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  1. ValleyGirl
    Yes, I can eat three meals a day now and lost 11 pounds in twenty days but now two of those pounds have come back- although I ate way too much on the weekend (wedding Saturday and a Sunday night buffet) so I desreved those two pounds! I can go about four hours without feeling hungry now that I'm eating nutritious foods! I can still eat more than I should (went from 3.4 cc's to 2 cc's) so I have to watch myself more which is harder but I feel better than when I was super-tight. Hope that helps. Sabrina:)
  2. ValleyGirl
    Sounds like you are still a bit swollen so just take small sips and nothing too cold. Sabrina:)
  3. ValleyGirl
    Hope you're still feeling good! Funny reading those first post-op posts back, huh? I was high as a kite when I posted and you should have seen the typos. It was like drunk-typing! Much worse than yours. You have nothing to worry about. Sabrina:)
  4. ValleyGirl
    Funny how we all have such different stories. I have two kids and lost all my preganancy weight right after giving birth both times. That said, I was overweight to begin with. For me, starting around 13 years old, I gained about 5 pounds per year every year for twenty years so by the time I was 33, I found myself 100 pounds overweight- it just snuck up on me. Five pounds per year doesn't seem like a lot but if you gain it year after year it really adds up! Sabrina:)
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    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! That is me screaming at the top of my lungs. I was SO happy to finally get below 180 earlier this week (stuck at that weight FOREVER)....I was at 178 a few days ago and today, back UP to 180. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! That scale is lucky it didn't get hurled out the window.
  7. ValleyGirl
    I make thse for my kids too and my 4-year old son especially loves them- he calls it his "Swamp smoothie"! Sabrina:)
  8. ValleyGirl
    I LOVE that anesthesiologist too- so nice and SO cute. The last thing I saw before I went under was his handsome face and I'm pretty sure I was dreaming about him during surgery, haha. He really has a way to make you feel comfortable and safe. Sabrina:)
  9. ValleyGirl
    Yep, same thing happened to me and now that I only have 2 cc's and can eat three meals a day, I'm losing faster than when I had 3.4 cc's and was barely eating. You'd think starving yourself would equal weight loss but it does not. I'm glad you're band is okay and you are back on track! Sabrina:)
  10. ValleyGirl
    B- 2 coffees with milk............didn't eat cause I had taken cold meds and could feel them sitting in my pouch so I waited for them to pass L- Tim Hortons Potato bacon soup D- went to a buffet at the golf course with family and had some clam chowder, one bite of daughters ham, one bite of son's beef, one tiny piece roast potato, some marinated cold mushrooms, some caesar salad, a slice of watermelon, a slice of cantelope, and a NANAIMO BAR!!!! 3 bottles water
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    Only 2 pounds away???? Hooray! It feels like you JUST posted that pic of the 199 on the scale. You're crusin along! Congrats. Sabrina:)
  12. ValleyGirl
    they will probably suggest a complete unfill which is the only guaranteed way to get the swelling (if there is some) to go down. It worked like a charm for me! I did gain weight but it came off in no time after I got refilled! Keep us posted. Sabrina:)
  13. ValleyGirl
    I've lost almost 80 pounds and the only place it's hanging is on my stomach- but it was hanging before which I attribute to my last pregnancy...an 11 pounder! I'm dreaming ofa tummy-tuck! Sabrina:)
  14. ValleyGirl
    CindyLou, you're catching up to me quick!!! I got a little too gung ho and got in trouble.......a good reminder to me that "Slow and Steady Wins the Race". Anyway, it is interesting that when you drink too much you get shoulder pain and pain around port. That's exactly what happens if I over eat. Why would our port areas hurt? Any theories on this??? Sabrina:)
  15. ValleyGirl
    I see nothing wrong with posting the gory details. I think I can call myself "experienced" now and it does not make ME shake my head at all. I also think newbies need to know what it feels like and why it MIGHT happen. Otherwise they might think they are having a heart-attack! Sabrina:)
  16. ValleyGirl
    I am normally VERY good at never drinking with meals but I was eating a cheese string and carelessly reached for my v8, chugged a HUGE swig of it and immediately felt pain in my left side that has not subsided for an hour. It's right by my port. Nothing got stuck...it's a totally different pain- like pulling on my port. Of course I'm thinking now I've gone and done it and stretched my pouch. Can you actually feel it when you stretch your pouch? Sabrina:)
  17. ValleyGirl
    Name and Location: Sabrina from Vancouver Canada Age: 37 Gender: F Band Date: December 2, 2008 Height: 5'6" Highest Weight: 256 Surgery Weight: 249 Current Weight: 178 Goal Weight: 160
  18. ValleyGirl
    B- half cup lemon probiotic yogurt and rice-crispe square (which is surprisingly low in fat/ cals but high in sugar and other packaged food crap) S- Cheese string and v8 D- went to wedding with open bar and did not drink so I could save calories for food!!! It was a Greek food buffet and I had a small plate with a sampling of everything!
  19. ValleyGirl
    Nicole! Your signature says "band revision"...did you get to keep it??? I thought you had to have it removed. How are you? You must be so happy to be able to eat again. Sabrina:)
  20. ValleyGirl
    Physically I was fine after three days, but emotionally I was a bit of a wreck for about two weeks after surgery. Coming off of solid food was VERY hard for me, like an addict in detox so I wasn't really "in the mood" for work (very weapy) and wished I had more time. Sabrina:)
  21. ValleyGirl
    B- 2 coffees with fat free french vanilla creamer (skipped breakfast) L- Baked Cod nuggets and brussle sprouts with butter sauce (ate half my plate than got full) D- left over Baked cod nuggets and brussle sprouts from lunch Four bottles of water
  22. ValleyGirl
    I've tried papaya enzymes and also pineaple juice. Neither has worked for me but I know many who they work for. Worth a try! Sabrina:)
  23. ValleyGirl
    B- coffee with fat-free french vanilla creamer then half cup yogurt with blackberries, bluberries and strawberries L- was on conference call with client all day so only had small bag of sweet chili chips D- Cheese plate (4 multigrain crackers, half an apple, and 4 small pieces of fancy cheese)
  24. ValleyGirl
    What the heck did you eat? That's what happens to me with meat! Hope you feel better now. Do liquids for 24 hours. Sabrina:)
  25. ValleyGirl
    I was at 180 in the summer, then had my complete unfill, got up to 189 in three weeks...had small re-fill and took that nine pounds off in two weeks. Back to 180 then the scale just stopped moving................until TODAY!!! 178. Wow! It's about time! Sabrina:)
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