IndioGirl55

Bonnie Sorry for your struggles - {hugs} - and have a little recommendation here since you have restriction but have been eating around your band - and KNOW this is all said with love & concern for you - Have you considered seeing a counselor??? There are alot of pple who see them in connection with their bands.. IMHO the majority of our problems are in our heads and not our tummies... Cuz I still want to eat even when I am physically full - I don't eat around my band - but I am totally there with you on the head hunger issue and that's all craving candy and chips is... I see you have a mentor already - but feel free to visit us on "I'm here to Help" thread - I am very much known for my tough band love (operative word being love). I will give you that kick in the butt when you need it really hate excuses and will tell you when I think you are making them but in a nice not rude way.. You just gotta get your mind in the right place - it is doable you can achieve your goals...

Chayamom As my thread says "I'm here for you" come join my Thread "I'm here to help" I am 18 months out (banded 7/17/07) starting weight 250 - current weight 138 - I eat healthy & exercise - one of the ladies (long2bthin) on my thread just hit 100 lbs gone mark today... You are welcome to join us.... .Hugs - Janet

Stomach irriation - eroded band - I don't remember exactly what - but was told no advil aleve ibprobron (sp) etc - I am lucky rarely have to even take liq tyenol - I just don't get headache or anything else that cause me to need the stuff.. Where's the pic's of Rose - I would like to see them... It's 59 here now with sun - that's cold for us :cursing: Donna - you are in Texas right??? Houston ??? - Can't remember and I hate that we can't see ticker or info about person - when responding - I do remember something about evacuating so that means you aren't close to Fort Worth cuz I am going there 2/13 and am meeting another bander PJ for breakfast on Sat or Sunday as my Aunt isn't an early riser.. Ok went to lunch w/2 dr bobby pple both bypass - it was nice... Lunch for 3 with leftovers $11.31.. Ok back to work... CBL:wink:

Rose My weight loss varied 1 lbs one week 2 the next then maybe 2.5 or 1.5 and a few weeks I may have lost 3 and a couple times for and then some weeks just 1/2 lbs - But If I remember correctly it was usually around 1.5 a week.. double Click on my ticker - and it will show my history - but truly I was just happy that each week was a loss - cuz it all added up - if you take 105 lost (250 to 145 1 yr 1 week) that averages to 8.75 a month that's 2.19 a week average even though it did vary... It's gone so that's all I really cared about and I strived and worked very hard to get the weight off in 1 yrs time. The statistic say that we will only lose 50 to 60% of our excess weight - well heck what are they saying that fat chicks don't have the will power to lose all their excess weight - I wanted to prove them wrong and I am a little competitive and stubborn :tt1: I didn't like someone saying that I couldn't do it - I am the kind of person that will show someone I can do it when the say I can't:sneaky: Exercise - I did the treadmill for the first 8 months started slow like 1 mile in 25 minutes and every few weeks I would increase my speed and # of miles walked (1 hr max workout time and i think in the beginning I did 1/2 hr then worked up to 45 then 1 hr - occasionally on a Saturday morning I might do 1 1/2 hrs as I have the time and energy as I go after work each day) and I went to the gym 5 times a week - M T W F Sat (took Thurs & sun off)- I am up to 3 or 3.5 miles in 48 speed 4. on flat surface and 3.5 on inclines up to 8 - 3.0 on inclines above. In March I got a personal trainer and started working weights - so then I did weights 2x week and treadmill 2x week - some weeks I might only get 1 day of treadmill - but I still have my trainer and do my weights 2x week. So in maintenance I strive for 4 days a week but sometimes life gets in the way and I only make it 3 :cursing: Janet

