BeBe

Next time, ask her is she mows her own lawn... or cuts and colors her own hair... or changes the oil in her car. Because, damn it - I bet if she just tried harder she could! And think of all the money she's wasting by not doing it all herself. Tsk, tsk. LOL! Sometimes, we have don't have the desire nor the will to do it all ourselves - sometimes we just need a little bit of help. And that's alright. :-)

That's where I'm at right now. I feel pain, not fullness... and after 2 bites, I don't feel like I've eaten enough and try to force down a couple more - and then pay for it! This band thing is HARD! LOL!

Way to go! I know how hard it seems to drop in that next 10 lb. bracket. For some reason, I can drop lbs. easy right until I hit the bottom of that 10 lb. range, and then I'm stuck forever! So I know how exciting it is to enter that next lower range. (Currently, I'm stuck at 180-181, desperately trying to get into the 170s!)

It looks great! :-) As soon as I reach goal, I'm going to get my hair done. I want pink streaks in my hair! LOL!

Well, he's in prison for another 2 years, and by the time he gets out, 3 of the 4 he fathered will be over 18 and the youngest will be 13. None of them want anything to do with him - so I can cause all the trouble I want. :-) And for all the drama she caused over him paying $1,000/mo. in child support for 4 kids - she's going to keel over when he gets out and they realize he owes me over $100,000 in back support because they assumed since he was in prison he had an excuse for not paying. Heh.

Oh, I do intend to. There's far more to the story than I've shared here - but she totally deserves it. And so does he. :-)

I want to have sexy photos taken and send them to my ex's new "wife". 3 years ago she used to send me about a dozen e-mails a day harassing me and telling me how her thighs were thinner than mine (among her many other insults) - this went on for over a year. The woman is CRAZY, and was pissed that he had to pay child support. She's also about 12 years older than he is and ugly as sin. (Read: bitter) She had gastric bypass surgery right after she hooked up with my ex (who I still had to have contact with because he is my children's father) and lost a lot of weight very fast. Since then though, she's gained it back and he's in prison. I think a few hot photos of me just might push her over the edge. Oh, but I'm not bitter or anything. LOL! And when I send the pics, I'll make sure to include the love letters he still sends to me (and I ignore). I'm such the b*tch, no? :-)

I wonder, if it had been a man who had a penile pump implanted (to help restore sexual function) - and caused a life threatening condition and needed to be removed... would he have been fired for wanting to keep the details under wraps? Certain medical things are very personal and very embarrassing. And I don't care what people may think - there is no such thing as privacy in the workplace. EVERYTHING gets around.

I have Tri-Care, and they told me they wouldn't reimburse me any of it... you'll have to tell me what you did.

Thanks guys! I plan on taking some updated pics as soon as I'm in the 170's... just 2 lb. to go. :-) I'll have to look into papaya enzymes - I've never heard of that! Thanks!

I think her story was that the was going for gallbladder surgery and it was her co-workers who started the pool. She obviously didn't want people to know what she was going for, so should she now have to fess up because they wanted to do something nice to help her? I do not believe she was the one soliciting funds, and the fact that she did have a legitimate, life-threatening need for surgery she felt that her co-workers money was going for exactly what they intended it to. The fact that her co-workers wanted to help her doesn't negate her right to privacy. (Sorry, just my legal background rearing it's ugly head)

Oh, I don't know about that... I'd have surrendered my booty to Dr. O without a fight. LOL!

That's like saying if someone had asked her what her sexual fantasies were she would have to reveal them or risk being fired. PLEASE!!! Some things are just nobody's business. This really cheeses me off!!!! First she has to deal with the stigma of being overweight, and then when she has complications, she doesn't want any further emotional pain over it. Where the hell is their compassion?!?! Those people donated money to the fund because she was sick and needed surgery. That much was the truth - I think each person who donated should be asked whether or not they would have donated had they known the type of surgery it really was. God knows I'd care more about my co-worker getting back to good health than what kind of surgery they needed. GRRRRRRRRRRR.

I've told just about everyone close to me. The only person I haven't told is one 'friend' whom I've had since we were 16. She knew I was going to Mexico for surgery (I traveled from Boise and stayed with her in San Diego after the surgery - I had to give her that much info), and kept interrogating me - but I kept telling her I wasn't telling anyone what I was having done, that it was private. She still won't drop it though, and is angry that I refuse to tell my "best friend" what I did. She's very thin, and she's definitely the snarky type. There's no way in HELL I would tell her what I did. Besides, it's more fun to make her wonder and p*ss her off by keeping the secret. Heh.

I have a MySpace - but I have to remain "professional" on it as it's my business/personal profile. I used to have one that was strictly personal, but it was too difficult keeping them straight. LOL

You failed to mention how hot Dr. O is... Heh.

I posted this because of all the instances I've read about people getting things "stuck", I got the impression that it was a very temporary situation. Painful, but over within perhaps an hour. I had no idea that it could last 24 hours and I wouldn't be able to even drink water without it coming back up. If I hadn't figured out what was going on myself, I'd have thought my band was too tight and rushed in for an unfill - which would have been a waste of money (paying for the unfill, and then paying to put that saline back in to get right back to where I was in the first place). I realize my post was long and boring, but y'all seem to have overlooked a couple things... it was my BIRTHDAY Saturday (another year older - UGH), and more importantly, I can now get that goal dress zipped all the way up (it's still tight though). Hooray for me! Sing with me now... "Go BeBe, it's your birthday. Even though it's no longer your birthday. We're still gonna party like it's your birthday..." Hello people! Congratulations are in order!!!! Hehe.

