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Hi, My gallbladder was playing up and so it was a factor in my deciding to have the band when I did. My doc said he'd do both at the same time and that's what happened. It didn't effect my recovery or anything and I am happy I did both together...one op, one anaesthetic and one set of scars. By the way, I had 28 stones handed to me when I came round lol!!!!!

Hey all....can't get my usual font to work but hey, lbt is here so...Saturday was fine as far as goals concerned. Sunday I did real good with water and food but I had a planned day off from walking. The week is gonna start out the same but I want to add no peeking at the scale which is easy some days and real difficult others. Well done all you guys who are meeting those goals!!!!!

Weekend again...Sometimes they fly by and sometimes they drag. Guess it depends what you are doing and this weekend I have absolutely nothing planned so looks like a slow one. Still, when I'm home I tend to be able to stick to my own rules better so suppose that's not a bad thing. I didn't eat a thing last night at the dinner. I drank six glasses of water. Can't say it was easy but hubby understood, he was trying to keep food down wind of me lol. I don't have a problem with people eating and I can't but the smell last night...my favourite foods, all freshly cooked. It was a torture :phanvan Never mind...there's nothing on the schedule for the next few weeks so should be OK. Was tempted to look at scale this morning as I lay in bed wondering how things are going but I didn't. I got up and left the room immediately and then had other things on my mind and so another day passed... Have walked and drunk 3/4litre of water so need to drink some more. TOM back ache kicked in so maybe just a short walk this afternoon...I'll see how things go.

Weekend again...Sometimes they fly by and sometimes they drag. Guess it depends what you are doing and this weekend I have absolutely nothing planned so looks like a slow one. Still, when I'm home I tend to be able to stick to my own rules better so suppose that's not a bad thing. I didn't eat a thing last night at the dinner. I drank six glasses of water. Can't say it was easy but hubby understood, he was trying to keep food down wind of me lol. I don't have a problem with people eating and I can't but the smell last night...my favourite foods, all freshly cooked. It was a torture :phanvan Never mind...there's nothing on the schedule for the next few weeks so should be OK. Was tempted to look at scale this morning as I lay in bed wondering how things are going but I didn't. I got up and left the room immediately and then had other things on my mind and so another day passed... Have walked and drunk 3/4litre of water so need to drink some more. TOM back ache kicked in so maybe just a short walk this afternoon...I'll see how things go.

As each day goes by and I don't look at the scale it gets easier and easier. I am back on track in so many ways and not jumping on the scale every day makes it easier to stay positive and believe that the weight is just dropping off. O.K, like most things the downside will be when I do finally get weighed if I'm no where near where I want to be, but then I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. For now it's absolutley the right thing for me to do. I have avoided eating with others quite well but we have a family meal (out) tonight and I haven't decided what to do. I think I will go for company but not eat anything. As much as anything else, it's bound to be after 9pm and I don't like eating so late. Last time I tried meat so late, it got stuck...didn't pb but was touch and go. Don't want to be in a situation where I'll possibly pb a) in public with no near bathroom (we're talking tiny Greek taverna here) and b)with people who don't know about my band. Sooooo, I'll eat before we go out and just sit with my water... Walked half an hour this morning with no problems and should be able to do the same again this afternoon. Got more than half my water in for day and it's only 1:30pm so doing well. Am gonna go and read a while and have a Greek siesta (welllll why not eh?). See ya over the weekend.

503-250...well done you! It must have been the hardest thing to resist a cake like that and so :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: very, very, well done! I completed my challenge for today. Water and exercise was fine. I didn't go to Mother in laws for lunch so avoided the fries...but we went out as a family for dinner to a souvlaki place. I didn't touch a thing (I'd eaten tuna before we left) and just drank my water. I don't have a problem with others eating and I can't but this is one of my favourite Greek foods and the smell of the food was killing me. Still, I did it! No more outings planned for a while - phew! Challenges for Saturday are about the same...water, exercise and food choices. Am staying home so 'should' be easy enough.

