gingy

half way there!

yeah, that's all i needed... just to get it off my chest! my boys are really young and my husband works 2nd shift (gets home about 2am), so i never have anyone to "vent" to. i guess this was my outlet today thanks for listening!!

I must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed today, because EVERYTHING is pissing me off! First I take my boys to the movies this morning and there are so many babies in there crying, you can hardly hear the movie. Why bring babies to the movies? Get a sitter! Second we go to lunch, walk back out to our car and someone has parked so close to the drivers side, my oldest son and I can't even open the doors. We have to crawl through from the passenger side. If you can't park your big @ss SUV (which I like SUV's) then park at the end of the lot and walk! Don't park so close to me that I can't get in the car!!! Third we go to fill up the car with gas and the lady beside me is smoking at the tanks!!! If you want to blow yourself up today... then do it... but not my family and me with you! Her own daughter yelled out the window at her to "stop smoking at the pumps mom!!!" geezzzzz how dumb can you be? ok - just typing this made me feel better! and i didn't even talk about how pissed i get when non-disabled people park in handicapped parking or sit in the handicapped section at the movies... i'll save that for another day. have a safe and happy 4th!

yes we do! nice to have you to talk to!

i had Lapband with Gastric Plication March 24 - very happy with the results!!! 10 lbs lost before surgery and 32 since surgery. Have 48 lbs to go. Portenier was my surgeon too. Glad I did this. Recovery time for me was about 2 weeks... then another month to get my energy back.

Thank you!!

Weighed this morning and I'm 198.0 Finally under 200... YAY!!! Very proud of myself!

it's in my sights too! 202 this morning! proud of you all... keep up the good work

thanks for the info! good to know

today has been soooo much better! i'm back on track, thankfully

I don't know what's wrong with me today! I have been eating everything in the house!!! I usually eat low carb, high Protein... but today I have broke all the rules. Even after eating my protein and veggies... I'm starving. I get full initially... but within 30 mins I'm hungry again I even drank a 12 oz soda today.... something I haven't done in over 2 months. It's like I'm trying to sabotage my excellent weight loss. I got on the scales this morning to a surprising loss. I was soooo happy. I'm almost to ONEderland. Now I just keep eating and eating. I have tried almost every carb snack we have in the house.... something that I'm usually not even tempted by. I need some words of wisdom... and to stay out of the kitchen Thanks!

I have 4cc's in my band. I also had gastric plication surgery at the same time as the lap band. So I get full very quickly... but wasn't prepared for getting stuck so much at just 4 cc's.

i'm getting stuck about everyday now. this is getting old. i think it's me though... i still try and rush my meals. i just need to slow down. i have found a couple of foods that just will not go down. so i have to avoid them. i wish you all the best!

after my 3 weeks of liquids was up... i started the low carb, high Protein way of life. the scales move down daily. i eat bacon or turkey sausage for Breakfast. sometimes will make an omelet. any and all kinds of meats throughout the day with fresh veggies. i cut up and stir fry fresh veggies almost daily. zucchini, squash, broccoli, green onion, carrots and peppers. then i'll fix a pork roast, or some type of beef or chicken. that way it's accessible to me when i need to eat. i eat 6 meals (and/or snacks) a day still. i go about 3 hours between meals. when i'm hungry the meat satisfies me the most. i love the veggies too... but i try to eat more meat for the protein and fullness. i'm staying under 30g carbs daily. string cheese is a good snack. good luck to you.

voted! good luck. i'm 35, mother of 2. i understand your need to do this!