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"I realized it was like the first time you have an orgasm." orgasm??? What's that??? j/k...i'm really not a thread stealer!! Cody, I am strugling with the same thought..a.fraid daily (especially at dinenr time) that I've stretched that pouch out. I keep trying to be patient, and believe them when they (the proverbial they) say "You'll know it when you feel it"...I'm trying to trust!! Hang in there with me...we'll help each other up! <wink>

Janey, I think at this stage adding a Protein shake in there for good measure couldn't hurt...you need the protein, and it's what 60 calories per serving??? If it helps you feel satisfied, whooppee!! Also, for a desserty-breakfast, have you tried cottage cheese with Splenda Brown Sugar and cinnamon? yummy.

Welcome home everyone...weekend is over. BUT! My PreK-8th graders are done Friday! This week couldn't get any better...unless Ty showed up yelling, "Good morning, Rutehrford family!!!!!" ok, so i'm sitting here, getting ready to take my kids out for some exercise (Yup, I'm gonna 'walk the kids'...can't wait til we get a dog!) after having my dinner. Roasted chicken breast, carrotts, and 1/4 cup of angel hair pasta...now, for my question... Do any of you have experience with loopy nutritionists??? i would really like to know the truth about what/how/volume/and when to eat, but everytime we speak, she interrupts her own thoughts and doesn't really give a definite on any one thing. Ugh! (Yup, i had to find something to complain about!) I know to eat ery slowly for 20 minutes, then feel full. I know to eat protein/veggies/carbs in that order. I need to know what will happen if i overeat? Will my 'pouch' stretch out within the first time or three of doing that, or will it take multiple times...like a week of doing it every meal? I figure I'd ask you guys, cause well, I've learned everything else from you beautiful woman...and man, dawg Hey!! Peice of info...7-11 makes Crystal Light slurpees! Remove straw and dump it on your head...ahhhhhh refreshing! Ok, open mouth if you wish.:bored emilee...yup yup collarbone...now that's what i'm talkin' 'bout. Whatever am I gonna do??? Gotta get me one a'does. Then, will I just stare at myself in the mirror??? How funny...can't stand the mirror as it is! Maybe if I get a collarbone, i will know what my hair looks like in the morning! :faint:

:welcomeB: , Ev22!! we hope you enjoy the ride! There are some tremendous, tenatious, terrific personalities on this board...I think you'll like them as much as I. Looks like you're off to a great start!! Whoopee!!! It's gonna be a wild ride!

I'm pretty new to this, and have the same kind of struggle. Have you considered your TOM, are you doing any exercising? :boxing:These are both high variables...and if you are exercising, keep in mind that muscle weighs more then fat. Could it also be the Water weight is gone, and the rest we have to work for. That's where I feel i am. I lost 40 pounds in 4 weeks...now I'm at my first plateau. My first fill is in 11 days, and I can't weight!!...ummm, I mean wait! Don't be too hard on yourself, my dear. :cry it will come off eventually! When I started to feel discouraged, I found pictures of some of my LBT buddies showing their progress. Many lost only 6-8 pounds/month! And struggling along, they are looking fantastic, and staying the path.:biggrin1: Have a good rest of the day!

34, 2 lovely children 10 and 3, 13 yrs of marriage, school secretary, house built in 1904 that needs remodeling, cat, getting a cute puppy in 2 more weeks!, goldfish, tons of Polly Pockets and barbies which my 3yo makes me take care of as if they were babies! Rick Springfield...now there's something to wake up next to! Remember "Hard to Hold"??? Don't remember any of it, except for the slip of the towel to see his butt cheek corner!!! Ack!!! What middle schoolers will do!!! Saw him in concert once...got a sweaty headband from him. He's coming to a Casino next month near me. It's funny, I was just talking about him today! What a doll. Oh yea, live in Michigan, banded at Port Huron Hospital...Josette's new stomping grounds. I'm on a plateau right now...since losing all my 40 pounds of water weight, now i have to work. Possible fill June 20, that's my next appointment anyway. I think I'm going to start a local gym tomorrow...maybe not until Monday. N ice to meet you all in one spot. i'd TP the twenty's with you...but I'm more of a supplier. i wasn't the one to spray the shaving cream, but I brought it for everyone else to et in trouble with!!! So, Im right behind you...a safe distance! :cool:

Quite hot, em...quite. It sounds like he takes good care of you, and is wild about you...definitely a keeper. Good job!!!

