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Hey! Is it okay if I use your real name on here? LOL, I dont know the rules. So let me know.

Tell me a little more. What are you waiting for? Insurance hang up? If I could figure out how to send you a private message I would send you my email. I need to spend some time playing around on here to figure out how to do things

Hi Cee-I am getting ready to go to a meeting, but I wanted to send you a quick response to your question on my picture. I just posted on my blog yesterday bc some people have asked me lately how my weight loss has been so good...here is a link to my blog Once Upon A Time...In the Land of Cheese and Sunkist

Check out yesterday's post. Then if you want, send me an email at amy.workman@gmail.com and we can compare notes!

Hi Lauren! You can tell me you love me all you want! BECAUSE, if you and I are alike...then you are fabulous too! lol...

I'm not kidding.

I dont know if you read my blog or my posts on here, but I have been kinda lax on the posting on here. Congrats on the start of your journey! I hope it is smoooth sailing for you...and if you hit some bumps in the road, at least it will make for a better, possibly funnier story in the end.

Thanks for the pic comment! It's funny. I have been reading this site for about a month before I actually created an account and you are like a superstar on here:)

You are an inspiration to everyone. (Although I know everyone tells you that!)

Thanks again!

THEN, for dinner I have whatever. Hamburger (no bun), Chicken breast, baked or grilled, a small piece of steak or pork chop, etc., with a side. Mashed potatos, or beans, or a veggie.

i drink TONS of water. Over 100oz a day. I notice that when I have a week of eating salty foods for snacks, I dont lose as much or at all.

Sometimes for dessert I might have a skinny cow. I dont feel deprived. I just try to stay away from the crap that I know what help me reach my goal. But sometimes...like last night...I give in. I had 4 little white donuts and some cheetos. My bad

Well hello hello! I saw your comment on my picture and I wanted to respond. I have a blog Once Upon A Time...In the Land of Cheese and Sunkist and have been blogging since my decision to get banded. You can read a lot more there about my weight loss. I work out 3 days a week now. But I have not been a hardcore "workerouter" this entire time. It comes and goes in spurts. What I eat varies. I try to keep my calories around 1200 a day, but I dont track them or journal my food. I just keep a running total in my head Slightly dangerous!!

LOL...feel free to email me anytime!

Amy

And how are you doing? Anything I should know before tomorrow?

By looking at your ticker you are kickin ass too!

Damn! No recliner. My boyfriend had one when I moved in...vintage 1972...poop brown. I made him get rid of it during Phase 1 of my redecorating. lol...unfortunetly...it gets worse. Our bed is a california king water bed...vintage 1982! Its tall (or Im short)...its tall and hard to get in and out of. So, if I can't, I think I will make my couch into my new home. I assume you are still on clear liquids? Hows that like? The eating part I mean.

hahah! Thank you heidi!

hahahah! I am glad that it made you laugh I was still in my crappy mood (get it) today...but I am feeling a little better now. Thank YOU for making me giggle! I seem to be obsessed with my poop failure lately!

hahahah....your photo comment made me laugh...and I am having a bad case of the Tuesdays..so thanks for that!

hahahhaahha....you had already requested me to be your friend...and I just keep rambling on. I blame it on the liquid diet.

Hey Carrie! Thanks for the friend add. In my signature or the ABOUT ME section you can find the link to my blog. I dont post as much on here as I used to, and blogging is fun bc then you can read all of the other ladies blogs that have been banded. You will learn tons that way!--amy

Hey Cindy! I didnt know if my blog lets you know when I reply to something you post on it. Most of the time, I reply to your post with another post. I just wanted to make sure you knew that so you didnt think I was ignoring all your encouraging words!

Hey DW. There are times when it is hard to follow the "rules" but really...I dont have very many rules. I just eat less of what I used to eat. Some things like breads and pasta just dont go down well with good restriction, but unfortunetly...greasy food and stuff doesnt give me any trouble. Feel free to ask any questions you might have!

Hey Heidi-Thank you for all the nice picture compliments! How did you are during the holidays?

Hey Jenny! Thanks for following and letting me know! I am not a very good role model for working out. When I am working out on my regular schedule, we go twice a week to interval bootcamp training. Once, I worked out 5 times in a week...but I don't work out as much as I should! About two weeks after getting banded, I started walking and worked up to 3 miles and did my first 5k ever two months after getting banded...but havent done another one since How is everything with you going?

Hey! How did you first fill go? Anything? Have you been back yet? Shoot me an email (amy.workman@gmail.com) and let me know how everything is going.

Hey! Thank you so much for the comment! I just now checked my messages so I didnt want you to think I wasn't responding! Feel free to ask me any questions you might have...this is a big decision to make but one that I havent regretted! you can always email me as well at amy.workman@gmail.com

Hey! Thanks for the friend add! Tell me where you are in your journey. You can send me a private message if you dont want to leave it all out here. Where are you from? A great way to get to know some of the ladies on here is to read their blogs! Mine is in my signature or you can just go to Once Upon A Time...In the Land of Cheese and Sunkist. Then you can see the people who follow my blog and many of them have their own blogs too! Look for Angie, or Tiffany, or Mary on my blog...they are our age also!

Hi Bobbie! Thank you for the message. Okay...here is the deal. I go through weeks sometimes where I eat like CRAP! I mean, take Tuesday for example. i was feeling sick with a cold so I went crazy with food. cheetos, peanut butter cups, snicker, frosty, cheese...etc. I gained a pound :0 ) But I snapped out of it. You will too. What I do when I get on a real bad binge is just to commit to one day of water, low salt, protein, etc. Just one day. You can do it. Sometimes that one day helps with the detox and you can make one day into two days. The choice is up to us ya know. My scale barely moved last month. There were three weeks when it hardly budged and i got SO frustrated bc I was doing everything right. So I went off track for a week to see if once I got back on track, it would move again. It worked! Set a mini goal and go at it! You can do it!

Hi Erin! Yes ma'am. I grew up just north of Topeka off of K-4 highway. I went to Seaman High School and then Washburn University...then I graduated and moved here to pensacola! I do miss things about KS. I miss farms, wheat fields, lazy summer nights...ahhhh...and SNOW! I've eaten at McFarlands a couple of times!

Hi Gorda! Thanks for checking in! I am doing good but have just been slacking on posting pictures on here! ARGH! I will do it though and thanks for the reminder! How are things with you?

HI! Not to worry! I posted yesterday early evening. You can always check my blog too...because I try to post their first. How is everything with you? I am up 10 pounds since surgery yesterday...I must be swollen and full of fluids. I am still not very hungry. I managed to get down a protein shake today. I am working on some water and some broth. Not together of course