We had a Christmas bbq at work yesterday and not as many people turned up as expected so there was a lot of food left. Being one who hates wasted food, I jumped in the car and went and picked up two of the grandkids so they could have a nice lunch. I had eaten two little cubes of cheese, one mini chicken drumstick and a 3" celery stick before I left. When we got back everyone had finished eating so I sat down with them and had a hamburger without the bun just so they weren't eating on their own (well that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it). Off we went home..... I was driving along and thought .. .omg nooooooooo. I could feel it coming back up and there was absolutely nowhere to stop sooooooooooo I did this huge, wonderful PB all over the steering wheel. (for non lap banders, a PB is a productive burp.. basically its like a huge, gooey blob of gelatine..vomit without stomach contents) My 7 year old grandson, (sitting in the front next to me) looked at me and said... Did you eat too much Shanny? There is goo dripping off the steering wheel and forming a puddle on my legs. My 5 year old grand daughter reaches into the back of the car and grabs a t-shirt she could see and passes it over to me. I am still driving as there was still nowhere safe to stop. The best thing is when I got to my daughter's house I borrowed a pair of her trousers... I had my second fill last week and I think it kicked in! I now have 2.3cc in my 4cc band. My dr. said it was up to me if I wanted another fill as I could just keep going on my own if I wanted. I only have 6.5lbs to go to his initial acceptable goal weight..I have 20lbs to mine lol. Moral of the story? Kids are great and understand and deal with a lot more than we give them credit for and .. if you don't need a fill, don't get one! Have a merry Christmas everyone and a safe, happy and healthy New Year. Sharyn

I wanted to wish every one a very Merry Christmas, I hope each of you get just what you want under the tree. I hope love, health and happiness for each of you. You all mean so much to me, I am glad I am a junebug cause I got you all as "my group" Love to all of you.

I think some of our supplements can be toxic if over done. So really pay attention to what they tell you. I was told to find a B12 without folic acid because I need more B12 but not more folic acid. So I will be looking for that. MichiGirl

I go in for my 6 m. on the 28th. I am only taking a multi-vit., calcium, and B12. I will be curious to see my blood work. I saw 197 this a.m., but within an hour it was back up to 201...BUT I saw 197!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good work on your success - you are doing so well. love

I had my 6mo appointment yesterday. I have lost 55% of my excess weight. All my blood work was normal but I had quite a few supplement adjustments anyway. At my 3mo appt they told me to cut back on my b12. This time they told me to add more. Gee, maybe I should have stayed where I was huh? heehee. I was told to double my calcium and quadruple my beta carotine. So I have to get used to the new adjustments. I no longer take any diabetes or blood pressure pills. Yeah!! I wish I hadn't ordered the 3mo supply. I have tons of leftovers. Overall they were very happy with my progress and so am I. They had the results of my CT scan so I got to see those. I have kidney stones and a small hernia. I go to the urologist on Wednesday so will find out what to do about the kidney stones then. Here are a few things I have noticed lately: Had to switch my wedding ring to my middle finger. Hmmmmm maybe a new wedding ring for the new me? I no longer "pick-up" the toilet seat cover with my "cheeks" when I stand up anymore. It just stays on the toilet seat like it should. My eyebrows have become really dry and flaky like they have dandruff. Not my hair though and the skin on the rest of my face is not dry either. Just the eyebrows. What is up with that? What can I do about it? My new size 16 pants are getting huge in the legs and seat but the waist still fits fine. Maybe a size 14 with elastic waist? That's it for now. MichiGirl