Here we go my "steadies." Post away.

Good news! My scale moved! woohoo!!! Finally down 2 lbs! I weighed in at 189 today. Must be the new fill finally kicking in. I hope all of your fills are going good. Mine didn't start out so great but now its finally feeling tight - a week later. Last night was horrible. I had a small chicken breast for lunch, then a kashi bar and some chicken salad around 3. I worked out in my flower beds for a couple hours and it was close to 7 when I finally went in for supper. I had a pork loin in the crock pot, quickie mashed taters, and okra - I was preparing stuff and took a bite of the pork, maybe I didn't chew well - I dunno - it was ok but then I took a bite of okra, one piece, I made my plate and started thinking ew I better wait a few minutes - I was sick for 2 hours! I slimed and pb'd , I was so sick. I just couldn't figure out what had made me sick tho, I think maybe the okra since it has that weird texture. Anyway it kept my calories below 700 LOL what a way to keep it low.

You all are kicking butt with the exercise! wow Bman running a mile! I'm the same as Nat I get about 3 minutes and die. I walked the hills this morning, 1.5 miles. It was nice, its finally nice enough, and dried up enough that I can get out instead of doing the dread mill. My goal for May is exercise 20x and lose 10 lbs.

Nat - glad you liked the email, I was roaring too - I will post it on yahoo for everyone else to read.

Ok - I've got a ton of work to get to - talk to ya'll later! Love ya!

Nat - I loved your post - I'm so glad you're back! WTG on the walk, and I'm so glad you're feeling better! I know you'll kick booty this month with that great attitude! Definitely post on the yahoo forum!

Brandi - WTG on the workouts!!!!!!!!! You're the queen! I can't really do pushups - I need to try, though.

BK - glad your tummy is feeling better and glad you're enjoying your time off!

Sassy - YAY on the restriction!

Steph - WTG on the 2 lbs! I love it when the scale moves (I'm probably a bit too obsessed with the scale, unfortunately). Please post the e-mail on yahoo for those of us who didn't get it!

Ok, gotta run... hope everyone is doing great!

Here's the email.

This would be my luck....

Family reunion in the Bahamas - $5,000

Family photograph made into Christmas cards at print shop - $100

Not noticing Waldo in the upper right corner - PRICELESS

For Everything Else . . . There's Mastercard.

priceless.bmp

Waldo.... *HOWLING*

His old floppy sack just kills me. KILLS.... *wiping tear*

I just came in to tell you guys that I am full off of a bottle of water.

Helloooooooooooo Restriction!

More later!

Nathalie

steph -OMG too funny!!

Hey everyone... called and Im gonig in for another fill today... the last one from two weeks ago is NOT working. :-)

hopefully this will help!

HA HAHA! I'm at work and all of a sudden in mid silence you hear me LOL'n! That was TOOOO funny! And about the restriction.. I guess I might coming off incorrectly! I'm glad YOU ALL are happy for me because I'm not so sure I'm as happy! I woke up this morning and drank some juice and choked on it and pb'd it ALL up! I don't know guys. Help me out here! Is this normal or too tight? I didn't really eat ANYTHING yesterday and the day before. I keep telling myself it'll get better, but really, I don't know so someone, anyone... help!

Sassy, you should not have restriction with fluids or your too tight. I have heard of people being this way in the morning, but being fine by mid-day and afternoon/evening. You have to be able to cosume at least 600 calories a day... and THAT is low.

Anything lower and your gonna start going for liquid calories and that will undermine you weightloss.

I'd watch it a few days. See if things loosen up, if not maybe you just need a .1CC off or something very small to make it work :-)

Sassy I was thinking that last night when I got so miserable was after I drank. I dont' have a problem if I sip stuff but I can't chug anything, slow drinks just like eating. But if that doesn't help I agree with Bman - you might need a slight unfill. Theres no way I could drink a glass of juice in the morning, I am way too tight, and after I exercise if I unthinkingly drink a half glass of water I'm burping like I'm gonna spit it out. I don't have a cup of coffee until I get to work. You might just need to take it all slow, try mushies, a little cottage cheese and tuna, little bites, well chewed and absolutely no drinking with it.

Which btw - speaking of drinking with meals. Since I had this last fill there is no way I can drink with my food, totally gives me the slimes. Probably what happened last night. I always drink a glass of water while I prepare dinner, so I bet it was too full and then I added the couple of bites to it... misery.