LOL..take it you're having a good day so far??? Good for you....I love seeing you so positive and perky (love that word lol), makes my day )

Sexxxxxxxxxxxyyyyyyyyyyyy...Jennifer Lopez eat your heart out! telly your real hard work is paying off big time. You look fabulous!

Hi there, I'm just over 5mths out with the band and have just been through what you have said. We went on vacation at the beginning of this month and when we came back I just couldn't seem to pull it together and get back to where I had been. I wasn't walking, not drinking enough water and worst of all I was nibbling anything and everything in sight...all things I knew I shouldn't. It was making me feel really low and so I decided I wasn't gonna let my bad habits win..again. They always did in the past..diet -binge- say what's the point and keep on binging! So, I decided to just take it one day at a time and do the best I could...my band isn't going anywhere and there was no point sulking about the silly choices I'd made. I got my water drinking back on track, then built up my walking again-increasing day by day and now that's fine I'm making much better food choices day by day. No point looking backwards...what do you want to do tomorrow...? Don't make it too big a step..something you CAN do and then work from there. Good luck

As each day goes by and I don't look at the scale it gets easier and easier. I am back on track in so many ways and not jumping on the scale every day makes it easier to stay positive and believe that the weight is just dropping off. O.K, like most things the downside will be when I do finally get weighed if I'm no where near where I want to be, but then I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. For now it's absolutley the right thing for me to do. I have avoided eating with others quite well but we have a family meal (out) tonight and I haven't decided what to do. I think I will go for company but not eat anything. As much as anything else, it's bound to be after 9pm and I don't like eating so late. Last time I tried meat so late, it got stuck...didn't pb but was touch and go. Don't want to be in a situation where I'll possibly pb a) in public with no near bathroom (we're talking tiny Greek taverna here) and b)with people who don't know about my band. Sooooo, I'll eat before we go out and just sit with my water... Walked half an hour this morning with no problems and should be able to do the same again this afternoon. Got more than half my water in for day and it's only 1:30pm so doing well. Am gonna go and read a while and have a Greek siesta (welllll why not eh?). See ya over the weekend.

Hello world, Had a really nice day today ) Last night was getting a pre-period migraine and thought it might linger but went to bed early and it left. So today I got up and did a few things and then went with Jordan's cousin and her little girl (visiting from New York) to my hotel. We were the only ones there :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: We had the pool to ourselves for an hour and a half and it was delicious....warm and empty!!! I swam and when not swimming I never put my feet down and I work my arms as much as I can. We ordered lunch and she was laughing that my eat ways...told her about band...made her think twice about she was eating too. I managed about 1/3 of my roast beef salad and enjoyed it. Jordan came to get us at 3:30pm and little Katerini (3) fell asleep in the car on way home- busy day I slept too for a while when I got back and now am just trying to get in the rest of my water for the day. Quiet day at home tomorrow and then we are going to have a goodbye family get together since they leave on Saturday morning. Jordan has a day off from pharmacy in September and since its a Thursday he's thinking of taking the Friday too and making a 4 day break. He wants to go hiking in his beloved Ipperous mountains. If he goes then Im gonna treat myself to a couple of days staying in the hotel so i can swim and the just toddle off back to my room to chill...good idea yeah?

LOL, I need to see a pic of that sheep working!!!!!!!!! Glad you liked them.

Isn't she just too 'dang beautiful' :OP Telly, the long hair was soft and gorgeous..this new look is the strong fighter in you and I swear it's the best thing you could have done...stunning woman...stunning!

Atta girl! ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) Way to go Teresita.

