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thickchickTEXAS's Journal
 

Lunch today

11-24-06 1:49pm   Breakfast was half a bowl of oatmeal 1 bottle of water   Lunch Ceaser salad with bread and seafood gumbo bowl!! "apple martini"/water   Dinner Salad of some kind   I can already tell a difference in my face i can see my checkbones!
thickchickTEXAS

thickchickTEXAS

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thickchickTEXAS's Journal
 

I did it!!

11-23-06   Menu for Thanksgiving breakfast! 3 ego waffels syrup/butter water   3 hours later lunch noddles in cup water     5 hours later THANKSGIVING FOOD I went a Thanksgiving without eating turkey!   I went a Thanksgiving without eating pumpkin pie or sweet potatoe pie!   I did not drink any sodas havent had any since 11-10-06!!   I ate out of paper cups I filled the cup half way up with veggie dressing   Then half a cup of turnip greens   Then my brother made my a fat free banana pudding!! I ate 2 servings of that!!!!   popcorn for dinner and 2 bottles of water that day!   Laying in the bed this is what my body said to me My mind says EAT its been 45mins! My fat tummy says you are really not that hungry DRINK water!! My thighs says you should RUN from the table!! My butts says you should be spanked for even thinking about food! My heart says a change is coming!! hang in there Tia
thickchickTEXAS

thickchickTEXAS

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Sunshine2's (Tonya's) Journal
 

Waiting on Insurance Approval

I had my doctor consultation and he answered all my questions. I told him that I wanted a low-profile port and he said he would have to order it but could do it. Once the insurance approves my surgery, then they will order the port.   My case worker told me I should hear something by the end of December. I'm so excited. I should have my surgery sometime in January.
tonya66

tonya66

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Teresita's Journal
 

Day After

I really enjoyed my Thanksgiving Day. :hungry: I plan on going walking today and this weekend.   Piggyback off of Cha Cha dreams   Tiny NSV's Running up and down the stairs and am not ready to drop dead
Knees don't hurt as much when running up and down the stairs
The band keeps me from filling a plate up with food, woofing it down and then go back for more.
Private NSV for friend
Able to sit with one leg under me without my leg falling off dead
Able to comfortably do the sit sideway crossleg
The confidence is amazing, I know it is also the coming of age....40
None of my clothes are tight anymore. LOL
Did I tell you I love my collar bones. I can actually feel them and they are almost able to show all by theirselves if I position them right. LOL I'm so excited.:clap2:
Teresita

Teresita

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Bullwinkle's Journal
 

I feel good.....I knew that I would......da da da da da da DA!

Fifty hours. That’s 5-0. Fifty HOURS since I had a cigarette.   And, yanno what? I’m sitting here at 6:00am – get this – drum roll, please – I’m not craving a cigarette this morning.   WOO HOO!! You GO girl!!   It’s great to be able to sit here and drink my coffee and take my vitamins without having to jump up every twenty minutes and smoke a cigarette on the back porch. When I let the dog out this morning for her morning pee, the urge to smoke wasn’t there.   God, that felt good.   When I went for a drive yesterday afternoon with the hubby, the urge to light up while driving was there, but not because I was having a craving. It was just a habit.   THAT felt good, too.   I’m leaving in a moment to go to Big Lots to get some stocking stuffers for Christmas (why on God’s earth they would open at 6:00am, I’ll never know…….poor clerks!). I know that I will be wanting to light up while driving – just a habit – but I don’t think it will be because of a craving.   I think that Dr. Curry will be proud of me when I am able to report to him in January that I quit smoking – er, haven’t smoked since November.   Onward…….
Bullwinkle

