Josette

Thanks for looking for me Avilla I appreciate it! Today I didn't get all my Water in :rose: but I did pretty good about not snacking. I had wheat toast for Breakfast... lean sliced turkey with cheese and wasabi sauce for lunch... a small potato, carrots and a half cup of roasted chicken for dinner and a half cup of ice cream for dessert. I know I need more water! and exercise!!!

very funny but the picture isn't very accurate. hehe

This easy 10 minute walking plan does more then get rid of sneaky pounds, it’s an amazing cure-all for common winter woes, including comfort-food cravings, blue moons and lowered immunity. We teamed up with indoor-walking pioneer Leslie Sansone to design a simple 10-minute, full body routine that you can do in a 10’ x 10’ space in the comfort of your own home. Repeat the sequence three times daily for the speediest slimdown. Step 1: March in Place (1 minute) Keep it relaxed at the beginning, aiming for a pace of roughly 120 steps per minute. (continue at this pace for steps 2-4.) Step 2: Side steps (1 minute) With your right foot, step to the right, and bring your left foot over to meet your right foot. Then step to the left and bring your right foot over to meet your left foot. “This lateral move is a great addition to a walking routine because it works the hip and thigh muscles in new directions” says Sansone. “That’s the key to superior toning.” Step 3: Alternating kicks (1 minute) Keeping your back straight, kick your left leg straight out, raising it no higher then the hip height. Alternate kicking your right and left leg repeatedly. “This activates more muscles in the front of the thighs then walking does” Sansone says. Step 4: Knee lifts (1 minute) Lift your left knee to just above waist level, pulling your navel in toward your spine. Do the same with your right knee; repeat. These standing crunches sculpt the stomach while toning the leg muscles. Step 5: Fast march and press (90 seconds) Repeat step 1, but increase your pace to 130 steps per minute and add this upper-body exercise: Raise and pump your arms above your head for 15 reps, then pump the arms in a downward motion at your sides for 15 reps. Step 6: Speedy side steps (90 seconds) Repeat step 2, adding this move: Raise your arms above your head when you step out and clap your hands together over your head when you step in. Step 7: Quick kick-and-reach (90 seconds) Repeat step 3, adding this upper-body move: when kicking your left leg, reach forward with your right arm; when kicking your right leg, reach forward with left arm. Step 8: Twist lifts (90 seconds) Repeat step 4, adding this move: As you bring your left knee up, touch it with your right hand; as you bring your right knee up, touch it with your left hand. “besides toning your thighs, this activates the oblique muscles in the waist and sculpts an hourglass” Sansone says.

I need to find a measuring tape. I didn't weigh myself this morning. I'm trying to get over my scale addiction

Likes: I am pretty I am like my mother I am sympathetic and compassionate I am loyal to others and a supportive friend I am tall I have a lot of friends I am a great person I keep a positive attitude I'm a total goofball! dislikes: -putting everyone else before myself and paying the price for it -being disappointed in myself often -wondering how I let myself get this bad instead of realizing I've been through more then most in my 31 years -letting depression suck me in!

For breakfast today I had a few thin slices of turkey breast from the deli and 2 slices of american cheese with a table spoon of wasabi mayo for taste. I've had one bottle of water so far. This weekend I got in a TON of exercise on saturday when I took my first trip to Ikea. It took us 4 hours to walk the store. My legs were sore from it on Sunday. Sunday I did my house cleaning and had friends over for dinner and cards. I made taco meat with extra lean beef and mixed fat free refried beans into the meat. Then mashed an avacado with no seasoning. I made it so everyone could have nacho's and I just put meat/bean mixture in a bowl with a table spoon of avacado, tblspoon of sour cream, table spoon of cheese and tblespoon of salsa. It was really good! How is everyone else doing???

We're looking to get new cell phones and get the hell away from Nextel. We have 4 phones on our plan. Any suggestions from you good people on what company is good and has a great family plan? :help: Any info would be much appreciated.

Good luck Bandida. You'll do great and we can't wait to see you back!!!

Avilla... I hear ya girl!!! hahahahahaha Loosen the grip! I love my husband to pieces and bits but I just wish he had more ambition and motivation. He got it from his mom!

I Love love LOVE that. Lastnight we were up till 3am arguing because my hubby got laid off permenantly from Ford in September and his unemployement is running out and I don't feel he's looking very hard for a job. He was an inventory supervisor and now he's saying he'll just go get a part time job at Wendy's. How does a man settle for that. I don't understand it and I'm VERY frustrated! Ok.. I vented enough. I had a sugar free pudding for breakfast this morning. I've already had 17 oz of water.

Turner... don't be so hard on yourself!!! Please. We all have our vices. I can't move away from the chocolate myself. It's horrible! I refuse to buy it and have it at home cause I'll just keep eating it! I feel like giving up soda is like giving up smoking for me. If I have just ONE I'll talk myself into it over and over again. I was at a Tim Hortons a while back with my dad and they gave me rootbeer instead of iced tea and I got a sip and was like YIKES!!! I ran over and made them replace it because I didn't want to be tempted with drinking it just that once. You're doing great and we all have the same cravings during PMS. Hang in there sister

You drank cherry coke? I miss cherry coke and pepsi hehehe. I quit drinking any soda cold turkey a month before my surgery. It helped me lose weight prior to my surgery. I was a three can drinker everyday prior to that. My hubby said "I don't think you can get this surgery because you'll never beable to give up the pepsi" so to prove him wrong I stopped drinking it that day and I've never touched it since. I miss it at times but I'd rather drink Water or crystal lite then mess with the carbination.

