Penni60

Alexandra I second that emotion.

The two threads mentioned have been deleted after discussing it with the originators. So, to keep bringing this up when the threads no longer exist is not accomplishing anything. I do understand the frustration felt from all parties involved and respect their opinions. Just not the way they were expressed. I believe we should lock this thread now to prevent further postings.

Ya know I have heard that too. What I have learned is that if you eat above the recommended dietary fiber it just flushes out the system and takes whatever you have eaten along with it.

Did you get in your: Exercise today? Nope but my day is young. Your Protien? Not even close but it is just noon here. Your Water? Almost! Need two more 16 oz bottles and the day ain't over! Yup me too. Water almost in. NOW this is simple enough I can participate in this. LOL!!! Forgot to mention that I am not banded any longer. Lost it due to erosion in Dec 05. So I am flying solo.

WOW!! I wondered why you didn't return my phone calls. I will try to connect with you over the weekend or into this coming week. Know that I am sending you warm hugs and girl call me next time. LOVE YA

WOW!! Sue I wish my labwork looked that good. Yeah a little more sunshine to boost that Vit D would help or just make sure you calcium has Vit D in it. I think your labs are just find and within normal limits. The albumin isn't anything to get concerned about. Just up your intake of Protein as suggested. You are doing great. So happy for you. GO SUE!!!

I hear all your good suggestions and recommendations but the thing that is keeping me from re-scheduling my appt is FEAR. I don't wanna be yelled at for something I should have known better. I wanna try to get back on track before I go see him. I know it sounds weird but that is the way I work. LOL!! It's like you get caught with your hand in the cookie jar and you know you are going to get punished but you run anyway. I an running till I can put the cookie's back. LOL!! Just my own weird head games. Yes I know it doesn't make sense and yes I know I shouldn't do things that way. But I do and no amount of pushing or prodding will make me do it differently. In fact it will make me dig my heels in deeper and stay on course. I know you all give me suggestions out of love and support and I so appreciate it. I don't expect you to understand or even go along with my line of thinking. I am OK with that. I can't fight my head demons and deal with feeling like a failure at the same time. Therefore I will NOT go see my docs till the next appt I made. Love you guys.

Well, I just weighed myself this morning and i am still hanging at 264 - 265 lbs. That is a maintenance of 24 to 25 lbs gain from when I was debanded. SIGH!! AT least the upswing has stopped for now. I will receive my new supply of Nutrisystem foods in the mail in the next week but in the meantime I am struggling to eat healthier and get my water in. I am also reading a couple of really good books on self-healing. Rhonda Britten from Starting Over TV (the blonde life coach) has written some just awe-inspiring books that help you deal with your fears and to understand how they affect your every day life. She has one that I just finished called "Do I Look Fat In This?" What an eye opener. I highly recommend it. The one I am reading now is called "Fearless Living". Just getting started on this one. She also, has "Fearless Loving" and "30 days to a new you". I can't wait to read those as well. Fear is a powerful feeling and can cripple us to the point of stagnation. I am trying to conquer all my fears. Wish me luck.

Lisa: the Zetacaps worked for me when I remembered to take them 30 min before eating. Don't buy anymore I have about 4 bottles I will GIVE you. Just PM me your address. I am doing Nutrisystem and it was working. In the first month I lost 6 lbs. I went off of it and now I am waiting for my month supply of food right so I can start again. I went off due to some major travelling I was doing and couldn't stick to the plan. I highly encourage you to do Nutrisystem. They provide the meals and you supplement with fresh fruit and veggies. Wonderful tasting foods too. I am thinking about asking my doc for some Phentermine as well. I was on the Phen/Fen combo years ago and lost 25 lbs in two months so I know it works.

Megan it is a long hard struggle and battle with or without the band. The good thing is you recognize your patterns now and can evaluate why you want to overeat. Emotion is almost always connected to why we overeat. I stress ALMOST always. Most times we don't know why we overeat. We just do! That is when it really sucks. I am at that stage now. I don't know why I overeat I just do. I just came home from eating my lunch with John and I am already thinking about finding something in the house I can eat. That is sick now. Just wanted to say I feel your pain, I understand your frustration, and I am cheering you on to victory.

51,999,998 left to watch now. I am not watching it anymore once I learned Chris was off the show. The rest of the show can go to H E Double hockey sitcks as far as I am concerned.

I LOVE MINE (when I use it)!!! LOL!!! It really can work those abs and is easy on the back and neck.

June 11th I am in Vegas June 17th thru 27th I have family in due to my son graduating from High School on the 22nd. I could most likely slip away for a few hours to meet you'se guys but couldn't hang out long. Just let me know.

