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Jahair.....The name of the game is "5 letters"....which of the 7 letters that you left do you want us to use? Carol

Good Luck Mel....I know being banded is the best thing I have ever done for myself. Carol

Thanks Loriely....it is a nice little place and my husband is great at what he does. We are about 1 block walking distance from the falls and locks. Carol

Lapbander....I could not have said this better myself. I did respond to this thread, twice I think....but your response was great. When I visit a professional in any aspect of the word, I expect them to advise and assist in my best interest. If they go against one of my requests because, in their opinion, they would not be acting in my best interest....then I would totally respect that and not regard it as them wanting to control any part of me. I also think that unfills for reasons other than medical totally defeat the purpose of the band. Before being banded everything I did went hand in hand with food.....watching TV, visiting, having an evening out, vacationing....the band has taught me that you can do all of these activities and enjoy them just as much without being able to consume lots of food. Carol

Cloe: Thanks, the restaurant is in Fenelon Falls, just an hour from Rama. Here is our website: www.woodysrestaurant.ca We moved here from Toronto in 99. Carol

Cloe: No, my friend is not banded. She is my backup staff at my gym and also my friend....she is the best. Linda is one of the very few people who know about my surgery. I love Rama, thank goodness I live an hour away! I have another friend that goes to Rama with me also, she is a lucky bugger.....not big bucks but wins enough on a few dollars to play for hours. Carol

Yoda: they are in a bag that looks just like the Christie's Crispers....and the cracker is the same shape as the Crispers as well....the only difference is that they are higher in calories and little dencer compared to the others. I found mine at the end of the cracker section at Sobeys. I find that the BBQ and the Thai Spice pack so much flavour that about 8 crackers (28 calories) as a snack does the trick for me. Good luck! Carol

I was at Sobeys this morning with hubby....I saw an ex-member of my gym at the checkout with her daughter in the cart. I was ahead of her, she was talking to the person behind her. She quit the gym in early June to take the summer off because of her kids being out of school and said she'd be back in October....she hasn't seen me at all during that time. I didn't want to interupt her but I said a few things to her little girl...she turned and looked to see who was talking her daughter and turned right back to the person she was talking to. My husband and I were outside loading the truck....she came running across the parking lot yelling "Carol, is that you....I'm so sorry....I didn't recognize you, you look so different.....I thought I new that voice but couldn't place it". LOL Carol

loriely: I have the 10cc swedish band Yoda: I had a real problem with PBing with my last fill for about a week, there is no problem now unless I eat too fast. I feel like I eat too much at lunch.....I might go for another .5 fill in 2 weeks. Christie Chrunchers (be sure not to get Chrunchies...LOL) are in the cracker isle, they have Thai Spice, Sour Cream and Onion, BBQ, and Cheddar cheese.....you can eat 24 crackers for 90 calories. The BBQ are the lowest and are HOT! I've never been much of a snacker but I CRAVE salt...these crackers help me get over the salt craving.....sour dills do too. I like to have a little something on the side of plate with my sandwich at lunch.....if I do I end up eating only 1/2 of the sandwich and thats okay. Today I made a little bit of low cal potato salad using the Hellman's Ultra Low Fat Mayo....I put raddish, green onion, and celery in it....tasted kinda bland and I didn't want to add anything that would add more calories so I mixed in a bit of Rimmer (for making Caesar drinks)....it makes it passable for a low cal side dish. Carol

No way I could even taste that stuff....even though I don't desire sweets, once in the mouth its hard to resist more. Yoda.....what I really meant was a trip to Orillia.....Rama was just an enticer. A friend and I are planning a trip to Rama in November, probably in the middle somewhere for an overnighter on a Sunday night...we should get together sometime over the Sunday/Monday. Carol

Argon......I started to lose weight 5 weeks before surgery...and lots of it during the post / pre-op diet. I do not eat sweets, not even a taste....and I don't do the shakes. After a hot cup of tea I am now able to tolerate some food in the a.m. As an example this is what I eat in a day.....Breakfast - 1/2 cup egg beaters nuked with a 1/2 slice of low fat cheese melted in...kinda like a cheese omelette...some FF yogurt or some fruit like canteloupe. lunch....two small pieces of Dempsters light rye bread well toasted with a small amount of FF turkey, chicken, or lean roast beef slices....diet mayo or mustard, no butter. On the side I usually have a small amount of salad, all home made. I crave salt so I usually have a salty dill pickle...small. dinner....well....my husband is a chef and he cooks all the time....I'll have just a small amount of what he has cooked.....last night it was one small slice of leg of lamb, 1/4 of a potato, and a few tbls of pureed acorn squash. Tonight....I'm still full from my sandwich at lunch so I think it'll just be a bit of leftover garlic broccoli. During the day I snack on SF Jello, Christie's Crunchers (little baked crackers that have only 3-1/2 calories each).....I'm not really much of a snacker....believe it or not my schedule just doesn't allow it. But now you all can feel sorry for me because guess what my day has been like today? Our restaurant is presenting a 5 course theme dinner this saturday night titled Forest, Field and Stream.....even though I'm "front of the house"...the dessert is always my job. Hubby wants everything to look like it came from, or still belongs to the earth. The dessert will be a chocolate branch.....a few chocolate moulded maple leaves, a phyllo pastry basket to look like a birds nest sitting on the chocolate branch.....in the basket will be a small scoop of maple ice cream with two raspberry chocolate truffles.....Arrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhh.....I made it all today right down to the ice cream...and couldn't have any. I had to keep asking hubby...."does this taste okay?"

You guys would be more than welcome here.....and we cook healthy. But, we are small...it would depend on the size of the group attending. I'm up for anything as long as its in the off season.....Nov to Apr would work out great....we are closed for the month of January and its really easy for me to travel anywhere during that month but not the best for everyone else. Or...we could meet where Yoda is from, we could stay at Casino Rama! Carol

Lila....walking really helped me move the gas. I tried Gas X, etc....but none really helped. Walking hurts sometimes because of the cramps in the lower abdomen, but trust me....the movement really helps. Carol

I won't be able to attend this bash because of time restraints with both our businesses. However, I think it would be great if we could arrange a "get-together" sometime this year! Carol

Tann.....what is your fill level at now? Congrats on your loss....when were you banded? Carol

Hi Nancy: Welcome to LBT.....ask whatever you want, we'll help you as best we can. I was banded at TLBC June 8th, I waited two months also....it does go by pretty quickly. Where in Ontario are you? I lived in Toronto/Mississauga for 48 yrs and now live 2 hours north east of Toronto in Fenelon Falls. Take care Carol

Lila.....I can see how it might be too much info....however, give an old girl a break.....at 55 I'm happy to still be getting it! Carol

WHAT????? you mean there is more than one position Cloe? Carol

I wasn't told anything, it was about 4 days post-op for me.....both of us were being unnecessarily cautious though so it wasn't the best ever sex...LOL Just about the only thing that I couldn't do for about 2 weeks was jump on the rebounder at my gym. Carol

????????? Layman's terms please. Carol

Molly: You are well on your way to overcoming this situation with depression. Already you have acknowledged that the problem exists, why it exists and what you can do to take care of it.......now, put that into action.....TAKE CARE OF IT! Making an appointment to assess your meds is the most important step, reaching out to your support network is another very important step.....I am glad that you have done this. You also need to rely on yourself to help "you". I have had my share of bouts with depression. I do not take meds.....maybe I should, but so far for 12 years I have managed without them. Just as you are now, I also went through the phase where I was so down on myself that I lost the desire to get out of bed, to shower, to put clean clothes on, to clean my house, etc. Then....I woke up one day and realized that all I was thinking about was how depressed I was because I wasn't getting out of bed, I wasn't showering, etc....it was totally consuming me. I realized that I was my own worst enemy. Everything I was depressed about I was causing and it just continued to build upon itself. The only answer to this problem was me! I had two choices....keep going they way I was with absolutely no quality of life....I felt sorry for my husband having to experience this so then the worry also set in, we couldn't have visitors because of the state of my house, not even my husbands kids....I didn't want anyone around me....OR.....I could get the F*** out of bed and do something about it and stop torturing myself....when I look back on this episode in my life I do refer to it as self torture. It took a lot....it wasn't easy, but I was so disgusted with myself.....I got back on track within a couple of days...it wasn't perfect but gradually it got better and better.....and I vowed never ever to do that to myself again. If your problem will be fixed with meds......get er done! Carol

Relax Shell......you just had surgery. Doesn't matter what kind of surgery.....your body will react. Hang in there, it does get better as time goes on. Carol

I wouldn't address this issue until (or unless) she confronts you with it. Simply tell her that you know that she is sensitive enough to respect your choice to keep your personal information private.......end of issue! Carol

Don't worry Lila.....we've all been through it and still here to tell the story. Pay attention to the post-op eating rules, they were created for a very good reason. I did the same as Yoda...I had lots of the Delmonte popsicles, SF Jello and Water. I also kept a container of knorr chicken stock in my fridge and a few times / day I would nuke 1/4 cup and sip on it. Carol