Great2BThin

Why can't you eat leftovers? I make extra all the time so I have some leftovers for lunch and also take those doggie bags home from restaurants that my doggies never get to see as they are another meal for me as well. I had a wonderful NSV today!! Before my Alaskan cruise in May my jeans were too tight and EGADS I had to go buy a new pair to take along in a size 26!!! That's the largest I ever bought. Well they were too big a while ago, then 24's, too big, then 22's too big today. I tried on some 20's I bought 2 years ago with tags still on in my closet because 'I was going to lose weight' AND THEY FIT!!!!!! Not even tight!!! I can't wait til Lane Bryant gets no more of my money!! A few more sizes!!

Congrats Triser!! I just hit that milestone too, and am singing your song! The scale teased me forever at 49, then 49.5 but just wouldn't hit the 50, it finally did on Thurs. and then dropped 5 more after that. I seem to hang on and on then suddenly have 2 to 3 days of huge losses before I sit at a weight for a long time and it always seems to be right before a milestone. I LOVE MY BAND!!! Keep up the good work!

What are these bariatric vitamins and where do you get them? I take chewable Centrum Silvers, just one a day, but thought I'd compare them.

Well I am not lying nor did I take pain pills. I was totally fine afterwards. A little pull by the port that someone mentioned and some discomfort getting in and out of bed in tummy muscles. My surgeon said he tries to suck all the gas back out before he closes you up and must've done a good job. That was 2 mos ago. Fast forward 2 mos. same surgeon and gall bladder surgery now that was more painful. I'm a week out today and still feeling some pain from that. He reused 3 of my incisions and have one new one. I have a deep ache in my right side. Everyone must respond differently.

I got one of those PM's. Someone accused me of not eating anything and only doing liquids because I couldn't have lost as much as I have. GRRRRR And then a few days ago in a thread about NOT exercising I took another hit. Jaime, way to go on the loss!!

Joann, I'd say you have a lot to offer. With your attitude you are going to be so successful when you do finally get banded. Any news on when yet?? Also, Charlene, your friend may be losing faster now, but you are both going to get to the finish line and when you do, with your band you will be able to keep however much restriction you need to maintain. Whereas you friend can stretch out her band and start to eat more and then gain. At least that's been the experience in someone I know who's had bypass.

For some reason a turkey sandwich on toast just didn't sound as good. I had been warned about white bread but like a dunce had to find out for myself. :cool2: Now I know why they say that. Luckily I didn't get stuck too bad and it passed in a few minutes, but it was enough for me to know not to proceed ahead with it. Definitely inches is a victory. I haven't taken mine in awhile so need to do it again and am going to wait til I have a period where I am not seeing a loss at the scale. I just signed up for a Biggest Loser competition. My clubhouse/gym is starting it the first week of Sept. The gal that works there knows I had surgery so I was upfront and asked if I could still do the competition and she didn't see why not. So I'm in. It goes for 3 mos I think, cost $20 and each week there will be a prize and a grand prize at the end. Also, I'm thinking my losses aren't going to keep up at this fast rate so surgery maybe won't matter so much anyway. Wish I could've used my post surgery (gall bladder weight) when I gained those 8 in the hospital as my start! :biggrin: Our starting weight will be taken on Sept 2nd. Speaking of Biggest Loser I've been seeing previews during the Olympics, I love to watch that show, I get so inspired. And this time when it's on, I will actually be a loser too!

So I thought I'd try a half a sandwich for lunch today. My first piece of bread, thought since I didn't seem to have restriction it would be okay. NOT!!!! 2 bites and my dogs got the rest of my bread. Lesson learned. Now I know why they say no bread, but dummy me has to try it out for herself.

You will get no flaming from me!! I agree totally! And I am only 10 weeks post op. Those same folks will blame the band for not working for them.

Aren't gams, Legs??? School of whales is a pod. Bragging is definitely allowed!! hope you find the dress shopping!!

No, can't say that I have, most of my anxiety was before the surgery. Hope the cpap helps. You've had a lot to deal with lately with your daughter and new grandbaby. However, when I lived in CA and drove those freeways it was enough to cause anyone anxiety!

Gwenn, could it be varicose veins? I notice I have lots of purply looking spots on my legs but they don't bulge out. Sooverit, I think I am in the menopause phase. I had a hysterectomy years ago but they left the ovaries so don't have the periods to go by. But I was having night sweats, hot flashes, and some in my family might say mood swings it ws really bad about a year ago and I was also gaining weight. Most of those symptoms have gotten much better on their own, I went to the dr. a year ago and she tested my hormones and said I was in the change and offered hormone therapy but I opted to not go that route. Fast forward a year later, I got the band and am losing well now. I had an excellent report at the dr. yesterday, just have to have an ultrasound of my ovaries in a few months to be sure they are still healthy just as a screening. He wants me to wait a couple months to be sure my incisions are all healed from the gall bladder surgery and also if I lose more weight they'd get better pictures during the ultrasound. I get to remain off my b/p meds and he was very impressed with my weight. And, I'm down 2more today!!! I seem to get stuck for a couple weeks then suddenly drop big for a few days and then get stuck again. Now that I am figuring this out, I hope not to freak out so much next time the scale doesn't move. It's like my body holds on as long as it can and then just drops a few pounds. Weird.

Went to my primary care dr yesterday for my annual check up. The nurse calls me back, first thing has me step on the scale, writes the weight down and off to the room we go. She looks at the previous page from my last visit, flips back and forth as if to double check something and then says you've lost a lot of weight. Few minutes later, the dr. comes in and does the same thing. Though he said WOW! That felt so good. And I get to stay off my b/p meds. My b/p was borderline and he said it would only get better as I keep losing and to keep up the good work. It felt so good not to get the weight lecture this time!

Congrats on the 44th anniversary!! I loved your eat the insides of a sandwich comment. Last night hubby and I went for Mexican and I ate the inside of a burrito, make that a half of a burrito. He loves it as then I get a doggy bag and he gets the other half for breakfast. He loves left overs for breakfast regardless of what they are.

I gotta remember that 'spat the dummy' and use it on one of my kids some time!! So what does chuck a wobbly or crack the sads mean?

I hit 50 lbs lost today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAHOO half way to 100!!!

I have that card, Soulsister. One side is a restaurant card the flip side is a medic alert card saying I have the band. I've not tried it in a restaurant yet however. For the most part it seems the kids menu is mostly chicken strips, mac and cheese or some other inappropriate food so haven't been tempted. I hadn't thought of the senior menu though. I have had 2 fills, first was a big one and the 2nd a small one. I think I am in need of another as well and hope to get one on Wed.

Thank you. I went to my primary care doc today who hasn't seen me since before banding and he kept looking at one page with my weight in the chart and then the previous back and forth as if he couldn't believe it and then finally said WOW! And he's keeping me off b/p meds, that's the best prize so far!!

Good luck with your appt. Hope you get some answers right away before you have a painful attack or something. I am feeling better every day from having mine out. It will be one week tomorrow. Meanwhile I had an appt with my primary care doc which was scheduled months ago. He was super impressed with my weight loss so that felt good and I get to stay off my b/p meds!! As of today I hit the magical 50 lbs lost mark!!! I plan on really smoking by that number once I can exercise more!

Just got home from the dr. office. He and the nurse both had to double check my file to see what I weighed last time as if they couldn't believe it. They were impressed. My b/p was borderline high but he said to continue on without my b/p meds as it will only get better. Their scale was right on what mine said so that was good. Then they proceeded to take about 4 tubes of bloodwork, OUCH!! part was for their usual lab work and some extra ones my surgeon wanted ordered for my 3 mos post op check, might as well get all done at once! Thanks for the reminder to update my ticker, can't believe I forgot that. For me the cravings aren't for sweets or chocolate but for salty, crunchy like chips. I try to busy myself with something else, like reading the boards here, walking, doing a chore or something. Plus not to have it in the house.

YAHOO!!! I HIT THE 50 POUND MARK TODAY!!! I am so elated that milestone has been eluding me and teasing me for a week or more. Today I have a well woman exam at my primary care dr who hasn't seen me since pre banding so am anxious to see what he has to say about my weight. You get weighed there even if you go for a throat culture for once I am looking forward to it. Angel, congrats on that pound!! Keep it up!!

Great article Janet! congrats!! And enjoy your weekend!! As I get in better and better shape stamina wise I will be able to walk to my club house as well, right now I'd never make it both ways. But I can go further than I used to! And I am so excited today.......I HIT 50 LBS LOST!!!!!!! That number has been teasing me for a few weeks now and then the set back of surgery it seemed so far away. I had to get on the scale about 4 times to believe it! I'm anxious to see what my primary care doc has to say today at my well woman exam, I've not seen him since before my lap band surgery. Charlene, Hope your daughter is recovering well.

Thanks Cathy for the kind words. I've said all I care to say on the matter and won't be responding anymore. As of today, this 50 yr old hit 50 POUNDS LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited. That number has been eluding me for 2 weeks, I was stuck at 49, then surgery and I gained 8 in the hospital. Exercise has been light since then and finally today I hit it. I had to get on the scale about 4 times to be sure. One time it even showed 51 but I will stay with the 50 as it said that 3 times. I lost 10 of those before my consult with the surgeon on my own while researching surgery. Never would I have thought that I'd lose 50 by now. I can't wait to see where I can be at by the holidays! I'm hoping for a fill next week when I have my post op appt from the gall bladder surgery and to get released to more exercise, as much as I hate exercise. I am sure the gall bladder surgery speeded me along to the 50 as well as I've not had much of an appetite since surgery til the past few days and now I feel I could eat anything and really have to watch myself and my portions.

If enough is enough, why are you shouting? The whole subject of this thread is not exercising whether it was in the sentence or not. And how do you know what the life experiences are of a 50 yr old to even begin to compare them? I tried apologizing for choosing the wrong word, I've tried wishing you luck, I've tried saying your weight loss is a great accomplishment. So who's picking the fight? We are both banded on the exact same day, this is a place for us both to share our experiences and get and receive support regardless of the path we take. I have nothing to 'get over', I've had a set back of gall bladder surgery, I have bad knees, I am choosing to embrace my obstacles and work around them and I don't consider 50 to be an obstacle. I felt you were comparing yourself to a 50 yr in a bad way, that's all I was saying and I was offended by that. You have no idea what being 50 is like.