Libbyjane1976

Where's the barix clinic at? I had mine done at Harper University HOspital in Detroit and I had an awesome experience.

October 1st will be here before you know it!!! When do you start your liquid diet?

Yea another SE Michigan gal!!! Who's your doctor? What hospital you having/have had your procedure done out of?

Yea it was pretty funny. Especially since I had to go down a flight of stairs and I pulled a muscle in my calf. Oh well. That's part of the price you have to pay.

You have a good weekend yourself!!!! 3 days off yay!

Hey Carrie! Just got back late last night. What a week!!! Hot, muggy and 90 degrees all week. I thank god I lost 65 lbs before I went. I had no problems fitting in the airplane seat or buckling the belt or anything. Walking around Disney was no problem at all. Well except of course your feet ache but whether or not you're fat or thin your feet are going to ache when you've been on them all day like that. I had a great time, ate great food and didn't gain any weight considering some of the restaurants we went to. But of course you can't eat too much when you have the band thank god! I only got stuck 3 times. Not too bad. Hehe it grossed my brother out but I'm used to it. One night we had dinner at Chef Mickey's and I had to run to the bathroom 5 times. Whatever got stuck didn't want to come up. I also think the angle of the chair there didn't help. Once I moved to the side stoop I had no problem eating. Well gtg. Gotta work tomorrow!!! ttyl!!

Yea bandster hell is not fun!!! Just keep lots of fresh fruits and veggies on hand to fill you up. I'm doing great. Enjoying my summer!!! I'm headed to Disney World in 1 more week. I can't wait!! I am sad that summer is almost over with. Even though September and October are some of my favorite months. WEight loss is going great. I'm down 65 lbs so far. WEight loss has been slowing down a bit lately. Instead of losing 2 lbs a week i'm losing 2 lbs every week and a half.

Everything healing good for you? Were you in much pain afterwards? I wasn't in pain I was just uncomfortable. Between the gas bloating and trying to even sit down comfortably it sucked. Well have yourself a great weekend! You'll get through the mushy stage soon enough and be well on your way to going back to a "normal" diet. You will find that even though you don't have much restriction going on you will get fuller faster.

Hey! How's banded life going for you?

Plus you're probably getting more self confidence about yourself too. I know I am. In 3 1/2 weeks i'm going to Disney World and i'm excited. Excited to see how I fit in the airplane seat and excited to see how I fit on the rides.It'll just be nice to not have every ride I go on be a tight fight for a change!

61 lbs is my total so far. 40 lbs is awesome!!!!! Don't you just feel so much better? I know I do. WE went and saw the Ugly Truth. It was good. I just love Gerard Butler. Oooh he's a hottie.

Hi Carrie! How are you? I'm great. What have you been up to? I had a pretty busy weekend. Went out to dinner with a friend and then shopping and went and saw a movie. Saturday night had a party with some friends I haven't seen in 2 months. That was fun. That was pretty much it. I wanted to enjoy yesterday by the pool but it was crappy out! I hate when that happens! How's the WL coming along? I didn't lose anything this past week because it's PMS week but the week before I lost 5 lbs. I'm down to 252. I just wanna get into the 240s so bad!! I haven't weighed this much in over 10 years!!!

Thanks for the blog advice. lol. Let me tell you what he's a charmer too. Hopefully I can stay strong!

Thanks! I'm looking forward to it. He puts on a good show especially in front of his home town.

ttyl. Have a great evening!

We went to Pontiac Lake out in Waterford both days. It was nice. I usually don't hit the beach very much seen as how my brother has a pool but the pool turned green and we had to dump a bunch of chemicals in it and i'm like no way i'm not swimming in that. lol.

I usually just lose 2 lbs a week but it's been steady up until about a month or so ago and then it was 2 lbs every other week or 3 weeks straight and 1 off. it's been weird. Oh well every lb is 1 lb closer to goal. 115 lbs to go! Seems so far away but I know one day i'll get there!

