IndioGirl55

I did - I ate limited carbs but still eat carbs/starches every nite with my dinner - You are a guy and you can eat more than us chicks - I ate 800-1200 during my weight loss phase and I lost 105 lbs in a year - and if you are losing weight on what you are eating then it's working - why mess with it - you gotta do what works for you - this is a lifetime lifestyle change so you have to find an eating plan that works for you..

It's not going to do anything to change your dna as far as excess skin once the fat is gone.. But like the others says they are great for holding you in - I wore them when obese - hated my back fat - now weare them due the skin issues - not to bad considering my age - saggy skin is to be expected :0) - I'm not going to have the body of a 20 yrs old after being obese for the majority of my life - but heck I will take the saggy skin over the fat any day - the saggy skin isn't going to kill me - but the fat was going to :0) Good luck on your journey

Ok I'm back - DS called earlier wanted to know what Andrew wanted for Xmas - then threw on some gray sweats - coach tennies - red thermal shirt - black jacket and some lipstick and went to Winco - Now this is something I usually didn't do when obese (run to the store not fully made up) I don't know for sure if it's the weight loss or my age - it just takes too much time to do the hair and makeup just to run to the store - It's not like I don't care about my appearance - but it is easier to get dressed when you are a smaller size.. I might regret this choice if they was a cute guy at the store - but hell I go to gym naked faced too - I hate those girls who get all made up to exercise.. Got the Oxtail soup going - enchillada's in the oven for Andrew - kitchen cleaned - dish washer unloaded - load in the dryer nother in the wash - just put a xmas cd (oldie bing - dean - frank - I like traditional xmas songs) in while on the computer and drinking a cup of coffee so nap for me :0) well not yet who knows what will happen around 4 ish ;0) Karla - immediate results - walking does - it gets those endorphines going and that makes you feel better GF I hear you on the being settled and routine - I'm the same way - but sometimes we have to go w/the flow.. What did you do with the bars - I need to get started on my cards - that's another thing I planned on doing this weekend.. Well time to put softner in - be back in a bit

No Karla you aren't being to easy on yourself - this is about the trade offs - not depriving yourself - I would do the exact same thing - It's a good plan.. Yesterday that's why I went with the salad & 1/4 of the bread - and I barely ate the dressing that went with the salad - it was old/vinegar on the side - and I use the ww trick dip fork in dressing then in the salad - well it works better with ranch cuz that sticks to the fork the oil/vinegar doesn't so 3/4 of dressing was still in the container - where as had it been the ranch it wouldn't have been.. Is it to cold/snow for you to take a walk today ?? Oh on the house thingie - yep your sold by Xmas was a little bit of a reach (well really a big one) and other agents will be showing house while your guy is gone - so it's not like it's at a stand still - but w/the holidays - you may not be getting so many lookers so you can chill and not worry so much about keeping the house super immaculate - less stress on you.. I love to play cards too - use to do it all the time - I love to play spades - that's my game.. Use to be really good at it - I would shock the pple I use to play with cuz they didn't think I could play ;0) that and domino's ya gotta understand - I played these games w/mostly african americans and they didn't think this little white girl could play - well I would shock them :0)

Phyl Glad you had a good time playing cards and had healthy snacks.. Yep we still must live life and life includes desserts and starches - it's all about the trade off - that's another reason I think calorie counting is a good idea - Hell a candy bar is 230 calories for the most part and that's just the reg size - It takes me 1/2 hr on the treadmill to burn those calories - so that in itself will sometime stop me from over indulging - it doesn't alway work but when I do over indulge - I do watch my eating for the next few days - like I stay "trade offs" Moderation - and don't keep crap in the house that you can't say no too... Well need to go put in another load of wash - CB in a bit

I'm Here I see you posted while I was still typing.. #1 I can not - not eat stuff if it was in the house - So don't feel bad about that - It was Andrew's bday made him cupcakes instead of a cake - bagged them up and had him but them in his room - if they stayed in the kitchen I would have eaten them You are a food addict Karla - you can't say no - it' doesn't make you a weak person - it's your addiction... So what you have to do is not have the crap in the house or where you can get it (yes a few times I have wandered into Andrew's bedroom and gotten something - but that's when he's not here - so if DD#4 isnt in the house - throw the crap away - Explain to her about your addiction and that you can't say no - tell her they have to go in the trash or that she needs to hide them from you.. I make a deal with myself - did this my 1st banded xmas and still follow the rule today - I plan my treat for Xmas - the cookies I make w/GDers - So I don't eat the stuff that comes at work - Plus I have more control during the day (well most days)than I do at night - at night I have NO CONTROL - it's my comfort time - it's the time I have always eaten (you know the closet eaters that we are).. So I don't keep food in the house that I can not say no to.. Funny thing I can say no to sf stuff but not real sugar - I was pushing the limits a while back on what I was eating - and I think I posted to the fact too - that alone made me aware of what I was doing - so I made a concise effort not too.. So when you are full quit eating - then after your half hour - go make your self a coffee - I find that does work for me.. Once you go back to real sugar it's hard to stop - it's addicting I am not kidding you - it's my crack !!! So right now go throw the crap out and tell DD #4 - sorry but she's going to have to get her own sweets and hide them from you Andrew is like your DD#4 he can have one or 2 serving of something then leave it alone - one time he told me he cryed cuz we didn't have anything sweet in the house and he wanted sweets (a rare occaission) so I just get him stuff I don't care for (poptarts - chip ahow cookies - these crunchy granola bars)

