*slim*

Milk chocolate. I wondered how many people actually noticed the color of my avi. I love Anthony Hamilton. He is on my now broken MP3 player.

At this point, my gas doesn't really have a smell (most of the time anyway). It is just so constant (and loud).

Can we not go there? Yes everyone is entitled to an opinion, but we don't have to be so down right mean and mean spirited. I have enjoyed a lot of the things in this thread, but lately it seems just plain ugly. Now I recognize this is a rants and raves part of the forum, but this thread hasn't been about that for a while. Can we keep that out of it please?

What about me?!?!?!?!

That reminds me of my college days. **sigh** Good times...

Ok,I have a question for those of you banded for a while. How long, after you eat something, would it take to get the painful in the chest stuck feeling? I have never experienced that one (thank GOD), but didn't know how long it took to get to that part of the stomach. I just had my 3rd fill on Tuesday and the doctor said this should be my fill that MAKES me have to follow my band rules. I don't feel it yet, but I want to be prepared. Ok, back to the regularly scheduled hilarity. ;-p

I wish I were so lucky. I have a sweet tooth. Heck, I am sure that I have more than one. Sweets are my downfall.

At 10 days out, you are probably stil pretty swollen from surgery. As the swelling goes down, the amount you eat will increase somewhat. I know that my doctor pushes for about 1/2 cup of food with decent restriction so you won't be eating that much more. Remember, part of this surgery is to help make food no longer the focal point in your life. I know it won't seem like it is worth eating, but that is the point (in my own opinion). This way you can spend more time talking with your family or friends instead of eating into oblivion. Good luck to you.

Yes, you MUST get those out of the house. My DH has been complaining because I haven't brought as much sweet into the house like I normally would. I had to explain that I haven an addiction to those and have a hard time having them in the house right now. He didn't get it, but since I do the shopping...:huh2:

The fact that you made that up with exercise is great. Also, the fact that you stopped at two...I know before I wouldn't have stopped at 2. I would have eaten 4, 5, or more. I think we have all come a long way.

It would be nice if there was. I had also tried the OTC medicines, but nothing seems to help. I had never had this problem either.

My coworker brought in the peanut butter fudge yesterday. I had one piece (about 1 inch). It is killing me because it sits on the only empty desk (which is next to me). Thankfully, I just had my third fill so at the moment, I don't think I could eat it.

down 33 lbs. as of this morning! woohoo!

sounds good to me too. It gets hard trying to keep up with multiple threads.

I am so glad that it is not just me. My son and husband think it is funny, but I hate it. Nothing that I do makes a difference. How awful!

I'm sure you will hear something soon. Good luck either way!

My final outcome was to have my gall bladder removed. They said that my gall bladder was not functioning. I had it removed about a week later. It wasn't bad. I felt normal after about 3 days. I hope that you feel better soon. I know gall bladder attacks are awful. Keep us posted.

I had the test done a few years ago. If you are having gall bladder problems, the test will make you feel you feel sick. It brought on my symptoms, and I almost puked. It really feels pretty bad at that part of the test. The rest is very uneventful. You have to lay there for quite a while during the test. I hope that you get to the bottom of whatever is bothering you.

Susan, I think that is great.

Work?!?! I scoff at that. Ok, well not really. I had better get up and do my work too. It would be my luck that my supervisor will walk up while I am trying to catch up on all of the posts.:smile2:

she wore an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini.. Way to go SMS!

I tell you what, I don't sign on here for a few days and come back to pages and pages. There is no way I can say something about every post. Ebony, Donna, Kat, Susan-great NSVs! luluc-I like to look at horses (in books:laugh:). plain-I was thinking Joey from Friends. How you doing? Sorry for anyone that I missed! Have a wonderful day! I am going to get coffee!

Ok, really bad admission. I started reading by sneaking my mom's Harlequin romances. My only child like book was Dear God, It's Me Margaret. My mom bought that one when it was time for me to possibly start my monthly. It has been pure smut since then. I also don't buy them. I just go to my mom's house with a couple of bags. I can go at any time and get 2 bags full of books. She spends $60-$70 a week on books.

That was me too. I was slim and could eat everything until I turned 25. As I got closer to 30, I got bigger and bigger.:thumbup:

Me too!