JennyJ: Sorry for your health issues. It can be hard enough to deal with just our weight related issues but when they are compounded by other things on top of that then it can become overwhelming. I will keep you in my prayers. I had my band removed Dec 2005 for Erosion. I had my band for 18 months and managed to lose 60 to 70 lbs. I have since gained back 20 of those. I have considered having another band placed and other WLS as well. I just don't know if I want to go down that road right now. I go see my Band Doctor in July and those are things we will discuss. I can't even begin to face another surgery unless my insurance will cover it. AT this point I don't think they will and I don't know if I have enough fight in me for an insurance battle. Only time will tell. I hope you find the answers to your body reactions. Keep us posted.

Niambi had a meltdown with Christie, OOPS! Let me back up. LOL! Jodi and Iyanla were in session and Iyanla says she has someone to help Jodi have a serious talk with her mother. GUESS WHO walks in? YUP!! Jodi's mom. They have a great conversation about the past and mend wounds and heal hearts. It was so wonderful to see. Antonio is still working on redecorating the guest room. She has to prime and paint the walls before morning. She was hoping that her roommates would just "GET" that she wanted them to help. She didn't want to "ASK" them to help her. Niambi showed up to help prime the room. Part of the show was Niambi and Antonio dising the rest of the roommates because they weren't down there helping. However everyone offered to help her all day long. She never once said sure I could use some help. HELLO!!!! The roommates were upstairs waiting for Niambi and Antonio so they could all take Jodi's mom to dinner. At dinner, Iyanla shows up with a cake that says "CONGRATULATIONS JODI YOU HAVE GRADUATED" YIPPEE!! Celebration all around. Christie is pissed that Niambi, who is pissed that no one helped Antonio prime the room, has an attitude with her. They proceed to have a conversation at the table about it all. I fault Christie for bringing it up at the restaurant. Then Antonio blurts out "Antonio don't need no help or shit from anyone. I have no expectations from any of you." She just really disrespected Jodi on her celebration, Jodi's mom, the rest of the roommates with that comment and Iyanla called her on it. It is gonna get interesting between Christie and Niambi before it is all said and done. Sommer has to put together a Hip Hop dance recital in two days for the roommates. She is stressed about that but handling it well. Jodi will graduate but not leave the house till Christie finishes her 5K walk/run. Jodi made a committment to participate so she will stay till that is done. I think that is it.

Dody I think you should at least call Vandy and let them know what is up. They might have an option you haven't thought of. I have faith it will all work out.

OK I need more info, why are you taking Prednisone to begin with? And what is the dosage? What else did you have to eat that night? I mean everything! What Vitamins are you taking? What Birth control? Stay away from Shell fish for the time being just to make sure. HUGS

Hey just saw this post. It sounds like your father is really in pain and I have sympathy for him. Back pain is the hardest to control due to the nerves surrounding the areas. Ask your pharmacist if any of the meds he is currently on are conflicting with each other? Most times Pharmacists know more about the compatibility of drugs than doctors or nurses. I would start there. Has he tried Physical Therapy? If this is not an option then I understand just exploring all non pharmaceutical options first. Has he tried a regimen of light exercise (ie: walking, sitting and lifting his legs, using 2 lb weights for arm lifts, just keep the exercise LIGHT, etc)? Have you heard of a TENS unit? My mom used this on her neck pain and it kept the pain at bay till they fused her neck. There are some Herbal muscle and nerve relaxor remedies he could take as well. Everytime I went to my Chiropractor he gave me a "Calming Formula" to help my muscles relax and nerves to stop being stimulated after my treatments. It works great. I will see if I have a bottle left and if so I will send it to you but PM me your address. If I don't have any left then I will email the doc and get the ingredients for you. The procedures you mentioned are all something to consider but they too can have their own concerns. Look at what can happen in the long term if he has one of those procedures. Yeah it might fix the pain but does he give up some function? Is he forever gonna be numb in that area now? Just ask the long term questions. You should look at one ailment at a time and see if a diet change, meditation, herbal remedies, change in pain meds will work before doing anything more drastic. I am so sorry he is in such pain and I know how that can affect the mental state. Depression is a product of chronic pain. So keep that in mind as well. I will keep your father in my prayers. Same goes for your mother Jessie.

I removed the names from the initial post out of respect for privacy. We do not know the reasons someone does not follow through. We should not post names to shame people into doing just that. Jolynn has started a thread of what gifts she has received and that is suffice enough for accountability. This thread will be locked.

