Positive people unite! This thread is being created for the sole use of positive people to give positive reinforcement to others in the group that we care about. We know that we may disagree on some issues but we will offer constructive criticism, objective suggestions, we will always give kind support even when delivering the occasional (but necessary) kick in the pants.

Good morning bandsters!

Anyone else think we should start a new thread on January 1st? This one is sooooo long and I have a feeling that most of the early participants are no longer here. :thumbup:

So, we're not going to talk about my weight this morning which is still bobbing around like a drowning man. It will be enough to say that I feel good, albeit so hungry I'm ready to join our demon kitty and sit around the ferret cage waiting for Gracie to kick some food out through the bars.

On the food front, despite the hunger, I've managed to stick to 1100 calories and less than 20gm of carbs so I'm pretty pleased with myself. So pleased that I'm going to hold off going to see the new Harry Potter movie because I know that there is *no way* I can sit in a theater with the smell of popcorn while being this hungry. I know me and I will, despite the best of intentions, get a big bucket and down the whole thing.

Elcee, I ordered a bollywood exercise dvd. Unlike Zumba, this looks like something I can keep up with.

I went back to the front of this thread, just curious about the MIA's. Does anyone know what happened to J'smom or IlluminationLady? Bob...Betsy...how are you two doing?

Ok...time to fix breakfast...

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Well...the dr never called back. My chest is still hurting/tight. Like I said liquids are fine and I am starving, but man this sucks! It is supposed to be a good day lol. I am hoping it is just some swelling or irritation and goes away soon and I don't have to go right back for an unfill. It has at least gotten better...it's not gone, but it is better. Have any of you experienced tightness in the chest after a fill and if so did it go away?

Everytime I get a fill, I have that chest pain. It goes away after things loosen up a bit. It feels for days like you are having a heart attack!

Good morning bandsters!

Anyone else think we should start a new thread on January 1st? This one is sooooo long and I have a feeling that most of the early participants are no longer here. :thumbup:

So, we're not going to talk about my weight this morning which is still bobbing around like a drowning man. It will be enough to say that I feel good, albeit so hungry I'm ready to join our demon kitty and sit around the ferret cage waiting for Gracie to kick some food out through the bars.

On the food front, despite the hunger, I've managed to stick to 1100 calories and less than 20gm of carbs so I'm pretty pleased with myself. So pleased that I'm going to hold off going to see the new Harry Potter movie because I know that there is *no way* I can sit in a theater with the smell of popcorn while being this hungry. I know me and I will, despite the best of intentions, get a big bucket and down the whole thing.

Elcee, I ordered a bollywood exercise dvd. Unlike Zumba, this looks like something I can keep up with.

I went back to the front of this thread, just curious about the MIA's. Does anyone know what happened to J'smom or IlluminationLady? Bob...Betsy...how are you two doing?

Ok...time to fix breakfast...

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I think that might not be a bad idea--new year, new thread. I think we may have lost some people because the thread is so long and difficult to follow? I do not know. I think people feel like you have to post daily maybe?

As for me, I have lost 9lbs since my last fill, but I only say 6lbs because I had gone up 3lbs right before it. It is funny how it took almost 40lbs at first to even notice a major difference in clothes. Now with these few pounds, clothes someone just gave me, now have saggy booty syndrome (hate saggy booty syndrome-can take big in the waist, but saggy booty duty I cannot handle:thumbdown:) Oh well, I am going to take my saggy booty down the halls of the school and wonder how attractive I am looking from behind:blink:

Shad ...

Cracking up !!!! LOL

I have saggy Booty, my extra skin from my thighs are folding over my knees from the gravity and my boobs are no longer existant - not to mention the Bat wings from hell !!! Oh well, what can i say ? I PAID someone to do this to me

Better this than still being afraid of folding chairs, chairs with arms, sizes with X's behind the numbers and wondering if I'm gonna live thru the nite...

BTW, I agree on the new thread ... :-)

You guys are killing me with the 'saggy booty'. I had to read that several times because I thought I was reading saggy 'boots' and was wondering why everyone was buying 'Christie' boots if they were saggy. Ok...so I've been awake since 4 a.m. (damn pain in the arm again).

I have saggy 'everything'. I wish they could just do a body lift by grabbing the top of your head and pulling up, tying it off like a ponytail and then 'snip'. Of course that would probably mean we'd all be wearing goatees.

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I read it as "soggy" booty! Was wondering if bands cause people to pee their pants.

Elfie, adjusting your goals during this time is a great idea! I AM going to see Harry Potter, took the day off even! Have tickets already. Life is good!

Hi all!

It's been a while since I've been on here. I haven't lost much over the past 6 months or so, maybe 15 lbs! But I got a fill last Friday and have lost about 6lbs over the week.

But I have been extra tired, because I haven't been able to eat really and I'm wondering if I'm too tight! I did better eating yesterday and today. I actually ate a whole piece of pizza! But it was sitting at the top of my throat and I had to stand up and move around a bit because sitting was uncomfortable. Before my fill on Friday, I could down a foot long sub no problem, and now, I'm usually full off a stick of cheese! And I didn't get a huge fill either.

I also wonder if this is a problem: every time I eat I can feel and hear the food go down, it takes like an hour, and it's this repetition of little "burping" sounds. I'm not actually burping, but you can hear it, mouth closed and all, sounds like it's coming from my neck.

Anybody else have that problem. Is that a sign of being too tight?

Hope you all are doing well.

Hi all!

It's been a while since I've been on here. I haven't lost much over the past 6 months or so, maybe 15 lbs! But I got a fill last Friday and have lost about 6lbs over the week.

But I have been extra tired, because I haven't been able to eat really and I'm wondering if I'm too tight! I did better eating yesterday and today. I actually ate a whole piece of pizza! But it was sitting at the top of my throat and I had to stand up and move around a bit because sitting was uncomfortable. Before my fill on Friday, I could down a foot long sub no problem, and now, I'm usually full off a stick of cheese! And I didn't get a huge fill either.

I also wonder if this is a problem: every time I eat I can feel and hear the food go down, it takes like an hour, and it's this repetition of little "burping" sounds. I'm not actually burping, but you can hear it, mouth closed and all, sounds like it's coming from my neck.

Anybody else have that problem. Is that a sign of being too tight?

Hope you all are doing well.

Well if the food went down and stayed down, I would say no, but I am no expert.

I read it as "soggy" booty! Was wondering if bands cause people to pee their pants.

Elfie, adjusting your goals during this time is a great idea! I AM going to see Harry Potter, took the day off even! Have tickets already. Life is good!

I am about to make my booty "soggy" laughing at this

Shad ...

Cracking up !!!! LOL

I have saggy Booty, my extra skin from my thighs are folding over my knees from the gravity and my boobs are no longer existant - not to mention the Bat wings from hell !!! Oh well, what can i say ? I PAID someone to do this to me

Better this than still being afraid of folding chairs, chairs with arms, sizes with X's behind the numbers and wondering if I'm gonna live thru the nite...

I bought those easy tone Reeboks--my husband said my butt has lifted. He is not a good liar, so maybe those damn $100 sneakers are working--better be. The pants I have are sagging off me--I know it is time to stop wearing them thanks to the teacher assistant who always says "time to pack those up boss" Probably not a good look going on back there, but I am true professional diva...I know I still look good. :thumbup:

Hi all!

It's been a while since I've been on here. I haven't lost much over the past 6 months or so, maybe 15 lbs! But I got a fill last Friday and have lost about 6lbs over the week.

