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  1. AngieB
    Well we are on our way back to the home we miss and love. I am looking forward to seeing our cats and sleeping in my very own bed!!! Nothing feels as good as a sleep number. I am spoiled. Plus we have been sleeping on a queen or double and have had an extra lump in our bed. The lump is named Daniel. He is completely off his normal routine and was a bit freaked out by all the travel and change of environment. He wanted no part of sleeping in his bed at grammy's house. So we had a "family" bed. I am really looking forward to a good rest.
    I have been pretty stressed today. I've wanted to eat and my hubby has been very dissaproving. Hey, man...cut me some slack. I had a piece of fudge and he looked at my like I was breaking the rules. Dude, back off! LOL I am gonna eat another piece if you keep given me that look. Just kidding....kinda. Shit man.
    So we are 1/2 way home and relaxing in the hotel room. I had a hard time getting a strong enough signal for Wi-Fi and it was if I had run out of crack or something. My dear hubby was like dang honey, it's gonna be okay. Ha! Yeah that's when you know you are acting like a cat stuck up in a tree. Ahhhh get me to the people who understand me.
    Okay speaking of the people who understand me. Get this. The only person who said ANYTHING to me about loosing any weight was my mom. She said,
    I was standing in the hall way and she moved past me. Um, so was that a compliment.....uhh thanks, I think. She got me 3X cloths for Christmas. Um...I am not wearing 3X. Remember mom, you went to Mexico with me when I had WEIGHTLOSS SURGERY!? Oh well.Other than that, my brother asked me can you eat that? So, you can't drink when you eat. Yep, that is what kind of feed back I got. I was so disssaaapppoooiinnntteeeeddd. Are you serious!? That is it.....not hey you are looking better even???? Gosh, good thing I did this for me. Guess I thought that loosing 45 lbs would make a difference. Darn near 50 lbs difference and not one nice compliment. Okay I am done sniveling about that.
    I am going to spend vacation the next time doing things I want for our family. Rant over....
  2. AngieB
    There is a back story, like everything seems to have. I am not going into it right now. This is more for me than for anyone who reads this so please excuse me if I don't focus on the story up till now. I just don't have it in me. I've made the decison to put my cat down. My husband will take him to the vet tomorrow. I will have Doc B runs some tests on him, that are only going to cost me money. I know in my heart there is nothing wrong with him other than his personality. Which by the way makes him him. I love Cleo so much.
    This is my cat, I love him so much all I can do is cry right now. I am have been doing everything this year to try and get him to stop his behavior, and it is not working. I am so distraught right now. It would be something if he were sick or old. but that is just not th case. He is stubborn. It's his personality. Darn near all year, my husband has been supportive and helpful. I know how he feels and he has been putting that aside and letting me come to terms with this situation. I think I am making progress only to have it happen again and again. I can't justify it anymore and my heart hurts. I've tried everything, moving litter boxes to the places he urinastes, buying more litter boxes, I even have a cat genie. We have changed litter brands, and nothing seems to work. He pee's right in front of the litter box.
    The carpet has been cleaned over and over. We will have to pull it up, and replace the flooring. When he was doing it in the basement I was bleaching the tarnation out of the cement down there. Then he moved up stairs. Now he is changing places. I can not have my cat urinating all over the house. He does it when he gets mad or when he feels neglected. He was an only child for the longest and my spoiling him has ruined him. There is only so much of me to spread around. It's not like Cleo is left unloved. That cat is very loved, and this is the reason why we have been dealing with him urinating in the house. I can't go on like this. So nearly a year after the behavior has begun, I am putting my foot down.
    Monday, Cleo is going to see Doc B. and odds are he won't be coming home again. I am more than upset and it is very difficult for me to type, think or do this. The time has come for me to say goodbye to my long time best friend and this really sucks.
  3. AngieB
    I am back from my 5th fill. Yes, I said #5. I can say with confidence that this will be a very good fill. Matter of fact, this is the best fill I have got out of them all! The last fill was a good one too, but even this latest one blows it out of the ball park. Finally!
    Not only that!!! But my intuition was correct. I felt the vibe of, “you’re calling again so soon for an adjustment.” [unspoken tone in their voice] Um, yeah! I filled out there paperwork that goes into detail of how much I am eating, and what foods I am eating. Yes, I can eat bread. Yes, I can eat a cup of chicken. Yes, the information I put on the sheet is correct. (Matter of fact I am sure I had a shocked look on my face when she was interrogating me as to if what I had relayed was indeed the truth.) Who am I doing this for…. ME! No a cup of food does not fill me up, am I satisfied, YES. Could I eat more, yes! Do I? No! I don’t want to harm my pouch/band ext. Not to mention, after 4 fills one would think you’d have restriction.
    I’ve read the literature and books, participated in this forum darn near every day since Marchish. I know what I bought into; I understand what I am striving for. I am not ignorant for Pete’s sake.
    The good news! My esophagus and pouch looked great. I took another .4 cc’s!!! The gal who gave me my fill did say, after the 5th degree of questioning me as to what I put down on the sheet, “oh I see what you mean.” Thank you, thank you very much! Validation! I am not a big dummy. I am not deaf to my own body. No I do not mistreat my band. I am not PB’ing and have no trouble eating breakfast. Do I have restriction, well yes, yes I do, but I should hope to high heaven I have restriction after 4 fills! Am I at my sweet spot? NO, that is why I am here!! Am I loosing weight? Yes. Yes I am.
    Sorry for the rant, I needed to get that out. Recap, I am validated, AND I feel like this is a good fill. I hold out hope that this will be my “sweet spot.” I now have 2.4 reported cc’s in my band.
    If I sound dramatic here, it’s because I am a bit dramatic, yes. Dare I say ready to be at a good restriction level!
  4. AngieB

    Nurse visit - Check in.

    By AngieB,

    My weight loss has really slowed down. I lost 2 lbs this month. Down 8 lbs since my last fill in Sept.
    I've been watching a lot of videos on you tube. People vlog about there journey. I have really learned alot. I am a visual person so it helps to see people and pictures of what they are talking about. They get honest about things and it has been refreshing.
    Getting my head in the game for my next fill. Each one is a process for me. Getting use to less food and all the adjustments that come with it. I hope I will see more weight loss.
    I don't have much to say really. Just wanted to check in and say I am alive and kicking!
  5. AngieB

    TMI and emotional issues...

