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congrats bpm!!!!

hi guys! it's been a while since i've posted, school started and my schedule is insane. i am lookiing for advice, i got my fill 9/27 and over the last 3 weeks have really struggled with lunch. i usu have a protein shake for breakfast, i'm not a big breakfast person so it's the best i can do, i try to have 1 bottle of water btwn breakfast and my lunch time. after about 4 bites i have that heartburn feeling and have had sliming 2x;s at work a couple of pb's (3) other places. then at night i am eating fine but prob too much cuz i haven't eaten all day and i can't seem to feel full/satisfied. any ideas? thanks for letting me vent! p.s. has anyone joined wt watchers yet? i am thinking it may jump start me again. if not i may go back on liquids cuz i'm goin nuts here at 250!!!!! i just want to see 235 by christmas! which is only 54 days away!

hi gals! happy halloween! things are busy so i have been lax in my reading and postings. i have been struggling with my wt loss or lack thereof...i also amhaving lots of trouble eating at lunch so i need help. i usu have a protein shake for breakfast, i haven't been so good with drinking as much as i should but usu can finish at least 1 bottle of water each morning. my lunch usu ends up with heartburn, that tight feeling and i can only eat 1-4 bites then i hurt like hell. i just emailed angi if she's still there. i wonder if my fill is too tight. because of it i am eating too much at night cuz i'm starving by then. anyway i needed to vent. thanks guys!

flower - my personal goal is keeping off the wt, once i lose it all, for a year then cosmetic sx

hi guys! howz it goin? things have been busy and i went to no. conway this past weekend with 2 of my girlfriends for a girls weekend. this week i have been making a poodle skirt for a halloween party this weekend in salem and work is a pain in the !!!!! great job sherry! you are an inspiration! i have been having lots of probs eating lately...mostly at lunch. i don;t know if i am eating too fast but it starts after no more than 3 bites so it's not like there's a lot in there yet anyway. i am thinking of going on liquids for a few days and start all over. any ideas? hugs to all dez

hi all! great job dreamin! aaa - good luck on the tummy tuck! that's in the future for most of us!!! chris - howz it goin? dez

hi all! i've been working out and doin well and i am down 1 lb! the prob is i weigh yself on too many scales so i will focus on the one at work and go from there so far down 9 lbs! AND i dropped 3 sizes!!! dez

hi guys! good luck on the sx's! you'll do fine! keep us posted! how was the chat? sorry i missed it! where are my north shore gals? we need to get a date to meet at square 1 mall. how about sometime the first 2 weeks of nov? oct is a little busy for me. dez

hi guys! i've missed you!!! chris - i went to my pcp then bidmc for 2 weeks in a row and finally it ended on its own after 1 round of antibiotics, a recurrance and dr visits. this may be gross but eventually i opened the wound myself and squeezed all the pus out, put a dressing on and watched it carefully, now it's fine but it took a few weeks. sorry i missed that chat things have been busy with work and my hubby and i are house hunting, it sucks! we are both from ohio and hate the price of houses that we can get for less than 150000 back home! nana - good luck with the psycho psych! she's nice enough just realy weird..kinda like an touchy feely earthy crunchy vermonter. be prepared...she yelled at me about making sure i thought this through cuz it's a big decision, well no duh?!?!?! beth - hows' it goin? was the mtg in norwell good for you south shore peeps? i can't wait to meet you all. on the other mass site i think we are going to try to get a group of us together up her on the north shore too! well, i had a nsv this weekend...i bought a size 22 (from a 26-28) jeans after about 10 years ! woohoo for me! hugs to all! dez

hi all! sherry i agree with mary stop drinking with meals. my doc says no liq 1/2 hour before or after, esp after meals. beth - i am pb'ing more after my fill 2 wks ago too. i can't seem to figure out why, eating too fast too big of bites?!?! my hubby and i stopped at subway on sun and after 1 or 2 bites i ended up in the bathroom pb'ing. yuck! i also have a lot of tightness and stop eating mostly at lunchtime. how is your son, mary? still good? well, i have a nsv...i bought my first pair of size 22 jeans in at leat 10 years! i am down 3 sizes! woohoo! hugs to all - dez

i love water aerobics! i did it last fall and this summer before my sx. our instructor was ahoot! i think i am going to try the advanced class this fall. i like the easy one but i want to burn more cals and get my heart rate goin!

good luck 3 beauties! how is everyone doing? i am at a plateau but hopeful it will break soon! i want to say goodbye to 250!

hi guys! i've missed you all but its been a busy week! chris - keep an eye on that incision, mine was infected for quite sometime and my scar will suck on that one! sherry - how are ya? it sounds like you are eating soo much less than me! maybe i need another fill?!?!? i agree about the meatballs, i lived on ground turkey, meatballs, sloppy joes, manwich make an awesome BOLD sauce with lots of flavor, shaw's also has a GREAT sundried tomato basil sausage that is ymmy with spaghetti sauce and melted mozz for mushies too. i also did a lot of chix and beef in the crockpot with diff sauces to shred up. nana - how are your appts goin? are you counting the days? was the psych visit as weird as mine? welcome dreaming big!!! we are a fun group so come back soon!

hi everyone! i have a question...why does the sliming start? i have had several incidences of tightness in my chest like you feel before pbing over the last week and i can't figure out what is triggering it! sometimes i think its cuz i eat too fast so i have tried to be real careful then i think its a texture thing but i REALLY can't figure it out. i guess maybe i'm just weird! hang in there sherry! dont worry about the gain steph, just refocus and fill and you;ll get back on track! i havent' gained but my tom is now and i am craving sweets so it may be just a matter of time! beth 0 good job on the 3 lbs!!!

