Mariposa Bella

I know what you mean, I have a friend, who is just beautiful, tall and thin, not skinny, but muscular, great big, huge boobs (real ones) and to top it all off, she is the most beautiful human being, just as nice as can be, really caring and a truly, honest to goodness good friend. I love her, but sometimes I look at her and look at myself and think, why didn't God make us all the same body size??? Wouldn't that be nice, if we were all a perfect size 8, with beautiful firm breasts, firm muscular thighs and bottoms, oh boy, I sure am dreaming, aren't I?????? I remember when I was 16, I was chubby, but I had beautiful firm breasts (that wouldn't hang all the way down to my bellybutton when I took off my bra) and a nice flat stomach (with no stretch marks) and a nice shaped bottom, (without the cellutite) OH those were the days......

Hello Maggots, I haven't reported, because I have been really bad, too much going on to devote an hour just for myself. This is a busy time of season for me, my girls are getting ready for year end dance recital. My four year old is a tumble tyke and she is dancing the itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini (super cute) and my nine year old takes ballet/tap/jaz and baton, so whe will have four numbers this year, she has worked really hard all year and is doing really good. I'm so proud of both of them. And if that wasn't enough they have joined a competitive cheer team and are starting next week, so have been super busy w/ that. fundraising is mandatory, so I have been irritaing people asking for $. It is good excercise for them, and I like them to be involved in extra curricular activities, but it gets overwhelming sometimes. I am sure you all can relate. Well and I'm off to St. Augustine, FL for a field trip w/ my daughters school for two days, so I'll be doing a lot of sightseeing. So can I count that as my part of the challenge? Well I'm sorry to make this post so long, but I just had to let you all know what's going on w/ me and why I'm not keeping up w/ ya gals. Have a wonderful weekend, I'll be in touch on MOnday. Leaving in the am at 4:30, yikees.

Dont' worry the scale will move soon enough, we all have been there, I too am one of those compulsive weigher, at morning and night, I've finally stopped and only weigh myself about every three days, helps my mood more. I haven't lost anymore, but atleast I'm not gaining. Well good luck, as I am in the same boat.

I have been really bad----I havent' walked since Tuesday, the weather has been real bad here, too much rain to walk in. I guess I could use the treadmill, but I'd have to take off all the junk I have on top of it. ha, ha... I have been active though, a lot going on at work this week, I work in Economic Development and this has been a busy week, surveying all the business in the county for any needs and having a Year REview Strategis Meeting this afternoon. So I will check in with you Maggots on Monday. I promise to walk tonight and this weekend. Bye loves

LIsa Happy Bandiversary and yes you are a sexy thang!!!!!

well I have to say that even the forces that be, don't want me to excersise. WE have had tons of rain here in SW Florida the last two days and I wasn't able to walk yesterday and today doesn't look any better, but I have been eating well and have stayed a bit active, hope the weather clears and I can get back to my walking. Makes me feel so good when I do it. WEll my fellow campers I will report back. (((hugs to ya all)

Okay, Okay, I'm craving sushi really bad, but I"ve only had it once and need some recommendations on what I should have-keeping in mind, my band. Let me know, I am definitely getting me some sushi this weekend, tell me--what shall I eat...

wonderful, good luck on your upcoming surgery!!!

I'm sorry that you have been dealing with all that Tammy. Don't worry you'll get on track once you finish dealing with all you have on your plate right now. I'm sorry about your loses. ((((((BIG HUG))))))))) On another note, I did walk my 3.2 miles yesterday, and let me tell you, its really hard to push a double tandem stroller w/ two kids that probably weigh a combined weight of 75 lbs and plus the weight of the stroller. My kids enjoy the walk though, so I have to keep pushing their little butts in the stroller. My four year old little girl is a talker like me so she has tons of stories and songs to make the time pass faster, although sometimes I wish she would stay quiet and let me enjoy the walk. LOL,, My little boy who is three loves the walks also, yesterday when we turned on our street, he said he didn't want to go home yet, but I had to, I was beat, I tell you this walking is hard work. Hopefully I will stay focused and keep doing it. Well talk to you all later. Oh I got a pedometer, but I'm electronically challenged and you have to set it, set the length of your stride and who knows what else, looks really complicated, so I didn't mess with it.

Tons of restriction right from the start, well not as much as now, but definitely couldn't eat like before banding. Nope. Most of my weight was lost in that first initial phase, lost 23 lbs the first month and the rest has been SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOw to come off.

Oh Jack, you are so right, I haven't felt this good about myself in a long time. Last night I was laying in bed, in my little night gown (well its not all that little) and I couldn't stop staring at my thighs and legs, they look so thin, my husband asked what the hell I was staring at so passionately and I said I was just looking at how damn good my legs and thighs look. it was so funny.

