Hello Junbies ......

I haven't seen a June Band Crew thread yet so thought I would start it .

I'll be banded on June 9th in Texas. I'm getting very excited about it. I know that the band is just a "tool" to aid in my weight loss journey and it will take a lot of hard work on my part to make it successful. I've been overweight my whole life with the earliest memories being around age 4. Although no one else in my family is overweight, I am extremely fortunate to have full family support in my decision. I know that there are many people who's family doesn't offer the support they need. I would love to meet other pre-bandsters being banded in June to walk with me to the banded side of life and offer each other support.

I wish you all the best.

Melissa Lea :hippie:

Pre-bandster 240 lbs

June 9, 2006

Spivak

self-pay

Hey, I forgot to notice my hair isn't falling out anymore either. It's pretty thin for me, but luckily I had thick hair to begin with. I think I also have the problem of activity level being too low. The past four days , I have gone for a walk, trying to keep this latest slowdown from lingering too long. I rode my November fill as long as I could without exercising. That's my biggest weak point. And even here in southern California, it's been too cold to walk before or after work this week. I went to the mall three times. Yesterday my son had an appointment mid-day, so I walked while I waited for him. I have to get to where I have a regular routine!

Hey everyone I'm still here, been hunkered down all weekend because of the cold, still not doing well with the smoking, I have smoked a couple each day, gonna try to not smoke any today. I am in bad need of a fill, have gained a couple and been eating alot!!! I have an appt for a fill TODAY!!!! Yeah! Hopefully it will help cause I have been starving lately. Thanks for the support guys. Hopefully I will do better today!!!!

Regina --You hang in there with the smokes. You didn't start out at 1 or 2 packs per day (whatever it is you do smoke) over night. You most likely are not going to quit over night either. I think your doing great. Take it one craving at a time.

Ladypitboss --sorry to hear of your troubles with insurance. Insurance is such a racket (my opinion). You probably will have to get a lawyer if you want more than what they are offering. They are betting on you take it and not get a lawyer.

Barbara465 --sometimes the weather effects my band. Early fall I found that as the weather got colder I was tighter. I don't seem to be having that problem thus far but I haven't eaten too much yesterday and today (thus far).

I'm counting down to Vegas too!! I hope to be at least 50 pounds lighter by the time I get there.

Regina,

We are happy that you are back. I'm not a smoker, but each day you have only a few has to feel better than throwing in the towel.

Barbara, congrats on the new friend. It's really been a blessing losing weight and then finding great new friends too!

Put me on the Vegas list.

Lady, residuals from tramatic events are surprising and hard to take. Give it time. IN the meantime, remember, there are attorney's out there who will take all your settlement money. There are honest ones too (DD is an attorney). Perhaps all you need to do is contact a state representative or senator or your state insurance board. Your insurance company probably has the address to the insurance regulatory board and probably has to furnish you their info and your options (by law). Don't take no for an answer. Make a copy of accident report, your insurance info and their offer (insist they give it in writing) and send a copy to your district's state rep and senator and the state insurance board and ask them for help. Don't forget to include your contact information. Going through an attorney could take years of red tape. Talk about residuals! Good luck.

Here are some funnies for today:

1. If you are choking on an ice cube, don't panic. Simply pour a cup of

boiling water down your throat and presto, the blockage will be almost

instantly removed.

2. Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by getting

someone else to hold them while you chop away.

3. You can avoid arguments with the Mrs. about lifting the toilet seat

just by using the sink.

4. For high blood pressure sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed for

a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins. Remember to

use an egg timer.

5. A mouse trap placed on top of your alarm clock will prevent you from

rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

6. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives. Then you

will be afraid to cough.

7. Have a bad toothache? Smash your thumb with a hammer and you will

forget all about the toothache.

8. Sometimes, we just need to remember what the rules of life really are:

In life, you only need two tools - WD-40 and Duct Tape.

If it doesn't move but should, use the WD-40.

