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Dr. Weiss is a good man too. I know it has been some time since you posted that.. I hope that you have found some relief and are doing better.

I'm getting a little nervous now, it's finally setting in. The thoughts of it scare me to death! Me on NATIONAL TV! That's a hoot. Anybody out there watch the "Outdoor Channel".... Fishers ATV World, it airs on Mondays. Anyhow, they are coming to our part of the world this weekend and I'm serving as one of their guides! (There are only 2 of us) I'm excited, yet scared to death and dreading it. I'm not pretty, YOU can see that. I still have so much to loose before I can even begin to like what I see in the mirror and my big behind is going to be on TV! And to top it off, riding my Arctic Cat ATV on TV! :smilielol5: But one good thing, when it shows shots of us riding I'll have my helmet on and you can't see my face. :hurray: Can't miss the rest of me though. I have no idea of all that they film what will make it to air and what won't. Actually I'd rather not be on TV. I mean face it, they would like to keep their ratings UP.... not scare people off. :yikes: But I do love riding. That's a fact. AND it's something that people of all ages and sizes and conditions can do. The last "family" trip that we rode included members of my family that ranged in age from 13 to 73 (my MOTHER!)!!!! So maybe showing that fat middle aged woman can do it to may be a good thing. I'd love to see more women riding. Everyone in my family rides. And the woman outnumber the guys about 4 to 1 !! I won't have time to get back here till the first part of next week. I'll have photos then to show. One thing for sure, if I'm taking the pic's I'll not be in them! hehehe

I'm getting a little nervous now, it's finally setting in. The thoughts of it scare me to death! Me on NATIONAL TV! That's a hoot. Anybody out there watch the "Outdoor Channel".... Fishers ATV World, it airs on Mondays. Anyhow, they are coming to our part of the world this weekend and I'm serving as one of their guides! (There are only 2 of us) I'm excited, yet scared to death and dreading it. I'm not pretty, YOU can see that. I still have so much to loose before I can even begin to like what I see in the mirror and my big behind is going to be on TV! And to top it off, riding my Arctic Cat ATV on TV! :thumbup: But one good thing, when it shows shots of us riding I'll have my helmet on and you can't see my face. :tt1: Can't miss the rest of me though. :sneaky: I have no idea of all that they film what will make it to air and what won't. Actually I'd rather not be on TV. I mean face it, they would like to keep their ratings UP.... not scare people off. But I do love riding. That's a fact. AND it's something that people of all ages and sizes and conditions can do. The last "family" trip that we rode included members of my family that ranged in age from 13 to 73 (my MOTHER!)!!!! So maybe showing that fat middle aged woman can do it to may be a good thing. I'd love to see more women riding. Everyone in my family rides. And the woman outnumber the guys about 4 to 1 !! I won't have time to get back here till the first part of next week. I'll have photos then to show. One thing for sure, if I'm taking the pic's I'll not be in them! hehehe

All I can say is "What next?" One thing I have to say for my life, it's not really dull. Granted I could use a lot less drama with family accidents, DADDY you scared the heck out of me! What happened? Let me give a little background. My dad will be 80 on September 19th. Which also happens to be my youngest sons birthday too... He will be 30. Yes he was born on my dad's 50th birthday. Daddy has always been a proud man. I've seen him work men half his age into the ground. Strong and stubborn. Daddy has already survived a quadruple bypass and a stroke. But on Tuesday of last week he almost left this world. He was trying to pull an attachment off of the tractor when what he hitched to wasn't the best choice. That thing, Ancient Drill Press is what he hooked to. It is somewhere around 500-800 pounds. Now granted he should have known better. But Thank God that he did survive. Nobody was home when the accident happened and he laid pinned under that thing for more than 3 hours! Broken jaw, hole punched in neck, broken ribs, collapsed lung, broken pelvis, cracked backbones, and pneumonia! He's one tough old man, that's for sure. So now you know where I've been for the last week. Hang in there daddy! Now for the good stuff that is ABOUT to happen. How many people here watch on the Outdoor channel on Mondays Fishers ATV World? Anybody? Maybe your husband does if you don't. Anyhow..... they are going to be here next Sunday to film for a future segment on their show at the ATV/OFF Road park that is near here. AND there is going to be only 2 people serving as guides... Our club president and ME! :lol: One thing about it... this should be a first for Mr. Fisher. Bet he's never had an overweight middle aged lady serve as guide! :thumbup: Now as far as my being on TV. Honestly I'd rather not. I mean I'm not pretty and as you know already I'm not small! So I can't see where having a lady looking (and sounding) like me would help his show. Yes, I'm a hillbilly and I sure sound like one. Think Dolly Parton with a deeper voice and larger body!! I'm honored to get to go with them. I mean hey... how many other times has someone like me, woman to boot, had this pleasure? Not many I would think. I'll have lots of photos and some video to share come the first of the week. Should be a blast!