Bullwinkle

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DouglasP13's Journal
 

shopping

Well, I just got back from wal-mart, and did my shopping to start my liver shrinkage diet. I'm even excited about that, am I crazy or what? At least there is some good food I can have on this diet. I also bought the movie 'The DaVinci Code' I've listened to the book and saw the movie. They are both great, but you can't compare them because they are so different. The movie is great in it's own rite, but the book is so much more in depth. Yeah, I'm one of those who don't compare the books to the movies. I love movies way too much to do that. If I did that, I would never watch another movie again for as long as I live. Well, walking around wal mart for an hour just killed my leg. I'm not supposed to walk that much after the surgery cuz it might bleed out, but I was very very careful. It took like 10 trips in from the car with what I bought. I can't life over 10 pounds for like 2 weeks. That could either suck, or it might just be awesome cuz people will have to do things for me. So, I guess I love it, but then again, I'm a hard worker, and I dont' like to ask for help, so it will be hart. Oh jeez, what a contradiction!?!?! I don't know what to do. I've always had that problem. I'm a perfectionist, and I'm also a procrastinator. So it has to be perfect.....tomorrow! Yeah, I get so confused at times. Do I clean, or do I sit on my butt and watch tv??? Well, I guess since I'm on here gettin' this surgery, you know which one I did the most? But anyway, there were lots of people at the hospital for me when I had my heart cath, which was wonderful! And there were lots more that called, and wanted to stay out of my way, but they were equally concerned. I appreciate each and everyone of them so very much. However, lets talk for a moment about the 2 that aren't at the top of the list...... 1st, my best friend Derek, okay, so he came to the hospital and stayed with me longer than most anyone else did, except my parents, but he was supposed to call me today so we could do something. Guess what??? He didn't call, he didn't even answer his cell phone when I called him, or his home phone. I guess he just got too tied up in things to call. Right, the lazy fool, he probably got a call from his girlfriend, and totally forgot about me, but he at least was there when I needed him for my surgery. You see, one day he is awesome, the next he sux!!! 2nd, my friend that I visit all the time, and spend quite a bit of money on. Let's see, did she come and see me? No! Her mother did, she spent 5 hours at the hospital with me. Did she call her mom to see how I was doing? No. Did she call me to see how I was doing? No. Did she at least call me in the previous week to let me know that she was worried? No. Did she text me asking how I was? No. Did she even message me on msn? No. And she was even there when I was online. I know it cuz her message kept changing with things on it that only she would put. Sounds to me like she don't give a hoot about me, doesn't it sound that way to you? Just agree with me, especially when I'm on a roll, okay? Now get this.....her dad has been in training for the past 3 months, and he finally got a leave to come home for Thanksgiving. In a couple months he will be shipped out to Iraq. Okay, so you think she would want to spend some time with him this weekend, right? Nope! She is leaving on Friday to go to a Broadway musical, that she has seen 6 or so times already, with a friend of hers, instead of spending time with her dad who may not be home before he gets shipped out. She may never see him again, you just never know. Does this sound a little self-absorbed to you? Yeah, it does to me too, and her mother feels the same way. I can't stand people who are selfish. It really bothers me. So, have I complained enough? By the way, let me explain something. I don't ever complain to anyone I know. I keep it all inside because I don't want to complain about people. That's why I have to let it out here. I'm not really a jerk, I just sound like one from time to time. Anyway, I'll shut up now........g'nite!
DouglasP13

DouglasP13

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Cha Cha's Journey
 

In My Dreams

1. I can cross my legs at the knees comfortably 2. I can wear sleeveless shirts with confidence 3. I can sit at a movie theatre and not have my hips "oozing" into the people on either side 4. I can fly on a plane without the people on either side of me being uncomfortable 5. I can tie my shoes while sitting down and not have to hold my breath 6. I can shop in the "regular" size clothing stores/sizes 7. My BMI will go from 44.5 down to the mid 20's 8. That when my husband hugs me, my stomach won't be in the way 9. That I can look at myself in the mirror and not feel shame 10. That I can go out in public with my head held high and feel that the people I'm with aren't embarassed by me 11. That I can have sex with my husband and feel sexy
angelburch

angelburch

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My Journey
 

Healing

Well today is Thanksgving, and it will be a very different thanksgiving for me since I wont be able to eat anything.
Veggestyle

Veggestyle

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Bullwinkle's Journal
 

Wow, I'm a witch this morning.......

