TracyinKS

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I get my first fill on June 4th so its a good day all around!

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After you are healed it will be a complete Your Mileage Will Vary issue on what you can tolerate or not....... my doc said the only thing I HAVE to give up is whitey doughy bread, but as soon as he said that, someone stood up and said they can tolerate it just fine... (especially if you leave your band more open) Another thing is that you will be FULL sooner and you won't miss the food. I just went to the land of buffets over the weekend and although I have NOT had a fill yet....... I ate 1 plate of food instead of the 3-4 I could normally put away..... and I was full (really full)

Two Words: BANDSTER HELL!

On my 3rd glass of water!!!!!!! :youcandothis: ( I had 3 phentermine left and I took one this morning) it really does curb the appetite So far today: B: 2 pc of string cheese L: 1 sf pudding cup, the topping off a South Beach Diet chicken pizza dinner will be meat loaf........

I think 40 lbs is AWESOME!!!!! especially since you are in bandster hell! Keep walking and those inches will just fall off!

thanks Deanna: but I have to confess....... DBF is 6'4" and when he takes our pic from his angle my face always looks thinner.. (like on my avatar) but yes I am happy to see my face getting thinner.... Yippee!

Denise, Jane and Pamela: I can eat WAYYYYYYYY too much.. bandster hell has set in, Pam I think you did it to yourself because (like me) you were self medicating with food.. you felt heart sick and then you felt band sick... HUGGS girlfriend! Water Water WAter today I need to get my water in again... Jennifur you are doing so good with your water! Judy: Yippeeeee your DH got approved! Kat: Hang in there.. I bet you are sore from moving all that wood! I have payroll today so I need to get my butt in gear... I'll be back later to check in... EVERYONE who wants to be added to the Main violets list PLEASE PM me so I can make a cheat sheet while I'm in there............ MORNING CHALLENGE: GET YOUR GLASS OF WATER! :youcandothis:

Glad to meet you stacy! I will try to add you to the list, but with the upgrades to the site its not as easy as it used to be.. the smiley's then going advanced and sometimes when I get to that point it crashes me! SO.... I will make a list of all the newbies and get you added.. but don't get offended if it isn't instant.... jump in and post! WE are aLL shrinking violets!

I need to go and catch up, but I wanted to post a pic from last week while I had photobucket open...... This is me and my honey at the campground last weekend. Don't we look relaxed!

4th glass almost done!!!!!!!!!! Michelle: Like You I'm floating today (trying to flush out all that crap I ate over the weekend) I want back in the 240's and I REALLY wanted to be in the 230's for my June 1 pic! If I don't get on the ball now.. I won't be there. Kat: That sounds like an awesome day!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congrats Angie for making it to the 180's!!!!!!!!! Ok..must p

I try to sip.. but like househuntress I haven't had a fill yet and I can gulp my drinks....(like I just did with my water)

Finshed!!! going for glass 3 of my 24 oz cup!

EVERYONE: MID DAY CHALLENGE....... GO GET A GLASS OF WATER! NOW! Report back when you've finished it... Ready........ Set............. GO!

Pamela! Oh man.. sorry to hear about your dad.. that really really sux! Laura: I too had some phentermine but I'm now out... I don't know if my doc will perscribe them or not. They do help with the hunger, and I may have to ask.. because I have absolutely no restriction left and I ate a lot. I did stay away from bread but I had buffets all weekend... I only at one plate which is about 2-3 less than before band, but my calories still had to be sky high. I did not stay low carb... however I did walk a lot and yesterday I did move gravel and worked in my flowers.. (I can really feel it today on my inner thighs) I was able to zip a pair of size 16 levis that are old as the hills.. (before the midrise boot cuts were in style) these are jeans that I could not button and zip two weeks ago.... Judy: LOOK at you 204!!!! Crud.. I 've got to answer the phone.. back later!

I need to go back and catch up on all the posts Well we are back from our Adults only weekend at Branson! <O:p</O:p We had a great time, and the camper did great too. It was so nice to wake up to the whipporwhils and fresh coffee and NO kids wanting cereal or fighting! aHHH Heaven! We left the camper down at <ST1:p<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comTreasure</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Lake</st1:PlaceType></ST1:place since we are going back in June. <O:p></O:p> <O:p</O:p I did ok with my band…. I ate what I wanted just WAY smaller portions. I am up two pounds because my calories were more than what I had been eating at first, but I now have 3 pairs of jeans that I can get into again…. So I am losing inches……And soon those 16’s will be baggy! I get my first fill JUNE 4<SUP>th</SUP> ……………. But I have found a food that I can not tolerate and it is BEANS.<O:p</O:p <O:p</O:p I had bbq baked beans yesterday at moms and I got really sick. I also ate too fast which didn’t help……… Sometimes I forget that I have a band inside me and its times like that when I’m reminded in a harsh way…….<O:p</O:p

I might also mention that I won't be able to WEIGH til SUNDAY! THE HORROR!!!!!!! I will be faced with the MOST aWESOME funnel cakes topped with strawberries and icecream..... (THEY ARE PURE EVIL ON A PLATE) dbf already warned me that he plans on having at least ONE this weekend..... Maybe I'll try one and pb and lose my taste for them! I WILL TRY TO BE GOOD!!!!!!!!!!! 5 minutes and I'm out of here! LOVE YA VIOLETS!!! See ya next week!

WAY TO GO TAMMY!!!! 6 pounds! Mrs. Husker: We have a gal on our April thread with the same flipped port issue. He doc is fixing it in his office.. It makes me wonder though.. why are all these ports flipping? (Brenners is her name)

I believe your fill will help get over the plateau! Looks like your initial weight loss was AWESOME, just need a jumpstart!

ANGIE: GREAT JOB ON THE CAPRI's! Jennifur: I have those same favorite Levis..... (I laughed at the big toe comment!) Deanna: I do need to exercise... I will be getting a bunch of walkin in tomorrow, as we are going to Silver Dollar City in Branson Mo.... For those that don't know Branson is a tourist trap located in the beautiful MO ozarks... it is a bunch of hokey country family fun.... the strip is like a mini nashville with some 70 shows, mixed in with theme parks and bumper boats, 3 story high go-kart tracks, and mini golf......... AND I LOVE IT! so do our boys, but this weekend is all about the adults! We are going with DBF's sis and BIL... We belong to a campground down there and can stay in our camper for $1.00 a day.. which is a very economical vacation for us.

When I'm drinking my Water I don't fluctuate as much..... I ALWAYS gage what the scale says with how my rings fit! I know I will be up if they are snug or tight and if they twirl freely I'm good!

GOOD MORNING VIOLETS.. and a to Lunasa .. sweetcheeks LOL! I laughed out loud with what your dh said... I am feeling downright good today.. We are heading out of town later today and so I took the opportunity to wear those NSV jeans, a cute white shirt that I now have to TUCK in or it just looks too sloppy, and I splurged on a pair of new white shoes yesterday... I dropped my son off at my moms this morning and she said she could really tell that I've lost, and my work buddy that knows I had it done said she could really tell in my neck and chest area... YEAH But.......... drum roll........... I had my first PB/Sliming episode this am in the truck....... I had went through the drive through of MCDonalds to get my son some breakfast to eat at grandmas and I thought.. I'd get an egg/sausage biscuit and not eat the biscuit.... The egg......... I obviously didn't chew it well enough but I was on my last bite before I realized it was a HUGE, HUGE, HUGE mistake...... I experienced the GOLFBALL in the throat feeling and the sharp pain.......... the entire way back to work I Slimed and PB'd till it was all up and out......I threw the uneaten portion in the trash as soon as I got to work........ YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! duhhhhhhh.. I guess I REALLY DO HAVE A BAND IN THERE! Pamela: I thought of you when I was in the drivethru thinking.... WHAT AM I DOING HERE! Pamela would be kicking my butt! Tekymom: IT IS A SMALL WORLD! Where are you now? Brenners: I've been thinking about your flipped port, and Judy about your PERFECT bandster behaviour....... LOL and all the rest of us that are getting through this first month of Bandster Hell! LOL So...... I DO take my violets with me too! I am out of here at 2pm today and won't be online til at least SUNDAY......

MICHELLE!!!!! OMG I would of been a wreck! I hope everything comes back ok on the next endoscopy.. I will be praying for you. Don't beat yourself up .... you've done that enough (as we all have) You are right. we are all with you in spirit! Please let us know how it goes.

Where is teachlady (Judy) today???????????? Laura: I love your banner too!!!!

ThickChick: I'm NOW SINGing ..... "She's a brickhouse!" THANKS!