I'm glad no one was offended with my waldo joke. Too freaking funny to keep to myself.

Am I insane or has LBT changed AGAIN???

Sassy - it DOES sound like you're too tight. I had that problem back in March - I couldn't get liquids down easily (no PB's, but even little sips were gurgling down sloooowwwwlllyyy). I got just a tiny unfill and felt SO MUCH BETTER!

If it doesn't get better today, get a very slight unfil TOMORROW before the weekend. If you PB again on fluids, don't wait until tomorrow - you could get dehydrated and end up in the hospital! We don't want that!!

And Steph - that is the best thing EVER! Glad no one was looking over my shoulder when I opened that one up at work!

Sassy - I'm just gonna co-sign on what everyone else has said. If you guzzled that OJ, you may have been drinking too fast. Could you feel the cold juice passing into your "mother stomach" as Steph calls it?

I have to sip my fluids now, or they back up on me. I am not complaining at all. I've been eating like I have a hole in my throat for the past month. I'm happy to chew little bites and swallow little bites and be full after little bites.

I'm kind of bummed though, cuz I'm buying lunch for my team tomorrow. I'm getting everything from costco. A few pizzas, some little pinwheel sandwiches, chips, dips, salsa, hummus, beverages and dessert. I thought about getting one of those 7 layer chocolate cakes... I had a total "fat bitch fantasy" moment thinking about the peach salsa and the one bite brownies... Then I reminded myself "Nathalie, that's how you got so damn big in the first place!" If I want a brownie, I'll lick my thigh. LOL

So all day long I've had 2 of these Protein drinks. (1.5) I felt lighter as I walked to the car at lunch time. I was doing the "Imma get skinny" dance today. Cuz ummm, IMMA GET SKINNY!

I'm going back to whips tomorrow. I bought pre-op food from the doctor, so I also have the Protein Drinks, Protein Bars, Soups, etc.

My day is equally as stressful as it was yesterday. Over the weekend I'm going to pull out my Fuck-It Bucket and drop all those stressors. Permanently. I am too close to one situation specifically, and I need to back off. As long as this woman makes me mad, she wins. Problem is, I hate her like poison.

I love feeling so ... full of hope again. I was beginning to doubt the band. I should have had my ass back in the surgeon's office for another fill long before yesterday. I just forgot what it was supposed to feel like. Now I remember. And I like it!

hey guys i'm back around. it's nice to see how great everyone is doing!

SWEETHOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where have you been girlfriend? I missed you! (As did everyone else!)

how are things going?

things are great, i'm discouraged at my lack of weightloss, 31lbs. so i guess i feel like a loser on this board. i was hoping for more. you know, fast fast fast.

however, i went from a tight 20 to a comfortable 16! thats good.

went home to Florida for a week, went to paris, and am off to Spain in a few weeks with just the hubby! can't wait!

SWEETHOT!!! Welcome back Girl!!! Don't get discouraged! Talk to us and tell us whats going on! We'll help as best we can!

SASSY....Ditto what everyone else said! I am definitely tightER w/this last fill...and like Steph said, I can't gulp liquids anymore, I definitely have to SIP and take the Teeny Tiny Bites that I'd been NOT doing for so long now otherwise I know I'll regret it, BUT.....I can at least still get some food down, although not a lot! (YEAH!) So go for a slight unfill if you need one...you can always go in for more if they take out too much!

NAT...sorry to hear work is so stressful!!! I once used to get so stressed out at work I literally got Hives every day I was there! It sucked! Luckily I'm not there anymore!

STEPH....I need to get my ass kicked into exercise...seems like everyone else is doing so good w/it but I keep slackin there!! Congrats on the scale moving!!

Do any of you have the band that holds 4cc?? Just curious if you do how much you have in it already??

I have only had a Protein smoothie from Robeks today (400calories) and I TRIED to eat a few cheez-its, but only got maybe 6-8 in me before I said 'no more'! Woo hoo!!! So I think I've maybe had 500 calories so far today! I guess I may need to be careful that I get ENOUGH calories in, although for a couple of days I know my body needs the shock since I had been up to 1400 calories a day!

OH Yeah!! got another email from "the guy" today! Said he cables been down for 2 days and he's been busy at work but hoped I was

having a good week and would write more later tonight...so we'll see!

Type to you all later!