someone dr.j or angi mentioned that some fluid is in the band pre sx, not much but i thought it was about 1cc. glad you're feeling well chris! it just gets better as time goes on. when do you go back to work? the hunger thing tripped me up for a while too so i took to letting my tummy rumble and sometimes it's loud!!! in class last week it was so loud a few kids commented, one actually thought i farted! lol! i didn;t have the heart to tell him i heard him. besides i was laughing too hard to say anything!!!

i think i could EAT the model for lunch! good god! my 9 yo niece is bigger. someday regular-sized men and women will revolt and take over the world! then maybe we will be able to fit into a booth in a restaraunt, airplane seats and clothes that are not looking like a mumu! of course by then we will be skinny! oh well!

i have been 250 since birth i think! lol! good idea about the carbs, as soon as i finish my 1st pizza in 2 1/2 months i will! i love the gym and am trying to get back into a more reg routine of daily sessions but my job blows so it is just 2-5 times/week. my goal is 230 by Thanksgiving but maybe i'll make that Christmas! hahaha just an fyi, i just learned from one of my parents who is a personal trainer that 30 min is good but 40-45 min REALLY burns calories. interesting, huh?

i emailed angi and asked her about the size of my band and she said it was a 10cm band which holds a max of 4cc's. she said her sweet spot is about 1.5. dr.jones told me that the saline can evap, i'm not sure where to, thus the need for fills periodically. angi also said they usu dont fill more than 2-3 cc's. i guess we need to use it as a tool, work hard and hope for the best!

well, i guess there was 1 cc in after sx and his intern pulled that out and added 2 full cc's so there's a total of 2cc's so i guess it's a 1 cc addition, i don't know he was not exactly a font of info that day, it seems busy is the word at the clinic lately! go chris!!!! deb - eating too quick was the issue i think at the fair, i also had an incident, tightness aroung my chest on vaca this wkend and i think i tried to eat too early in the day, i usu have a protein shake for breakfast. chew, chew, chew lol! sherry - have you had a prob with shredded pork? i haven't tried reg pork yet but i'll be careful, chix can be difficult i've heard so i chew REALLY well. by the way...tonite i had my first piece of pizza!!!!! carmelized onions, green pepper, and mushrooms...mmmmm!!!! it took me forever to eat! but gosh was it AWESOME!!!

hi guys! well, i have a story for you, this past columbus day wkend by dh got a bug up his butt to go to williamsburg, va for the wkend. well, i don;t let him drive cuz he has the directional sense of wrong-way charlie! it took use 2 hrs to get to 84 and then there was a 16 mi backup in ct and ny. it was 9 pm (we started at 2) til we got to nj. we stopped in md to sleep then they got a monsoon down in the mid-atlantic area. it was horrible driving and flooding everywhere!! so all-inall it took 14 hours to get there, we spent 1 1/2 days at colonial williamsburg and busch gardens and then back in the car for an 11 hour drive back! woohoo! also, i am at a plateau w/ my wt loss. only 1 lbs in the last 2-3 weeks. i know it;ll start again soon but i hate the wait! how is everyone doing? any other news? dez

hi all! hugs to those of you that need or want them! sorry things aren't goi ng well. congrats to those who are doin great and wow! taking pants in..what a great feeling! i need help! i have no idea what is wrong, i got a fill 2 weeks ago, then experienced my 1st bout w/pb'ing and have been eating a lot less. i still, repeat still have not lost any more weight..WHY!!! i know you can plateau then start to lose but when will this happen!?!?! i have been stuck around 250 for about 2-3 weeks. sorry to bitch about something trivial but...help! dez

hi all! sorry i missed the walk but i thought it was raining cuz it was here. i wonder why you didn't get a fill, i am still losing but he filled me anyway. i told him i was eating more but i lost 8 lbs in 5 wks. oh well, the fill is goin ok so far but i did have my first pb incident and may it NEVER happen again. i got sick at the topsfield fair but i didn't eat much and thought i chewed well. i guess the fill kicked in in a big way!

AMEN! i've been good about working out..have you? i will weigh myself after my vacation this weekend, i hope i still lose since this is my first weekend with no restrictions, lol!

:clap2: congrats on the new job sherry! chris - how are you feeling? listen to sherry, baby yourself, you'll be back in the swing of things in no time. i found that walking around the block helped in the healing. (and the losing) nana - the flintsones chewables don't suck and you can get used to them for post op. oh - try adora for calcium, it comes in milk and dark chocolate and it's WAY better than viactiv! i love it! june told me about it last week, you can try 3 choc discs for about $1 at target or a bag is about $7. i got the dark cuz they were out of milk choc. deb - how are ya? dez

:help: we are going to an amusement park, busch gardens, willliamsburg, this weekend and i am not sure what to eat as we'll be there all day. i had my first pb yesterday at a local fair and NEVER want ot experience that again!!!!:grouphug: another ? has anyone been on rides since sx? i have been afraid to go on since gaining so much wt. with my luck i would be the fat chick on the news whose belt broke and fell to her death. if you have gone on, did it go well? i used to LOVE roller coasters and any ride really and would love to go on but even tho i am down 40 i am not even close to normal size at 250!