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Hello Maysters! Anyone heard from DREWS? Hope her surgery went well.. Ousner, you rock! Paladin, its so good to hear from you! How is 3loves? How is her band treating her? All is well, I hope! Marci - I say go for the marathon, but if you start to experience pain, you should stop! You can't be too careful with your hip! Wanted to pop in here with a quick update... After my second fill on October 24th, I am finally back to eating "normal" foods. NOW I KNOW WHAT RESTRICTION IS!!! I can't eat very much, and the weight is falling off! It's a struggle to get in just 900 - 1000 calories. I think 2cc's is my sweet spot. Example.. went to Cracker Barrel for lunch yesterday and ordered grilled chicken tenerloins, green Beans and baby carrots. The tenderloins are small (about 1 oz. each). I was only able to eat one tenderloin, about two bites of green beans and about 2 baby carrots. Needless to say, I had enough food for supper and lunch again. I can't believe it! When I got my fill, Dr. Rose said he was gonna "give me my money's worth", and boy did he! I am making sure to get my Protein in and taking several multi-Vitamins, so I feel good! I am now doing 1 hour of cardio and 1 hour of weight training 3 - 4 days a week, and I am really enjoying the progress that I'm making... 3 Major NSV's: 1. NO MORE BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINES! 2. NO MORE CPAP MACHINE! 3. MY BMI is down from 51 to 39.1 (NO LONGER MO!)! Hope you guys are continuing to do well.

Carlene - (((HUGS))) I can relate.. It is soo hard to say goodbye to an old friend that you have nurtured and cared for for many years. I respect the fact that you didn't let her quality of life deteriorate. Quality, not quantity, is after all what matters! Remember her fondly and with a smile on your face, I'm sure she thinks of you that way!

Hey Brenda! Great to see you posting again! I attend the Monthly Lap Band Meetings at Memorial Hospital. They are on the second Monday of the month @ 5:30. They are in the building (Chattanooga Heart Institute - 2nd Floor) next door to the Weight Management Center. Hope to see you there! Next one should be on Monday, November 13th. ALSO, there are weekly support group meetings that are held on Wednesdays at 12:00 in the Weight Management Center Lobby @ Memorial. The weekly meetings are both Lap Band and Gastric Bypass folks. Hope this info helps!

Well... no gift yet. Did my Ghostly Giver forget me?

Good luck on your Fill Alicia! How much fill do you currently have? You should be back to eating somewhat normally by Turkey Day!

Hey Alicia! Thanks! I seem to be doing pretty well with this fill... I can start full liquids this evening after a few days on clears (Carnation Instant Breakfast never looked so good). I had been really wishy-washy about this second fill too... I wanna ba able to at least sample my mom's cornbread dressing on Thanksgiving; after all, I AM the Official Dressing tester! I wanted to be kind of conservative with this fill, but Dr. Rose decided I should get my money's worth and put 2cc in... I had 1.25 cc my first fill, and had some restriction. I hope I can eat semi-normally when I get back on solids! If you can get your third fill soon, you should be good to go for the holidays! Good Luck! MVPO, You Rock!

Hey Guys! Had my second fill on Tuesday, the 24th. I now have 2 cc's in my band. I'm on 10-14 days of clear liquids>full liquids> mushies right now..... The Good news is that I'm now at 247LBS!!! NO LONGER MORBIDLY OBESE! I'm JUST Obese! I'm JUST Obese! Thanks for all the support you guys always offer! My next goal is to meet the Turkey Challenge goal.. MAYBE I can make it! Good Luck everyone! Keep up the good work! I gotta change my signature now...

