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I have 3 wedding cakes to do. If I'm lucky, I'll get to sleep sometime Sunday night. :-D

I crushed my pills until I could have solid foods. Now I swallow everything whole... and I take some pretty big pills. I haven't had a fill yet though, so I don't know what it's like after a fill.

I'm terribly OCD, and I peeled mine off after about a week. I couldn't take it anymore. It started out just getting off all those "jagged edges"... and next thing I knew, they were gone. No infections, no problems healing.

I eat bread all the time (probably every day)... haven't had a fill yet though. So far, the only issue I've had, was when I got a soft pretzel from McDonald's (never knew they sold them before that)... and I got the worst pain in my chest and kept belching. Nothing ever came up, but it was very painful for about 5 minutes. Didn't stop me from trying to eat a pretzel the next time though - and I had no problems then. I have pretty much continued to eat what I want, I just try to watch the portions.

Mmmmmmmmmmm... chocolate. :-)

I've gotten through a lot of hardships by not taking myself too seriously... and sometimes we just need to step back from the situation and laugh. That's all I was tryin' to say. Y'all have a wonderful day! :-) (Hope my boobies don't offend anyone... that was all part of the "act")

There's boys here now?!?! *covers up her cleavage*

Oh m gosh! I hope you're feeling better soon. :-) :lb18:

Paula Deen is a southern "Chef" who considers butter one of the main food groups. lol

It's very hard when food is an occupational hazard! LOL! Fortunately, there comes a point that you start to hate all things sweet. But then go without for awhile, and start craving them again. Later, rinse, repeat. lol

For the first month, I was terrified of slippage/flippage. Now I don't even think about it any longer... you'll stop worrying about it so much after you live with the band for awhile.

I think it would be easier to have a sister with a bakery than to be the baker/pastry chef (what I am) yourself. I totally picked the wrong profession. lol

Oh yes!! I have one of those... his wife had gastric bypass surgery over a year ago, and is now WAY too skinny (instead of 40, she looks about 60, and her back is humped and chest concave). He's so "proud" of her and always wants to compare the two of us ("Annie lost over 100 lb. in 9 months... how come you don't lose that fast?). Frustrates the heck out of me. LOL!

Ok, I have no idea what I missed. I admit that my participation on this board has been lacking... I have been overwhelmed with personal/financial issues. (Don't count your chickens before they hatch children! LOL!) But I love to come back and check in on everyones' progress and enjoy the support. My own weight loss is a bit stalled (still down just 30 lb.) so I don't feel like I can offer much advice or support... I haven't even gotten a fill yet, so I can't chime in on those issues as I have no experience with being "too tight" (I can only wish at this point! Heh!) But I love the outpouring of compassion from everyone. I was very shocked today to see the thread that was just locked. Having no idea what precipitated it - I can only guess. Not that it matters. But I hate seeing it. I got the impression that some people may have been hypersensitive to criticism. I used to be that way myself... until I learned to laugh at myself. (Here is a video of me having fun - feel free to laugh right along with me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTvcR_WWaUs ) Don't take things too seriously, life is too short. I'm sorry that anyone has been having disagreements, and I hope everything gets smoothed over soon. And remember, when someone has fallen down - the kind thing to do is offer them a hand up and not laugh at their clumsiness. None of us could help our "clumsiness" and that is why we all needed the band. Peace & Humptiness 4eva!

Nevermind. LOL!

How do you get in without a password? I'm so confused... :-(

Wish I could give you a hug Paula!! Just keep in mind that everyone is different... and don't beat yourself up over it. You have eaten a certain way for so many years, and it's so hard to unlearn habits - especially in times of stress. I've had a LOT of stress lately (both financial and familial), and I avoided stepping on the scale all of last week. In fact, I was so stressed, my period was a week late - which has NEVER happened to me in my life. I was in the Dr.'s office demanding a pregnancy test, just in case! (Negative, of course) So just be calm. It hasn't been THAT long yet - so it's not a failure. I haven't even gotten my FIRST fill yet, so you're that much ahead of me, and we were banded the same day. You will only fail if you let yourself. Get back into a positive frame of mind. YOU CAN DO IT!!!

Pretty soon there's going to be a different "goal dress", eh?? You look so good - I'm uber jealous. ;-)

I'm terrified of getting my first fill... glad you posted your experience. :-)

That is so great!!! Just realize that it's probably not going to continue to drop off so fast... and don't start beating yourself up when you're losing only a pound or two per week (like me).

Hellooooooooooooooooo Gorgeous!!!

I only have cravings when I'm PMS-ing... and then it's not for any one thing, but EVERYTHING. Mostly chocolate, but I want to eat everything in sight during that time.

For a moment, I thought you said we had to listen to our boobies and I giggled. I swear - I am so immature sometimes. lol

My milestone for yesterday was ignoring PMS hunger pangs and distracting myself with things I enjoy (like doing karaoke online). I had two protein bars and a lean cuisine... but what I wanted was CHOCOLATE! CHOCOLATE! And MORE CHOCOLATE!!! LOL!!! Today, instead of eating, I cleaned my office (finally).

Nice dress Michelle! And congrats to everyone else on your milestones!! WOO HOOO!!! Today, I had a crappy food day - was doing great until about 5 p.m. when I popped some egg rolls into the over and ate all 4 of them! ACK!!! 170 calories each!!! However, that 680 calories plus the 2 protein bars I ate earlier in the day only added up to little less than 1100 calories - so still not too bad. I won't beat myself up for it because today was still a milestone day. Every time I went up my stairs today, I stepped fast on the first one about 20 times and then RAN up the stairs. As I go up and down about 10-15 times/day, this really added up. Go me!