1day at a time

Linda -thank you for the information. I actual have the 5 day pouch test book. I plan on getting more things this weekend to prepare some meals in advance but right now I am doing pretty well with the food could be better but I am taking it one day at a time

Ouch let me say again Ouch. Today was my first real day working. Standing, lifting, cleaning, making meals doing the works. Stair climbing walking everywhere. So I got what I wanted a labor intensive job. Remember my jobs have not been physical at all since 2001. So if I am sore now I will feel it more tomorrow I am going to take a warm bath and some aleve and go lay down. But I am happy

Oh ingrown lashes I was a little confused. That must be how they figured out how to grow lashes was from glaucoma patients having to have them removed. Is it not crazy how they come up with knew drugs. So your Mom has to go through that.

Thanks Apples you are the best Kelly - Congrats Keep it up Charlene - Am I reading this right eyelashes removed????? Janet - Actually I am not a demo person I make the ready to cook meals Sams club has in their deli dept. for people to buy and just stick in there oven for 30 mins or so and it is done Cheri - I with you on the protein train - Choo Choo

I don't know where everone went on this thread but with the changes with the website I think people got lost. Butterflies we should do a check in

I completely understand that the closer I got to wonder land the more relaxed I became with my thinking and well here I am.

Great - To answer your question I am carb sensitive- so it was not the best choice but that is okay I am working on getting better with my mind and my eating. Sam's said they promote from within as well. I probably will be part time until after my 90 days then I pray FT will open up. Sam's and Walmart are for the most part the same company but in Orientation I learned that some policies are very different. Julie - I am glad you got some relief and someone is paying attention. What does it mean when they say you have serious inflammation issues? How do you get that? Just wondering I will google later. I am so happy you are getting somewhere keeps us posted. Love you Yes that is me in a nutshell. That is why I try not to way but when I realized my clothes where not fitting I knew I gained sortof did not think it was as much as it was but with my BIG GIRL PANTIES on I am working through this. Laura - is your rash painful or just annoying with itching??? I forgot is your husband a DR? If so I guess you have it under control I hope you get better soon. So today I go to work at 2pm until 7pm. I woke up and my upper stomach (under my breasts) is all bloated and hurts what the heck is that? I am on my period but it the end so I should not be bloated maybe it was something I ate last night. So this morning I am drinking my coffee. I am going to get ready and do my Zumba on the WII and get in some exercise before work. I plan on eating my Greek yogurt shower and get ready with the day. Next week I work 7am - 3pm which will be great but this week and the week of New Years my shifts are all over the place. So it is 14 degrees outside right now going to warm up to 32 (So hot LOL) I so miss living in Fl sometimes (I was born in Miami and lived in Kissimmee til I was 19). I mention the temp because I found out when I actually move to my dept. to train my work enviroment when I make meals is 41 degrees but when I am not making meals it will be warm if not hot in other areas how the heck do you dress for that??? I giess I will put a pullover sweatshirt in my locker.

I feel I had a good day. first I had some coffee then later I ate greek yogurt for breakfast then a banana for a snack. I had a chicken ceaser salad for lunch , probably too many calories since it was what I bought from the cafe at work. But I know now they have microwaves at work so I can bring stuff. Yeah!! I just got home from work and had half a cucumber with half cup pasta with italin dressing on it which I do not think was too bad. I am cooking sliced turkey for dinner which will take about an hour or so and will have a fruit for dessert. I walked on my 15 min break around work and climbed the stairs alot today to get to my locker, break area, and the training room. So I feel pretty good today. I will have a better idea on calories tomorrow when I bring my food. I do not go into work until 2 tomorrow so I plan on doing Zumba in the morning on my WII

