☠carolinagirl☠

OH MY F gosh........to think i have to now go to bathroom here at work and re-do the war paint as reading this made me cry.. you guys, are the best and i love you all. your kind words touch me more than you know. i am so....without words (i know for once right) ....i am humbled....

not me girlfriend this is 100% you and your determination to make yourself well. i am soooooooo proud of you..the rest is easy...your head is on straight girl...you HAVE SO GOT THIS this is your year

(hugs for you) i do complain about my coors but dont miss all those xtra calories...one is okay but we be talking 3 or 4 tall boys LOL your words teared me up......i appreciate them so much

inspiration? me? that is so sweet.. i dont see it but many thanks just the same i just try to do what i can so i can be healthy with no bs excuses about why i cant...and just get on with it.. want to me mobile around my grand baby and so my ole man will fine me sexy for a 47 yr old

i dont have one but if i did, i prob wouldnt use it. we dont eat out either. when and if we do eat out, it will be an app also.

how sweet, i took that pic this a.m.....glad you like...guess its nice to see who i am huh

humble my butt, brag on girl

***bless you all for your kind comments

you are no wall flower...you my dear are a goddess

100% right on

tmf, thank you for a wonderful compliment, it means alot to me

getting better and def enjoying my life more....just needs to get warm outside.. thanks for the nice words

well, aint you sweet??? thanks for taking time to comment

no, just a simple country girl who wants to be able to push my grand daughter around the block in her stroller..... your comment is precious to me

speaking for me, absolutely...my dr put primer in, i have no idea how much and i have plication...those 2 combined give me restriction...at 1 to 1 1/2 cup, it is 100% clear i am restricted...to the point of uncomfortable...why i stop at 1 cup....i let the band work..its not magic..i dont expect the band to do everything....my dr told me for this to work i have to let it work and help it by eating my allotted amounts and good quality foods.

i dont have a fill but i eat as though i do... i am very aware of what i eat (the type foods) and the amounts. i know 3500 cals is a pound...and because i am not a marathon runner, i am careful to not take in more cals then i burn off..i also stop eating at 1 cup of food and i eat lean Protein, veggies and fruit. if i eat it, its gonna be filling. as missy stated, you eat over 3500 cals a day and dont burn it off, you will gain or not lose..fill or no fill...just my opinion.

missy what a wonderful comment from you, thank you for including me in it.

yeah, i am feeling good....yall enjoy sam w/me

for my 8 month follow, lost 7 since last month for total of 101 just had to share....(made it also into the 230's)...double happy !!

well, i dont dance all that well so i wont embarrass you by doing so...but i can head bang well so head banging for you GF

because i am too ashamed to go to a (gym) ..odd its a place you dont see many obese people......hm.... i just walk.....first i started at night so no one would see me now i walk in the day time. (with hub and dobermans as company) and when i get my distant built up, like B52, i will bring sammy hagar and van halen with me.

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i found out that head hunger was real on my pre op diet....i just thought i was hungry when other ate, when i smelled food or when i was bored. i learned quickly that if i drank something, my so called hunger usually went away. but in some cases, if i am truly hungry (and there is a difference) i learned to eat. much like a baby. they eat when hungry and then push the bottle away when full...

you and i were banded about the same time. and i recall reading your posts and blogs. i hope nothing i say offends you. so forgive me if i do. we all have been there but going back to drinking protein shakes (will help in the beginning but you cannot live on shakes for ever) but really eating food to lose weight is best. 3500 is a pound whether its ate or drank. and if you take in more calories than you burn off, you will gain (or not lose). def eat 1 cup of food per meal..(protein first option and then veggie/fruit).. def need to stay away from processed items (as that has salt and that is a water retainer)....if you can, eat more foods to fill you up. and drink ALOT. (to me, eating bread is not a filling item..you can eat the chicken and burger but leave off the bread..just MOO) i cant exercise like some because of my bad knees so i have to be aware of my calorie intake but i do try to eat high protein/very fill my tummy up foods. and you being on your feet every day teaching is a wonderful thing. and trying to lose 60 pounds in 4 months is way way too much. if you dont get there, i am afraid you will be upset. how about just losing weight without putting a number on it...just do the best you can. you can do this. the band is there and its working. now you just need to help it along