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Blog 93702
 

Halloween Treat! BOO LICIOUS

BOO LICIOUS Spider Cupcakes   These are a huge hit with kids! I made these cute little cupcakes for my Church's Halloween party. Everyone loved them and gobbled them up. So much fun to make my adult friends loved it. SCARY GOOD!     1 Hr Prep Time:   cook time 30 min:   1 Hr 30 Min Total time:   Yield 24 cupcakes     Ingredients:   1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix   1 pound black shoestring licorice   1 (16 ounce) can white frosting   48 pieces candy corn   48 cinnamon red hot candies   1/4 cup orange decorator sugar   Directions:   1. Prepare cupcakes according to package directions. Let cool completely.   2. Cut licorice into 3 inch sections. Working with one or two cupcakes at a time, so the frosting doesn't set before decorating, frost the cupcakes with the white frosting. Insert licorice pieces into the outer edges of the cupcakes to make the legs of the spider, 3 legs on each side (4 takes up too much space).   3. Place two pieces of candy corn on the front of the cupcake for fangs and use two red hots as eyes. Sprinkle with decorator sugar. Repeat with remaining cupcakes.   260 Calories: Per Serving   CHECK OUT MY BLGO FOR MORE HALLOWEEN RECIPES AND MY RECIPE OF THE DAY:thumbup: http://life-after-lap-band.blogspot.com/
Debra G

Debra G

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Thoughts on my journey
 

Its Halloween - and I am setting goals for 1 year from now

Here it is Halloween 2010. In 66 more days I will be having my WLS surgery! Hard to believe but getting more real each day.   Next year at this time I hope to have lost 60 pounds by this date. That would put me at 177 - my final goal for now is 160, but who knows. This is a journey and I don't want to get to far ahead of myself. One week at at time or one month at a time is a good way to go. I have read all about post op diet, stalls, living, gas, acid.. and I think that mentally I am ready.   I am currently wearing a size 16 jeans and all tops are 1x or XL. I would love to be in a 12 or better yet a 10 at this time next year. I cannot remember the last time I bought a medium top - that would be SO exciting. My hubby is super supportive now pre-surgery and hopefully that will continue post op. I have found several websites with lots of post op recipes and food tips that I have bookmarked and will turn back to when the time is appropriate. I am excited, nervous and anxious!   I am worth this trip, cost, $$, time, effort and pain. I can do this ...I will do this.
Kimmes

Kimmes

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GonnaBeFit
 

Moving on from Liquids!!!

Okay, so Tuesday will be 2 weeks out from surgery. Even though I had that mishap last week and it set me back a bit on my diet, I think I'm ready to move on to soft foods! Last night we had Trick or Treating in our town and after days of candy being in the house, untouched by me of course, I decided to try one Reeses Peanut Butter Cup. I figured, its soft, it can be chewed down to nothing, it will be okay. I took extremely small bites, chewed it to the extreme and it went down well. I waited about a minute or so in between each bite too. I know thats not exactly the best food to try first, or even at all since I'm trying to lose weight but look, a girls gots needs okay?! lol   Anyways, after that went down well, I was really hungry. I've been resting a lot so I've been missing meal times and mine are off now. Like I"ll eat lunch at like 4pm etc. Anywho, it was like 9pm and I made some low sodium veggie soup and I ate pretty good! Small bites, tons of chews and then waited. I ate the veggies in it and the broth!! I felt pretty good afterwards and went to bed a bit later and didnt have any problems!!! YAY!!!! I can eat soft foods now!   So ... Monday I'm going to start of softs. I'm going to figure out what I can eat today so I can plan it all out. I know I can have eggs and mashed potatoes .. but what else can have? Does anyone have any suggestions? I had planned on making 1 egg with cheese and giving half to my dog and trying to eat the other half, or as much of it as I can. I cant really think of anything else that I can have so if you do, let me know! I'm so excited to be starting on REAL foods soon!!!:thumbup:
GonnaBeFit

