☠carolinagirl☠

enjoyed reading your blog and viewing your pictures.

thanks for sharing and def keep up the great work

if you look at success in the dictionary i read.......it says eye candy in boston

love ya GF

hey jim

i read this last night and wanted to respond but on my lap top at home with my long nails its hard for me to type (fast/alot) so i waited til i got back to work..your progress is amazing....you know from our convo's you are one of my inspirations and i am sooooooo proud of you....your wife has the BEST example of a success story...tell her i said so

i find if we say i am gonna do this a certain number of times, we tend to stress and if we dont, we stress more and then it consumes us....

i think if you work out (when you can), it will count

as you know, i am in agreement with you....everything we do movement wise counts.....us larger BMI people took things for granted.....

so dont get caught up on a set number of times per week

just do what you can, when you can.......that is what you have told me

before......i remember that

work is crazy......i dont have time to do much of anything and when i get

home i want to crawl into a hot bath, then my bed and go to sleep....some days i walk....some days i do my aerobics, some days i dont.......i just do what i can.......i eat good, let the band work and stay positive and focused........just LIKE YOU ARE

saggy skin, i feel ya

but my ole man said to me would i rather be fat with tight skin (well over 300+ ) or nearly under 200 and some saggy skin.....give me sag any day

love ya

virginia

wonderful blog and GREAT suggestions ......why are they great? they obviously work.....just look at your before/after. all the best love

your house is really pretty

take care of yourself

have a great/safe trip....

i bet it is gorgeous there.......so jealous i am

but enjoy (and keep smiling) eye candy

congrats and lots of love to you eye candy

i will give you some tan for some of those gorgeous sexy bod you got....

i see that as a fair trade GF

**you are a walking/talking/looking success story**

from one biker ole lady to another....YOU f**king rock

i couldnt agree more...

my goal weight by the doctors charts (are something i dont think i can ever get to) and i am not saying that to sound b***h** but its true..for my height, it is what i weighed when i was in my mom's stomach when she was pregnant...i told my surgeon, the number i want to get to is me being healthy, mobile and something i can get to and stay with (and maintain happily)......i believe that the band/plication will help me with that part....

i recall sitting in his office and him asking what did i want to weigh

at the time he said it, i was well over 300+ and i said i'd like to get to 299....and then 289 etc......and he laughed......and then i said eventually, i'd love to see 199.....and if i got there, i am okay with that....he said it is technically (obese still) but i said its something i can get too and right now that is all i care about.....

i am not a hooked on number person

i dont own a scale and use the clothes i have (or now have to buy all the time) as my guide....call me strange, but it works for me...

so do i have a number in mind after all this rambling, well yeah

but right now, i just want to see 199 make an appearance .

GREAT post lellow

GREAT comment missy

seeing my clothes get smaller and me being more mobile is worth more than a over in a moments food/drink

great post

jim (((((((((hugs from nc)))))

your pic brought tears to my eyes

you look amazing and i am so excited you shared your picture with this forum

you were one of the first people who reached out to me here

and i will never forget it

anyway, sorry to get sidetracked....your pic is great

you look handsome in your tux

dont be afraid

they sewn the band onto your stomach and it would take a good bit to make it move in that fashion...why it is best to follow the dr's instructions in regards to the amount of food you eat, carbonation etc....to make sure this doesnt happen...sure some things do happen, but why worry about something that may or may not happen.....

i am 13 months post, no issues (never stuck or anything)

and there are plenty of others way longer than me with NO issues

dont worry.....enjoy this new life you are beginning. (again)

you really should stop downing yourself by saying (you only lost 60 pounds)..that is an incredible feat... be proud of that

dont *think* you can do this....KNOW that you can.......

PS, if those incisions are looking like this for much longer, def go back to your doctor......and PPS, protein will help you stay full longer (its your gas for your body)..do what your body needs...

agree with eye candy, seems very soon to eat after surgery....but if your dr okay's it, then so be it.....to help with hunger, eat more protein...i do not see that...per what you wrote.....

dont hate me for what i am about to write

i write it because i care

if you eat more calories than your gonna burn off, you will gain...so dont..eat your band allotted amount..focus on lean protein, fruit and veggies, get out of the processed/fast foods...drink alot of water/crystal light and get on with it....so you cant access your port...dont use that excuse as a reason to gain weight..the band is there, working fill or not..i have no fills but i am cautious of my food intake....some call it a diet, i dont care...

i call it doing what i have to do to make it work

and so can you, if you want.

hang in there larry

excellent place to put it...well wrote and loved it