If it should not move and does, use the duct tape.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Thought for the day:

SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES..... THEY ARE NOT REALLY GOOD FOR

ANYTHING... BUT THEY STILL BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN YOU PUSH

THEM DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS.

Ok guys just got back from my fill, now I'm wondering was it worth it! I felt so wide open i could eat the bumper off of a car. Well I told the lady I was super sensitive to fills, she said the baruim swallow said I needed .6 so I told he to back off at least .1, so she put in .5 all together. 3 sips of water and I threw it up, so she took out .2, went out to drink more water. was gurgling even on my own saliva, so she said she would have to take more out. Now granted I was probably swollen from throwing up now. so she took out .2 more. Leaving me with a grand total of .1 fill, hardly worth it I think, because most likely when the swelling goes down I will be back at NO restriction. I am so frustrated. Was poked 3 times and walked away with almost nothing!!!!!

I too just came back from a fill with probably the very opposite: I was at 1.5 and was filled to 2.5! I'm wondering if I'm now TOO filled? What does it feel like to be TOO filled? I'm kind of debating whether I'll be able to get my pill down in the morning

Ok guys just got back from my fill, now I'm wondering was it worth it! I felt so wide open i could eat the bumper off of a car. Well I told the lady I was super sensitive to fills, she said the baruim swallow said I needed .6 so I told he to back off at least .1, so she put in .5 all together. 3 sips of water and I threw it up, so she took out .2, went out to drink more water. was gurgling even on my own saliva, so she said she would have to take more out. Now granted I was probably swollen from throwing up now. so she took out .2 more. Leaving me with a grand total of .1 fill, hardly worth it I think, because most likely when the swelling goes down I will be back at NO restriction. I am so frustrated. Was poked 3 times and walked away with almost nothing!!!!!

When you took that big jump in cc's, (when they added 1.3 for you) how did it 'feel'? Did it feel tight? I'm really having a hard time judging.

when I took that big jump is what taught me what to tight was, with me, if I sip water and it gurgles going down it is too tight. At that time it was gurgling not only on water but on my own saliva. If it gurgles I don't leave, because the time I did when I had that big jump 3 days later I couldn't even eat cottage cheese. How are you feeling?

when I took that big jump is what taught me what to tight was, with me, if I sip water and it gurgles going down it is too tight. At that time it was gurgling not only on water but on my own saliva. If it gurgles I don't leave, because the time I did when I had that big jump 3 days later I couldn't even eat cottage cheese. How are you feeling?

I kind of feel like I'm tight by my throat. Not choking...just....like I'm full all the way up to my throat. I think maybe I have too much....how long did you keep that fill that was too tight? (the early one)

Never mind, I read your signature (sorry, I'm a bit slow). I'm going to give it a few days and see what happens. Just feels a bit weird.

3 days, then I got stuck on cottage cheese and went in immediately! I was miserable. Is liquids going down ok? If so give it a couple of days may just be the swelling your feeling. But you shouldn't feel that way for more than 48 hours.

3 days, then I got stuck on cottage cheese and went in immediately! I was miserable. Is liquids going down ok? If so give it a couple of days may just be the swelling your feeling. But you shouldn't feel that way for more than 48 hours.

I'm going to give it until Thursday around this time. That way if I wake up Thursday and it's still feeling like this, I can try to get in either Thursday or Friday.

Liquids are going down EXTREMELY slow. But I'm also at that TOM and I swell some during that time so I decided to 'wait and see'.

good idea, just be careful!!! How much do u have in your band now? What size band do you have?

good idea, just be careful!!! How much do u have in your band now? What size band do you have?

I have 2.5 in a 4.0 band as of today; until today, I've had 1.5.

Regina, just remember that every one is different with fills. My .8 does me just fine. But I know what you mean about feeling like you got almost nothing. I felt like I lost money when they did an unfill. Going backswards was not fun, but now I am eating solids and staying low carb!!! Man... I really need to find that stupid scale to see if I have lost. I FEEL like I have.