julie.ann

One day at a time. Keep the end prize in mind. I'm going to assume you meant "laid off" :tongue2: I'm sorry to hear about that. Congrats on this decision. It is a wonderful ride if you follow all the rules! I remember that. I NEVER thought my surgery date would get here! Oh Sarah, I'm refusing to weigh until at least Wednesday. I have had icecream every day this week. Back from my trip and nose back to the grindstone! You are all getting so close! Wow how exciting. My MIL and I are not that close, but it is great you are and to have someone to go through this with. Remember NOT to compare yourselves to each other. Each of you are different. If you lose at different rates then one of you might become discouraged. Be mindful of that and EXPECT it. That will help you prepare for what ever rate you lose at.

To all you new October Bandsters...Congrats! If you would like to find the thread for October 2009 you can find it here: October 09 Bandsters - Lap Band Surgery and Lap Band Discussion Forum Welcome to this wonderful journey!

Breakfast - Southwestern Egg Beaters and 1 morning star breakfast sausage. (sometimes I'll have bacon or ham. I really like the morning star and can't eat much of the egg since my last fill. The southwest has great taste included with pepers and such!) Lunch/Supper: Okay so here are a few of my favorite meals. A) I just found these incredible walmart brand hamburgers. They are precooked and haved flavors such as jalapanos/cheese or blue cheese and black peper. I add about 1/2 c. of cottage cheese for texture. These only have 200 calories which is about half of regular hamburgers that I need to cook myself and I only have to heat these for 1 1/2 minutes! :frown: walmart brand stuffed chicken breast. Cook for thirty minutes in the over. add cottage cheese or veggies. There are 4 different variations to keep you from getting board. (bacon & peperjack, mushroom, Jalapenos & cheese, there are a couple more..it is late and I can't remember them, but they rock!) C) Chicken salad - one can of tyson chunck chicken breast, 3 big spoons of light miracle whip and 3 forks full of sweet relish. garlic peper to taste. This makes 2-4 servings depending on your fill. Again I love to add cottage cheese to every meal. I love cottage cheese. D) Turkey breast, diced mixed with cottage cheese and peas. (Sounds weird, but one of my favorites!) E) Hormel Roast Beef with Au Jus. Enough in a little package for about 3 meals. Awesome! Add some veggies or my favorite standby Snacks: A) I drink pink limade crystal light (walmart brand) for my sweet tooth. LOVE it!! :wink2: Beef Jerky - has never gotten suck. I don't understand it! C) String cheese - if you watch your brand it is only about 60 calories per snack. I hope that helps. I keep track of everything I eat on www.sparkpeople.com. It helps me with my Protein and calories. I used this for the first week or two. I was weak the first week from lack of calories. I think this helped me get going, but remember that you don't want to drink calories after you are on solid food after banding. I could get it in without using them so try to use the solid protein to get you full and keep you that way. Good luck! You'll do great.

I get 70 - 100 grams of protein a day. It melts the pounds off! The solid protein fills me up and no room for extras and that gets the cravings out. I am out of town this week so I am just hoping that I don't gain this week! Great job in boot camp. I thought about it at my gym, but the days don't fit my schedule and it is SO EXPENSIVE!

PBing stands for Productive Burping (Belching) It is a nice way to say throwing up. But it doesn't feel like throwing up. (Technically regirgitating anything that has been in your stomach is vomiting, although some may say it isn't the same.) PB really just happens. You feel like you have this little burp and then all this slime comes up with it. It doesn't take like vomit. (Sorry, but this is the real information.) That is because it isn't mixed with any digestive juices. Sometimes you PB food up that is stuck. Usually for me it is the slime. If I need to vomit food up after I get stuck then it is usually more forceful for me. It is hard to understand until it happens to you. Then you are like....OH! THAT is what they were talking about! I hope that helps.

That is great Beth! I was banded last year on the 29th! Good luck and keep us posted.

Great job. Isn't it great. I think I have had small goals in my mind, but I am a bit different because I have to focus on weighing just one pound less every weigh in or else I get complacent. Good luck everyone...it is a great ride!

Halloween Challenge: Julie.Ann----------(16lbs) -1.1, -4.8, Nazzy--------------(18lbs) -3.0, -2.0, :biggrin: CarrieJess----------(5lbs) 0.0, GiddyupGrandma-(10lbs) -0.5, Ruby124-----------(17lbs) , Annecolorgreen---(10lbs) :blushing:, Sarahp626----------(8lbs) +2.0, -4.61, :biggrin: Hallfamilyx2-------(10lbs) , Ewiedbingcott-------(8lbs) -1.0, Loveislovely -------(8lbs) , Catherine55--------(6.4lbs) , Great job everyone! See Sarah...you have caught back up! Keep the numbers coming. Feel free to copy and paste my post and put your numbers in.....

Halloween Challenge: Julie.Ann----------(16lbs) -1.1, -4.8, Nazzy--------------(18lbs) -3.0, CarrieJess----------(5lbs) 0.0, GiddyupGrandma-(10lbs) -0.5, Ruby124-----------(17lbs) :thumbup:, Annecolorgreen---(10lbs) , Sarahp626----------(8lbs) +2.0, Hallfamilyx2-------(10lbs) :thumbup:, Ewiedbingcott-------(8lbs) -1.0, Loveislovely -------(8lbs) :thumbup:, Catherine55--------(6.4lbs) :thumbup:, Okay all. I finally got back on the wagon, got the carbs out of my system and lost all the cravings!!! I forgot how great it feels! It has been a LONG 4 months, but I finally feel like I can keep this going to goal. I might change my overall goal to be the same as my halloween goal. We'll see how things go. I go out of town from Monday - Saturday. I need to be happy if I don't GAIN this week. I should be able to work out every day....if I make it a priority! How's it going?

Down 115 as of today!

It has taken me a while to jump back on the wagon. I have a hurdle to jump (as always) a business trip all next week! Those are tough. I might be ok if I work out every day. I have gotten the sweets and carbs out of my system and now my cravings are gone and it isn't hard to eat supper at 5:00pm and go to bed without eating. I forgot how this felt. I'm so glad I found it again. I have started to losing again. Yay! I have lost 3 lbs this week. I have to keep going. It feels better than I remember. It has been a long 3 month plateau. I am looking at changing my goal weight from 142.5 to 160. That is what I hope to be by Halloween. It is my goal for my halloween challenge. That will also put me at my 1 year Bandiversary. I am about 11 lbs from that now. I don't know if I should change my goal. Maybe I will know by then. I have lost 114 lbs so far and thrilled to back on the wagon and losing again!!!!

It has taken me a while to jump back on the wagon. I have a hurdle to jump (as always) a business trip all next week! Those are tough. I might be ok if I work out every day. I have gotten the sweets and carbs out of my system and now my cravings are gone and it isn't hard to eat supper at 5:00pm and go to bed without eating. I forgot how this felt. I'm so glad I found it again. I have started to losing again. Yay! I have lost 3 lbs this week. I have to keep going. It feels better than I remember. It has been a long 3 month plateau. I am looking at changing my goal weight from 142.5 to 160. That is what I hope to be by Halloween. It is my goal for my halloween challenge. That will also put me at my 1 year Bandiversary. I am about 11 lbs from that now. I don't know if I should change my goal. Maybe I will know by then. I have lost 114 lbs so far and thrilled to back on the wagon and losing again!!!!

Halloween Challenge: Julie.Ann----------(16lbs) -1.1, Nazzy--------------(18lbs) -3.0, CarrieJess----------(5lbs) 0.0, GiddyupGrandma-(10lbs) -0.5, Ruby124-----------(17lbs) , :thumbup: Annecolorgreen---(10lbs) :mad2:, :thumbup: Sarahp626----------(8lbs) +2.0, Hallfamilyx2-------(10lbs) , :thumbup: Ewiedbingcott-------(8lbs) -1.0, Loveislovely -------(8lbs) , :thumbup: Catherine55--------(6.4lbs) ,

I didn't tell anyone for 6 months. Now only a few know. Good luck!

I am adding fig newton's to the list of "Don't even try it!" foods. End of story!

Well your goal is still 8lbs from your starting weight. Hang in there. One week at a time!

