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So I didn't write yesterday. I was so busy and will be super busy today too. My youngest is having a b-day party this weekend and I am a cleaning mad woman. Then I still have to go shopping, and and good friend is going out the next two nights so I am having a sleep over with three extra kids for two nights... ahhh 6 kids and no sanity!! 10 days left and I will be banded. I have not done so great on my diet here in the last two day but I am keeping up with my workout. I am so addicted to this board. I have meet some great people and truly believe that my journey will be easier with all the wonderful support I have recieved. Well I must get busy.. Work out yesterday 45 mins on cross trainer 300 crunches 20 pushups 50 leg lifts no nite time work out to tired.. DD work out 18 mins on cross trainer 100 crunches 50 jumpin jacks

My fills are 15.00 after the first 6 months. I am getting the band on the 25th of july so I can not tell you about the skin. I do know that if my tummy looks bad I will get it fixed when I get my boobjob. But right now I am more concerned with my health not my looks. good luck....

Welcome, 90lbs is an awsome amount... Way to go quiting smoking, that is a very hard habit to break. I quit in dec. when looking in to the band and I did the same thing. I gained over 20lbs. I am soon to be banded on the 25th. Please let us in on your journey, and if you had any problems.. Thanks

So I didn't write yesterday. I was so busy and will be super busy today too. My youngest is having a b-day party this weekend and I am a cleaning mad woman. Then I still have to go shopping, and and good friend is going out the next two nights so I am having a sleep over with three extra kids for two nights... ahhh 6 kids and no sanity!! 10 days left and I will be banded. I have not done so great on my diet here in the last two day but I am keeping up with my workout. I am so addicted to this board. I have meet some great people and truly believe that my journey will be easier with all the wonderful support I have recieved. Well I must get busy.. Work out yesterday 45 mins on cross trainer 300 crunches 20 pushups 50 leg lifts no nite time work out to tired.. DD work out 18 mins on cross trainer 100 crunches 50 jumpin jacks

Morning julysters, hip mom, gatorrev, Stesti, biggirlpantiez you are in my thoughts today..... jojo41, I'm with the band, MDG your date is soon, Have a relaxing weekend. LMo, (hope you like your name, Elmo) LOL I am happy for you, It won't be long now before you are BANDED ..... Yeahhh... Missed you last night but will talk to you soon.... To all you BIG BROTHER fans Allison is GONE YEAHHHHHHH!!!! Thanks for all the bandies for posting their experiences, I promise I will do the same. I told my Dh I was going to take the laptop to the hospital So I can give you a min by min detail.. LOL Maybe it will get my mind off being so nervous..

Girl you are sooo funny.. you made me laugh, while I thought about my sex life.... I am glad your DH is being so supportive now. Let me know when you get your appointment.. good luck and keep those journals coming... P.S. give your puppies a kiss for me!!!!

Sherri, I am so happy for you!!! (and jealous) lol I am glad everything went well and can't wait to hear all the detailson the july board....

Mrs. vickie, Read the first line of your siggy.. That says it all. (You are asking the wrong person for help..... ) ok off my soapbox.. We all go this feeling at some point. First thing you need to do, Go back to the basics. Go back to when you first got the band and do those same things. Second, If your not counting cals. start and log everything. that way you can see in black and white where your going wrong. And lastly get off your bum... move it!!! you can do this and just remember when your on a plat. that also means your NOT GAINING... Good luck

I too am on the last supper wagon.. I one have a little over a week before my surgery so I have been wonderful this week and worked out EVERYDAY. I am planning one more last meal on sat. I love cici's pizza and I am going there and tearing it up. lol I love their cin rolls. and they are so fluffy i doubt i wuld be able to get them down after band. So I am rewarding myself for being good all week... lol weird thinking i know.....

Good morning all, I hope everyone is doing good... gochevy3, GrannyAces you are in my thoughts today! good luck and keep us posted.... hip mom, gatorrev, Stesti, biggirlpantiez its almost your time I know yall are going to do great. Keep busy today to get your mind else where...... BGP it wont be long till you will be changing that name... lol I want to let everyone know we had a blast last night in the chat. It started a little late but i think me and time to love left at 1am. We are planning it again on weds. To those that came, thanks so much for the nice conversation, to those that didn't :confused: (just kidding) join us next weds at 7:30. KMo- i am waiting for the pics you promised. and I will send mine today. And I will be checking my mail for my freeze dried dinner... Liz Mo (thats your name) lol

Ok I feel much better, Had a 2 hour nap. Got up and DD and I worked out on the cross trainer. She did 18 mins but I would say at least 5 mins of that she was going at a turtle pace, but still its more than she did yesterday. Hears a list of what we did.. Me: 43 mins of cross trainer on level 2 (that one level makes a big difference) 200 crunches(50 intervals) 50 leg lifts 3 set 15 curls 3 sets 15 press 3 set 15 leg press 3 set 15 leg curls DD: 18 mins of cross trainer on level 1 100 crunches (10 intervals) 28 leg lifts 50 jumping jacks (10 interval ) :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: OK now we are headed out to ride bikes... c-ya

Where is everyone? or am i doing this wrong?