YEAH PALADIN IS BACK! Gosh I'm sooo glad to hear from you.... I was getting worried. Please tell 3loves how thrilled I am that the wonderful doctors were able to save her dear daddy.. WOW that is amazaing.. Obviously he is supposed to be around for years to come.. Hope he is well on his way to a speedy and full recovery! Tell 3loves not to sweat the weight loss.. it will come! I have found that I absolutely HAVE to eat around 1300 calories, drink at least 100 ounces of Water a day and work out at least 6-8 hours a week (cardio & weights) for the weight to come off at a pretty good clip. I am scheduled for another fill on Tuesday the 24th but am contemplating cancelling it. I am averaging about 10 lbs a month with my current fill, so I figure why torture myself with another fill, the liquid diet following, etc. My original reasoning for scheduling it now was to be able to be back to "normal" eating before the holidays roll in. I'm knida torn because as soon as I cancel I'll probably start starving and start eating more... decisions, decisions. Linda - How was San Fransisco? That is one of the cities that I would love to vist.. been to LA and San Diego, but haven't made it that far north yet... Alicia - Please don't get discouraged.. you have lost a ton of weight, and the rest will come off! I go through stages where I gain and lose the same few pounds, then boom, I lose again... Are you tracking calories? It is hard foor me to do the water thing too... Are you staying full for at least four hours after eating? Are you drinking with your meals? Getting lots of Protein? Good luck to you! Keep up the great work!

Sherry- I'm soo glad you recived my package! I hope you enjoy it! Have a great Fall/Halloween! P.S. Hope your grandbaby is feeling beter!

Josette - Thanks for reminding me how much my mom means to me.. she is my best friend and I get teary just thinking about life without her. I'm sure your mom is proud of the woman that you have become. ((BIG HUGS))

Well... I tracked my package and it was delivered on the 13th. Hmmmm... I hope it was delivered to the correct person.

I hope someone in Ketucky has received their gift... I sent it out Priority Mail on October 10th!

Way to go Marcy!!! Getting closer to that Turkey Takeoff goal! Keep up the good work!

Congrats on getting the replacement port scheduled Drews! Myra - 7 hours! You are one tough chick! Hope you are feeling better and no longer loopy soon! Linda - I can relate on the PMsing! I want potato chips! Duckie - I hope the cortisone helps the pain! Where are you Paladin? Anyone heard from Mr. 3loves lately? Hope all is well!

Here is the link.... its in the support forum now... http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=24122

Mine is going out today! Hope my GG Likes it! It's headed to "The Bluegrass State".......

Hey guys! Haven't check in with this thread in a while. Hope everyone is doing okay.... So sorry to hear about the personal and helath issues some of us are having. I pray that everything will work out as it should. Linda - AWESOME PICS!!! You look GREAT! Congrats! Paladin - Hello to you and the Misus. How is her weight loss going? I'm still slow and steady.... I've lost 65.5 since my highest now... WOOOHOOO! I have 4 more pounds to lose so that I will NO LONGER be Morbidly Obese! Can't wait! Seems like keeping my calories around 1300 daily, drinking over 100 ozs of Water daily and working out for two hours at least three days a week is my key to losing the pounds... Gotta keep it up! Keep up the good work everyone!! I'm gonna try to post some progress pics soon...

OKay.... needless to say that after Talladega today, Brian Vickers is on my permenant SH** List. I was proud of the class that Dale Jr. and Tony Eury Jr. showed when they interviewed them just after the wreck. I, however was PISSED...haven't cussed so much in a while. Oh, well no one got hurt (I am scared to death of the Superspeedways after the deaths of Neil Bonnet, Dale Sr., and others). Anyway, Dale Jr. moved up a spot in the points! Yep Karen, I was suprised with Mark Martin's decision, something definietly going on there. ON TO CHARLOTTE!

Paladin- I thought you and 3loves might be thrilled with that. Dale Jr. is still just medicore in the chase. He hasn't been able to take advantage of a lot of the other Chasers' bad luck. I think its gonna come down to Burton, Mark Martin and Harvick, any of them would be fine with me! Go Tony!! Go Dale Jr! IT'S TIME FOR TALLADEGA!!! Dale Jr, the Hendricks guys, and Harvick should be tough to beat there! Just hope Jr. is not cuaght up in "the big one", if it happens! Later NASCAR fans! Welcom to the thread Donna, I love your taste in Drivers!

