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hey hey hey Junies.. come out wherever you are!!!!!! Did my chubby lil mons scare you away?? I promise to never mention it again! :tongue_smilie:

I love Gnc Whey protein banana cream blended with skim milk and a couple ice cubes.. yummy..

lol oregon I wasn't referring to you :tongue_smilie:

I just finished reading all the posts in this thread and all I can say is "WOW" First off, I really appreciate the great information Dr. Watkins has posted on here. I was banded in Bridgeport, CT and payed $18,500 and plan on having my PS done here in the U.S. as well. I would do it again in a heart beat. No I am not "rich", but I value my life. I wouldn't buy a car that I wasn't sure was safe and I definetly wouldn't have surgery outside of the U.S. $18,500 was nothing compared to how many years I have gained. I got a great deal! I find it sad and frustrating that the angry sleeved patient continues to post rude and unnecessary comments on this banded thread.

Hey there Jenna.. besides following the band rules I would suggest keeping a journal. I love going back and reading what I was feeling at the beginning and through the past 9 months. I wish I had taken more pictures pre banding but I was always hiding behind people or things lol. I also wish someone had told me that I didn't have to give up all my favorite foods.. I made a list of all my favorite foods and restaurants and seriously ate so much before I started my 2 week pre op diet. UGH I wish I hadn't done that. I still can eat, and am satisfied just with so much less. If you have any specific questions let me know.. you can also email me at 1morrisfamily@comcast.net .. I remember being scared and excited and girl don't be scared just be EXCITED!

hey there.. just wanted to say Hi and see what everyone has been up to. Sounds like everyone is doing well!! Have a great weekend.

Hi Jenna! Congrats on your banding date! I was banded June 20, 2008 and it has been one heck of an amazing 9 months!!! I wish you many pounds lost !

Hey there Wanna, Thanks for the compliment! I have just really followed the band rules as much as I could. I have no problem eating any seafood. The only trouble I run into are breads. You are doing great! Isn't it soo excited to see that scale going down down down? It is really hard now I am losing like 1/2 - 1 pound a week instead of 2-4 a week.. I am having to really work out hard to see results. I knew that the closer I got the harder it would get. Keep posting and letting us know how it is going.. if you have ANY questions don't hesitate to contact me! Have a great day!

b: 6 oz yogurt (came back up) L: half michelena's meatloaf dinner (came back up) d: 1 small taco (came back up) s: 1/4 cup ice cream (came back up) very bad day.. very stressed out causing my band to close completely! Probably a good thing since if I could have would have eaten everything in sight. no gym, went to bed at 6:00 decided day just needed to end

Hi China! B: yogurt 6 oz L: michelana's meatloaf and mashed potatoes d: hubby ordered corned beef and cabbage (4-5 bites off of his plate) s: 1/2 zuchinni sliced thin and fried (eek) then dipped in ranch(eek) love this stuff s: 2 little lindt lambs. I guess not such a great day .. gym 1 hour elliptical burned 611 calories

Good Morning Junies! Brown.. thanks for the support. I realized that the more I forbid her the farther she got from me. HMM I was just like that as a teen. My parents had no idea who I was or what I was doing because I hid everything from them because they constantly were trying to keep me in line. I know I have done a great job with her and she is super smart and has great self esteem. I have come to the conclusion that I have to support her and realize that I really have no say in who she dates. She is almost grown now and is going to college next year. Trying to be this super strict parent is not going to change anything except like my parents I will push her so far away. I love knowing who she is and her being able to talk to me about anything. And boy do we talk about everything. She just told me yesterday that she is so grateful that I am her mom because she knows she can count on me and that no matter what I will always be there for her. This was brought on my one of her friends who got drunk at a party last weekend and ended up getting into a really bad situation because she was afraid to call her parents. So right now we are monitoring but not forbiding. (sp?) Long, most doctor's will do the mons lift along with the lower body lift if you ask at no additional cost. I am guessing it just tightens up the skin in the front. I have a chubby lil mons lol.. I never realized it before but was checking posts here and saw people talking about it had no idea it even had a name. I ran upstairs and looked in the mirror and was like eek is it chubby or am I just freaking out.. either way a little lift can't hurt lol!

hey there good morning junies.. thanks lucy! Long, he was in the navy for 23 years and retired last year. Right now he is an Enviornmental Health and Safety Engineer and is going for a different Engineer postion, I am not sure exactly what but it's at a power plant.. lol. I am super sore today from the gym, my hubby keeps telling me it lets me know I'm alive.. Really? I need pain to know I'm alive? LOL..