Kimaly and other butterflies struggling I wanted to share what has been going on and the wonderful advice I got. First is my post Okay lets here the tough love My lowest on the band was 211 then my head freaked out and I gained. Thought I needed a fill then was too tight and ate sliders and dealt with acid reflux and gained Dr took out half of my fluid in my band because I was too tight and my stomach was swollen and he worried I would have a band slip. And I have gained more weight. So I went from 211 to 253 as of this morning. I am kind of upset with myself but it is my doing with all the job stress of the several months. Lay Off, then New Job that sucked, then now a knew job which I think it will keep be very busy (which is a good thing) and not exercising I did this to myself (so maybe upset is not the right word since I did this and I really did know what I was doing) So today is a NEW day I need to exercise and eat consciously. I am about to go to work so just wanted so prayers or love today from you all to help me with my personal demon battle. I love you all and your friendship has meant so much too me through all of my good times and bad. This post is from apples on I'm here to help message board Well Melissa...you've got the love from all of us and I think you have been kicking yourself around enough the last few months so that is something you really don't need from us. In order to be successful and get back on the LB wagon, you are going to need to let some of that go (beating yourself up) and get into a positive frame of mind. Boohooing will get you nowhere. Here comes the tough love.....GET YOUR BIG GIRL PANTIES ON!!!!!! Leave the mistakes of the last few months behind you and somehow....anyway you can....find the part of you that was able to stick to this and take off the weight in the beginning of this journey. Get rid of certain ways of thinking. Example: Eating because of stress, eating sliders because of being too tight, eating because of a new job, eating certain things because DH and DS bring them into the house. Stop THAT way of thinking and replace it with postive ways. Example: I WILL NOT eat because I am stressed, I WILL NOT eat sliders (I will go and take care of problem at hand with my doc), I WILL NOT give myself the right to screw up just because I have a new job, I WILL NOT eat those trigger foods just because they are in my house (alternative is to toss them in the trash....pretend you are Janet). Nothing would make me more happy than to pop on here in two weeks to see a post from you that says "I have stuck to this new plan and have not waivered for two weeks and I am seeing results"....now, that would bring tears to my eyes. Get back on that old horse and start riding. Was that tough enough love???? Love ya and sending hugs. OK....Let's get started on the two week plan....hurry up....let's go...come on Melissa....time to start.

Apples you knew what I needed you made me smile at putting my big girl panties on. I used to say that alot I guess I forgot to do it. I feel I had a good day. first I had some coffee then later I ate greek yogurt for Breakfast then a banana for a snack. I had a chicken ceaser salad for lunch , probably too many calories since it was what I bought from the cafe at work. But I know now they have microwaves at work so I can bring stuff. Yeah!! I just got home from work and had half a cucumber with half cup Pasta with italin dressing on it which I do not think was too bad. I am cooking sliced turkey for dinner which will take about an hour or so and will have a fruit for dessert. I walked on my 15 min break around work and climbed the stairs alot today to get to my locker, break area, and the training room. So I feel pretty good today. I will have a better idea on calories tomorrow when I bring my food. I do not go into work until 2 tomorrow so I plan on doing Zumba in the morning on my WII Thanks Apples for your love Great - Yes when I said Sam's I meant Sams club. I am PT right now cause they only hire in PT but I hope too get full time soon. But so far in Orientation it seems that Sams and Walmart really take care of there people. Mrs Bubba - I agree with Apples I hope you can get a Dr that will strip down your history and start over and get you on the correct path. Love and prayers for you

Okay lets here the tough love My lowest on the band was 211 then my head freaked out and I gained. Thought I needed a fill then was too tight and ate sliders and dealt with acid reflux and gained Dr took out half of my Fluid in my band because I was too tight and my stomach was swollen and he worried I would have a band slip. And I have gained more weight. So I went from 211 to 253 as of this morning. I am kind of upset with myself but it is my doing with all the job stress of the several months. Lay Off, then New Job that sucked, then now a knew job which I think it will keep be very busy (which is a good thing) and not exercising I did this to myself (so maybe upset is not the right word since I did this and I really did know what I was doing) So today is a NEW day I need to exercise and eat consciously. I am about to go to work so just wanted so prayers or love today from you all to help me with my personal demon battle. I love you all and your friendship has meant so much too me through all of my good times and bad.

