone calls from the office. Friends with pts.....Weird.... I think it is interesting they wanted a full fledged explanation of why you were requesting your records....never had that happen to me before from anywhere else I have requested records. Again that is a PATIENT RIGHT to have access to their medical records, no questions asked..... Also, who did you finally decide to switch to?