Irishmist

Congratulation on your decision Dame, Dr. Coburn is a great guy, i have never regretted going to him, or to get the lapband. And WELCOME :welcome2: Maria :peep:

WAY TO GO MANDI. :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: YOU ARE ON FIRE:flame: :flame: Hey you are almost at your CHRISTMAS goal already, you will have to set another one for yourself. Maria :peep:

Way to go Mandi, Keep up the good work.:clap2: :clap2: Maria

Thanks Mandi Maria

Glad you enjoyed your trip Mandi, but sorry about the upset tummy, mushrooms is another food i discovered i can not eat, that is why i stay away from salads. Hope you are feeling better soon, looking forward to seeing your weight loss. Maria:)

Well Cloe you are exercising your fingers. LOL Maria:)

Way to go Mr Cloe :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: . New clothes Cloe..... NEW CLOTHES... YEA. Congratulations. Maria:)

me too Green, i can eat just about everything, the only thing i have trouble with is lettuce. I hav'nt slimed or PB on anything yet and i hope i can keep it that way. Maria

Thank you Yoda, and Green Maria:)

I might just do that Neenagh, burn off a few more calories. LOL Maria:)

I know what you mean Neenagh, some days i seem to be so hungry, and other days a little food fills me. Hang in there Neenagh, things hopefully will get better after your fill on Thursday. Maria

Thank you everyone for the well wishes. You know are bodies are strange, and hard to figure out, so i go for my weigh in tonight and i was nervous getting on that scale, and guess what. I LOST 6.5 LBS. go figure.:omg: I am one happy little Irish girl tonight.:whoo: :whoo: Hubby did'nt have to hide out in the bedroom tonight. LOL Maria:)

Did you have a good time Mandi?, nice pictures. Maria:)

Well your day was'nt a total waste Yoda, at least you got your snow tires. What is up with our husband's sometimes, mine called me at work today to see if i was going for weigh in tonight. "Yes" i said "why", "Oh i think i will go to bed before you get home" he said. "Why" i said "well if you have a gain, i am staying out off your way" he said. If i was at home i would kick his ass for him. LOL Cloe you are too funny, what is Yoda doing with that rubber ducky in the tub anyway :guess Maria:)

Cloe i think you did the right thing with your daughter, tough love is hard, when my daughter's were teenager's i had a few problems with them, i just let them know i was there for them if they needed me, and that i would always love them no matter what. They both have turned out okay, things have a way of working themselves out in the end. Good luck in the elections. Maria:)

Yoda, I meant to say a 5 lb gain, i wish it had been a loss. Maria

Thank you Yoda. I am never comfortable talking about myself, i am one of these people who sits in the back of the room, so no one will notice me. I was coughing so much last week i was concerned i would do damage to my band, i had no voice, my husband enjoyed it though i could'nt nag at him LOL. You know i could gain 5 lbs. in a week before banding, but that was because i would eat a lot. It was such a shock to my system when that scale showed a 5 lb weight loss. Tomorrow is the day i weigh in, i hope the scale shows a loss, if not then it is time to go for another fill, i have only had the one since banding. Yes you are right Yoda slow but sure does wins the race, i was happy with a 1 to 2 lb. loss a week, but not to go backwards LOL, at least we have a way to get us back on track again. Thank god for fill adjustments. Maria

Thank you Green, Betty Davis was right, it is a good thing i am not a sissy, but this hip pain is really getting me down. getting in and out of the car is a killer, but i am not going to give in to it. You sound like my husband, he hates this time of year, he is already complaining that winter sucks. Maria:)

Thank you Cloe. And good luck to your husband tomorrow in the elections.:gluck: Maria:)

Happy Birthday Doriana, The bad taste in your mouth, that is your diet working. I was on the Optifast diet, but i was told that i would experience a bad taste in my mouth, it would just mean that the ketones were breaking down in my body, maybe that is what is also causing the feeling in the back of the throat. At least this part will soon be over. But yes call the clinic tomorrow and find out for sure, at least it will give you peace of mind. Maria

Thank you Cloe, Wheezy, Neenagh. I am not very good at talking about myself, I am one of these people who pretends everything is going well, you know puts a brave face on, but inside i am hurting, or tell myself my problems are not worth talking about, so i just keep quiet. I thought getting this band and losing weight was going to help my back problems, but my back is worse now than it was before banding, actually it is more my hip than my back. I was diagnosed with osteo arthritis and that losing weight would help, but it is not helping so far. I hate getting older, turning sixty is for the birds, so much for the golding years.:cry and on top of that i gained weight last week, and i have no idea why, i was sick and had no appetite, so i was eating less than i normally do, i expected to lose more than the one to two lbs per week that i have been losing, instead i gained 5 lbs. 5 LBS, YOU CAN GUESS HOW THAT MADE ME FEEL.:angry Well Cloe i bet you are sorry you asked how i was. Maria

We all lost and that is all that matter's, so let us all give our selves a big round of applause, even Mandi who will be posting her weight loss tomorrow. Well done everyone.:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: Maria:)

Thanks Mandi i am happy with the loss. Way to go Yoda:clap2: :clap2: that is awesome. I think you can make both goals, the 10 lbs for Christmas, and the 5 lbs for the visit to the doctor. Good luck. Maria:)

Thank you Yoda, i am still happy with me weight loss. My weigh in was tonight Mandi, the end of the month for me. Maria:)

Well my goal for October was to lose 8 lbs., but i didn't quite make it, my loss for the month is 6.5 lbs., the Water challenge was also hard i just can not seem to drink enough water anymore, not like i did before. oh well i will just keep trying. Maria:)