mjsprague1017

Today was very boring, same as yesterday. I hate that i have to wait until i get the band and healed to be able to find a job. :mad2:Its driving me nuts. My husband makes enough to support us both but when i go back to work my whole paycheck will be going to our savings acct/credit card debt.:thumbs_up: I am just sooooo ready to start my life again. I feel like i am in a forever pause of life. :thumbdown:I have been taking long naps the past couple of days and then i still go to bed at night! Whats up with that right? Well i hope everyone had a great productive day:blushing: (im jealous)! Mandi Jo Today I Ate: -2 breakfast burritos -Protein drink -Garlic Shrimp -2 turkey burritos w/ FF sour cream & LF cheese

Today was very boring, same as yesterday.:thumbup: I hate that i have to wait until i get the band and healed to be able to find a job. :mad2:Its driving me nuts. My husband makes enough to support us both but when i go back to work my whole paycheck will be going to our savings acct/credit card debt.:thumbdown: I am just sooooo ready to start my life again. I feel like i am in a forever pause of life. :thumbdown:I have been taking long naps the past couple of days and then i still go to bed at night! Whats up with that right? Well i hope everyone had a great productive day:blushing: (im jealous)! Mandi Jo Today I Ate: -2 breakfast burritos -Protein drink -Garlic Shrimp -2 turkey burritos w/ FF sour cream & LF cheese

Hey Amanda, We have to same surgery date! I am sure your as excited as i am about this journey. If you need to talk about anything you can private message me or email me @ mjsprague1017@aol.com. My husband did really want me to get the surgery but now that he knows more about it...he is more supportive. I dont want to tell to many people bc i dont want to everyones critical eyes watching what i eat ALL the time! But i think that keeping in contact with you would be awesome since we both have the same day and both dont have much support. Keep in touch PLEASE! and tell those cupcakes NO! Mandi Jo

Yea it does feel good. Those are the things i have to worry about daily and also a enforcer to lose weight. When i lose weight i will not have to worry about any of those things and it will be GREAT!!! I will get to be me without worrying about my larger outside! I CANT WAIT!!:thumbs_up: Mandi Jo

Well today was pretty laid back.:thumbs_up: I really didnt do anything today. This afternoon i fixed my husband and i some sauteed shrimp in garlic butter sauce with brown rice. It was reallllly good :biggrin2:but at 9:00pm tonight my stomach was really mad at me:glare:.So no more of that kind of stuff. I can tell when im on the pre op diet i get really tired and dont have very much energy:boom:..probably b/c of the amount of reduced calories. I have been having some issues with freakin gnats! :brick:The past two weeks have been horrible, and i think its from the neighbors who moved out 2 weeks ago. ERRR i hate bugs and i am a neat freak so as you can tell this has been very stressful for me.:smile2: The bug lady came today and sprayed some stuff and told me to put ice down the disposale to clean the blades and keep the plug in the sink when i not using it...oh yeah she said well gnats have a very short life span so they should die off in 7-10 days:ohmy:!!! I almost freaked out... i cant live with them very much longer or i am gonna pull out my hair!!! Well i think im going to go lay down, watch tv and wait for my husband to get home from work. Mandi Jo Today I Ate: -1 cup Shrimp 1 cup of brown rice and 2 tbl butter garlic sauce -Apple and peanut butter -2 wheat tortilla with chicken salad in it -1 tortilla with cheese:blushing: -Protein shake

Well today was pretty laid back.:thumbdown: I really didnt do anything today. This afternoon i fixed my husband and i some sauteed shrimp in garlic butter sauce with brown rice. It was reallllly good :biggrin2:but at 9:00pm tonight my stomach was really mad at me:glare:.So no more of that kind of stuff. I can tell when im on the pre op diet i get really tired and dont have very much energy:boom:..probably b/c of the amount of reduced calories. I have been having some issues with freakin gnats! :brick:The past two weeks have been horrible, and i think its from the neighbors who moved out 2 weeks ago. ERRR i hate bugs and i am a neat freak so as you can tell this has been very stressful for me.:thumbup: The bug lady came today and sprayed some stuff and told me to put ice down the disposale to clean the blades and keep the plug in the sink when i not using it...oh yeah she said well gnats have a very short life span so they should die off in 7-10 days:ohmy:!!! I almost freaked out... i cant live with them very much longer or i am gonna pull out my hair!!! Well i think im going to go lay down, watch tv and wait for my husband to get home from work.:thumbup: Mandi Jo Today I Ate: -1 cup Shrimp 1 cup of brown rice and 2 tbl butter garlic sauce -Apple and peanut butter -2 wheat tortilla with chicken salad in it -1 tortilla with cheese:blushing: -Protein shake

Hey girl, I completely feel your pain. i am pretty sure you left a comment on my blog about my surgery being cancelled due to a abscess on my back. I did the pre op diet exactly as i was told and then bam i get that stupid abscess on my back and the surgery is off. Just keep taking your medicine so you can get better and hopefully keep your surgery date! I am glad you didnt put it off (like i did) and u went ahead to the dentist. Everything will work itself out...i found that out the hard way. Mandi Jo

I completely understand what ya mean about buying her food instead of sending cash. Shes all the way up in oklahoma and im down here in houston. so iv tried getting walmart gift cards and that doesnt work bc then she buys beer at walmart. :thumbs_up: I have just givin up. I tried to be mean to her but she doesnt get it. as much as she makes my life hell when she lives here i told her she needs to start considering coming back to houston and getting a job bc the money is getting cut off and she is GOT to find a job. :biggrin2: thank you for your advice tho. i really appreciate it!!! Keep in touch!!! Mandi Jo:thumbup:

These are the first 30 things that come to my mind that i will NOT miss about being fat. I am sure i will add more in the future!! Mandi Jo 1. I will not miss finishing eating with stains on my belly....it catches everything my mouth misses. 2. Buttons popping off my pants in the middle of the day. 3. Wearing the same pair of black pants to work because they are the only ones that fit. Hoping no one notices. 4. Answering the phone and people thinking you were running because you are out of breath....all you did was get off the couch. 5. Finding it a struggle to get my own shoes on! 6. Pants always getting holes between the legs 7. Phobia of plastic patio furniture I am convinced it will never hold me! 8. Fitting into a airplane seat 9. Being able to wear a bathing suit in public w/ no cover up 10. Fitting into booths at restaurants 11. Being able to find clothes at normal stores without going to specialty plus size stores (No More Lane Bryant Expensive Stuff) 12. Being uncomfortable in my own body 13. Looking at myself in family pictures with complete shame & embarassment, and throwing as many away as possible! 14. Being tired ALL of the time 15. Pulling myself out of my car instead of gracefully stepping out 16. Being out of breath each time I go up or down the stairs 17. Being uncomfortable having sex because I am uncomfortable with myself 18. Dreading chairs with arms 19. Afraid of parking to close to another car and not being able to get out 20. Making my husband feel bad because he can't buy me clothes.( b/c i wont tell him what size i wear even tho he doesnt understand womens sizes) 21. Not being able to wear cute shoes because of the width 22. Creaking furniture when I sit down that doesn't creak when anyone else does 23. Buying jeans two sizes too big because I know I'll get fatter anyway 24. Being totally self-conscious 25. Calculating my own weight into a full elevator and wondering if I will be the sole cause of it crashing 26. Hiding my body from cameras 27. Not getting my period. 28. Not being able to get pregnant SOLELY because I am too fat 29. Being pregnant and NOT LOOKING pregnant 30. Listening to my grandma tell me shes worried about my health and i need to lose weight.

These are the first 30 things that come to my mind that i will NOT miss about being fat. I am sure i will add more in the future!! Mandi Jo 1. I will not miss finishing eating with stains on my belly....it catches everything my mouth misses. 2. Buttons popping off my pants in the middle of the day. 3. Wearing the same pair of black pants to work because they are the only ones that fit. Hoping no one notices. 4. Answering the phone and people thinking you were running because you are out of breath....all you did was get off the couch. 5. Finding it a struggle to get my own shoes on! 6. Pants always getting holes between the legs 7. Phobia of plastic patio furniture I am convinced it will never hold me! 8. Fitting into a airplane seat 9. Being able to wear a bathing suit in public w/ no cover up 10. Fitting into booths at restaurants 11. Being able to find clothes at normal stores without going to specialty plus size stores (No More Lane Bryant Expensive Stuff) 12. Being uncomfortable in my own body 13. Looking at myself in family pictures with complete shame & embarassment, and throwing as many away as possible! 14. Being tired ALL of the time 15. Pulling myself out of my car instead of gracefully stepping out 16. Being out of breath each time I go up or down the stairs 17. Being uncomfortable having sex because I am uncomfortable with myself 18. Dreading chairs with arms 19. Afraid of parking to close to another car and not being able to get out 20. Making my husband feel bad because he can't buy me clothes.( b/c i wont tell him what size i wear even tho he doesnt understand womens sizes) 21. Not being able to wear cute shoes because of the width 22. Creaking furniture when I sit down that doesn't creak when anyone else does 23. Buying jeans two sizes too big because I know I'll get fatter anyway 24. Being totally self-conscious 25. Calculating my own weight into a full elevator and wondering if I will be the sole cause of it crashing 26. Hiding my body from cameras 27. Not getting my period. 28. Not being able to get pregnant SOLELY because I am too fat 29. Being pregnant and NOT LOOKING pregnant 30. Listening to my grandma tell me shes worried about my health and i need to lose weight.

