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I haven't been on here for months but thought I would pop on this morning. So many of you are doing awesome!!:clap2: I have definitely had my ups and downs but I think that I've settled into a place where I think I can keep going. My last fill put me at 6ccs and I've only lost 6 pounds in 6 weeks but my doctor assures me that he is happy with that. I had hoped to get 100 pounds gone by my bandiversary but I don't think that will happen. From my presurgery weight I am down 82 pounds so I'm happy with that. Still have a long way to go but at least the scale is going down. The last 10 months have flown by....I'm really optimistic for all of us that this next year will be great for us....so many of you will reach your goal this year and that is so exciting....good luck all. Be Blessed.

Hey has anyone ever used the space saver bags....where you suck out all the air and store bedding and such in them? A few of my favorite things are:' Clorox wipes - Lemon scent...Luv these things and I use them for everything. Windex wipes - luv using them for the tv screens and computer screens cuz they are streak free. Suave kids hair detangler....which I luv so much that my best friends brings it from the USA since I can't find it here in Calgary. Tons of other things but these three are definitely in my top ten.

Okay so I've been gone forever.......I've been sick for a couple of weeks and just kind of got caught up in my own world. I've lost an even 75 pounds now and feeling really positive about pushing through to the summer. It's so hard sometimes....just tiring........I just want to not work at it but I just keep doing it....one foot in front of the other ya know...we can do it.. Take care all.

Hey all, I've been bummed for a few days and didn't feel like showin my face on here. I think the winter is seriously getting to me.....it's been snowing for the last three days here....bleh.:cry I'm sick of people asking me every 4 or 5 days how I'm doing "on my program"....don't they realize this is a slow process? I've only said it like 50 times.:mad: I swear my mother expects me to be down 10 pounds every week when she talks to me... I exercised a couple times this week and have been doing the running up and down my stairs during commercials for a couple weeks now. I also went on two very long walks through Ikea this week so I'm counting that. I can't wait for spring....:clap2: Anyways.....gotta go clean....later all.

Hi there, I don't drink diet coke anymore because that was tied to smoking for me so I quit em both...I do have a diet root beer every now and then. People have mixed opinions on the soda thing. I definitely don't drink them like I used to. As for the hotel I can't remember the name. All of that was taken care of for us by the facilitator. It was very nice though.

Hey there, I had my surgery in Mexico with Dr. Kuri and my experience was absolutely great. I would recommend him to anyone. Miguel picks you up at the airport and takes you right to the hospital for your pre op stuff. The hospital was beautiful. They let us go for dinner after our tests and we went to the TGIF right across the street. The hotel was also beautiful.....we didn't feel much like sitting by the pool but our room overlooked the pool so we stared at it out the window. I have absolutely no regrets about going to him. Good luck, I'm sure things will go smoothly for you. Take care.

Had a great day today. I'm soooooo tired though......it might be because I'm not restricting my carbs enough. I don't understand enough about the good carbs/bad carbs thing and that might be part of my problem...I eat a rice cake with peanut butter for lunch quite often as well as vegetable barley soup....if I eat 60 carbs a day how to I know how much of that was really bad carbs? Anyhow....I'll just keep moving towards my goal...frustrating as the scale can be. Today I ate: B- cottage cheese and fruit S- rice cake with peanut butter L- Barley and vegetable soup S- 4 pretzels D- 2 bites of chicken breast and 3 bites of veggies before it got stuck. S- 2 licorice 72 oz of water

Wow you miss so much when you step away for a few days. I'm glad you're feeling better Bandita!! I've had kind of a blah week. Just feeling like I'm eating all the right things and exercising and drinking water but I must have been on crack when I made the goal of 25 pounds in two months....it just doesn't seem to go that way for me. I'm not going to sit in that depression because it's too hard on me...I'm just trying to be happy for the 6 to 8 pounds a month that I seem to be on. I sure wish that it was faster but that is still 72 to 96 pounds in a year and I can live with that. I'm still pretty tight and have to eat a lot slower than I was before which isn't very good since it's taking me about 35 minutes to eat instead of the desired 20 minutes but I'm just going to suck it up because I feel like I have great restriction for only having 5.5 in my band so I'm not going to muck with it. This week I'm aiming for 80oz of water a day since my doc said that based on my weight I could stand to drink closer to 10 glasses a day as opposed to 8. Crystal light here I come. Anyways Happy Monday all!! Have a good day tomorrow.

