IndioGirl55

Hey Gang... Back from the gym - just got off phone w/gf - still gotta cook dinner - Going to Zumba tomorrow nite - 5 days of exercise this week.. Karla - glad you got your deck done - now you can work on the inside of the house ;0) Steph - Glad you feel better today - And girl those pple who didn't show up wasn't about you - it was that THEY ARE FLAKES.. They made the committent and didn't follow thru Phyl Where are you - Zoey keeping you busy - ;0) Candice - When does Peter come home - how are you doiing on your own..

Liz - WTG !!!! LBT has been my support system from day 1 - I'm here almost everyday ;o) - It's the accountablity factor and also being a mentor I feel that I have to practice what I preach - so it helps me & you :0) - Keep up the good work msdv - I was a newbie once too - I had great ladies who helped me in the beginning - I use to post to the newbies all the time - not as much anymore - but I am here for anyone who wants help - I am a tough love bander (operative word is love) and there are a few who don't want to hear what I say - So if any of you don't have a home thread - come to the I'm here to help thread (Mentor) - Glad to have you.. You can do this - like I say all the time I am no diff than anyone else - I don't have magical powers - I was just sick and tired of being of being morbitly obese - I don't want to die an early death because of it.. Congrats on your Date - Prayers for a safe surgery and speedy recovery.. Good Luck on your journey....

Good Morning Gang Had boot camp last nite that just kicked my butt - I didn't get on the computer ... Steph hugs on your FIL issues - let it go... He's old school and he believes a wife should be home.. You aren't going to change that.. The only person you have to worry about it Jeff - it he doesn't mind your travels - the don't waste your energy on your FIL - And you can stand up for yourself without yelling and screaming and cussing - just cuz he's your FIL you can still have boundaries - Candice - what were your calories yesterday- did those sweets send you in to binge mode... I see you didn't post last nite and Peter's still gone right... Phyl - Happy 3rd Band Anniversary - You have done such a fantastic job - you have so much to be proud of - you need to post a side by side of 3 yr dif.. Karla - I see you didn't post last night - How are you.. DD #4 and bf - glad you put your foot down - they are free loading - so DD#4 has moved in w/the bf?? Well gotta hit the showers - cbl Love to all.

Thanks Peeps - I had bootcamp tonite it kicked my butt ;0) I live in the Desert 113 today - and by the time I left the gym I was soaking wet - Need to eat and veg ;0) It's do-able - You just gotta make the commitment to yourself to get healthy !!!

NYC The band is only a piece of plastic - it doesn't lose the weight for you - You do it.. I did the work with the help of my band I have always said that I did 75% of the work to lose the weight by changing my eating and exercise habits - the band did the other 25% by providing restriction.. I take credit for my weight loss the band made the hard job of losing weight just a little easier - but I did the real work...

Oh Steph GF I LOVE BEING SINGLE !!!! Karla is the one who wants a man - I don't !!!! Hugs - Men have no clue - hell Andrew acts like my parent sometimes - yesterday he woke up bitch about something - the dog and I was letting it run loose - (she had been asleep in her kennel 10 minutes before that) - I got dressed and left the house.. Hugs Hugs Hugs - He does have some good qualities or you would have never married him ;o) Linda - WTG on having a PHD in the family !!! Candice - WTG on the gym Phyl - Zoey must have you running and riding around Well back to work..

Good Morning - LOL Phyl - just think of all the extra exercise you are getting :0) Karla - 3 days off - I could use them and not go anywhere - need to put some pictures in frames - etc.. Candice - is Peter home yet - how you doing Steph - How was yesterday.. Linda - Need to report in.. xoxox J

Lizzo - You can do it - like I said - take away the diet mentality - replace it with I'm going to eat healthy and I am going to get some exercise.. Log your food - pay attention to being full - it takes a while and maintain your band - just like a car you gotta maintain it for it to work - you have to do the same thing w/your band LBT is a great place for support - It has been mine.. You can do this !!!! Hugs - Janet

Omg I thought I posted this morning - Been up since 5:30 - Washed my sheets - put clothes away - made bed - tried to hook up my new printer/scanner - kept getting errors - then it was time to take bear & angel to the groomers at 9:30 - went to Pyos ?? Its a combination of yoga & pliates - OMG you aren't jumping around like boot camp - but I sure sweated like I was in boot camp - really enjoyed it - So much so - that Sunday Mornings @ 10 I will be doing Plios - Came home messed with the computer some more - uninstalled printer - tried to reinstall - rearranged the set up of my desk (moved tower = printer - etc - had to unplug and reinstall everything - oh what a pain) - finally gave up on the printer and called HP - got some guy in India - but at least I could understand him - he was really nice - he needed my info address etc - you know you gotta spell it - so I said Indio - just like India but an o instead of an A - he laughed - asked if I had even been to India - said no - just seen it on tv and movies "slum dog millionaire" he laughed - He wants to come to Vegas - again he know about it by the movies ' Hangover ;0) - Really nice guy - took him about 45 mins to fix what ever was wrong - but it's working.. It's 8 p.m. and that's all I did - well picked up bear angel ran to target - got a yoga mat :0) I really need to get off this computer and go fix me some dinner - Oh I had that salmon patty last night - not as good as that restaurant - but ok .. am having it again tonite .. Candice - WTG 1 hr on the bike Steph - Walking taco - sounds good ;0) and ya I think you did good w/that choice.. Karla - I love being orignize - but it's so much work - hope you had a good day. Phyl where are you today how's your fill - how's zoey :0) I take bear & angel to petco - my niece (by marraige to my sister stepson) is the groomer - I told her the story on how Zoey was banned from Petco - LOL

Thanks Peeps... Yep head hunger is our #1 enemy !!! I still have it - will be physically full and still want to eat.. Boredom was/is my biggest enemy too.. So that's why half my time at home is spent on the computer - lbt & fb - can't eat if you are typing :0) They have banded our stomachs and not our heads - the majority of our problems lies in our heads not our stomachs.. Take the word hope our of your vocabularies and replace it with will - if you think you can't you won't - if you think you can you will - I am a firm believer in positive affirmations !! You really gotta love you - you gotta be selfish - this is your life pple you deserve to be happy & healthy. You deserve to have your power back and you all can do it - I truly believe that cuz I am no diff than you I'm really not... Irene my gf Love & Hugs - Keep plugging away - You are doing great !!!

Candice - Great info - I could have written the 2nd one - I'm not one to blame or hold on to the past - for me eating was/is my control - it's what I do for me - it was my love to myself - well now I understand that I was killing myself w/love - Now I still love to eat - I have just replaced unhealthy foods w/healthy ones - and you know what for the most part - it is what I crave now a days.. I have learned to love me in a good healthy way instead of an unhealthy love.. Steph - Whats a walking taco ;0) you did good - it's about making the best choices you can while living life - I am not so anal that I would have packed my own lunch - I would have done just what you did - made the best choice.. Heck if your creamer is only 50 calories - and you enjoy your smoothie - then keep it - just shave off those 50 calories somewhere else 50 x 3 = 150 x 7 = 1050 cal x 3 thats 3150 that's almost 1 lbs in 3 weeks ... See this is why I think you must know calories - it's important - cuz those 50 cal here and there do add up - you don't have to obsess about them but you have to have the knowledge Phyl - Funny about Zoey - why would Tracy be afraid - Zoey just doesn't like being groomed - obviously the lady who had her before didn't brush or groom her - every nite sit w/her in your lap and brush her - Both angel and bear are ok w/groomers - they mind them better than me - Angel doesn't like her face messed w/either - My niece grooms both my dogs and we have already taken Bella to get her nails clipped and I have been brushing her - will make sure we take her early - Puppy school is good too - Bear went - but broke his leg so had to drop out - Thanks for the props gang !!!! A part of my success is cuz of all of you... I went looking for 7/10 group - you know there isn't one - I looked at the 6/10 group - hell hardly anyone even post there - Remember our thread !!! 15 pages in on day in the beginning... Well, your guys love and support has kept me on the straight and narrow and so here's :smile: me thanking you for your love & friendship !!!!

