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Morning all, Congrats on your fill Mo!! awesome!! We both have 6 cc's now :thumbup: Can't wait to eat today (ending my 48 hr liquids) but I am scared to see myself gain lol. Tina ~ I always think of what ifs LOL so In my mind he didn't hit the port lol, but I am bruised, I am gonna have to tease him next time for sure!! Well, as of today I am official OUT OF THE 220'S!!!!!!!!!!!! My scale said 219.5 this am (and Kaisers is usually 1 lb less but I will go with mine). I honestly cannot remember when I weighed 219. I don't even wanna eat food I wanna just stay on liquids LOL but I need something to see if I am tight or not! For Baggs wanting me at 216 by July 23 I apparently will have no issue there....I hope! :smilielol5:

Congrads on the loss Pam!!!!!

Okay so I had a random thought Baggs had a hard time hiting my port, and he said it took several times....what if he never got it and the fluid really just went randomly in my body? LOL

LOL yes I was 233 last week. How did I do it? I liquid dieted from Monday to yesterday LOL and drank TONS OF WATER. I also snacked on some cheese the day before, and had some hot and sour soup around Tuesday so I didn't die, but let me tell you I am STARVING TODAY!!!!!! I cannot wait to eat Saturday. I am not sure if I have restriction yet since I haven't ate anything but I did get full off my bottle of water and 3 bites of jello last night thats a good sign yea? This morning the scale said 220.3 I cracked up!!!!! I havent seen my scale in the lows like this in YEARS!! omg!! I just wonder if Ill gain starting tomorrow when I stop starving myself..lol...:thumbup: Hope everyone has a wonderful Friday!! I love having the day off from school and I took it off yesterday too with a Dr note from Baggs :scared2:

Hello everyoneeeee!!! :thumbup: Real quick, I was down to 221.9 on Kaisers scale YAY!!!!! ANDDDDDD Dr. Baggs added 1 cc to my band! hehehe! I now have 6 ccs. He wants me to be down 5 more lbs by my next appt (July 23) and he will give me another fill!! I am soooo happy!! and of course I walk in chewing gum. As he goes to grab the assistant to do my fill he says btw you know you shouldnt be chewing that? with a huge smile. LOL I said OMG I CANNOT BELIEVE I DID THAT!!!! =) Side note, he kept "slipping" at my port whatever that means, but I am kinda bruised and I felt him hit it this time!! it was a weirddddd feeling, but I am so happy I dont care!! Broth here I come!!!

Morning all, I have to go back and read everything I am outta the loop, been super busy with school!! Today is my Dr appt with Baggs at 1030. I have been liquid dieting since Monday and I am down to 222.9....lowest since being banded!! lord please let Kaisers scale match!!! or be lower, that would be nice.... LOL hope all is well!!!!! =)

Hi all OMG so I have found that no school on Fridays = EATING!!!! I have snacked alot today. Also, I have an eye/ear/sinus infection and on meds...urgh My cat has been in and out of the vet today, something is stuck in his throat and cannot eat =( They want $360 and I don't have it right now, so I am trying to figure out what the heck to do. Hope you all have a better day/weekend then I am!!! :frown:

Pat I have missed you!!!!

Morning all, Pam!! How much have you lost? I notice your ticker says 208! down to 230 today. sheesh finally. I got some weight watcher meals I am going to eat for lunch, seems good to try. we shall see. getting my butt kicked by a sinus infection/ear infection so not doing to good this week =( (health wise, food ok)

Darn...only a .5 loss this am...oh well..I am sick so I ate some beans my mom made last night that were prob SUPER fattening. Have a good day everyone!

10 days till my appt. Goal is 1 lb loss a day, we will see tomorrow if I achieved my first

Tina ~ Congrads on the fill thats wonderful! Moving right along! As for me having restriction I must admit I have been taking some "15 day cleanse" pills, and weirdly enough they make me tight, and I haven't been getting down my normal foods. Riley thanks for the tips, I have cut out the rice as I had an episode the other night after a big bowl of rice at the sushi place; I was in so much pain I think the rice had blocked my pouch that night. I will never eat it again.

Hello all, So I have been outta the loop lately, with school being in the day I am never online. The appt. with Dr Baggs didn't happen, I had to post pone for school again. I called and Bev happened to have an available appt. on June 17th, so that's my day. I have been eating pretty bad. I have a new group of friends and no one knows I have the band. I eat Sushi, coffee, whatever they go too I can never say no. It's been hard. They always tease me for getting decaf coffees, and ask me why and I just reply "ah my Dr told me too" Today I had my first PB expierence. That was NOT CUTE. I was eating a waffle at Hometown Buffet with my bf and it got stuck, I had horrible pains. I told him dude I can't get it unstuck, I need to go to the bathroom BRB. I get in there, and all of a sudden it happens. It was so gross, I texted Nicollie right after and said "ummm I think I just PBed??" LOL. Later this afternoon out of NOWHERE I got sick! I have a pounding headache, ear ache, my throat is sore and im sick to my stomach. I can't win. Scale was 233 today. Thats ok, I expected it. I found out I will be in a wedding exactly one year from this week, so I really want to be at my goal of 165 there, looking like a cute bridesmaid hehe! Soooo back on track tomorrow, I hope I don't stay sick to long. Hope you are all doing well. Tina, did you do ok? more fills?

Morning everyone!! Tina my appt. is @ 3:45, U will probably be long gone by the time I get there! Scale is up to 231. No comment.

I am back! Soooo I called Bev to take the June 15th appt and she said HELLO TAMRA when I called...love that they have caller ID...lol anyways, as shes looking she said OMG GUESS WHAT? there was a cancel June 3 in Vacaville, want it? I am like YES!!! sooo whoo hooo I see Baggs in a week, even faster then my original Richmond Appt....I have to kick some butt starting now! besides the sushi I just ate...LOL And if theres any lectures that day? whatever Ill take a zero LOL

Pam ~ No I didnt ask to be on the cancel list, and no I didnt take the Vacaville one; I need to stay close because I already have to leave school early for this July one....I guess I coulda took the June 15th one and hoped I didnt have a lecture that day???? Bev wasn't very friendly to me...so I just wanted off the phone....

Morning Soooo guess what =( I was at school last night and learned June 8th (My same day for Baggs appt.) I have a lecture. I cannot miss them or I automatically cannot sit for the corresponding test and receive a zero....So I called Richmond (and when I had checked earlier this week they had tons of June appts left) and rescheduled....first appt?? JULY 8TH!!!!!!!!!!!!! A whole nothing MONTH and some odd days!!!! =( I am SO SAD!! they had one June 15th appt. in Vacaville....So here I am, once again waiting for my fill.....

Tina you should try it sometime...me being not a seafood person and all can handle the fake crab, thats about it.

Im here Tina!! I had a test on Monday, 3 test on Weds, and tonight is my midterm!!!! OMG! So, I have 2 weeks till Baggs, sitting at 225.8 this morning. 1 more lb and im down the "5" he will fill at, but still shooting for my 219 goal. Issue? I discovered SUSHI. I am not a seafood eater but I found I can tolerate CA Rolls....and rice....=X oh jeez!!!! but weird enough the days I ate it (2 in a roll now lol) I lost 2 lbs each day....? (I had jumped back to 229 this week).....

Tina ~ My personal goal is 219 by June 8th. That would be 10 lbs down from when they last saw me in March. @ 226 today I think 7 lbs is realistic in 2 weeks!

Morning all, up alittle under a lb today (musta been those darn late night studying granola bars LOL). This morning I had a idea...Jamba Juice for breakfast instead of coffee! So I went thinking this was awesome. I got the "Cold Buster" because with a small cold my daughter has I sooo cant get sick...so as I wait for it, I grab the menu to look at the cals...320 ok fine, but I looked at carbs....83!!!!!!! I couldnt BELIEVE IT!!!! I took my drink and sadly walked out...$5 wasted lol I took 5 sips and gave it to my bf. LESSON LEARNED!!

Morning everyone! Down to 225.8 today (whoooo hooo!!) another lb! Maybe the pouch test did jump start my loss! No school today thank god I need the break! LOL. My baby is sick AGAIN, so off to Martinez Kaiser this AM for an appt. I think she has allergies, but I dunno.... Happy Friday everyone!!!!

I hope the year flys Tina. I am doing really good so far, have passed all my exams, looking at a B average right now, which is the best I have EVER HAD LOL. So food today wasn't that smart. Breakfast: Venti Decaf Skinny Latte (Sorry Bariatrics program but I love my coffee) and 2 bites of Tuna (I couldnt do it LOL) Lunch - 2 handfuls of "Thai Lime" Cashews I got at Trader Joes...GRRR!! And a really good Salad from there, I ate almost the entire package to only see the 240 cals was for HALF...okaaaay soooo 480 Cals later....lol....but it had like 20 grams protein! I tried... =)

Morning everyone!! Tina ~ yeah for some reason with me, I am very very quick to qive up. I was like that in Highschool and failed all my classes. I guess it's my horrible mind frame. I wanted to run and eat so bad but I sat back and told myself DUDE! YOU DID LIQUIDS FOR 2 DAYS LOL Its not that serious!!!! The chicken strips and fries will be around the rest of my life, but my band is here NOW. MAKE IT WORK. I am in school until April 2011. It's a one year program, and that includes months of Extern-ships. On that note, with the pouch test the first time I did gain all the weight back, but it's because right after I went back and ate bad foods. Today I am at 226.9 =) Keep on chugging away!! Pam ~ I was wondering if I could still do the 1200 diet after the band? I found I did good on that, not much cheating. I loved lettace with Tuna on it everyday for lunch and can so do that again. Ali ~ I am making the Ricotta recipe for lunch today, will let you know. I couldnt find low sugar sauce so I got Safeways "Eating right" brand

OHHH Pam I read your post wrong. LOL. duh!! So I guess Baggs canceled the 25th's whole day and won't be there. My first instinct??? GO EAT. I ate 2 Hershey kisses and some cheetos. Thats me, the quitter! grrrr!! I WAS going to get fries but I reminded myself I did liquids for 2 days and to not give up the fight!!