    By AngieB,

    This is a subject of a more serious nature. It has to do with my emotions, or lack of emotion on a subject. My mother’s best friend Edna has stage 4 lung cancer, and is going to be passing on. I feel numb, with out emotion at all toward this subject. Growing up, our family was very close to theirs. She was like a second mom to me. Having little or no emotion causes me to feel bad and closed off from her.
    My dear mom is very upset, and is having difficulty dealing with the change in life. I am doing my best to be supportive, and say things that will make her feel better, however I find myself feeling numb. I realize why I am feeling the way I do. I am hoping a bit of writing will help me process and share what is going on. I’ll have to share a bit of a back story. So, please bear with me as I fill in some details.
    I am not entirely sure how old I was, but I will say young. Around kindergarten, first grade time frame of my life. My mom would have her best friend Edna’s boys’ watch us when they would go out. The boys’ names are Kenny and Alan. At any rate, I remember when they watched us we would play hide and go seek. We were paired up, and Kenny was always my partner. He and I hid in my parents’ closet. While we were waiting to be found, he pulled out his penis and made me stroke it. I remember my cheeks burning with embarrassment and I felt scared and forced to do something I didn’t want to do.
    When I told my parents about it, I remember getting in trouble for telling stories. I have always been an emotional person, and my mother thought I was not telling the truth and being dramatic. (I would cry when I told her about what was happening, why a kid would make something like that up is beyond me.) I continued speaking out, and they continued punishing me. Telling me what I was saying was not true. Oh denial is not bliss! It was not until my brother stepped in to advert a spanking for my tails, to defend me, and say my story was true, that I stopped getting into trouble. I was to young to know what went on, but I knew the boys’ didn’t watch us anymore from that time on.
    My folks handled the situation in the poorest of ways, they did nothing. Well, that is not exactly true, the boys never baby sat again, and my mother gave Kenny a tongue lashing, and told him she was keeping her eye on him.
    There are several issues that stemmed from this. My protectors did little to keep me safe. Our families where very close, we spent large amounts of time together, and that did not change. Mom and dad decided to not say anything. Our families where so close and by bring up what happened it would surely change the relationships between the two. My father thought I wouldn’t remember, as I was a young girl when this happened. Little did they know, it broke something inside of me and changed me for my life to come.
    Okay, so this really has little to do with Edna, and she has been a great friend to my mother and has always shown us love. When I talk to my mom and she brings up the subject, I don’t have any feelings. When my mother cries and struggles for words, I set there blankly not feeling anything. Right now my mother has been traveling back in forth from her house to Edna’s caring for her. Helping her do what needs to be done. She is a dying woman with little strength or stamina left.
    The only time I feel anything is when she brings up Kenny’s name. Then I feel anger and I want to say so much. Mostly I want to say don’t utter his name to me. I realize my parents are wrong, and we do not see eye to eye on what happened when I was a child or how they choose to deal with the fall out. I can not change them, or even get them to see my point of view. That fact I have accepted, and feel at peace about. What is hard for me is to listen to her talk about “him” to me. Have some tact and respect. She has a totally different perspective of what happened. I get that, but she knows how I feel about the subject. The only reason I am cutting her slack and not saying how I feel is to let her feel sadness and grief with out shutting the door to her.
    I know I will not be attending Edna’s funeral. I can’t trust myself to be respectful and honor her life. You know the saying …. “There is a time and place for everything.” I truly feel like if I would see Kenny, I would go up to him and speak my mind. Right there at the funeral. Oh wouldn’t that be nice. Me in all my grownupness and Kenny, talking about how he use to abuse me. What a shock to his wife and kids. My mother would be so happy!
    I have thought about finding him over the years, just to say what I wanted to say, but I had chosen to remain silent. Now I know where he lives, I suppose I will have to decide if I want to write him a letter or call him. At any rate, talking to my mom about this has let me know although I have come a long way from where out of the woods emotionally on this subject.
    I realize it is not Edna’s fault, why am I blocked emotionally when it comes to grief? I do know this, while I have been typing this out, the foodie in me has emerged. I went and bought a scrambled egg. Food is still my solace……at least I am choosing better even if I have chosen to eat my emotions. Baby steps, and progress not perfection. Right?! A scrambled egg is better than a pumpkin pie….a whole pumpkin pie.
  6. AngieB

    CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC

    By AngieB,

    So I was reading on LBT and came across a thread about doing your own fill/unfill in a pinch/EMERGENCY. It was actually a poll with discussion. I voted, and then took the time to read through the posts. I have to admit it was interesting banter.
    I am a DIY kind’a gal in most circumstance. I have done some limited reading on the topic and have discussed this subject with my family. My husband thinks it is CRAZY as does my mother. My father and I have a slightly different perspective.
    During my pregnancy I administered my own shots. Although this is completely different than accessing a port, I mention this fact only to relay that I am capable of poking a large needle into my stomach. Although, I will say I have not done a 19 gauge needle in the tummy. Confidently, I do feel like I could do my own UNFILL in an emergency. That being said, I can say pretty confidently that my husband in an EMERGENCY would NOT be able to do it for me. Nope, he does not have what it takes. He can’t stand to see me in pain and it would bother him soo much. It would have to be in a situation where no one knew how to do it and I had the right equipment ect. Safety First! Also, I can forsee the situatiuon happening. Like when I visit my family in Wyoming. I would find it easier to trust myself over many of the health care providers there. Most likely I would walk someone through how to do it. I would also have to evaluate how bad off I was.....so many variables....
    Here is how the question was posed. There are pages of responses.
    “Be honest....
    Have you ever done your own fill/unfill? Even in a pinch?
    Scenario; it's late at night, your fill is too much, you are barfing your guts out, you can't even keep saliva down. You can't reach your doc (maybe he's not returning phone calls, perhaps he's in Mexico, etc.) and you are getting dehydrated. Many ER's don't have docs working that have a clue about a band.
    What do you do? Or, what have you done?
    BTW, this is a private poll, nobody will be able to see your response.”
  7. AngieB
    So I wasn't thinking I was going to drop anymore weight. (especially since the night eater in me struck again last night)
    I was pleasantly suprised when I saw 250! Yay! I have been really being conscious about haw many grams of protein I am eating. The bandster diet is one I am still working on. I've had some constipation, or hard poop. So I like to have oatmeal in the mornings. Seems hard to get the protein in and have any room left for fruits or veggies.
    The other night I made a skillet of turkey burger, zucchini, fresh green beans, and a can of cream of onion soup. It was great to get some veggies in. I have been lacking in that area. I have noticed that when I do eat a salad or veggies that have been cooked, I can eat more of those without even feeling close to full.
    Other news.
    My parents are coming to visit Lil D, oh and us too.....It's a grandparent thing. We are more of a after thought or added purk to seeing Lil D. I love how they eat him up, and are the greatest grandparents! He is so blessed to have loving grandparents who really care. Mom's birthday was yesterday, so she will get her present on Saturday. A trail camera! LOL I love her and her odd gift requests. That's my momma! Gonna order her a cake today.
    I am not going to focus on my eating TO MUCH this weekend. It will be a nice break to live and eat what I eat. Then it's back to business as usual again when they leave.
    My next 10 lbs goal will mark the weight I was at when I got pregnant with Lil D. I will be so happy to see the 240's again. Ahh life is good.
    I am enjoying these 10 lbs goals. They are nice markers and a good reason to celebrate!
    I hit 250 today and that is really something to celebrate! Yippee! Pretty soon, I will be looking at the 250's in my rear view mirror!