As of this moment, it’s been 36 hours and 50 minutes since I smoked a cigarette.   And, as of this very second, I wish to God I had a cigarette to smoke.   That’s just the way I feel right now. I do know that this feeling will pass, however. It doesn’t help that I have a freakin’ headache the size of Texas right now, and that I had wild dreams that woke me up last night every hour, on the hour – thank YOU, nicotine patch.   I’m so damn grouchy, I can hardly stand myself. The kids are going with their Mom for Thanksgiving today. The only ones in the house will be me and the hubby. I pity the fool who gets in my way today. Honestly, I do. When I let the dog out this morning for her morning pee, I wanted to smoke so badly I was clenching my jaws. My molars hurt from clenching so hard.   And I may as well state for the record right now that I am NOT following any freakin’ liquid diet anymore until I get over these damn cravings for cigarettes. I don’t even have a surgery date, for God’s sake, so I’m not going to try to quit smoking AND quit eating (essentially) at the same time. I’m strong, but I ain’t THAT strong, honey.   Damn, I’m grouchy.   I can’t wait until tomorrow night at 7:00pm. That hour will mark 72 hours since I had a cigarette – notice, I didn’t say, “…since I had my LAST cigarette…” – remember, I’m keeping my options open this time – that’s what’s gonna make this quit different than the last one.   ANYWAY…….where was I? Oh, yeah. Friday – tomorrow night – at 7:00pm will mark 72 hours since I had a cigarette. They say that the first 72 hours are the worst for cigarette cravings (whoever the Hell THEY are….who makes up this shit?). So, I’m guessing that about 8:00pm tomorrow night I’ll be in a MUCH better mood.   I’d better be because, like I said, I’m so caustic just now I can hardly stand my own self.   Better get the stupid turkey out and see if it’s thawed enough to cook it. It’s now been precisely 37 hours since I’ve smoked a cigarette.   Yee Haw . Damn cigarette cravings.
Bullwinkle

Bullwinkle

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prinmalik's Journal
 

Dec. 11, 2006 is my date

I am really trying to check out this ticker system, I do not know how to leave on my page every time I email. How do I change my name, I would like to use my name instead of the screen name?  
Scorpio

Scorpio

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DouglasP13's Journal
 

Not Yet Dead......

Okay folks, I'm still alive!!!! Of course I knew I would be. All they did was the heart cath, and nothing else. They found a little bit of plaque, but not bad enough to do anything about. They said that my surgery will help that. The only thing is that since I was very combative when I had my endoscopy, they didn't want to sedate me that much in case I was combative once again, because that could be fatal in this type of procedure. So that means I was feeling every bit of pain the entire time. Sure they gave me a little something, but it wasn't enough, so I felt a lot of pain during the procedure. And I'm still hurting. Even though I'm at home, it hurts to walk. But that's okay, I'm healthy. :biggrin1: Well, some great news, my best friend, Derek, showed up today at the hospital, which was awesome. I was wondering if he would. Last night we went to eat, and as we were ordering, he told me his girlfriend was coming, so that kinda blew the night of us hanging out. But he redeemed himself by coming to the hospital today. However, my other good friend that I keep going to see in St. Louis, well, she has never called, didn't email, no messages. Her mother even came and spent time with me at the hospital. Oh well, she is just too self absorbed. I'm used to it. Anyway, I'm happy and all is well. Thank you all for your messages and prayers. You have been great!!!!
DouglasP13

DouglasP13

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Cha Cha's Journey
 

Thoughts For Today

I saw the psychologist and nutritionist yesterday and both gave me the thumbs up for the surgery :omg: . I can't believe how quickly everything has happened up to this point. I especially enjoyed visiting with the Nutritionist. She was funny but also very informative. She's been working with bariatric patients for years, and has a tremendous amount of experience and information. I really look forward to working with her throughout my journey. I feel that she can be very instrumental to helping me achieve my life long goal.   I have been incredibly hungry today, and want to eat everything insight! I think it's because I'm about to start my period:embarassed: . I could eat the entire side of beef right now.   I found out today from my BGF that our insurance company is extremely bogged down with their data entry, and it could take weeks before they get her information input and approved for surgery. She wants this surgery before the end of the year so bad. I really hope that she can get it! I think that would just about the best present ever.   Even though I want this bad, I am willing to wait until after the first of the year. I have a way to pay cash (if necessary), and I guess I could go ahead and do that, and then file it with the insurance company after they approve me, but I think I will still wait until January. That's my goal, to have this by the end of January.   Oh . . . and in case you're wondering, Yes, I'm still smoke-free -- 11 days :clap2:
angelburch

angelburch

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luvlif's Journal
 

11/22 189.5

hello 180s:clap2: goal 181 by 11/30..7days & 8lbs to goal! he looks sad & tired came to see me by himself w light bulbs...
luvlif

luvlif

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thickchickTEXAS's Journal
 

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE REALLY THANKFUL FOR? *BESIDES THE BAND*:clap2: :clap2: LET ME START OFF I THANK GOD FOR HIS SON JESUS MY CHILDREN MY HEALTH MY FAMILY MY JOB MY CHURCH HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL ((((((HUGS & TURKEY)))))) TO ALL TIA :kiss2: HANG IN THERE TERESITA LOVE YA LOTS!!!:biggrin1:
thickchickTEXAS