GonnaBeFit

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Blog 104205
 

Excerise :-(

I'm having trouble getting moving but today I stripped out my bathroom, washed the walls, scrubbed the tolet,scrubbed the sink, windex the mirror, scrubbed the tub and shower stall scrubbed the floor all in prep for my new Steelers Bathroom.:thumbup:
Toothfairyy

Toothfairyy

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Blog 3238
 

Must be cause I've been drinkin

It must be 'cause I've been drinkin but I'm feelin so disgusted with myself. Do you know that I've busted my ass, literally, this week, n I haven't ost a freakin pound. I'm to the point that I'm freakin disgusted with myself.. I'm beginning to feel hateful n jealous of those that seem to be losing weight like nothing. Yeah, I know it's wrong and I'm truly wishing you the best to all that are accomplishing their mission), but I'm feeling stuck. For the past twp weeks I've been exercising my ASS off, literally. And I don't know why but I'm not losing any weight whatsoever. What's left for me to do? I just don't know anymore. I'm beginning to feel like perhaps I've wasted my time on this whole operation. Of course I'm hating on those who're doing so good. I wan to be where they are. I'm so frustrated right now. Well, on the good side is that I went to my doctor n explained it to her, She's begun testing ...me on my thyroid to see if anything's up. Will let u know.
Butrcupz622

Butrcupz622

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Blog 95458
 

7 Weeks later....and 2nd Fill

I forgot to post something last week at my 6 weeks mark. I've pretty much decided to at least sign on every two weeks to do a status.   Well, things have been going okay. My weight has fluxuated up/down about 1 1/2 lbs for the past week or so. I've not let it bother me too much, but I was happy to have met my goal (barely) for this past week. I have lost 30 lbs, since starting the pre-op diet and being banded on 09/08/10. I am wearing clothes that I haven't been able to fit into in a long time. Pretty cool to wear a pair of jeans that I haven't worn in like two years. Yay!   I am disappointed to find out that the way the charges put through to my insurance company, it looks like I'll have to pay over a $1000 to the surgery center for supplies, which I understand mostly means the actual band itself. I was not expecting that, but it's partly my fault. I should have paid more attention to the info in the insurance, but to my credit, nobody said anything about paying for the actual band. All I knew was that the procedure was approved. Also, don't like how much my co-pay is for going for the office visit & fill (which is being coded/submitted as a "surgery", because the skin is being punctured). What the heck!!? So, I've not been totally happy with the center/company that I went through for the procedure, but I am so happy I had it done.   I had my second fill this past week and it went better than the first. I'm lucky, because I've not had any problems with food or pain. There has been a couple of times where I've had little pains in my sides, but I can't definitively say that it's due to the port/band (I don't think it is).   More people are noticing that I'm losing weight, so that's been cool. ...and since I've chosen to only tell a few people about getting the band, everyone just thinks it's because I've been going to the gym every day. I also tell people that I've had to change how I eat, which is not a lie.   I was going to post some new pics, but I have to wait until I buy a new USB cord to upload from my camera (one of our puppies chewed the cord).   So, that's all for now. I hope to sign on next week or so. Bye!
nomorejellybelly

nomorejellybelly

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Blog 102447
 

Why did I do it.???

I feel yucky....I have been doing pretty good on the liquids and today I decided to eat a little something and now I'm in pain. Went to my hubby's class reunion and ate like a dumb A$$. All I took was about 4 to 6 bites and now I feel like crap. I'm not making that mistake again til Dr. says to start soft phase.. What was I thinking....Oh that's right I wasn't.....
dooney

dooney

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Blog 88147
 

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween Everyone! This candy is going to look a little too good! :thumbup: Oh well! I will get through it. Have a great time tomorrow!
arends1

arends1

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Blog 104214
 

Here I go...