You never know...the Oilers could get on a streak and be right back in the thick of it...:mad: Good luck where ever you decide to go....I'm from Calgary too but I can't help you with you choice...I went to Mexico... At least, from what I've read, everything comes together pretty quickly for people who go to Ontario so you shouldn't have months and months of waiting.

WOW!! A very big congratulations on the birth of your sweet baby girl. Great job on keeping your pregnancy weight in check...the end of the road is in sight for you!! Take care and be blessed.

Okay so last night we decided to take the kids to a Mongolian Grill for dinner. I've really only eaten out a couple of times since Septermber when I had my first fill so I was kind of excited. I skipped the noodles, and opted for all the fresh meat and veggies and the chef cooked it up and I thought "This is perfect!"....Uhmmm.....it was ugly. It took me 20 minutes to choke down a couple bites of meat and sliced mushrooms. I had to excuse myself to the restroom 4 times and my poor husband felt soooo bad for me. We still had a great time, the kids love watching the chef cook your food exactly as you've made it and we will definitely go back again...I'll just have to figure out what to eat since their main menu is a no go.....poo! Overall my day was pretty sloppy and not organized. I didn't do my meal plan on Sunday night like I usually do so I ended up eating weird all day but whatever....today is a new day. Today I'm eating. B- Cottage cheese and fruit S- 1 Turkey pepperoni stick L- Lentil Soup D- Meatloaf and veggies Drank 32 oz Water so far. Have a fab day all! PS I'm so glad that other people on here are finally starting to experience a little bit of feeling free from a bondage to food....that's all I want is just a small piece of freedom from it. I know everyday won't be perfect and I know that there will still be times when I fall to weakness...but I'm sure trying to work it as best I can....and praying every day that my children don't grow up to have an emotional connection to food....which ultimately gives you nothing emotional in return....except heartache.

I actually had a really good week. My DH was out of town for a few days and then the weather turned bitterly cold here. Up here in Alberta,Canada it's been in the minus 20's over the last few days....not sure what the wind chill is. I haven't left my house for 4 days...lol. I went to my Doctor on Thursday for a fill and we collectively agreed that I would hold off on a fill. If I loosen up then he told me to come back. The last month has involved a lot of reflection for me. For me, it's really important that I make the proper food choices....even when I know I could eat something else. At the end of all of this weight loss stuff...I really want to know that I did a lot of the hard work and that the band just helped me along the way. I'm down 63 pounds in 7 months....based on my starting weight it isn't a huge amount but I sure am proud of myself. I showed my doc my food journals and talked to him about my mind set and he is really supportive of the choices that I make as long as I move the scale in the right direction. So I made a new commitment to myself. It every other dieting experience I've had....I always white knuckled it through....steering clear of everything 'bad'....until I would reach my breaking point and binge and then hate myself for 4 days. I know myself pretty good I think...right now when I have a piece of chocolate...I'm fine with one piece of chocolate and not 2 pounds of it. So damn it....if I want it...I'm going to have one piece. I'm not going to have a 'treat day' or anything like that but I'm also not going to fill my head with self hatred and loathing because I ate one little thing....ultimately that just seems to throw me into a pit of sadness and before I know it I've eaten waaaaay too much. My attitude towards food has changed in really profound ways for me...it's just food...it's just food...it's just food. It's not love or happiness or a friend or a confidant or a lover....it's just food. I spent a lifetime wishing that I could say that and really mean it.....I feel like I'm actually getting there now....slowly but surely. Anyway enough rambling...I'm off to Ikea! I hope everyone has a really great weekend.....geeez I'm emotional these days...take care, keep going,have faith and be blessed. Food yesterday. B-cottage cheese and fruit L-turkey pepperoni and rice cake with cheese S-turkey pepperoni S-sugar free jello w/fat free cool whip D-Small baked potato with chili and low fat sour cream 80 oz of water

Other pet peeves People who chew their fingernails and then smell their fingers...*gross* People who park so close to my vehicle in a parking lot that I would have to be 4 inches wide to get in the drivers side so instead I have to haul my carcass through the passenger side which is no small feat for this 300 pound beauty. Other shoppers in Walmart who tell MY children not to touch stuff while I'm standing right there....do I need to be holding a sign that says "I'm the parent?" Those grumpy women who do the taste testing stands in costco and snap at your child that they need a parent with them....when I'm standing right beside them...the hag just didn't look to her left. Guys at Future Shop who work on Commission and swarm you as soon as you walk in the door...I know they need to make money too but am I the only one bothered by the fact that they all know my husband on a first name basis? lol Okay I'm going now....this is what happens when I leave my house to go shopping...lol.