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congratz molly!! that is awesome! I can't wait for my digital scale to read something other than ERR

tell us some about yourself and consider yourself part of the group! Welcome to LBT and to Gone for Good Clanton!! Glad to have you here! Where are you going in Mexico for your surgery? I, too, am going to Mexico and amy extremely excited! Pnut, I agree that I think the 2 gallons is a bit overboard. I really did notice that I actually started to feel THIRSTIER the more I drank. Today I backed off to a gallon. I know I need that much, but I think more than that is just overkill. I know one thing though...doing 2 gallons a day for last week really cleared my body out!! My skin is clear, and soft, and my sinuses actually feel really good (they have been bothering me lately) I think I needed that burst of water, but I am sticking to about a gallon to a gallon and a half a day for now.

thanks megan! good to know they might be an issue.

wow...we are cycling together. seems we are all going on the rag at the same time! LOL

Kathy I agree. Something is up. there is just weirdness all around.

i am not weighing anymore till the end of the challenge. my scale is just insane.

WAY TO GO GFG GROUP!!! That is so awesome!! I can't wait to be a part of that!! You big losers and little losers and little gainers and big gainers are a great group! I am so happy to be here. :Banane13: yay us!!

well most frozen meals are $5, and some lean cuisines are topping on $6 now, but these are 98 cents usually. I agree that fresh is better. We do fresh only in this house. But I know after i am banded there are going to be times that I need to pop something in quick while preparing the rest of the family a meal. I was wondering what bandsters out there thought of them.

well I know for a fact that sunlight gives you vitamin D and that helps to perk you up. Lack of it causes depression and that is why places that are under a blanket of clouds most of the time, like Seattle, have a higher suicide rate. interesting, huh? I don't know if you can get the same from a tanning bed though! LOL It might just be the relaxation of being completely alone with nothing but your thoughts.

i have lost 3 pounds today. LOL

OH! And welcome to LBT!! :Banane13:

If you cannot find a doctor nearby at all that you are comfortable, i would suggest (if you have to travel for it no matter what) going out of the country where the lapband docs have much more experience. I am going to Mexico and my doc has done over 5000 lapband surgeries. I, too, was conserned about how little the docs around us had done. Follow up care is really important. But until a doc is nearby you you will have to travel anyways, so why not buy a package from a doc out of the country, save some money, and go back to them for free fills and evaluations. Your PCP can handle some of it. I know there are even some PCP's that are learning how to do fills just to help their lonely patients who are without fill docs. If I decide to go back to my doc for fills in mexico it would cost a plane ticket. The fills are free once I am there. And the ticket costs approx 500. So do fills in most place. So to me it is a wash. Just an idea.

You can also try some isopure drinks. They are clear, fruity flavored, and have lots of protein to give you energy. Also, try drinking liquid jello. Basically you can let it cool off, but not solidify, and drink it up. I used to love drinking jello when i was a kid. I could never wait for it to thicken LOL Try to get protein energy rather than caffine or sugar energy. That will be healthier for you. You are more than likely tired because you cannot stomach much food, and you are healing with no food intake. Your body is working overtime.

Today "I kicked my brother because I was drunk" My poor nonexistent brother is just getting kicked for all sorts of reasons! LOL

ya know, it only takes 2 to support each other LOL I think the idea of "enough participation" is crazy. Its like the whole If you build it they will come theory. Start the group, and bandsters will come out of the woodwork!!

You also know that God doesn't give us anything we can't handle, and you will find the right answer to this. I am sorry you were delayed. There are reasons for everything, and I will pray for you that the path is clear. Keep your chin up!! And I am so sorry that you had this happen.

i had skin cancer when i was 13. my arms are covered in freckles from years of growing up in tropical climates. i love the sun. but i burn. so i seek the shade, and use a lotion tanner. I love it!! If I want my porcelain look, i don't use it for a week or two and i get my creamy white skin back, but if i want to not "glow" at the beach or the club (i feel like i glow blue under blacklights at the clubs LOL) i lotion tan for a few weeks, then 2x a week to keep it going. not too dark or it looks funny. Redheads were not meant to be really dark LOL

telly. its the two gallons of water i drank yesterday. 2 gallons=16 pounds. and i only kept 9 of those LOL Its a theory at least!

i am having the hardest time explaining to people that the band is not the same as the bypass. people hear i am going to have bypass, and they freak out! Telling me no, you'll become anemic, you'll lose all your teeth and hair and have osteoperosis, and really bad breath LOL my mother in law esp is a tough one to explain this too. she is 77. she has had three friends die from bypass. She is scared to death that I am going to die.

i am surprised, really, that support groups get mixed. I mean, I understand that there aren't many bandsters out there, but comon! The band and the bypass surgery are so totally different, have different healing times, and different complications

i LOVE that! I have read it before, and it only gets better! LOL

break a leg, girl! :Banane13:

I also found a new product. I bought it at Kash n Karry (which will soon be changing to a Sweetbay). It is a line called waist watchers. No sugar, no sodium, no calories, no nuthin!! But the vanilla cream is to die for!! And the ginger ale is really yummy too. I can't wait to taste more. It is sweetened with splenda, so it won't mess with your blood sugar.

Just curious, but do any of you bandsters like these? They are super cheap (usually $.98 at Wally World) and are small portions. They have a gourmet line, a line with the basics like mac and cheese and meatloaf, a kids line with fun shaped chicken nuggets, and a diet line that even has some low carb options. Like I said, it is small portion, but that is why I thought it would be great for bandsters. I love their lean chicken alfredo, and their lean meatloaf and mashed potatoes. And the portion is perfect with a salad. If you haven't seen them before check them out. The quality isn't like lean cusine, but the price is worth it, and come on...its a frozen dinner. what do you expect? LOL

my dad got a fish bone from salmon stuck in his windpipe once. he had to go to the hospital to have it removed. It was funny at the time, and looking back, cause he sounded like a cat hacking up a hairball. HUCK HUCK ACK! hehehehe I am sorry you went through it though. I do not mean to make light. It does happen. I had it happen, but it was close enough to the top where DH could pull it out with a pair of tweezers. We try to clean all the bones out of the fish, but when they are as thin as whiskers and clear, you miss a few sometimes. Interesting about the vinegar. I guess it did work! LOL