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    I am wearing my wedding ring today! Woo hoo! I have not worn it since the middle of my pregnancy. It feels sooo good. I took a picture of my hand with the ring on and sent it to my husband.
    It is a tight fit, but it is on and will come back off, so I am wearing it with pride! (I have the lapband, and the OCC to thank for this!)

    I got on the scale this moring.....251! Coming closer and closer to my next set of goals!
    Sure does make it easier to stay on track when you begin to feel the success of the lapband. Food choices are much more simple for me to make.
    For a while I had a strange adversion to logging my food and calories. Since the gals on here started to do it, I have joined in. It feels good and gives me some food ideas as well.
  9. AngieB
    Let's see, therapy went well. Did the intake stuff. Ya, know the drill....tell about your family members, your life....what you want to work on. June recommended that I read a book. Went to the library to get a library card. Haven't had one since....well since I lived in Wyoming. Really a long time ago. Not sure why...guess I got to caught up in life and wasn't reading. So I was getting my card issued to me, and I was glancing around for the card catalogs......yep you guessed it. Didn't see any, so I asked. Where are your card catalogs located? The guy looked at me, and sorta chuckled. He says " It really has been a while since you've had a library card." We did away with "card catalogs" in 1995. Wow, nothing like a statement like that to make me feel a bit A.) OLD and B.) embarrassed because I had no idea. LOL
    It's all good. I went over to the handy dandy new age computer and looked up a book I needed. It was out, so I put my name on the waiting list. The book is about Boundaries. Something about where you end and I begin. Sounds like a good book for me to read about now. Ya see I have been noticing a pattern with myself. Disturbing and a bit sad, but up until about last week, I couldn't quite put my finger on what to do about my "issue." AWARNESS is 1/2 the battle. You see, if I was able to have healthy boundaries in the beginning, it would save me from a lot of grief and heartache down the road. A "simple" Jill, I would love to hear about XYZ if you would like to give me a call after work, or go to lunch to visit about it. Right now I am a bit busy and work is not really the best place for a conversation about XYZ. I am sure you would like a bit of privacy since it has nothing to do with WORK! LOL Well, I wouldn't say it quite like that, but you get the point. Having boundaries from the get go would do oh so much for me. It would relieve the "coke bottle syndrome I feel. The coke bottle get shook up and BAM off blows the lid. Yep, it's all about boundaries, and my lack of them from the beginning. Sure does seem a bit obvious to me now. So, I suppose I have some learning to do about "Healthy Boundaries." Oh, and I am seeing her about my "foodie" issues too. I suppose it makes good sense to talk about my feelings/changes/ an have a place to let it all out. Let's face it. I have been abusing food for a while now, and food has been abusing me right back. Makes sense I would have "feelings" about my relationship with food.
    I opted not to see the "recommended" therapist. Although I will say, DR. Peterson called me personally and left a message. She sounded real nice and was very concerned about the way I was treated. She was very sweet and I appreciated her taking the time to give me a call. At any rate, I had a sour taste in my mouth from how the receptionist treated me. So I figured all things happen for a reason. So June it is. She is very nice and I think we will establish a good repore so that is what counts.
    On a grateful note. My dear bandster friend, who was banded 3 days before me called today. Seems she is having some band issues. She has been a bit to tight, has developed a cough (acid reflex/heartburn induced) and her band has tightened up to the point she can only get liquids down. So the Maalox and liquid diet is what she is doing until she can get an unfill. My heart goes out to her because of the chest pain and discomfort she is feeling. PLUS...it's her TOM and I think that added to her tightness. As soon as she can, she will be having an unfill. I hope they don't have to take all her fill, but I want the best for her, so what ever that means. Rather be safe than sorry.
    So, my slow and steady fill to restriction seems to set better with me today than it did a day ago. My 2nd fill is coming up and I do have hopes of feeling restriction. Since my 1st fill, I have noticed some positive changes. Sadly I am not dropping any weight, but hey....I am not gaining either. I am grateful for the band. Knowing I have the band is awesome! I am eating much smaller portions, chew, chew chewing, not drinking at meals or for an hour after. Focusing on protein and geting moving. My jeans are feeling looser.
    They fit nicely now. I love that. My belly and "gut" are smaller, and my face has lost some lbs. Wish I would have a scale victory....in time. All in all, several good things have come already for me and my band. Yippee. I have to focus on the good and leave the rest in the dust.
    What else.....guess that about sums it up with out me going into much more detail. Feeling good and enjoying bandsterville!
    Another day in paradise!
  10. AngieB

    New development.

