Come join us. We are bandsters without a local support group, and we're going to meet, say hi, and chat about possibly starting our own group.

We are meeting this Wednesday December 13 at 6:30 PM at Humble City Cafe near the SE corner of the intersection of 1960 and 59, on Main Street.

Let me know if you're coming and I'll make a reservation in the name of Bandsters.

You are right! We are bright. I guess we are just getting to know each other. My goal is as soon as I get well, I'm going for a fill. That's my goal. I just read that my stomach should only hold about 1/4th cup of food. I can hold way more than that. I think that's about what you ate of your enchilada Betsy:) If that much.

I might go to that OA meeting. If I do, I'm not telling them I'm banded, per your advice.

Lana-I'll bet it was more like 3/4 of a cup. I ate all the cheesy sauce around it too....all the fatty stuff! :-)

I'm going to change something in my home. I get tied up with paperwork and dogs and whatever other excuses I have, and I don't get to the gym as often as I think I need to to make it a well ingrained habit. I'm going to go to classes so I have a specific time and activity planned, and on the days there is no specific class, I'm going to build my daily schedule around a specific gym time. I'll look on Sparkpeople and on the 24 hour fitness site and look for other ideas too. I really want the gym to be a daily thing, on weekdays. Anybody have any ideas to help?

Should I bring the lap band recipe book to a meeting? Anybody want to see it?

yes bring the book. I'm always looking for ideas

I want to see the recipe book.

I went yesterday to "A New U" - it is a Curves type place here in Dayton. They are running special for teachers so I think I am going to join. I did 24 hr. Fitness for a while and loved it but it was not practical to drive all the way over and I stopped going after a while.

Good morning ladies. Did not make it to the gym yesterday. I was all dressed and ready to go but my sister called me from Reno and talked for about 45 minutes. After that I was out of the mood.

See what I`m talking about. It`s hard to get to the gym, but once I`m there it all good.

Maybe next time I will make it all the way there.

Does anyone work out at Ballys in Humble?

Suzanne.

I am looking for a Chiropractor in the Humble area. Does anyone know of a good one. I am having pain in my neck and arms. Never been so not real sure about them but need so help.

I had never been either. Then my back cratered. I went in totally skeptical, and he made me feel like a million! I'm amazed. Michael Davenport on FM 1960 in Atascocita. Go past 24 hour fitness, and look on the right for the Vietnamese Noodle Restaurant. He's a few doors down. I understand other chiros have fancier equipment. But he has magic hands.

OK. In my neverending quest to overobsess about bandster life, I have a new idea. I threw all my veges in a pot with water and made vegetable broth. Then I blendered it all. I have a broth, but just a tiny bit thicker...I used alot of water so it's almost thin enough to be a broth. So...I figure if I alternate between this and water to get my fluids, I'll be getting a whole lot more veges in my diet, and I'll be drinking something flavored without sugar or artifical sweetener. What do you think...or what flaw am I missing?

Thanks Besty, I will give him a call.

Sounds like a good idea Betsy!

I tried the Quaker mini delights rice cakes this morning. YUMMY!

Hi Cyndie

Tell me about the rice cakes. How nmuch do they have of saturated fats? Sugar/sweetener? How many carbs and protein grams? They sound interesting.

I looked at the Activia yesterday. I can't remember why, but there was some reason i couldn't do those, but I got some of the Dannon Fit & Light Smoothies and they are good.....

90 calories, 3g sat. fat, 0 trans fat, 6g sugar, 2g protein

the popcorn flavored ones have 0 sugar!

I just read on another thread about a minister who wants there to be a complaint-free world. He gives away arm bands that say that on them. The deal is that if you complain, you have to swtich the band to the other arm. The goal is to keep the band on the same arm for 21 days, essentially to start a new habit. In case you want to join me, I ordered enough (free) for all of us.

There's a nutritionist May 15 at Spivak's Tuesday night deal. Want to have a field trip, or get our own nutritionist?