Welcome Swan asked any questions we are all here for you. It is awesome you have such a wonderful support group. Your Dad should come around if you explain to him why you need to do this. But remember most of all you are doing this for yourself. Unfortunately some of us have people in our lives who will never understand others have chose not to tell certain people. Ask anything you want there are people on this board from all walks of life and all stages of their journey

Meredith, I was going to OA for a while then all my job crap got in the way i was looking to going back cause it help to be around people who had eating issues. I would say I am a compulsive eater as well. I forgot who it was but someone on this board was talking to me about it. You can go online and get information about meetings and they will send you information as well. I think it is hard for people like our group because our addiction is food and we need food to live unlike people who are in NA or AA who can just put themselves in an enviroment that does not contain the Drugs or Alcohol. I know in OA that is a book and a workbook basically it is the same 12 steps like AA. I did find it informative and like I said once I get settle into my new job I going to get myself back together with a plan of attack to get myself under control and losing again. I have a couple of more days of orientation and then I start working in my dept most likely Thurs so then I will know more of what is expected of me.

Julie - I pray you can get an answer soon and they put you on the right meds so you will get some relief. What about it being fibromyalgia? My MIL has that and I know it is a body wide pain. I am no Dr just putting in my two cents. Anyways I am a big googler when it comes to finding information out. I am just a person or patient rather that needs to know. I had a DR once tell me medicine is a guess. And you know for Dr I think it is they ask questions to weed things out but if we present them with a problem they know nothing about then it stumps them and I think some Dr get scared. On the Xanax issue that does help with panic attacks. But there is other meds out there that help and are longer acting. I tried Cymbalta but that did not work for me I am on Seroquel and Pristiq with something else I forget the name and so far this combination has helped. I was on Lexapro and Welbrutin for a couple of years but then my body got used to it and we had to switch. So right now I am taking 3 meds to help with the three different chemicals in your brain that deal with depression and Panic attacks. I hope my info helps. Julie take care of yourself and again I really hope and pray you can get relief soon.

Julie - I think I missed it somewhere. If you don't mind me asking why do you get so much pain? It seemed like you are pain free for a awhile and then it comes back vary bad. I hope you do get some relief soon.

Sandy - can I just say my parents getting older scares me granted they are both in there mid 60's but my dad had a stroke in 95 and since then I worry cause he works a phyiscally hard job and when I see him on his off days he can barely walk - bad knees, arthritis. So I understand how you feel. I know it is not the same age wise but I guess I always thought of my dad as a can do anything my hero and then my hero got sick and so I worry. I am a daddy's girl always have been. My Mom and I got closer after she had bypass then I had the LB 8 years later so we are close as well. Anyways I understand. Apples - thanks for the support. I am planning on a new start I go shopping today. I CAN DO THIS!!!!! I have even thought about walking to work I am not sure on the miles but the drive is like 10 - 15 mins depending on traffic. And there is sidewalks some of the way

Sorry I am not much help I am in the same cycle. That is why I am hoping this new job will be more physical so that will help

Julie - so sorry you are in so much pain. Jewel - Congrats on the run WTG I started working at Sams today just had orientation so far I love the company they do alot of stuff for there employees that I have never had from another company. I am tired so I will talk more about it later. I am so wide open still so I am struggling to not eat so much but it is so hard

Thanks Charlene

Charlene can you post the soup receipe? Do you know if there is away to buy the books with out joining? Just wondering

Me Too I think it will be much better for me.

Charlene - Congrats on Starting WW I hope this helps you ecspecially with the accountability. That is what I need. Sorry about your friend being stuborn. I hope she understands how serious Diabetes can be Laura - Love the Pic of Nels witth Santa Thanks on the Congrats on my Nephew he is to adorable. Well I can now say I will start working a new job Sat. at Sams PT to start. But I have to do what I need to do enable to get us insurance. I gave notice to my Boss Monday that Friday will be my last day. Today I am off because I am going to have a test at the hospital to make sure my tubes are completely closed from the Tubal I had done 3 months ago. ( it is a new way they do it were they scar the tubes instead of cutting them it is completely permanent). If I am not to drugged up I will try to post more tonight

Thanks on the Congrats he is to adorable. Well I can now say I will start working a new job Sat. at Sams PT to start but I have to do what I need to do enable to get us insurance. I gave notice to my Boss Monday that Friday will be my last day. Today I am off because I am going to have a test at the hospital to make sure my tubes are completely closed from the Tubal I had done 3 months ago. ( it is a new way they do it were they scar the tubes instead of cutting them it is completely permanent). If I am not to drugged up I will try to post more tonight

Welcome Back Janet we all missed you!!! Arlene - makes me think to about your friend and her sugar being 400 I take my meds but I get lazy about checking my sugar