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OK this is my blog so I can say what I want and hopefully not start WW3 but I get SO aggravated with the ANTI -BAND and BAND NEGATIVE posters on here at times.There really should be a board just for those ppl that hate or do not like the band so they will quit spreading negative energy around!  That way they can still be on here and ppl who want to see the negative side are free to go look but not subject everyone to that. UGHHHHH.... I am not talking about someone looking for support or a leg up I am talking about the ppl who stalk the boards looking for those who are weak and in fear of an issue and turn it into a band bashing thread. If my band and I had to part ways I would move onto the revision board or off completely if I did not revise if I could not have something positive to say. Most ppl on here already have or are in the final process of getting their bands and for someone not band friendly to come on wreak havoc and cause panic is just crappy.
EVERY wls has risks and failure rates and NO one surgery works for EVERYONE who gets it !!!! Just because the band did not work for you does not mean it does not work for everyone!!!! And do not come at me with some obscure website or study because I can go on line and find a study to back up or refute ANY topic I am looking too !!!! You see what you want to see.My band may have to come out tomorrow BUT I am almost 55 lbs lighter and alot smarter about food and eating. I would never tell anyone else NOT to get it. If I had to revise I would go with the sleeve but it is relatively new and in a year all the ppl who have it may start having issues with it WHO KNOWS????
When someone comes on here newly banded or pre-op and is hungry and pissed and depressed the last thing they need to see is that they are doing it all in vain and that their decision is wrong !!!!   I think alot of times about just leaving this site b/c of this crap. There are a select few who think their experience is the only relevent one on here and that SUCKS !!!!
OK ....vent is over for now! lol

I had a great holiday even though I usually hate Christmas time and all the stress. Glad it is over though.LOL  I gave myself yesterday to splurge on things I would not normally eat on all day and even though I did splurge I did not do half the damage I would have last year ! However today I am extremely tight. Eating soup today! I am ovulating and wonder if that has anything to do with it. I do get tighter at my TOM as well. Weird huh ?  The unexpected tightness did cause some  vomiting earlier so I am taking it really easy and sticking with clearish liquids. I made a run for egg drop soup earlier.
We got snow storm here last night and got like 5-6 inches of snow. We usually do not get alot of snow here and it is usually gone by mid-day if we do  so this is kind of crazy for us. The roads are not really bad now though so that is good.
Well fixing to start another week so I am hoping for at least a solid one lb loss this week ! That is my goal.=)

Someone left a comment on one of my blogs telling me to chew 33 times a bite. SO.... I tried it and it works wonderfully!!!! BUT ....now maybe too well because now I never get stuck and am afraid there is something wrong with my band. LOL    I have even not chewed as well to see if anything happened and I did start to feel a little back up . SO I think I am ok but I am a worry wart by nature and bet I will still be worried to death something is wrong and I did too little too late! URGHHHH  I stay full about 3.5 hours after a meal so I would think I am fine and that maybe the different eating style DOES make that big of a difference. Maybe this is how it is supposed to be not getting sick and dreading every meal. I am praying all is well and that my weight loss will continue and my habits did not hurt anything. I am a nervous nelly....hahaha .
So what do yall think ???? Do you think that eating properly may hold the key to this whole thing? That we really do not have to just put up with getting sick or PBing etc. I was worried there for awhile b/c I did regurge alot.More like a burp back up than an honest vomit but still. I would shy away from food and then eat easy to eat food . I do not think I was getting enough calories to lose anything much and felt crummy. But .... this has really made me feel like I can eat good protein now and veggies and that I will also have to watch HOW MUCH I chew well .lol It would be easier to eat more than I need and to maybe even eat the carbs and things I could not when I was not eating properly. So I will have to be a little more vigilent. Of course I looked at it as a loss of restricition at first but then thinking about it.... I am staying full 3-4 hrs after my meals and not eating huge amts .I am just chewing better. So I think this could be a milestone for me!
Thank you again to the friend that suggested this tactic.=)

Well another lb has fell off ! Thank GOD !!!! I am now back to my lowest weight since the band. I had put on a few water lbs and even (I think ) a lb or two or regular wt! All that is off and I am back in business!!!! I hope LOL !!!! I have had a hard time with keeping solids in the past 2 days been real tight . The big thing was ysterday we were at the mall and I ate a very smooshie meatball and it did not go down and that started me on a rollercoaster of nothing going down well the rest of the weekend. I am on pretty much liquids and soup and stuff now. Gonna do that for a few days. I did not make it to the restroom yesterday in the mall and wound up PBing into the sleeve of my hoodie!!!! I was close though so I was thankful for that. It was a nasty stuck episode so I am taking it easy and drinking my Aloe Vera juice .:)   I am going to get this right sooner or later. Hopefully sooner! I have been doing alot better though. I am so thankful for my band and the weight I have shed so far and have actually started to look forward to being able to lose more now that the darn scale is moving downward again.  In January my Dr is having an open house for his new office (which is gorgeous by the way very spa like) and one of the things they are giving away is a free tummy tuck! That would be so wonderful to win something like that!!!!  I know I am gonna want one and that would really come in handy! Woohoo !!!! So I am hoping for good luck that evening.LOL
Ok so I am praying that the weight loss will continue  and that I will continue to improve on my eating habits;)

Things are going much better now  . I have noticed if I drink something before meals they go down better ! Like 30 or so mins before I drink a glass of water or crystal lite. Working well for me. I guess for me hydration and protein are hugely important because I have lost 3 lbs this week !!!! YAY !!!! I just hope it keeps up and I do not stall .:)   I am happy with it . I know some of it was water because of my TOM but the scales are moving the right direction so that works for me.   I am flooding my body with protein and water and so far so good.Lots of lean meat and veggies and lotsa water. Woohoo  :) I am getting optimistic about this now.   I wondered if I would ever lose anything else.LOL