Long, you are too funny.. calf surgery..lol. I have alot of stretch marks on my tummy from my pregnancies. My oldest daughter was 10 pounds at birth! LOL. So I have to get at least the tummy tuck but since I am doing a tummy tuck I might was well get a lower body lift which will take care of my thighs, butt, tummy, back and mons. Since all that was going to get done I don't want un perky girls.lol. My hubby is going for a new job which will DOUBLE yes I said double his pay and if he gets that then #1 both girls college will be no problem and #2 plastic surgery no problem and #3 I can either quit my job or go very part time. So cross your fingers! I hope you guys have a great day and Long, good luck getting into your 10's! I really haven't focused on my BMI since I have been so focused on my weight. Have a great night sweet Junies!

Good Morning Junies- Long.. I did weigh in and now have officially lost 115.5 pounds! Which means I am 189.5! My goal right now is 170 but I definetly will go past that. I guess now I am shooting for like 150-160. I am 5' 9" and am so excited about where I am at but really want to end up probably around 150 after I get my lower body lift and new girls. I want to lose as much weight as possible before I get the plastic surgery so I get the best results possible. I can't believe that it has almost been 9 months (in four days). What a blessing this has been! I am still excercizing like crazy and really can feel my muscles now! My legs and arms are really looking so much toner! I was really worried about my arms and that was one surgery I will not get so have worked hard on my "bat wings" which aren't that bad, I think the scars are terrible from the arm surgery and would hide them so why get it? But I definetly have noticed since working out they are shrinking!!! I am trying not to weigh very often since hubby says muscle weighs more than fat and my clothes are really telling me that I am doing great. I can no longer where any of my 14's they are way to big I am so excited about that! I haven't tried 10's yet, I don't want to be disappointed but I will soon! Have a great day Junies!

b-L (woke up at 10 a.m.): 2 pieces bacon, 1/4 baby pancake, syrup d: 1 meatloaf (size of cupcake w/ no frosting lol) couple bites of mashed potatoes s: skinny cow truffle 100 calorie ice cream

awesome Wanna!

hey tina.. it's good to hear you are doing well.. I personally don't think you were "drugged" I know for me since being banded I get totally drunk in like no time! I actually had a incident where I had like 4 shots and 1 drink and actually can't remember much of what happened! I was at home. So maybe you just were really drunk. I would definetly be careful but since you were with your brother I am sure no one was going to take advantage. This is just my 2 cents..lol

Long.. wow girl what a miracle your dh made it through! You must be hugging him extra tight this weekend! God was definetly looking out for him! That is something that could live a lasting mark. I am so glad he is ok. My thoughts and prayers are with you and hope that he is doing ok emotionally. Have a great night Junies. I haven't weighed in since I was feeling "heavy" lol.. I will weigh in tomorrow though!

b: 6 oz yogurt l: 1 piece of fried fish w/ tarter and ketchup. 2 baby carrots s: 100 calorie swedish fish d: 1/2 cheddar wurst wrapped in crescent roll dipped in mustard and ketchup s: 100 calorie skinny cow truffle ice cream 30 min elliptical / 30 weight training golly I ate alot today!

aww lucy..I'm sorry sweets.. I hope your evening got better. I hate that you were crying on your birthday! :w00t: Long.. I keep praying about what to do and I am hoping God answers me soon before I freak out on her lol Lucy I want you to know that we are here for you girl! xoxox