thickchickTEXAS

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Teresita's Journal
 

Weigh Out

I like that title LOL   I had a rough mental eating day yesterday....no excuses. I'm not sure why but weighing in may have had something to do with it.   pepperjack cheese italian sausage(I boiled and broiled) crystal light oreos soup(home made, potato,cheese, broccoli, mushroom) When I got home ice cream(egg nog was on sale) cake that I had baked for a friend who did not pick it up   OK this may be an excuse but my eating may be a little off due to my condition of emotional eating (say with french accent). Holidays do give me serious mood swings. Happy one minute to downright crying and why am I here. Both of my parents are gone and it hurts. I am the youngest and we have a small family. I like the holidays but I feel releaved when they are over. So pray for me that I will exercise today and everyday here on out.   I love everyone of you...ohhhhh yeah my weigh out 383-373-377 I gained 4 pounds but I am actually ok with it. That means I was actually supose to have lost 6 pounds last week to keep off. This just means that when I get out of the 370'2 I will be out for good. I still can't believe I weight 3 hundred anything. LOL Recently I said I weigh 473 and my daughter corrected me and I actually had to think. WOW 459-377 yeahhhhhhh:clap2: :clap2: :clap2:
Teresita

Teresita

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Bullwinkle's Journal
 

Quitting smoking...

It’s 4:10am and I can’t sleep. I had my last cigarette last night at 7:03pm. I sit here at this computer just moments after washing my upper arm with soap and hot water, drying it thoroughly with a towel, and slapping a 21mg nicotine patch on my arm. I’m wanting a cigarette in a really bad way.   Now it’s 4:22am and I’m sitting here with my cup of coffee, still wanting a cigarette. I’m hoping like Hell that this nicotine patch kicks in and brings me sweet relief from craving a cigarette. I let the dog out for her morning pee and stopped abruptly, keenly aware that I wouldn’t be on the back deck, taking a drag on my morning cigarette. Then I went to the front door and looked out the window, hoping not to see frost on the car windows. Damn. SOLID frost – the kind you gotta scrape and scrape even after the car has been turned on and warming up in the driveway for fifteen minutes.   “If there’s no frost,” I told myself, “then that’s a sign that I can dash to the Shell gas station and get a pack of cigarettes.” But the frost is there in a big way, so there’ll be no trip to the Shell station.   But I already knew that before I looked out the window. Head games. That’s what’s going on now.   Damn. Now I feel my chest tightening, like I’m going to start wheezing – like it does when I have an asthma attack. I’m taking deep breaths. I realize what’s going on. I’ve been here before. This scene is all too familiar now. The last time I did this, I lasted four weeks to the day without a cigarette. I used the patch that time, too. The time before that I lasted two years without a cigarette, and I had done it cold turkey that time.   I don’t know how long this time will last, but I know that I’ve gotta try to quit. It’s funny how I said in my opening statement that I had my last cigarette last night. I don’t know if it will be my last. I know that it will be my last one for a while, however. I do know that.   This time will be different. I’m not going to announce to anyone, “I’m an ex-smoker. I quit smoking.” Because, I haven’t. Not yet. I’m not going to say, “I smoked my last cigarette November 21, 2006.” Because I don’t know at this juncture whether that was my last cigarette or not. I’m not going to say that I’ll never smoke again.   This time will be different because I’m not going to say any of those things. What I WILL say is this: “I’m not going to smoke a cigarette right now, but if I want to smoke one, I will.”   That way I haven’t closed my options. That way I will feel that I’m in control. That way I will feel that this is a choice – not an ultimatum. Me and ultimatums don’t do well. Just ask my ex-husband. He’d tell ya’. If someone – anyone – says to me, “You’ve got a choice; it’s either A or B.” Guess what? I’ll do C every time. I’m not takin’ your freakin’ choices. I’ll make my OWN, thank you.   So, if I wanna stop somewhere on the way to work and get a pack of smokes, I will. If I wanna dash out at lunch time and smoke after ripping this patch off of my arm, I will. If I wanna go scrape the car windows for 15 minutes and go to the store right now and get a pack, I will. See…..it’s MY choice.   And that’s what I hafta tell myself just now to get through this first day. It’s 4:46am and I’m still wanting a cigarette, but not as bad as I wanted one when I started typing this. I had my last drag nearly 10 hours ago and that’s pretty damn good for me. I like myself just about now.
Bullwinkle

Bullwinkle

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DouglasP13's Journal
 

You all are great!!!!

Hello everyone! You guys are awesome! My 2 new friends teresita and Tia have been great. I'm still gonna try to call you soon Tia, I have missed talkin to ya. And of course, Leigh. For those who don't know, this is all Leigh's fault! She is the one that told me about lapband, and gave me this site. I work with her ma at the church. So it's all cuz of her that I have to go under the knife tomorrow! *smiles* Just kidding. I'm glad that this has been found out now. I'm actually looking forward to it because then I will either start to feel a bit better, or I will be very relieved that nothing is wrong with me. I'm not really nervous, more like anxious and excited. I mean, I have to have it done one way or the other, and since it is inevitable, I might as well have high hopes for it, so I am actually looking forward to it because it'll be a new experience, and I shall learn from it. I know, I'm crazy, I used to say that I had papers to prove it, but because of this surgery thing, they have proven that I am sane. Can you believe that, me sane??? Oh well, the psychiatrist must have gotten there license out of the cracker jacks box like me. Anyway, just thought I'd introduce you 3 since you are the ones who keep leaving messages here for me, which I totally love. Thanx to you all! Okay, now I have totally lost my train of thought, I guess I'm done. Bye!
DouglasP13

DouglasP13

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Cha Cha's Journey
 

Good Stuff!

Today I am smoke free for 10 days (HOORAY :clap2: ). It's not been easy, that's for sure! But I'm really proud of that accomplishment.   Last night I went for my very first Yoga class. It's a type of Yoga called "Vinyasa" - or also known as "hot yoga". The room is extremely hot, and you really sweat a lot. It was amazing! I will continue to go, even though I can't do half of the stuff, I know that eventually I will be able to. Everyone in the class (including the extremely skinny, inhumanly flexible young chick) said I did great for my first time. I know that for my exercise, working out at a gym won't work for me, and walking is "OK", but I really believe that this Yoga thing could really turn out to be something extraordinary.   Also, saw the psychologist and had a consult with the Nutritionist today, so all my "requirements" by the insurance company have been met, and Ricardo at Dr. J's office said they would be able to submit everything to the Insurance Company tomorrow:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: !!!!!!   It's a good day!
angelburch

angelburch

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PattiU's Journal
 

2nd fill

I did not lose any weight this time ,so I got a 2nd fill. I was not doing anything I should have been. I moved, ate out alot did'nt exercise and in general just screwed up. It feels really tight this time. The first one was 4mil. in a 10 mil band and now I got 2 more in there. I feel stuffed from coffee, yet hungery too, it's wierd. I wish I could just burp. They were incouraging anyway. and I was feeling like such a failure. So it works if you work it and it don't if you don't. 11-21-06 ......194lbs.
PattiU

PattiU

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thickchickTEXAS's Journal
 

SURPRISE FROM NEW YORK

HEY YA'LL **SUCH A TEXAN**   MY BROTHER SURPRISED US FOR THANKSGIVING!!! HE FLEW IN FROM NEW YORK AND IT BLEW US AWAY!! WE THOUGHT WE WOULDNT BE ABLE TO COME BECAUSE IS SING AND TRAVELS WITH ROBERTA FLAK *YES THE ONE AND ONLY**   I GOT A NEW GUCCI PURSE COCO CHANEL SCARF COACH SCARF   HE IS MY HEART HE'S MY DADDY ALL OVER AGAIN!!!   DINNER 7:00PM WAS 3 SMALL SQAURES OF VEGGIE PIZZA HALF GLASS IF PUNCH THEN 1 BOTTLE OF WATER   SNACK SMALL BOWL OF ROAST AND CARROTS   TODAY11-21-06   BREAKFAST 1st BOTTLE OF WATER **NOT HUNGRY**     SNACK @ 10:00AM 4 PEANUT BUTTER CRACKERS   2ND BOTTLED WATER     LUNCH: grilled chicken breast rice & corn side salad w/sour cream & salsa not thristy   12:52pm on 3rd bottle of water:spit: :spit: :spit:   DINNER SALAD OF SOME KIND   EXCERISE DANCING AT THE NEAREST CLUB UPDATE!!! 3:30PM I JUST TOLD MY MOM ABOUT THE SURGERY!!SHE WAS SUPPORTIVE CAN YOU BELIVE IT!!! NOW I HAVE HER HELP WHEN I COME HOME!! HIP HIP HOORAY 4 MAMA "JO"
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thickchickTEXAS

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