losingjusme

Love that movie!!!

Jet fuel price was $142.29 a barrel.

:pound: :pound:

A little more information. I noticed some blue squares (in addition to the red and green) and thought we might get some questions about that.
When you view your rep, you will see a little red, green, or blue/gray box next to each one. These squares indicate the effect that the comment had on your reputation score. If a member left you a positive rep (and themselves had a positive Rep Power), the square will be green. If the member had no Rep Power the square will be blue. And if the member disapproved of your post, the square will be red.

I clicked on my User CP, I didn't see anything like that?

I just wanted to throw my 2 cents.. the rep thing bothers me! I keep looking at mine and getting self-conscious.. It feels like a popularity contest thing. :think

And you get good rep for that! LMAO

waterlily,
i have the same issues ... i usually get on the scale every time i work out (almost daily) and if i am up even a little bit, it ruins my mood. going to try for once a week. so far this week, i've actually been pretty good and havent been on since Monday. but it's been tough!! i am petrified that even thought i've been doing mostly right things, i will be up. TOM refuses to come but i feel the bloat. :cool:

18 pounds this month? that is awesome!!!

I was banded in March 2006 and prior to this had been a total food addict for about 6 years. I was very much aware of the emotional issues that I was feeding, but I didn't have any desire to go into therapy and still don't. I guess some things are best left in the past, and thats where mine are staying. However, my issues left me with an insatiable appetite that meant one long running buffet from sunrise to sunset. Looking back, I can only assume I had hollow legs as I am no idea where I found space to put all the food, but non the less, down the hatch it went and there it stayed. I just grew bigger and bigger.
Hence I was worried when I had this surgery (UK NHS wouldn't pay so I had to find £3000) that I was throwing money at a lost cause. I was terrified I would eat round the band to satisfy the cravings.
In the early days, to an extent I did eat round the band as I didn't have the restriction to fight off the cravings. I was freaking thinkin I was the one it wasn't working for. I could still eat the mountain of fat and sugar that I always ate and I was was terrified that I had just spent £3000 so that I could continue to eat and grow fatter and fatter
However on my 4th fill I hit the sweet spot, and boy was it sweet. The cravings just vanished. On the odd occassion I did crave, I would get a pile of food, as I used to, take 2 mouthfalls, and that was as far as the band would let me go. Even though my mind really believed I was gonna eat this mountain of food :hungry: the band would kick in and do its job. I would just feel like I was gonna be sick, really stuffed and heavy, and a bit like I was gonna choke. I only did it a few time before the fear of the being sick and feeling like I was choking, became more powerful than the cravings. The cravings were gone.
Last week, my band had to be loosened as I am having a few problems. Its only for 6 weeks, but right now i have no restriction. I totally freaked, thinking yes now I can eat everything and I will, oh my god:mad: :omg:
So yesterday, off I went to McDonalds, craving leading me by the throat. I bought a Big Mac. I was so looking forward to it as its been about 8 months since I could contemplate anything like a big mac. Well I took 2 bites of it and it tasted like crap. I guess I never actually tasted food before, whereas now I am in the habit of chewing (cos you really have to with the band) and I actually taste the stuff. It was a horrible taste, a horrible texture and it sat really heavy. I got the burger and binned it :omg:.
It was such a liberating feeling. Then today we went out for lunch, and I wasn't vaguely interested in a dessert which was always my downfall. So now i am thinking, well I have no restriciton, but the cravings just arent't there. Its amazing. For 3 hours now, there has been a packet of chocolate Cookies on my side table. I ate 1 and that was it. Just 1. I don't feel the urge to eat more. I am shocked, but I can say that despite being a food addict for so long, the band has done more than I ever imagined possible. I have not only lost 91 pounds, but I have also being cured of my addiction.
I don't know whether my long winded storey has been of any use to you at all but I wish you all the very best on your journey.
K xx

Im trying this tonight...ive heard from 3 diff people that this is AWESOME... anyone tried this....YUM?
I'll let you know how it comes out...
Potato Lasagna