    By AngieB,

    The hospital I have chosen to go to for my aftercare, suggests that I see a counselor. I got the name of the Dr and called yesterday to make the apt. I was caught slightly off guard by the receptionist. Because I am a self pay for my surgery, she noted that, and assumed that this would be the case for therapy. After some chit chat back and forth, I explained to her that my insurance does cover therapy, however it does not cover the WLS. She then informed me that my insurance would indeed not pay, because it is in connection to the WLS. (What a load of crap, but okay.) She went on further to say that I could see another Dr in the practice, however Dr. Peterson was simply to busy and not taking on new patients. I paused for a moment, in utter surprise by her lack of tact, and asked her if I had misunderstood the suggestion from my bariatric surgeon, Dr. Mc Bride. As I was under the impression that they use Dr. Peterson as the Dr for there bariatric patients. She then explained to me that Dr Peterson does do the evaluations for Dr. McBride however she does not do therapy for them. Dr. Peterson is to busy and is currently focusing on cancer patients. That Dr. Mc Brides office does not know her schedule....blah blah blah. Ending the conversation with the statement, I would be happy to make you an apt with someone in there office if I was willing to pay $400 dollars an hour. She was kind enough *please note my sarcasm here* to take my number down because she was going to ask Dr. Peterson to confirm what she had taken great pleasure in informing me of. Gahhh are you serious?! Oh, and let me not leave out the odd way she asked me what I would be seeking therapy for. I stammered a bit, then replied, well for eating behaviors and changes, as well as boundaries.
    After we ended the most unpleasant phone conversation, I then picked up the phone and called my insurance to verify some information. I choose a therapist, and called to make an appointment with a different office. Which was much more pleasant, I might add. To my surprise, I will be seeing June, that is the name of the therapist, on Thursday. Yes, this coming Thursday. Very good indeed!
    Next I made a call to the patient case worker in the bariatric department at University of Nebraska Medical Center. Linda, the same gal who referred me to Dr. Petersons office. I left her a brief message, leaving out most of the details above, but hitting on the more important fact that I was turned away. She called me back and seemed very concerned. She asked me who I had spoken to, and I was unable to provider her with a name of the wretch of a woman who I had previously spoke to. No, I did not say she was a wretch. That part was in my head! LOL Linda said she would find out more information and give me a call back. Dr. Peterson, does indeed see their patients, that I am part of their program and the information I was given was incorrect.
    So, who knows what will come of that. I have made other arrangements and for now, am going with this. What is more important than all the above is I am going to therapy! Yay for me!
    If you have read this to the end, God bless you!
  11. AngieB
    I am so hurt, disappointed, and let down right now, that I can hardly think straight. Relationships are hard. In fact, they are an “area” in my life that I continue to struggle with. What to say, how much to say…the truth is a strange thing. It can be spoken out of love, in anger, out of revenge, or even by mistake. There are so many ways we can twist words; some words spoken to suit our selves, some not.
    I have a friend in my life that is a complete self absorbed person, she knows this and is absolutely tickled by this fact. Truly it amazes me how she can flit about life and not even notice that there is more to life than her. (This may very well be an understatement.) She will be moving soon. I would say she will be gone in July at the very latest. I have been doing my best to see our friendship through to the time when she leaves.
    Today, I disappointed myself. I spoke some words that I have been doing my best to suppress. I really have been trying to make it to the “bitter ends” so to speak, to ride out the storm. Knowing myself, I should have seen the writing on the wall.
    It’s my M.O. I have a pattern that I am picking up on with myself. It’s that I lack boundaries. Yes, that’s right, all the misery I feel is of my own doing. So, awareness is half the battle, now I need to work on having some healthy boundaries, so this cycle does not keep repeating itself. Thank goodness for clarity.
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    I have had no weight gain or weight loss. I am bummed. I mean how can I not be bummed? Logically, I know that I can not compair myself with anyones else, however this is easier said then done when you are not having some success.
    I've been trying my best to focus on the postive and keep my head up. More and more I am realizing how many expectations I really had. Now, that I can see my expectations for what they are, it is a bit of a bite to swallow.
    I can not help but feel like a failure. I wish I could have something to report. I watch the scale go up and down. It flexuates between 262 to 266.
    Had a few episodes when eating that had me up and walking. I feel like I have a hackie-sack in my throat, and my jaw feels like I have had something sour, minus the sour. It's difficult to talk and I swallow the spit that's in my mouth. In a few moments the feeling passes, and life is good.
    So I do have restriction that I had not noticed before. I need to chew better and focus on protein. I had a turkey burger minus the bun today with a slice of american cheese. It was good. A bit dry.
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    It’s fill time baby! I go on Monday for the first fill in the band! I am so ready. Feels like I can eat anything. On occasion I have had some hang ups with bread mostly. It would not surprise me one bit if I was not able to eat bread for much longer. Not overly concerned about it. Taking it all in stride, that is the great thing about “forced behavior modification” since I have issues with food, it is good to have that firm do this and feel pain and cause complications.
    No, don’t, shouldn’t, stay away from, eat less of really don’t mean much to a foodie. It’s restriction time!
    I am ready to get this party started!
  14. AngieB
    Okay here is the run down. I was the first one to have surgery on Friday 4/24/09! (Which was awesome!) I was in by 10 and back in my room by 10:30. Walking by 11ish. I decided to stay at the Marriott with my mom, and was back at the hotel by 4 ish. Had no gas pains. None! I don't know if this has anything to do with the price of rice, but I took Beano gas drops as I was leaving or room before surgery and took gas-x strips the day of my surgery. Like I said, I don't know if that had anything to do with not having gas pains, but hey....if it worked for me, I would recommend it for anyone.
    I did a lot of walking. I am very thankful my momma (I am 33 years old and she is still my momma!) Had me walking ASAP. I told her that walking was the best way to relieve gas and she should help me to walk right away. She did her job nad for that I am very greatful and glad she went with me.
    My largest incision is about an inch. It is not dead center on my tummy but inbetween my belly button and my left breast. The other 4 are very small. I did bruise, and 2 areas are still dark purple. Mind you I had to be on extra Lovenox due to blood clots complications and a previous pulminary embolism. I was the only one of the group of bandsters that day who had bruises, so I think that is why. Again, who really knows.
    Saturday, the day after surgery, several of us went to the Revolution Ave to shop. We shopped for 4 or so hrs and then went to this taco joint to get some lunch for the people who could eat. After we got back to the hotel, I crashed. We were suppoe to meet back up for drinks at 8 but when my mom asked me, I couldn't wake myself enough to go. I had to take a couple doses of benedryl because I had a reaction to the adheasive tape they put on your tummy before they cut the large incision. That benedryl makes me sleepy and with the shopping and surgery, I think I was just pooped. I slept 10 hrs! Best sleep I have had since before I was pregnant with my son! LOL That in itself was a delight! Oh and I could sleep in any postion too, even on my tummy!
    The next morning we left, Sunday the 26th. Now the plane rides were the hardest on me. There was a lot of turbulance and by the time I got home I was feeling wiped out. Matter of fact when I was getting in the car at the airport I was weepy. Not from pain, just a heavy emotion from seeing my family and making it back. Really the emotion was strange and it took me by suprise. My husband turned and looked at me and asked, "Honey are you crying?" I said yes. He asked it there was something wrong. No, nothing was wrong, it had been a long day and considering everything, I was emotional.
    My hubby had surgery Monday morning. I went back to work on Wed. I could have easily gone back on Monday, but was very happy to spend some time with my guys.
    I bought some silicone scar treatment and E sil. Up until now I have been putting neosporin s(sp) on my incision. The glue has come off the large incision very early. I mentioned previously I had a reaction to the adhesive and had to scrub to get the residue off. Even though I didn't scrub the incison, beign careful to get around it, the glue came off early. I am a bit concerned the larger scar will not have as good of healing as the rest of the incisions. I took a pic of my stomach the day after surgery, but I was not bruised yet. I'll post it tomorrow. So you can see the incisions.
    The post op diet has been a breeze up until really today. I felt more hunger today. Soups are not nearly as good as I imagined they would be. The drinkable yogurt was yummy! I am sicking to the shakes for breakfast and lunch. Then for supper I am having soup. I am very ready for food again. I have had a couple small cheats. One in which I had mild chest pain and a shit load of spit. I walked it off. All over a slice of banana! My goodness. (was from my sons breakfast)
    I can not complain really. The port site has been the tenderest of all the incisions. An let me tell you it is nothing to complain about. I have a good pain tolerance. I have really been the bounce back kid. Amazing! Even my momma couldn't believe how well I did.
    The day I got banded there where 7 of us! Crazy!
    I am on day 11 post op and today was the first day I felt true full on hunger. Soon I will be able to eat again and it will feel good to chew something!
  15. AngieB

    Pre-op Diet

    By AngieB,

    I am in the pre-op diet phase. Yippie, that means soon I will be getting my band. Lately there have been a few posts on the forum about the pain newly banded people are in. It leaves me hoping I took off enough time for recovery. From everything I have read, I should be okay. I am hopeful I will be the "bounce back kid." I really hope that I can manage my pain well, as I have a son to come home to and care for.
    The pre-op diet is going pretty good. I have very good success while I am at work. It is when I am home over the weekends that are a bit more difficult. The weather is warming up, so that will make it easier for us to get out and do things. I am planning on going to the zoo this weekend, so that will take my focus off food. I am really looking forward to breaking the foody cycle. Or at least having more managability over what I eat and how much.
    I am down a few pounds! So that is awesome!
  16. AngieB
    Well, it has been 11 days post-op. It is going pretty good. I have had a few small cheats, but for the most part I am doing liquids. Really thought soup would be more yummy than it is. I am beginning to feel hungry. Not bad, just a mild hunger.
    I struggle to not eat when I cook my family there meals. I've asked my husband to pitch in to help, but he doesn't seem to want to. Bummer. He has a few times, but he isn't the cook so it's hard on him too.
    I have moments when I just want to eat. Ugh! Doing my best to stay focused. Three weeks of liquids! I can do it!!
    On a side note, I was reading on the lapbandtalk.com April 2009 forum today that people are getting fills after 4 weeks. Hmm I scheduled mine for 6 weeks post op. I wonder what the big difference is. Are we healed by 4 weeks????
    I have asked a question on the fill section of this forum to see what others have to say. Guess we will see what they have to say!
  17. AngieB
    When I read about how people live with the band, and think oh my, what am I getting myself into? I have to remind myself, that I will have my own relationship with the band. Each of us is different. For me this is a life change, and one that I sometimes look at like.....am I ready to give up my love affair with food. I enjoy food and find comfort in food. Sometimes when I read what people are eating I think.....I wouldn't choose to eat those foods. Like almonds for a snack. Really, I haven't choose almonds for a snack ever.
    What I have to do is remind myself I will have my own relationship with the band. I will be learning what foods are good and what I can not tolerate any more. I am going to focus on eating 1/3 of what I would have normally ate. I'll have much of the same foods as I did before. We eat pretty darn healthy at our house anyway. I don't plan on depriving myself of the foods I love. I do plan on having a better portion.
    I am a bit more laid back about my new band life. I have set goals for what I would like to achieve, but I am not going all intense. To me this is a life change. Life being the key word. I do not plan on dropping all my weight in one year. I'd like to drop it in 2. This is a lifestyle not a race.
    I don't have expectations that I will loose a ton of weight before my second fill. In my head, I am thinking that in July that is when I will see some good progress. (And who knows, I may not have a great level of restiction then either?!)
    I have to say that I can feel a difference in my cloths. I love that! It has begun! Weight loss has started!
    My first fill apt is on June 1st. I have not met with this Dr. yet, so I do not know what her time frames are on fills. I am sure she will tell me more when I met her. Best case senerio is I will have good restriction after my 1st fill! That would be awesome!
  18. AngieB
    Well, I am back to work and living life! I am feeling great and if you look at me you would not think I had surgery four days ago.
    I think the fear people have about the swine flu is a bit blown up. My sitter had a mild panic attack about watching my son. My goodness, if I had swine flu, I would be ill. Odds are my family would be ill as well. I am feeling great and so ready for the healing to begin!
    I am 33 days away from my 1st fill! Been drinking and having a little head hunger from time to time. Nothing to aweful!
    I had a "no-no" moment yesterday. I was slicing some banana for my son Daniel, and put a piece in my mouth. I thought about spitting it out, then decided to chew it to mushy bits. A few moments after I swallowed, I had a mild chest pain and the "slimming" began. So, I walked and spit, walked and spit. My stomach said what the heck!
    Guess I had to learn the hard way. No solids for 3 weeks! I have not had any hunger, but have had head hunger.
    I ordered my surgery records today, and Melissa will be sending my kids meal card in the mail. I see the local surgeon on June 1st for my initial consult and first fill appointment.
    I am so happy to have this band around my stomach and hope it heals well and fast.
  19. AngieB
    A few word before I get started ranting about what's new. I want to say thank you to each of you who reads my randomness. I love getting your messages, questions and thoughts. It feels good to get to know you and I really appeciate you taking the time to comment.

    To any guy who reads this, you may as well stop now if women speak bugs you. I will be sharing about being tight with a fill; but the reason why it's a women thing! You have been forewarned.