Good Morning Chickies !! I fell asleep on the couch after dinner last night - woke up at 11 and went to bed.. Angel woke me up at 5 - but I decided I still needed more sleep - so went back to bed work up @ 7:30... Agenda today - Clean & wash... I love having the extra day off - would be better w/pay - but I will survive :0) Karla - I'm w/you lbt is part of my life - yes I might not post always all weekend some weeks - you know especially if I have a hang over - and every now and then I get busy and if I stay on the computer too long things don't get done - but I don't think I will every leave - you all are my family. I can't imagine life without my peeps.. Hell I'm going to Florida to meet my Mentor thread ladies in Feb - that tells you how much lbt has become my life - and introduced me to a whole new set of freinds and made me a jet setter ;0) OMG you die your own material & quilting - you are very talented - quilting requires too much math for me and preciseness (I realized this after Candice showed us her quilting stuff in July - I loved this one she was doing with her once a month quilt club yellow & blue it was absolutely beautiful (she did post a pic a while back of it) - I don't have the paticene or the math skills to quilt (measure twice cut once) - I am a reader - DS 2nd grade teacher told me pple are either readers or math (ds math person and not reader) I have always done well in the reading & comprehension stuff Candice - told you it would take at least 3 pple to do the job you did - I don't feel sorry for your boss - maybe she should have listened to you.. Quit eating - but WTG on the gym... Phyl - How was your card game last night - did you win :0)... I know how competitive you can be :0) Well going to go start a load of wash - cb in a few ...

Candice - You haven't posted in a couple of days !!!

Kari - I posted on FB how beatiful those quilts were - I am impressed by you quilters!!! How nice of you to make that gift for your GF.. That's so sweet.. With all that sewing you can't be eating :0) Karla - I did that yesterday too - but she didn't respond to me.. But what I gather from FB things w/Michael are going well and seems like they are doing family things - but again maybe that's all for show and here she's feels more vulnerable?? But gotta say my feeling are a little hurt - are we that easy to forget - I guess cuz we have all shared so much that I think she doesn't want to talk to us - but I guess it's not about us but her.. So I guess she will come back when she wants to - but like you - when pple don't post usually means they aren't doing well and don't want the accountability.. Well hugs & Love to you Steph - Hope things get better for you and that you come back soon.

Good Evening ... Well did 3 miles this a.m. then home shower and then ortho appt - they xrayed my knees - a little arthiritist but nothing unusual - they gotta do a MRI to see if I have torn my meniskis (sp) and it should take a week to get approval.. After that went to Stein Mart looking for Xmas top - then didn't have anything cute for xmas - only a few outer sweaters - they were having a big sale got a blouse for $20 and sweater dress for $29 and 2 candles for $1.50 each.. My knee was acting up a bit there - then went to get nails dones - had to wait about 1 1/2 - I was straving she said another 20 mintues = so I was going to go see what I could eat at the mexican restaurant - but there is a Mario's there too (italiain) and they had a lunch special $5.95 for an antipasto salad and slice of garlic bread - So I went there This is a biggie - I went to a restaurant and sat in a booth and ate all by myself.. The salad was ok - not enough meat and had 1/4 of the bread - so I was really happy w/my self for making a good food choice.. After nails went to target for cat food - and came home and brushed the dogs and talked to Phyl...:rolleyes2: She's going to play cards in a bit.. So that's it for my day - I am having Ralph's Delight for dinner - hamburger - onion - bell pepper - jalapeno - tomato sauce over 1/4 c mashed tatoes... (it's a dinner he use to make - Ralph is the name of my ex) Just had 4 pita chips & garlic hummas - and am stuck - but it was good :0)

???? These are my personal clothing - I was in a commercial for my doc and wanted my Lucky #7 on what to wear

Good Morning Gang I got up at 5 a.m. and I don't have to be at work but I HAVE to go to the gym - I can't make anymore excuses - I HAVE TO EXERCISE. So at 6ish I will be in the gym - see what it does to my knee - heck I am going to doc this a.m. anyway - maybe I just over did it the week of thanksgiving (hopefully).. Kari - it's just as easy to post pic's here - but I will go look on fb - Karla - you can still have your stuff around you - pple understand crafts.. It's not like you have over flowing trash cans

There is a thread on the home page - where pple post what they eat. Here's my weight loss menu - maybe it will help you Also why wait till 1/2 to get back to the gym - do it now !!! Don't put of to tomorrow what you can do today.. Getting back on track today and going back to the gym today may save you from gaining another 4 lbs :0) Good Luck...