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone! Keep them coming! I am currently trying to learn to love low-fat cottage cheese. I enjoy the Breakstones Cottage Doubles (low-fat cottage cheese and fruit sauce). The strawberry is awesome. Probably gonna replace yogurt in my diet with these.

Janey - I can relate!! I went on a cruise a couple of years ago and came home to find that someone had gained control of my Paypal account info that I used on Ebay. Somehow they had figured out my email address password that was linked to my Paypal account (same password, dumb me). Anyway... I got into town and checked my bank account to find 2 NSF charges (I had $600 balance). I called the bank to report the error and found out that someone had purchased an ebay item worth $1,595.00 with my paypal account, and when I only had $600.00 in the bank, it was charged to my Mastercard which was my backup in Paypal for my bank account. I finally got it all straightened out after talking to Paypal, Ebay, my bank, and getting a new Mastercard! WHAT A PAIN!! Needless to say, I no longer use Paypal.... Paladin - Good to hear from you! The chase thing stinks for me right now, Junior is marred in mediocrity.... I hope 3loves is doing well.. I find that I have restriction as well (bread is becoming a BIG NO NO), but my weight loss is S-L-O-W!! I am trying to eat less calories (I have been hovering around 1300-1500), drink even MORE Water, and wait to see what happens. I am gonna go ahead and schedule a second fill before the Holidays, probably in October. Is 3loves' band a 4cc? Good luck on YOUR band journey! I know what a battle with the insurance company can be like! WELCOME CHERG!! Later Guys!

Hello! I seem to have a problem keeping my protein up without my fat intake being way up there. I log everything that I eat into fitday.com and am noticing that I often consume a higher percentage of fat than either protein or carbs. I am losing weight, however it is pretty slow. What are your favorite high protein - low in fat SOLID foods? Thanks guys!

Congrats on the skis Linda, that is awesome! Drews - Looking great!

Hey Guys! Thought I'd check in... Haven't been posting much lately.... life has been crazy the last few weeks! I'm down just one pound for the Turkey Takeoff.. gotta get that scale moving again! I'm working out 3 days a week for about and hour and a half and can tell my body is changing (by my clothing), but the scales aren't moving that much. I just bought some jeans yesterday and a pair of khaki's in a size 18/20! WOOOHOOO!!!! Can't wait to get into those normal sized clothes, no more plus sized clothes for me!! I keep getting tons of compliments from co-workers and family and friends, so that is very encouraging. Just friday a co-worker stopped me in the hall to tell me how great I'm looking. I just can't see it myself, ya know? I can tell in my clothes, but when I look in the mirror, I still see the same ole fat me! I need to get some pics taken and compare to my befores. I hope evryone is doing well.... Palladin- is 3loves ready for a second fill yet? I'm considering having one in October. I can tell the first one is there... tried to eat a very well toasted English Muffin on Saturday and the band didn't like it.. No PB or anything, it just took a while to go down. I'm eating between 1300 - and 1500 calories, and I think that is too much. I'm gonna call my surgeon's office today to schedule a slight second fill in October. How many cc's was 3loves first fill? I'm at 1.25 ccs. Myra - Bless you! I hate going to the dentist. $60,000 WOW! Drew - Hope you and hubby are doing great! Duckie - So sorry your second fill wasn't as smooth as the first. Hope you are doing well! Linda - You are doing great on the challenge! You go girl! How filled are you? Everyone have a great week! May we all be a couple pounds lighter this time next week!

Well....I'm liking how the Chase is shaking out so far... with Jimmy Johnson and Kyle Busch having problems! Not so great for Dale Jr. I have a feeling he won't even be in the top five in the end, but I hope not! GOOOOOO HARVICK!!