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Reggie you are 100% normal! It will go away i promise:D Lol Tina your a kick, and Spagetti Squash is quite delicious.. mike wasnt to fond of it, lol, but i made it as spagetti when i did. Hey girls when you have a salad how much exactly do you have??? I think i wanna have salad for lunch.. Do you like measure out 1/4 cup salad? or like 1/2? How do you do it?

Hi Ladies! Reggie, my cream of wheat i made it by the box. But i also wasnt as strict on me as i could have been. For Stage two, lets see here... by the end of it i lived on pureed soups, like i pureed chunky soups to the consistancy of regular cream soups. In the last week i also pureed chilli and added some cheese to the top. This stage is pretty hard but not as hard as mushies.. Constipation oh my i think me and chris talked this subject for a week or so. It is soo normal and you most likely are drinking and walking enough... I finally had to use a suppository... Tina: Thank you girl. Its funny Im starting to "See" the new me, but im still as confident as i was at size 22. Isnt it weired how that works!!! I kinda hope it works out with his family, especially now since my dad moved to Montana and my mom is going to San Jose. Just gotta watch our back, and I never want to tell them something they can use against me. The soda, not a clue... Im pretty sure its gonna suck for a while, because it is an addiction, but you are a very strong woman so i am sure you handle it AWESOME!!! SO i just learned something.. we can see who is viewing the thread! Now that is cool!!! Update on the Knee, i am now no longer allowed to ride a BIKE! Im at the point i have to wear a brace all day long and even thru that there is discomfort. So my dr is trying to get me in before we go to LA... But what is cool is with getting injured this week, I am down 4 lbs from last monday. So in 2 weeks 6lbs total! Oh and, Egg... i have realized It is going to be something i can probably barely have unless scrambled. I had a deviled egg last night for dinner, well.. it didnt get stuck but i definitely felt the punched in the tummy feeling.. for about a min. I think maybe they are too dry. Also Christine and whoever else has a decent fill, do you feel like youa re close to the "Sweet" spot? I think I am right about there.. MAYBE. It has been 3 weeks since my fill.. and I dont ever really feel hungry, i just make sure to eat ever 5-7 hrs. If i do feel hungry its more of an eh its been a while.. No like burning talking stomach... I am scheduled for another fill in 4 weeks.. and i am actually contemplating on getting .5 or none.. When i got the band i decided i never wanted the "tight" feeling... So what happens when i get another 1 or .5 ya know.. I dont know we will see what happens from now till then that is four weeks so a possibly 8-12 lbs lost, which is a lot.. we will see:D Hey anyone ever think of joining the MIlitary??? I am 25 lbs away from the required weight for Air Force and I am actually really considering it.. Mike is former Navy, so he is all for it lol. What are your thoughts? I asked mike if theyd let me in with my knee and he said yes.. way shocking......

Candra you are doing awesome!!! You are very strict on yourself already that is perfect:D Well I met up with the inlaws and they were nice.. I am still skeptical because this will be chance number 3 in 8 years. And each time they say the same shit. BUT THE AWESOME NEWS... SHE NOTICED MY LOSS, LIKE BIIIIG TIME!!!! Over and Over she told me how AWESOME i looked, and actually said i look skinnier then my sister! Which i must add Brandi has always been bikini thin... So that made me feel good, and im proud of mike for not saying "yeah she had surgery" Cause i dont want them to know. EVER! I also sold 2 pure instincts. I think she was just tryin to help out... Tina: mikes not in the middle, its kinda them both against both of us.. its a big mess the people are psycho lol. Before we had auds what pushed it over the edge is when they asked for the baby stroller back and her crib bedding... Mess... But it was ok, I was just me, and auds was shy as always so she didnt get to hold her anyways.But the kid went thru 4 diapers!!! there was a lot of watermelon... Audrey loves watermelon lol. About the nails, i had my fakes removed, and my real nails are SOO TENDER.. they hurt soo bad. i dont know if its from having fakes for a year. But they seriously need some help. What do you guys mean by pealing???

That girl is silly! In 36 weeks she is saying 30 lbs is normal.. Robin would KILL us, and NOT give us a fill. in her first 3 weeks she shoulda been down 10-20 right there.. who did her surgery? Good job on the food Candy you are doing great!1/5 a meat patty, is that even 1/4 c of food??? We are going to mikes parents today, not excited at all, sick to my stomach over the whole situation. These people not even a year ago called me a nasty bi*** and said i had a bad child hood ( my mom didnt like hearing that) and a bunch of other REALLY mean things about me.. and posted it on myspace. My husband says "Cant you be fake for one day" Im like whats the point in going if we are all going to be fake? To let them see my daughter? Why!?!?! Sono exercise for me today, either i over did it on the bike at the gym or my party having me stand for 3 hrs straight did it, cause it feels like its all twisted up. I made a drs appt to go get it checked out again, cause i cant even stand on it, or stand straight up. And now im wearing my brace 90% of the day..... LAME Ok girls, good luck with all the memorial day BBQs:) BTW i love watermelon!!! Anyone know how much we can have safely??? i had more like a 1/2 cup this am with my scrambled eggs. Im no more stuffed then normal and i was in heaven the whole time i ate it.