Recipe Rating:
Prep Time: 15 min
Total Time: 1 hr 15 min
Makes: 4 servings
Nutrition Information
Ratings and comments
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1 lb. potatoes, peeled, thinly sliced 1/2 lb. lean ground beef 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 jar (14 oz.) spaghetti sauce 3/4 cup POLLY-O FREE Natural Nonfat Ricotta cheese 1/4 cup KRAFT Reduced Fat Parmesan Style Grated Topping 2 egg whites 1/2 cup shredded POLLY-O Part Skim Mozzarella cheese
PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling Water for 5 minutes; drain. Meanwhile, brown meat with onion in large nonstick skillet, stirring occasionally. Drain, if necessary. Add spaghetti sauce to skillet. MIX ricotta cheese, grated topping and egg whites until well blended. Spoon half of the meat mixture into 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Cover with half of the potatoes; top with layers of the ricotta cheese mixture, remaining potatoes and remaining meat mixture. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Cover with foil. BAKE 50 minutes. Remove foil. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
NUTRITION INFORMATION
Nutrition Bonus:
Potatoes take the place of Pasta in this great-tasting low calorie meal. As a bonus, the potatoes and spaghetti sauce team up to provide a good source of Vitamin C, and the cheeses provide a good source of Calcium.
Diet Exchange:
3 Starch,3 Meat (L)
Nutrition (per serving)Calories
390



Total fat
12


g

Saturated fat
5


g

Cholesterol
50


mg

Sodium
850


mg

Carbohydrate
42


g

Dietary Fiber
4


g

Sugars
5


g

Protein
30


g

Vitamin A
20


%DV

Vitamin C
40


%DV

Calcium
45


%DV

Iron
15


%DV

I just took a plane trip home and wanted to share the following with this group because I knew you'd get it without me having to explain why it's such a big deal. I know the person next to me thought I was odd for taking a picture like this with my cellphone!
Wink, Julie

If you click on the green square it says you're on a distinguished road. I have no idea why some are 1 and others are 2 or 3.

i just cannot believe an insurance company would deny someone WLS for weighing too much.
good luck and keep pushing it. you'll get there!

I had some nutella and ice cream after my Soup and cheese this evening. I am 5 weeks post op tomorrow and I know that I didnt do perminant damage and i certainly don't even feel THAT full but I feel so guilty!
i haven't been perfect this entire time but I also haven't gotten sick and i have lost over 20 pounds so far. I make sure to eat my Protein first as much as possible and try not to eat and drink at the same time. But how come I feel so miserable now?
I had a bad evening and found out I owe 600 bucks to the government for my taxes so I came home and had the lapband equivalant of a binge. No sickness but I just feel like I may never unlearn my habits. Does the fact I am not full and craving more food mean I need a fill ASAP or just that I am a lapband failure and I am never going to manage to be thin?
I am scheduled for April 30th to get a fill but I just feel like I am sitting here undoing everything and cheating when I should be motivated and enjoying life...I need to rant and know what other people think/feel for support.:help:

Everyone loses weight at different paces, and it depends on what you weigh, your stats are not included. The heavier you are, usually the quicker you lose. Also, the yournger you are the quicker you lose.
You can only do what is right for your body, if you are eating the 800 to 1200 calories a day, or 6 - 8 oz of food, (good quality food, no junk), exercising at least 30 min per day (I see you are doing that), and not eating but 3 meals a day, you have to accept what your body is willing to lose.
I know it is not what you want to hear, but its the truth. Sometimes you have to take your measuremets and judge by those. Here is an article about scales http://www.carbsmart.com/outout.html
I was losing really fast, now I've slowed down to 5 lbs a month or so, very slow for me. However, I know it might take me awhile to get to my goal, but I will get there. So don't get depressed, just continue to eat right and exercise. Also, success is not always measured by the scales, how do you feel? Is your energy level coming back up? Do you feel skinnier? These are great ways to measure your progress as well.
I wish you the best!

Hey congrats woman! And you're going to be just fine. Just make sure to get that fill doc when you come back and keep up on those fills! You're going to do wonderfully.

see to the right of the post number? there are like the "justice scales", it is called reputation. you can give either good or bad reputation based on what you think of posts and / or the poster

Um, did anyone notice the "rep power" thingy in the right corner of everyone's posts? What the heck is that?

Yes I have LapBandit. Are you opposed to getting another fill? I find that good restriction does help with the head hunger quite a bit. Other than that I think it's just that psychologically we get tired of always eating right and just want to have those yummy decadent things that are so bad for us. It is a trecherous slope giving in to those thigs too. Once you start it's hard to stop, at least it is for me. The great thing about the band is that even if we take time off from "dieting" the band is always there waiting for us to be ready to work at it again. Look how long my rut was, 3 months!!! Now I am back on track, I don't always like that I can't eat that juicy burger but I sure like the results of the weight loss. Let's face it we all love food, during a moment of sanity we decided to get banded so that we could control our love affair with food, some days we just need to rely more on the band than our own willpower, maybe it's time for you to take a break and let the band do most of the work and get a fill. There is nothing like a little rapid weight loss to get you motivated and in control again :eek:

congrats on 90 pounds libra!!