Hello world, Had a really nice day today :cool:) Last night was getting a pre-period migraine and thought it might linger but went to bed early and it left. So today I got up and did a few things and then went with Jordan's cousin and her little girl (visiting from New York) to my hotel. We were the only ones there :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: We had the pool to ourselves for an hour and a half and it was delicious....warm and empty!!! I swam and when not swimming I never put my feet down and I work my arms as much as I can. We ordered lunch and she was laughing that my eat ways...told her about band...made her think twice about she was eating too. I managed about 1/3 of my roast beef salad and enjoyed it. Jordan came to get us at 3:30pm and little Katerini (3) fell asleep in the car on way home- busy day I slept too for a while when I got back and now am just trying to get in the rest of my water for the day. Quiet day at home tomorrow and then we are going to have a goodbye family get together since they leave on Saturday morning. Jordan has a day off from pharmacy in September and since its a Thursday he's thinking of taking the Friday too and making a 4 day break. He wants to go hiking in his beloved Ipperous mountains. If he goes then Im gonna treat myself to a couple of days staying in the hotel so i can swim and the just toddle off back to my room to chill...good idea yeah?

O.K Thursday is almost over for me so for Friday....drink 4 bottles (3/4litre each) of water, Not eat the fries my mother-in-law is bound to cook for family meal....not touch the pitta bread that I know will make me pb and walk 2x on my treadmill for as long as my knee will let me...hopefully 30mins each time. Oh and an ongoing battle....I must not, repeat must not get on the scale LOL

LBT is showing it's ugly side again...hey ho hum. Might just stay away for a while and only do my journal...there again Im a cat and we all know about curiosity!!!!! I had a good day today as far as band life...I drank tons of water, did 2 walks of 20mins without pain and ate well. Not much else to be done then. Am going to my pool tomorrow swimming with Jordan's cousin and her 3yr old daughter so should be nice. Am not getting weighed til 6mth anniversary on 20th Septemeber so dont ask! That's all.

LBT is showing it's ugly side again...hey ho hum. Might just stay away for a while and only do my journal...there again Im a cat and we all know about curiosity!!!!! I had a good day today as far as band life...I drank tons of water, did 2 walks of 20mins without pain and ate well. Not much else to be done then. Am going to my pool tomorrow swimming with Jordan's cousin and her 3yr old daughter so should be nice. Am not getting weighed til 6mth anniversary on 20th Septemeber so dont ask! That's all.

Glad the mail arrived...posted 8 packages to USA..more than family gets lol....I know where you are and how it feels and crying is good. Doesn't matter what anyone else says...you can read our words but you need to think about you 1st and foremost. You matter and you cant do well if you dont feel well. So forget the food...all of it...and slowly and carefully make yourself better and the rest will all follow. I eat bread too when Im having bad food days...then I throw it out and just dont buy any....what will work for you. As for whats done...past. We have a future to look forward to. You are there for me and I'm here for you. Might only be a few words but they help get me through...hope it's same for you. ((((((HUGS))))))

Is it time to pack yet?

Who needs virtual....you're gonna be 3x as gorgeous you'll see...Ali said so!!!!!!

I decided to erase my score card from GFG this month. I wasn't really enjoying the challenge and I have decided to give the scale a break for a while and just not get weighed. My weightloss pattern and my personality mean getting weighed all the time doesn't make me feel good and so I decided once a month! Yep...a month. I am having some physical probs too that I'm trying to overcome steadily and healthily and so not feeling accountable to a scorecard makes the whole thing calmer for me. My leg is much better now and so I do believe it was just a cramp from lack of salts in my body...now fixed with capsule for a while. I called my doc about a 3rd fill but he's in Australia until 10th September. So, I decided, rather than go to the clinic in Athens, I'll keep going til he gets back and see where I'm at by that point. Maybe I need a fill truely and maybe I need to get back to some decent level of exercise which haven't had since vacation with one thing and another. There...decisions made...

It gets you like that...if we think we completely change on surgery day then we get wake up calls like this...some days the food wins LOL we just have to try and see that we and our bands win more days then the food!!!!! Wake up tomorrow and try again, that's all you can do! )

I know exactly what you mean...went on vacation and promised myself one eating day...was OK but not like the 'good old days' And yet was relieved not to have gained like other vacations and so the band is definitely a duel edged sword for us. Keep going and the end goal has to be worth a bit of band control don't you think?

That's where we all want to be..doesn't have to be running, but that working, striving and fighting because your eye is on the prize...beautifully said!