Deweydoer

My belief is that, in life 10% is what happens to you and 90% is how you react to it. It sounds like a great opportunity to do it again, the right way, and get healthy and happy. Best wishes to you!!!

Hi Ohio Girl!!! I get a lot of flack because I don't move with my husband and it is great to hear that someone else chose the same thing as me. I'm so excited to hear about your surgery, it has changed my life and I'll be thinking about you on Wednesday. I would love to keep in touch with you, to make an Army wife friend. There are next to no military families where I live, it would be great to hear from you. If you have any questions or concerns that I might be able to address, PLEASE let me know.

Let me just say, while the holiday season has been wonderful with my family, it has been horrible on the scale. There was one big obstacle to my goal weight/size this December and that was a stupid fall I had in my kitchen. I turned around and stumbled backwards after tripping over an open dishwasher door and BAM, concussion. I waited 9 days before going to see the doctor, but the headaches and general fuzziness was just too much and I had to get myself looked at. Don't you know I had a moderate concussion and was told to stay home from work and was put on "brain rest". OMG, so boring and going to the gym was completely taken off of the table.
The concussion on top of the never ending food parade in our family, I guess I should be happy I only put on 3 pounds. I was supposed to wait until 1 January to start working out, but I am feeling MUCH better and I have been doing light workouts for the last three days and I feel fantastic. I guess I'll just put my nose back to the nutritional grindstone and keep hitting the gym. Basically, get back to do what I need to support my healthy living goals.
I had my first fill at the end of November and I felt absolutely NO restriction so I'm going back on the 22nd of January to have another fill, hopefully this one will put me back on track because honestly, I'm damn hungry. I'm craving crunchy anything. Does anyone have any suggestions for crunchy Snacks. I'm turning orange, no I'm not really, from eating all of the carrots that I'm eating.
There is a lot of other stuff going on, just like everybody else's crazy life. The one big thing is that the Army has chosen to move my husband from Ft. Campbell, five hours from home, to Ft. Lewis, Washington, which is a stupid long plane ride away. He has been at Ft. Campbell for almost three years now and I've been spoiled and frankly don't want him to be so far away. I'm struggling not to fall back into old habits like eating because I'm sad, it is sooo hard not to eat, especially since I'm hungry. Arghh.
Thanks for letting me vent, time to put on my big girl panties and go on with life.

Relocating with my husband is not a reality, I'm in education, I have my dream job, and try tenure. There is no way I'm going to give up job and paycheck. Additionally, I stay here because we have a number of elderly relatives who need help with whatever comes up on a daily basis. My husband is near retirement, so I don't want to give up our home, which is paid for, to follow him around, especially now because he's probably going to Afghanistan in the spring. I'm kind of the hub of the family wheel here. I'm excited to get this new year going, although it didn't sound like it in my post, and I know what I need to do, I just need to get out of my way mentally. I feel so great that I am back to the gym, that helps a lot.

Relocating with my husband is not a reality, I'm in education, I have my dream job, and try tenure. There is no way I'm going to give up job and paycheck. Additionally, I stay here because we have a number of elderly relatives who need help with whatever comes up on a daily basis. My husband is near retirement, so I don't want to give up our home, which is paid for, to follow him around, especially now because he's probably going to Afghanistan in the spring. I'm kind of the hub of the family wheel here. I'm excited to get this new year going, although it didn't sound like it in my post, and I know what I need to do, I just need to get out of my way mentally. I feel so great that I am back to the gym, that helps a lot.

Let me just say, while the holiday season has been wonderful with my family, it has been horrible on the scale. There was one big obstacle to my goal weight/size this December and that was a stupid fall I had in my kitchen. I turned around and stumbled backwards after tripping over an open dishwasher door and BAM, concussion. I waited 9 days before going to see the doctor, but the headaches and general fuzziness was just too much and I had to get myself looked at. Don't you know I had a moderate concussion and was told to stay home from work and was put on "brain rest". OMG, so boring and going to the gym was completely taken off of the table.
The concussion on top of the never ending food parade in our family, I guess I should be happy I only put on 3 pounds. I was supposed to wait until 1 January to start working out, but I am feeling MUCH better and I have been doing light workouts for the last three days and I feel fantastic. I guess I'll just put my nose back to the nutritional grindstone and keep hitting the gym. Basically, get back to do what I need to support my healthy living goals.
I had my first fill at the end of November and I felt absolutely NO restriction so I'm going back on the 22nd of January to have another fill, hopefully this one will put me back on track because honestly, I'm damn hungry. I'm craving crunchy anything. Does anyone have any suggestions for crunchy Snacks. I'm turning orange, no I'm not really, from eating all of the carrots that I'm eating.
There is a lot of other stuff going on, just like everybody else's crazy life. The one big thing is that the Army has chosen to move my husband from Ft. Campbell, five hours from home, to Ft. Lewis, Washington, which is a stupid long plane ride away. He has been at Ft. Campbell for almost three years now and I've been spoiled and frankly don't want him to be so far away. I'm struggling not to fall back into old habits like eating because I'm sad, it is sooo hard not to eat, especially since I'm hungry. Arghh.
Thanks for letting me vent, time to put on my big girl panties and go on with life.

Let me just say, while the holiday season has been wonderful with my family, it has been horrible on the scale. There was one big obstacle to my goal weight/size this December and that was a stupid fall I had in my kitchen. I turned around and stumbled backwards after tripping over an open dishwasher door and BAM, concussion. I waited 9 days before going to see the doctor, but the headaches and general fuzziness was just too much and I had to get myself looked at. Don't you know I had a moderate concussion and was told to stay home from work and was put on "brain rest". OMG, so boring and going to the gym was completely taken off of the table.
The concussion on top of the never ending food parade in our family, I guess I should be happy I only put on 3 pounds. I was supposed to wait until 1 January to start working out, but I am feeling MUCH better and I have been doing light workouts for the last three days and I feel fantastic. I guess I'll just put my nose back to the nutritional grindstone and keep hitting the gym. Basically, get back to do what I need to support my healthy living goals.
I had my first fill at the end of November and I felt absolutely NO restriction so I'm going back on the 22nd of January to have another fill, hopefully this one will put me back on track because honestly, I'm damn hungry. I'm craving crunchy anything. Does anyone have any suggestions for crunchy Snacks. I'm turning orange, no I'm not really, from eating all of the carrots that I'm eating.
There is a lot of other stuff going on, just like everybody else's crazy life. The one big thing is that the Army has chosen to move my husband from Ft. Campbell, five hours from home, to Ft. Lewis, Washington, which is a stupid long plane ride away. He has been at Ft. Campbell for almost three years now and I've been spoiled and frankly don't want him to be so far away. I'm struggling not to fall back into old habits like eating because I'm sad, it is sooo hard not to eat, especially since I'm hungry. Arghh.
Thanks for letting me vent, time to put on my big girl panties and go on with life.

I had my band put in on 12 August, I've lost 34 pounds and the doctor decided to put a fill in this afternoon, because I've only lost 1 pound in the last 3 weeks. I was so worried it would hurt or well, I didn't know how it would feel. It was nothing!!!!!!!!! Ok, so having a needle stuck into your stomach is not normal, but it felt like a soft pinch. The weirdest part was when he pulled the needle out; he said I would feel a slight pulling sensation, slight my Aunt Fanny!!! It felt like my bellybutton was being pulled out, although there was no pain, it was a sensation I had never felt before and that is saying something for a 52 year old! I go back in a month, sot see if I've kept up with the 1-2 pounds a week. I'm ready to hang out at the gym everyday and become LESS of a person, LOL.

For years, I never really wore a warm winter jacket, just a heavy sweater and a scarf. I'm sitting here in Ohio, it was really cold this week and I'm having trouble staying warm. I am NOT complaining, just making an observation, but I got to go out and buy a nice winter coat! I'm sitting here with a giant sweatshirt, that used to be tight, wrapped in a blanket eating beef vegetable Soup, nice and warm. I mentioned this to someone at work yesterday and they said I was losing my R-Factor, I about fell off my chair!! Anyway, anyone else in a cold climate having this issue?

For years, I never really wore a warm winter jacket, just a heavy sweater and a scarf. I'm sitting here in Ohio, it was really cold this week and I'm having trouble staying warm. I am NOT complaining, just making an observation, but I got to go out and buy a nice winter coat! I'm sitting here with a giant sweatshirt, that used to be tight, wrapped in a blanket eating beef vegetable Soup, nice and warm. I mentioned this to someone at work yesterday and they said I was losing my R-Factor, I about fell off my chair!! Anyway, anyone else in a cold climate having this issue?

I forgot I had made some Avgolemono Soup a couple of weeks ago, and froze the extra. I just heated some of that up and it really hit the spot!!

I forgot I had made some Avgolemono Soup a couple of weeks ago, and froze the extra. I just heated some of that up and it really hit the spot!!

I was in the beauty salon the other day and people were fawning over me and how good I looked, I wasn't minding it all and my stylist asked how the whole system works. After I was done explaining, she asked if she could see my scars, which are minimal. She then asked if she could feel the port, no problem!! She felt it and said it felt like a baby's foot!!!!!!!!!!! I felt it and darned if she wasn't right, it felt like a baby's foot. Just about dropped on the floor laughing!!!!!!

I just figure that if I am putting so much into this new healthy lifestyle of mine, why would I want to med it up with unhealthy behaviors. Yes, I know weed is natural, but I don't want anything in my body that might upset this wonderful balance I'm creating. Good luck with it.

I just weighed myself this morning and I hit the 30 pound mark, YEA!!

I just weighed myself this morning and I hit the 30 pound mark, YEA!!

I just weighed myself this morning and I hit the 30 pound mark, YEA!!

I just weighed myself this morning and I hit the 30 pound mark, YEA!!

I just weighed myself this morning and I hit the 30 pound mark, YEA!!

My surgery date was 12 August of this year. I'm super excited I've done this w/o a fill yet, that is very cool.

I just weighed myself this morning and I hit the 30 pound mark, YEA!!

The body pillow is a good idea, but also take a regular pillow with you to the hospital to help on the ride home. The seat belt can be kind of irritating on your sensitive abdominal area, and the pillow is a safe, wonderful cushion. I'm almost 2 months post op and I've lost 30 pounds, without a fill, so even when you get hungry on your pre-op diet hang in there, I feel better than I have in years!!! Best of luck to you on your choice to get the band!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just weighed myself this morning and I hit the 30 pound mark, YEA!!

I just weighed myself this morning and I hit the 30 pound mark, YEA!!

I just weighed myself this morning and I hit the 30 pound mark, YEA!!