Hey everyone going through Kaiser Richmond!!

Where are you in the process?

OHHh and i think the reason we are all successful is our grou we keep each other motivated, and for that i love my girls:D

I think if people stick with our group they will get to goal super fast:D

I am sooooo thirsty! Come on is anyone else?? I just had 3 water bottles and i still want more! This is crazy. Its like i have the worlds worse dry mouth or somethin.

I haven't been thirsty any more than normal. I'm still just drinking my usualy 64+ oz a day.

I was thinking we should do a daily food post so we can be accountable for our snacking and head hunger...want to? Here's mine for the day:

b-1/3 cup cream of wheat w/ 1 tsp peanut butter in it

l-2 string cheese sticks and 1 oz almonds

d-1/2 cup turkey chili and 1/4 cup peaches and pears

snack--Sophie and I were swimming for 4 hours today and we shared an ice cream bar at the pool. It was 250 cals and I had about 1/2 of it. I deserved it though, I worked out like a crazy woman this morning and then swam for 4 hours with her. Those calories were HECKA burned!

I have been so happy today with how little I'm eating and getting full and STAYING full with. It's like the old days in the first few weeks after surgery! I'm loving my band now that it's finally working for me. :thumbdown:

Sounds good to me i like that idea!

B: 1/3 cup of egg beaters cooked with 1/2 a laughing cow wedge YUMMMMMM

L: 1/2 a taco and a bite of the beans... not that yummy

D: 1/3 c Rib meat (what is planned)

Water oko im up to 8 bottles today, i seriously have the worst thirst ever. Normally im good with 64-70 today i cant put it down if i do i get an icky taste in my mouth...

NICOLE--What flavor Laughing Cow do you like? I have the French Onion and the Swiss right now. I wanted to try the Garlic herb one but they were out...what's your fave?

Oh Nicole, I see what Candra was talking about you needing to change your siggy. Under your name (in burgandy in your sig) it says "Current 194.4" in red...that's WAY off now!

I think its the Chives one ill have to check i just finished it off today the French onion is in the drawer now....

OMG im such an idiot! We are cleaning out all the left overs since we are leaving town, well left overs included my rib meat.. and the desert that was boxed up.. welllll:(

Can i vomit?????

Sometimes i wish i could just do that and get rid of my stupid mistakes, but oh well...

My indulgence for the night... a 1.5 inch brownie, so yummy! Probably the best brownie ive ever had.. And my poor kid got the rest lol, poor things gonna be soo sugar highed.

OK here is the major problem, oh well about the cals im still way down for the day so no big thang... well... i ate it right after my rib meat to make it all within 15 min lol....

NOT GOOD. I feel it not a pain or anything just a nausea feeling and sugar sugar sugar.. its like you can tell when u eat crap! And its sitting on top of the rib meat, DRY RIB MEAT! So this could go on for hours... so in an hour im gonna suck down water soo fast:(

Hey girls that were at the fill, did anyone else feel for the chick that said she has knowhere to vent about when she screws up??? I told her to join us... she doesnt do net i guess...

ok so i was bad.. but i was good all day i swear:D and now its gone thank god.

Ooh, you guys! I just made up a really good iced decaf coffee recipe, it's not bad!

2 tsp decaf INSTANT coffee

1 tsp (to taste) sugar free vanilla syrup (I use Torani)

3 TBSP warm water

--put first 3 ingredients in a shaker and shake to dissolve

Fill glass with ice. Pour coffee into glass. Top off with 1 cup fat free milk and stir.

I really like it! It's only 80 cals (only the cals of the milk) and it's 8 grams of protein.

Lol me with my brownie and christine posts a healthy coffee drink.

Ok i wish my body knew what PB was.. or i dont know UPCHUCK.. seriously i never knew sugar could make u feel so icky:( and its not pain which i guess is good.. or stuck its just nausea i wish it would go thru my band already:(

Hey ladies,

I have restriction. Boy do I have restriction.............

I tried dinner twice neither time worked but I am not hungry. I finally had a protien bar and I am keeping that down and am feeling full.

MENU:

B. Protien shake: Slimfast strawberry!! YUM 180 Calories

L. Lentils 3/4 cup-140 calories or a bit less cause I didn't eat the whole cup

D.Tried to eat the inside of a burrito-PB'd it up

Db Tried to eat some crackers and cheese a couple of hours later and PB that up too.

Dc. Ate a protien bar and that is staying down-180 calories and really full now. (not to tastes 30grams of protein so on the dry/bland side but FULL so yah!!)

Water 64 ounces easy. Nicole I am so, so, so thirsty the last week since I switched back to water. I can't get enough. I hear ya. I drink all day long. Fasting yesterday for the weigh in didn't help me being thirsty.

I drink 120 ounces a day so barely made that today and yesterday.

tina girl im worried about you i wonder why you pb so much:(

Candy I hear you about the pain if you eat to much I get that to. Mine goes from the band all the way down to the port when I eat to much. Weid I know. I sometimes wonder if the full pushes some of the fluid back into the port area and that is what hurts.

I love my band to. But was in tears today the third time I PB'd. I am really tired and frustrated today with life nothing to do with the band and than the band is really talking to me today!!

Thanks Dr. Baggs for only putting in .5ccs. Blessing in disquise!! I just hope this last more than a few days.

I also think if I ate certain things like salad the band might now work as well. But who knows Riley could barely eat her salad today. I haven't tried that yet.

I am down 1 pound today so crossing my fingers the plateau is broken!! :-)

Nicole I have thought about that and I think I have to stay at 1/4 no matter how hungry I think I am. I can't PB this much the band will slip. I worred about it to. WHich is why I try really hard to walk it off instead of giving in the instant relief of the PB................

I think I have to get strict on the 1/4 cup period. Hard knocks but I think that is some of what Liz and Robin where saying if it isn't work what am I doing doing wrong? Trying to eat to much or the wrong thing.......like LOL burrito!! Flour tortillas even one bite I know better!!

Ok ladies here is the thing for me I don't exercise enough so maybe we should post what we did for exercise everyday...........I will be the first to admit except for mowing the lawn I didn't exercise today. I really HATE exercise and I really have to step it up this month!!

After I am done I feel great but getting to the gym is such a pain...........I want a bike or treadmill at home but so expensive!!

Tina, I wonder if you have too much fluid in your band? Maybe he should've taken .5 OUT instead of putting it in. I hope you get it figured out soon. Also, you only ate about 450 cals today, if that. You could be stuck on a plateau from having too LITTLE calories. You need to fuel your body for it to work for you.

Good idea about the exercise log too! We should do both food and exercise at the end of every day. I already did my food one, but here's my exercise:

15 minute "I Want Those Arms" video with 8 lbs weights, 30 minutes on the bike, 15 minutes ball work for abs and thighs=1 hour total

Evening ladies,

You all have been busy losing weight I see! Would love to congratulate you all but Im feeling a little too jealous to do that right now! Jeez - can I just get banded already!

It's really late and I just read thru 5 pages of posts - so much I want to comment on but it will have to wait as I am exhusted.

I did jump on tonight because I feel the need for confession: (I'm a catholic girl by birth) Went to the movies today and I ate POPCORN! carb, carb, carb! that just set me so far back, I know it! Ladies, please forgive my sin so I don't wake up 5lbs bigger!

Candy - thank you, thank you and THANK YOU for the compliment!! Good for my self esteem :thumbdown: The hubby got me that shirt as Macy's - too bad he doesn't get the condept of "macy's women" as it probably would look alot better in a bigger size LOL.

See you all tomorrow!