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I like tofu mock egg salad, chicken and tuna salads with wheat thins or triscuits, or a soup since I dont want to PB at work. Breakfast is always some version of liquid low carb slimfast or low carb smoothie king strawberry, dinner is whatever I can get my family to eat of my offerings- I would prefer to eat lean cuisine turkey and green beans or something easy- but that doesnt always work. My snacks seem to default to a teaspoon full so really a tablespoon of peanut butter.

Down 1.5# slow seems to be the ONLY way its gonna come off!! The good thing is people are not suspcious that I have a band!!

steady zero- going for a fill.

nothing up or down.

Damn- it no loss but on the positive- no gain. I was hoping that -2 was going to keep going for a while!

Yes- the trials are ongoing, but if you want it- the family practice and gyn in my area are giving the HPV vaccine IF you are older than the 9-26. THE ONLY reason 9-26yr of age was choosen was to "catch" a person PRIOR to any sexual exposure. ALL women (and men) are at risk if they are sexually active and not single partner. The guideline of 9-26 is just that a guideline- for presexually active females.

You can still have it you just have to pay for it. Ins will not cover. If you are in the risk group, single , sexually active or swinger you still need the vaccine. $150 X3doses. If you have already been exposed it just wasting money!

Banding fixed my reflux- I would do it again (get banded) just for the refux!!!! NOT one reflux episode since banding!!!

IT HURTS!! That is one of the FEW no no's from my surgeon. I think that it possible can stretch the pouch, increases reflux, but its the carbonation that causes increased pressure. If I allow it to go flat I can have it- diet of course!

FINALLY seeing some weight loss (186 TODAY). Not sure if it is low carb or change in thyroid meds. I'll take it either way!! minus 4 pounds in the last 2 weeks. Still feel like I have fairly good restriction. HAVE to eat slowly!!

FINALLY seeing some weight loss (186 TODAY). Not sure if it is low carb or change in thyroid meds. I'll take it either way!! minus 4 pounds in the last 2 weeks. Still feel like I have fairly good restriction. HAVE to eat slowly!!

Im down 1.5# this week. I'll take it.

That is SOOOOO variable by the person. Mine is at 1.5cc and I have good restriction. You will find HUGE variances as no one is alike. What I perceive as restriction you may not even notice. In the postings Ive not noticed a common amount for restriction. Good Luck!!

Its not an official no no. From experience eating chocolate slows the weight loss because it goes down sooooo easily!! It becomes an easy go to because it tastes good, goes down easily and is readily available. I eat it now ONLY on occassion

you have to set it as your avatar at the bottom of the list of pictures. Go into user cp select avatar.

yes- you have to click on the ticker in your signature- above the active change area and it will take you to tickerfactory, just enter your password, make changes and click next at the bottom of the page on tickerfactory- your done!! Once you do it - it gets easier. I use the bb code- and preview your signature or you can copy the code of the actual ticker and cut and paste.

I used Dr. Hamn and Cribbins- LOVE them- Dr. Hamn has been perfect for me! I needed a no-nonsense, tell it like it is- I love him for that!! He even has a sense of humor ive come to appreciate!!

The 11th I will be in Harlingen- You guys have fun. We can do another Sunday also.

I am also a "slow loser" but if you look at it you lost 4#per month- THE healthy way- SLOW!! Just think you didnt gain- you lost!!! Your band did exactly what it was suppose to do!! 1-2pounds per week. I cant speak for you- but I CANT lose that without my band. In my case my dietary habits were not that bad- the portions were too large but I made healthy food choices MOST of the time- I think that plays a HUGE role in the speed of loss. IF you ate crap , put on your weight then couldnt eat any junk the weight probably is going to fall off of you- Dont know but thats the only explanation/rationale I can come up with for not losing as fast as everyone else!! HANG IN THERE!!! Its coming off not going on!!!

Here is a quick howto for those of us that are unfamiliar with posting a ticker... 1. Go to http://www.tickerfactory.com Select "Weight Loss Tickers" 2. Then select your ruler. At the bottom of the page there are links to additional ruler designs. Click the radio button beside the the ruler you want and click Next 3. Now select your slider. Same as the ruler, there are additional slider designs linked at the bottom of the page. Click the radio button beside the slider you want and click Next 4. Enter in a PIN number where indicated and then enter your start weight, current weight and goal weight. Optionally you can also enter in your height for a BMI tracker. Click Next 5. Your ticker is complete! Now scroll down to the box labelled bbCode, Select all the text, right click and select COPY. 6. Come back to Lapbandtalk.com, go to the top left hand corner of the page below the LapBandTalk logo select "User CP" 7. On the left hand side of the page below Control Panel/Settings & Options select "Edit Signature" 8. In the middle of the page under "Edit Signature" Click inside the text box, then right click and select PASTE. 9. Then select "Save Signature" this will save the ticker to the signature of every message posted. __________________ St. Patty's Day Weightloss and Exercise challange!

For some reason Ive not had a problem with tickerfactory. There is a great pictorial on how to in the sept bandsters!!

I LOVE tofu egg salad!! It is better than real egg salad! The website hungry-girl.com has some great ideas!!! I like the fage greek yogurt- very creamy not runny. 60cal, 6carb no fat for 5oz I also like the tofu noodles shirataki they come in spaghetti and fettucini noodle shapes- 80cal no carbs. <TABLE borderColor=#ff0000 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD height=100></TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD align=left>House Tofu Shirataki Noodle Shaped Tofu </TD></TR><TR><TD width=10></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

The holidays are over! Its time to get busy and moving. Kutia, missyc and divanita2006 we need to pick a place and set the date!!

Had worst ever PB!! six of us at resturant, Pork again! Ribs this time. emesis x4 over an hour at the resturant- 3 of those in the bushes at the front:eek: No one saw me/that i saw thankfully. Papaya enzyme saved me and a small glass of warm water once I got home. I now keep those tabs in my purse. I stayed liquid for 2 days. Tried edamame and raw cabbage salad today and a few bites of beef stew- NO! Stuck and PB at work! Alone thankfully. currently am waiting for my papaya enzyeme and warm tea to help- Im in misery! Im ready to give up eating!! Im under emense stress-(PR, daily with those people, recep gone and my schedule is a wreck 26-30perday.) I am going to have to learn to CHEW CHEW CHEW!! Possibly I need to learn to start with tea first then try eating.

Had worst ever PB!! six of us at resturant, Pork again! Ribs this time. emesis x4 over an hour at the resturant- 3 of those in the bushes at the front:eek: No one saw me/that i saw thankfully. Papaya enzyme saved me and a small glass of warm water once I got home. I now keep those tabs in my purse. I stayed liquid for 2 days. Tried edamame and raw cabbage salad today and a few bites of beef stew- NO! Stuck and PB at work! Alone thankfully. currently am waiting for my papaya enzyeme and warm tea to help- Im in misery! Im ready to give up eating!! Im under emense stress-(PR, daily with those people, recep gone and my schedule is a wreck 26-30perday.) I am going to have to learn to CHEW CHEW CHEW!! Possibly I need to learn to start with tea first then try eating.