I'm not going anywhere - and I thought the same thing - we are just going to have to call each other :0).. Phyl will always post and so will Candice - but they both go dh's - do it's a little diff for them I have to have the accountablity - so don't be afraid .. You can't get rid of me that easily :0) Don't cry ... I don't think I could say no to the bars either - especially at nite They sound really really good !!! I love everything that's in them :0) We got another shit load of those Cheryl cookies today at work - but like I say I can usually 99.9% say no to that stuff during the day... It's at night that I can't or if I am super frustrated or something bad has happened where I think I need to comfort myself - but I gotta say I have been really good at work and I put that fudge in the freezer cuz i was still eating it even cold.... I am a teeth clencher too - but I don't have tmj - I use to grind me teeth too - I don't think I do anymore - I use to wake myself up grinding :0) - Now my stress is in my shoulders :0)

I wish I was lucky as you - but alas I'm not - I have to exercise - plus muscle burns more calories and it's good for our bones too and our balance - Can't say I love it but don't hate it like I use to cuz now I can do it.. Plus even with my band I like to eat :0) that has never left - so if I want some extra treats (especially this time of yr) I have to hit the gym more often :0) Jenna - Go back to the basic like you did when you 1st got banded - low fat - sf - Protein 1st - limit carbs & exercise If you have a hard time eating hard protein - I would say you have restriction and my be eating too many sliders - are you guestimating your calories or actually logging them.. Did your turkey day meal consist of sliders - mashed potatoes gravy - stuffing w/gravy - pumpkin pie.. How much turkey did you eat and did it have gravy? I suggest actually logging your calories for a week and how much you are able to eat per meal - then take this log to your doc. Restriction is key - but truly our food choices are what is the main factor in losing weight I'm another firm beleiver that you need sometime of physical activity in your life - Just like taking the word Diet out of our vocabulary and replacing it with healthy eating - we should do the same with Exercise and replace it with physical activity - Those words (diet & exercise) really seem to turn pple off and cause ton's of arguments. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet Some pple have better metabolizes than others - some pple are happy eating 1/4 cup of food per meal - we all are diff Also - I found that during my weight lost phase that as long as I varied my calories 800-1200 it kept the scales moving.. You just need to get your motivation back - you need to understand that you can never go back to eating your old normal - cuz that's what got us all fat in the 1st place. This is really about a total lifetime lifestyle change...

Well Karla - I went and made a cup of coffee instead - well not really put my spinach on to cook.(I have fish & rice left over from last night).. I'm cold have sock & slippers on an feet still cold - looks like the thermostat says 68 in the house - turned on the fireplace too but it has to be on for hours to warm up the living area.. Do you know that we are down to 4 regular posters - Me, Karla, Phly & Candice.. I posted on Steph's wall on fb that we were going to hunt her down.. Karla I guess you an me don't have much of a life - or husbands to have to talk to.. Just us and our pets.. You got school work to do - I guess I could go read my new magazine and I still have my book to read.. Or go shop online :0)

I had a jetted tub at xdh house - the only problem was that it took a 1/2 hr to fill up (it was big enough for 2) and so you had to sit in it for at least 1 hr so that you didn't feel like you were wasting waters (it had a heater so the water stayed warm) I have a gas fireplace (my 1st) my old house didn't have a fp and xdh house had a real one - but the whole cleaning it ugh I don't need anything else that I have to clean.. Well I am going to go eat - I'm hungry and it's only 6:55... I am an hour early...

Karla Sounds good to me - The beach part - not a big mountain fan - I love the look of it - but I rather lay on the beach and swim in the ocean than hike in the mountains :00 I am lucky Sheba is a short hair - so I don't have to do much with her - but my Bear is like your cat - but he loves to be brushed... Thankfully it didn't get your actual eye.. Well I have doc appointment at 8:45 in the morn for my knees the stupid girl told me it was in Indio - well the message they left on the machine last night said Rancho Mirage - well I called this morning - yep it's in Rancho Mirage.. I am sure glad that got straighten out today or I would have been really pissed - as it is I don't have time to go exercise unless I get up at 5 - I really need to go - so we will see what happens tomorrow... I have always thought about where I would like to live - want green - but don't want snow - want 4 seasons - don't want hurricanes - tornados -

Ok no one posted today !!! Well Phyl had Red Hat Xmas Party - How was it?? Karla doesnt post during the day :0) Candice you usually do - Where are you... Karri is having her reverse tt & boob reduction on Tuesday - so please keep her in your prayer... Well going to go start Andrew's dinner - CB in a bit

Good Morning Ladies... Nothing to report this morning - usual crap not thing new - I am blah today didn't get to work til 7:30 I am usually here at 7:15 - couldn't figure out what to wear changed 3 time - hair - ugh ... You know just one of those days Well better get busy - tomorrow furlough friday - Have dr appt in the morning and then hope to get my cards done. CBL

Kari - I will be in Orlando Feb 11 12 13 - I saw on FB that your colonoscopy went well :0).. Glad you had a good time w/the family - I love it when my house is all clean - just too bad it doesn't stay that way ;0) Candice - Bear gets car sick too :0) - Linda is suppose to be here in March sometime - don't know when but looks like I will be going on a family vacation the last week of March - I am getting some $$ from my Aunts estate and I want to take the family on another family vacation - we are looking into going on a cruise or maybe an all inclusive place - Linda gave me the name of the one she went to and it looks nice - it's a big place alot of walking.. The girls are on Easter break the last week of March/1st week of April - so that's when I am aiming for - so I hope Linda's here the 1st part of March.. Wtg on the exercise girl !!! Now you will have the time no excuses.. Karla - Where are you tonite - another bad day - are you frozen ;0) Well gotta feed the dogs and get started on my Xmas cards tomorrow is the 10th... CB in a bit

Beautiful Phyl !!! I love the Santa Earrings ;0) Alot of counting ;0) Well I am off to the gym - Arms tonite... Last week arms was good - they were sore last week.. Well - will ck in when I get back

Phyl - Here ya on the excercise - I didn't go monday or yesterday - I have to go to nite for sure... Candice - Ya I am going(President Weekend) 2/11 2/12 2/13 - coming home the 14th - I have Monday off - and the 12ths is my furlough friday so I will be only taking 1 vacation date Ya you will have more time - but how about $$$ :0)

Retirement - you lucky girl you :0) Now you have time to exercise every day - plan your meals and travel (coming down here to visit us during the winter so you can get away from the cold - you and peter can be like Earl & Phyl and stay here during the winter for a few months - oh how fun would that be) Oh pick up Karla and bring her w/you ;0) Lima Bean Soup - Bag of lima beans (dried) - Onion - Garlic - Ham (made a ham for xmas dinner and use the left overs to make the soup - bone in perferable - but you can use turkey ham too. Throw it all in a pot cover it with water - cook the crap out of it and whala soup.. On this soup I left the lid on and the beans got over done (fall apart so that there are really no beans) so I threw another bag in and let it cook untiil those beans were done and soup was creamy..

Good Morning Gang Karla - I won't quit posting :0).. I have formed friendships here that I don't want to throw away - they are real to me - they are important to me - I might not have met you in person yet - but for the rest of my life you will be my Friend.. I watched Biggest Loser this a.m. - was able to ff thru the crap - Shay was my fav and I love what subway did for her - and I loved Danny too - I didn't watch in the beginning this yr - came in sorta during the middle - was flipping channels and caught Shays story - I really felt for her - so I did dvr it and watch it most of the time.. I do think that these pple do learn healthy eating and exercise which is all about - regardless if you have wls or not - it's about mind set - that's really where the problems lie IMHO - I think we all just have to have our ah ha moments regardless if its wls or not.. I think for us it's that we had surgery and we were going to do it this time - Karla like you I have lost the weight (never got below 165 before) but it all came back on - never got the "lifetime lifestyle" thing - which it is all about - and I have never ever exercised for this long in my life 2.5 yrs.. I didn't care for Tracey - she caused some drama - I didn't see what it was all about - but she did fantastic. They all did.. Yea for them - I loved the proposal too :0).. I wish my DS & DIL could take off 3 months and get on the show - they need it.. But who would pay the house payment - I would have to have the girls :0) for 3 months (well that's if they stayed the whole time ;0) - but I would love for them to learn about healthy eating and exercise.. I preach it to Brooke every time I see her - she's 20 lbs overweight and that's so sad for a 5 yr old.. Well, not much else to report this a.m. Had dinner - watched t.v. read and went to bed - didn't eat in the middle of the night - I think I woke up once but didn't get out of bed too cold ;0) - it's not minus here but it got to low 40's if not high 30's which for us Desert Rats is cold. Gotta get my bro's taxes paid today - and something else - can't remember right off - hopefully I do before the day is over :0).. Well better get butt in gear - CBL