Well it better get nicer out! I'm going to the Kid Rock concert Friday night at Comerica Park. I can't wait!!

Hi Carrie! Yea so far i'm having a good summer. Not as hot as I hoped it would be!!! Other than that it's been great. Went to my mom's for the 4th and spent some time at Lake Michigan. That was nice! Enjoyed the beach this past weekend.

My weight loss has been in a bit of a slump lately so i'm hoping to get back to losing steadily again. Instead of losing 2 lbs a week it's been 2 lbs every other week. My doctor said this is normal. I'm like whatever! lol. I'm hoping to be down 10 more lbs by Disney in 6 weeks. How was your 4th? how's your wl going? how many cc's do you have now?

Yea it will take a few fills before you feel restriction. In the meantime I was basically on my own and I watched everything I ate and worked out. You will get there. Don't get discouraged. Just keep going back and getting fills. You will get there!!!

Everybody in my office knows about it, in other offices only a few know about it but if they ask I'm honest and tell them. Everybody I've told has been really supportive and never negative. Good luck to ya!!! Hope you love your band as much as I do.

Damn girl you are looking awesome!!! You have come such a long way and I'm so happy for you.

Yea I would say go to the beach but with what just happened with your incision I would hold off on that! I'm down 55 lbs so far. i'm a pretty steady loser. Down 29 lbs already? Wow. That is so awesome. Have you gone down a size in clothing already? I lost so fast in my upper body and now my body is starting to shift. It's weird. I"m a size 18/20 on top and a 24 on bottom. 24's are starting to get too big on me so soon I'll be in size 22. I haven't worn size 22 in 10 years. I can't wait! It will be weird the day I no longer have to shop in the plus size clothing section. That hasn't happened since I was 15! Well have a good one. Glad your incision is OK hope it heals good for you! Later!

Hey Carrie! I'm doing great. Enjoying the warm weather. I've basically been living at my brother's house because he has a pool. I have this Friday off work and i'm going to spend all day there. How are you doing? How's the weight loss coming along?

lol. That was the most exciting thing i've probably done in 6 months. I'm the most boring person I know. What really sucks is since I don't want to gain any weight I get really picky about drinking alcohol. I think I had 3 sips of something and that was it. But I made sure I took a long walk. I walked out of the park and up the street to the corner and to the lake. It was probably about a 45 minute walk.

Hi Carrie. Had a great weekend. Went camping up to Silver Lake State Park. My sister's friend has a raised Jeep Cherokee and we went bahaing on the sand dunes up there. It was so much fun! My weight loss has been stalling lately. I think it's because i'm building up muscle mass because i've been walking and biking more and more. Hopefully that stops and I see some weight come off!!! How are you doing? How's your weight loss going? Did you have a good weekend?

Yea I had my very 1st PB episode last week. It wasn't pleasant. I've been paranoid about eating all week. It'll teach you to definitely slow down and chew your food better that's for sure. Well enjoy the day it's beautiful out today. Just wish it would get up into the 80s and stay there!!! Later.

Good glad to hear you're doing good. You back on solid food now? You get your 1st fill yet? I got my 1st fill about 5 weeks after my procedure and it was only 4 cc's. Not much restriction but enough that I was eating smaller portions and not feeling hungry in between meals. I started walking at work. I walk on my morning break and during lunch for a total of 1 1/2 miles. I do this about 3 times a week sometimes 4 depending on the crazy Michigan weather. When I go to my brother's house I will go on a bike ride with the kids. My 5 year old nephew and I went on a 2 mile bike ride last Saturday. It actually felt great.

Hey Carrie. Just checking in. How are things going?

Thanks I will have a good week! Go Wings!

Yea that's the worst this in between time. Just make sure you buy lots of healthy fruits and vegetables from the store that way you may be snacking but at least it's on something healthy! Everythig healing good? You back to work? Back to normal yet?