mroseharvey

Hello everyone. I am still sick I have a bad cold but I am hanging in here. China some days I am up 1 or 2 lbs but the next day it comes off......I am still weighing myself everyday and that is worthless. I am trying to go all week with weighing myself. This is what I ate today: B - 2 scrambled eggs / yogurt L - Protein Shake D - Lentil soup

Good luck to everyone!

Welcome back and hope you had a great holiday. Glad to hear that everyone is doing well and we all got through the holiday season. Well I woke up this morning at I have a bad sore throat. I hate getting sick....so I am taking vitamin c and going to dring alot of liquids and rest today. It figures I get sick when my husband finally gets a few days off and we were going to adventure out and do some things together. Looks he will be playing golf solo today. Have a great day ladies.

Well I am also back to work today. What is the weight loss challenge and how do you join it? Well I better get some work done have a great day.

I am in the room waiting for you.

I will look into craigslist and some local games stores. Thanks for your advice.

Yes I went to Walmart.com and all the local stores around here. I will have to wait until they get restcked. May I ask what kind of store you have?

I have been looking all over for the wii system and I want the wii fit. Everyone is sold out. I did do my tread mill for 20 minutes this morning and my bike for 20 minutes tonight. It is so weired yesterday I felt total restriction. Today I was hungry and ate more than I usually do have either of you experienced that. I was able to eat: B - Oatmeal med. banana L - Egg drop soup 1 cup D - 1 1/2 turkey hot dogs - 1 tbl. refried beans about 1/4 cup green beans. That was alot of food. What kind of store do you have? Don't over do it.

I am also a self pay and paid $14,000 I also financed mine through credit care. I was very close to going to mexico to have it done but my kids and husband were not happy about that so when my insurance denied me. I decided to go with my doctor and all my appointments and fills are included for one year also. I did find one doctor for $10,000 but no fills were included and the anesthesia was not inlcuded so make sure that is including everything.

Hello Laurel and China its great to be able to talk to you guys and have someone to talk to. I got up this morning and was not hungry at all but I know I have to eat so I made myself 2 scambled eggs it took me about a half hour to finish them but I did. Me and the hubby are taking a drive to Palm Springs today so we will see what I eat for lunch and dinner. My back is alittle better but still hurts. Have a great day everyone.

Sounds like you have alot of restriction. I don' t have very much. I can eat about a cup and a half of food at a meal. Do you have fluid in your band? My doctor put .5 in mine when he put it in. I am looking forward to my fill on the 21st.

China you did not eat any dinner. You need to eat.

Thanks for asking Laurel the back is much better. Today was the first day that I worked out for 20 minutes and it felt good. I rode my stationary bike. This is what I ate today: B - Oatmeal 1/2 cup yogurt L - Beef barley soup D - 2 oz fish and squash I will have cottage cheese and fruit for a snack this evening.

I am scheduled for my first fill on 1/21. I am going to reallywork on eating more protein I don't think I am getting enough in. I am going to start riding my stationary bike today and go for a walk. I love chatting with you all.

WannBskinny may I ask were you self pay? How are you feeling?

China great job in the weight loss. I seem to be at a stand still at the moment but I am being patient. I have not been able to exercise like I would like to as I have been having terrible back pain. At the moment I am laying on an ice pack and trying to get the back pain under control. I hope that everyone has a great New Year.

I was in the same boat as you. My BMI was 35 and the health issues I had was high cholesterol and arthritis...I was like you my feet hurt so bad I cried at times when I walked. Well, my insurance company denied me saying that it was not medically necessary. Well I was so upset I cried for an entire day. My husband saw how upset I was and he hated to see me in pain....just to walk. So we decided to go ahead and self pay, I had the surgery on 12/15/08. I am going to appeal and fight with my insurance we will see what happens. But I decided that I am not going to let an insurance company tell me that I am not sick enough.....I know the pain I feel in my legs and feet. With just 11 lbs that have come off my feet feel better. Good luck with your appeal.

Glad to hear that you are doing well China. I feel like I am at a stand still I have not lost any more weight, but I guess I should not be weighing myself everyday either. Does everyone do that? Yesterday I had: B: 1 scrambled egg w/beans L: Slim Fast shake - low carb D: chicken (mushed) carrots mushed S: String cheese

It's not bad at all. I was in at 8:00 a.m. and home by noon the same day. The pain was not bad. Just take your pain medication and try and walk as much as you can to get rid of the gas. Be strong and you will be fine. Good Luck.

Glad everyone did well today. I think I did pretty well. B - Carnation Instant Breakfast - sugar free L - Soup D - 2 oz turkey, mashed potatos, sweet potatos all mashed S - 1/2 cup cottage cheese After dinner I felt very full.

Hello Shelly I was banded on the 15th of December and feel free to ask me anything you want. I am doing very well feeling back to normal and very excited about this new journey that we are beginning. Are you still on full liquids? Merry Christmas

I am glad that everything went well for you Laural. Be patient everything will work out in time for you with your son. I did notice that since I have increased my calorie intake to about 1200 cal my weight is coming off alittle faster. What food stage are you in and what are you eating. Have a very merry christmas.

Good luck to all you January bandsters and all of you will do fine. I was banded on 12/15 and I am doing great. The pain is not bad at all just remember to drink alot of water and walk as soon as you can. It helps get rid of all the gas pains. I was a self pay (insurance said it was not medically necessary, I am going to appeal) and had surgery at 8:00 a.m. (they wanted me stay one night) I was feeling good when I woke up and asked if I could go home. I was home by noon. I rested so much better in my own bed. Good luck and if anyone has any questions please feel free to ask me.

I wanted to wish all the December bandsters a Very Merry Christmas and this is the best christmas present we can give ourselves our health. Everyone keep up the good work and lets take one day at time and get to our goal. I am on day 10 and feeling great. My doc said I can go on mushies did anyone go on mushies that soon? You just hear so many different things.

Goodmorning and Merry Christmas to everyone. I hope everyone has a great day. I am finding that the more I eat the more weight comes off so I am going to try and eat 1200 cal today. Is everyone on mushies now? Keep up the good work.