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From what I have read it sounds like you might be eating too fast, along with possibly being overfilled. you might want to take time to chew your food into oblivion, and if that does not help, talk to your doctor. Throwing up too often can cause damage, and is not good for you or your band. Amy

we can only hope to have boobies like that when we get to goal. we should have a wish thread, but it would be full of what others would consider porn. LOL Amy

yeah, i secretly love him like that. and he has gotten more frisky as the weight comes off, and he thinks it is sexy that i am doing all of this for myself. i just wish sometimes he would lay off when we are in public LOL its a little wrong for him to be grabbing my butt in the grocery checkout line. Amy

I don't know if you can do this, or are even willing, but what I have done during this time is take over a wall in our master bathroom. No guests go in there, and my DH knows what is going on. I put a large desk calender on the wall with goals and weights and measurments and such on it. The scale is there too. Every time I go to the bathroom during the day I am reminded of my weight. I have also surrounded the calender with pictures of women that I want to have similar builds and body parts like. Some naked, some clothed, depending on the body part. And in a big red pen I have circled the body parts. It looks a little creepy really, but it reminds me of what I want so badly. I also have my front and side before pics up there among all of them. So I can see how much I am different. And with drinking so much Water every day I visit that bathroom a lot! LOL Just keep trying. Hell, put a chain around the fridge if you need to. I know my DH will do anything I asked him to in order to help my weight loss. If I asked him to, he would put a chain around the fridge and a lock on the pantry. And we have thought about that. LOL Amy

yeah, DH does that to me too. then puts on the innocent face and says "just trying to help warm them up. I don't want you to be uncomfortable." LOL Amy

My mom took Zoloft after her divorce. It really helped her to have a calm head while sorting out all the feelings. as for the libido, I doubt that was something she even thought about. LOL But it made her such an easier person to be around during that time. And she is off of it, she just needed it for a couple of months, then went off it just as easily. HTH Amy

you always get the "looks a bit nipply" comment. at least I do. maybe that was TMI. LOL oh well. Amy

add preband to that. if you need any help let me know. i have lots of time on my hands. Amy

guys like it when it is cold! LOL delarla, i took butt nekkid pics too the day i started this whole journey. i took some clothed pics too. i will also take nekkid pics the day of surgery. and some after pics. but no way in HELL would i post them somewhere. Amy

oh this is addicting!! lol i figured out how to do some graphics. it is insane all of the stuff you can do to your myspace site. lol Amy

those of you who do your own graphics...how do you do them? i figured out the background, but nothin else.

Just set up my MySpace site. Haven't done much to it, but feel free to add me as a friend. http://www.myspace.com/thedavisfamilyinflorida Amy

Its a great color on you tho. You have a lovely family. Amy

Well here is what I am like. Pre-band, but scheduled. Doing the atkins diet until surgery. married and mother of two. And 29 years old. Also, I live on the east coast in Florida. Don't know how much someone wants to match up with me, but I would really love having a "bitch sister" (what we used to call friends when we were doing studies at my old school. Someone like you that you could "bitch" to about all your upsets and anger.) I am aslo kind of crude and cheeky with humor. LOL That might make a difference with someone. Amy

Ok, I am checking in again. I have slacked off terribly!! This last weekend was my birthday and I cheated terribly!! I gain 5 pounds and I am disgusted! So here I am, back in the swing of things, back on atkins. Reporting for duty and bound and determined to make this work! I have my tae bo videos and will be doing one hour of tae bo every day. I will drink my gallon of water everyday. I will stay at 20g of carbs each day. I will lose the weight before surgery!! I will do this. I will. And I will no longer make excuses. Amy

I want a sister!! Sign me up! Do we just randomly get someone or should we match up based on likeness? Amy

DH is down to 200, and his goal is 185. I tell ya what...that inch per 35 pounds is just about right. He has gone from 250 to 200 (quickly too. i hate him for that.) and he has grown some definitely! Plus, as I lose there is less cushion and, boy howdy, sex is like being with a completely different person!! I told him when he gets to goal he will have to shave his beard off, then I can pretend I am having a fling! LOL

Here are my pics. First one is an old photo. It is of DH and I, and it was our engagement photo. The other two pics are of my kids, Emily and Andy. Amy

ROFLMAO!! Good one. Amy

After my kids I thought my sex drive being gone was a medical issue. That it was a low hormone level or something. But I was not allowed to take the pills because of a blood clot history. Since losing the weight I have lost so far (pre-band) my sex drive is insane!!! At least twice a day, unless hubby will come home for lunch. Sex is amazing now! And will only get better. Amy

Woke up this morning with the carb withdrawl headache. I am hoping this means I will go through the withdrawls sooner during induction than later. We'll see... Amy

I have, and I am going to have them all removed. then when I am down to goal and surgery is all done I am going to get a butterfly my husband drew on my hip/back area. symbol of my change All of the tats I have I got when I was very young and stooooopid. And all of them are in areas that make it hard to wear summer clothes or sexy clothes without the tats showing. I don't even know what it is like to wear an evening gown without a really high neck and a skirt that goes all the way to the floor, and long sleeves. My wedding was awful trying to keep the neckline in place so that my tattoos didn't show LOL double sided tape doesn't work all that grand. Amy

That is HUGE!!! Congratz!! What a great accomplishment! Amy

Admitting you have a problem is half the battle. Put the milk shake down and back away from the table! LOL Amy

Ok, trying again. This time I went to the store and bought a variety of Proteins, from lean to fatty. not just steak and bacon. so hopefully that will help keep me from feeling so greasy. i got lots of fish and poultry, and specialty meats rather than just a bulk pack of steak. I also did not buy so much cheese, as that can be a huge pitfall for me. i am a serious mouse!! LOL And I bought some special dressings for my salads to help them seem nicer and taste better. Hopefully all of this will help things taste better, and help me stick with it. i just have to get through that nasty carb withdrawl time, and i am good to go. As for the site, there are a few different sites with Atkins folks on them. there is a discussion forum on atkins.com under the guise of their "university", and there are many other high protein/low carb diet forums out there. Some are full of tough people to deal with, but you find that everywhere. I'll stick with this place here much nicer people. Amy