Lady In Red: I laughed so hard at your sentence. I have actually said those similar things outloud and shocked my 18 yr old son. He just busted out laughing. Then he said, "Mom you are fine just like you are." So thank you for making me laugh. Geezersue: I love you. You are such a breath of fresh air. I am so thankful for this forum so I can come and get several different views on their experiences and opinions. To all the rest, my appt now is in July instead of June. I simply cannot face my doc with this extra weight on me right now. I need another month to at least try to get some off. This morning I now weigh 264 lbs. That is almost a 20 lbs gain since debanding. I am devastated. I am trying not to focus on it too much but I have to focus on the meals. I am just so tired of all the crap of dealing with counting calories, weighing portions, drinking water, avoiding sugar and white flour, exercising (like I did anyway), etc. I am just so tired of it all. It just gets too depressing to know that I can't have a piece of cake because my mind doesn't register that I should only have ONE piece or ONE bite. NO I HAVE TO HAVE IT ALL!!! It's like I am hoarding food in my cheek pouches for later. I would go to the fast food place buy (2) two double cheeseburgers, (2) french fries, and (2) drinks. What am I thinking? I am ONE person and no ones stomach is that big. But what do I do? I eat every last bite of those two meals. Yup every last bite. Then I feel like crap. Would I learn NOPE?!! Two hours later I am asking everyone what they want for dinner. TWO HOURS LATER PEOPLE!!! STOP THE INSANITY!!! And that is exactly what it feels like. I feel like I have this other personality that says "EAT EAT EAT now because you might run out of food." Now how insane does that sound? LOL!!!! Anyway, thanks for listening to my rantings. I know eventually I will either do one of two things in my life. 1= I will finally "GET IT" and begin the road to weight loss finally 2= Never "GET IT" and eventually blow up and explode from too much food in my cheek pouches.

I danced with a Mexican because I hate my family. TOO FUNNY!!!

Omamoon that was too funny. The Tootsie Pop Lick Test. LOLOLOLOL!!!!!

Happy Nurses Week!! To all of those that I am sending this to Happy Nurses week YOU MAY BE A NURSE IF……… 1. You believe that every patient needs TLC. Thorazine, lorazepam, and Compazine. 2. You would like to meet the inventor of the call light some night in a dark alley. 3. You believe not all patients are annoying, some are unconscious. 4. Your sense of humor gets more warped each year. 5. You know the phone number of every late night delivery place by heart. 6. You can only tell time by the 24 hr clock 7. Almost everything can seem humorous….eventually 8. When asked what color that patient's diarrhea was, you show them your shoes 9. You know the smell of different diarrhea to identify it. 10. Every time you walk you make a jingling noise because of all the scissors and clamps in your pocket. 11. You can tell the pharmacist more about the medication they are dispensing that they know. 12. You refuse to watch ER because it is too much like the real things, and it triggers flashbacks. 13. You check the caller ID on your day off to see if anyone from the hospital is trying to call and ask you to work. 14. You've been telling stories in a restaurant and made someone at another table throw up. 15. You notice that you are using more 4-letter words than you did before you started nursing. 16. Every time someone asks you for a pen you can find at least 4 of them on you. 17. You can intubate your friends at parties. 18. You don't get excited about blood unless it's your own. 19. You live by the motto "to be right is only half the battle , to convince the doctor is more difficult" 20. You've basted you thanksgiving turkey with a Toomey syringe. 21. You've told a confused patient that you name was that of you co-worker and to holler if they need help. 22. Eating microwave popcorn out of a clean bedpan is perfectly normal. 23. Your bladder can expand to the size of a Winnebago's water tank. 24. When checking the level of a patient's orientation, you aren't sure of the answer. 25. You find yourself checking out other customers veins in the grocery waiting lines. 26. You can sleep soundly at the hospital cafeteria table on you dinner break and are not embarrassed when you wake up. 27. You avoid unhealthy looking shoppers in the mall for the fear that they will drop near you and you'll have to do CPR on your day off. 28. You throw a party for a co-worker and use a urinal (clean of course) as a lemon-aid pitcher and use a bed sheet for a tablecloth. 29. You hate to get dressed in "real clothes" because scrubs are what you live in, and why can't they make jeans that comfortable 29. You often stay awake for 24+ hrs at a time when you work nights and realize you don't need alcohol or drugs to hallucinate, just lack of sleep. 30. You pull over in some parking lot after working nights because you are too tired to drive home and wake up to someone knocking on your window thinking you have had a stroke because you are passed out in you car and drooling. 31. You finger has gone places you never thought possible. 32. You've sworn to have "No Code" tattooed on your chest. HAPPY NURSES WEEK

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If I am not around frequently and you draw names then please email me my person as well as PM. Here is my email. penni@pennimerrick.com Thanks