NewMechelle

Girl you got a following, it is a little scarey really, like a band cult lol. You do look great. You look so little I still hate pictures but I am starting so see a difference after 52 pounds. I just wish i would get into the onehundreds. every time i get close, i pick up a few pounds, cursed scale. SWA yes we are..............

Welcome to the family girl. There will be hard days but I promise you it will be worth it and there is tons of support here, prepare to be a LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know exactly what you mean. I have been fat and I have been skinny and trust me people treat you differently when you are skinny. About ten years ago I lost a little over 100pounds. I became a size 8/10. I know part of it was the way i carried myself the way i felt in my skin and my confidence level but honestly poeple treat you different. I looked pretty decent, had a nice little figure going on, if I had car trouble looked like I didnt know what I was doing in the hardware store, people (yes men and women) were much more willing to stop and help. They treated me so much better as a skinny woman. I know because I got fat again. Even my family, they never stopped loving me but even the way they look at me when I eat, what I drink, judging, it's awful. I want to scream out I AM THE SAME FRIGGIN PERSON I WAS WHEN I WAS SKINNY, I AM THE SAME LOVING CARING CHRISTIAN HARD WORKING WOMAN NOW AS I WAS THEN! Any way I was banded in May down 52 pounds, praying this is the last time I will ever be fat again. I have 50 pounds more to lose, once it is gone, I pray it will be the last time. I also pray I never forget what it feels like to be treated different for being a big girl.

That is awesome. I am still not sure If i am tooo full this time. I am not able to eat alot of foods with out feeling like I swallowed gravel. I have even slowed way down and taking very small bites. The weight for me is up too many mashed potatoes I think so you are right, the slider foods are not the way to go. I am only 2.5 weeks out from my last fill. I am going to give it a little while longer and see what happens. I love your blogs. Feel like we are friends and feel I know you for real. You are a great deal of help to me. most of the time the only reason I blog instead of asking you directly is I dont wanna be a pain. You need to change your name to Mamma band groupie because you are such a leader. Bye the way....I should be VP of the SW club....I weigh every time I enter the bathroom no joke, driving myself nuts nuts nuts...congrats on your "SWEET SPOT" hope I am there with out being too tight myself.

:redface:Okay some times we get into a little TMI on these blogs but I dont know where else to turn for these kind of odd questions.But here I go...... Before I had my band I had IBS. I lived in the bathroom, my husband joked and would tell me to save time instead of eating I might as well just throw the food in the toilet. I would often go four or five times a day. Now after the band, I go days and days (sometimes even a week or more) without going to the bathroom. Obviously I am eating less now and I am also ttying to eat healthier (less grease) but this is crazy. Does any one have any suggestions other than starting laxitives I would rather not go there. HELP?!:confused:

:redface:Okay some times we get into a little TMI on these blogs but I dont know where else to turn for these kind of odd questions.But here I go...... Before I had my band I had IBS. I lived in the bathroom, my husband joked and would tell me to save time instead of eating I might as well just throw the food in the toilet. I would often go four or five times a day. Now after the band, I go days and days (sometimes even a week or more) without going to the bathroom. Obviously I am eating less now and I am also ttying to eat healthier (less grease) but this is crazy. Does any one have any suggestions other than starting laxitives I would rather not go there. HELP?!:thumbup:

I have never been but it is one of my dreams that would be sooooo awesome. One of my biggest fears of vacations now is eating unhealthy that would be so cool to go with people sharing the same experiences!!!

When I was considering the surgery I soooo wanted the support of my pcp. She is incredible. She said she just couldnt support me. She said with a lap band you have to diet you have to excercise and with the surgery, put your life in danger on the table (she had actually lost a male patient earlier that year on the table having a lap band done) Any way I told her I had prayed about it researched and decided to do it. She said okay and wished me luck. Now after fifty pounds of weight loss, my blood pressure meds have been cut in half and likely dc'd soon. She is thrilled with the results. Keep your chin up, God bless and good luck.