    So, I am having my monthly cycle, and boy can I tell. I have tightened up fo sho! Drinking coffee, I am A-OK. No issue what so ever. Drinking a cold beverage, wow can I ever tell the difference! I've up to fill number 5, been able to drink as much as I wanted anytime I have wanted. There has been 2 times where I took a normal size drink of room temp liquid that I could feel either it get held up or drain slowly. Boy does it come as a surprise!
    Now I have read over and over that some bandsters struggle with getting there liquids in. Some even suck on ice cubes during the day to help out. I never understood why drinking was so hard. I manage to drink 3 – 20 oz vitamin waters a day, plus coffee. Now I understand what they are meaning now. The shoe is on the other foot. Getting liquids in is more of a challenge when you have some whoop ass restriction! I am still on my 1st bottle of water at 10:15.
    Today is the first day that I have not loosened up while the day progressed. I was going to eat a scrambled egg for breakfast today, but decided to pass when I noticed I was snug!
    It's mid morning and I have not had anything. WOW! Yet another indicator that my fill level is good! I don't want to run my band so snug that I go to slider foods or pass on foods that are good for me. That being said, I will tolerate a week out of the month for hormonal reasons. At this point in the game, I am not in to drinking everything and doing it so slow! It will be interesting to see when my band relaxes again…..I'll be sure to blog about that.
    Wouldn't you know it!! today is pizza day at work. I have a feeling I will only be eating the toppings from the pizza. Is my band passive aggressive?! Does she know I am eating in a group setting, and having pizza no less…ha! I am kidding but geesh!
    I have to say it is kinds nice to feel the restriction that is spoke of. It's always surprised me when others share about feeling the liquids drain and getting a gurgle. I can say now, that I know what it feels like to feel it drain….still waiting on the gurgle sound.
    Alright, hope ya'll are doing good and living the life of your dreams!
  20. AngieB
    *This is an email reply from me to a friend. We are talking fills. I have edited out the more personal information.*











    I am pretty happy with my fill level. My portions are now down to a smaller portion. One that I am letting myself adjust too. In the mornings, like today, I am eating 3/4 of a banana. For lunch I am having shrimp with cocktail sauce. I am going to see how many # I can eat. Right now I stay satisfied longer. To be honest, I could skip breakfast and pry not miss it, but I don't want to get in that type of habit. My goal is to eat smaller portions of regular food. That way when I go on maintenance.......in the future, I am set to eat like a skinny person. If that makes sense. It's tempting to "abuse" this tool and really abuse my body in the process. I really am focusing on being a healthier person.





    I am not pushing myself to get to goal by a certain date. I am living with this lifestyle. I do have goals. I'd have to say they are moderate. Like I want to see onderland in 2010. So that means for the year, I need to loose 35 lbs. min. That goal is totally obtainable. Since I have some good weight to loose yet, my first real solid # I am shooting for as far as a happy healthy weight is going to be in the 160-170 range.





    Right now I am thinking realistic. I would love to be 140-150 range but, I am really not close to seeing that goal, so I am keeping it more real for right now.





    I am noticing more with this fill that hunger is less and less of an issue. Holla! I really feel good about that. As far as PB's go, I've had less this time than any other fill. I am stoked over that. It tells me I am a better listener to my body! Thank heavens. The hardest part for me is feeling mentally satisfied with the amounts of food I can take in at a time. For instance, on the way back home, I bought a rice crispy treat. Peanut butter flavor with a layer of chocolate frosting. (yummy) It didn't take much to get me to feeling satisfied. I continued to piece meal on it till it was finished. End result, I PB'd cuz I couldn't put it away. : (





    So, this is what I am finding out about myself. If I portion food out in smaller portions I am good to go. If I get something in a "regular size" portion, I struggle with the amounts. Even to the point of nibbling on the take out/ doggie bag portion after my meal. It bothers me to be wasteful, and in my family growing up, we had to clean our plates or set at the table till be were finished. I think that mentality has a lot to do with my OCD habits now dealing with what I just described. Anyway, so that tells me right there that I need to give myself time to adjust to my new portions.





    At Christmas dinner, it was so good and satisfying. At the same time I left feeling deprived. It was that I had a small sample of everything, but I was unable to "really enjoy" a good portion of anything. That was hard for me.





    I am striving for eating for nutrition, but more often than not I am eating for satisfaction. Anyway, that is where I am at with this fill.






    If you feel you are ready for the next phase of fill, girl go get you some! I am telling you, the people I see who have made goal eat a lot less and use it to there advantage. Each fill is an adjustment. If you don't allow yourself to make good healthy steps to get there, you are short changing yourself in the future.





    What I am saying in more laymans terms is if you don't eat the right foods and begin eating slider foods. That is where I personally think a bandster goes wrong.





    For instance, I buy Chef Boyardee for my son in those little cups for meals in a pinch. The days when he is starving and I have not even begun to cook supper....you know....anyway.......IMHO those are sliders. No issue eating a cup of that cuz it slides right through with the sauce. For me, I want to eat the same type foods all the way through to goal. That way I am hoping maintenance will be doing exactly what I am already doing so there will be no adjustments. I live it.





    If you are ready for a fill do it. It will help you in the weight loss battle. I was told to not mess around with fills in the very beginning. Which you can see I have not, hence fill #5. I have really listened to my body and went on what it was telling me. Despite the fact I felt like every time I called for an apt I got a vibe of you are coming in already.....yes! Yes I am! I am in control of my body, fills, and results. The Dr. I see says don't compare yourself to others success of fill level because everyone is different. A sweet spot for you may be something else for everyone else. In doing what I was told, I went through being eagle eyed about coming in so much. But hey, I was doing what was right for me. Now I am good, happy and content with my fill. It took me 5 fills! That is not your average that is for sure!









  21. AngieB

    Holy Cow Batman!