Halloween Challenge: Julie.Ann----------(16lbs) -1.1, Nazzy--------------(18lbs) -3.0, CarrieJess----------(5lbs) 0.0, :wub: GiddyupGrandma-(10lbs) -0.5, Ruby124-----------(17lbs) :sad: Annecolorgreen---(10lbs) :tongue2: Sarahp626----------(8lbs) +2.0, :eek: Hallfamilyx2-------(10lbs) :sad: Ewiedbingcott-------(8lbs) -1.0, Loveislovely -------(8lbs) Hey CarrieJess..that's okay. Hang in there. Holding the same is tough, but not the end of the world. I'm afraid of a gain one of these weeks!

110 total. I lost 14# on the pre-op diet that I started Oct. 10th so I count it all together. Thanks for the compliment! We are getting family pictures in the next month or two for Christmas cards. I can't wait to see them! You can see Before and During pictures on my profile page.

To all you new October Bandsters...Congrats! If you would like to find the thread for October 2009 you can find it here: October 09 Bandsters - Lap Band Surgery and Lap Band Discussion Forum Halloween Challenge: Julie.Ann----------(16lbs) -1.1, Nazzy--------------(18lbs) -3.0, :w00t: CarrieJess----------(5lbs) GiddyupGrandma-(10lbs) -0.5, Ruby124-----------(17lbs) :frown: Annecolorgreen---(10lbs) :wink: Sarahp626----------(8lbs) :w00t: Hallfamilyx2-------(10lbs) :sad: Ewiedbingcott-------(8lbs) -1.0, Loveislovely -------(8lbs) Great Job Nazzy! I am jealous. Maybe we can catch up next week! :eek:

Halloween Challenge: Julie.Ann----------(16lbs) -1.1, Nazzy--------------(18lbs) CarrieJess----------(5lbs) :frown: GiddyupGrandma-(10lbs) -0.5, :w00t: Ruby124-----------(17lbs) :w00t: Annecolorgreen---(10lbs) :wink: Sarahp626----------(8lbs) :sad: Hallfamilyx2-------(10lbs) Ewiedbingcott-------(8lbs) -1.0, :eek: Loveislovely -------(8lbs) Great job guys...keep em coming!

Great job!

Hey girl! How ya been? Well I do have foods that I CAN"T eat, but that is okay. I can't eat any type of bread (bagels would kill me!!) unless it is crunchy, but I don't eat that. I can't believe you have gurgling when you drink My doc wants water to go down without any problems at all. Let me tell you about the learning to eat again. I'm over 10 months out and I have that problem now with my last fill. I have to take small bites and chew. If I forget and take just one regular size bite or not chew it well enough I ruin my meal. I don't always PB, but I do get a little uncomfortable. I also have been trying to learn about eating SLOWLY. I need to put my fork down between bites and wait just a bit. I can even get uncomfortable if I eat cottage cheese too fast, but I can take small bites and chew well and enjoy a hamburger or turkey breast. If I did those things I would never PB, but I am a slow learner so I do PB too often. I worry about hurting my band, but I am getting better every day! Take care I wanted to stop in and say hi and check on how you are doing. I am in the forums almost every day, but I just don't blog as often. Much Love!

Halloween Challenge: Julie.Ann----------(16lbs) -1.1, :w00t: Nazzy--------------(18lbs) :eek: CarrieJess----------(5lbs) GiddyupGrandma-(10lbs) :frown: Ruby124-----------(17lbs) :w00t: Annecolorgreen---(10lbs) :wink: Sarahp626----------(8lbs) :sad: Hallfamilyx2-------(10lbs) Ewiedbingcott-------(8lbs) Loveislovely -------(8lbs) I finally lost at the last minute! I have to be good ALL WEEK! I went to a football game last night and had some sweets that I shouldn't have, but today is another day.I get to start over right now! Let us know how you have done. I can tell you this challenge has helped me. I keep thinking that I have to post my numbers so I better be good. I hope to have a little better loss by next week. We will see.

Great job! Isn't it wonderful! Keep it up and you will be in ONEderland soon!

Fabulous! Welcome to the Century Club!