Good Morning Junies.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUCY!! WOO HOO.. HAVE A GREAT BIRTHDAY GIRL!!!! I am sorry you are missing your mom, I hope you have a great day! Long, that sucks about your knee! That doctor is a jackass. (sorry for the language but it was the appropriate word). Congrats on your weight dropping.. that is so awesome! Isn't it funny how sometimes without excercizing it just drops right off but when you are excercizing it stagnates. I think sometimes you need a couple days off to let your body do what it has to. Listen to me, I have been going every day to the gym but I weigh tomorrow so we will see. If it hasn't moved I am not going sat or sun. Alright so yesterday was quite the stressful day for me. First off my boss said that we needed to come up with a plan. He said he couldn't have me leave (no duh) so we needed to let someone else go or have them go part time. This is where it gets tricky.. the other two options are both not in a position to do either. They are the only bread winners for their families and they would lose their insurance. I just couldn't do that to them. Even without my job we make good money..hubby is retired from the military and has another job as well. So anyway's I told my boss that I would be willing to drop from 40 hours to 32 hours. But I get to pick the day off (friday of course) so as of April 1st I will be working a 4 day work week. I don't use their insurance so it doesn't affect me, I lose money but I let my maid go and with a little belt tightening we can do it. So I guess it worked out. The other crazy thing that happened was my youngest daughter who is 16 we found out is dating a 21 year old! Not only that but last night she told us she was out with a girlfriend and then found out from her sister that she was with this guy and he got arrested last night for having a "bowl" in his car. Our daughter drove his car to the police station and waited for him to be released. Her phone died and she didn't get home until 12:30 last night! These girls WILL be the death of me. This morning I told her she had to stop dating him and she said "Mom I don't want to lie to you but if you say I have to stop dating him, I will just sneak around to see him" uggh.. I appreciate her honesty so where do I go from here. So today we will be having a nice chat with her. I do know I can't forbid her to see him because that will just drive her deeper into his arms. Next year she goes to college and I feel like how much control do I really have of her at this age. I remember my parents couldn't control me.. the more they pushed the harder I fought. Pray for me! :thumbup: Sorry for the long winded post.. I hope everyone has a great day!

b: 6 oz yogurt l: 3 oz tuna mixed with a little mayo d: 3 oz chicken, 2 baby carrots s: 5 bites ice cream from mcdonalds it's so weird, I just don't think about food anymore. I really thought I wanted ice cream, got it and was not impressed. LOL.. did 30 minutes on elliptical then weight training.. trying to get rid of my under arm hanging.. uggh 5.7 cc in 10 cc band

good morning junies.. Strike.. woo hoo on your nsv. You rock sister friend! Long.. good luck with your knee today! Congrats on getting out of your plateau! I go and weigh in on Friday and I am hoping all this hard work at the gym is going to pay off! The award dinner went great and we met alot of really nice people. We didnt' get home until 10 ugh and I am usually in bed by 9! My boss asked if I would if he needed me to train a girl to take my place since I won't go part time. I told him I would (i know Im a sucker) but told him to remember the last 4 girls we had do this job in the past 5 years and how messed up it was! I started in inside sales and there was 12 people working here. In 5 years we are down to 5 people and I do the job of inside sales, purchasing, a/r, a/p, office manager and a smidge of outside sales. He has no idea how this office is run or even how to do any of it! Sure I will train a girl for a week or two and see what happens! LOL.. I am sure I will be back working in no time. I have just put all this stress in God's hands. I just gave it up to him and realized he has only ever opened doors for me not closed them. Every time something bad has happened I have been soo devastated only to have something better happen because of it. So I am holding on for the ride! Have a great day Junies!

.jpg] 114lbs lost 5.7 cc in 10 cc band

oh and also, I was talking to my doc yesterday and he asked if I could eat pasta and rice and I told him sometimes i have a little bit and he said.. do not eat pasta and rice!! He said that it is one of the main causes of band slippage! He said that once it is in your pouch it swells and causes your pouch to dilate which then causes your band to slip. I was so glad he told me this because just here lately I have been eating a little bit of pasta.. NOT ANYMORE.. jeez.