TracyK

Kat-hope your mom is OK! Well everyone, I am a brunette now with hints of red. I love it! OK, gotta go root on the phillies. WOOOHOOO YAY TEXANS :wub:

Hello everyone! I'm baaaaaaack! :thumbup: We got home yesterday but i was too tired to do anything. Our trip was exciting because we spent ZERO money (thank God). We had coupons for free play on their slot machines. The deal with that is you play their money on the slots until it is gone, then whatever you win above that you can cash out and keep or keep playing. Well, I had 90 dollars of slot play and frank had 40, when we were done we had 160.00 that we won and we took the real money and left. :wink2: THEN we went to coushatta because we had free play there as well. Anyway, long story short, we came home with 80 dollars, ate free, slept there free AND was able to get free gas. sweet.... Angela, did you make those pancakes? congrats on doing well with your eating...its difficult to get back into the swing of it. Jennifer-well....i woke up and you still aren't here. Where are you? (can you tell I am excited for you to come here?) Cindy-the dirt cake sounds like something i need to stay away from. I do not have 100% of my self control back yet. lol Kat-did you eat the play-doh? Sounds like you and your BFF had fun Michelle-I like your weekly update We have missed ya! Debbie-I heard what plain said about slapping you. Your response is right on. It made me laugh. Have fun playing at the hospital today. Wish I were there to listen. I love piano music. Plain-you rent friends? Too bad, you prob can't afford me. LOL Terri-how is the weight loss going? I am excited for you! Suzanne-what you up to? My team plays your team today? Sweet :bolt: Shar-hope you aren't working too hard. How have you been since your aha moment? I have been doing good with eating. I ate a piece of bread and a piece of candy over the weekend, BUT i still have not had ice cream and that is huge for me. I haven't had any carbonation or rice or pasta. So far so good. When i was losing before, i was working and i had a routine and now i am trying to find a new groove that works for me. Well today is walmart shopping day. I also need to go ahead and find macy a halloween costume. Have a great day everyone. Gotta go make macy some breakfast. Make healthy choices...and drink plenty of water. :eek:

Plain...you have a FB page??

Hi y'all....this is just a quick note to say thanks for all the kudos. Gotta run go pack tho....goin' to Louisiana for the night. It was a spur of the moment, ok lets do it kind of thing. I will talk to you all tomorrow!

Good Luck!!!

Good morning everyone~ Got on the scales this morning and I have lost 7 pounds :biggrin: I'll take it! That is a pound a day. I know the weight loss will slow down but I like the -1 per day thing! lol I need to make a new signature because that -11 had gotten regained but this is a new day, right? Now....it is time for the start of week #2. Angela~I am at 1.2 in a 4 cc and it is fine for me right now. You can do this. WE have a great support system here. Jenn-OK, challenge time, lets do it girlie! We got this. I am so proud of you! I will do more personals to everyone later but for now I have to make sure macy is getting ready for school. eat right, drink water, and walk more than necessary! Have a great day everyone!

Cindy-have you had success in staying away from the PB pumpkins??? I have, but then again, I do not even LOOK towards them in the store, LOL

get some sleep jenn!!!!

Pumpkin kisses? :smile:

OH....stay away from the peanut butter pumpkins everyone!!

Debbie~ we LOVE long post around here. lol I love sugar too, so you are definitely not alone on that one! The gift card...Iwould have bought groceries too LOL When I gave up on a relataionship, I met my husband. That is in Gods hands, which I am sure you know. I listened to your sample songs on the cd website. What talent you have! I love soothing music. Good morning everyone! Today is day 7 and I will weigh tomorrow. Part of me wants to get on the scale and the other part is scared. Isnt that odd? I am just worried i have not had a good loss. I know Rome wasn't built in a day but... Anything that is a negative is just that....a negative! I have not followed the rules like this since I lost the weight last time. That was 2 years ago! Can you believe? Time flies. Anyway, I plan on getting back on the treadmill today. I need to get back into a routine. I hope you all have a fantastic day! :grouphug: Anglea-YAY on your fill today (i didnt forget :smile:)

Kat-I have heard her talk about that very thing. Stress is a definite factor of my eating. I started gaining after I quit smoking, then I quit my job to be a stay at home mom, then moved a FEW times, then dsd, well, you know, LOL. Here I am explaining this like you are NEW or something. :frown: There is alot she (Orman) said that I totally agree with. I am really glad I started taking my antidepressants again. They really have helped me in my whole outlook. Things are evening out now, we are finally getting over some of the debt related to the other house and moving and all that entails. Things are coming up roses....so far so good. :tt2: I have done really well today with my eating. Today is day #6. :smile2: Bringing dd to Girl Scouts tonight...so I gotta run. :crying: HiYa Michelle :mad2:

Kat-Thank you. I knew I could count on y'all. I went walking the other day when I said I would and my hip was screaming! I guess maybe I need to just slow the speed down instead of just not going. I wish I had a dog to walk. Hug Izzy for me :laugh: Debbie-the extra hundred must have been pretty nice, right?! That is awesome! So was the gift card to a speceific store? If it were me I would hope it wpuld be for Wal-Mart or Target. Suzanne-2x2 of just cake? now THAT is what I call self control. I saw the Gusher For an Eye yesterday and thought of dd telling you both the story. LOL good times! Jenn-your day sounds like it is gonna be rough! Hang in the girlie...you got this! :thumbup: Cindy-do you have anything planned for halloween? My plan is to take Macy trick or treating (and for me to stay away from her candy). lol Shar-how long have you been a nurse? I admire you. It takes special people to do what you do AND what teachers do. As far as an emergency response person....I could never. I am the type that would be the 911 caller :tt2: lol Angela-macy said to tell you hello. I got macy one of those animal pillows she told you she wanted. I got her the ladybug one. (for Christmas) AND she wanted a guitar and I got her one of those too. Did you ever get the ipod? My dsd has one and she loves it. Terri-i am happy for your new found energy and your weight loss. When I get some a chunk of mine back off, I will be SO happy!! It is great, right?! I have not gotten stuck once since I started following the "rules" again. Go figure...lol Plain-wassup? hey...where did neenornina go? I hope you all have a great day. Make good healthy choices and take care of yourselves! (P.S. If I missed you...forgive me. Lets blame the Celexa, k? :mad:)

Thank you Suzanne :laugh:

Thanks Cindy....by the way, I love your new pic too :laugh:

This is the story of how I got my mojo back. First of all the show The Biggest Loser has always been an inspiration. This time, there is a guy on there that was really close with his mother. Last year (i think it was just last year) his mom passed away from things related to her obesity.....she was 51. I got to thinking...51 is only 7 years older than me. Then I got to thinking, hmmm, macy is 7 years old, so if that were ME that passed away at 51, macy would only be 14 years old. Talk about a slap in the face, punch in the gut reality check. Then I went back in time in my mind as to why I had the band put in to begin with. I had it done to be healthy and for my daughter to be proud of me instead of having kids make fun of her mom and her having to defend me to them. Kids have it rough enough these days....she doesn't need for ME to add to it, ya know?! Today I was talking to my mother on the phone and i told her how i thought it is kinda funny how people always say something about how GREAT you are doing when the weight is coming off but not a SOUL says anything when the weight starts coming back on. SO...I asked her to talk to me about my weightloss when she calls...keep me honest and on the right path. I need someone to keep me accountable. I wish you would all do it too. ASK me....'how is it going Tracy'....lol. I am such a nerd, LOL. I keep thinking that maybe if someone would have said something while i was gaining, (even though I already knew i was gaining)....it would have reminded me that people ARE noticing. Did that make any sense at all? Another thing I am going to do when I get back to the smaller sizes is I am going to buy button & zip jeans instead of elastic waist. You may not believe this but I wore 12/14 stretch jeans from 190 all the way back up to 250. THAT is how much they stretched! SO, therefore it made my denial easier. I have realized alot lately, and I am so glad I did. I believe in the power of prayer and that is another thing i have started doing on a daily basis. Praying for strength, praying for courage and praying for wisdom to make the right choices. I owe it to my daughter and to my husband to be around for a long long time....so I am going to do MY part to make sure that happens. I love you all. Thank you for being here for me. Sorry for the essay....

LOL Good morning everyone~another day has come and gone and I did a great job with my eating again. I am proud of myself. :puke: Hope you all have a fantastic day!!!

Good morning everyone~ Shar-I am really moved by your post. I could hear relief in your post as well. That is wonderful. Jenn-I am really alot better than I was. Not one hundred percent but I am getting there. If I had the money I would come see you. If I send you some valium will you come see me? Wow...I had so much to say and now I can't remember. That is one thing I do not like about these pills....they make me more scatterbrained than I normally am. :tt1: Oh well, I hope you all have a great day. I did GREAT with my eating again yesterday. My stomach feels that hunger like it did when I was first banded....so I KNOW I am on the right path.

Good luck! Let us know how it works out!!

HiYa Angela

yummmmmm....bbq :tt1: Have a great day everyone!! PS....I DID do my walking yesterday and ate right.

:biggrin: Hi Terri!! Congrats on the -34 :thumbup:

Hi there friends~ Debbie-I have never heard of a mini gastric bypass either! Angela-your post made me LOL about the cork in the dogs butt! TOO FUNNY! I hate driving in Houston as well. I lived there for a while and I did not drive that way at first but I was in survival mode, so I HAD to! lol Kat-sounded like that woman needed a laxative. Some people are just mean like that. Grumpy ole hag. lol Nina-I wish I was gaining and losing the same 6 pounds. I am gaining and losing 60. lol I will win this thing though....and so will you. Shar~sorry you caught someones crap! Hope you are feeling better today! Michelle-I hurt when I move too but I am seriously thinking mine is weight related. I am so sorry that you are in pain. Jenn-lets see, what do I do with myself during the day? Ummm, not alot. I look for jobs and clean house and cook. But you know what? Today, in your honor and for my health, I am gonna walk on the treadmill. I used to do 3 miles but I will strive for one today (unless I am screaming in pain). At least it will be a start. :thumbup: Suzanne-when is the 5K you are gonna do? I am so proud of you! I am so glad to see that about everyone posted. We missed y'all. I am gonna make a vegetable soup today :thumbup: DH is supposed to be off today but they asked him to go in for a few hours. I need to get off here and make sure macy is gedtting dressed for school. We are having the kids over this weekend. OH....i started Christmas shopping. What a relief! I was really worried about that, and now at least I know Macy will not be snubbed by santa :tt2: What is everyone doing this weekend?

Good morning all- Kat-sounds like Izzy is settling in well! When we first got our dog when I was a child....he would watch TV. Remember that show Rhoda? He watched the entire show. LOL My Celexa has been making me queasy...will take a couple of weeks to get used to it again. I hate this feeling, but I FEEL better mentally, so I can handle the side effects! Have a good one everyone! :thumbup:

Hello there :thumbup: Glad you came in. We have some veteran bandsters, some newly banded and some in between. We have a very special group of ladies and one gentleman (I use that term loosely, lol. j/j/ Plain) Tell us about yourself....stick around, we love new people :thumbup: