NukeChik

I really trust my hairdresser. Everytime I go in I just tell her she has total creative freedom. Hasn't bit me yet... I would recommend going and getting one of those hair Styles mags and looking through it. Try to find something in there and see what your hair stylist thinks. I find a picture always helps!

Felicia, I updated your stats... You can keep up with it by copying it and pasting it to a new post. Name.............Current......Goal.........To Go Bunkey1965......240..........219...........21 dreamsize8.......216..........190...........26 FeliciaLevy75....276..........256...........20 laura bough......215..........190...........25 liz_hager..........172..........150...........22 NukeChik..........227..........197...........30 thininside28......271.5........245...........26.5

Okay, I wanna join this challenge...I'm part of the challenge that runs till July, but I guess I'll overlap for a little while. I took the liberty of adding everyone to a formatted list. To update, or add you name to the list please copy and paste the MOST CURRENT version to your post!! I tried my best to collate everything that was already in the thread, so please correct anything I messed up on or overlooked! Name.............Current......Goal.........To Go Bunkey1965......240..........219...........21 dreamsize8.......216..........190...........26 FeliciaLevy75....286..........256...........30 laura bough......215..........190...........25 liz_hager..........172..........150...........22 NukeChik..........227..........197...........30 thininside28......271.5........245...........26.5

I have lots of trouble with fries. Sometimes they will go down, most times I'm just mad at myself for trying! I can't eat much bread, crackers, pasta. I can still eat steak! I was worried about that but it goes down fine. I'm really into salads now. When I first got banded I wouldn't eat them because I thought I had to chew it till it was juice, felt like a big ol' cow chewin on some cud! Now after reading how many people are successful with salads, I can say I am too. I chew minimally and it hasn't hurt me yet! Have had some BIG problems with Peanut Butter... Hhhmmm Peanut Butter, PB coincidence...

I've also had issues in this area. I really like Fiber One products, I've used the yogurt and the bars. I actually had a peanut butter oat bar this morning for breakfast. The yogurt is good too, I've tried the vanilla, strawberry, peach , and key lime. I would not recommend the key lime, I thought it was pretty horrid. The yogurt has 80 calories and the bars have 150. If I ever drink a protein shake I always mix in 3 spoonfuls of Benefiber. If I get desperate I drink a little bit of Milk of Magnesia, good ol' MOM does the trick everytime!

Welcome and Congrats...I am also a Dr Ponce patient, live in Soddy... Your port should not be "directly" beneath your incision. Mine is about 2 inches below my largest incision. My port is on the left side below my ribs. I think Ponce puts the port in about the same spot for most of his ops. Try not to worry too much about your first fill, I know its nerve-racking though. I have had 6 fills, I was banded Jan 7 of this year. Dr Ponce has done all my fills except one. Brooke did my last fill. Ponce won't fill you too much the first time, so don't be expecting any great restriction afterwards, he's very conservative in the beginning. If they haven't already explained you will be getting monthly fills for the first 3, then after that they will evaluate if you need to be filled more. You'll lay down on the table and he'll find your port and stick the needle in. You'll stand up and shimmy over to the flouroscopy machine. You'll be able to see your port and band on the screen and you'll drink some barium. They usually use strawberry flavored, its not the yucky upper GI stuff. You'll be able to see the liquid move down and they'll do the adjustment. It takes about 5 minutes. I've never had any pain with the fills. The needle stick burns and stings a little, nothing bad at all. He also uses some kind of numbing stuff which lasts for about 2 weeks on me! Feel free to PM with any other questions!

The great thing is its increased for both of us!! I've already laid, hehehe, pun intended, down the law though...I never want to hear anything about how/if the sex was miserable when I was fluffy!! That would never be cool!

WTG Heather!! I'm tryin to keep up...Almost there!

I exclusively drink Horizon Organic Milk in 2%. I love it!! Something else thats great about it is it last forever! If you look on the carton date its usually got about a month or two before it goes bad (still goes about 10 days after its opened). Its pricey, the last I bought was $4 a half gallon, but there's nothing else that is as good!

