allielee

Hey there! Sorry I haven't been on lately, been soo busy with Christmas and ok I'll admit the truth... I have become addicted to a stupid game on facebook (treasure madness).. lol. I had a great time at the Christmas party! I ended up wearing a black mini skirt (not really mini but about 3 inches above the knee) a black shiny tank top and a purple sweater with rhinestone buttons, with my tall black boots and black panyhose. I think I looked pretty hot if I do say so myself lol. Not to conservative but classy and sexy. The fun thing was my daughters both work at the same place and they had their christmas party the same night. I just assumed it was at the retirement home they work at.. it has a restaurant where they both waitress. As we all were getting ready to leave we discovered our parties were at the same place! Their party was in the adjoining room to ours. They kept coming over to our party and stealing Danny and I to come dance with them at theirs lol. My youngest Jenna was pulling me around telling everyone that I was her mom. I was glowing! She was so proud to introduce me to everyone! I felt so great knowing that she was proud of me and wanted people to know I was her mom. I am sure when I was at my heaviest it must have been embaressing for both my girls. They never said that but just to see her face and how she was beaming really made this whole entire process sooo worth it! Their party had more top 40 music and our party had a more 50,60 and 70 type of music. We had so much fun! They even had a photographer taking professional pics at our party so we got a package with just Danny and me and then a family package done! They will be in at the end of the week and if I can figure out how to scan them I will post them on here. I have been feeling great! I went shopping at the mall for three hours yesterday! I still have some swelling, by the end of every day I am up about 6-8 pounds by evening time. I go to sleep weigh and I am down every morning lol. So that tells me I am still having some swelling. I am now only wearing the garment during the day. I get my stitches out on thursday woo hoo! Thursday is also my preop appt for my thigh lift. I will be so glad when it is all done and I am feeling great again. I am really nervous this time, more than I was last time. I just know it's going to be pretty painful. UGH. Today my plan is to stay in my pajamas, make some eggnog cheesecake for Danny's work.. make some pumpkin, chocolate chip walnut bread for some friends and clean my house. I also might get some more wrapping done. I LOVE CHRISTMAS TIME! Have a glorious day everyone!!!!! xoxo

Hey Kate! I have to agree with you.. my mons is so nice now! I am not sure if it is from being pulled up but my honey is quiet pleased with how little it is now. :eek: A huge plus I wasn't sure would be fixed. I can hardly wait to see your pics girl!!

thanks mimi! Heading out for a shopping day. I hope I find that outfit for saturday night!

Oh Kate, I am so glad to hear you are doing so well! That is awesome that your mom is a critical care nurse and does reiki!! Just know that every day will be better and at 1 week out you will start to feel human again. I can hardly wait to see your pics!!!!! I also lost a significant amount of weight after my surgery I am down about 11 pounds since day of plastic surgery. I think not getting a complete unfill helped. Also the percocets just didn't make me hungry at all. Have a great day sugar!

Hello! So I posted some new pics of my brand new bikini in my before and after album. I also got my new hair lol. I love it. Hubby thought it was neat how I could go from long to short. Our anniversary was very nice. Hubby had asked for a romantic table next to a fireplace and it was sooo romantic until a table with 4 women and 9 small children came in half way through our dinner. The kids were yelling and running around. UGH why do people bring small kids to fancy restaurants at night? If you want to teach them how to behave at restaurants go during the day for criminey christmas! Last thing we expected.. as the plates were 20 bucks or more.. why bring kids to a place like that jeez. Ok but other than that it was a lovely evening :thumbup: I am getting super frustrated by my physical limitations.. I want to do so much more than I am. My doc says no picking up anything more than 2 pounds.. No doing laundry and no unloading bottom rack of dishwasher. He also said no bending over to pick things up off of the floor. It's killing me. I want to clean clean clean! I still get really tired so easily. I hate when I get cold and I shiver the stitches pull around my nipples and ugh it's such a weird feeling. I can hardly wait to get those stitches out! I have to wait till Dec 17 for that though. It snowed here today so I was house bound :scared2: I am not "allowed" to shovel so I hung out at home today. I still haven't found an outfit for the party on saturday night. Looks like I am going to go for a black skirt and a nice top. I am hoping to be able to get out there tomorrow. I hope everyone had a wonderful day!

Hey there.. sorry to hear about your divorce. I wish you alot of luck in the dating world. xoxo

Hey there.. mimi, my doc said no excercize at all for at least 6 weeks.. he doesn't want me to get my heart rate above 85 until at least then. I think walking at a light pace would be ok. As long as you kept your heart rate down.

Hey Kate! So glad to hear from you, I've been worried! I am glad you are happy with your results.. It's a shocker isn't it how rough you feel. Not what you expected is it. It's hard to explain unless you've been there. I am glad they got your meds worked out and I'm sorry you had such a struggle with it. xoxo

Good Morning! So I didn't find a dress yesterday, I think I am going to have to resort to a skirt and a top.. My boobs are really so swollen still. I tried on a size 8 dress that was to big in the waist and to tight on top lol. So today I am off to find a size 6 black skirt and a festive top. Wish me luck! Today is hubby and my 19th wedding anniversary :thumbup: we are going out to a very very nice restaurant tonight! Yesterday I went and got another little fill. I think I could use a smidge more. I am not eating alot but still want some damn Christmas cookies. Gahh. My doc made me promise to get in one protein shake a day. I am going to be one of his poster children lol. I had to send pics for their website before and afters and I am going to be doing seminars and working possibly in the office. I am excited. When I was in the waiting room all these wonderul people were all asking me tons of questions.. it seems like just yesterday I was one of them pre lapband and wanting to be thin. Here I am someone they can see as a lapband success story. I think helping others who are struggling with their weight would be a great thing to do with the rest of my life. My old boss offered me a position with the company again and after talking with hubby decided NO THANKS.. It was great great money but 99% of them were alcoholic, pot smoking, pill addicted men. They all smoked cigarettes in the office and I am a reformed smoker. I really never want to be in a working enviornment like that again. We do what we have to when the money is right but hubby said my health and sanity is worth more than any amount of money. Isn't he amazing? I can't believe how deeply I am still in love with that man after all these years. I hope everyone has a great day and sorry for my rambling... I have had 4 cups of coffee already lol. xoxo

Hey there skinny! That sucks your office is cold.. I am freezing all the time lol.. less body fat to keep me warm! It is nice that working from home is an option for you. I hope you are able to get into your clothes soon. That has to be frustrating. Try and not do to much that could be why you still have alot of swelling. I find if I do to much I swell up like a balloon. Have a great day and stay warm!

Hi Fanny! I am so glad to hear you are doing so well! Welcome to the flatlands Fanny! Isn't it so wonderful to feel a tight smooth tummy? I can hardly wait to see your pics. I found that walking as much as possible really helped to speed my recovery. It also helps to get the gas moving.. keep us posted Fanny!

I just posted some updated pics in my explicit album. I think the scars are healing so nice! I am going to buy some of that mcderma today. Yesterday I did to much and had some major swelling. My bra wouldn't even buckle for 2 hours. I layed down and this morning I am definetly less swollen. I guess those drains really do make a difference! I am down about 9 pounds since day of plastic surgery.. this fluctuates up and down about 2 pounds. I think once all the swelling is gone I will be a comfortable size 6. I can wear 6's but they are super tight. I am going in for another fill today.. 2nd since surgery. I still think about food and actually made cookies last night. I ate 1 and a half .. gah. so I am getting a little bit. Tomorrow is hubby and my 19th wedding anniversary and I am so excited. We are going out to a very very nice restaurant. We also have a Christmas Party for his work on Saturday which is dinner and dancing.. oh I need to shop! :thumbup: Please keep Kate and Fanny in your prayers today, they are both getting their plastic surgery today!

Here I am before LAP-BAND® and after hitting goal weight and getting plastic surgery! So happy!!! Getting a thigh lift on January 28, 2010! Went from a size 22/24 to a 8!

Lol.. yes I went through this as well. It's so frustrating to step on that scale some mornings.. but for me I don't excercize unless my scale doesn't move then I go into hyper drive lol. :thumbup:

Congrats on your way to being banded. I found the preop optifast diet the hardest thing of all! Here are my tips that worked for me. Always make a shake out of them adding the following: to vanilla optifast: pumpkin pie spice and a sweet & low - or orange extract and sweet and low- to strawberry optifast: mint extract and a sweet and low- banana extract and a sweet and low To chocolate optifast: mint extract and a sweet and low or chocolate syrup or some decaf instant coffee granuals. always add ice to all of above!! These all make yummy shakes. I hated the optifast alone and by making them into a shake you really get full! The extracts add no calories and tons of flavor try a little at a time until you get to the taste you love! Good luck!

Congrats Fanny!!! Good luck and happy flatlands tomorrow! That is so awesome that you will be in the hospital for 7 days. I just had a tummy tuck and breast lift with implants 2 weeks ago, I was in surgery for 8 hours and went home that night..ugghh. I and I am sure my hubby would have preferred to be in the hospital having nurses care for me. I am so excited for you! Please post when you can and I will be keeping you and Kate in my thoughts and prayers tomorrow!

Whew.. I tell ya, I get exhausted so easily! I went to the mall for about an hour and gosh I had to leave, I literally felt like I had climbed a mountain! I am standing straight and really feel good but exhaustion just creeps right up on me. My left breast is still really really swollen and turning a nice shade of black. The right one is doing great. Still swollen but not like the left. I met a lady today that had the same things as me and she said it took her 4 months to feel really good.. Gah! I guess I am lucky I am unemployed at the moment. I will be posting some full frontal nude pics today in my private album. I just have to get the energy to take off my clothes. :thumbup: We put up our Christmas tree and it is beautiful. I wish I had the Christmas spirit this year. I am finding it really hard since I can't go out and find those perfect presents I usually do. I finished everyone except my daughters and hubby. Why are men so dang hard to shop for??? It's so frustrating. So Tuesday is my hubby and my 19th wedding anniversary :woot: He reserved a wonderful restaurant and I am excited, I am going to get all dolled up. I did something kind of silly today, I bought a hair piece/extension, I had to order it, got the one that the hair goes to my boobs. They were able to match my hair color perfectly. I know hubby wishes my hair was still long so I thought this would be perfect. I hope it comes in, in time for either our anniversary or his work party on the 18th. I haven't met anyone he works with yet. Well I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and I hope I didn't shock anyone to much with my previous post. If so I am sorry! xoxo

Lol Kate! I am sooo excited to see your pics :w00t: I had hubby take some front naked pics which I will reluctantly post today. I agree take lots of pre surgery pics. bent over, sides front and back. I found it so cool to go back and see the difference! I will be praying for you and checking this and facebook continuously! I am so excited for you girl! Watch out here comes the new Kate size 8!!!!!! :tongue2: xoxo

*warning I am going to talk about some sexual explicit stuff* aww shucks Kate you made me blush! I am really lucky I haven't had any problems with a leaky band.. I did get my fill and am feeling much better.. food thoughts are gone again.. :biggrin: Thank God! I really really hate how addicted and weak I am. My band is my life savior. I would like to get a little more of a fill. My hubby is so against it, if I did we would probably be fighting so to keep him happy lol. Talking about happy.. I am soooo happy, you are right Kate. But the sex has been frickin ridiculous.. since I have been so open on here, I don't want to hold back. My hubby is a VERY attractive, muscle bound hot hot hot man. When I was obese he still looked at me with lust and love and our sex life was really good. But when I uhhum how do I say this politely.. really no way so here goes.. masturbated I could only come to the "O" if I thought about him with some skinny girl. Crazy right? I think I always felt he deserved someone thin and hot and now I think about him and ME!!!!!!!!! So happy!!! I have no thoughts of him with someone other than just me. I feel like we now match. I feel like when people look at us now they aren't thinking what the heck is he doing with that fat girl. I have to say I am super lucky, he has always had eyes for me and has always been very attentive and loving. So now the sex is holy moly over the top. It's like we are teens. I am one very very happy girl and I LOVE MY BAND AND MY NEW TUMMY AND BOOBS! Ok did you hear me yelling cause I am soooo excited! Life is good, Life is really really good! Ok gotta go cuddle with honey lol.. :wink2:

Hey there.. the lotion is for the chafing I got from my compression.. I used bacitracin on my scars and they are completely closed and healed already! I am going to be getting some of the I think it's called mcderma to fade the scars. A major thing for your shower is have a stool to sit on in shower!!! I almost passed out and it was much easier to sit in the shower and wash up than to stand. I had a step stool that we used. Some people put lawn chairs in there. My hubby even got in with me the first couple of showers. My compression garment is like my security blanket lol.. every doc has differences.. I definetly need the compression, when I have it off I feel like my guts are gonna fall out lol. I haven't had alot of swelling in my tummy area, mostly in my boobs and I am just wearing a sports bra from walmart- they are great! they have hooks in the front and are so comfy.. 2 for 10 bucks can't beat that and my doc said they were great. :wink2:

2 days!!!!! So exciting! I agree with the doc Kate I really didn't feel my breasts, my tummy and legs were the worst.. actually I think the thighs were the worst I had lipo.. but I had a pain pump for tummy up. I can hardly wait to see your pics. I was also very emotional right before surgery. I actually was also pretty emotional on the 4th day.. had a nice big cry. I hate being helpless and felt like I was a burden to my honey. but it only lasted for 1/2 hour and I have been on cloud nine ever since. I will add you to my facebook.. everyone knows I had lapband and ps so you can say whatever you want on mine. I will not saying anything about your surgeries on yours unless you bring it up. I am so glad you are staying with your mom.. that's a great thing. Oh about the constipation.. I took Phillips stool softeners every day from day of surgery on and I am soooo glad I did.. I was so worried about having a difficult time I have IBS and it can be very painful. But I have to say everything is great and I haven't had any problems!! I will be praying and thinking about you and I wish you a speedy recovery! My suggestions for things to get pre surgery: stool softeners, sensitive skin baby wipes- for bathroom and for keeping fresh doc said no shower for 2 days, plenty of pillows for head and knees or a wedge for head, straws for drinks- hard to sit up, cough drops- I kept getting a tickle and coughing is the last thing you want, lotion, those were the most important things for me next to the pain meds lol. I SOOO EXCITED FOR YOU KATE!!!!

Hey there skinny.. what type of tape do you have? I don't have tape, I have stitches. I can hardly wait to see your new pics!! I find the more I do the more I swell.. how was your week at work.. I can't even imagine having to work right now.. I get exhausted going up the stairs lol.

Hey there.. gahh I hate my thighs.. I can hardly wait for the inner thigh lift on Jan. 28th!!!! My doc keeps us 3 solid weeks in full compression 24 hours a day then 3 weeks full compression 12 hours a day, during the day wearing the garment. I'm so chafed in my inner thighs from this thing. I have a garment that goes from right below breast to knees with a cut out in the crotch. The cut out is causing my inner thighs to become so irratated and chafed.. uggh. So we went out to our local bar tonight and everyone was soooo excited about my body lol.. there is this guy there who has a crush on me and asked what did they do with the leftover pieces because he wanted them since he thought I was pretty hot before surgery... lol.. so creepy. hahaha. Hubby was basking in the pats on the back he was getting.. this one guy said hey there are the flukes.. I was like what the heck and he said, been married a long time with a hot wife.. that's a fluke hahaha. If he only knew. 4 days until our 19th wedding anniversary.. feels like we are newlyweds.. :wink2: I am really enjoying my super flat tummy and my nice and high boobs.. I need to go tanning lol. I hope everyone has a great night xoxo

Ohh honey I'm so sorry!!! It was really bad for like a minute but well worth it.. You are alot younger than me.. take a percocet like an hour before your appt. :biggrin: Good luck honey!

thanks!!!!!!!