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Thanks Michelle, I can honestly say I need to get out and exercise more. I am honest, I usually go for protein first but some days I still hit the carbs. My typical day is oatmeal 1/2 cup breakfast or cheerios and milk, lunch chichen of so sort, dinner varies, and usually when I get into trouble is the afternoon when I am at work and get into the candy usually 1 pack of peanut M&M 3 times in the previous few weeks( I know 250 unusable calories) no protein. I like dinners of chicken or eggs, sometimes pasta. I like those low carb meals in a bag from healthy choice. It just depends I drink lots of water 10 glasses or more a day. So I have changes I need to institute ASAP and other things I think I am doing right.

Hello All, I am a very happy bandster most of the time. The last few weeks being a florida resident has been very stressful, with so many hurricanes in town. I have not had the greatest time with my band the last few weeks and I understand why. The stress lately has guided me down a path I hate to admit I have taken. I have found comfort in peanut M&M's a TOTAL NO. I never ate them prebanding why now. There are days very little food stays down but I can get my calories from candy. I am putting my foot down and treating myself right again. I am down 44 pounds since 3/26/04 which I feel is a real accomplishment. But I got so discouraged the other day when I went to the doctor(my primary care) and he said you have done horrible the 2 months you are only down 7lbs. He is right it is not good but I look at the overall as a positive. I never could have lost 44lbs in 6 months and kept it off. I know I have so much more to loose, and want it all gone. I know I make poor decisions at times. I wish the rule book for this surgery fit everyone, because my body responds so differently to food than even my twin sister who was banded 6 weeks prior to me. If anyone has some good recipes that work for them, I could use a help. I need to just come home and cook, but it is hard to do when you spend time cooking and more time PBing. It doesn not motivate me to eat. No I am not PBing all the time but I get that uncomfortable feeling atleast 3 times a week, even when I chew. Any ideas. Sabrina 3/26/04 1.2cc 237/194/145?

The airport is a couple of miles away. You have to take the bus to the trolley station. But it is not a bad way to get there. just plan on it taking about 45 minutes on the trolley then walk across to the taxis. I did it a few weeks ago it beats the transportation if it is during the day and you feel safe, I would never go that way after dark. Of course I am from an area of the country were we do not have mass transit so that is where I am coming from.

I have to say that having your family's support really helps on this journey. But when my sister started exploring this option I was least of all supportive when she said TJ was the location of the surgery. I went and had the surgery 6 weeks later. I am a nurse as well and the thought of surgery outside of the USA freaked me out. This has been a rollercoaster for me personally. I have lost 40lbs since 3/26/04 and had some hairloss and lots of PBing( because I did not know how to chew enough). But this has been the best thing I could have done for me. My sister, my mom, and I are all bandsters and we are all thrilled with the changes it has made in our life. Go for it if you believe it is the right thing for you. When the weight starts to come off your family will come around, but remember your health is most important to you so take control and make a change you will not regret. Sabrina