Let's try this again. :sad:

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Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th atallen06...........231........215.......0......16 Bea1129.............231........200.......6......25 BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26 Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19 darr5380............170........165.......0.......5 Epm316..............218........200.......12.....18 erikadawn...........217........190.......0......27 faithmd.............297........300.......12.4...-3(by6/21) Hastings............248........228.......5......20 Jennypoo............174.5......170.......4.5....4.5 jrob281.............212........190.......0......22 KarenG..............170........160.......4......10 kathystrick.........315........288.......3......27 kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16 legster.............188........180.......9......8 Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7 Leslie2Lose.........225........208.......8......17 LessNLess...........147........140.......4.......7 Lilmissband-aid.....236.5......225.......11.....11.5 losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30) Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30 luvinke.............217........190.......4......23 Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......0......30 MollyMolly..........187........188.......17......-1 nancy52.............197........170.......0......27 Nettie..............193........170.......0......23 Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8 njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21 NukeChik............227........222.......15......5 nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24 renewedhope.........183........180.......13......3 Sades...............194........185.......3.......9 Stacy73.............212........204.......0.......8 Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29) Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13 Tess415.............327........299.......7......21 TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25 Wombat712...........130.6......120.......3.6....10.6

I have a size large shirt on today! Now, its not a consistent large, yet. It still really depends on the cut! I started out in a 1X shirt. I have size 14 jeans on. They are stretch jeans, but they are baggy! I started out in a size 20 pant. I no longer hurry up and dry off and put my robe on before I look in the mirror. Before I had surgery I just totally refused to look in the mirror while I was naked, it was just too horrifying for me. Now not only do I not mind, but I evaluate and compliment myself. Really trying to work on my self esteem! Don't get me wrong, I've got a LONG way to still go, but I'm really excited by the way everything is going!

I think your revision is a very positive thing! I hope it will always be viewed as such!

...when you log the calorie content of your daily vitamins...

I have a ton more energy ladytuscanny. So sorry you're having so much trouble!! Jack, the archival cheeseburgers just made me giggle! It so true! Of course I have many different rolls, so I could say I this it the archival cheeseburger roll, this is the coconut creme pie roll, this is the fried chicken roll,:teeth_smile:

Congratulations Robin, WTG!

French Fries!! They have been the worst for me (in more ways than one) I can eat anything really, its just if its something like bread, tortillas, etc... I can't eat much at all. Since I can't get much nutrition in during the day I just don't eat those things, but I could if I wanted to...Make sense?

Leslie, I LOVE Resident Evil!! I have watched them all. I watch "Ugly Betty" pretty religiously and it took me so long to figure out that the guy in the First Resident Evil, the one that got scratched by that weird monster in it and they took away to the lab in the end (I hope I'm making sense), he's Daniel in Ugly Betty!

I have lost a ton of inches from my bust measurement. I started out at 47 inches and am now down to 42. Its a little scary as to where I'm gonna end up. I started out a 42C and now I'm a loose 40C, probably could stand to be a 40B.

I think my fave quotes are Mommy, are we going to die? No, Honey, we're not gonna die, they are. and I don't know if I'm remembering it right, but when she tells, the main superbad guy, "you're gonna die screaming" Kick A$$

OMG!! I was going to reference that, but I didn't think anyone would get it! That movie is awesome. I think my fave scene is when she comes out from under the Water when she's tied to the water wheel after she remembers who she is.

I don't wear heels (I'm 6 ft tall, I'm already towering over everyone, do I really need to be more intimidating) I don't carry a purse (I carry a wallet, no not like a wallet on a chain (not that there's anything wrong with that)) I don't like sappy love movies, you know traditional girlie flicks, the only kind of movies I like with women who kick a&&. I don't paint my nails, I do usually do my toes. I didn't have a mani or pedi until January of this year. I would do the pedi again, but saw the mani as a waste of money. I don't wear dresses. I only own a few for funerals and weddings. I like to fish, I don't mind baiting my own hook or cleaning the fish when I'm done. I do get my haircut pretty religiously, I do splurge on that. I don't wear pantyhose. If it requires pantyhose, it just wasn't meant to be...I'm pretty sure that they could use pantyhose to get terrorists to spill their secrets...It might be the new waterboarding I've never had the thought "Oh cool, a tiara"

I don't get chinny chin chin hairs yet, but I do get some a little under my chin. Also have to pluck the 'stache. I have the most embarrassing story to share: Sometimes I have hairs that will reattach themselves other places (mainly my back). I had a massage last week and afterwards I went clothes shopping. I noticed that I had a 2 inch hair (dark too) coming out of my shoulder blade area. I'm sure that poor girl though I was some kind of beasty woman or sumthin...So embarrasing!

So glad to hear you are doing good! How was the recovery as compared to banding? I hope that you will still stick around here and help us all. I know that personally your posts have helped me!