Candra and Heather: are you ladies coming to our lunch on Tuesday? WE would love to have you both!!!

Riley, yes it is great to love our bands, it will be even better when i get the restriction feeling that i cant eat more. Because I know i can, just because when i first had my fill i was doing 1/2 cup, but then i yanked me back down. My feeling of full, hmmmmmm i guess its just satisfaction. My stomach isnt growling anymore, and its at the point where you didnt feel likle you ate so you could go on, but i just stop when my plate is empty. Candra: so glad the pool experience was a good one:D Ive started wearing shorts this summer, first time in a loooong time. But im at the point where my brain is catching up with my loss, so im starting to feel better about myself, and i dont care what others think. Plus it is weird i am getting alot of attn from the ATTRACTIVE male species lol. What are the little things everyone has notice they can do now since loosing weight???? I can sit indian style on the couch and have extra couch infront of me and im not miserably uncomfortable:D I also can sit in a booth and have SOOO MUCH SPACE lol.

Well when i woke up from surgery they said how much pain are you in, i said 7. They released me and i was great i even walked on the treadmil at 1.0 lol. But then i went to bed.... I did take the pain meds every four hours, and i loved my hot heart massager and my heating pad. The second day to me was the worst, and i didnt have gas pain. Just muscle pain. It got better every day after though.

Riley! I am laughing so hard! Oh my goodness! That is just freakin hilarious! I was thinkin the same thing about his head lol. he knows we blog about him/ our experiences surprised he didn't look for the video. after my fill he said 24 hrs liquids then back to norm, so thats what i did.. but i did get stuck on the egg after the 24 hrs. Sorry I didnt make it today we ahd a pretty busy day and i had to pack some... I am in love with my band. Here is what i ate today: B: 1/4 c scrambled egg beater 1/2 toast and 1 tbs watermelon full for about 5 hrs.. L 1/4 c canned chicken like tuna stuff sooo good 1 piece lettuce 1/4 slice toast Full for 7 hrs D 1/4 c canned chicken 1/2 a bar of cheese (snack sizes) Still full. I added up my cals though i am at a lil more then 550 for the day and i went to the gym, and burned 350.. so i wont be suprised to see the scale not move. For some reason it dont like me lol. So weired to think we used to count to 1200...

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REGGIE!!!! you did it girl! You are sooo awesome! Ok now onto water, nope wont stretch you, I drink 20 oz in like 15 min. It does get way easier, at your stage I was drinking more then i should have probably 8 oz in 5 min.... I cant really remember but the sipping thing didnt last to long with me. The apple sauce shouldnt give you issues. Try something else. Like the cream of wheat, maybe your band just doesnt like whats in it???? Or like Chris said too big of bites? Riley! Thatis awesome girl! So glad you feel restriction!!!! Also, I will be at the group fill also. I think most of us are.... Tina: Bummer, that sucks, hopefully you can sneak over! The stitches i think are normal to come out.. I dont remember if you were there i showedeveryone my peaking stitches.. and it does get even more interesting cause both sides start coming out... Dr baggs said its normal. Nadiner: If RNY is what is right for you do that one instead, just find out the pros and cons for each:D Dr Baggs didnt push anything with me, he asked what i wanted. Donna: The wii fit active, does it use your knees alot??? Im interested in it but heck im not allowed to walk so if there is a lot of activities that use the knee i cant get it.. so let me know:D Candy I am sure 1 is ok, atleast for me, lets see what the rest of the girls say:D Im not sure if i told everyone i found a way to kick the snacking.... Now before you get a snack tell someone so you have someone there to say do it.. "Honey if i snack make sure i do something to burn it... (with my husband i had to add and that does not include sex!) So before i snack i really think about it. And 9/10 times im not snacking. It has worked now for over a week! OH AND, im loosing again. And what is crazy is im not really working out, unless you consider burning 100 cals on a bike a work out. And nothin yesterday. I just hope the weight keeps going. Have a good day ladies!

