AngieB

I new from the moment I woke up this morning, I felt skinny! So I made my way to the bathroom and BAM! 237.7! Ta-Da! It feels good to see the decrease in size and number! I feel better, can move easier, breath deeper, and eat less! I feel like a success! Last night, I was eating supper and I must have taken a "few" bites to many. Something didn't feel right, and I knew I was in for it when I started to get the spits. I was up walking around, and had to make my way to the sink. (I am a sink slimer, PBer that is my first place of choice, second to the trash.) Sure enough, some nasty sounding burps and weird spit, not slime. What da ya know, I got to see my supper twice!? Ewwh! I was embarrased too. My husband was standing in the kitchen with me and HEARD the entire episode. It was so gross. Yet another band lesson, I thought I felt tight when I started eating, and I even thought to myself, how weird it was that I felt tight in the evening. Here's my valuable lesson, I should listen to what my body is telling me, even it it is not usual. As I creep up in the level of restriction I experience new things. This is the fill that I am noticing a significant change in my band during my period. Note to self, be careful. This morning my husband was looking at my new all time low on the scale with me. (I say all new low, and I mean this time around....lol) We were talking about what I have been doing to make the scale move. I added a comment with the lovely sarcasim floating out of my mouth, "It helps to PB up supper!" Not funny, but true. That sparked a further conversation into why that is NOT good for me or the band. Skinny at any cost is not where I want to be. I am not a fan of PB'ing and don't hope to become friends with her anytime soon. She and I well we simply dissagree. I'd like it very much if we could visit less and admire each other from a far.

coffee with FF creamer greek yogurt meatloaf, mash pots and gravy - comfort food! 60 oz vitamin water gonna have more of my lunch for supper. ate to much? ended up Pbing. It was gross - a series of loud burps, food and spit. My hubby was in the kitchen when it happened..... :negative: He didn't say anything....ugh!

I see a Dr. locally for my fills. I go to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and let me tell ya, it's five minutes from my work and from beginning to end it takes me 2 hrs each time. Funny how you have so many more steps and takes 1 hr longer. It amazes me sometimes how it can take so long! LOL Hospitals! Geesh! If I lived closer I would go to TJ for my fills.

I scheduled another fill apt for December. I have really been on the fence. Do I need a fill….? Up until now I haven't had this hard of a time making up my mind. What the biggest sticking point is the amount of food/portion wise and being MENTALLY satisfied with a smaller and smaller portion of food. For example, yesterday I ate around the band. I had gyro meat for lunch with sauce. I had around 1/3 of the meat when I felt satisfied. So, I stopped, but mentally I was not satisfied. I ended up getting the leftovers out of the fridge and grazed on them.... Normally when I plan my meals I don't have this issue. They are measured out and when the food is gone, I am done.....harder when your food is not gone......Ugh! When I review my portion sizes with the nurse, it still gets to me when the “goal” is to be eating ¼ cup of food at a meal. I still eat for many reasons other than for nourishment, so I am working on wrapping my mind around less and less food. It’s a process right? Other news: I had blood work done and all my vitamin levels are good. I am going to work on LIVING LIFE! Not going to think about am I getting in enough fiber, calcium, iron, fruits, veggies, and protein. Going to go with it for a while and see what happens. I don’t like tracking numbers or calories anyway. Oh, and on a side note, up till now I have had very few "episodes" and no stuck oh my goodness heart attack chest pains.....getting another fill means these will be more of a possibility....SCARY! I’ve read posts about the pain and fear from how it feels. Sounds terrible. Those are my ramblings for today. Peace and Joy!

Odettet - you are over 1/2 way done on the liquids portion! Sorry to hear about the gas and hunger pains the 1st week. That must have been hard. I didn't drop much weight in the liquid diet. It was a struggle for me and I must have drank enough in calories that my loss was minimal. That was hard for me to wrap my mind around and really messed with me. Now I am grateful I made it through that portion. It was not easy for me. Glad to hear you are staying strong! You can do it! Looking forward to hearing more about your adventure. Angie

Happy Wednesday! I am setting at 239.6 this morning. So that means a slight bump from last week. Given the holiday and my visitor, I am not to bummed out. I ate a lot of candy on Halloween! Hee hee hee. Looking forward to seeing what you all have to report today! Charelle where are you.....I miss you! Come check in!