Diane, Glad you're back up and around..or relaxing and healing as it were!! Yup, you know you best.

Re; Rejection: The bands are made of silicone. According to studies, rejection is imposible. But if you have an infection, your body is fighting something. I'm sure your in touch w/ your surgeon by now. Re; Vitamins: if you don't already know, Viactiv makes a multi-Vitamin in "chocolate cherry cordial", in a word, yummmmmy. Suck on this and let it gently go down, you shouldn't feel like you just ate a cow! Or a clump of grass! :cool: Re; Potassium...good thought! I have a fiend who hs recently been suffering from severe leg cramps, I'll fill her in! Thanks! Re; Feeling tired: Could it be a low Iron count? A different friend (wow! I have 2 friends!!!) Has to postpone her June 20 surgery because her iron is a 6, and it should be in the 10-11 range. she is having to undergo 2 weeks of iron for 2 hours each day via IV. Yuck!! Everyone sounds like you're doing great!! Keep up the work!! WTG!!

Telly, Proud Gold Card Holder!!! Woo hoo!!!

more to the "in the eye" story...if you are bored and want to read. Last night my car battery died at the self-car wash. Independent person that I am, the last thing I wanted to do was call DH, but decided it would make him feel like a man, so i did. Thought I would push it into the bay and wash anyway, but I had left my windows down before the battery died...go figure.After waiting 45 min for a 10 min drive, i was complaining under my breath...not even thankful that he came out at 11 at night to help. Then he put the jumper-cables on WRONG. So i got out and fixed them. After it started, I pulled into the bay and began rinsing (note to the DH's...this is when you say "Honey, you sit in the car. I'll wash it for you) While he sat in his car watching, I grabed the soap brush...only to find it was leaking from the top connection (near the ceiling) and soap was splattering in my eye!!! Ack!!! Karma...no matter the correct spelling...karma. Ugh. Well, car's being fixed today...can't wait to get it back...on the other hand, I wouldn't have walked my son to and from play practice with it. Thanks for the exercise, Aztec! ok, boring...next topic...TriciaK's collar bone!!! Oh my goodness...now really, I was going to PM this, but I thought you needed to know...I think she has an incredibly sexy collar bone. Man, I hope I can find mine one day!!! So, now you know more than you've ever wanted to...i have a collar bone fettish. One more thing on that note, Tricia...meow! No one's on tonight...but you're all off having sex. (How many calories for that??) See what the collar bone thing did?? Now I'm talkin' dirty. Good night.

Martha, I'm not sure yet whether or not my insurance covers it.

Josette, i was banded Thursday, took Friday off, was planning on returning to work Monday, but ended up taking it off on because of the pinched nerve in my neck/shoulder. Went back to work Tuesday (desk job also), and did great...not everyone can do that...only you know you! Janski, I have family in Merrill!! Not too much info, but since there are a million, do you know the Horny's, Siler's, and Breternitz's?? All mine! :eek: Gosh, i just thought...what if you are one of them??!! Everyone in Michigan have a safe storm season!

Checking in a day late...but with yesterdays totals... C-319 No change, no surprise TriciaK- The man is in loooove with you!!! Have a fun trip. Tel-way to keep your mind set! Funny - hot stuff! Woo hoo! I got my husband in Michigan...but we went to Texas for 2 years with the ARMY. Glad to be in Michigan..nothing wrong with Texas...but I like seasons other than "Hot and Hotter"! I found out yesterday that artificial insemination only costs $400/pop. If i had known that before I got married...well, let's just say that's cheaper than a husband! :eek: Love my kids...wouldn't trade for anything. Today I'm trying not to think badly about DH...because it obviously will get me in the end...or eye...or somewhere somethings wrong, I'm certain it's karma realted. And I don't believe in karma...go figure! (And i'm not spelling it wrong, too!) Now...I'll hush. Thanks for reading!

Ok, here's what I've tried in my bored, tired cottage cheese...Splenda brown sugar and cinnamon, Protein shake mix stuff...it's a weird texture, but adds a hint of flavor and more protein...but some calories too...maybe with some Skim Milk in the Magic Bullet??? Well, there's 2 more I think haven't been mentioned. I know it feels like forever on this side, but sooner than you think, you;ll be back to regualr stuff. It feels like forever, but it won't be...I promise!