Its annoying. If you feel the achy during working out thats hwen you stop i was told lol after being too late. When i was heavier i always had the problems where you know lay your knees on top of pillows and DONT MOVE, then in the morning it would be gone. Now its just constant, icant even walk without pain its kinda weired. Tina do you wear a brace or anything? If so where did u get it? I hate mine, it like pinches the inside of my knee... I am determined not to regain my weight though even if it means takin tylenol and getting on a bike for 5 hrs lol:) Im thinking of trying the eliptical again next week.

Of course i will be there tues sounds like i might have audrey also... we will see. My inlaws wanna meet up not quite sure how i feel. Mike went for a bike ride with me, well it was comical him in his ankle braces and me in my knee lol. But that is the one activity i got OK to do.. Takes forever to burn 300 cals thoguh jeez! Whats everyones plans this weekend?

Tina i am avail m-w. What day is ok for u? We leave town Thurs-mon... Edit: and i know the feeling my clothes are loose too but the scale and i argue pretty often. OH GIRLS, i have a way to beat snacking and its worked this week for me... I told mike if i snack ihave to go burn the cals right then (kinda hard with restriction, takes longer lol) but still. So when u take the 100 cal cracker bite or whatever then leave for the walk... bike, whatever it is u wanna do to burn that.

Nope i didnt puree it, the only thing i did was chili when i was on soups. After that when i was on purees i would puree my chicken cause i couldnt chew that enoughbut mostly i just pureed in my mouth. I was fine. I am worried you are still dizzy... I got over that once i hit purees/mushies... How much are you eating?

Hi Girls I am so down. I need a pick me up. I feel im not meant to loose anymore! I was told to limit it to walking, bike, tread and swim. Ok fine. NOW, i woke up this am worse so talked to the dr again, she said NO WALKING, RUNNING, ELLIPTICAL and maybe not swimming!!!! Possibly biking as long as no hills. No stress at all. And if the pain isnt gone by monday I have to go in for another exam. What the heck. Im so close to goal, my only way to get there now is to workout, and i cant. I now see why people freak, when they get an injury. And the chick on BL. This totally sucks. I think i might emaild r baggs and tell him they are gonna be so mad if 2 months go by and i am only down 4 lbs.. :thumbup: Anyone wanna do lunch next week:redface: Chris: That is awesome girle! I am so happy for you! Reggie: Miss you and you are soo in my thoughts! Candra: I live in Marysville... so kinda far But we do visit there often when i do ill let you know and we can hit the beach together:D I wear shorts now, i think im to the point of not caring........ I have something to say about the "easy" way... we are talking to the Inlaws agian...dont ask me why not quite sure... BUT they said a year ago i could never be a thin girl, and the normal insults. Well now im down 70 and they are like WHOA.. Well if they knew i had surgery theyd be all thats why.. when we all know its not. BUT here is another way thing if we choose not to tell people or even if we choose to, making dinner plans is TOUGH! They were all lets go to pizza, im like ummm no thats fattening, lol, lets do steak eh no... lol nothing they wanted i wanted to have. Or should be having, so i said lets do turkey burgers... they LAUGHED.

Tina: Im pretty sure we can get something, mike is a veteran so that helps. Im just hoping it doesnt get to that point. i SERIOUSLY regret moving out of our apartment. We could have afforded to stay thee just fine! Now if we wanted we wouldnt get approved. Oh well hopefully he finds something. If it comes down to it ill contact western to help me get a job.. Or apply at the banks. Donna: PP= passion parties. I am a consultant, its how i pay my cc:D Well ladies i ebtter get ready for bed.. ttyl:D

Hey ladies! Candra where is it that you live, ill go to the pool with you:) I understand the thigh thing.. have you tried a bathingsuit that has shorts? Reggie: i been thinkin about you all day! Hope you are feeling.. ok. So how is everyone doing? I am in a perm brace now, i cant even walk during the day without pain. My dr is talking knee surgery and i told her lets give it time.. Wonderful! I loose weight and get knee probs.. bla! And mike ended up in the er with to strained ankles so he cant walk for a week. so go us! Did find out that mikes old boss is gonna try and pick him back up in august but im not holding my breath lol. I wont be there on sat. I have to go to sac for a pp that evening and cant afford to go twice..:smile:

Riley: My parents own 3 homes.. this one they have agreed to let go because the payment went from 1700 to 3400 kinda hard to do with another 2 mortgages. And they dont qualify because they make to much and have more then one home. I told mom our worries cause she no longer lives here and she actedlike she doesnt care she wont even call the mortgage company... Tina: Chris could be right that its the weightloss difference, he told me it all depended on the persons body. So dont stress:) It is easy as pie:D