Well, i have figured out that if i eat a large breakfast im not as hungry and i dont snack during the day time. But i was kinda bad today....i am not going to be bad anymore tho! :fish:I am fully comitted to the band and that is how its going to have to be.:thumbs_up: My mother on the other hand sent my grandma a text message saying that she was hungry and didnt have any money. So who gets to send my mother money...ME.:cursing: As much as she fucks up and doesnt take care of her responsibilities i still cant tell my mother i wont give her money for food when she says shes hungry and doesnt have any money to buy something to eat. :confused5:Intervention just doesnt work in my case, i dont have any family except for my mom(who is a alcoholic/drug user), grandmother and my aunt (who is a alcoholic). Today i was thinking i dont think i have even met my real mother bc the only mother i have ever known has always been on drugs and alcohol.:smile2: So how do you tell family no when we are all that each other has. :angry_smile:ERRRR i wish they would both get better! Mandi Jo Today I ate: -3 scrambled eggs, 3 turkey bacon, 1 wheat tortilla and 1 f/f peach yogurt -apples and peanut butter -2 burritos from Taco Bell -Protein Drink

Well, i have figured out that if i eat a large breakfast im not as hungry and i dont snack during the day time.:w00t: But i was kinda bad today....i am not going to be bad anymore tho! :fish:I am fully comitted to the band and that is how its going to have to be.:thumbdown: My mother on the other hand sent my grandma a text message saying that she was hungry and didnt have any money. So who gets to send my mother money...ME.:sleep: As much as she fucks up and doesnt take care of her responsibilities i still cant tell my mother i wont give her money for food when she says shes hungry and doesnt have any money to buy something to eat. :confused5:Intervention just doesnt work in my case, i dont have any family except for my mom(who is a alcoholic/drug user), grandmother and my aunt (who is a alcoholic). Today i was thinking i dont think i have even met my real mother bc the only mother i have ever known has always been on drugs and alcohol.:thumbup: So how do you tell family no when we are all that each other has. :angry_smile:ERRRR i wish they would both get better! Mandi Jo Today I ate: -3 scrambled eggs, 3 turkey bacon, 1 wheat tortilla and 1 f/f peach yogurt -apples and peanut butter -2 burritos from Taco Bell :thumbup: -Protein Drink

I havent been banded yet but have you tried the whole wheat tortillas? I make tuna salad wraps. I am a carb fanatic! I am on my preop diet and the wraps have like 1g of fat in them and i think 12 carbs.Im suffering with ya. Im not into the sweet stuff but i love the pasta and breads. Keep your head up, your doing a really good job holding strong!!! Mandi Jo

I will be praying for you and ur band surgery. I know everything will go great! Take it easy and try to relax! Mandi Jo

Hi, It will all work out! Just try not to think about it to much. I was so scared i wouldnt get approved i pushed it out of my mind after all my paper work was in and then 1 week later i get a phone call that i got approved. I have learned everything will work out and sometimes you have to be realllllly patient for something you want. i hope your day gets a little bit better! Mandi Jo

Today was really good except my body is passing through all the fatty, greasy foods.:thumbs_up: Im thinking that since this is my second time on the pre op diet my mind is finer tuned this time for the food change. I also found some f/f popcorn that i will be enjoying to snack on. I am a big snacker. :thumbup:I bought a apple slicer today at walmart and some low fat peanut butter...really excited about that. I love to eat carmel apples so thats as close as i will get to one lol. My mother is buggin me though. :ohmy:She will be 40 this summer and she refuses to hold a job. So i called earlier to check on her and she asks me for money. I didnt send her any money but its like when are you going to grow up and take care of urself instead of letting some stupid man? :sneaky:Errr frustrating. I will quit my ranting. Other than my mother today was pretty great. Mandi Jo

Today was really good except my body is passing through all the fatty, greasy foods.:thumbdown: Im thinking that since this is my second time on the pre op diet my mind is finer tuned this time for the food change. I also found some f/f popcorn that i will be enjoying to snack on. I am a big snacker. :thumbup:I bought a apple slicer today at walmart and some low fat peanut butter...really excited about that. I love to eat carmel apples so thats as close as i will get to one lol. My mother is buggin me though. :ohmy:She will be 40 this summer and she refuses to hold a job. So i called earlier to check on her and she asks me for money. I didnt send her any money but its like when are you going to grow up and take care of urself instead of letting some stupid man? :sneaky:Errr frustrating. I will quit my ranting. Other than my mother today was pretty great. :thumbup: Mandi Jo