    By AngieB,

    So, I have hit on my holiday trip.....haven't shared everything cuz it is a bunch of negative stuff.....and believe me i could go on and on and on, just ask Carrie! lol!
    Sorry Carrie - but thanks for reading my woes! (not sure you read this blog but if you do...thanks for listening!)
    I woke up last night and tries to night eat. Yes, that is right. I have been dealing with a whole lot of unpleasant "stuff" and want to stuff my face to cope. Thank you band! I can rarely night eat anymore. Matter of fact, I have for the most part been freed of my obsession to eat at night. Which is one of the MANY gifts this band has given me. Uttt oh... I feel a mini rant coming on. LOL You know how people say " the band is JUST a too?l" Well to me, it is not "just a tool" for me this band is much more than that. I want to give credit where credit is due. For me, this band has broken the bonds that have held me tight for years. It has given me freedom to the slavery of food and has provided me with so very much. I can walk away from foods that I was unable to before. Heck the very fact that if I taste something and it doesn't hit the spot, I can put the food down and try something else or not eat it period is nothing short of amazing! Before I guess you could have called me a goat. I would have eaten foods that didn't taste great. Food that were sub par were fine with me. Hmmm well that has surely changed. For me this band is a tool. Not "just" a tool. It is my main tool. It is the heavy lifter for me. It has set limits to the limitless, boundries to the boundless. To me the band is so much more than a tool.
    Yes, I have changed a lot. Yes I have to work hard....but the band does to. It job is to teach me all over again how to eat. Now that is a tough job if you ask me. I am/was one hard cookie!
    Now, where was I. LOL I woke up this morning and my band was so tight I got choked up while swallowing a pill. Oh my goodness! I ended up spitting up in the sink. Water! Tighter than tight!
    I am wondering where my restriction was the ENTIRE vacation!?? (scratches head) I had not one issue eating anything and had to limit my own intake as far as being full was concerned. I stopped myself before I felt full most of the time because I never got the feeling of being satisfied on the normal amount of food. Weird how this band works. I am not complaining here! Don't get that vibe... I just am amazed at how fickle this band can be!
    At anyrate rant over....so yeah....
    Glad to be back. Loving the normal around me!
  22. AngieB
    Talk about a ruff vacation. The best part of it was spent with my hubby and son in the hotel on the way to visit the folks. We relaxed, swam, and enjoyed each others company. There was no major tension or arguments. No battles of will to make the holiday a uncomfortable mess.

    At 33 years of age, one would think I would be beyond my "pleasing" stage in life. I still find myself doing things for others that end up putting me in a bad way. Why, because I want to spare them the dissapointment. I end up feeling all the shit for emotions that comes after I put others before me. To go a bit deeper. Most of my life, I had a bossy mother who had to have "things" done a certain way. Instead of making her proud and becoming her prodagy, I seemed to go the other way. Falling sort of the mark. Not making my bed quite right, not cleaning my room good enough.... the list could go on, but I suppose you get it. At any rate, not much as changed other than her getting a bit more set in her ways and so it can be a recipe for an argument.
    I am married with a child now. A child that she adores, and thinks the world of. She is the poster child for a proud grammy; carries brag photo books, everyone in town knows his latest feats ect. (But if we spend to much time together, she tells me all the things I am doing that don't fit her standards.) I am a more laid back parent. Not lazy but laid back. If Daniel doesn't eat his dinner great, I don't push him to eat it or clean his plate. Things like that bug her. I say good grief, he is a 2 year old. When he is hungry he WILL EAT. Our schedule has been thrown completely out of whack. We are in a different time zone, element and surroundings. He is not napping, eating or sleeping the way he normally does. It doesn't mean he is a rotten child, it means he is out of his norm.
    Over all, I do my best to take it in stride. Pick my battles and let the water flow off like a ducks back. The problem is I need to work on boundaries and the water flowing off part. My feeling get hurt and before you know it, I say something and vuala! We have an argument. I get hot them shake it off and I am good to go. My momma, well she holds on to things. So it makes it an uncomfortable air to breath.
    We are stranded due to bad weather. The interstates have closed making it impossible to leave. As you can imagine, it's time to go. All of us feel it and are doing our best to make the best of a personality overload. I am so ready to go home and be in my own space. Let time apart do its thing and peace to be restored.
    I wanted to eat today to feed my emotions. As a comfort.....I talked to my hubby about it. Progress not perfection. I could go on but spilling that much has made me feel better. My eating and weight issues go so deep and venting on here does me good.
    Oh, did I mention my son had the stomach flu, 2 days later, I got it. A day after I recovered my hubby got hit. Yeah, a tough holiday. So many "things" factored in to the stress and tension.
    Thank heavens this is temperary and life will go back to normal. When we get to leave and get home, we have to fix a sink that leaks. Our house sitter informed us about. We get to pick up my car that broke down the day before we were to leave town. Um yeah the list of stressers goes on and on and on. To much to write about each piece of the puzzle but that made the stress build. So with a sigh and a lighter heart I will close this rant and say Merry Christmas and I hope you all had a great holiday!!
  23. AngieB

    TMI TMI TMI

    By AngieB,

    Okay so I've learned my bowels have changed since having surgery. I went throught the adjustment period of "hard poop" where I was not getting enough of what I needed to have a good BM. I added benefiber to my morning coffee and it seems to have done the trick. I do poop alot less volumn wise as well.
    See, I told you from the get go....this subject contains entirely to much information. Holy Crap! Literally, I had a BM this morning and was amazed at how much came out! I hadn't gone for the past couple days really, and it was all held up I guess. My lower tummy feels so much better too. Not that it hurt, but let me tell ya, I feel more freed up and relieved.

    Since I eat a considerable amount different than I use to the size of my BM's are reflecting that. I guess since I have been eating a bunch of holiday treats it really took it's toll on my intestines. I feel so much better and hadn't really realized I had not been feeling great.
    It's weird to have a old "normal" bm now that I am a bandster. That seems funny to me.
  24. AngieB