Candice - IMHO- we have to re-train that voice we have to re-train our bodies to crave the healthy stuff - we have to learn what full is - not stuffed (I still have this issue) - and part of that process is knowing what's healthy - knowing the calories that we consume (as a learning tool) - after years of eating 2 cups of mashed potatoes w/a whole stick of butter - that's what my body wanted in the beginnning - now I gotta say that today it craves more veggies - heck one nite on the island - that's what I ate for dinner was just a plate of veggies... That voice still talks to me sometimes - but I have learned to talk back to it for the most part now a days.. Karla glad you had a good day.. Glad the dog is improving.. You need dinner :0) have a salad - it's cool - I guess you would have died here today - my car said 110 Well, I didn't do too much washed clothes - cleaned kitchen and bathroom - had 2 eggs - took a 30 min nap - showered dressed went to Costco - got meat - fish and those salmon patties - having that and green beans for dinner.. Came home and ran to target to get Andrew cold medicine and kleenex.. Thats' it for my day - tomorrow morning my dogs go to the groomers and I am going to some yoga/pliates class call pyos (sp)

I thought so too I never imagined that I would wear size 4 pants - hell when I started I thought 160 would be my goal - thought 10/12 was great - but if you made this your new life - then it will become your reality and not a dream... It is attainable !!! Prayers for a safe surgery & speedy recovery !!! Hugs Janet

Thanks Peeps !!!

3 yrs ago today I has my lapband surgery... 1st year got to goal 145 !!!! (Thanks Karri for being my muse) Got the next few lbs off by Sept 08. Have maintained my weight loss for 2 yrs !!! (fluctuate between 136-140) How you may ask (by following the rules) I have finally gotten that this really is about a lifetime lifestyle change and not a diet I eat HEALTHY 98% of the time - Allow for treats 2% of the time - Hit the gym - weights, cardio & classes 3 to 4 times a week and with the help of my little friend (the band) I have become a healthier person with tons more energy and feel 10 yrs younger.. Life is good !!! And let me tell I have always been a shopper (even at 250) but now EVERY THING looks cute on - Love being a size 4/6 - instead of 18/20 to 22/24 !!! It's doable pple - If I can do it so can you... I am a food addict just like everyone else - the secret - take back your power !!! I walked down the candy/cookie isle in the grocery store last week and snubbed my nose at the crap... That's empowering !!! Just gotta toot my own horn this morning !!!! :cool::party::wink2: Attached Thumbnails __________________ IndioGirl55 Lucky #7 Banded 7/17/07 - Goal 7/24/09 Lost 112 lbs Dr. Bobby Bhasker-Rao Palm Springs CA -

Candice - Good Cry - it's ok to cry - it's ok to feel !!! I was most impressed when I heard Oprah say - she didn't feel stress - cuz she was eating it away.. I am getting that book this weekend~~ I truly think that the statement you quoted hits the nail on the head !!! EVERYONE CAN DO THIS ...

Thanks Peeps !!!! Steph - I here you on convenient stores - trouble - nothing healthy- so take stuff w/you !!! Candice - WTG 2.8 lbs :cool::thumbup: Phyl - Thanks !!! Nope haven't been of FB yet - plastering all over LBT :woot:- In the Introductions - In General thread and then in success stories - I am tooting my own horn to the max today :thumbup:- today is like my birthday :Yawn:- I feel really proud of me - I feel so much stronger and happier now that food isn't controlling me but I am controlling it !!!:wink2:

3 yrs ago today I was 52 yrs old who couldn't walk a flight of stairs without being winded - I measured whatever I did on how much physical activity would be involved (if it was too much I wouldn't do it) - I was eating and sleeping my life away. Fast Forward 3 yrs - I am now 55 yrs old - I feel 10 yrs younger - have more energy than a 30 yrs old (you know the 50's is the new 30's ;0). The secret you ask - There is no secret really - this is truly all about making a lifetime lifestyle. I haven't dieted since I was banded - not one day... Diets don't work!!! I realized that - I finally realized that the reason that I always regained the weight was cuz after I lost it - I would go back to eating "normal" and quit exercising.. Well the light bulb finally went off - My eating normal and lack of exercise was what got me fat in the 1st place.. Today I eat healthy... Lower fat - less sugar and I hit they gym 3-4 times a week. I followed the rules - I eat my Protein 1st - I don't drink w/meal eat off small plates - tiny bites - chew very well - 3 meals and 2 healthy Snacks. I still allow for treats (cake Cookies fried foods) but they are now treats - not something I eat in unlimited quantities - 24/7 - 365. If I go to a birthday party - I have a piece of cake & ice cream - I go out w/friends and have a couple cocktails etc.. Remember this isn't a diet - but a total lifetime lifestyle change.. It's all about our food choices.. For the 1st year - I kept a food & exercise diary - for the 1st few months I weighed and measured my food.. These things were learning tools - Pre-band - 2 cups of rice was a serving size and I had to learn what a real serving size looked like (1/2 cup) I was lucky cuz when I first joined lbt - I was told that the band was only a tool - it wasn't going to lose the weight for me - that the real work was up to me.. Yes it has been work - there are times even today when I still want to eat when I am physically full - but that's head hunger not real hunger and that is something that takes a long time to recognized the diff between. There are days that I might not feel like going to the gym - But again - if I want those treats - if I want to maintain my weight loss I now know that I must move/exercise and this is coming from someone who avoided any kind of exercise at all cost.. You could almost say that today I am a little bit of a gym rat (not totally 1 hr is my max time spent in the gym on any given day).. My latest thing is boot camp where I really work up a sweat.. I also love my weight training !!! Muscle has replaced the fat !! Oh next you are going to ask - what about the flabby skin issues.. Yes I have bat wing - Yes I have the saggy skin - but gotta tell you that flabby skin isn't going to kill me but 114 lbs of fat was. So I deal with the skin issues and I have learned to accept my body (well pretty much of course I have days that I hate myself for ever letting myself get fat in the 1st place) and a pair of spanx's helps the rest of the time.. So peeps - it can be done - I am no diff than you... I am a food addict - now I am in recovery - I have learned that food isn't going to make my problems go away - it's not really doing anything for my boredom - and that temporary comfort that it gave me no longer out weighs what the adverse effects where doing to me. I have taken my power back and that is empowering in itself.. Last week I walked down the candy isle at the grocery store and snubbed my nose at it as it was calling my name - I actually said (in my head of course) You no longer have power over me - if I want a candy - I will buy 1 candy bar - I am no longer buying it by the bags and consuming it all in 1 nite.. That was an empowering day !!! So to all of you who are doing your research on the band - Please know that you can achieve your goals - But there is work involved and YOU have to do the work and not rely on the band to do it for you. You gotta follow the rules - You gotta make this a lifetime lifestyle change - the band is only a tool it doesn't make your food choices and it doesn't exercise for you - it's not going to lose the weight - it's going to make the hard job of losing it a little easier but the real work will be up to you.. The band will make you physically fuller on a smaller amount of food - but it's never going to take away your head hunger and that's where the work comes in - learning the difference between the two.. Like my signature says Eating healthy + Exercise + Band = SUCCESS (in that order)

3 yrs ago right now I was in surgery... 1st year got to goal 145 !!!! (Thanks Karri for being my muse) Got the next few lbs off by Sept 08. Have maintained my weight loss for 2 yrs !!! (fluctuate between 136-140) How you may ask (by following the rules) I have finally gotten that this really is about a lifetime lifestyle change and not a diet I eat HEALTHY 98% of the time - Allow for treats 2% of the time - Hit the gym - weights, cardio & classes 3 to 4 times a week and with the help of my little friend (the band) I have become a healthier person with tons more energy and feel 10 yrs younger.. Life is good !!! And let me tell I have always been a shopper (even at 250) but now EVERY THING looks cute on - Love being a size 4/6 - instead of 18/20 to 22/24 !!! It's doable pple - If I can do it so can you... I am a food addict just like everyone else - the secret - take back your power !!! I walked down the candy/cookie isle in the grocery store last week and snubbed my nose at the crap... That's empowering !!! Just gotta toot my own horn this morning !!!! :wink2::party::thumbup::cool:

Just want to show you Newbies what you can achieve if you follow the rules and do the work required and it is work ! The band doesn't do it for you - it's only a tool... You gotta make healthy food choices and exercise This is a total lifetime lifestyle change !! 3 yrs ago right now I was in surgery... 1st year got to goal 145 !!!! (Thanks Karri for being my muse) Got the next few lbs off by Sept 08. Have maintained my weight loss for 2 yrs !!! (fluctuate between 136-140) How you may ask (by following the rules) I have finally gotten that this really is about a lifetime lifestyle change and not a diet I eat HEALTHY 98% of the time - Allow for treats 2% of the time - Hit the gym - weights, cardio & classes 3 to 4 times a week and with the help of my little friend (the band) I have become a healthier person with tons more energy and feel 10 yrs younger.. Life is good !!! And let me tell I have always been a shopper (even at 250) but now EVERY THING looks cute on - Love being a size 4/6 - instead of 18/20 to 22/24 !!! It's doable pple - If I can do it so can you... I am a food addict just like everyone else - the secret - take back your power !!! I walked down the candy/cookie isle in the grocery store last week and snubbed my nose at the crap... That's empowering !!! Just gotta toot my own horn this morning !!!! :wink2::party::thumbup::cool:

Good Morning Gang 3 yrs ago right now I was in surgery... 1st year got to goal 145 !!!! (Thanks Karri for being my muse) Got the next few lbs off by Sept 08. Have maintained my weight loss for 2 yrs !!! (fluctuate between 136-140) How you may ask (by following the rules) I have finally gotten that this really is about a lifetime lifestyle change and not a diet I eat HEALTHY 98% of the time - Allow for treats 2% of the time - Hit the gym - weights, cardio & classes 3 to 4 times a week and with the help of my little friend (the band) I have become a healthier person with tons more energy and feel 10 yrs younger.. Life is good !!! And let me tell I have always been a shopper (even at 250) but now EVERY THING looks cute on - Love being a size 4/6 - instead of 18/20 to 22/24 !!! It's doable pple - If I can do it so can you... I am a food addict just like everyone else - the secret - take back your power !!! I walked down the candy/cookie isle in the grocery store last week and snubbed my nose at the crap... That's empowering !!! Just gotta toot my own horn this morning !!!!

Well it might be good for a few days - say 3ish to sorta wean yourself from your food addiction - you know detox ;0) But I wouldn't go so far as a week - imho then you are going to feel deprived from not chewing.. Yep you just gotta start planning your meal and have the stuff on hand... You do so much for the family and everything else - charities - rides - etc - how about spending some of that energy on YOU!!!!! YOU DESERVE TO BE HEALTHY !!!!!

Well if it ain't broken - don't fix it ;0) I had pt shake for bf yesterday - cuz I needed the extra Protein the night before ate more veggies than meat..

Ok to really give you a better picture need to know kind of yogurt & flavor - also need that on the v8 and creamer But here is a guesstimate 8 oz FF yogurt - 120 cal Strawberries - 50 cal Banana - 60 ca Creamer 1/4 c - 70 cal V 8 fusion 1/4 c - 50 ca TOTAL ------------350 IMHO - That's a lot for a drink - especially if you are snacking on other stuff during the day that you are not counting like nuts - bites of the kids plates etc.. 3 meals @ 300 max cal = 900 then 2 healthy Snacks @ 100 cal each - give you 1100 for the day.. During weight loss phase and even now - I eat lite for bf & lunch - dinner is main meal and then keep about 300 cal for snacks at nite. Plus I work out 3-4 times a week..

What kind of greek yogurt the sf/ff stuff - flavor or unflavored oh heck I'll do both.. be back in a few