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Congratulations... just checked out your blog. You look fAnTaStIc!!! I wish I had started a blog... maybe I will still. Enjoy Life!!!

Yep... I've been banded for 9 months, can't get anything but liquids in until about 10:00am. I pretty much don't eat anything until lunch.

Yeah, Tara... the seminar is a piece of cake(hmmmm???). Very informative. I think I went to 3 before I actually decided to have the band. Best decision I ever made. Good Luck, keep us posted!

Ya... thanks. I love cabbage. Gonna do some experimenting... could get ugly!

well...... I hate beets. Actually haven't even tried a beet since I was a child. Think I will give them another try. Thanks for the info.

Well, I was not drinking it at all for about the first 7 months after surgery. I really just perferred plain water. But I have started drinking 2 a day. It seems to curb my desire to have something sweet. I mean, I think it's ok but who knows, I have wondered that myself.

mmmmmmmmmmm I'm gonna try that! thanks

breakfast fiber one bar yogurt lunch Chinese noodle hotdish (left over) Supper steak (if i remember to get gas for my grill) roasted broccoli/cauliflower/carrots with garlic snack yogurt or popcorn

I am down 100 pounds and my cup size has not changed at all???

yep... water weight fluctuation. I can be up 5 pounds one day and down 5 the next.

No, you don't sound crazy... you were thinking out loud, I kind of got a giggle out of it. That's the thing with the written word... it can be interpreted soooooooo many different ways.

I have found that you still get that satisfaction because you get full. You don't need to poke down an entire plate of something to enjoy it. It took me a while to figure that out. Don't get me wrong, you may still want to overeat and keep going because it tastes good, but you need to really think about being full and quitting. I don't really "miss" stuffing myself because I get satisfied. It is a head game that we all need to learn to play. You'll be able to do it. Good Luck!

Regular coffee and caffinated sodas do not count as fluids and for every cup/can you drink I was told you have to drink another 16 oz of Water to make up for the loss because of the caffine. (not saying this is a fact, just what I have been told) I drink in a day Morning 2 10oz cups of decaff coffee 20 oz 1 bottle of water 16 oz afternoon 2 - 5 2 - 24 oz crystal lite 48 oz Gym 5:30 1 - 16 oz water 16 oz After Supper 1 16 oz bottle of water 16 oz Total 116 oz a day

This is never going to work for you until you can eat real food. Healthy food. I'm sure you know that. You are on the right track... go in and get an unfill. Tell them exactly what you wrote here and I agree a therapist may be a good idea. 100 pounds lighter but you can not be healthy if you have been eating like this for the past couple of years. I know how hard it is and I think you know the answers. I wish you the VERY Best of Luck!!! Let us know how it goes for you. And I appreciate your honesty. It helps you and all of us in the long run to hear honest, this is how it is, things like this. I am certain you are not the only one in this perdiciment. Good Luck to you!

Me too!!! Think where we would all be if we didn't use modern technology. Just think of all the things we use in a day to make our lives better, easier, happier. My opinion... you should tell your husband, if no one else knows that's alright, but he should know. I'm sure he can keep it to himself.

you should see if you can "calibrate" your scale at home to match that in the Dr. office, most scales can be adjusted (calibrated). then it would be the same. I hate scales. Don't own one! (that's not to say that I am not obsessed with the one at the gym) lol... Oh, and to answer your question.. the one that is right is the one that weighs you the least! Good Luck, you should be fine as long as you are losing weight and not gaining they should go ahead with your surgery!

I don't have a problem with salads either... i eat them a lot.

Oh no.... so sorry, but glad you are ok.

I've had a couple of items off that menu. Both were delish!

Sometimes doesn't it sound like there is something ALIVE in there trying to get out? LOL

Well, you don't want to throw up, so the pepto is fine. Why are you waiting on the protien shakes, I think you can start them right away (unless your dr. advised you differently)

Well... I have a pair of Rebock's and to be honest. I didn't even know it, thought they were just regular tennis shoes at first. So if they do something... it is unnoticable to me.

You ladies Rock... Good luck to all of you!!!

I don't even try to eat in the morning... can't do it. I will sometimes have a yogurt at work around 10am, other wise I don't eat till noon. I don't have problem getting in my protien so my nut. is fine with skipping breakfast.

Nope... I tell them. Don't care who knows. I've been overweight since I was a child, I'm proud of my decision to finally do something about it.