    Helpful tips and info

    By AngieB,

    I pulled this information off the internet. I did not create this guide.... FYI
    HOW TO TELL WHEN YOU ARE PERFECTLY ADJUSTED.
    You are losing around 2 pounds per week.
    If you are NOT losing 2 pounds per week
    You may need an eating adjustment:
    Are you eating 60 grams of protein a day?
    Are you eating 25 grams of fiber?
    Are you avoiding all liquid calories?
    Soup can be sign of "soft calorie syndrome"
    Alcohol contains a lot of calories about 7 calories per gram
    It's also a stomach irritant
    Fruit juice is just sugar water
    Are you making healthy food choices from a wide variety of foods?
    Are you avoiding soft foods?
    You can't just eat what's easy!
    Cheese is glorified fat
    Are you drinking 6-8 glasses of water a day between meals
    Are you eating too much junk
    Chips, chocolate, nuts, ice cream, cookies and other highly processed junk foods are too calorically dense to be regular parts of a healthy diet. But don't avoid them completely to the point where you feel deprived.
    Stay out of fast food places.
    Are you getting in two servings of calcium daily?
    Do you always eat the protein first?
    then the vegetables and fruit
    Meat or fish - 3 ounces - the size of a deck of cards
    Vegetables 0.5 cup - the size of a small fist
    Starch: If you eat the protein and the vegetables first, you don't need much
    Avoid: rice, potatoes, pasta, bread
    You might try avoiding artificial sweeteners
    Some people think artificial sweeteners stimulate the appetite
    They are HUNDREDS of times sweeter than sugar
    They teach you to like things too sweet
    There is no evidence that people who use them are any thinner than people who don't - except diet sodas.
    Avoid most diet foods
    Real food usually tastes better
    Real food is more satisfying than low calorie substitutes
    When you are only eating a tiny bit, the caloric savings are not that great
    Use a teaspoon of real butter instead of a tablespoon of diet margarine
    The body has no way to break down artificial fats
    They may go into permanent storage
    Some people think liposuction is the only way to remove hydrolyzed fats from the body.
    You may need a behavior adjustment:
    Are you eating only when you are hungry?
    If you're not sure, drink 8 ounces of water and wait.
    Are you eating only three meals a day?
    Are you sitting down to eat?
    Are you eating consciously?
    No distractions, turn off the TV, put the book or newspaper away. Pay attention to your food and your companions.
    Are you eating slowly?
    Put the fork down between bites
    Take 20 to 30 minutes to finish a meal
    Taking longer might cause the pouch to begin emptying
    Are you taking small bites?
    Tiny spoon, chopsticks, cocktail fork and a small plate!
    Are you chewing well?
    Are you drinking with your meals or too soon after your meals?
    Practice water loading between meals
    You won't be thirsty if you are well hydrated before the meal
    Are you stopping at the first sign of fullness?
    Sometimes it's a "whisper"... not hungry... had enough
    Hard stop v. soft stop
    Do not eat between meals. Stop grazing.
    Do not eat when you are not hungry.
    You may need an activity adjustment:
    Are you getting in 30 minutes of physical activity at least 3 times a week?
    Over and above what you would do in the usual course of your day?
    Could you make it 4 or 5 times a week?
    Could you make it 45 or 60 minutes?
    Are you taking advantage of opportunities to increase your physical activity?
    Taking the stairs instead of the elevators or escalators?
    Walking on the escalators instead of riding?
    Parking your car further away from the entrance?
    Getting out of the car instead of using the drive through?
    Getting off the bus one stop before your destination?
    Washing your car by hand instead of the car wash?
    Playing with your children.
    You may need an attitude adjustment:
    Are you committed to your weight loss journey?
    Are you totally honest with yourself about how much you are eating and exercising?
    Log your food and activity for 3 days.
    Are you using food inappropriately to deal with emotional issues?
    Have you identified what the emotions are that drive your eating?
    Can you think of more appropriate ways to deal with those emotions?
    Are you willing to seek help from a qualified counselor?
    Are you attending and participating in support group meetings?
    Have you drummed up some support from your family and friends?
    Have you dealt with saboteurs realistically?
    Do you have realistic expectations about the weight loss journey?
    Are you still obsessing about food, weight, dieting, eating?
    Obsessive-Compulsive thoughts? Obsess about something else!
    Perfectionism
    All or none, black and white thinking
    Patience with the pace of healthy weight loss
    Are you acknowledging your successes with non-food rewards?
    Have you learned how to take a compliment?
    Are you giving up diet mentality?
    Stop weighing yourself several times a day or every day
    Stop dieting
    Stop depriving yourself
    Stop defining food as "good" or "bad"
    Stop rewarding and punishing yourself with food
    How do you feel about all the changes taking place?
    You may need a band adjustment:
    You feel like you are making healthy food choices in appropriate portion sizes, but getting hungry between meals.
    You can still each white bread, fibrous vegetables and large portions.
    You are having to struggle to lose
    You are gaining weight in spite of eating right, exercising and having a good mind set.
    You may need your band loosened:
    There are times when you can't get fluids down.
    You are vomiting/PB'ing too much
    How much is too much?
    Do you have frequent reflux or heartburn at night?
    Do not lie flat or bend over soon after eating
    Do not eat late at night or just before bedtime
    Rinse your pouch with a glass of water an hour before bedtime
    Certain foods or drinks are more likely to cause reflux:
    Rich, spicy, fatty and fried foods
    Chocolate
    Caffeine
    Alcohol
    Some fruits and vegetables (some examples: oranges, lemons, tomatoes, peppers)
    Peppermint
    Baking soda toothpaste
    Carbonated drinks
    Eat slowly and do not eat big meals
    If you smoke, quit!!!!!
    Reduce stress
    Exercise promotes digestion
    Raise the head of your bed
    Wear loose fitting clothing around your waist
    Take estrogen containing medications in the morning
    Avoid aspirin, Aleve and ibuprofen at bedtime
    Tylenol is OK
    Take an antacid (Pepcid complete) before retiring
    Try other over-the-counter heartburn medications as well and see your healthcare provider
    See your health care provider immediately (or call 911) if:
    You have a squeezing, tightness or heaviness in your chest, especially if the discomfort spreads to your shoulder, arm or jaw or is accompanied by shortness of breath, sweating, irregular or fast heartbeat or nausea. These could be symptoms of a heart attack.
    If your symptoms are triggered by exercise
    If your pain localizes to your right side, especially if you also have nausea or fever
    If you throw up vomit that looks like black sand or coffee grounds. Or if your stool is black, deep red or looks like it has tar in it. These are symptoms of bleeding and need immediate attention. (Note: Pepto-Bismol or other medications with bismuth will turn your stool black. Iron supplements can also make the stool tarry.)
    IF YOU HAVE SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN.
    Note: This is information that has been compiled from Inamed and is in the public domain. I did not write it, but I did edit it.
  25. AngieB
    I brough several bags of Kay's Naturals foods They had a sale and a good sample package so I bought some goodies. When I focus on protein, I am finding more and more that I want something with a crunch. Now, I didn't realize I was a "cruchy" type of food eater. Before now, I have not been big into chips or foods that offered that crunch. Most of the proteins' I eat now are soft, chewy or meaty. That completely leaves out the crunch. So on the search I went.
    This morning I had a bag of Honey Almond Protein cereal. When I opened the bag and poured some out, my first reaction was that the pieces looked airy. Taste was good for a protein cereal. Over all good taste for the nutrition facts.


    Provides me with crunch, protein, low calories, so it's a winner in my book.
    Here is the link to Kay's website. http://www.kaysnaturals.com/
    Have a crunchy good day!
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