Time to love you read my mind.... I was just getting on here to remind everyone tonight.... Getting the kids ready for bed.....

Ok I feel much better, Had a 2 hour nap. Got up and DD and I worked out on the cross trainer. She did 18 mins but I would say at least 5 mins of that she was going at a turtle pace, but still its more than she did yesterday. Hears a list of what we did.. Me: 43 mins of cross trainer on level 2 (that one level makes a big difference) 200 crunches(50 intervals) 50 leg lifts 3 set 15 curls 3 sets 15 press 3 set 15 leg press 3 set 15 leg curls DD: 18 mins of cross trainer on level 1 100 crunches (10 intervals) 28 leg lifts 50 jumping jacks (10 interval ) :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: OK now we are headed out to ride bikes... c-ya

I went to the grocery store today with all the kids. They all were so happy to help mom get "healthy snacks". So we picked out some veggies, FF pudding, low ft string cheese, the 100 cal. packs of cookies and chex mix, applesauce, and FF yougurt. Man I can't belive how expensive GOOD food is. Tonight I tried something new for dinner.. zukinni, squash, onion, and black beans,salt pepper pam spray and grill everything in a pan. put on FF flour tort with 2%cheese top with another flour tort. cook in oven til crispy I served it with FF sour cream and salsa and my kids asked for seconds? I was like what??????? You like it? ohh yeah I knew you would ... :0 !!!!! They were so good I swear it felt like cheating.... We also bought water bottles, 3 blues and two pinks. (boys get blue and me a DD get pink) all day that was all we drank, then at dinner we had walmart brand crystal light..

I am having a ruff day today. I am in the worst mood. I am sure it is because I was up late last night. Just as I was getting into bed, my youngest work up and was up for like three hours until finally I just put him in bed with me. Then my other two woke up sometime in the night and crawled into bed with us too. So not only did I go to bed at like 3:30 am but then I had three little "crumb crushers" in the bed kicking me and taking all the room until I finally gave up and just got up at 7:00. I feel like I am on the crazy bus and my children are driving. When do I get some days off? My Dh is so awsome and trys to understand when I am like "I have to get out of this house". But sometimes he's like you don't want to "hang out" with me? I try to tell him its not him I just need to get out of this house. He goes to work everyday and has "me" time, even if it is working, it is still not at home. I have so many emotions running through me at this point I am just confused. I am so ready for school to start but then again I think I should just enjoy my break. I am ready for my band and feel like these next 13 days will NEVER get here. I am ready for my DH to get his band too so we can be banded together. I am also stressing about money. We are so freaken broke. Heck we were broke 1 year ago and I have just made it worse by startin school. I need to ask my mom if she will co-sign for a student loan and I know she is going to shoot me down. (she belives in no credit, pay cash for everything)ahhhhh I just have so much in my brain I can't think......I need a vacation. Just one day away from EVERYTHING... Well I want my DH with me it would be nice to just get away with him ALONE. I am going to lay my son down so I can take a nap. To be continued.....

I am having a ruff day today. I am in the worst mood. I am sure it is because I was up late last night. Just as I was getting into bed, my youngest work up and was up for like three hours until finally I just put him in bed with me. Then my other two woke up sometime in the night and crawled into bed with us too. So not only did I go to bed at like 3:30 am but then I had three little "crumb crushers" in the bed kicking me and taking all the room until I finally gave up and just got up at 7:00. I feel like I am on the crazy bus and my children are driving. When do I get some days off? My Dh is so awsome and trys to understand when I am like "I have to get out of this house". But sometimes he's like you don't want to "hang out" with me? I try to tell him its not him I just need to get out of this house. He goes to work everyday and has "me" time, even if it is working, it is still not at home. I have so many emotions running through me at this point I am just confused. I am so ready for school to start but then again I think I should just enjoy my break. I am ready for my band and feel like these next 13 days will NEVER get here. I am ready for my DH to get his band too so we can be banded together. I am also stressing about money. We are so freaken broke. Heck we were broke 1 year ago and I have just made it worse by startin school. I need to ask my mom if she will co-sign for a student loan and I know she is going to shoot me down. (she belives in no credit, pay cash for everything)ahhhhh I just have so much in my brain I can't think......I need a vacation. Just one day away from EVERYTHING... Well I want my DH with me it would be nice to just get away with him ALONE. I am going to lay my son down so I can take a nap. To be continued.....

