Jaffa

Tomorrow, the best cornbread ever!!!!!!!!!!

Just a repost of my original recipe Chili 1 large can tomato juice 2 cans of diced tomato 2 cans of chili Beans 2 cans of dark red kidney beans 1 lb hamburger 1 lb cheapest ground turkey 1 cup dried onions or one real white onion... 8 tbsp of mild chili powder...or to taste Cook the meat until crumbled.....in a large crockpot.....open all of the cans and put it in the pan. Your done....cook on low 4-20 hours.....it doesn't really matter. Heck of your really hungry and can't wait....just put a bowl in the microwave and heat it up.

I thought I would start a thread for my recipes and just add to the thread as I have time. I'm hoping to just post a recipe each time I cook something. So here is the one I made last night. 1 can Rotel (you can substitute with another can of tomatoes and a tbsp of chili powder) 1 can diced tomatoes 4 cans chicken (the small tuna sized kind) 8 oz sour cream Open all the cans put it in a pan, heat it up until boiling and the chicken falls a part. Drain off liquid....doesn't got to be perfect just a quick drainage. Add in sour cream. Thats it....your first installment of "open a can put it in a pan" More tomorrow!!!!! This recipe can be made in a crockpot Just put it in a small 2qt. crockpot and put it on low for 8 hours....or hi for 4 hours. Use one large fresh chicken breast. Let it cook, then drain and add sour cream.

My wife has recently discovered something that we should have known, but didn't because we didn't read everything closely. Nexium, takes about 30 minutes to start working after you take it in the morning. So it may be very important to take it this way to prevent too much acid from being produced when you eat in the morning. If you take it and then eat too soon, your stomach may produce way too much acid for the morning meal, and cause you problems throughout the day. This is just a heads up to help others. It has really helped get rid of some of her stomache sensitivity and occasional pain associated with eating.

My wife also had her surgery with Dr. Aceves. We were and are still very happy with the service and quality of care. If I ever get revised from a band I will also use Dr. Aceves.

Extended flying can cause you to become less hydrated. Being less hydrated can cause changes/problems. So if you feel any difference after a flight it is from being in dry air and becoming less hydrated. Drink lots of water while on the flight. If it is a short flight don't even worry about it. I fly almost every day.

I quit coming here as much, and quit going to lapbandtalk, just because of this issue. I post a little now, and read some, but to let some of these people stay and continue to post is sickening at best. It makes the good people go away, but frankly you can figure out anything that doesn't seem to make sense by "following the money trail".

It lasted two months and you are considering having another one? That is just laughable. NO, you shouldn't get another one. Come on, this is a joke right?

Well, you are probably surprised because you list advantages that are really marketing gimmicks and not really advantages. So it is understandable why you are surprised. 1. MUCH less invasive Yea, it is less invasive of a SURGERY, but in reality is more invasive in daily life, and it is only slightly less invasive then getting a sleeve. Some would argue it is actually more invasive then the sleeve, since it creates a restriction point "stoma" to get food stuck on instead of just making the stomach smaller. 2. Reversible if needed. Well, when exactly is it needed to reverse the band surgery? Well frankly, when it fails due to complications......Slips, Erosions, Infections, Port Flips, Acid Reflux. 3. Fewer complications. That may be true for the surgery, but as for actual long term complications, it simply isn't true. In fact many would argue that long term complications are more with the band. I think that is pretty obviously true, but bury your head in the sand and pretend like it won't happen to you, if you want. 4. No malabsorption are vitamin deficiency. Well some people need malabsorption to be successful, and why do I have to take Vitamins everyday on the band, if it is not an issue? 5. No dumping syndrome. Well, true, but if you eat those things that cause dumping with a bypass and you have a band, you are pretty much guaranteed to not lose weight with the band. So what really is the point? What your really saying is that the band will let you cheat and eat sugary stuff without a consequence other then no weight loss. 6. Corrects overeating behaviour. NO it does not correct the behaviour. It prevents it to some extent, but so do the other surgeries, so how is that an advantage over the others. It doesn't truely correct the behaviour, because the people who don't have restriction because the band isn't adjusted correctly simply aren't going to lose weight. If you remove it, you behaviour isn't corrected, you gain the weight back. 7. LIFELONG? Yea right, thats why there are so many banders who have had the band for so long. Please everyone with any research will tell you that for a majority of people 10 years is about the most you can expect to get out of the band before it has to come out, or has to be unfilled because of complications. Man, every one of your reasons are BS. Quit reading the marketing BS of these companies and think about the realities of the band.

I didn't go on a single date for almost two years before I met my wife. As for smoking Chantix is truely a miracle drug. It actually works, it works so damn good, that my insurance company doesn't even make people pay the copay. You get the prescription, you get the pills for free.

In the long run, it shouldn't really matter. But, if you want to keep the max weight loss going exercise will keep your metabolism from falling and keep you from feeling tired. But, in reality, exercise really just helps you feel better and burns calories, the actual metabolic increase after you stop exercising is minimal.

Yes, we use it daily. Don't strain out the "stuff"....that is just the Protein sticking together. Try this....either shake it the day before at room temperature....or use something like the magic bullet to mix it. BTW.....I always refill the bottle after drinking it and shake it really well....the foam you see is all of the protein you would have missed out on.....it has no taste....just a funny texture...learn to ignore it.

If you are considering bypass versus band, and not considering the sleeve.....you haven't read enough or understand enough yet. My wife has the sleeve, and I have a band. The band works, it is just a lot more work and a lot more frustrating parts. It also has a much higher long term complication rate.

The sleeve is the better choice. But, the doctor you choose is many times more critical. My wife see's what I sometimes have to deal with, and she is very thankful she has the sleeve.

Just so you know, some credit card companies charge a fee also, so check with your credit card company to know ahead of time. Mine doesn't, but I know some do, if they do, it is usually about the same amount. 1-3%

see ticker in signiture line, jan 2009 I think you click on anyones weight loss ticker and see the progress graph

To the original poster. YOU were absolutely correct in cancelling. If you have serious doubts, you should not do something. What you noticed, about the pre and post op pictures section is very very true and representative. I say this because I believe people post the before and after pictures before they start having problems. Then they change the signature line on there account months or years later and it updates the signiture. So you are actually getting a pretty good sample of people. By the way the people who post the most are the people in there first 6 months. Not people having problems, but people who have problems do tend to update there signitures. It was actually, in my opinion, a brilliant if not accidental way of sampling long term success. As a SELF PAY, I would not agree with a band over a sleeve. Unless the sleeve scares you to the point of doing nothing.

I think many times when someone moves to full liquids they use the stuff that has more sodium in it then what they were getting. You are then just retaining more of the Water. It happens to everyone for the most part, but if you want, try tracking your sodium amounts, make sure your not getting too much for what you need. My weight can easily change upwards by 3lbs, if I eat too much sodium in a day.

I have an entire collection or recipes, that I call "open a can and put it in a pan"

I like to make a batch of Turkey Chili, then divide it up into one cup portions and freeze them. Then I don't even need to worry about refridgeration, because it just starts to thaw out in 5 hours, then I nuke it for 2 minutes. My chili is One large can of tomato juice two cans of chili Beans two cans of kidney beans two pounds of ground turkey, the cheapest kind 8tbsp of chili powder (or to taste) This will make A LOT of meals!!!! You get a really good Protein to calorie ratio with this mixture.

Something similar is people who say that money wouldn't change them. Yea, right, money changes people. More or less and you will act different.

I understand and agree with your basic concept. But, you have a huge flaw in there. You are making some kind of assumption that you won't change when you are no longer fat. That for most people just simply isn't true. You will most likely change and it won't necessarily be for the better in the opinion of people who knew you before. In fact, you will probably lose several relationships from the change and gain several new ones.

At your weight I think you should seriously reconsider. Reconsider the band. I personally, would hate to have that much to lose and using the band. But you know the options I assume and the downsides and positives of each, I assume?

I questioned it from the first post. I just don't see it as being possible? But, maybe if they had a surgeon with a really really large bougie, but even then I doubt it very much. Probably someone just messing with ya.

My wife can't eat eggs, but egg beaters work just fine. They are better for you anyway.