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Did your doctor restrict you to only 4 oz of liquids 3 times a day? If so that seems a little extreme. this si a time for healing, and your body needs as much Protein as it can take in. if you are hungry, drink some Protein Drink like Isopure, or some broth. there is no reason for you to sit around hungry. the lethargy is from not getting enough to survive on. you need that protein, esp while your body is healing. moving around will get that gas out. try some gas-x strips for the gas, and see if that helps. Good luck!!!

nooooo thank you. there are many other mushies i can partake in without having to smell like my grandfather. LOL

No, I didn't get any of those. Seemed to be too much food, but I will try them when my portions get larger. I LOVE pineapple and cottage cheese.

isopure is completely lactose free, and tastes like juice, or liquid gelatin

Last year we sat Emily down to explain what Christmas is really about and where it came from. This year we will be having the same discussion with Andy. And probably rediscussing it with Emily. I think she got it though. She wanted to make a birthday cake for Jesus, so we did. I have a feeling this will become a regular thing. LOL I agree that there is just something magical about the holiday season. People are nicer, the weather is fresher and cooler, I LOVE christmas lights and light displays. There is something so special about decorated houses and storefronts and street corners. Rob made large wooden cutouts of the charlie brown christmas gang, all standing around the charlie brown christmas tree. We have a nice little front yard for it now, so we will have that set up this year. Not sure what we will do for lights though.

I am on mushies now, and wanted to share for those having trouble getting in their protein. I eat Breakstone's 2% cottage cheese. They come in these little 4oz snack size containers that are perfect bandster portion. Each 4oz container has 90 calories, and 11 grams of protein!!! 11 grams in one little container! It is a good thing. Check it out. I got mine at walmart.

They are having trouble. Amazon owns their online stores, and they are consolidating their babies r us, toys r us, and kids r us stores across america. We have had 2 stores near here close, meaning we have to drive about 30 minutes to get to one. It is too bad really. We keep all of our sales slips no matter what, but I would hate to lose one, and not be able to return something.

Cheri - The gain may be due to you rehydrating your body. If you guzzled a ton, you might have needed it. Just move on for next week and I bet you have a loss then. Pinkylee - Awesome job! Glad to see that big jump for ya! Mychevygirl - a pound lost is a pound lost :eek: I am happy for you!! HeatherGurl - Holy crock pots girl!!! What a drop! You are amazing!!

Oh yea... 158 days till Christmas!!! :eek: :eek: :Banane10: :Banane10: :bananapartyhat: :bananapartyhat: :bananapartyhat: :bananapartyhat: :bananapartyhat: :bananapartyhat: :bananapartyhat: :bananapartyhat:

I forgot to add that to my list. also one of our favorites. I love that TNT usually runs that movie for 24 hours during christmas. We do the same with our kids the night of thanksgiving. After we have eaten we go to the kids room and clean out the toy boxes and closet. All working toys that they want to donate or have outgrown goes to the charity box, and all of the broken things go to the trash box. Any stuffed animals go into a wash box so they can be washed before going to charity. We then pray for the families that they will go to, and we tuck them into bed. If we are in North Carolina during thanksgiving then we do it as soon as we come home. The wish list is growing!! This is great! I would like to ask for a volunteer to man a recipe post. Anytime someone posts a recipe they go back and edit the recipe post and add it to the list, with all the ingredients and instructions. This way we have a great place to gather all of the recipes together. Who feels up to doing this??

Ok!! No more hotwing talk on my soup train. Both of you must disembark now, or focus on the soup!! LOL I had veggie broth last night and it was heavenly. I love the taste, and have been craving it like crazy. Great for getting vitamins too during this time.

I have lost a pound! LOL Its not much, but it is a loss. I am frustrated with those who have lost like 11 and 12 pounds since surgery. But I know this is healing time, not losing time. I hope everyone is having a GREAT weigh in day!!!

Yeah she is going on there cause she has gained something like 70 pounds back since her Gastric Bypass. She says it is all from having her kid, but her actual doctor was on a discovery channel show and said it was from the stomach stretching from her eating in her old patterns. :eek: I hope she does well, and learns how to eat. thank god I got the band...

I have not pb'ed but I have read enough testimonies that this is normal. You need to do mushies, or liquids, for a day or two and let the swelling go down. It is a traumatic thing that happened, so the esphogus and stomach swell afterwards. Just give it some time to heal. If it continues after that go see your doctor.

Walk as much as possible. that will help you get rid of the gas. Walk walk walk. And when you drink your soup, ony do about 1/4 cup at a time, and have that take you about 15 to 20 minutes. this will help your gas not to get trapped in your stomach, making it hard to burp. Congratz, and welcome to bandland!!

:eek: Hey all. Thanks for coming and visiting us in the July thread. Since you didn't want to be egged back I figured I throw a little cake and pizza. I'll help with the frosting cleanup! WOOHOO!!! Love you all! :pizza: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza: :cake: :pizza:

"Our handmade Advent Houses are $449.00 plus $75.00 for shipping in the US and Canada. " This is what I got from their site. It is a pretty penny, that is for sure, but we are going to do it. I have always been in love with that advent house and have always wanted something similar. Now that I have found the makers of THAT house...I am getting one. Pnut, Rob brought all the christmas cd's in from the car so we could listen to them LOL Our favorite christmas movie list is as follows: White Christmas The Grinch (old and new) Christmas Vacation The Santa Clause (first one only) Jingle All The Way Miracle on 34th Street (both of them) Home Alone (first one only) Trapped In Paradise Wonderful Life Santa Claus The Movie Ernest Saves Christmas Charlie Brown Christmas Garfield's Christmas (my personal favorite) Frosty the snowman (first one only) Rudolf As for meals...I'm screwed. LOL I really can't think of anything lowfat that we make around christmas. My sister in law brings a salad, but no one eats it. LOL I wouldn't mind trying some lower fat dishes, but honestly it is two days a year (thanksgiving and christmas) and we allow ourselves to enjoy it on those days. Then we are good the rest of the time around it. or at least try to. At least this time I will be banded and it will be easier to say no to that 3rd helping of spinach souffle and chestnut stuffing.

this is the most common band as far as I know. The larger bands that hold 10cc are the uncommon ones. The one you have holds 4cc

I am a lover of the oldies. Bing Crosby could serenade me any day. And something that always makes me think of my grandma is hearing the old willie nelson christmas hits. OMG his voice doing christmas songs just seems so right.

Terriho and pnut, on my way to add you both. Pnut, one of our all time favorite movies. it is almost always running in the background cause the kids love it so much. that car pic is a hoot. LOL

I think some are from Stephen Wright, aren't they?

LOL went to Hooters last night with DH and some friends. I got to drink tea. :eek: God those wings smelled good.

LOL so is mine. these are the Large size ones. hehehe he is now bigger than his sister, and she is 14 months older. not fat...just big. it baffles me.

LOL i love those!! thank you

LOL well that isn't on the diet. But it sounds good. BTW, I left tomatoes out of soup. My dr. wants me to wait a few weeks before doing citrus and tomatoes because of the acidity.