Hey everyone going through Kaiser Richmond!!

Where are you in the process?

Reggie you are 100% normal! It will go away i promise:D

Lol Tina your a kick, and Spagetti Squash is quite delicious.. mike wasnt to fond of it, lol, but i made it as spagetti when i did.

Hey girls when you have a salad how much exactly do you have??? I think i wanna have salad for lunch.. Do you like measure out 1/4 cup salad? or like 1/2? How do you do it?

Hey Nicole I have been having a cup or a bit more sometimes......**hanging my head in shame"...........

Salad goes right down for me.

I will say I ate an egg sandwhich last night at a resterant and It almost didn't go down.................it got stuck in my throat and I had to use water to push it down..........It is the weird band stuck feeling...........never felt a pain like that before the band...........but I think I was close to PB'ing had I not used the water to push it down.........now eggs don't bother me much but I think I didn't chew it enough. And I really don't have restriction right now.........so I guess just a reminder from someone that I do have a band..............

how can we see who is viewing us...............I want to know who the lurkers are!! LOL

Nicole someone once told me to be as gentle as a dove but at the same time as wise as a fox................also trust has to be earned and I agree don't put your business out there to someone who has proved they are not trust worthy. Sorta sad though cause they are missing out on the real you .......................but I think if they truly do change than over time you will know it and than you can slowly open up if it is appropriate. I think it is good for Audrey have her grandparents around if possible and if they don't hurt her by being around. Would MIkes parents ever help with housing issues...................

Girl you have your plate full right now don't you?? So much going on in your family on both sides!! Lots of chaos with everyone moving and family stress.............

Yes Tina i have a ton going on. Some dont get how im loosing weight...

No i will not ask them for help, because they will hold it over our heads, they hold everything over peoples heads. That is why yesterday we wanted soooo bad to be able to bring our own dinner but they tricked us and bought the turkey meat before we got the chance... oh well.

Tina i hated your point where you feel you can eat anything, and honestly you can... its all control isnt your fill soon?? Oh and about the 25th they will tell you about it if its not too soon to get one:D I have to wait 7 weeks for my fill but Im fine with that I feel fine.

I bought my first Push Up bra today lol, cause i am wearing a lil summer dress from wally world yes from the teenagers section! for matts wedding on Sunda. And i just didnt like how my boobs looked lol, stupid pregnancy, so i got me a cool push up bra that is lower so you cant see it, makes me look perky and round lol. Helps with confidence.

I am sooo excited about tomorrow, we need a head count though... so we know how many of us are going:D

tina to see who is viewing under the Quick Reply box it says:

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 2 (2 members and 0 guests) AudsMom, meandmyweightloss

So right now Me and Candy are on here... HI CANDY.

Afternoon ladies . . . .

Reggie, I had sharp pain in my shoulders (both) for a few days after surgery, us. in the evening, that was like the only place I had gas pains after I got out of post-op. But I continued to have bad pain in my right shoulder - and it turns out it is a pinched nerve, it is related to the rapid weight loss: the 'girls' are just now beginning to shrink, they are not well-supported -I'm 47 & nursed 3 babies, plus rode horses for years, so they don't exactly have a pleasing shape LOL - and my neck & shoulder apparently suffer from their weight in front. I am so glad they are shrinking now! Anyway my PCP has given me a bunch of exercises to do for it, and Flexeril for the pain when it makes my shoulder muscles cramp up suddenly. I struggle with it every day. He wants to give me cortisone injections but I'm just not ready for that. I hope your pains are jst gas, with no lasting effects!

Restriction from my fill Friday did not last long, the "funnelling" was only the first day. But I am full on 1/2 cup again, hallelujah! I think the "sweet spot" will always be elusive for me, I will hit it right after a fill for 2 weeks that be out of it again until my next fill. Thank goodness there is a lot of room in my band, I only have 50 lbs. left to lose and can still fit quite a few cc's in the band!

Oh the tofu noodles with the laughing cow light wedge and smoked turkey was SOOOOOO good! My mom used to make turkey tetrazini (sp?) and it tasted just like that, very comforting and VERY fiiling! Too stuffed to go walk right now tho, LOL! I love it

Riley that is awesome that you feel restriction again, what a relief!

Oh yeah we were talkling earlier about the lady with 3cc in her band.. That is very possible that she is at her sweat spot, because there is a 4cc band...

Nicole, just read yoiur blog entry - you girls are so clever to be able to figure all this stuff out! - and I winder, I was told (don't remember by whom) that it is a 10 ml. band but holds 14 cc? Does that sound familiar to anyone? I know that they come in 2 sizes now, but I remain confused . . . .and who are the austrilians?

I think there are 3 bands 4,10 and 14. The 4 is not made by AP though. You will find a ton of people that have it on LBT... Crazy!

I need to update my blog probably this week. Wana get updated profile shots... but that takes mike to lol.

ok nap time im absolutely exhausted today:(

Afternoon all...........

Ok I went and got the spaghetti squash and baking it now. I hope it turns out!!

Nicole sometimes stress makes you lose too!! For me it does anyway. So what point do you hate?? I was confused...............I am very anxious for my fill but I don't expect miracles either. But a bit tighter will be nice. Even if for two weeks.

I doubt I will make it tomorrow. If I do it will be to stop in for awhile and say hello. I have that retirement party across the street for my coworker. She actually took my caseload while I was out medical leave and kept up on things for me. So I really need to go to that..........

Nicole if you have to wait for 7 week I bet I do to so that would be march??

a 4cc band doesn't give you enough room to play around...........

Oh I was just at Walmart shopping..........this large gal was there just putting her business out there at the top of her lungs............"and I am getting a by pass on June 15, 2009"..........but her basket was full of big "no, nos" I don't know but it sorta struck me and my daughter said I stopped my cart and stared at her...................I was floored because you knmow how Kaiser is about all that stuff..........I guess it was her last supper.......LOL

Hi ladies,

boy you're busy today - took me 3 pages of reading to catch up just from this morning - LOL.

Tina, you make me laugh! Did you youtube the squash - hahaha. Hope you like it!

Heather - glad you enjoyed dinner. Did your boyfriend like it? I like that is has very low calories and you can use it to bulk up (for us non banded girls) most meals with it.

Nicole, Glad things went well with the inlaws. True, you can't completely trust their motives as of yet but for now, enjoy them & just keep being you - they will fall in love with you. I know we've never met but you appear, to me, to have an awsome personality so, what's not to love?? I'm so sorry about your knee and all the other crap going on but that which doesn't break you makes you stronger!! You're still losing weight through all this - whoop whoop!!

I do have to be stricked on myself because I have failed at this journey so many times - can you believe that 7 years ago I was 160 lbs and look where I am now - grrr!! I'm a slacker - one of the people whom if you give a rope I will hang myself - or give me an inch & I'll take a mile - only with the food/weight loss thing.

F'ed up thing is the scale isn't really moving. I've yo-yo dieted so long that my body's hates me - LOL Let this be the last yo-yo! I bought a book today that was recommended to me - the beck diet solution.. Heard of it? It's not a diet but more like a self help book to fix the head - we'll see!

Sorry i won't be there tomorrow - sadness Maybe we can pick a Tuesday far in advance to give EVERYBODY (and I mean everybody) time to make it happen - how nice would it be for all of us to be there!!

Reggie & Candy - feel better soon. I know this sounds crazy but I'd trade places with either one of you in a heart beat LOL

Off to read my self help book now - have a great evening all

Hi Candra ~ keep telling yourself this is the LAST time, because it is! Every 5 lbs. you lose is 5 lbs. gone forever, because after the pre-op weight loss you never have to do it "alone" again! You will always have your little personal "trainer" (your band) reminding you to not eat too much, eat slowly, chew carfeully, and stop when you first get full. How cool is THAT?!? So this IS the last time!

Riley

So Candra can i switch you places for today i reallly want some freakin Motrin. I have got to have the worst migraine of my life. I went to lay down to try to sleep it off, and i couldnt fall asleep, my head was pounding soo hard. It is from my nose up over my head down my kneck and shoulders. Its crazy. So we will see if the tylenol touches it..... ... ....

What did everyone do today?

Nothing makes me loose but following the rules, but i tell ya what i had my wonderful lets see here 4 week plateu.. well now im loosing steadily again, I weigh every day but only count mondays. Makes it easier that way cause the numbers play with you all week anyways. BUT on with my story MEASURE!!! Seriously, i never knew measuring could be so rewarding lol. I did the chest, waiste, hips, and thigh, and i lost a total of 8 inches in that 4 weeks. I agree with Tina Dr Baggs should measure us also:D

So i was reading the weight loss myths today, and well i found out that muscle does not weigh more then fat! They said this "one lb of muscle weighs the same as one lb of fat." Ok that makes total since when they say it like that lol. BUT, they said it is more dense so we look leaner, and muscle burns 50 cals an hour and fat 2 cals an hour. Also i read that over exercisizing is BAD for us, it can actually do the opposite.. crazy huh. Its in the RedBook magazine.

You girls all have me craving spagetti squash and salad.....

Tina, I hear ya. . . I find myself looking in large peoples' carts now, am I becoming judgmental?? Elitist?? I feel badly but I can't seem to help it!