But I have been extra tired, because I haven't been able to eat really and I'm wondering if I'm too tight! I did better eating yesterday and today. I actually ate a whole piece of pizza! But it was sitting at the top of my throat and I had to stand up and move around a bit because sitting was uncomfortable. Before my fill on Friday, I could down a foot long sub no problem, and now, I'm usually full off a stick of cheese! And I didn't get a huge fill either.

I also wonder if this is a problem: every time I eat I can feel and hear the food go down, it takes like an hour, and it's this repetition of little "burping" sounds. I'm not actually burping, but you can hear it, mouth closed and all, sounds like it's coming from my neck.

Anybody else have that problem. Is that a sign of being too tight?

Hope you all are doing well.

Great to see you posting again! Hey, any pound lost is worth gold!

It sounds to me like you might be at a sweet spot. I would ride it out just a little while and see how it goes. Those little uncomfortable burpy moments are what I call PBing. The PB most people talk about now is throwing up. You may need to take it very slow and change the list of things you can not tolerate for awhile.

T.G.I.F. !

I'm just maintaining my weight right now. As long as I can keep that up through the holidays I'll be happy.

I have to spend much of the weekend cleaning house for Thanksgiving and I started a sorta large quilt for a beginner. If I stay busy I don't want to graze as much.

I keep having scenes from the movie "Mouse Hunt" flashing through my mind. I still only caught the one mouse, but today was a little freaked out when I looked out on my front porch for a package I'm expecting. I have 2 very large empty planters on either side of my front door. There was an animal poop near one of them (maybe cat or fox size). Then I looked in the planters to see if my package was in there. There were 3 dead mice in the one by the poop! The planters are too large for the mice to get in there by themselves. EEEWWWW!

Denise: My son and I went to see Harry Potter this afternoon. It actually wasn't bad at all because we went to the first showing and I know (from experience) that the popcorn was last night's and has just been warmed up under the lights so wasn't tempted with the popcorn. It probably helped that I ate lunch right before we walked out the door. The movie was pretty good but I don't think it was the best one. Besides, when Harry took off his shirt, he's kind of ripped...and, of course, since I noticed that I suddenly felt like a pervert. :thumbup:

Liz: Hey there, Liz. I was wondering if you were still around. That sounds like PBing. When I'm doing that, I know my pouch is still moving food through the band but slowly and I notice it happens most often if I take that one bite too many or I eat something that's maybe a bit more 'dense' (like pizza). The little 'burps' are just air coming up through to displace what's covering the opening. I wouldn't say you're too tight...maybe just need to stop a bite or two sooner.

Shads: $100 for a pair of tennies? I guess that's cheaper than going to the plastic surgeon and getting a butt tuck. Personally, I don't think anything short of a butt tuck is going to help my droopy backside...which seems to be sliding to the top of my thighs.

HB: Sounds like you have a secret kitty admirer and he/she is leaving you little prezzies. How thoughtful to display them in your planter.

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Melody-- Here is a question to ask the Dr. for me:

How the hell can you gain 7 pounds in 1 day if you don't even put 7 pounds of food and water into your body? This should be mathematically impossible. (I'm not doubting you, I just want a scientific answer!)

Shammah-- Hugs on the mom thing, my mother is dead set on killing herself with her lifestyle, she has Parkinson's, heart disease, wont take her medication, smokes 2 packs a day and lives on ice cream and diet Dr Pepper. (Not that thats what your mom is doing too) Its just that sometimes it just sucks to have to be the responsible one.

Elcee-- I have been complaining on facebook about the cleaning of the rent house. A girl just moved out, she was there only 4 months and you would not believe how the house was when she left. :eek: It makes me want to call child protective services because her children have to live in that.

Christie-- Are we going to have to get you a keeper? Bar hopping all night? Coming home with no shoes on? Are you having your second childhood? Can I come with you next time?:biggrin:

YES I AM!!!! For the first childhood I wasted being fat and self-conscious about EVERYTHING. and YES, I'll circulate a memo next time, I expect you and Shad to be the first one's signed up!!!!