Hey girl thank you so much for the step by step instruction. I dont know what in the world I have done. It still wont show. When I look at my page, I see my ticker (as I want it) on the top of the page then I see it on the edit signature part, just like I want it. I hit save, but then when i try to blog... nothing. I can see it there just like I want it but it wont bring forward to my blogs. I am actually over it. I am more than a little agitated. Thanks for the help.

I give up.

Did it work this time? Hu did it?:confused:

Did it work this time? Hu did it?:thumbup:

As You all may know I have desperately tried and tried and tried to get a ticker working. At this point, it is not the ticker as much as it is my stubborn streak refusing to give in. Any way, while working on it yet AGAIN last night, I got a wierd message that said something like "you need to change your user name" I thought maybe to actually change my signature I had to change my name too. Any way, for any one that may care, Hopefulmechelle, is now NewMechelle and to top it off......I still dont have a flippin ticker...... computers:mad:

As You all may know I have desperately tried and tried and tried to get a ticker working. At this point, it is not the ticker as much as it is my stubborn streak refusing to give in. Any way, while working on it yet AGAIN last night, I got a wierd message that said something like "you need to change your user name" I thought maybe to actually change my signature I had to change my name too. Any way, for any one that may care, Hopefulmechelle, is now NewMechelle and to top it off......I still dont have a flippin ticker...... computers:mad:

Last night i was a little down. I had been doing very well and out of the blue, a pulled calf muscle. Feels more like a torn one. Any way today is about the same. I am still searching for my "sweet spot" may have found it, not sure yet. I had a fill twelve days ago. The only thing I can eat comortably is soup and mashed potatos. I went to dinner with my husband today and tried an omlet.Oh not so good. It felt like I was swallowing gravel. Hurt all the way down. So I tried tiny bits and slowed way down. Still eating gravel. I am not sure if I am too full or if possibly I am just so full that my transition from liquids to mushies to regular is going to be much slower this time. The surgeon said "respect the band, respect the fill this time you got alot in there" I have not thrown up tho I do PB at times. When do I know if I need an unfill? Thanks and God bless.

Last night i was a little down. I had been doing very well and out of the blue, a pulled calf muscle. Feels more like a torn one. Any way today is about the same. I am still searching for my "sweet spot" may have found it, not sure yet. I had a fill twelve days ago. The only thing I can eat comortably is soup and mashed potatos. I went to dinner with my husband today and tried an omlet.Oh not so good. It felt like I was swallowing gravel. Hurt all the way down. So I tried tiny bits and slowed way down. Still eating gravel. I am not sure if I am too full or if possibly I am just so full that my transition from liquids to mushies to regular is going to be much slower this time. The surgeon said "respect the band, respect the fill this time you got alot in there" I have not thrown up tho I do PB at times. When do I know if I need an unfill? Thanks and God bless.

I know it can be frustrating but as women, our bodies are so wierd, take into consideration water weight, hormones, it is very complicated. It will happen just keep the faith. I go weeks and weeks some times and not lose a pound and then in a few days lose six or eight pounds. every one is different.If you do what the doc tells you to do, honestly there is no way to fail. Some lose faster than others, some struggle a little more but it's mathmatical, calaries in, calories out. When you are eating less, working out, eventually your body stops freaking out gives in to the new way of life and say's oh okay we are going to be healtheir now and the weight comes off. I think at first your body is like Hello what are you doing to me? we are hanging on to every calorie and conserving because apparantly you forgot the rest of that meal lol. It will work. GOd bless.

Sounds like you are doing great. Keep up the good work. My first fill was also 5cc. I have had three and am up to 7.5 now. Much more aggressive than I have seen on this web sight but so far so good and though the loss is slow, it is steady and I feel good about where I am. God bless!