I went to the grocery store today with all the kids. They all were so happy to help mom get "healthy snacks". So we picked out some veggies, FF pudding, low ft string cheese, the 100 cal. packs of cookies and chex mix, applesauce, and FF yougurt. Man I can't belive how expensive GOOD food is. Tonight I tried something new for dinner.. zukinni, squash, onion, and black beans,salt pepper pam spray and grill everything in a pan. put on FF flour tort with 2%cheese top with another flour tort. cook in oven til crispy I served it with FF sour cream and salsa and my kids asked for seconds? I was like what??????? You like it? ohh yeah I knew you would ... :0 !!!!! They were so good I swear it felt like cheating.... We also bought water bottles, 3 blues and two pinks. (boys get blue and me a DD get pink) all day that was all we drank, then at dinner we had walmart brand crystal light..

Girl take a deep breath and let it go slooowwwllyy.. lol You are going to be fine.. I have no doubt you will approved... I know what you mean about the wait. Its a killer.. My ins. took 10 days to approve and granted thats not that long but those 10 day felt like a year.. I am soon to banded on the 25th and can't wait. I am sure your day wont be much longer Good luck....

Hi everyone... I need to catch up... Yesterday 1 hours and 25 mins on cross trainer (not all all once) 150 crunches 3 sets 15 curls 3 sets 15 bench press Today 45 mins on cross trainer this morning 150 crunches 50 lg lifts 45 mins on cross trainer this evening 150 crunches ( my legs feel like JeLlO)

I am with a small ins company but they write for several different large companies. I talked to the lady for a while and even asked if I had one would they just not cover injuries on it, and I was told their was no way to differenciate an injury on the property or one on the trampoline because it was ON the property. (like if someone fell off the trampoline and broke their arm, They broke it on the ground.) yada yada yada blah blah blah... I even asked about wirting a release from and was told if someone was seriously hurt it would cover you(the homeower) but not the ins. company so they would be sued. There is no way around my ins. comapny, we are going to finish this year out and are talking of getting a trampoline for christams for the kids.. And me!!!! I am so jel-eous of you that have them....

Ok The chat is tomorrow at 7:30 central time..... BE THERE!! (Danielle thanks for pointing that out..... ) triciaself, Kelley B, Huggs 040- Good luck tomorrow.... If you feel like it, let us know how you are doing.... Gracie and Ubermom Hope you are feeling well..When you feel up to it let us know how you are doing... And try to come to the chat tomorrow....

OKOKOK (bossy voice again... ) I am setting a DATE for the chat room... Wedsday nights at 7:30-whenever.. starting tomorrow night.... And hopefully going everyweek from now on.. If there are more people who want to join in and a different nite is more conveinet Pm me and we will Work it out..... Thanks to ALL that have been banded and posted your experience on here it makes me less nervous knowing all you guys did so well...does anyone know when funny and sherri are going to be back home?

I am so freaken sore this morning. I jumped out of bed and was like WTH? My arms are like jello and my legs are stiff. lol But boy do I feel good about feeling so bad, that means I worked my body good..... Today I am doing 45min. on the cross trainer before I take the kids swiming. And 45 mins tonight. I would swim laps but I am not allowed to get in the pool for another week due to the GB surgery. That sucks because my incisions are healed and its going to hot as heck. But at least I can work on my tan... lol No weights today but stomach crunches are in.... 150 I am counting the days (14days) till I am in bandland and I am not struggling so much with amounts of food. I am not on a pre op diet but am doing very low fat. I would love to be under 300 before my surgery. We will see.... cross trainer 11:00 45 mins..AM Crunches 150 leg lifts 50 pushups 15(got five more in today) cross trainer 7:00 45mins... PM DD- Did 15 mins on cross trainer, 28 crunches, 28 legs lfts, and 28 somewhat pushups.. she had fun breaking a sweat with Mom, then she went swiming for 2 1/2 hours and did not but run and jump in then swim to side, run and jump in then swim to side.. ect...) I got a nice BURN!! p.s. DD did 10 mins on cross trainer yesterday, I am hoping she will do it today too....

I waNT ONE SO BAd!!!!!! BUT we looked into getting one and someone told me to check my homeowners policy. and dang it they don't cover them. I even called and asked if we could pay a higher rate and it was just plain NO! She even went to say if I got one and didn't report it and they came by to assess the property they would cancel me!! So make sure you check into that!! We are soon to change homeowners ins. company and then I'm going to get the bigin.. Is the weight limit 250 on all of them? I am at 300 so I guess I would have to wait a while....