Charlene K

Dot, the Roadhouse salad is just chopped up in small pieces. I too, do not eat salad very often. I am scared it will get stuck. I don't eat sandwich bread either unless I toast it.

LONG, CONGRATS! on your win! Did you try the chopped salad at Texas Roadhouse? It is yummy. Orea, Great ideas! I think I might have that " first bite syndrome" too coupled with eating too fast. I am staying away from shrimp. I have pb'd three times on shrimp.:thumbup:

You are right. I have pb'd on hard boiled eggs too. Once again, I probably ate too fast.....I just had to whine. :confused_smile:

BRRRRR! The older I get the more I like the warm weather even though it is humid. How do your knees handle the cold? My back hurts big time when a front is coming in. I think your weather will be moving down here in a few days. Of course it won't be that cold. And you have to get out early for your new job. :thumbup: Take care!

PM me with the site. It just depends on when they meet. Baytown is a little further than I wanted to go.

you go girl!

WELL, I pb'd this morning. This episode lasted 2hrs. I just can't burp after the food comes up. I feel so much pain in my chest. Anyway, I finally put a pill under my tongue(something the dr gave me for colon spasms) and I finally burped and got relief. I go to the dr. for a fill on thursday. Do you think it might be some kind of spasm in my esophagus? I don't know. I guess it won't hurt to ask. I pb'd on scrambled eggs. I didn't have time to eat this morning until 10. Maybe I should have eaten a little something earlier. Enough rambling.....just thought this might be happening to someone else.

FLOWERS, thanks for the info. I might join the yahoo group. I do know of serveral banded ladies here , but I haven't asked if they belong to a support group. Right now, LBT is my only band support. I do go to a weight loss bible study, but none of the ladies are banded. It is good spiritual and emotional support.

I had a half cc taken out because I kept getting stuck. I was under alot of stress.....now the stress has eased and I can eat anything. Do you think it is stress related? I don't live to far from you....Pearland. I have been looking for a local support group. Do you know of one? Dr. Davis offers one downtown, but I don't drive at night downtown.

kimaly........awesome news!

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference AMEN! I need to say it several times a day. Thanks for the reminder.

Long, I grew up calling it Texas Trash, but that is probably a family name for it. I use alot of spices including Tobasco. It is addicting. Oh, and I don't use peanuts.....only cashews and pecans. My kids look forward to a container of it every Christmas. Too bad that isn't something that gets stuck. I guess you would call it a slider food.

Thanks for the pep talk. I went to the endocrinologist today.....my vitamin D has gone up and I am in good shape. My bp was really high.....I told him it was stress, but it probably was the chex mix. I put a huge amount of season salt and butter in it. So, no more for me.

Thanks for the advice......water is a good idea and I need to drink more water.

Janet.....just checking in. IT IS SNOWING! Now that is a biggy in Houston. Notice, I don't have great news about my weight loss journey. Yes, I am not getting stuck, but I have fallen off the bandwagon the last few days. I made Texas Trash(chex mix) and ate it too. So, now it is all bagged up for gifts and I am back on the wagon. I need to drop a few lbs to get me out of this mood. I guess the fact that tomorrow is my DH's last day at work until ?? They call it a temporary layoff, but also said don't come back until we call. He is an engineer at Dow and there are major cuts coming. That little concern has also triggered my old eating habilts. I am so thankful for your support thread so I can vent. I am also thankful for the band that keeps me somwhat in check. Okay, that's all that is going on.:eek:

Yep, my husband got an email notice last wednesday laying him off(works for Dow) through the xmas holidays.....I hit the kitchen looking for snacks....I grazed all day. I even turned on Paula Deen and watched her make cookies. I am still having a problem with slider foods. My husband will not know if he has a job until January 5th. I am so thankful our kids are grown. Staying in control of my eating will be a challenge for the next 3 weeks.

I think it was me. I did go last Monday and have a half cc taken out. I have done much better. I did pb on saturday, but I have realized I cannot eat shrimp. I think some of my pbing was from eating too fast. I go on the 18th to have the half cc or at least some of it put back in. I haven't lost weight in a week. I appreciate you sharing about the pbing or I might have kept getting stuck.

Thanks, Janet. You and Lori are right about slowing down. Now I have to prove to my husband I can go out to eat with him and not get stuck. This was the second saturday in a row. I will stay away from shrimp and steak in public....or at least until I learn to slow down. I am going out with friends today, but I will stick to Soup. I am so grateful that I can call on all of you and get advice. YOU ARE MY SUPPORT!.Yes, I do go to a weight loss bible study on Monday's, but none of them have bands. I need them too, but they cannot relate to the band issues. HUGs!!!!

Long, thanks! I don't think I will eat shrimp. I think some of my trouble is I noticed my thyroid is swollen. That probably aggravates the pbing.....and of course I am sure I ate too fast. It just takes so long to chew shrimp.

Okay.....here's my problem. I was pbing so I got .5cc taken out. I went to a mexican restaurant today and ate shrimp in a spicey sauce. It got stuck.....got it up, but kept sliming. I feel like I have to throw up until I can burp. Would it be better if I drank water and washed it down? I just need some help. I am so frustrated. One thing is for sure....shrimp is off the menu for me. Any ideas?

AWESOME WEIGHT LOSS! :thumbup::thumbup::girl_hug:

Joann, so glad you are home and every thing went well. Keep up the walking and you shouldn't have much problem with gas.

Sometimes they pre-fill the band......so you may have a couple of cc's in it.

I am so glad your band is finally working for you. Good doctors are conservative with the fills so it sometimes takes months. Dr. Garth Davis is my doctor. If his sister's BMI was high for her height and she wanted a band then I am sure that is why they put one in. Dr. Garth has been putting fills in me since July. If Fact, he had to unfill me last week because I kept pbing. I go next week to get a small fill . I am just now reaching a good restriction too. NOW, if I can get control of my "head hunger" I will be successful.

JOAnn, How are you doing? I hope you got home today and all went well. We hope to hear from you soon.