Walker Tracker Challenge. I joined a walker tracker challenge. For the most part, I needed to get some accountability for myself; To push myself to do something. I’d joined a gym, and it seemed to cause my husband some stress and unhappiness. I was very surprised by his reaction, and I realize it is not the healthiest of reactions to have to your spouse wanting to do something positive. That being said, *clears throat* I am not the picture of healthy living myself. I have PLENTY of “issues” and he gets no judgment from me. I stopped going swimming. It was hard to go anyway. Although it felt good, it took me away from my family and provided me with some much needed “me time.” It also left me feeling guilty. I am just not use to doing healthy things for myself plain and simple. That being said, it left a void. So, I bought a pedometer and joined some fellow bandsters in a Walker Tracker program. (Walkertracker.com) When I signed up the computer set a goal for me. I’m set to get 6000 steps in a day. Yesterday I walked 4816. It is a challenge to do, as I set behind a computer for my job. When Daniel and I got home yesterday, we went for a stroller ride. He was not in his normal mood of loving it, so we cut the walk short. (Which took no skin off my nose, as I was breaking a good sweat and feeling the lack of endurance kicking my rear.) Progress not perfection….right?! Today, I have made a point of getting up to walk around more. When I go to the printer, I take the long way and do some stairs for the health of it! Proudly I can say I will get my steps in today! Woo! So here is to getting off my rear and getting it in gear. I needed this, as I have not been feeling the bug to exercise. The pedometer I purchased is an Omron HJ-15. It saves the last 7 days steps and resets itself at midnight each night. I didn’t have to program it and the battery is replaceable in this model.

Is it the amount of food, or the type of food. Like are you in a sugar craving cycle or is it more eating to much? I don't know what your day is structured like but I plan out what food I am eating for the day, while I am at work. Do you take your food with you or are you at home....what is your situation like? Is it that you are having to much time on your hands....? Here are some things that help me. Make time for your meal. Don't mindlessly eat. (Like I am doing the very second, I am eating lunch answering your post. ) Pay attention to chewing. Even count how many times you chew a bite. Focus on eating itself. When I do this, I find eating is less "enjoyable" and find myself getting bored with the act of eating. Listen to your body.....are you hungry? Why are you eating? Do you feel satisifed yet? Stop when you do. Ask yourself, why am I eating? Am I eating because of a feeling? I ask myself, "Am I hungry?" "Is my stomach telling me I need food?" If you find yourself thinking about eating. Get up from what you are doing and take a walk. Even if you walk in place, get moving. Break the thinking pattern. Keep taking chromium (sp) and benefiber. It will help you with sugar cravings and to feel full. Drink a glass of zero calorie flavored something or other....your body maybe telling you that you are thursty. For a long time, I ate when I was thursty.... Hope this was of some help. Hang in there. When you begin getting fills it will help you to feel more in control.

I second the dark chocolate. For what ever reason, I can eat a square of dark choc and be fine. It doesn't have the effect milk chocolate has on me, which is more more more. Dark choc does not create the cravings milk choc does.....weird, but cool. Costco has a bag of dark choc for 9.99. They are small and individualy wrapped. Very nice.

B - Coffee with FF creamer 100 greek yogurt 130 cals 14 g protein gryo meat, onions, tomato grazed on it all afternoon..... Vitamin Water 20 oz

Great reply RevyD! Just a thought, but it sounds like you have a good level of restriction/swelling. Take it easy and sip sip sip. No big drinks, see if that helps you tolerate liquids better. Call the OCC as they are the best resource you have. All of us can only offer secondary advise. Best to go with the experts! Hope this passes for you quickly. Let us know what the OCC says and more importantly how you are feeling.

B - Coffee with FF creamer 70 cals greek yogurt g 14 130 cals 200 L - Black bean burger 17 g 210 cals 210 W - 40 oz vitamin water.

Congrats on your decision! It has been a great choice for my own health and wellness.

ha ha it took me a minute to even figure out what you were talking about. I think I've been doing this for so long that I "know" what it is going to say and just post. I had not even noticed! LOL Funny!

Halloween is tough. Normally by this time (old behavior) I would have bought candy for the trick or treaters, and eaten it all. Yep, no self control. We opended our super jumbo size bag of candy this morning, so I could take some treats to my sons daycare Halloween party! I love NSV like this! I have not had one piece of candy. Oh, and last night my husband came in the living room and said, so where is the bag of candy. I didn't understand what he meant at first. I told him in the pantry. He was like, no the other bag of candy......(ya know a stash bag) I didn't have one. LOL Yay me!! I love this band and will take that as yet another NSV! B - coffee with FF creamer 60 cals Greek yogurt 130 cals 14 g L - Marie Callenders...ugh...Chicken Pot Pie. I was busy making with my sons Halloween Party stuff and didn't have time left for me.....snatched what was in the freezer. Cals 640 but I didn't eat the crust..... 16 g protein Vitamin water 40 oz 3 star burst candies 30 cals This is going to be a hard day....but I am going to focus on control at the party and celebrate Halloween. Living my life!

You are singing may of our songs! LOL It is very discouraging to be able to loose weight only to gain it back again. About 5 years ago I was so heavy and I took charge and lost 100 lbs. I worked my tooshie off and walked 5 miles a day. Ate right and life was good. I was on fire. Not for one minute did I think I would see this weight come back on. Then I had some set backs. Broken foot, DVT's, Pulminary Embolism, Pregnancy, with a lot of depression. Vuala all the weight came back on. My lifestyle is so much different now. I am married, have a family and I work full time. When I lost the weight before I could focus entirely on me, it was a different lifestyle. Also to be quite frank, I didn't have the drive....Before I was driven! So I began looking at the band again....I say again because I had looked at it before I kicked my rear in high gear and lost the weight before. ALL THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON. This time around the band worked out for me. I had all the pieces fall in the right places. I am still early to the bandster lifestyle but I will tell you this. I have not regreted my decision once! I love my band, and I have lost 40 lbs so far! I was banded April 24,2009. I understand how this can be a nervous time, but you are already doing awesome. Posting here is a good way to get feed back, settle your nerves and meet some really cool people!

Amen to that! My first MAJOR goal is to hit 178. I have lots of mini goals along the way to keep me striving to achieve the next goal. Sometimes my 10 lbs goals seem to drag, so I need things at the for front for me.

Well cream of chicken soup does come in a low fat. Not sure about the cheese soup...or the enchi sauce. I think you will find that when you do get to the soup phase you are happy to eat food. Not to mention that you eat a serving size not the entire portion that you fix. Moderation is key. You have to look at the big picture. Keep in mind you will eating 3 meals a day and drinking inbetween your meals.

It still amazes me that not ordering a drink is such a hard concept to understand. I do the same thing you do, order and push it to the far side of the table, that way I don't forget and try to drink it. Long term habits die hard...

Hi Theresa and welcome to the forum. Information over load huh....I can see why. This forum is a great place for support, information, and to ask questions. PB stands for Productive Burp. It can be as simple as a burp that brings up food. More often than not, my PB's are me bending over and opening my mouth and having a blob of "slime" with food particles come up. Then there are others who a PB is more like a vomit/heave feeling that has the same results. Slime is a thicker that spit lubrications our bodies produce when it is attempting to help move food down. Hope that helps you to understand. I will say not drinking with meals is hard at first. We are accustom to it and have been doing it for years. It takes training. I don't have any issues not drinking with my meals. I have accepted that is what I had to do and did it. I don't mind really. You get use to it. I will say that at first it was hard to see loved ones drink my love Diet Coke....LOL I have not had a pop since the night before my surgery and honestly I don't miss it. I don't know what Isagenix is.....what is it?

Hi guys - I frequent LBT (Lap Band Talk) because they have some great blogs over there. At anyrate, I was banded the same month, April 2009 Bunnies, as a gal from LBT. She is a regular blogger and I am an avid reader of hers. She keeps it real and talks about her tour with the band. Nancy posted this blog this week and I as well as others thought it was worth linking to this board. Here is the link http://www.lapbandtalk.com/blogs/51088/blog12833.html Check it out.....let me know what you think.... My thoughts are I love it! Limbo!

Greek yogurt 14 g 130 cals 3/4 of a protein bar 15 g 140 cals? Coffee with ff cream 80 cals grilled chicken no skin 20 g cals? broccoli slaw salad Water 20 oz