The countdown is on...Next Friday (Nov 5th) I start Optifast for 2 weeks and have my Lapband in on NOv 19th...I'm so excited...I'm putting my blinders on and going full force - Not even going to think about the 2 weeks of liquid...Just going to DO IT! I just posted pic's of me from the past few months and will update when I have completed the Optifast (Night before surgery)...I will continue to post as I melt away. Anyone else out there who would like to journey together I would love the company. :thumbup::tongue::drool:
hopee

hopee

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Blog 104158
 

10/27/10

had my surgery finally on 10/27 and im feeling pretty good just not too hungry is that normal? any bandsters in florida?
ANEWME727

ANEWME727

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LoseIt!'s Blog
 

Anther 5K in the books!

I had a hard time getting to sleep last night since I was anxious about the run. When I did get up, I felt ready to go. Liz picked me up at 7:15am and we were off. It was a chilly morning, so I wore long pants and a sweatshirt over my Tshirt along with some gloves. When we got there, I didn't want to carry my sweatshirt around, so I shed it and just wore my Tshirt but I kept the gloves. Brrrr...   We got there about a half hour early so we tried to keep moving to keep warm. Finally it was time for the race to start. We lined up at the back and followed the herd. There was a lengthy and kind of steep hill to start. At about the half mile mark, I was wondering why in the heck I was doing this!! I muscled through it and around the mile mark, I was able to settle in a bit. The start of the 2nd mile was a shorter steep hill which I was able to take easily. Liz kept up conversation for both of us which helped keep me distracted. About halfway through the race, I ditched my Target $1 gloves.   Once we hit the two mile marker, I knew I was doing well. The third mile had one more medium hill and then it was time for the end which was down the hill that started the race. The last couple tenths I kicked to the absolute delight of Liz, ha! Liz timed us finishing at 45:14 and the official results showed 45:12. Since my last one was 48:03, I am very excited! My ultimately goal was 45:00, so I was REALLY close!!   After some coffee, we made our way home. I'm so happy and proud of what I am accomplishing. My next run is on 12/04, so just over a month.   Halloween is an evil holiday. People keep giving me candy and I just keep eating it. At least I'm logging it...   Have a wonderful weekend!!
LoseIt!

LoseIt!

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Journey in the Future
 

October and all going well - half way to preliminary goal

Last Thursday I reported in to Emirates Hospital for a weigh in and can now officially claim to be -30 kg from my pre loss weight. I just feel so much better.   In the grander scheme I am now half way to my preliminary goal weight.   It is now 7.5 months since I was banded and this weekend I saw friends that I had not seen for about 4 months. It was just wonderful to be "oohed" and "ahhed" over as they marvelled at my weight loss. Did wonders for my self esteem!   All in all the journey has been relatively easy with minimal issues although I have learnt:   1) hiccups means it is time to stop eating 2) almonds = pain... or at least at the quantity that I ate (just over 1/4 cup) 3) talking and eating = potential to overeat 4) weight plateaus do happen but they also pass (thank goodness).   Time now to really concentrate on more exercise so it is time now to investigate gyms and personal trainers (not fit enough for classes yet :thumbup:)   All the best to my fellow March bandsters.
aklhoney

aklhoney

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Blog 268
 

Happy Halloween to everyone

Don't let the candy grab you. Too much sugar has a bad reaction on the system, ask me how I know. Yes, I've indulged in the Halloween candy I bought a month ago and had to stash under the stairs closet so as to keep it out of my mind. Eating too much sugar has an unfortunate side-effect on me: I get the sugar rush X 7 and it's not pleasant. I think it also spills into the intestines too quickly and just makes you feel like crap and all you can do is lay there and moan (and not in a good way ) so best to avoid altogether. Other than this good suggestion, enjoy the holiday! Next up: Thanksgiving, another foodie holiday. I don't care that much about food anymore, so I don't feel challenged by big food holidays. Sometimes wish I could enjoy it the way I used to, BUT that's how I got fat so it's a good thing that I'm not loving it the same way. I used to buy the pumpkin and cherry pies for Thanksgiving, and then keep buying the pies way after the actual holiday was over. Yep, I'd keep eating pie through Christmas, and then add holiday cookies and you name it. Instant 10-12 pounds from the holidays. After I'd eventually quit (when the stores stopped selling so many holiday sweets) unfortunately the weight was glued to me and didn't want to leave. That's basically how I got out of control and had to resort to desperate measures to get all the holidays off my body. Now I'm weighing in at 118.6 pounds and I'm 5'-7.5" tall so that's a skinny bitch here.
AJW

AJW

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Blog 93702
 

Halloween Treat! BOO LICIOUS

BOO Licious Jello Shots   Jello shots served at Halloween Parties are a tradition. Jello shots are probably one of the easiest type of shot to make, delicious way to pump up the fun. And Gulit Free, have fun. SCARY GOOD!!   Servings Per Recipe: 18   91 Calories: Per Serving   Ingredients:   2 boxes of Black Cherry Gelatin (use sugar-free)   1 c. High Proof Spiced Rum (I used 94 proof Krakken Black Rum)   18 Body Parts Gummies (Wal-Mart)   Directions:   1. Make Jello as directed subbing 1 cup of Rum for 1 of the 2 cups of cold water. Pour into lined muffin tins. Add a body part gummy to each shot. Chill overnight.   2. To serve: Peel the jello from the paper and flip over to reveal the encased body part. When these are set up, the gummies become very chewy, like flesh. Muahahahaha!   Happy Halloween!   CHECK OUT MY BLOG FOR MORE HALLOWEEN RECIPE OR FOR MY RECIPE OF THE DAY!:thumbup: http://life-after-lap-band.blogspot.com/
Debra G

Debra G

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Blog 104000
 

Support

Earlier I said I didnt have much of a support group. I must say that I do have a good friend who has been helping me very much. I have to give her a great big THANK YOU for doing so. I feel bad about bothering just her. My sister-in-law has agreed to help too. People who haven't gone though this have no idea just how much support one needs. To Patty - Hats off to you!!!! I have bad days and good days and I must try and focus on the positive and the fantastic outcome of what WILL be. Right now, I am not feeling to bad as I was earlier this morning. However, that doesn't mean I will feel the same tonight. I am very thankful that I have lost 10 pounds and that is what I should focus on. I too have saw blogs where people didn't lose the weight, but I am going to try and not worry about that now. This FRIDAY is it!!!! I am very excited.
knoebelcamper

knoebelcamper

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GonnaBeFit
 

What a week!

So I got banded Tuesday the 19th, everything was great! I was healing nicely I think, I was able to drink my liquid diet fine but the gas bubble was still around. Saturday I went to get ready for church and once I got dressed in real clothes I started feeling nauseaus and really sick. I decided to go to church anyways and it was so bad we had to leave early and I had to be wheel chaired out! Talk about embarassing. I was in bed the rest of the night. Sunday was a bit better but I could barely drink anything, I had another episode and had to lay down. Monday I had two episodes then at night it got so bad that I was in mega pain and had to call 911.   After being transported to the hospital I was filled with mega drugs and had tons of tests to figure out what was wrong. The issue was a mega gas bubble in my stomach that wasnt allowing anything into my stomach and when I would drink something it would irritate the bubble and make me sick. Everything was perfect with my band though and everything was moving along very well. I spent 2 nights in the hospital before I was able to go home. thankfully I am able to drink now and I'm actually hungry now!   While I was on my liquid diet before the surgery I lost almost 10 lbs then since the surgery I have lost about another 14 lbs. (I posted something different in a response to someone but I totally did the math wrong! Sorry!) Its been a long road so far but I know its going to get better ... I just cant wait to progress to the mushie stage! :thumbup:
GonnaBeFit

GonnaBeFit

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Blog 80635
 

Help!