I have been doing pretty good, eating well, losing slow but steady, met my first big goal of losing 50 pounds excited about being around 7 pounds away from Onederland. I have been so motivated to excercise, just walking almost two miles five or six days a week. No one in the world hates it more, just about the time I get used to it and almost enjoy it.....I am walking down the steps this morning and hear a snap, like a twig snapped in half, I almost threw up, broke up in a cold sweat and hit the ground. Something in my calf either pulled or tore. I a,m so mad. I know this is not a marathon but I am trying so hard to "look good" for my 25th High School reunion the third week of November. I just kinda defeated tonight. Ate Cheetos like they were about to outlaw them lol. I just need to hope it is not damaged bad and watch me diet.If I start gaining, i will jump off of something lol. Tomorrow is another day.:biggrin:

I have been doing pretty good, eating well, losing slow but steady, met my first big goal of losing 50 pounds excited about being around 7 pounds away from Onederland. I have been so motivated to excercise, just walking almost two miles five or six days a week. No one in the world hates it more, just about the time I get used to it and almost enjoy it.....I am walking down the steps this morning and hear a snap, like a twig snapped in half, I almost threw up, broke up in a cold sweat and hit the ground. Something in my calf either pulled or tore. I a,m so mad. I know this is not a marathon but I am trying so hard to "look good" for my 25th High School reunion the third week of November. I just kinda defeated tonight. Ate Cheetos like they were about to outlaw them lol. I just need to hope it is not damaged bad and watch me diet.If I start gaining, i will jump off of something lol. Tomorrow is another day.:thumbup:

The pictures are breathtaking. You have alot of nerve going on vacation. I couldnt get my ticker thingy figured out (still cant dont get me started) and the first thing i thought of is where the heck is band groupie, she knows everything, I bet she knows how to fix it.lol.How do you like all that responsibility hu? Glad you ate and lost weight, just doesnt seem right lol. Awesome though seriously. Glad your back.!!!!!!!!!!!Mechelle

You have to realize the bigger you are when you start out, the quicker the weight will come off when you start. That is why on the Biggest loser and shows like that they do a percentage of weight loss not pounds. You started at a weight that most people have as their goal unless 165 is a misprint. The rest of us start at 250, 350, 450. I remember reading that some one had lost 80 pounds in the same time I had lost forty and I was thinking what in the world have I been doing wrong. As it turns out, I started at 258 and that person I believe was more than 100 pounds more than me. It comes off in percentages thats what you need to look at. Also keep track of inches. That will help keep you motivated too. I didnt lose weight for about 7 weeks but had lost several inches. Good luck.

fOR YEARS I HAVE HATED THE CAMERA. I BET THERE ARE NOT 50 TOTAL PICTURES OF ME ANY WHERE IN THE LAST 20 YEARS. NOW THAT I AM 54 POUNDS DOWN I WISH I HAD TAKEN BEFORE PICTURES. MY DAUGHTER BEGGED AND I WOULDNT LET HER. ALSO KNOW THERE WILL BE GOOD AND BAD DAYS. SOME DAYS YOU ARE STARVED AND WONDER WHAT THE HECK YOU WERE THINKING ABOVE ALL, YOU ARE WORTH IT. IT IS WORTH IT. YOUR HEALTH YOUR FAMILY IS WORTH IT. I AM FOUR MONTHS POST OP AND BESIDES ACCEPTING CHRIST AND MY FAMILY IT IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE. GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS.

When was your surgery? Had to be about the same as mine. I am a May 28th bander. You are doing absolutely awesome. You must be really proud!!!

Okay I would like to thank every one that has tried to assist me in my dingy attempts to do the ticker. I figured out how to do the ticker. I got a really cute one, loolks adorable half way almost to goal I have copied and pasted to option one block on the "update signature" area. I have copied and pasted on the option two area. I have tried hitting upload, save signature, and preview signature. Each time I do this It says invalid file. Does any one have any idea what I may be doin wrong? except for a possible shout out saying yea I got it some day lol I swear this is my last "ticker" blog.:thumbup: