TracyinKS

Eating weird... is all realative... LOL.. I love Tuna, but my dbf's goes running in the other direction if I cook it... to him that is weird.. but I get your intent... I would say the answer is NO.. I do not eat fat free anything because it is my belief that to make a prouduct fat free they add a bunch of sugar to make up for taste..... Everyone is different and that is the best way to describe it... I know that to acheive my goal faster I would need to cut empty carbs and sugar, but in real life I eat smaller portions of what I want and go on. I just started with fills.. so I'm still really new, but I can already tell that being a slave to food is a thing of my past....... I have not tried bread, but I have had a soft tortilla with no problem.. the good thing is........ I had ONE and not SIX like I would of had prior to the band.

Happy Sunday Evening Violets. Judy: I belly laughed when I read your rated x post! You crack me up! and also WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!! major NSV. I did good at the family reunion yesterday.. I did eat some high calorie stuff, but I only ate one plate and the overall portion was a nice real life size..... the bad thing is that I did not drink ANY water yesterday I drank too much diet dr pepper.. (MY doc gave back soda on June 4)..... after so long of not drinking it I really haven't missed it, but yesterday I realized that it can not replace my water habbit...... Today I ate taco fixings without the shell for lunch and had some vanilla icecream with a few strawberries... I haven't ate anything since 2p and I'm trying to just drink water for the rest of the night.. so that I loose my bounced pound... my goal is to get into the 230's this week... and if I'm good I know it is attainable........ Denise you are doing so good woman.. as my band twin and now even a fill twin I watch your progress like a hawk..... I know that if I did as much exercise as you that I would not be lagging so far behind.... Great job everyone!

That pita gummed up like and became a cork in your stoma! I have yet to try any thick bread like consistancy because I PB'd on eggs and a burger patty... I totally grossed out my son and myself... it's better FOR me to just ignore the bread.. IT IS NOT WORTH IT! The important thing to remember is that EVERYONE is different in what they can tolerate.. take everything slow, and if you begin to get that stuck feeling STOP and don't drink anything.. wait for it to pass through the opening.

I'm going to look for your other thread.... so I can read it

In a new york second! My only regret is that I didn't do it two years ago, when I first started researching it.

I was born with saggy girls!!! they will just get longer and longer as my weight drops, but that is why I'm starting a ps wish fund NOW...... if I have to choose to only have ONE surgery, it will be my batwings.... Saggy boobs + good bra Saggy tummy + support swimsuits and clothes Saggy legs + non stretch jeans and support undergarments..... We shall see when I actually get there, but truthfully right now I can't even picture myself getting that thin......... Thin for me is in the 170's, that is why I put my goal in the 160's......... we will reevaluate once there. I'm getting ready to head off to a family reunion.. my dads side, and I'm sure that my dad and step mom have told everyone about my band surgery... so I KNOW WHAT I'LL be DOING ALLLLLLLL afternoon..... lapbandtalk in the real life.

Terri: GO back and look at YOUR ASS in the pictures you posted a few pages back and then tell me you NOT losing! YOU ARE SHRINKING IN INCHES and you are building muscle from all the work outs......... LOOK at how different the back of your shirt looks in the same clothes you started out in...I see a baggy white shirt now where before I saw stretch. We all know Muscle weighs MORE than fat. Fat is fluffy and puffy and muscle is Lean and compact.... YOU WILL NOT FAIL at this! GET OUT OF THAT FUNK woman... this is a LIFE RIDE and baby your on it. HaVE A WONDERFUL DAY!

WHOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Congrats! You'll get to 189 before you know it! What a great way to wake up on Saturday, and yes... ONEderland is my goal too!

LOL!!!!!!!! You guys are so funny! I just had taco salad without the lettuce.... I am full full full but not miserable........ I'm thinking I love this restriction! We are going to a family reunion tomorrow.. WISH ME LUCK!

Holy Moly!!!!!! I don't know if I have that much rythm (sp?) Looks very fun though..... I need to get my butt moving so I can catch up with you!

<p>From my band twin Denise.. (Adorable)</p> <p> </p> <p>My doc said that because air bubbles do tend to get into the tubing, the 1-2 week time (and us moving around) gives the Fluid that they inject time to redistribute itself fully into the band through all of the possible air bubbles...makes a little sense to me...I'd be interested in hearing other possible reasons!</p>

Thanks Denise!!!!

peeking in! Audrey.. GLAD to see you around the boards again! You are doing great!

I did finally eat my salad about 12:30.... well.. HALF my salad, waited for a little over an hour before I took a drink of water and right now I am down right FULL! So today, I've had about 1/2 a porksteak and around 1.5 cups of loosely packed salad.... (2 hb eggs, 5 small grape tomatoes and shredded cheddar) THIS IS IT FOLKS! This MUST be restriction. (oh and 1/2 a bite size scone)........... speaking of which did you know that 3 bite size scones are 260 calories! HOLY crap.. they are tiny... so half way through mine I gave it to my son.... Trying to follow the bandster rules like Judy! So far

Thanks TravelGirl! BTW I tried calling my doc again and again good ol voicemail

Yes ask them to take pics! I want to see. Congrats on your date!

YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!! Let us know how you are doing.

WHY????? Does it sometimes take a week or so to feel restriction? This boggles my mind, why would it take two weeks to feel it when most people end up with swollen restriction directly after. Does it take a long time for the saline to travel and settle into the band or what? I DID call my docs office today, and just got voicemail... I DID also do a search of these boards with no definative answer.. I 'm sure it has been discussed but must be hidden in some obscure thread... so I'm posting this out here. If someone has an answer for me, and or knows a good thread that will answer I would REALLY appreciate a link posted here. THANKS!!!!!!!!

Welcome! Yes lots of people here had to to a monitored diet... I didn't but I walked in with years of diet history. Good Luck!

thanks for this thread! I had my first fill 6/4/07 and I'm wondering WHY everyone says it may take 1 or 2 weeks to feel restriction. I'm going to call my docs office now.

Banded 4/26/07 First Fill: 06/04/2007 1.5cc Next Fill sched: 07/02

Hello Violets! I went ahead and ate a tad bit of pork steak for breakfast (around 9:30 a.m) Now it is 12:00p and I'm still pretty full.. my brain is saying......... TRACY its PAST TIME FOR LUNCH! (I'm trying to ignore it and see how long I can hold out for my salad) Also... does anyone know WHY it may take 1 or 2 weeks to feel restriction? Does it take that long for the saline to settle in the band or what???? I may go to the support page and do a search.... Have a great rest of the day.. I'll be back.

GOOD MORNING ALL!!!!!!!!!!! TGIF! I am down .2 of a pound and I AM CLAIMING IT! I fixed a salad for today's lunch..... 2 hb eggs, shredded cheese, cherry tomatoes and green leaf lettuce...... w/ranch. We shall see how it goes, and if it sustains me. Kat: Congrats on the court win! The last cs from my sons bio, I recieved was in April $12.53, but I don't care.... if the arrest warrants keep him away then I'm good. We saw him painting a church two weeks ago, his back was to us, but I swear he looked like he'd lost 100'lbs... a Sturgis Shirt that I bought him YEARS ago was on his back and it was a 3x that his belly stuck out the bottom....... (he USED to be 6'7" and near 400 lbs).. carrying most in his gut..... anyway this same shirt literally HUNG off his shoulders.... I had to do a double take to make sure it was him and dbf confirmed it........ The woman he has been with since I kicked him to the curb 3 years ago is apparently a known druggie and I guess it must be true.. DBF joked... "Hey maybe he got banded!" LOL............ I said "yeah right... and maybe he joined weight watchers too! Does crack have a points value?" and no the boys weren't in the truck with us.. so I could be a smart ass. Ok... I gotta get some work done........ Judy: I will try to follow the bandster rules! :girl_hug:

ard: fruit punch CL is my favorite flavor too!

Good evening Violets! MsJen: Good to see you around again! Jane: WE WISH!!!!!!! Judy: You are rocking and rolling this season! TracyK: So what your saying is that you have AWESOME legs and a tiny butt! Whooooooooooohooooooooooooo! Me.... I carry weight ALLLLLLLLL over.. balanced I guess... but I swear it would be nice if so much of it didn't rest in my BatWings! the only way I'll ever be comfortable in tank tops is to have surgery.. (even WITH the scar it would be better than the massive amount of skin I'm sure to have) I definately have some restriction..... tonight I ate a grilled cheeseburger.. it tasted SOOOOOOOO good, but I got full before my WANT for the taste subsided... The way I explained it to dbf is ... my stomach is full, but right back here (pointing to the back of my cheek) I still had a taste tingle that wanted more.. Does this sound even remotely familiar to aNYONE.. or am I just a freak?... ok.. maybe.. don't answer that one........... I knew that if I ate one more bite, I would pb it.... I even went so far as taking another bite before I put all the leftovers in the fridge and I KNEW that if I swallowed it.. I would be a gonner........ so I spit it out..... I did wait ONE hour to have a drink of tea... and overall I am proud of myself. In the old days I would of had 2 burgers w/bun, the beans, the chips, and the icecream w/brownie.......... but I didn't... I had 1 1/3 burger and 1.5 tablespoon of baked beans.... YAY ME!