Kim2b~"Does this sound like too much? Too little? " It sounds like the right amount...IF you are not feeling deprived between meals. Rulke of thumb, plan to eat for 20 s-l-o-w chewing minutes, and you should feel full after you've eaten that. If you don't get hungry for 4-5 hours after that, you've done well...take the pearl from my hand... LindaV~My PMS week, I thought I was going to lose my mind!! I worked twice as hard exercising and so forth, and still didn't lose the weight. The payoff was when all the Water retention left and I lost 6 pounds in one week! WooHoo...what a ride! It will come off afterward. Don't stress too much for now. Well, all, the bath is calling, and my Secret has worn off...so Tubby time here I come!

Now, then I saw most of my favorite personalities in this Good for Good club, and had to be a part. H: 358 S: 350 C: 319 G: 150 I am married, have one son, 10, one daughter 3, work as a school secretary...cAN'T WAIT FOR SUMMER in 2 weeks. Live in Bay City, MI; surgery with Dr. Boutt Port Huron. Am afraid to lose weight, but loving the way i feel when I do. Drink with my meals, cause i've been so daggone thirsty everytime i breathe. Love the hot weather...cause it makes me lose weight. Play guitar, piano, saxophone, sing (like pretty good...had some training, not just a karaoke singer) love to karaoke...cause I can! Don't drink, smoke, swear ,or chew or go with guys that do. But often, i wish I did. Me, in a nutshell. If I ever get a camera, I will post some pics. You who have are simply AMAZING...and some are brave!!!! Wow!!!!

Trip2BMe's Gone for Good Club June Challenge Score Card Points earned for Rule 1 For each day that you drink a minimum of 64oz of water, you earn 1 point. You may earn a bonus of 5 points for a perfect week. 5-31_____6-01_____6-02_____6-03_____6-04 ___6-05_____6-06__1__6-07_1_ Bonus____Week's Total__2_ 6-08__1__6-09__1__6-10_____6-11__1_6-12_1__6-13_____6-14_____ Bonus____Week's Total__4___ 6-15_____6-16_____6-17_____6-18_____6-19_____6-20_____6-21_____ Bonus____Week's Total_____ 6-22_____6-23_____6-24_____6-25_____6-26_____6-27_____6-28_____ Bonus____Week's Total_____ Grand Total_______ Points earned for Rule 2 For each day that you exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes, you earn 2 points. You may earn a bonus of 5 points for a perfect week. 5-31_____6-01_____6-02_____6-03_____6-04__2_6-05__2__6-06__2__6-07__2__ Bonus____Week's Total_8__ 6-08__2__6-09__2__6-10__2__6-11__2__6-12__2_6-13_2_6-14__2_ Bonus__5_Week's Total__19_ 6-15_____6-16_____6-17_____6-18_____6-19_____6-20_____6-21_____ Bonus____Week's Total_____ 6-22_____6-23_____6-24_____6-25_____6-26_____6-27_____6-28_____ Bonus____Week's Total_____ Grand Total_______ Points earned for Rule 3 For each day that you do not eat foods that contain flour or sugar, you earn 3 points. (sugar substitutes are allowed) You may earn a bonus of 5 points for a perfect week. 5-31_____6-01_____6-02_____6-03_____6-04_____6-05__3__6-06__3__6-07__3__ Bonus____Week's Total__9__ 6-08__3__6-09__3__6-10__3__6-11_3__6-12__3_6-13_____6-14_____ Bonus____Week's Total_15_ 6-15_____6-16_____6-17_____6-18_____6-19_____6-20_____6-21_____ Bonus____Week's Total_____ 6-22_____6-23_____6-24_____6-25_____6-26_____6-27_____6-28_____ Bonus____Week's Total_____ Grand Total_______ Points earned for Weight loss For each pound that you lose during the challenge, you earn 1 point Beginning weight 5-31: 319 Weigh-in weight 6-7: 319 :phanvan (Duh! I had 219 there earlier...dreaming i guess!) Weigh-in weight 6-14: 319 :straight Weigh-in weight 6-21: Weigh-in weight 6-28: Total lost during challenge: Total points earned for Rule 1: Total points earned for Rule 2: Total points earned for Rule 3: Total points earned for weight loss: Total Challenge points earned:

Sisterfunk-I think the deeling, or lump, is your swollwn stomach/pouch. I know I experienced that for almost 4 full weeks..especially after I ate or drank anything full-liquid like. My Campbells Soup at Hands at work made me bloat and full tennis ball like, for almost 2 hours afterward. Now it has almost completely dissapeared. i am considering going bank to liquids to see what that does for a week. Just curious as to how much weight I would lose, if any. I figure I should get used to doing that occasionally to jump start my weight-loss when I plateau. Well, all, thanks for putting this thread here...Hurray, Hurray, Hurray for May!!!! Hope everyone is healthy and wise this week!

Yeah for you!! Firstly, they will schedule your surgery while you're there...as soon or as long as you want it. The first option they gave me was 2 weeks away. They will completely work with your schedule. Firstly, I was weighed in and b/p check, followed by talking with Dr. Boutt for 10-15 minutes Q & A format, then i met with a nurse who talked about the risks and benefits involved, including costs and insurance info. After that I met with Sue, the nutritionist who did an eval and gave some pointers. ...then, my buddy and I went out for lunch, shopping at the nifty arts and crafts stores, and came home :girl_hug: You might want to take a pen and notebook...be prepared with any questions or concerns you may have. i hope this helps. Again, i am soo excited for you!:clap2:

lindaV...flashing the lifeguards...well, you know what they say "If you've got it, flaunt it!" Congrats on the NSV! Also on the 33 lbs!! You rock, sistafreind!!! Seminole, you are a rock. Thank you for your real, true, life advice. You are an very intelligent and wise person, and it is good to know you if even only through this thread. Those of you just getting started or half-way there, I'm not ready to give up this thread yet...want to see how you're all doing, and keeping up the good fight.

Diane, thanks for the update...I'm glad you sought to find the source of the problem rather than ignore it! Glad you're on the mend. Thanks for the encouragement...I think the fact of this is that the more you have to lose the faster it melts away. Don't be discouraged if you lose 5-10 lbs. in the first month...that's still a sack-o-taters!!! Truthfully, i did freak out when I first noticed my body change...it was frightening and felt like quiting. Thankfully the alien within will keep my from doing that! I love my alien! They said if i keep dropping weight as I have thus far, i might not get a fill when I go for one later this month. But i kind of hope I do? Another way to keep my tushy on the straight and narrow. Today is another step in the journey toward tomorrow. -Me. "Walk softly and carry a big stick" y'all!!! - President Teddy Roosevelt

Happy June, all!!! Not that you don't already know, but here's my MAY history... Operated on the 4th, tight sharp shoulder/neck pain following. That was a good excuse to get them to do all my tests STAT...I was in before any patient in the hospital getting an Echo, EKG, Cat Scan, Dog Scan, and Rat Scan i think...all was well. Ended up a pinched nerve from the operating table. Nothing a massage therapist, chiroprator, and a few nice muscle realxers couldn't handle. Geuss what...couldn't eat. Could swallow, but every drink was like a brick sitting in my swollen pouch. After several days i finally made this correlation, 'Your stomach is a muscle'. Why would it want to work when you're taking muscle relaxers??? Duh! After the shoulder pain went, i struggled with the Soups, broth, and jell-o like all my buddies. (those of you still in that garbage stage, I know it doesn't feel like it, but it will end!) Cheated a couple of times, and found out I could live as long as i chewed and chewed. I don't recommend this path, but that's the truth of my world. Then i celebrated the right of womanhood and lost nothing and worried...and now I have lost a total of 40 pounds!!! Yee Haw!!! So, Mighty May Soldiers...keep marchin' on!!!! smiles, everyone, smiles:)

Tracyd, I just eBay'd one for $35 (includes s & h). I understand that the best thing about them is the easy clean up- just run it under hot water. You can make it in the cup you want to use and then run it under hot water, and you're done. That's why I would prefer it over a big blender. (I'm not a fan of dishes) That and you can make one serving...which for us isn't much! :clap2:

If you're ever in town for a visit, look me up! Im coming to Brimley for a 3 day sanity tour. I've lost my sanity here, and hope to find it again up north! What are your hobbies...beside counting ounces and calories?