So its been months since iv been on here, i guess i have been avoiding banders and well my band. I was banded 12/22/2009 i lost 35 lb then stopped getting fills i slowly started gaining my weight back and got fed up with the band about 3 weeks ago i got all the fluid released now im alomst back to where i was when i got banded. im going in for a fill on the 9th and ima try this again. Any words of encouragment or your stories would really help. =)
k8tbug

k8tbug

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Blog 93702
 

Recipe Of The Day!Grandma's Homemade Pumpkin Pie

This recipe I will show you how it's the best pumpkin pie I have ever had in my life. This pie is based on my Grandma's recipe that she has passed down to me, and now am sharing it with you. Grandma's pumpkin pie recipes make delicious pies that are perfect to serve on any occasion. Learn how to make pumpkin pie the old-fashioned way, from scratch.   Preparing the pumpkin filling from scratch does require a little extra effort, but compared to the taste of canned pumpkin,( which is ok to) the traditional homemade taste of these pies is worth it. They taste so good! You'll have to bake and judge for yourself.   Hope you enjoy it as much as my family does. This is a holiday favorite with a delicious taste. Bring Grandma's pie to your table, your friends and family will not believe that you made this pie your self wow them. Happy Holidays Everyone. ENJOY!!   Yield: 8 servings or 10 to 12 slices 275 Calories per serving   Times:Prep time 40 min Cook time 1 hr 0 min Total:1 hr 40 min   CHECK OUT MY BLOG FOR MORE INFO ON THIS RECIPE AND SO MANY MORE:thumbup: http://life-after-lap-band.blogspot.com/
Debra G

Debra G

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Blog 102133
 

Weak Moment....

So I'm about 5 weeks out since my surgery for my slipped band and I have to admit I'm now struggling. Hunger has definetely kicked in....FULL FORCE. I talked to my Doctor (PCP) today about being put on an appetite suppressant until I'm back to my sweet spot with my fills...last thing I want is to gain the weight back. Call me weak if you want, but I can't do it without help...and my Doctor agreed to put me on Phentermine for 3 months. I'm working out twice a day to balance out the food I'm eating to keep the scale down...and so far so good, but its causing me major anxiety. I start the Phentermine tomorrow...I sure hope this helps me through this rough spot. I will definetely let you all know how it goes. FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION!! :thumbup:
Boo_68

Boo_68

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Blog 102690
 

Will I be one of the people...

I have my nutrition appointment next week and the psych evaluation the following week. I think I have read everything on here there is to read twice. When I read posts from the people who have lost like 30 pounds in 3 years I am soooo fearful that will be me. Over a year ago I went to a diet doctor who put me on phentramine. In the initial consultation he was talking to about 5 or 6 of us he said now there are some people this doesn't work for but it will work for the majority of people. I swear, right then, I knew I would be one of those people it didn't work for. I wanted it to, I followed the plan he told us to follow...but I never lost more than 30 pounds. Thus, when I see posts like that it really begins to freak me out. I wonder if I'm going to be one of those people who goes through a surgery and still doesn't lose weight....aaaaagh!
sophinator

sophinator

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Blog 104000
 

Bad but Good

Today is my 5th day on the liquid diet. However, I am so hungry I could cry. I've lost 10 pounds though and am very happy about that. However, today was a bad day because I wanted food so much. I am also getting indigestion every day and it sometimes keeps awake at night. I had trouble with the protein mix and I emailed the nurse that had given me all of the instructions to inform her that I was having trouble. She told me to use skim milk instead of water and said if that didn't work to contact her back. I've been waiting 2 days and she hasn't replied so I went to Walmart to get Atkins protein drink and it went down so much better. I have had indigestion though for the past 3 days. I am also very, very hungry. :thumbup:
knoebelcamper

knoebelcamper

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