☠carolinagirl☠

text my ole man and tell him that i am smart part .......he would choke laffing i am lucky to have met some outstanding and wonderful people on this forum....i am blessed in that regard.

swear i am gonna push you into the Water........

most (large/overweight) people are judged and it hurts......it hurts bad...memories from my own mother and her words hurt me to this day...and why i try hard not too because who the f**k am i to judge.

nothing tastes as good as being (healthier) feels i changed the words to fit me...i will NEVER be skinny but by gosh i will (i already am) more healthy. great post. a want too attitude works..sounds like you got one.

you will do fine. see you soon (dont forget chap stick) and a positive attitude you can do this

remember oprah? she lost alot of weight (quickly) on a liquid diet once she started eating again (and most likely more calories than she burned off), she gained it all back...maddygrams was 100% correct. eat to lose weight

you go girl

yeah for YOU

i say if you can, GO FOR IT i wish i could have that surgery done so get it done for the both of us SO PROUD OF YOU sistah sharon much love

excellent post laura...your pictures are amazing. i think about food alot myself and well, i have happy memories of the golden arches and when times like that happen, i grab my profile picture and say, do you really miss it?

to me it is simple the dr advises you how to work the band and get the most success out of it...you either do it (adhere as best you can) or you dont. ..no one is perfect and people just need to do their best....in my eyes, i can either stay fat or suck it up and get on with it.

Nothing of value comes easy...You can't have it all (splurging, binging) and still be successful. You must really commit yourself. It is your choice. The only person you are hurting is yourself. So stop it. Follow how to use the band and listen to your doctor.

so if the scale is not moving as fast as you like, does it mean its not working? nope.... are your clothes looser? are you feeling better physically?? are you more mobile?? then its working

well well well.........what a great day and experience for you. ENJOY that GF

hard for me to accept them also (as i feel i am still looking like the person in my profile in the green sweater)....so i just say thank you and go inside to myself, you go girl...

today, i walked back from the bathroom and blake, who was coming into work through the back hallway door, saw me in the hall......and she said (my name) i didnt realize that was you..she said i look (awesome) her words.....not mine so yeah, all those times i wish i was drinking ALOT of coors light and eating mcdonalds cheese burgers and eating doritos and eating chips and dip and eating cheese its by the box......and thinking i am missing it all.. to hear something like that..........makes it all worth it...

sounds like the one i was on. its hard, no lie the first 4 or 5 days were brutal but drink and do your SF popsicles (which saved me) and do what you have to do.. if you go into thinking you cant, you maybe right so go in there thinking, yeah i want to lose weight and i have to do this in order to have surgery......then do it. do the best you can been there/done that as why i am saying what i did. i was 336 when i started.....i was in horrible shape. it was either do it.....or remain the same. i made my choice... now you make yours....much love 2 you

as long as you do your best, you wont go wrong... (dont forget to drink alot) you can do this..i know it..

i feel a section on (want power) would help... there is a difference in wanting something bad enough to do what it is you need to do in order for it to happen......very different from will power. DEF recipes...(please include alot of grilling outside types) as i do alot of that

to me, eating at night was a time for me to sit on couch and snack and the more my hand went into the bags, the more calories i took in.. on my pre op, i realized that was merely (head hunger). it was a habit for me to sit and eat and glaze at the tv....if i am truly hungry, i grab something filling and dont worry about it....but dont use it as an excuse to eat....eat if truly hungry......or drink something....that usually solves the issue for me.

if you keep eating high fat/processed foods and in outrageous amounts, any WLS wont help...its gonna take a total mind change..you either eat better foods or you dont.....

puppy said what i wanted to say....

just think where you was..and where you are.............freeking amazing

i dont do ham......but thinking of getting me a piece of chicken breast and use a mallet, flatten that thing out in place of ham... and add me some onion/spinach/tomato before going in oven.. what you think? great post

the band or any wls wont solve anything its a 3 inch white necklace that is sewn onto your stomach it will help you eat less...esp when fills from what i understand one gains weight by eating more calories then they burn off.. my moment that made me decide i was gonna turn my life around, well there was 2..i found out i was gonna be a grandmother...i wanted to push her around the block in her stroller and i couldnt.......and i was having trouble wiping my butt...short arms having trouble reaching around my girth.... my go to has changed because my mental game has changed. best of luck........please note, the band wont solve everything but IT can work if you follow the bands how to instructions and drop the excuses at the curb. best of luck, its not easy...but its worth it