All I can say is "What next?" One thing I have to say for my life, it's not really dull. Granted I could use a lot less drama with family accidents, DADDY you scared the heck out of me! What happened? Let me give a little background. My dad will be 80 on September 19th. Which also happens to be my youngest sons birthday too... He will be 30. Yes he was born on my dad's 50th birthday. Daddy has always been a proud man. I've seen him work men half his age into the ground. Strong and stubborn. Daddy has already survived a quadruple bypass and a stroke. But on Tuesday of last week he almost left this world. He was trying to pull an attachment off of the tractor when what he hitched to wasn't the best choice. That thing, Ancient Drill Press is what he hooked to. It is somewhere around 500-800 pounds. Now granted he should have known better. But Thank God that he did survive. Nobody was home when the accident happened and he laid pinned under that thing for more than 3 hours! Broken jaw, hole punched in neck, broken ribs, collapsed lung, broken pelvis, cracked backbones, and pneumonia! He's one tough old man, that's for sure. So now you know where I've been for the last week. Hang in there daddy! Now for the good stuff that is ABOUT to happen. How many people here watch on the Outdoor channel on Mondays Fishers ATV World? Anybody? Maybe your husband does if you don't. Anyhow..... they are going to be here next Sunday to film for a future segment on their show at the ATV/OFF Road park that is near here. AND there is going to be only 2 people serving as guides... Our club president and ME! :ohmy::w00t::lol: One thing about it... this should be a first for Mr. Fisher. Bet he's never had an overweight middle aged lady serve as guide! :thumbup: Now as far as my being on TV. Honestly I'd rather not. I mean I'm not pretty and as you know already I'm not small! So I can't see where having a lady looking (and sounding) like me would help his show. Yes, I'm a hillbilly and I sure sound like one. Think Dolly Parton with a deeper voice and larger body!! I'm honored to get to go with them. I mean hey... how many other times has someone like me, woman to boot, had this pleasure? Not many I would think. I'll have lots of photos and some video to share come the first of the week. Should be a blast!

I'm doing my best to stay away from the foods that I shouldn't have, sweets, and I'm proud that I'm doing that. I'm not eating near as much as I did pre band. Yet I'm not loosing. I know that I should get out and walk more, but right now the heat is opressive and spending the $$ for the gym is not an option right now with bills being what they are. My only hope is to hold out till fall OR get up before dawn and go walking. As for the second part, I love sleeping a little to much.

