BethFromVA

Omg, did y'all see Helen in her goal clothes??? Size EIGHT?! Don't get me wrong, Tara looked great too, but wow, Helen was SMOKIN'!!! :drool:

That was cute! :drool:

I always tell myself to keep doing the right things and the right results will happen. :drool: I know I hit a plateau the entire month between my last two fills, and I too was doing everything about 95 percent right. My nutritionist/nurse said that when you hit a plateau, shake things up a bit and go on liquids for a day or two and then back to food. However, you're still pretty early in, so a lot of what you're going through is still the recovery part.

Now "SEAment" is a Texan thang. As is AMbuLANCE. And PEcan. :drool:

Hehehe, I never thought of it, but it's a righteous bitch.

Yeah, that makes sense. I just wanted to be sure I understood what you were saying. Thanks for the clarification.

AND gloves. :drool:

Next month? I know technically next month begins on Friday, but is that really the best they can do? :drool:

Omg, Tina, how HORRIBLE!! I'm SO sorry you had to go through this now that you've found your freedom. If this is an isolated incident and not indicative of your neighborhood, then I hope you can find it within yourself to return soon so your life can get back to normal. (((HUGS))), my friend.

Yes, and I do understand that totally. I'm not a hard-ass on the matter, and it's certainly not something I would be active in defeating like lobbying or anything like that, because I DO feel compassion for those who struggle with these issues (legal and otherwise). We have a great couple of guys that live right in front of us who look after the elderly people on our little street, watched our dogs when we went to Hawaii, and are overall great guys. I enjoy talking to them, enjoy their company, and we have keys to each other's homes. They don't make their homosexuality an issue, and it never comes up (which I prefer to those who are homo-nazis like Rosie O'Donnell and, now, Perez Hilton). I can only hope for these great guys that they have something legal in place to help them should they find themselves in a situation which warrants it.

AWESOME, JODI!!!!!! :party::ohmy::party::party:

It will get better, Sandi. Welcome to Bandster Hell. I found that when I was hungry, I would heat up some chicken broth (I found a low-sodium at Safeway [their brand] that is really good) and drink it out of a mug. It seemed to calm my stomach down some. It's very low cal, so you can probably have as much as you think you need, on top of the soft foods. At least it worked for me...

If what you describe above is a civil union, then I guess I am for that. I believe two people should be able to determine those things that you list there (and probably more) without somebody else intervening and telling them they don't have the right to determine those things. I define marriage as one man and one woman, not otherwise related. And yes, my reasoning is religious in nature. Like I said, if my world changes around me, then it changes, and there's nothing I can do about that. But as for me, I can't support it with a vote for yes.

I see now what got modified in this post, and I guess I have to ask: Why is it if somebody doesn't believe in something, it automatically makes them homophobic? Or are you just speaking of some people? People can be anti- something and not be phobic.

Lapbandtalker, you don't want to mess around with that! I know it can be hard financially to get care when you either don't have insurance or insurance doesn't cover this or whatever your dilemma, but if it IS a slip, it can do permanent and dire damage to your stomach that is irreversible! PLEASE get in to see somebody. Your issues are not the norm, and I worry for you that you could end up with permanent damage which could have been avoided.

Kat, I don't know how hungry you are in the mornings (I usually am not, but I know I need to have something to get my metabolism going), but do you do protein shakes? That way you're not forcing food down when you're tight but still getting something in.

Oooh, my birthday too! July 22 is the best! I wish I could say I'd be anywhere near a 1-anything by then, but maybe I might be peeking in on onederland by then...

Omg, inch loss is fantastic! I've often said I wouldn't care if I was 300 pounds so long as I could fit into size 6 jeans.

This soon after surgery is your healing phase. Many doctors say not to expect any weight loss right now, but if you have some loss, you are ahead of the game. Your body is still recovering from surgery, may still have swelling and/or Fluid retention due to the IVs, etc. Don't get frustrated or discouraged yet. It WILL happen, and right now you just need to heal. Let things happen in their due time and you will be happy in short order.

And omg, how he responded to Miss California, calling her a "dumb bitch" on his blog. He's a piece of crap, pure and simple. Oh, and the weight gain thing? You're so right. And until recently, he was a fatso himself. Hypocrite.

I laughed out loud on this one!

You would be a doctor's you-know-what dream.

For me, I just can't support it. Like I said, I wouldn't riot in the streets or picket or anything if it passed, but when asked for my vote, I can't vote yes. It has nothing to do with how it may or may not/does or does not affect my marriage, it's just a moral conviction on my part, and I would stand by my conviction the same as she did. And I do agree here. I don't know why marriage has to determine who can visit whom in the hospital or how property gets disbursed if one were to die, etc. I believe two people living together should be able to legally and contractually determine that ahead of time, which then trumps any family wishes. They should have that right to determine things between themselves, and that should be able to be done legally.

No problem, Jachut. Thanks for clarifying.

My concern, Claire, is does your lapband doctor know what happened, or were you only dealing with an emergency room or hospital doctor? I can't tell from your post if the right doctor is treating you. A hospital doc won't know the details that your lapband doc will about what you need to do to not further harm yourself. And were you in the hospital all this time?? If so, that's a very long time! As for what the others said, they are a thousand percent right. You should not be experiencing less problems -- you should be experiencing NO problems.