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I would advise against it. Popcorn is one of those no-no foods because you can eat a ton of it and it is all carbs. Trust me, I had the gastric sleeve and I allowed myself to eat popcorn and I ate a whole large bag and was so ashamed.

Can you? Sure, you can do anything you want, but why would you? Be wary of recreational eating.

you are all making me so happy Giving me hope Can't wait for boot shopping!

Ok, this is great. I never ever ever could buy boots because my thighs were too big. Even the wide calf boots would not work. Last year I tried some on about 8 weeks post op and nope, still no go.

2 weeks ago I decided to try again. Imagine me sitting in the boot department on Macy's surrounded by at least 15 pairs of boots. They all fit! Every single pair and not the wide calf boots either. My husband saw how excited and happy I was he let me buy two different pairs. One black pair of leather coach riding boots and one pair of Marc Fischer brown knee high boots.

You will get there and it will feel awesome when you do!

OMG seriously! oh wow that's so awesome! Congratulations! I can just imagine the feeling. So happy for you. It definitely gives me a boost to read your experience! I can just imagine how it must have felt! One day

Congratulations!

Oh, my goodness! What a great milestone!

Thank you all yes this is a fantastic milestone

I was always the hot sweaty one. Shorts and tshirt and sweat in the middle of winter. Now I am so cold all the time too. Space heater at work, with 2 layers of long sleeves. I like it because I always liked layering and sweaters but used to get so hot. Now I am not hot.

I'm so cold all the time that at times it's intolerable. Just got an electric blanket for the den, use the fireplace all the time, have the heat cranked up to 72. Thankfully my hoodies fit me better with the weight loss. And I wear a tank under every top I wear. I need the layers.

So glad I'm not the only one! yeah I have now got a heater at my office on the floor and i'm not searching for a table heater for my fingers. And I'm gonna get some thin fingerless gloves

great!!!! reward yourself with a new sexy bathing suit, to show off the "new you"

congrats - kathy

LOL yeah I should. I'm not quite there yet but I will be

lol. hope they didn't say it like that but congrats!

LOL no haha, they were very polite and did not say that. And I was so happy that they noticed

Congrats!!

Thank you very much

You left out the important part. What's your favorite?

LOL yeah, pulled pork in tortilla yum. One of my fave food.

I'm thinking of going back to basics as well!

I hope all goes well for you I'm still surviving

But lap band is still worth it!

do you take a diuretic?

No I'm going to talk to a doctor. And also find some natural medicine to help. I hope my doctor can find out what's wrong. I sometimes can't eat anything at lunch because of this.

me too - kinda like getting a star on your paper in elementary school

haha exactly!

I will have to survive. Need to get it out of mind. I was testing this special Christmas drink that we have (non alcoholic) and well nope. For the first time in 37 years I will not have it for Christmas. But yeah I will learn to do without. I'll find something instead

no carbonated drinks...you can do it!

I can I know I can. It even felt weird having the bubbles in the mouth so I think I'm getting there.

I got Legionnaires from traveling we think, sorry for you. Someone on a train trip last Sept made me sick for a full month. I have 4 rounds of antibiotics and 4 rounds of steroids.

That's life with the lapband after 10 years of barfing...and the pain and a myriad of other problems I am trying to revise to sleeve or rny....the band is misery for me....not to mention my weight loss is dissapointing.

Disappointing!

Until your family scarfs it down thinking that you're not eating it fast enough.

haha yeah, but I made a threat to them that if they touched my food, something very bad would happen haha

I want to explain, I couldn't eat because my muscles wouldn't allow the food to pass because of the anxiety

Oh, that makes sense. Is this something new since you had your band?

no I've had attacks before but this is the first one since the band. But I'm ok now