Hi Ladies! Reggie!!! Tomorrow is the day!!! YAY. And you are 100% normal i dreamed about my funeral....... Tina: Not everyone has to put their feet up for a fill, or do a partial crunch. Infact Dr baggs to not flex.. just lay there, so i did with my EYES shut! Riley: I am right there with you girl. But I am still only doing 1/4 c and 2 tbs fruit or veg and i have uped m y toast to 1/2 slice... BUT, i dont ever feel full. I just stop eating and drink 3 bottles of water till my next eating time:) It is literally a count down to me. I had restriction for a DAY. Now I have none. Zilch. Not even in the am. Which i dont mind i still havent vomited, and the only time i got stuck was the egg, and i was only stuck for 10 min.. so who knows if thats even stuck. Candra: The 1200 does work! Girl i was almost to 50 lbs lost on that thing. I MISS IT! It did work the most in the begining.. When it comes to working out, shoot for 30 min. You will get there and find urself leaving 45-1 hr later, and if u do leave right on the 30 min mark then thatis still good. And you wont get as burnt out; Start a nightly walk with ur hubby. Mike and i do it every day unless im sick or hurt or him or something like not home. It used to be 1.5 miles.. 30 min.. now we do 2.5 laps so its 4 miles in an hour and 10... Get the heart monitor, christine talked me into it, it will also motivate you to want to burn MORE:) The rest of you: are doing awesome.. oooh who said the thing about the Lake Tahoe Marathon.. i want to do it!!!! And i think we all should, even if we are walking. Anyone game?? We can get shirts, and even put a picture onthe back that has our old pics and then our new us or soemthing cute like that.. I am sorry im not around much, suprised im not 500lbs already not fromeating but from stress. We found out mom and dad didnt tell the bank they wereent gonna pay.. so foreclosure started early! Meaning we got about 2-4 months till we HAVE to be out of here. OK PROBLEM... no job.. = no apartment. We cant rent anything on unemployment, but also cant on min wage jobs, we are basically homeless if he cant gt a job, im pretty freaked out. Im applying him now to SF, san jose, Sac, Fairfield, San Diego, LA, Montana.. Thats as far as ill apply rightnow.. My knee is still messed up, on my walk last night it started aching and going numb again, what the heck ihad NO problems before surgery! Why now!!!!!!!! Luv ya girls

Thank you:) So what did everyone have for dinner.. i had planned on burger patty lol, well.. I finally got home at 9.. ended up settling with 1/4 c tuna and 1/2 a slice of toast.

I will even walk one with u next month :scared2: Yeah im 14 dress 12 pant m/l shirt.. pretty nuts. OH and i finally saw my size the other day while looking for apartments, i looked at my reflection like wow, im gettin smaller lol. Maybe my head is catching up:D How were u today?

I will do the run with you guys. The only issue if it is on turkey day that is audreys birthday this year, so we will see what i can pull off:) So im off my plateu...:scared2: Went shopping for matts wedding, tried on a 18 cause it was sooo cute and it fell off, crazyness. So i ended up with a 14 cocktail dress, I just am not sure its appropriate for a wedding. I dont know where to find a summer dress! Ahhh im loosing it:(

Robin is crazy, i eat maybe 800 cals and i have been on a plateu for 3 weeks now. She needs to experience thisto know what we feel! Riley, i feel no port pain or pain eating.. i think that is tina. Candra soo glad u enjoyed ur orientation. Yes you get full, no u dont loose head hunger. hth:) Sorry would type more but im onthemini and need nails trimmed... I try to do the 1/4 if i do im hungry within a hour so i am sticking to my 1/3.

I can not believe Helen won tonight!!! AND< i was so disappointed i looked on facebook just to see what my friends were doing and saw it before they even weighed the old guy to win. It ruined the show. Ok so.. Hmm, i dont work, but I can say I was sooo tired until about week 4. It was a chore just to go for the walks. I say take as much time as you can for YOU. This is the only time you will be preop, and you will go thru many ups and downs:) (Psst..thats what we are here for:rolleyes:) It really depends on ur career, etc. Tina: That is probably a good idea... stress is soo bad, and thats all my life is right now, again another reason im not suprised with my plateu games. I heard the old guy say something tonight on Bl and im trying to figure it out (" I let my brain go and let my body take over" )I am not sure what it means but I will figure it out:smile: Wow im suprised she didnt call.. weired! I am so glad I got to see you ladies it always helps remotivate me to see you all doing so well! Reggie!! Soon!!! Sorry I didn't hang with everyone I wanted to but auds and mike were sitting in the car lol, can't let that go on for too long... Ok good night ladies!

Tina, How did the teens react to taking them?? Hope not bad!!! Nice seeing everyone!!! Riley it was nice meeting you:D