I kno that exact feeling!:thumbs_up: My stomach has been so upset all last week bc of eating bad food that i am kind of happy to get back on my pre op diet. I never realized how bad greasy, fatty, carby foods are for you until now. Well today is my seond time around on day 1 pre op diet lol. Id have to say its a whole lot easier this time, since i know what i am gettin myself into. Mandi Jo

Hi, Welcome to the LBT! I have not been banded yet but i will be on June 2. I have BCBS of Georgia. We had to meet a deductible and i ended up paying the doctor 1,027 and the hospital 1,350. So about 2400. But that is just my particular situation with the insurance. I started this journey in the middle of february and i have read every thread and looked at every website for positive and negative things about the lap band procedure and i am totally excited about getting it. The band is totally reversible. When i get pregnant i can have the fill removed so the baby gets all the nutrients that it needs. I would never do gastric bypass bc they want to cut off my stomach and let it float around inside me and i am NOT okay with that. Sorry i posted such a long comment. If you have ne questions i will try my best to anwer them, since i am not yet banded. But also everyone on this website will help you too! Its a really positive forum! Mandi Jo

Well as i have stated in my previous blog my surgery was rescheduled for June 2. I was bad all last week and i didnt have very much fun being bad.:smile2: I had done the pre op diet the two weeks prior of low fat/carb and no greasy foods. Well this week i was happy i could go to taco bell and eat greasy food BUT everytime i ate something bad my stomach would get REALLY upset:huh2:. So much for enjoying my last week of bad food. My abcess is doing great almost gone.:tt1: I had to go to the doctor and they had to pack it bc it was a big whole in my behind and they didnt want my skin to grow over and not let it heal on the inside:embaressed_smile:. My husband and i went and bought a grill yesterday. He insisted on grilling everything in our frig (ex. sausage, boudain sausage, chicken fajitas).:thumbs_up: lol. So that was interesting. Tonight i am going to my grannies to have my last bad dinner the second time around lol. I think we r having wings. :drool:My husband is up for a promotion at work so thats reallllly awesome, i am very proud of him. I love this website. I have never been the kind of person to blog (i dont even do myspace and im 20). :wink2:I guess im so interested bc my body is going to be goin through alot of changes and i know i can rely on the great people here to help me out with questions. Its just a very positive website and i dont think iv seen a negative comment or slander against anyone! Well i will quit blabbering! I hope everyone has a great day!:cursing: Mandi Jo

Well as i have stated in my previous blog my surgery was rescheduled for June 2. I was bad all last week and i didnt have very much fun being bad.:smile2: I had done the pre op diet the two weeks prior of low fat/carb and no greasy foods. Well this week i was happy i could go to taco bell and eat greasy food BUT everytime i ate something bad my stomach would get REALLY upset:huh2:. So much for enjoying my last week of bad food. My abcess is doing great almost gone.:tt1: I had to go to the doctor and they had to pack it bc it was a big whole in my behind and they didnt want my skin to grow over and not let it heal on the inside:embaressed_smile:. My husband and i went and bought a grill yesterday. He insisted on grilling everything in our frig (ex. sausage, boudain sausage, chicken fajitas).:thumbup: lol. So that was interesting. Tonight i am going to my grannies to have my last bad dinner the second time around lol. I think we r having wings. :drool:My husband is up for a promotion at work so thats reallllly awesome, i am very proud of him.:thumbup: I love this website. I have never been the kind of person to blog (i dont even do myspace and im 20). :wink2:I guess im so interested bc my body is going to be goin through alot of changes and i know i can rely on the great people here to help me out with questions. Its just a very positive website and i dont think iv seen a negative comment or slander against anyone! Well i will quit blabbering! I hope everyone has a great day!:cursing: Mandi Jo

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Hey girl, I know exactly how you feel! I was scheduled to have my surgery last monday may 12th. But last week i got a bump on my lower back and i thought it was a boil and it would go away. Nope it didnt i ended up in the ER saturday night and the er doctor made me tell my surgeon. My surgeon said there is no way we will operate on you with a infection.i cried and cried on saturday! So hopefully since you have a whole week to get better you can still have yours! I will pray for you. My surgery is rescheduled for june2. Either way if you have it or not next week nothing can stop you:thumbup:. Mandi Jo

Hi, I felt the same way you did. I am pretty sure everything will go great! Try to relax your nerves and think positively!!! Mandi Jo