First of all - take the word HOPE out of your vocabulary - replace it with WILL - Posititive affirmations :thumbup: You want to know the secert - it's to focus on eating healthy - allow for treats occaissionally and exercise - this has never been a diet for me - this has been about a lifetime lifestyle change in my eating and exercise habits - I eat low fat - limited sugars most sf - and some carbs/starches... I exercise... BF - Weigh Control Oatmeal 160 c - Dannon Lite n Fit Yogurt with 1/4 cup granola 150 c - Eggbeaters Omelet 1/2 c with a little cheese 100 c Lunch - for me it's usually left overs from the night before (fish or turkey meat loaf - chicken etc & a veggie) - plus I make what I call 1 pot wonders on sunday nights and then I have lunch for the week - a one pot wonder is just stuff thrown in a pan and cook - example - ground turkey - onion bell pepper garlic zuchinee tomatoe sauce - or chicken bell pepper onion garlic - whatever veggie your like and tomato sauce - you got the idea?? 1 cup is my portion size - I go out to lunch maybe once every couple of weeks - and have a few lean cusines in the fridge for emergencies - but I don't like processed foods much rather have home cooked foods Dinner - I eat tons of fish - I still eat fish most nights - I eat catfish (and it's good pple always turn up their noses at it but it's not as fish as salmon) Salmon - Talipia - Chicken - Turkey meat loaf - or one pot wonder - veggies with I can't believe it's not butter spray and 1/4-1/2 cup of rice 4 oz of protein - 1/4 to 1/2 c veggies and then 1/4-1/2 c rice.. (sometimes have tatoes or pasta instead) Snacks - 100 cal popcorn snack pack - sf fudgecicles - sf dark choc pudding - LF string cheese - fruit - sf yogurt.. My GF had surgery there too (bypass Dr Philip French last name) and they do have a support group here in the Desert for his pple.. So ck w/them they might know of one in your area... For me LBT has been my support - my Lucky #7 gang and my 50+ gang - LBT is open 24/7 - I went to mine once - it's like 25 miles away - I like lbt better - but some pple do better in a group setting -

Steph No Advil or Aleve - not good for the band !!! I think maybe you should get ck'd out by the doctor - just to make sure you didn't break anything.. Yes it's day 2 and usually that's when I get sore after exercise.. Ok I am at work - Well all I keep hearing is about pple getting laid off - I guess I should be happy I have a job - I know things are tight here too - and one person didn't come back after a leave of absence - but after 30 yrs (well 7/09) it will be 30 yrs here - I just can't get excited about work.. OMG - you know what my GS told me last night - he wants to move out when he's 18 !!! I am glad and happy that he wants to strike out on his own - that's great - but he's my baby... He thinks it's going to be easy out there - talking about moving out of here (desert) getting a job & going to college.. In his mind $1000 a month is a lot of $$$ - but not after you pay your share of the rent - utlities etc.. But I guess it will be a learning experience for him - I love that he is independant - not like my GF kids who are 28 & 26 and still live at home... Ok better get to work - I will cbl :thumbup:

Going to try early - maybe the site will work this morning.. Ok it worked :thumbup:

I am going to have to read my book the night pic's aren't too great... Ok gang something is wrong with the site -it won't let me open manage attachements - it's 8:30 I need to go eat - so will try again tomorrow Denise - Hugs on the DS issue - I totally understand Karri - How the tummy better Steph - How's the shoulder - I am STARVING - Tomorrow gang

Welcome to you all Lilmisscarell - doesn't your doctor offer support group... Mine does at Desert Hospital in Palm Springs - if you are in Riverside area - I think that might just be a tad to far to drive.. mroseharvey - you have a lower bmi so you won't lose as fast plus you should most likely switch up your calories to 1000 -1200 a day - in my weight loss phase - I kept my calories between 800-1200 varied them daily and worked out 30-45 min 4-5 days a week and never hit a plateau..

Yep GF made it home just find.. Must have been posting at the same time... Oh ya gang - I cryed when I had to say good bye to Candice. That's the impact that you all have on me - I really do consider you all my family and everyone has to live so far away !!!

Good Morning Gang... Back from Vegas !!!! Had a great time.. Didn't get to bed each nite unit 3 or 4 a.m. !!! We didn't do anything crazy - just hanging at the machines or in the Karaoke bar.. Y'all wanta know something our "PEACHES" can SING !! Trip to and fro was great 4 hrs - and I didn't speed to much average was 70 mph.. We gambled & had a few drinks & dinner Friday - Saturday I saved Candice & her GF (really great gal enjoyed her immensely) from the slots cuz we went to the outlet stores.as they had 2 day of gambling .. OK you all know me "The Shopper" well I shopped !!- 2 pairs of jeans - 1 pair Capri's (size 2)- 1 white jean - 2 summer dresses a few tops - a pair of shoes reg 70 for 20 and a little coach cross body purse.. Saturday night dinner at this little Italian restaurant that Candice knew - oh inside was wonderful like being in an old 50's restaurant great ambiance (sp) then to the Karaoke bar - there were come character in there we laughed so much. but gotta tell y'all Candace has a GREAT VOICE - she did 2 songs. Then yesterday had lunch around 1 - and then Candice & her GF had to leave for the airport - she didn't get home til around 3 a.m her time and has to go to work today around 2...:w00t: We left at 3 got home by 7 - unpacked by 8 - in bed around 9:30 - up at 5... Didn't win anything but really didn't lose to much maybe 100/120 bucks I'll post the pic's tonite when I get home after the gym - yes that's right I have gym tonite will see how much energy I have - I think by 5 I am going to be pooped - and yes I need it - not too bad of food choices - but gotta say I did have some sweets but I always do when away from home and biscuits and gravy for bf 2 days :tt2:. Ok I gotta get back to work - had 2 messes on my desk 1st thing that's why I'm so late in posting this morning... Ok before I go - Karri - omw hugs on the tummy issues and moving - yes I really hope you move to Vegas cuz I really think the whole gang will come to see you there.. Denise - my machine has 4 cycles (hand - delicate- casual & heavy) then quick wash cycle and then the reg timed cycle. but my machine is just a regular old fashion top loader.. with agitator - I don't like the new ones without - my DIL had one and it took forever to wash one load. Phyl - yep when I got home last night at a breeze -and this year hasn't been as windy as last year.. Steph - be careful girl you could have really injured yourself !!!!! Ok now I am going to work :cool2: CBL:tongue:

I only really do parking wars - Phyl got me hooked - there are tons of lbt pple there.. I can barely keep up with my mentor thread - lucky #7 and the 50's - I do have a bit of a life - and all this takes up so much time - you sit down and think you will answer something in 10 minutes and the next thing you know an hour has gone by...

Oh Car I deserve sympathy :0)... Making decisions on what to take is very difficult. :0) It's hard work!!! Steph - Congrats on the food choices when shopping that's the key just don't pick up the junk and I too am usually hungry when shopping and it's very hard not to throw the crap into the basket - I look at the calories of the things that tempt me - and that right there makes me put it back on the shelf !!!! Good morning Gang - I know you are all going to miss me !!! you are all going to try an park your cars on my street so you can make the bucks!! Well, I am all packed - just waiting til 3 so I can leave work p/u deb - run by the house kiss GS and my fur babies and will be on the road... CBL :tt2:

It posted Car - Ya it's been quite today - Kari is lurking - Phyl should be done with drivers ed :0) - Candice is in Vegas - Karri at school - Steph - making her business plan, Donna - working and Me I should be - but I'm tired I woke up at 4:20 this morning... Gotta go to the attorney and sign papers - then bank to get $$ for Vegas - go home pack and get ready for work tomorrow -

As usual Jachut well said !!!

WLS isn't the easy way out - it's work... It's only a tool - you gotta eat healthy and exercise It doesn't take away our head hunger which for me manifest it's self in to physical hunger even when I am physically full. I love my band as it did help me get to goal but gotta say it only did 25% of the work and I did the other 75% of the work - I eat healthy and I exercise - I don't eat around my band.

Good Morning Gang Happy Thursday to all !!! Phyl - yes I like your theory - wine makes you pee :laugh: that's a great justification. On the theft issue - you are just asking for your segway to be stolen if you aren't locking it up and leaving it outside... We aren't living in the 1950's or 60's or even 70's (my parents never locked their doors) Gates are a total false sense of security - really they only keep the good pple out not the bad - it's proven that all you have to do is wait like 2 minutes and you can always follow someone in. Yep I think I did pretty good on hooking up some deals - it was my very 1st time at every trying it - and it worked - so from now on - I will keep at it - can't hurt ... I had auburn hair when I was like 15 it went good with my skin coloring and green eyes - but I have been a blond too long - every time I have tried to go darker I haven't liked it - but some of that was cuz my hairdresser would never put enough gold in my hair - she would make me ashy - and I hate green ashy hair - for some reasons hair dressers don't like gold blonds in warm shades - they always want cool blond - beigy ashy - this is one reason I have gone back to coloring my own hair ... Candice will be landing in Vegas @ 9:30 this morning they were leaving their house at 2 a.m. to get to airport for 7 a.m flight... OMW she is having a long day today... Ok gotta get to work - cbl :thumbup:

Car you sound like me except - I do go to the gym 2 or 3 nights after work - but it's usually home = computer - dinner and bed... But this weekend Vegas Baby.. Now my trainer just gave me the name of a bouncer at a club - who can hook us up - you know we can be the kind of girls that don't have to wait in line.. Pretty cool IMHO - We'll see if we have the energy - oh I wonder if anyone has any diet pills... I may just need some... for the weekend. :0)

I am pretty sure I said something on the 50 thread - but ya my doc was doing a new commercial - 4 of us - 2 banders and 2 bypass pple but you know what - we didn't say what kind of surgery we had 10/1 we filmed - like I said I haven't seen it yet - I have seen the one with the couple (bypass) but not mine - they are suppose to give us dvd of it - when I get it - if I do - I will upload it to facebook... Going to Vegas this weekend - to meet Peaches from Canada(she post sometime on the 50 thread) she's one of my lucky #7 girls - we met in Minn last summer when we did our mall of america trip - her & her gf me and mine - are going to have a girl's weekend..

Donna - you sound just like me !!!! I have work to do but just don't want to :thumbup: Oh ya I forgot to tell you guys what a great deal I just got... I called Trump Hotel to tell them we were going to be a late check in on Friday - so the girl made note of it and asked if there was anything else she could do for me and I said yes that we are meeting some other friend there in Vegas for a Girl's weekend and that this was my freinds 1st time in Vegas and could we get an upgrade to a Strip View - she put me on hold and came back and said "YES we can for FREE, PLUS give you a $50 coupon for their restaurant in the hotel and discount coupons for their spa" Pretty darn good if you ask me - and all I had to do was ask !!! I am pretty proud of myself- this is the 1st time I ever made this kind of request - but I figured at "Donald's Place that this kind of thing is done all the time - now I feel very VIPish":lol::smile:

Hi - I have been lurking :0) I read this morning - but had stuff I need to get too and bet you guys are sick of me being the 1st poster most days :0) Kari & Phyl isn't Amercia Great - we can have diff view... and whomever is President - be it a dem or rep - he's all of our President ... Kari - I almost went red a few months back but she didn't have the color in stock and to take me to a dark red would take a while cuz of how blond I am - so she ordered the color - but by the time it came in I chicken out :smile: - I have gone back to coloring my own hair - Saving $35 buck - the box only cost $10 - WE WANT TO SEE A PIC... Phyl - I hope that you can stay in touch with that lady so that she can get the support she needs .. Steph - I guess you are right about a hotel - but it's hotel guess only and they usually have camera and sign a wavier. But do the homework and see what you turn up.. I'm not that brave :thumbup: Only $39 to Vegas OMG that's CHEAP... This was totally impromtu - Candice said she was going - and since it's so close - I thought I would butt in and go see her.. Sorta just invited myself & Phyl too - but she can't make it... So I really think that when Karri moves there - we should plan a trip !!! Ok back to work - talk to you all tonite BF - SB Cereal Bar - snack 1 small bow of popcorn - Lunch Tuna & crackers & 8 oz of green beans ...1.5 waters

Steph Who's going to run the bar?? You and Rose ?? I don't think that you can just have an open room with gym stuff (liability and vandalizam) and no one there - you can go onlline and get certified as a personal trainer - I get emails all the time... Phly - you are too funny - Give him a chance - I would have given McCain a chance - Hugs Hope you still love me even though I am a conservative liberal.... :wink: Janet mode :lol:- did you tell her to pull up those boot straps...:tongue: hows her restriction... Did you get her email address so that you can send her the link to lbt - did she feel any better after talking to you... Poor thing... You know Kathy - her damn doc still won't give her a damn fill and she can eat 10 oz steak - that's frickin unbeleivable - she goes back on thursday.. OMW - yes let us know what's up when you can - Hugs baby girl... Ok - Gang - I have made more travel plans - 2/13 to 2/15 going to Texas to visit my 93 yr old Aunt... She's my Dad's sister... So I am busy... (this is busy for me) Vegas this weekend - Texas in Feb - Cruise in March.. and now can I say BROKE

GOOD MORNING GANG !! Well just cking in - everyone must be watching tv this morning.. Alas I have to work - but will be watch via internet streaming :Dancing_wub: Today is a history day in America.... I am so very proud to be an AMERICAN :wink2:

Kari - I will put a quarter in for you ok GF... We will take pic's and post when I get back.. Denise - Ya I can't wait to see it - at lunch today they showed the other couple who filmed that day. There were 4 of us well really five but I count the couple as one who filmed that day so I guess they will run as separate.. Can't wait to see it - I hope they give me the dvd - then phyl can help me upload it if I can't figure it out... Can't wait to see what they kept ... Sal my boss said I sounded normal - I was nervous but trying to act casual... Phyl - you don't get antena tv - you guys don't watch local news - It' won't be on LA station just KESQ 42 on antenna. Well back from the gym - cooking dinner - parking my cars and oh ya Denise - If you want to form an aliance on parking wars - I will be your bud and not ticket you - Phyl gave me some secerts on how to be a millionaire .... I did get my 4th car today..

Belated Happy Birthday Stephine !!!!! :scared2: Hope you had a great day yesterday !!!