I'm doing my best to stay away from the foods that I shouldn't have, sweets, and I'm proud that I'm doing that. I'm not eating near as much as I did pre band. Yet I'm not loosing. I know that I should get out and walk more, but right now the heat is opressive and spending the $$ for the gym is not an option right now with bills being what they are. My only hope is to hold out till fall OR get up before dawn and go walking. As for the second part, I love sleeping a little to much.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm not a child hater or anything like that. I actually like kids. :thumbup: But it has been just me and hubby for so long now that I prefer it being just us.:sneaky: My "baby" will be 30:scared2: in September so it's been a really long time around younger kids 24/7. But I have to keep telling myself, it will only be until Sunday... only until Sunday.:crying: At least there will be stuff to do. Michael is bringing up his ATV and we will be heading out in the morning to go riding. :thumbup: Going to meet up with some friends of ours, Dale, Donna and their two boys. :thumbup: Should be 6 rides hitting the trails in the morning. It should be a good ride, if nobody breaks down. :blushing: I've got to change the oil in both of our Arctic Cats and check the air filters. That will give me something to do today. Now on to the important stuff. I have already screwed up this morning. I ate a big bowl of Special K Red Berries. I knew not to do it, but I did it anyway. :crying: Shoot me now! When will I learn NOT to even buy a box. WHEN?? Oh well..... now to really try and do a lot better the rest of the day. Got to get off my A$$ and get busy, sitting here at this computer sure isn't helping. Catch you later today I hope!

Don't give up the fight. Keep after your insurance. It may take a while, but you will win. As for support, all you have to do here is ask. Wishing that I could give you a huge hug. (I'm a hugger, it's the mom in me.) Hang in there. Keep fighting!

I continue to find ways to circumvent the band. You told how you failed yourself in your 4th line. AS you should already know, the band being nothing more than that, can't change your mind and your eating habits. YOU have to do that. Sounds like you need some serious help changing your mindset/habits. Good luck. You will be in my prayers. Jimsgirl..... it sounds like you don't have good restriction yet. The number of fills differs from person to person. My husband is there, I'm not! We both have the same size bands, 14cc, WE both have 7cc's in them. I'm different from him, just the way you are different from me.

Hummmmmmmmmmmmm Interesting reading.

Where do I begin. I know what you mean when you first find this site. SO MUCH READING to do! It's overwhelming. Yes some things will scare the daylights out of you.... and other things give you so much hope. As far as cravings..... here's the deal, or at least for us (hubby and myself both have had the band earlier this year) so far. What the band does is to create a much smaller stomach that takes so much less to fill to get to the FULL feeling. There is NOBODY here that is/was a bigger chocoholic than I was. NOW get this.. now I'm serious, I couldn't live a day with out having cookies..... cake..... pie..... ice cream something. NOW... I honestly don't want it! Go figure! My husband was horrible too. He'll have a small cup of soft serve every once in a while, where before he'd down a 1/2 gallon in two sittings! If you've done any reading at all you've seen a lot of people talk about how the band is a tool. It is. It can either be your best friend or you will hate it. No two people are the same. It does take some time from when you first have the surgery till you get enough fill in your band to really work it's best. It takes time. And you will feel hunger, but... it will take so much less to fill you that you will be amazed! Hubby had his 3 weeks before I did. I tried once to eat what he was (and he said he was feeling FULL) and honestly... my first thought was.. OK that was my premeal snack..... where the heck is the rest of it? But now remember, that was preband for me. Now I eat like he does. What used to feed us for one meal, now will do at least 2 meals or a little over! It honestly saves a lot of money due to the fact that what we buy last so much longer. OH and FYI - I"m 55 and he is 57. He's lost 58 pounds so far! I'm not doing as well has he is, but hey that's just me. I've seen a lot of other women that are older and younger that have done fantastic. I'm one of the stubborn ones. OH JOY..:thumbup: Feel free to ask questions anywhere on here, someone will answer you honestly and to the best of their ability. Pull up a comfy chair, you'll be here a while.

Ok, so I'm proud of myself! It's not a marathon, but for me it might as well have been. 6 years ago we did that walk several times a week. That was then. Now, well lets just say I did it! I DID IT! Now why such an odd number? That is the distance from my front door to make the loop. I leave out on my road, take another road till it goes to the 4 lane, then right again till I come back to the other end of my road, then back home. According to the car/truck it is 2 full miles. BUT according to the GPS it is only 1.81 miles round trip. Didn't do it in record breaking time..... but hey I did it! Beats the hell out of nothing at all! AND I'm keeping a full record of anything that goes in my mouth. I'll get this fat off one way or another.:thumbup: