TracyK

I smoked before and after surgery 4/11/07. Was not told to quit by my dr. I Did stop smoking on March 15th though (yay me). Gained 40 pounds back but have lost 10 of it....so I am back on track! Best of luck to you!

Mornin' ladies- I knew I was retaining fluid but did that stop me from getting on the scales? It should have, but no, I did it anyway and I was back up 2 so it looks like I am back in the yo yo mode. Oh well at least it isn't yoyo-ing from 214-216 like it was! How is that for looking at the bright side?! I still feel horrible. I feel so woozy. I bought some Zyrtec yesterday and it is working cause my nose ran like a faucet all night long! Disgusting. wah wah wah....i have cried enough. lol Have a great day friends! (((hugs)))

Good evening violets- Michelle-sorry it rained on you! Sounds lke you had a good time though and that is what counts! Kat-I am sure mine is allergies because the ragweed level has been really high and when it is I get sick. Weird cause that never happened until I got older...go figure. We went shopping today. Haydee was right...it is absolutely beautiful here this weekend. I wish it could be like this year round. For the past week or so we have had the worst fire ant infestation. We had ants in almost every room. We fought & fought them and then the other morning when macy woke up and had a bite on her, I pulled out her bed and they were on her mattress & box springs! That was the last straw! Anyway, they had an exterminator out here yesterday and I feel so relieved. Hope everyone is having fun...I will check back in later :w00t:

Wow, I re-read my own post...pretty cool. I was right on target too GO ME! lol

Good morning violets! I have my allergies/cold again. I feel horrible:crying::tt1:. I told dh that I wonder why I couldn't get sick during the week? No, no, I have to wait until dh is off work and dd is out of school when I feel obligated to get out of bed to get sick. Ugh... Have a good day friends :tongue_smilie:

Good evening violets~ Hope everyone has a great weekend! Check in' if ya can! Make good choices!

HiYa girlies- Just a quick pop in for right now. I had a little downward swing again this morning so I am happy about that Gotta run some errands today. DH is off for the next 5 days so wish me luck in the food dept. It is always difficult to lose when he is off work...anyway, send me some vibes!

Judy-so good to see your post. I was thinking about you when I got on and was hoping they did not re-route your trip. At least you & the Bobster are having a good relaxing trip!

TracyinKS-way to go for getting back to the 170s. I sure hope that your plan for your PS works out! I have a plan too but I am keeping it to myself because when I verbalize it I will get jinxed. But I can say it has something to do with the summer of '09. Sorry about your ds meltdown yesterday. DH and I have the fat gene too and I really have to be careful with macy. If I had not controlled it like I have she would be on the Maury show about severely obese kids. She loves to eat. Hopefully by us teaching them young it will help them make better choices when they grow up.

Wow, I can sum my last 18 months easy for ya...lost down to 173, quit smoking march 15th, regained 40, and have lost 10 of the 40. (ballpark figures but you get the idea)

Pamela-I am so glad that you thought she was being rude too. I was hoping it wasn't just my imagination. Here is the most recent full story....Tuesday she sent a flyer hom saying that Thursday is picture day and the flyer said to "remember to prepay in the envelope provided". I sent the flyer back with a note that said, "what envelope?" The next day (yesterday) she sends me the envelope (which I had NEVER seen before til then) with a note in her notebook saying "I sent you one last week in her homework folder, but here is another one" ---------> And SHE ACTUALLY DREW AN ARROW pointing to the envelope!!!!!! omg...talk about piss me off. That is a great idea you had to start my sentences with...I know you did this already but...however what I REALLY wanna say is "I know you told me this already but since I am such a DUMBASS could you please tell me again". LOL

Hi everybody~ Down another pound this morning...I love wooshes, haven't had one of those in a long long long time. I do not want it to end. I know that it will end but hopefully not in the next few days. I wanna get a little closer to onederland before it stops. Today seems like Friday to me. I hate when that happens. DH is at work and I am gonna get dd up soon for school. Today is picture day at her school. Her first school pics! Awww, makes me mushy! They are so expensive so I am just gonna get a few then take her somewhere at next month like Sears for her Christmas pics. Macys teacher is starting to work my nerves. I don't think she knows who she is dealing with and I really do not want to have to let her find out the hard way. When we correspond back & forth in her folder for example, I will ask her a question and she always starts out with "i told you last week but...." or "I sent you one last week but...". Ummmm, I am not her student, nor to I have alzheimers. I know she is probably stressed but there is a way to speak to someone and a way NOT to. It falls under the "treat people the way you want to be treated" rule. I have cut her some slack and she needs to be careful...I am teetering on the brink of getting way pissed. I have not said anything because I do not want to make things hard on Macy in case she is the type that would take her anger for me out on my child, ya know? I want to have a good relationship with her but she is making it difficult. OK, I have vented, now I can go another couple of months overlooking her attitude (I hope). :thumbup: Have a great day everyone! Make good choices so you'll have no regrets

TracyinKS and Sunshine-My boobs have been resting on my fat roll all these years...now they are finally standing on their own:biggrin: Hope they have lots of energy to stay up for a long time!

Wow, been a long time since being banded in April '07. Done really well, stopped smoking, gained some back and am losing it again. Fellow long time bandsters can probably agree with this from experience....it is a life long battle with the band as well as without. It is just easier to win a battle when you have a weapon. And the band is our weapon. BUT, do not break the rules and lay the weapon down cause then you are in trouble. You have to be vigilant, day in and day out unless you want to get beaten. For example, if you would have told me this time a year ago that I would gain back 40 pounds I would have called you a liar. Sure, I quit smoking and that was the main reason for the weight gain but I mean really...the band did not keep me from gaining weight....the band HELPS to LOSE weight. So, I learned the hard way. I learned a lesson that you would think is common sense? Yep, but it happens. I forgave myself. Now I know...I have to WORK it. I have to work it today AND I have to work it tomorrow. And tomorrow I will tell myself to work it the next day...and so on and so on. I have 2 rewards in this...#1 I still do not smoke anymore and #2 I am smarter about my weapon. OH and #3 I did not have to gain ALL the weight back to realize my mistakes. I stopped the bleeding in time. The first few months with 'the weapon' was tough...losing it twice and keeping it off is tougher. BUT, it is going to happen. Once I learned that this is my life with the band and I learned to accept it, life has gotten better. I went through the 'oh, screw this' phase. You know, the inner fat girl saying "eat it, its OK". I wish I would have woke up before I gained 40 pounds but it is what it is and I am changing it. Like my violet friend Judy says "its not how you run the race, its how you finish". True, and I am running right now:tongue2:

Wow, been a long time since being banded in April '07. Done really well, stopped smoking, gained some back and am losing it again. Fellow long time bandsters can probably agree with this from experience....it is a life long battle with the band as well as without. It is just easier to win a battle when you have a weapon. And the band is our weapon. BUT, do not break the rules and lay the weapon down cause then you are in trouble. You have to be vigilant, day in and day out unless you want to get beaten. For example, if you would have told me this time a year ago that I would gain back 40 pounds I would have called you a liar. Sure, I quit smoking and that was the main reason for the weight gain but I mean really...the band did not keep me from gaining weight....the band HELPS to LOSE weight. So, I learned the hard way. I learned a lesson that you would think is common sense? Yep, but it happens. I forgave myself. Now I know...I have to WORK it. I have to work it today AND I have to work it tomorrow. And tomorrow I will tell myself to work it the next day...and so on and so on. I have 2 rewards in this...#1 I still do not smoke anymore and #2 I am smarter about my weapon. OH and #3 I did not have to gain ALL the weight back to realize my mistakes. I stopped the bleeding in time. The first few months with 'the weapon' was tough...losing it twice and keeping it off is tougher. BUT, it is going to happen.:eek: Once I learned that this is my life with the band and I learned to accept it, life has gotten better. I went through the 'oh, screw this' phase. You know, the inner fat girl saying "eat it, its OK". I wish I would have woke up before I gained 40 pounds but it is what it is and I am changing it. Like my violet friend Judy says "its not how you run the race, its how you finish". True, and I am running right now:tongue2:

I just heard on the news that a woman just had a baby and her husband named the baby without her knowledge....wanna know what? Sarah McCain Palin. (to show his support). Umm, his wife has not said if she is going to change it but she isn't too happy with her husband. (it is a cute name though, election aside)

Jenn-sorry to hear about you aunt! Is she OK? How old is she?

Been up since 3:15 when dh got up for work. Could not go back to sleep to save my life so, here I am! I like my hair the most when it is light brown with red & blonde highlights. But until the day comes that I can afford to have that done, it will have to stay dark cause I can not hang with dark roots showing. Those roots I had goin' on made me look like I need to be on Jerry Springer complete with press on nails and a ciggy hanging out of my mouth to complete the trashy look. lol At least this color I have bought myself some time plus it looks decent enough. So, I am happy. :regular_smile: Here is what makes me really happy though, I lost my tom water weight plus a little extra so now....I can change my ticker to reflect the loss. Whew...I prayed (and worked) so hard to make sure that I lost it. I was so nervous about getting on the scales and so I laid here this morning for 45 minutes debating if I should weigh or not. But, I HAD to know. 8 more to be back in onederland and so I am hoping I can accomplish that by Thanksgiving. I am sure gonna do my part! Pamela-lets see the glasses. I went into Yoville. Cute, I will go back I am sure. Haydee-good to see you back. Jane-I am sure nobody is looking at you funny. Our imaginations can convince us of just about anything! Kat-any AD dreams? lol I am so sick of hearing about the upcoming election too. I wish it would just happen already. If you ask me it is a no-win situation either way. I am looking forward to the 2012 election. Maybe there will be a GOOD candidate to choose from...or maybe I am just a dreamer? lol (good meaning at least someone that looks like they can be trusted) Have a great day everyone! I am gonna lay down for a while until it is time to wake up for real.

Hi everyone! Thanks Kat! Michelle-hang in there sista...I know it is frustrating but you *are* down 80 and kept it off! How fantastic is that? Are we going to have to send the flying monkies for haydee? Hi sunshine...stick around and chat with us!

Welcome back Laura! Way to go on the no smoking :laugh: Thanks anyway Michelle! Kat-6X or 7 that have lots of stretch (preferably elastic). I am not too worried about the length because I can always have them hemmed or roll them up. At school she can wear jeans or pants (just not jogging pants or leggings) in black, blue, tan, brown and I think grey. Jeans would be ideal if I could find elastic waist 6X I would be in heaven. Even if it is just the partial elastic waist, ya know? Let me know if you find anything! Thank you so much!

Wow, I remember when I was one week post op. (4-11-07) You are in for such and exciting journey! Follow the bandster rules and you will do GREAT! Make sure you post here and keep in touch. Staying here and posting keeps you honest! Best of luck!

Yo Yo'ing. Dontcha just love it? But I mean what can you really expect when ou are on your TOM? I am not a stupid person but I did a stupid thing...I weighed when I was on my period. Come on now, common sense said DON"T DO IT!! Did I listen, hell no....did I regret it? Hell YEAH! Ugh...gotta love seeing the +5 pounds from water retention. Then the mind games start....is it really water weight...omg what if it isn't? YIKES! That was a few days ago and I am staying away from the scales for another day and hopefully when I get on tomorrow it will be back down where it was. I am so paranoid about weighing....horrible, right? Well, like Dr Phil says, "you can not fix what you won't acknowledge". I have a bag of clothes that used to fit when I was down to 175...and I outgrew them and I was gonna bring them to goodwill. I think I will keep them for when I get back down to that weght. Not IF, but WHEN I get back down to that weight . My babygirl is going to be getting up soon so I need to finish my coffee....just wanted to post on my blog so I can look back at this day and remember how I felt. Geez, talk about rambling now....buh bye!:thumbup:

Yo Yo'ing. Dontcha just love it? But I mean what can you really expect when ou are on your TOM? I am not a stupid person but I did a stupid thing...I weighed when I was on my period. Come on now, common sense said DON"T DO IT!! Did I listen, hell no....did I regret it? Hell YEAH! Ugh...gotta love seeing the +5 pounds from water retention. Then the mind games start....is it really water weight...omg what if it isn't? YIKES!:cry_smile: That was a few days ago and I am staying away from the scales for another day and hopefully when I get on tomorrow it will be back down where it was. I am so paranoid about weighing....horrible, right? Well, like Dr Phil says, "you can not fix what you won't acknowledge". I have a bag of clothes that used to fit when I was down to 175...and I outgrew them and I was gonna bring them to goodwill. I think I will keep them for when I get back down to that weght. Not IF, but WHEN I get back down to that weight :thumbup:. My babygirl is going to be getting up soon so I need to finish my coffee....just wanted to post on my blog so I can look back at this day and remember how I felt. Geez, talk about rambling now....buh bye!

Good morning violets- Jenn-whats wrong? I hope it is not that sore throat coughing sneezing wheezing crap going around....it is so hard to kick! Terry-I am so glad you have Hero. Sounds like you are a little attached, eh? :thumbup: TracyinKS-I have never even tried a wonton. Can you believe that? Dunno why, just never have. Sounds like its nest if I never DO try any! lol I miss Judy :biggrin: I'll bet she is having fun. Laura-I thought I saw you logged on last night...or was it my imagination? You OK little mama? Michelle-you do not by any chance have any elastic waist little girls pants, do you? I could not get that lucky. I seriously need to find her some cause itis getting cooler and cooler and I want her to have some pants for school instead of her jumper dresses. Kat-I had a dream that you dreamed that your mastercard was being used and that everything was really OK. I dreamed that you posted on here that you dreamed it all up and it was so real to you that you did not realize it was all a bad dream. I wish that was true! Jane-did you say you are off all week? Haydee-we miss you when you do not check in! Suzie-was yesterday your last day to have to wake up so early or is this your last week of the early schedule? I hope for you that yesterday was the end of it! :wink2: Pamela-I still have your b-day card. One day I am going to mail it and you are going to get it out of the blue on some random day then you are going to remember this post and laugh. lol I am so bad about buying stamps! I still have a card I bought for Terry too when she was recovering from her facial surgery. I suck, LOL Macy has done so well with the stickers everyday. She got 4 last week and one yesterday too. I told her that if she gets 8 total before the week is up I will bring her to PLAY (not eat) at Chuck E Cheese this weekend. Thank goodness she doesn't like to eat there! I wanna get on the scales but I also wanna wait another day. I want to be able to get on and see that +5 from TOM gone. So, I really do need to wait another day. (or 2 but I know I won't last that long). So are we loving the lower gas prices or what?! Have a super day everyone. Eat healthy, drink drink drink, and park further away from the front door to get some extra walking in! ((((hugs))))