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Rebecca...i know i mentioned wanting to eat a cheese burger and fries...i am just so afraid of gettin stuck! ya know. the whole 'stuck' or 'sliming' thing has scared me to death....it has nothing to do with 'will power' it's fear of the unknown. Heck IF i had will power i wouldn't of needed the band. i'm glad you are being positive and when we 'confess' we feel better. I know before the surgery i was like you..i thought..i better eat this now..blah blah blah and i wouldn't tell anyone. Made me feel horrible afterwards [mentally..not physically coz my tummy was happy..lol ] now with the exercising..i bought the Zumba dvd's and i'm looking forward to getting into it again. right now i'm just walking. i live in a small town so we don't have a rec center and since the pools are closed now i can no longer do water aerobics [which i loved] i send you positive energy and thoughts!! remember why you got banded in the first place! you can do it!

dirk..AMEN!! if this is the 'easy way' i sure would hate to see the hard way! lol although i did pretty good during surgery..i'm having bad gas pains now [6 days post op] i pray it goes away soon!

well when I tell my husband that the doc wants me at 140 [i'm at 238 right now] he tells me..NO WAY that is too skinny!!! i don't understand why he'd be concerned..his favorite actress , salma hyeck, is less that i'm sure! although i'm not sure i want to be that small..from a big girls point of view 140 is small! to the people who are less than that think it's overweight..lol oh well...like someone said..i will just continue to do what i have to do and whatever comes off comes off!

GOOD LUCK!! keep us posted!

Hey Qtney glad to hear your throat is better! My dinner consisted of cream of potato soup [1/2 cup] and while my husband and son ate cheese cake for dessert i had half a jello! Today's lunch was 1/2 cup of cream of chicken. I know I'm probalby in starvation mode coz i have slacked on the protein drinks. today i can start back on protein shakes so those will be much better!! I can't wait for the mushy stage! i have horrible gas still and i look like i'm pregnant! my stomach is swollen..i hope it starts to go down soon! when I walk i hold my stomach sometimes and I would hate for someone to ask me how far along i am! *giggles*

Hey good for you!! may i ask why they kept you in the hospital? i know i'm old school and wanted to stay there for a week! lol when they told me i'd be home the same day i was like..WHA??? glad it all went well!

MrsBure...aww hon i'm sorry to hear that. I don't know why they can't look at this is going to improve our quality of life and just be happy ? ya know? i have two sons..18 and 14 and they are both very supportive. Have you talked to him to let him know he hurt your feelings? That makes me sad to hear! I'm proud of you!

Even though I know people are sometimes negative when they hear you've had lap band or gastric bypass but who cares? i mean they are not the ones who are going through the pain of recovery or the feeling of nausea or whatever else nor are they the one who are goin to reach YOUR goal and feel like you are on top of the world!. I an fortunate that no one has been negative about it. I tell everyone I know coz i'm that excited about losing weight! now my question to all the ones who don't really share with anyone..what will you say when people notice your weight loss and ask how you did it..coz you know they will...will ya'll be like Star Jones and swear it was all on your own with diet and exercise OR will ya fess up OR just play coy? either way i'm proud of all of us on a hard BUT well worth journey!! way to go!

awesome!! i can't wait til i'm in the same boat.. although i don't know if i want to get that small!! that sounds weird huh? I think i would look 'sick' if i got that small.. yeah girl..take pics! i took before pics and can't wait to document!

lol @ honk..three ice creams...that's funny! well i think it's kinda funny that you don't understand where you are going wrong. I'm guessing by reading the comments on here that alcohol has alot of calories..i don't drink so i wouldn't know. I know it's hard not to cheat [although i've followed the doc's orders since i've been banded]. I would kill for a cheese burger and fries but i know that is why i'm at this weight in the first place. Like someone said..you are looking at this as a 'diet' when it should be looked at a life style change. i do have to commend you for admitting it..i'm sure you knew you'd get alot of feedback. Just remember WHY you got banded in the first place! good luck to you though!

Angie..i too am suffering with painful gas i was banded 9-29. i look like i'm pregnant! i've been walking around my block..that takes alot out of me but the NP said she wanted me wakling an HOUR!! i was like..uhh yeah ok hour schmour! i've really been trying to get extra water in but still doesn't help. I also am taking two kinds of gas pills. bm's are ok i guess..i've had to do a couple of suppositories..no big deal. i can't wait for this gas phase to pass [no pun intended lol ] good luck !

oh no...hoping that is not the case! sending prayers your way! keep us posted

hey sounds like you had a wonderful time!! I lost my sweet momma in 08..and since then my sister and i decided to take a 'sister trip' every year to celebrate my mom's memory and for us to grow closer to one another! Last year we went to Las Vegas and had a blast...she is my best friend so who better to go with. I have to admit that we centered our days around which 'buffets' we would hit! lol sad but true! This year we decided to stay closer to home [tx] so we are going to New Orleans! I'm glad to hear where you went so we can put it on our 'things to do' list! thanks! we also want to do a cemetery and swamp tour...i'm looking forward to it! thanks for the info..

glad to hear you are doing better! man i don't see how you are back at work...i don't think i could do it.

lmao @ foxxy..that is too funny..i'm with you though..grossssss! lol

im with you..although i didn't spend that kind of money on it..i still wonder if it's going to work. i mean i know i need to do my part as well..my mind is going crazy right now with thinking of all the foods i love but can no longer have. good luck to ya imalucky...wow that is alot of weight! it's awesome. i can't wait til i see big results!

mishay...congrats on both! i think i've become addicted to the scale! lol i know i need to stop coz it sets me back mentally. so starting this week i will only check in on my weigh in day on fridays. anyway..good luck tomorrow..keep us posted!

aww Qtney..sorry to hear you are going through pain. i had a lil sore throat but it went away the same day. hope it starts to heal real quick

Glad you are having a great time with your family!

Brian..thank you!! it works!

I'm stuggling the same way with protein drinks. I just can't put em down. i had my surgery on sept 29 and all i've had was water. so today i went back to the thicker protein shakes but i watered it down a bunch. the hunger pangs are so bad that they hurt! I read on the mushy stage i can have tomato soup. sooooo i thought i'd try that out now. i only did about 3 tblsp though..i didn't want to over do it. it went down good with no bad problems. let me tell you i've never tried tomato soup but it was the best thing i've ever tasted! i'm sure it's the hunger speaking. i'm really looking forward to the egg stage too ..also says we can have cream of wheat..again something else i've never tried. ..right about now i'd enjoy anything i'm sure.

hey good luck on your up coming surgery. I had it sept 29 and i've been coming along..a little slow but gettin better. sending prayers your way and looking forward to your blogs!

aww i'm sorry you are having pain. I feel some tugging at the port site. have you gotten any fill lately? sending prayers your way girl!

Jamm64 i've been doing gas-x i'm not really sure if it's working or not..but i'll stay on them. I felt really nauseated yesterday...it's an awful feeling.

congrats! I guess i'm the only one still hunching over! i had mine on wednesday and i'm still not moving around too good. the gas pains are bad but not intolerable. I'm starving though..i can't do the thicker shakes til tuesday..