MelAnne

I have weighed myself on multiple scales. How on earth have I lost 13 pounds in a matter of four days?! I am more then sure it will stall out - specially once I start mushies - right? I am taking it! I need the emotional lift. I have been walking, and am leaving to go run errands - Drivers lisc. expired, and need new sheets for the kids new beds. Went from twins to Queens - %#^$* they grow fast!!!!! Hungry, but I know I will make this work! With each hunger pang, I just remind myself this is temporary, and I am on the LOOSING SIDE!!!!! Reminding myself how long I waited for this shames me into being grateful, and then I have to follow that with a positive thought towards my goal of wearing the clothes I have in the attic. (And the new ones I get to buy!!!!!!) :Banane56: :kiss :kiss :cool: :eek: :mad:

No fills and awesome weight loss in record time!!!! This is my plan; help me if I am wrong!!!! liquids this week and next. (not sure when I can add 'mushies') What I plan on doing is high protien. And like Joesphine, not eat when I am NOT hungry. So more then likely no Breakfast, as I don't get hungry in the morning. It sounds like she did not deprive herself of everything, including sugar. Just fried foods, which is SMART! I like carbs, so I will be avoiding bread, rices, POTATOS, etc.. But I like cheese and turkey, and will chop up salads for lunch with meat on it, chicken, turkey and tuna. I will use a lite salad dressing, but will more then likely load it with cheese and sunflower seeds as that is how I love my salads. dinner will be a portion of what the family is eating - I will grill or bake chicken etc... as I am not a big meat eater, I will eat boiled eggs, beef Jerky, or just veggies on those nites. I am worried about the protien drinks - EEWWW So I know I won't be drinking them. But as I sit here and work myself through this two weeks of torement, I plan on what I can eat to succeed at this. Advise is wanted and respected!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! Cheesecake Factory - Sheeshcake FAT-factory Just walked around the block. Who cares if I was in my nightgown and robe. I walked and got outta the house while my family ate the homemade lasagna my sister brought over for my family as I had surgery Monday and my 10 yr old son had surgery on Wed. (eye surgery in both eyes) -Mel

Dexter Turnquest - Houston Northwest off 1960. I am not allowed a fill for 6 weeks. Sticking to liquids and WALKING WALKING WALKING as I am determined to loose this weight and be in size 16 pants within 2 months. I know, un-realistic and will be emotionally crushing I am sure. I plan on visiting this forum and posting it all. Good and Bad. I can be true to myself and use this as a daily log in, did I eat right? did I exercise? etc. I am weak, and hungry. I am allowed to be sore and emotionally a wreak right now. I just had major surgery, and that is a major life change. I can freak out about it. I did when I got married. When I got pregnant (both times). And of course no one needs to mention how much I have beat myself up over the past years for gaining this weight!! I will survive, I will loose and I will reap the reward!!

The Woodlands Mary?!?! I am in Spring! Thank you for your support and example of what I need to be doing and focusing on. I am scared. I need to loose this weight. As I am already loosing my mind. -MelAnne

Thank you Lisa. I appreciate your words of wisdom and encouragment. -MelAnne

Kathy! 15 lbs in a week?!?! I hope I am that lucky. I am starving. I am being honest and faithful to this. I am on liquids and aside from three baby spoon size bites of mashed potatos, and three baby spoon size bites of SF pudding, I am on only liquids. I go back to work Monday. And am actually looking froward to it, maybe it will take my mind off all of this for a major portion of the day. I get pains across the chest, between my breasts, and it is cold and horrible. It is usually followed by my stomach growling. (your stomach growling is your stomach disgesting something that is not there) I sucked on a SF popcicle a few mins ago. I never finish them when I do have one, usually only 1/3 of it if that much. I am not looking at pounds. I want to get into my work clothes. 14/16 sizes. I am currently in 22/24. I am walking what do you have planned for exercise? I am hoping that makes this weight drop faster.

Banded on Monday 4/17. I want to get into a size 14/16. I am wearing 22/24 now. I am 5'5 and was 250 as they wheeled me into surgery. My home scales say I am 240.5 today, but they are worthless, and I don't believe them. I am sticking to the liquid diet like I have been advised to do, and like so many of you said I should do, last nite in my state of frustration. Do you think it is possible for me to be in that size in as little as month out? My sister had the RNY last year, and of course is WAY below goal. (I used the same Dr. and he strongly advised the Lapband, as the RNY was too much for me, as he did not think I needed to loose that much weight, and she had dropped so much) So, I feel cheated. I didn't get the surgery I wanted, she did. She lost all her weight fast, and I had to deal with her emotional crap all through out it. Now, I sit banded. And will not loose this weight. I am the one that told her about the surgery and did everything to help HER get APPROVED. I finally get on an Ins. that will approve me, and feel that I was cornored into getting the lapband rather then the RNY. I hate feeling like all of this. I am loosing my mind. Depression is going to kick my butt if I do not get to feeling better soon, and loose some weight fast. I am scared. Mindless. Sorry for my venting. If no one reads it, at least I got some of it out of my head. MelAnne

No, this is my first and hopefully only band. I am tired of SF popcicles and SF Jello. I am sooo hungry. Surely I am not the only one that came home and ready to eat. I had three bites of SF pudding and three bites of KFC mashed potatos today. I feel like I screwed everything up and have already cheated myself out of this. My DH (darling husband) ran to the store and bought me low fat cheese and low sodium turkey. He doesn't want me hungry and depressed. Someone tell me what to do?! Do I give in, and eat something or continue to (try) do the liquid thing? -MelAnne

Hi, I am new. Home from the hospital yesterday. I am so hungry, and am terrified I am going to fail at this. My body aches and air is trying to disappate. (I have had lap surgery b4) I am just frustrated that I am so hungry and want to eat!!!!! BUT I want to loose this weight and know that if I do eat, I won't loose this weight. But dang, I coulda starved myself without the surgery!!!! Help!!!! MelAnne