IndioGirl55

Hey gang you all have been quite so far today - this is just a quick note about my Dr. Visit today - No fill since i am losing weight - lost 17 since 10/24 and he said I am losing weight like a bypass person - I have lost 53.55 % of my excess weight - He told me I dress nicely and He wants a picture of me to use as an example of weight loss with the band... just love my Doctor.. I guess that's my NSV for the day - and a little toot my own horn and brag about my doc... oh ya Phyl - they are starting LAPBAND ONLY support group at Desert Hosipital - here's the schedule 2/5 - 3/4 - 4/1 -5/6 - 6/3 6 p,m, to 8 pm they all are on Tuesdays - See you at the 2/5 meeting ??? Well got ton's of work - talk to you later tonite... xoxo J

I LOVE PAULA DEAN !!!!! She is so funny - and I think we are related cuz I LOVE BUTTER & FRIED FOODS - Not eating them much anymore - but still love them - it's what I miss the most...

I agree Wasabb - this is not a diet - the is a lifetime lifestyle change of bad eating habits - What I strive for is to eat healthy 98% of the time and IMHO that is what healthy thin people do - In the past we ate UNHEATHLY 98% of the time - this is what got up to where we are - so ya - have a treat eat some mash potatoes - gravy - and not the whole pot just 1 serving and the next day go back to good healthy food choices

I just LOVE having a little market 1 bloc from my house - I ran over there got some beans to make my cream of pinto bean soup for the next couple of days.... I think $300k median price for homes now a days - to think in 1976 my 1st house was $17,500 - Mind you it was a HUD house and not in an upscale neighborhood - but a great starter house - 4 bed rooms 1100 sq ft and a big yard. I lived there for 28 yrs - sold it for $152,000 that's how I afforded my house now - I got in right before the big jump - by the time my complex sold out - my plan was $120k higher than what i paid... now who knows what i would get - but heck I love my house and plan on being here forever...

NMSunshine - :heh: NO HOT TODDY OR MULED WINE (isn't that warm wine) too many calories - a cup of tea about 1/2 hr before your meal... I am going to have to watch out for you and Phyl ... You are bad girls:p

Brenda - the popcorn wasn't bad - it was the junk you had with it Ok don't mean to be a smarta$$ here - but i want to know what the diff 2 small cups vs 2 reg cups:biggrin1: This is the kind of thinking we have to re-think - a cup is a cup - we gotta learn what a real measurement is.. 8/31 I had 1 1/2 pieces of cake on my DIL bday... I pretty much stay away from sweets (well real sugar - i have sf pudding & fudgecicles)- I haven't had any so far this xmas season... Cuz once i start - OMG can't quit... This weekend will be baking xmas cookies w/grandaughters and making tamales with DIL - but I get a fill tomorrow - I am allowing myself 5 cookie for the whole xmas season - but I will increase my exercise plus I will be on liquids for 4 days since i go for my fill tomorrow...- Yes you are normal - If i remember correctly - 3 weeks out I had a tad restriction - I could eat 2 cups of zuchinee and my fish & 1/2 c rice - but since i am a ww girl - to me veggies are pretty much free - so when you are still hunger eat an extra cup of veggies - I have never limited myself to say 1/2 c per meal - I would say I eat about 2 cup right now - 4 oz fish - 1/2 c rice - and 3/4 cup veggies. IMHO 1/2 c of food isn't enought - especially for my brain. I have a little bowl i got at target that is 1 cup and I eat off sandwich plates... with good restiction I eat about a cup per meal - and I am happy with that. Also - it's not a cheat - but a treat and now you have to pay yourself back for that treat - you gotta walk 1/2 mile or a full extra mile ... I eat healthy 98% of the time - but you know what so do normal people - I use to eat healthy only 2% of the time and bad 98% of the time.. So take the word cheat out of your vocabulary - and replace it with treat - Skinny people have treats - not cheats - make sure your treats are only 2% of your eating an not 98% of it:biggrin1: That's my phylosophy (sp)... If i eat I increase my exercise & eat less at my next meal - Like today I went out to lunch ate an enchillada & 3/4 of my taco - so for dinner just meat and veggies and i walked 3 miles instead of 2... Thankfully I go for a fill tomorrow - that's one reason I ate out of my norm - cuz I know that for the next few days I won't be able to eat much at all.. You can do this and I bet you that you really can't eat as much food as you use too - you might not feel much restriction - but i bet you do have some.. Talk to you soon.. :confused::girl_hug: Janet

Mango maybe you got my life :confused: - and hey 16 isn't 18 and sure and the heck isn't a 20 - What does TTFN mean Ta ta for now???? Hope you have a good time at your party Distant - I really don't want clothes yet - I did by a few things first of Nov - so they should last for a bit - cuz some of the xl tops are just a itty bit tight - I have 38 lbs to go - hopefully i will be a 12.. The only thing by the time I need clothes it will be summer and everything is sleeveless - and I need a little sleeve to cover my bat wings and your dh is right - and i agree with you - I am a little addicted to this losing weight and ya it's not too hard most of the time... Karri - do you know when I eat like i did for lunch - i stay fuller than I do on my fish rice and veggie - It's 6:40 right now I have been to the gym and walked 3 miles - ck'd on my grandaughters - came home cleaned the kitchen - and got on line - and i am just now getting a little hungry yesterday had fish & veggies for lunch an was starving by this time.. I really could have stopped at 1/2 the enchillada & 1/2 the taco - but my brain was hungry and knowing that I am going to be on soup for a few day - OMG I am not perpared - I need to go to the store for some beans - I don't think I have any. I agree you gotta feed the beast so he doesn't get out of hand... My GF & I were talking cuz I couldn't believe I ate that much - but in the past i would have cleaned that whole plate and came home and ate just like that for dinner... :biggrin1: I am in good company... I see what - I think??? Dini - you aren't too full of your self - you are young and having fun - go for it - have fun .. Peaches that's how much a new house cost here in Indio it was more like $350 - $400 k before the market dropped... Use to be a $1 mil house was a big thing - but heck it's nothing now a days

OK GANG - I called my gf and said I am hungry lets do lunch - plus i know i go for a fill tomorrow - so if I am going to eat - today is the day as I am suppose to be on full liquids for a whole week (will only do about 3 or 4 day) so went to Taco Shop - again i want you to know i was STARVING.... Order taco enchillada tostado & rice - ate 3/4 of taco the WHOLE enchillada and a couple of bites of rice - I am stuffed - but now very aware that I do need that fill tomorrow - I threw away the tostada and rice - I will now stay full all afternoon - See everyone the FOOD COP/ANGEL is human - I don't always make the best decisions - but even normal people don't eat healthy 100% of the time - that's why i say i eat healthy 98% - today for lunch was that 2% that i don't - to nite i will have ground turkey & veggies and will skip the carbs (no rice) and exercise... OK got tons of crap to do - talk to you all later. xoxox

CONGRATS - I REMEMBER HOW HAPPY I WAS WHEN I GOT MY DATE - I KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOF TOPS...

Small, small bites, eat slowly, chew chew chew and drink something warm before you eat ....

I know with my Lucky #7's 99% had that problem too :embarassed: I haven't read where too many have the opposite problem - but I had mine for like 3 weeks - better in thee (toilet) than me ...

Karri :girl_hug::girl_hug::girl_hug::girl_hug::girl_hug: I am sorry for your sadness yesterday - I think we all miss food espeically when we are in one of our moods... I am glad you had no guitl over that one stupid cookie - it's shouldn't cause any guilt.. a 14 is a 14 BE HAPPY GREAT NSV SIZE 14:clap2:

I had the same problem - I finally did take some immodium and it cleared up - the pills are small and I didn't have any problems - but best to ck w/your doc...

Mango - Does your grandma live with you Business classes where in high school - I loved business economics loved my teacher Coach Rose - he called me his 115 PA System... but again we are talking high school freshman classes which was 36 yrs ago... It was funny cuz I remember arguing against insurance and gave a pretty good arguement - and now that's what i do for a living... Yep - I am dedicated 98% of the time - I really love losing this weight You guys just don't know how much better I feel and I realize that at 250 I WAS ASHAMED of how I looked - I would never have admitted that then - would have told you I was happy - but i really wasn't - it's funny how you can fool yourself - or at least try too. I am looking forward to my upcomming concerts - I just feel sooo much better and ya the saying nothing taste as good as thin feels (not really thin yet but thinner and on my way) is so very true... I really don't miss too much all that food i use to eat (well sometimes i do) but this feels so much better than the taste of food ...

Brandy - Yes I wouldn't mind being 24 again - but I would want to know what I know now - youth is wasted on the young... No offense Dini but you still have a lot to learn (or well most 24 yr olds do)... GREAT NSV XTRA SMALLL OMG - WHATS THAT Peaches - we are all human - even skinny people over eat sweets this time of yr - ya gotta do like me and have a plan - ok I will eat these Cookies but tonite infront of the t.v. instead of just sitting I will stand and walk in place - do you know that figgeters burn more calories than those who sit still... Get up and move - put some little weight by your couch and do arm exercises - while watching t.v. - also - if you have sweets during the day - then cut the carbs from your dinner.. You can do this - you really can - So far I have just said no to my drug of choice but ask me on Sunday how I did after making cookies on Saturday.. Peaches - I really dislike women who do this just to go to the BEACH OMG come on now ... They look so fake - I really hate that whole fake persona = e being on the prowl- if they don't like me in my beach attire tough luck... I understand going out at nite and taking your time to get ready cuz you are suppose to look good - but again - I sure and the hell don't ever want to come off as a desparate divorcee - Love the Canuks humor...

Welcom NomoreYoYo... You can hang with us anytime... I am on the over 60 thread at times. heck half my friends are 60+... It's not really all about age - but just our experiences period - we are alot diff than the 20 & 30 yrs olds out there. Also you may be surprised with your weight loss with the band - I was - I thought I had a slow metabolism cuz in May I tried medifast and only lost like 3 lbs the 1st week - gave up - said screw this ... Got banded 5 months ago today and have lost 55.5 lbs - I am eating more calories (1000-1200 healthy foods) than when I was on medifast - but I think the key for me is that I am exercising 4 to 5 days a week - walking 2 to 3 miles daily and maybe 4 on a Saturday... and i may lose 2 lbs one week - then only 1/2 lbs one week and 3 the next - it works as long as you work it by exercising and eating healthy.... Good Luck on your journey - read - read - read and ask questions. pb is productive burp - (like a throw up in a burp can be that easy or more force full) Slime - saliva foaming out of your mouth cuz some thing is stuck and your body is trying to produce enought spit to get it to go down.

Cornell Note is a way of taking notes The Learning Toolbox - Cornell Notes you just don't write them on a sheet of paper - divide the note paper in 3's and write key points in one section - notes in another and summerize at the bottomc... This was for a 6th grader... I told the teacher the hardest thing I did in High School was a book report and got an A on that - Phyl school is so very different than when we went - I can't help with homework - logic problems ??? greek to me... W rite notes. The large box to the right is for writing notes. Skip a line between ideas and topics. Don't use complete sentences. Use abbreviations, whenever possible. Develop a shorthand of your own, such as using "&" for the word "and".

Sweet Dreams......

Ya I forgot them - I got cut off at the bar there once with my DH & BIL - and we weren't even drunk - had a good buzz - but no where close to being drunk.. See I have had my days hanging in bars :0)

Brenda Thanks !!! I feel so much better - I am no longer carrying around 55 lbs of potatoes... You are talking to the QUEEN of nite time eating - I still eat at nite but i budget my calories to allow for it... I normally don't have snacks during the day - at night I have my sf choc pudding 1 or 2 60 cal each or a healthy choice fudgecicle 80 cal or extra veggies and sometime toast or popcorn or a dannon lite & fit yogurt - I go on the 19th for another fill - only need a tad but it is taking more than 1 cup to be full.. IMHO I don't want to eat only 1/2 cup per meal - I don't think you can get enough calories that way - and I am losing on my 1000- 1200 calories a day - and walking 2 or 3 mile x 4 or 5 days a week.. My suggestion is to budget your calories so that you can have a treat at nite - if you don't you are going to end up over eating. But this is just my humble opinion - Glad to hear you are over the liquid stage - that is so hard and you had to do it much longer than i did... Keep us posted on how you are doing... Janet

OMG - you are hot...... I can see why the old men were after you.. and yes why the indians were so protective... GREAT Pictures!! We don't have and A&F here in the Desert but in Los Angeles they do - my grandson has a tee shirt and sweatshirt from there = We have holister (surfer store) and my GS gets 99% of his clothes from there. Tee shirts & jeans... No much up with me - work - home - gym - thats about it - My sister was here while you were in NY had a nice visit - going to see Earth Wind & Fire in January and Stevie Nicks in February... We do get some good entertainment here in the desert cuz of the indian casinos - we have 6 within a 40 mile distants.. 1 Palm Springs 1 Rancho Mirage 2 Indio 1 Coachella and now 1 in Salton Sea.. It's a good thing i'm not a gambler - but between the 2 in indio (where I live) we get some good groups.. I am boring - I have already done the bar scene in my 20's 30's and it's not that attractive for a 50+ women to be hanging at bars all the time - I sure don't want to be confused with a bar-fly... Plus the kind of guys you meet there aren't about anything - guys my age like girls your age - you know how it goes - I am happy with my non-drama life

Dini we would never forget you... OMG dirty old men... They say New Yorkers are rude - I have never been but want to go - see ground zero (did you go there?) see a show (i think they were still on strike when you went) I want to ride the subways - and I understand what take you 5 takes someone else 35 that can be very aggervating... Was the hotel afraid you were gay WTF girls can't go places together without everyone assuming they are gay. Since i am divorce I am always going places with my gf's some married some aren't ... Do people assume that 2 girls together are gay - that's messed up.. What did they say after you told them off... Whats A&F (ass & ??) i don't the we will offend the others we are all grown up here.. Did you go to central park - time square - 5th avenue - all those places It seems very active when I watch Good Morning America or the Today Show - this are morning news show in NY... Whats up with Adam if you are looking for a new beau....

Gene Congrats on starting the new year with the greatest tool to help you have a HEALTHY NEW YEARS :clap2: I don't know Dr Wright - but how can you go wrong with someone with that last name:p (plus i was born with that last name - so I say I was born Wright:p)

Michelle - Merry Christmas to you too.. I got a box of See's candy from a customer today I went an put it in the lunch room which is another wing of my office building - while there - there was soft frosted sugar cookies. I JUST SAID NO TO DRUGS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 Kids under 7 - OMG how long are you there??? I have a 3 yr old grandaughter and after 2 or so hours i am worn out - the noise gets to me... I know you will enjoy being with your family ... Have a safe trip and talk to you soon xoxo Janet

Congratuations 54 lbs :clap2: That's so Great... 1 pill gone :clap2: Keep up the good work:first: You are doing better than me if you quit smoking - I only lasted 10 days..