Jessiebear

Cool! What a great NSV!

Please let us now how everything goes! I'll keep you both in my prayers! Good luck!

Nonscale Victories are the best! Congrats!

Great NSV! I have been getting embarassed when we eat out cause I get full on about 2 bites. Then I have the whole meal to take home. I know I shouldn't be embarassed, but I am. Good for you for ordering off the kids menu!! I think I need to either try this or eating off of everyone else's plates, like someone on here mentioned. I just hate going out to eat now!

Like Stacey, I had an awesome recovery! The only thing I took for pain was Tylenol! Good luck to you! I hope you have a speedy, pain & gas-free recovery! Update us as soon as you can! Yay!! I'm excited for you!

I have always loved chocolate! But after I was banded, I just stopped craving it. But today, my Mom & Grandma were really stressing me out & we had to go the store to pick up prescriptions for my grandparents. All of a sudden I had what I'd call a compulsion, not exactly a craving. It was like I had to have lots of chocolate!!! Probably the "food is my drug of choice" thing kicking in. I bought a bag of Andes mints, 3 large belgium chocolate candy bars the size of a small paperback book & 2 bags of Reeses PB cups. I haven't done anything like this in over a year. I ate 4 PB cups & was stuffed & satisfied. I gave the rest of the chocolate away. Yay!!! It felt good! I also passed up the Girl Scout cookies being sold in front of Wal-Mart!

LOL! I need new glasses. I won't even tell you what I thought your thread title was.

No NSV is too small! Congrats! Well done!

YAY!!! Congrats!!

Hi Dody! Nice to meet you! Welcome!

WOW! Now that's a great NSV! Congrats!

Happy Bandiversary! & congrats on the 80 lbs. Keep kickin' butt girlie!

1974 - "Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce Cool! I love that song! Wedding day 1992 - "I'm too Sexy" LOL!LOL!LOL! My husband's B-day song 1966 - "Summer in the City" Thanks! This was really neat!

If this stuff gets me preggers, I'll personally buy it for all of my infertile friends!!! LOL!! Jeez! & we just realized how special we are (being childless & all that). The fun just started!

Hey! Long time no see! Good to have you back! How's it going?

Codeine does make a lot of people sick. Walk, gas-x, heating pad & glycerine suppositories all worked for me. The glycerine suppositories worked the best. This will all be over before you know it! Hang in there!

Cool! I am so happy for her! Tell her I said "Congrats!"

Hmmmm....... interseting. I think I need to read this book too. I really need to get my eyes checked though. I thought the title of your thread was "Potatoes on Prozac". LOL!! Thanks Nykee!

I use fitday.com. You can track exercise & food consumption. It's pretty cool.

Welcome back! Good to hear from you! Congrats!

mmmmmmm......... This is so good! I fudged it a little though. I didn't feel like going into town today. I only had 4 small potatoes, so I added a large turnip. I also only had canned pumpkin, so that's what I used. I added beef boullion, salt, pepper & garlic powder. It is truely wonderful! Thank you so much! It is very hearty & filling. Thanks again!

1. I can touch my toes. 2. I have knee caps again (verses rolls of fat). 3. I have ankles again (no edema). 4. I cut my blood pressure medicine in half. 5. I can actually buy clothes in regular stores now (2-3x). 6. I bought scrubs from a scrub catalog who's scrubs have NEVER fit me before! 7. I lost a shoe size (go figure). 8. I can do aerobics now! 9. I enjoy sex again! 10. My husband can't keep his hands off me (well, he never could, but now I like it). 11. People are finally telling me I look good. 12. My back doesn't hurt as bad! 13. I'm running out of clothes that fit me. 14. I can shave my legs without looking like a contortionist. 15. I can drive my car in comfort now (the belt doesn't choke me). 16. 10/10/05 My Step-Mother told me twice yesterday that I really looked good! (this was unheard of & by far my best NSV to date!) I'll keep thinking & add more! I have to get back to my housework! updated NSVs 1/4/06 17. I can wear jeans again - size 25 18. I can wear boots again 19. I'm having to replace my wardrobe 20. I actually takes clothes back because they are too big! 21. I have a neck again 22. When we were in Branson, the weekend before Christmas, I actually walked up all of the stairs after getting off the Branson Belle, without stopping or getting out of breath! When I got to the top I realized I was alone (everyone else had to stop midway). That was a moment of enlightenment (wow! I did it!) 23. I was able to work 16 hour shifts in a nursing home where i was on my feet for at least 14 of the 16 hours. 24. I can bend over & tie my shoes now. 25. My youngest cousin, who is 8, climbed onto my lap Christmas eve & proceeded to turn around with a suprised look & exclaimed, "Jessie you have a lap now! Look everybody, I'm sitting on Jessie's lap!" I think this is my favorite NSV so far! Happy New Year everyone! Hope it's Happy, Healthy (or healthier) & Prosperous for everyone! :Bunny update 1/20/06 26. When I went for my fill on the 18th, I noticed that I actually had room on the gurney! On both sides of me! I didn't have to rest my arms on the side rails! I had to add this one before I forgot! :clap2: update 1/23/06 27.I noticed last night that I am no longer like the hoover dam when I take a bath. Yes, the water goes all the way around! 28. I have lost 12.25 inches from head to toe since January 5, 2006!! :faint: update 2/24/06 29. I started with a BMI of 60.1 & my current BMI is 48.9. 30. I no longer have the convenient "tummy table" when eating in the living room. 31. I have lost a total of 23.25 inches from all over my body since 1-5-06! 32. My seat in the car is no longer scooted all the way back! 33. All of my "skinny clothes" have officially been sold on ebay cause they were too big for me! update 3/27/06 34. I cleaned out my Grandparent's garage in 1.5 days!!! I have been wanting to do this for 3 years!!! __________________

So far it's getting better. No reflux. Thank God! I suffered with reflux for years before I was banded & it was not pleasant! I spent a fortune on Prilosec. If it does come back, you can beat your sweet patooties that I will be back for an unfill, regardless of if I can eat or not!! LOL! Even if I never lost another pound, the band is worth it's weight in gold just because the reflux is gone! Or should I say, "It's worth the weight I've lost in gold!"

It should be fine. I've never heard that about TAO (triple antibiotic ointment). Hmmmm...... I will say that the steri strips came off a lot earlier on one of my incisions & I used peroxide & TAO. When looking at my scars, I actually have less of a scar there. You can barely see it.

WOW! I'm so excited for you! Losing that first 50 was the biggest struggle & the biggest accomplishment for me. Have fun on the slopes! I bet you'll really drop some pounds skiing! Can't wait to see the pics!