Don't feel bad. Yesterday seemed to be a bad day for a lot of us. I had to goto the funeral home for visitation of a long lost friends grandfather. The funeral home happened to be the one we had my brothers at back in 1982. It just brought up memories and I came home and had a small plate of baked ziti (hubby surprised me with dinner ready when I got home. YAY!) and then I had a bowl of ice cream! But... I got my water in! hahaha. I went to bed early without exercise. I'll try harder today! just wanted to tell you guys I love ya all because you're so supportive and I've belonged to a couple groups on lapbandtalk since i joined and this one keeps me coming back. Thanks for being so GREAT!

I actually have no problem drinking water. I get in plenty of water because I require myself to drink 4 bottles with 20 oz in each per day. I just like drinking skim milk and was wondering if it'd count since it's so watered down anyways. I like the protien and vitamins it gives me.

does skim milk count as Water?? What do you guys think? Thanks for the comments everyone. I lost my 49 year old mother just a year and a half ago to ovarian cancer. It's still a struggle everyday! But here I am kicking my weights butt in her memory! She's very proud of me I'm sure! On the subject of the scale... My husband gets VERY annoyed with me because I've been obsessed with weighing myself. I think for the month of Feb I'm going to have him hide the scale from me and I'll weigh in at the end of the month at my doctors. I've burned threw batteries in my scale twice already. hahahaha.

Ok Ladies... I'm feeling kind of depressed today. Last night I got my dinner (chili) stuck TWICE so I couldn't eat it and my german shepard got to have it so I waited a few hours and had a cup of ice cream before bed (bad I know). I'm just depressed today. Thinking about my mom a lot lately. I miss her and I wish she were with me for this entire process. One of my best friends mother was diagnosed with advanced cancer and they're doing a 8 hour surgery on her today to try and remove as much cancer as possible, which involves removing half her stomach and liver..etc. I'm just very sad for my friend because I don't think her mom is going to make it. It's so hard to lose your mom. Sorry, I'm just down...but on the bright side I'm getting all my water! I had one slice of wheat toast for breakfast.

Turner... I would get a small unfill. Me and a lot of other people experience the tightness in the morning and the looseness in the evening. When I first got my current fill I couldn't even drink milk in the morning but water went down fine. I then started drinking hot tea in the morning and the heat helped open me up faster but I couldn't eat until afternoon. I always seemed to forget that after each fill you have to learn how to eat all over again. I had to learn all over again what I could and couldn't have and how much to chew it. With each fill I've had to chew more and more and take smaller and smaller bites. Good luck!

Welcome back LapBandFan!!! Glad to see you! There will always be the ups and downs of this process. Keep your chin up because we're here for you!

so I'm checking in. Saturday I did the gazelle twice and had all my water. Sunday I had over 80oz of water and did the dishes, made dinner and cleaned our bedroom (laundry everywhere!!!) and did several loads of laundry. I think I got exercise in. hahaha I'm glad to be a part of this group!!!

I think you just need to go get another fill.. just a small one. You'll get food stuck but that teaches you what to eat and what not too eat. When I first got my current fill I was getting EVERYTHING stuck and PBing 4 times a day and I got very frustrated. After 2 weeks of that I realized that it wasn't the fill.. it was ME and I was failing to pay attention to what I should and shouldn't be eating and how fast I ate it and the size bites I was taking. Now I'm very aware of how much and what I put in my mouth. I've lost 15 pounds in the 2 months I've had the fill. I rarely PB anymore. Good luck and keep us informed. I had my band on August 3rd 2006! Keep the faith band sister!!!

Karey... I'm thinking about doing the deep water aerobics. That sounds like fun and a lot of work! i'm going to check into that. I have difficulty eating in the morning also. I can eat a slice of wheat toast but it takes me about one hour to eat it. My surgeon told me he was very happy with my loss so far and my restriction. I told him most of the people banded the month I was have lost a LOT but they also are filled too tightly and PB on almost every thing they eat at every meal. He said that's not a healthy way to do it and they might be addicted to the fast moving scale but they're jeapordizing their health and the band itself.

I hate grazing but I'm so guilty of it!!! I had a bite of muffin today and now I had two small square pieces of cheese garlic pizza for lunch. I've had 32oz of water so far. I've gotten my water in every day.

wow avilla.. is that in a 4cc band? I tried 2cc's at one point and felt like it was strangling me from the inside out. I had to get it unfilled. I'm now at 1.3 and very comfortable with it. it's perfect restriction right now.

Teresita... it was the muffin that was 650 calories. I usually have wheat toast for breakfast but decided to get something different. Then I saw the calories of the muffin and threw it away. I'd rather not eat then eat 650 of my calories in one muffin. hehehe.

I went to have my usual toast this morning and decided to switch it up with a muffin... till I saw how many caleries. 630!!! i threw it away after one bite.