The only thing I've had trouble eating so far has been chicken - and that's because I didn't chew it properly, and ate too fast. So there's not much for me to miss. I used to drink Diet Coke ALL the time - but I gave it up when I started the pre-op and didn't miss it, so it was obviously just a mindless habit and not something I particularly loved. Good thing! Oh wait! I know something I miss! BOOZE!!! I can drink it, but I'm so mindful of calories now, I have only had 2 or 3 drinks in 4 months. I want my cocktails!!! Boo hoo. :lb12:

I don't think one of my LEGS is a size 6!!! Way to go!!!

Way to go! And here's to the next 30! :-)

What's up with all you women and your sexy, skinny legs?!? This is so not fair! LOL! I'm just catching up on everyone's updates and have to say I'm quite impressed! Way to go girl!

Wow! You look great! I wish I had your legs... *sigh*

I was banded 3/19/08... and hadn't had any fills. I was pretty much able to eat whatever I wanted, and had no restriction. The mantra of "chew, chew, chew" was quickly forgotten, and the lifelong habit of bite/swallow was reverted to very quickly. I never had any problems - and eating was second nature to me, so no reason to change until I had restriction, right? Heh. A few weeks ago, I had made some chicken breasts for dinner and there were leftovers. I had eaten 1 1/2 breasts with no problem. The next day, I heated up half of a breast right before I had to be somewhere. I was hungry and ate quickly... big mistake! Half-way through the breast, I felt a lump in my chest. OW! I had felt this feeling a couple of times before, but it had always passed within a few minutes. Not this time. After 30 or 40 minutes of pain and spitting, the chicken re-emerged. My first PB. Hooray? Last week, I had a fill. 2 ccs in a 4 cc band. From the moment he pulled the needle out, I knew I wasn't feeling any different. *sigh* I did liquids for 2 days though, and as soon as I was back on solids I knew for sure there was no difference. I could eat just as much as before. *double sigh* I had no physical reminders about the need to chew thoroughly, so of course I was eating just as I had before - just trying to eat less. Saturday morning I ate a handfull of Sun Chips and 2 bites of a sandwich and that was it. I'm going to Vegas soon, and don't want to scare small children when I put on a bathing suit - so I've been trying to be good. By dinner time though, I was ravenous. It was mine and my son's birthday and he wanted pizza, so I called Pizza Hut - ordering the buffalo wings for myself (I hate pizza, and just wanted some protein). As soon as they came through the door I practically inhaled 2 of them. Did I chew? I don't recall... And then the pain hit. I told the kids to fight over the remaining chicken wings, I no longer wanted them, and headed to the bathroom - where I stayed for over an hour until what appeared to be about half of the chicken came up. The pain was gone. After about 10 minutes, I thought it was safe to drink some water. Wrong! That came up too. 2 hours later, a few sips of water... that came up within minutes. The next day, I made some hot tea and it took me about 2 hours to sip about 1/4 cup of it... and each sip was excruciating. I knew I had a piece of chicken stuck in my band for sure. I waited a couple of hours and tried a couple of sips of yogurt drink. Very painful, and I couldn't manage more than 2 sips. I ran errands for the rest of the day, and wasn't about to attempt ingesting sustinance of ANY kind. I was hoping that chicken would work itself through soon. On the way home, I picked up some Gatorade. Normally, I don't drink anything (other than protein shakes and yogurts) that have calories - but I knew I needed something in me so I wouldn't get dehydrated. I got home and poured a glass. An hour and about 2 tablespoons later, I felt like I was going to PB. I sat with a bucket in front of me just waiting for it - but I continued to sip. I was desperate to either PB up that chicken or drink enough to wash it down. Then I had a very weird feeling. It felt like my stomach flipped over. It was slightly painful, but less so than swallowing had been the previous 24 hours. And the feeling that I had to PB went away. Did it pass? I could only hope! I kept sipping - and the pain was gone. I was too scared to take more than the tiniest sip, but I was taking them every couple of seconds, and within 5 minutes, I had finished the glass. The chicken had passed. I waited a few hours, and made myself dinner. I ate a whole Lean Cuisine (chewing thoroughly!) and a cupcake for dessert. Still no restriction. But I am glad that I waited it out and didn't freak out thinking I was too tight and go for an unfill. I plan on getting another fill this week as soon as Aunt Flo leaves - and we'll see how much restriction I have then. I just wanted to stress the importance of chewing properly - even BEFORE your fill. I have no restriction, and I'm PBing and getting things stuck when I eat too fast and don't chew properly. It's a habit that's hard to break (much like no longer drinking with meals) - but you must. You do NOT want to go through the same thing I went through. It was 24 hours of HELL. Seriously. On the bright side though - I tried on that goal dress and can finally get the zipper all the way up! Yay!

I don't notice the bloating ... but there is a noticeable change in my libido. Sorry, was that TMI? lol

Just wondering what happened here...? Did you get an unfill? Did it get better?