Paula Bee

Yay, Kimmie!! So happy for you.

Thank you all for your replies. You are right.. it is a combination of being away from home for Mother's day, (I am at my Mom's,) not in my normal kitchen and food situation, and the fact that I have no restriction (so far) after my first fill, which was disappointing. I did overeat today.. was okay until late afternoon, then got a sick headache, took a nap, ate my normal fill supper, then deteriorated the rest of the night. I hope tomorrow is better.

Happy Mother's Day to all you who are mothers and to all of the mothers of the rest of you.. I am thankful that they gave birth to you all!

I am just hungry today. I have tried V-8 juice, diet popsicles, yogurt. It must be mental and not physical hunger. Oh, well...

Is there a way we can save or "bookmark" our favorite or other informational posts? I hate forgetting where they are and not being able to find them again.

So, is Cathy/Kathy at both St. Pete and Tampa?

woot! Welcome to the land of Band! :lb21: :lb10:

No walking for me today (Not that I minded not exercising, but I was trying to be consistant.) I did something to my knee yesterday, and it hurts miserably today, despite the pain meds. I am icing it and hoping for tomorrow, even if it is for just 15 minutes or something. (Is getting sweaty worth it for just 15 minutes?) ACK! Did I say icing? Chocolate maybe? I would have to lick my knee... Ow, ow, owie :lb25:

After my first fill, I have no restriction at all. Bread got stuck prior to the fill and I haven't tried it again.

I would love to come, and that is plenty of time to for us to plan a vacation (and save up for it.) I am so far away, and I don't know if I have any skills to help in the areas of planning. I will ponder on the thought and see if a trickle of creativity comes to me.

Glad you are here!

Or, undiluted apple juice.. Dr. Miranda said to dilute it half and half with water because it caused loose bowels. It worked for me.

Okay, girlfriend! If I have to do this, so do you!

Welcome to bandland! Gottcha on that trip back to Florida... ugh.. long and exhausting. 2 pounds could be the iv fluid, or.. gasp.. dare I say it?... constipation from traveling.

HOORAY! Welcome, O Banded One!

I think that's what I will do. Let me know when your next fill is, and maybe we can meet up. I loved meeting Nikki and the gang in TJ.

I am not home, so if she called, I am not there to get the call anyway. I had my first meal today, and nothing.. not a thing.. I guess the same ole weight watcher's meals until the fill kicks in or I get a new one. I think they shouldn't tell us we can split the price of the fill if they didn't have it organized. Frankly, the whole organizational experience sucked. Our weights were not even checked. I did figure out why they nearly made miss my plane; They STILL thought we had come together. That is why there was no room reserved for me and why Claudia may not think we "qualified" to split the cost. The driver of our van was the person who figured it out when we had to go to different terminals. I love, love, love Dr. Ortiz, but I had some annoying and disappointing stuff happen for the fill visit. I think I will go to St. Pete for the next fill, then go to OCC for the one after that; maybe hubby and I can make a vacation out of it while we are there.

"Can you throw them o'er your shoulder like a continental soldier..." Heck, I can't even find mine.. lol

Oh, yeah.. I want the bronze level. (I thought Platinum might intimidate all of you, so I am giving you some slack.) LAFFING Exercise makes me weird like this.

Okay.. I did it.. I walked.. voluntarily, not like the power walks between the connecting flights at the airport. (Those were 30 minutes walks, too,) so that makes 3 already this month. I am at my mom's in Baton Rouge for 3 weeks, and I forgot how beautiful it is here in the spring. The sidewalks were edged with flowers.. roses, gladioli, tulips.. more.. the smell was so wonderful. I heard birds singing as they built nests in the trees, (or tended baby birds,) It is deep south here, with the wide front porches with rocking chairs.. It was a wonderful walk..37 minutes. I had sweat running from my eyebrows into my eyes, chapped thighs, and took an hour to cool off. Did I like walking? No.. hurts.. my knees are killing me, so I am taking my pain management doctor's advice and taking my percoset so I don't associate pain with exercise. Did I like the view? yes.. enough to do it again tomorrow. Oh, I cannot take credit for the extra 7 minutes that I walked; I got lost and it took me that long to find Mom's street again. :lb25:

BTW, there are no silly questions, only silly answers... haven't seen any here... yet.. Really, if you have a question and ask it, no matter how silly it is, then there are many others who are just too shy to ask that same question. You have done them a service by asking.

boobies? what are boobies? I think God forgot me when He was passing them out. :lb12:

Try this website and be sure to watch the video. The fill is when the doctor injects saline into the port to tighten up the belt to make your "stoma" smaller, thus filling you up fuller and longer. http://www.lapband.com/get_informed/about_...d/how_it_works/ The website is very informative.

Wow.. if your friends talked you into this, what would your enemies do? (just kidding on that... well intentioned friends.) I did that once, and I would never try it again. You might want to ask Dr. Miranda about this. Are you still doing the diet that she told you to? Definitely email her.

You are the bomb! (err.. do they say that anymore?) I tried this once, and I did fine except I couldn't get rid of the double chin. Hooray for your photo editing skills... great motivation.