Kathy473

Oh yes...the dreaded "before" pic......it is on page 12 of the Before and After pics page.

Here is the most recent pic of me and my DH at a party for our annual toy run.

Hey guys! I haven't been here in awhile and wanted to share a picture from Halloween with me and my daughter....I am not standing up in it but the change in my face is obvious! Before - June 2005 After - Halloween 2006

OMG! What a cutie-pa-tootie!!! Congratulations! :clap2:

I had leftover chicken breast from last night with some black beans.

Well it's been one year! And here are before and afters! First one is from 06-05 and the second is 09-06.

HEY GUYS! ONE YEAR LATER AND I AM HALF WAY THERE!!! NOT TOO SHABBY! IT HAS BEEN SO HARD! RIGHT NOW I AM STUCK BUT THAT IS FROM BAD CHOICES ON MY PART AND I AM CONFESSING AND OWNING IT SO NOTHING MORE LEFT TO DO THAN TO GET WITH THE PROGRAM AND GET THE REST OFF! TAKE CARE!

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.....AT $150 PER VISIT/PER FILL I WOULD LOVE IT!

:eek: Yep! I am a huge fan!!!! I just found this thread...haven't been here in a few days! I love how the girls turned it around on the guys.....See...all men think they know us and it just goes to show that they don't!!! Way to go girls!!! :clap2: And poor James....:faint: The look on his face when he saw Danielle was so sad...:cry . And Howie...Big dumbass...needs to know when to shut the %#$^ up!!! :angry Poor chicken George...he shouldn't have talked to him like that. And Marcellas, he is just keeping it real! Although I have to say that I will miss Will in the house....he was so funny....kept me laughing! :heh:

I am with ya! I have been banded since 09-05 and I stopped losing in 04-06 around the time I went on a camping trip and I had to eat differently that weekend and never got back on track. That is also the same time I stopped exercising. But I have started exercising this week, again! And my body is so sore!!! But it is a good sore! And I am trying to eat better, I just hope that I haven't messed anything up (slippage) by not eating the right things. I had a fill on 07-12-06 and it is the tightest I have been and I can eat almost anything...what is up with that?? So I am going to do my best and I am going to go through my pantry and get rid of stuff that I have brought back in to the house and get it out! So far today I have had about 4 cups of coffee (yes, 4!) one bottle of water, for breakfast a sausage, egg, cheese biscuit from McD's and they messed up my order and I didn't know until I got to work! :angry That was not what I wanted but I ate the egg, sausage and part of biscuit. For lunch...I ran to Walmart and bought some bell peppers! I have been craving bell peppers bad lately. So I sliced up a red and orange pepper and dipped them in dessing. That was lunch! I guess there are worse things to crave (chocolate!) I just pray that the bad stuff that I have been eating has not made something bad happen to my band. I feel fine, no pain but I have gained about 4-5 pounds back. :think So add those pounds back to the ticker......:angry . Worried too....any advice for me, anyone?

I waited about a month after surgery but be careful if your 'cold ones' are beers...anything carbonated too fast will hurt... sip it or switch to something else. That is what my doc told me.

I love this topic everytime it comes around!! No I am not a drunk but I am a chick that loves hanging with her hubby and friends and having a good time!! As far as what to drink...anything you want but careful of the frozen sugary drinks that have tons of calories!!! I usually have a gin and tonic and sip it (let the bubbles go down), a dirty martini w/olives, a bloody mary or my newest concoction....Crystal Light Lemonade and Vodka or Crystal Light Punch with Jack Daniels...if you are going to someone's house make either of these drinks in the bottles they come in and throw them in the freezer a couple of hours before you go out to get them nice and cold. I usually mix 2 of the singles of Crystal Light to one 16oz. bottle of water. Drink the water down to right above the label and then fill the rest with the liquor. It is really good and if you think about it....you are getting in your water and having a damn good time to boot! :Banane40: Don't worry about the reception at the wedding....have a drink and have a good time and Kate27....make the Crystal Light drinks and throw them in a cooler and you are set for tailgating girl! Have a great time and be carefull!!! And watch out for those after drinking breakfasts!!! Have a couple eggs and maybe a slice of bacon but don't try to eat that stack of pancakes in a drunken state of mind.....not good!!!! I usually do some eggs and grits and coffee and I am fine! Party on girls!!!!! :rose: :rockon: :cocktail: :P :Banane40: :Banane59:

My husband's first wife had a gastric bypass done and lost the weight, cheated and left him. The thing about my husband is that he loved me before and he loves me now and always said that the weight didn't matter to him and that he supported me to have the surgery for my health and he also felt that with her and still she left him. On the other hand, she did it for the vanity of it. She says she was starting to have health problems but as far as I know...the only problems she started to have were psychotic! She is the type of person that lives in her own fantasy world and that the world revolves around her. She also lied to everyone and said she lost that much weight by dieting. A very vain person. But with that said...and having lost weight...you will be eye candy again to other men and as long as the both of you are secure in your relationship then everything will be fine. I love my husband and he loves me and we just fit the right way and it works out. Good luck to you.

I usually have late at night SF popsicles, Jell-o or pudding...that helps.

Ok....I am sure this has been asked before but can anyone put away a salad like you aren't even banded? I can eat a salad with no problem! It can have all kinds of veggies in it and it still slides right on through. Is that a bad thing? Just curious because I eat alot of salads, almost everyday and each time we go to dinner, I opt for a salad instead. Anyone else deal with this?