I have to disagree with your surgeon Miss De Larla, I had tons of restriction with this last fill and only saw a very little weight loss, I think that because my body was not consuming enough it was hoarding every little bit that I could eat. I wish I would have left my second fill alone and waited it out, because my third one was so terribly tight and made me so terribly miserable. I have been pretty depressed lately about the amount of intake I was doing. I was starting to regret getting the band, because I could hardly eat anyting. I even called the dr and asked for an unfill, but he is moving and wasn't seeing patients, I have loosened up a bit, thank God, but I am still very limited to what I can eat. I love salads and can't eat lettuce, and that sucks. It is tough being banded, not easy at all. Yesterday, my husband told me that I'm really starting to look thinner, he said, sure is easy with that band, huh?? I'm like, you are soooooo wrong, it is hard as hell to have this band, it takes so much darn will power to eat correctly and eat right. He has no clue. Sometimes I wish I could have had the discipline on my own to eat healthy and then one day if I wanted to splurge and eat a HUGE steak the size of Texas I could, but I can't and I just have to learn to deal with that. So regarding that "sweet spot" I couldn't tell you if it exists because I haven't been there yet. Oh, almost forgot, DeLarla, the picture of you and Penni on the other thread, you guys are so beautiful, just beautiful.

I too had this, the itching was unbearable sometimes, but that always happens to me on any cuts once it starts healing the skin gets really dry and itchy.

Well I accepted the challenge and I started yesterday, put my two kids in the stroller and went out the door, it was so refreshing. I walked from my house to the park and back, its about 3.2 miles, and halfway back it started drizzling, so I had to haul butt and run for a little while. I am so sore today, funny how fast your bod gets out of shape, a couple of months ago, this would have been a breeze (even though I was heavier) but today, I am dying, my legs and butt are killing me. OUCH, but I am doing it today after work, so I will be checking in with you all. I don't have a pedometer, so I'll have to go buy one next week (I live in a rural town and we don't have a Wal-Mart). Thanks for getting me going again. I went shopping this weekend and bought myself some size 10 capris, I look pretty good in them if I say so myself, so skinny me, here I come..

I too am losing hair, but I think I haven't been eating as well because I had too much restriction. My band is just starting to loosen up after 1 1/2 months since my fill and for the last couple of days I have been eating pretty well, I also started taking vitamins, hopefully that should help.

Congratulations on your new band, wishing you a speedy recovery. FOLLOW DIET VERY STRICTLY...

I wish I would have know how much work it is to lose weight even with the band. And how hard it would be to watch someone eat a hamburger and crave it so bad it hurts and know that you can't have a big hamburger ever again. (Makes me want to cry every time I think about it) But on an up note, I wish I would have known how darn good I look in a pair of size 10 capris, would have never let myself get as fat as I did.

Hi Bandit, I am having plastic surgery in Mexico at the end of June. I am having a tt and body liposculpture (upper and lower back, inner and outer thighs and a bit on my arms). The surgeon who did my band is a plastic surgeon so he is doing my procedures in June, I am so excited, I can't wait for my loose ugly stomach to disappear. I am however really nervous, the tt procedure I've been told is really painful and takes a long time to recover, so please pray that all goes well for me and that I recover quickly. Also, there is always in the back of my mind that I'll die and everyone will say "what a stupid girl, died having cosmetic surgery, how sad". Well wish me luck and pray for me. Dr. Castellanos has a website, but its in Spanish only.

I didn't have one, unless they put it in while asleep and took it out before I woke, I am so happy I didn't have one, those things hurt, I had one in when I had my C-Section and boy did that thing hurt.

Well congratulations, my husband's company had a lawsuit against a company that didn't pay us $180,000 and we had to settle last week, it was costing us a lot more in time lost from work from having to attend hearings and meets, that my husbands company just decided to go ahead and settle, I really don't know what the settlement was (I don't like to get involved in those things) but I know that we lost money, but at least its over and done with. Not really worth the stress for us, but I'm really happy for you, its wonderful that you won. I'm glad to hear that in your case the little guy won, usually there are more stories like mine, than yours.

You both are truly beautiful women, I hope I can meet all of you someday. I really have learned to love each and everyone of you.

So how do they remove 2.5 cc's from a 1.75 fill? Where did the extra fill come from? Did your doctor say? Thats too weird.

I'm with you, I accept the challenge of walking two-three miles every day, I'm tired of sitting on my fat ass and not doing something to get my weight loss going, if I'm going to get to my goal by the end of June, I must start walking... I get my tt on June 20, I set that as my goal date, if I don't get to goal, then I don't deserve to spend all that money on me. I want this so bad, so its time to prove how bad I want this, no more excuses. Can you all please keep me focused.. I can and will do this. Wish me luck.

Believe me I Know how you feel, its sometimes discouraging how much work it takes to get these fills just right. But don't get discouraged, you might wake up tomorrow and have tons of restriction, good luck.