jhawkchick75

Ugh! I had a sinus infection recently and had this happen! Good to know it is common. TMI but it really did fee like I had a blob of mucus just sitting on top of my band. Was nasty! Thanks for chiming in it's good to know that others have the same thing.

I'm so glad your family has been supportive!! That really makes a HUGE difference!! You know, depending on the APR on your card that might be your best bet. I was approved by a company, but they were going to charge me I believe it was 17% interest! OCC told me about three companies to check out and I looked into all of them but they were all a really hight interest rate. Good luck!

Luckily i've only had it happen twice, but throwing up sucks! Sorry this is TMI, but imagine how small that area is and how hard your body has to push to get that stuff to come back out that hole. It sucks and it hurts. My stomach muscles hurt sooo bad afterwards way more than they usually do when I get sick. I know most folks keep ani nausea meds with them. I don't, but I think it is a great idea. I'm also very careful when I drink to not drink too much and make myself sick. HOpe you feel better!!

Congrats and keep up the great work! Plateaus can last for sooo long but if you stick to the rules it will kick back in. Keep it up!!!!!

B: Protein shake (about 1/3 of it) S: Cheese and crackers S: Fun sized snickers bar L: 1 cheese enchilada and beans D: Chips and dip - terrible, but could eat it and pack at the same time. Calories so far: 950 No working out tonight b/c I leave for Vegas tomorrow and haven't done anything! Gotta go get a pedi after work then pack, get the dog ready for the poochie resort and get the house in order. Can't wait!

Hey folks...not sure if you noticed but we have a daily food log going on. It's the one where you see a date every day - you all are welcome to join in so we don't have to look in two places.

B: Apple Juice followed by quaker weight control oatmeal a bit later (about 1/2 to 3/4 of the packet) L: Taco Bell pintos and cheese and a cheese roll up D: So far terrible just had some chips and cheese dip. So bad! Exercise: It ended up being 40 degrees and raining here which sucked any motivation to work out from me. Calories so far: 900

Ohhh thanks so much for letting me know i'll ask them. I called today an made an appt for the 26th I think it is, but I specifically asked for Dr. M. That is why I have to wait a bit before I can get in. But i'll call back and ask specifically about it. That is what I was hoping they would do and i'm not about to pay money to go in for nothing. It is $65 to see him w/o getting a fill. Thanks!!

Thanks so much!! I will call them i'm about to head out of town but when I get back i'll have them check it out. I guess my only fear would be if I have stretched my pouch at all. Everything feels good and I don't PB that much, but I feel like I can eat more than a lot of other folks can. So yeah just peace of mind knowing all is OK. I don't get that "i'm full" feeling but maybe 50 percent of the time and am just making myself stop after a certain point now. I'm not losing much, but I think i'm within about 10 lbs of what I think is a healthy goal weight for me (135) - not what the BMI says I should be at, but where I feel I can get to. So I know things are gonna go slower now. Thanks again everyone!!

OK I thought I posted this now I can't find it so maybe I made it up! I don't feel like I need another fill, but I am coming up on my bandiversary and just want to go in and have them take a peek. I don't think anything is wrong or anything, just want to put my mind at ease and make sure it's all OK. It's been a while since i've had a fill. I could do one slight tweek, but I fear getting too tight. Any of you done that just gone in to get it checked out and not gotten a fill? I might call today and see if they do that. thanks!

Sadly I have no real jewelry so no need for me! I always said when I turn 40 if i'm not married i'd buy myself a ring, so maybe instead i'll do it when I hit goal!

Happy Monday!!! Cold and foggy here in the midwest which is making me want to EAT!! I've been suprisingly tight recently, but still really hungry. Not a good combo!!! B: Quaker weight control oatmeal (about half the packet) L: Taco Bell pintos and cheese and 1 cheese roll up S: A few bites of raisin bran (dry) D: Chicken fettuchini alfredo Calories so far: 800

WOOOO HOOOO that is so exciting!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!!

Must be in the air today!!! Here comes my randomness... B: macaroni & cheese L: corn and cheese & crackers D: TBA Calories so far: 500

Ohhh I love love love Vegas! If it wasn't for my niece I might just up and move there. You should definitely take the trip sometime. It's gonna be in the 80's while we are there. Gotta go buy me a swimsuit tonight not looking forward to that, but otherwise sooo excited!! I'll take lots of pics!

Ditto!! That is your stomach getting back to normal which is why clear liquids those first 7 days. Your band is inflamed and you are tight as a drum, but sadly that doesn't last. Right now you aren't going to stretch your pouch, but you want to be practicing all those good rules so you are ready when you have restriction. For me before that first fill eating really slow and chewing a lot helped me a ton b/c then I got full faster. I didn't have much restriction until my 3rd fill and even with that I don't get the tightness like some describe. But if I go any tighter I think i'll be too tight and I don't want that. So i'm sticking with where I am now. Good luck!

YEA!!!!!!!!!! YOU DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mexican food is my weakness too! Like was said be very careful w/ the chips and dips - they go down just fine and you can eat way too many of them. I know I eat them way too much! And no worries to you all you are not gonna get stuck or PB without a fill. I have never heard of anyone doing that just yet. But this is a good time to practice all those rules like chewing like crazy and taking small bites. My 1st PB didn't come until after my 2nd fill and it was bread - an english muffin.

B: apple juice S: cheese and crackers L: Pintos and cheese and a cheese roll up. Was not in the plan but someone at work said they were going to TBell and I couldn't resist! D: Was sooo bad! Had folks over to watch football and so my genius idea was to have a cocktail to stay away from the appetizers. Well I had cocktails and then fell asleep so no dinner! Bad! Calories so far: 900

I basically stayed the same this week - lost .2 according to my scale. Oh well its been a crazy week and my eating hasn't been that great. So hopefully this week I can get back on track. I leave for Vegas one week from today so until I leave i'm gonna try to really watch what I eat. Hope everyone is having a great week!

Nice congrats!!!!! You will be there in no time!!!!!!

B: None, had a dentist appt S: Cottage cheese - rt side of mouth was still numb from dentist but was starving! L: Taco Bell pintos and cheese and a cheese wrap D: Cereal (dry) and some pasta (odd I know but sounded good!) Calories so far: 1,000

Happy Bandiversary!!!!!!!!!!!! You are an example of not only this working, but working long term which is so great to see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats on your success and thanks so much for all your help from back when I was a pre-newbie to now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome back!!! Glad to see you in here again!!! I know for me I need to come in here as much as possible to keep me accountable. I'm not good at lying so coming in here and journaling and what not keeps me honest. You will be back to where you were in no time I have no doubts!!!

B: Glass of 1% milk S: V8 fusion L: Soup at Hand Creamy Tomato Parmesan Bisque (sooo good!!!) D: TBA Calories so far: 525

Hey there...yeah chips and dip of any kind are definitely my weakness! I've never had any issues with them going down, which is probably why I eat them so much too!