TracyinKS

I may get flamed for this...... but I think if you are LOOKing for the negative.. you will find it. I choose to look for the positive, because I WILL FIND IT.

Michelle: congrats on the pound lost! :gluck: Pam on NOT crapping your pants today! :rockon: Jennifur: on you rocking your self imposed STRICT eating plan! Welcome back Judy! We missed you lady. Waiting for check ins from Ms_Jen, Haydee, Josie, HH, Gr8 and others :whoo:Laura... when are you going to post some pics of you in your sexy bell bottoms!!!!!!!!!!!! BTW I meant to tell you that I LOVE your tramp stamp tat! Very pretty. Terry: I know you've at least lurked this morning....... where is your morning check in? TracyK: How are you doing today? Kat: I thought about your GLUGs recipee last night... The scale was nice to me this morning and bounced back down to my siggy weight so I'm mentally happy. DF and I made fresh salsa last night.. more like a pico and talk about grieving..... I had to just smell it due to me being a GOOD bandster girl and sticking with my liquids.. DF said it was REALLY good and he ate two bowls with scoops chips... maybe a tad much lime juice and cilantro.. but pretty good for our first ever run at it. Sadly, I know I'm not going to make my Labor Day Goal of buttoning those jeans........ this is why I HATE setting goals... when I fail at them I feel like crap.... I will try on Thursday with a gut sucker to get them buttoned but I'm not holding out much hope. Have a great day everyone!

Denise: This is your decision.. but my first thought was that like my 4 year old she was testing you to see if you would follow through. Go with your gut not your mothers love........ I think the stress has tightened you up.... maybe a small fill now... heck I don't know..... maybe you should wait til the stress with dd subsides a bit.... KNOW THIS, no matter what you decide.. we will be right here rooting you on!

First: WELCOME SCONE! I just had my 4th fill and I'm technically up to 4cc's in a 4cc band, however he has never pulled any out so I don't know what is really in there.... I on liquids tonight and tomorrow, my real test will be tomorrow night when I have spaghetti meat sauce for dinner. TracyK: HONEY we all greive food! I KNOW I DO... how many times have I been locked in my room cruising the board because the rest of my heathens were in the other room GORGING on the junk that I LOVE... FOOD was my best friend and worst enemy... happy, sad, mad, stressed, celebratory........ all were reasons for me to eat... how I used to crave a pizza....... (AN ENTIRE PIZZA) 2 fills ago I could still eat pizza... now I can't swallow an Aleave liquid gel!............. but like Michelle.. this is EXACTLY why I got the band! To help me over the hurdle of slaying the food dragon when my will power couldn't............. Sure I could stay on plan for as long as a year at a time......... but then I would cave and rebound and be right back up to 256.......... only the last time it was a max weight of 272,,,,,, a bad pattern that I EMPOWERED MYSELF TO STOP! JUST LIKE YOU HAVE DONE! WE are ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL very strong people to have taken this milestone step in our lives............ even Pam (who is too mellow for my liking right now) Lunasa, Sara, Panda, Angie.......... all who started strong and full of hope but have went MIA....... NONE of us (TERRY& Jennifur ESPECIALLY) have given ourselves the credit we deserve for perservering on this unknown journey. Ladies and any gents out there lurking....... KNOW THIS.............. YOU ARE FREAKING AWESOME! Even if it is half a pound or half an inch........ YOU ARE AWESOME and DOING IT... quit beating yourselves up over the small crap. WE WILL GET THERE.... look around because we've taken on this journey many of us are becoming stronger in other aspects of our lives....... smoking, drinking, enabling, cutting deadweight.......... and the like.. look at the positives because that is what WE have in store for us....... OK........ all the liquid is going to my head.. I guess its time for me to step down off my protein shake and wish you all SWEET DREAMS and SMALLER JEANS!

I debated with myself for over two years......... continually beating myself up as a failure for even thinking it... but you know what. You are right being over weight is much more than the weight itself its all the crap that goes with it. Banding is best suited for volume eaters, and those of us that have been sucessful with diets but shitty at maint........... I would guess you are and EXPERT dieter... (I am) Maintaining the loss is my problem. Go to a seminar... heck pick several surgeons and attend their seminars listen to the questions asked and the answers given. Like Terry suggested .. stick around here and READ..... make your decision... and most of all know that YOU ARE NOT A FAILURE! You are actually being proactive in your Quest for knowledge GOOD LUCK!

I was going to mention the MalleyBandWagon! Septembers meeting will be in his office, but Darlene is moving to New Hope (435&Nall) and in OCTOBER the meetings will be moved there. She said that she will be sending out emails with all the details. (I was just there this morning for a fill) I am going to try to make it to Septembers meeting. The nurses are hosting it as Darlene will be on vacation.

I was in for my fill today and sure enough she is leaving the front desk at Dr. Malley's office although she will still be leading the seminars and the support group. She will be going back to a hospital setting at New Hope. She was training her replacement.

I just had my fourth fill this morning with the good dr. He really takes into consideration what you want..... I was hollering so loudly at the time of my first fill that he gave me 1.5cc's which he said is THE MOST he would give to a patient on the first fill (even the bands) Today's fill got me to 4cc's in a band that holds 4cc's... I asked him how much my band REALLY held since I had read that they could be over filled.... he said that he doesn't have anyone with a small band that has over 5cc's. He said the big bands could hold over 120cc's before they actually bust. I'm 4 months post op #1 - 1.5cc #2 - .75cc or was it 1.25cc? #3 - 1 cc #4 - .75cc I am being a good bandster girl right now and am on liquids for 2 days! I almost felt the thing tighten inside me today...... (I'm sure this was in my head because I KNOW I'm getting close to capacity)& Also... I could of lived with NO fill but I could really tell that restriction loosened up late last week

I mentioned my HUGE headache.... and without really thinking I popped a liquidgel Aleave (my doc has no problem with aleave) you guessed it........ the liquid gel thing felt like it got stuck........so I went down to the sisters dining room and got a cup full of STRONG probably THIS MORNINGS coffee thinking caffiene and heat would melt that sucker and let it pass........ OH MY........ coffee is nasty but I am unstuck. Headache is hinting at subsiding and its getting close to quitting time. I am having soup tonight...... maybe tomato. Terry what are you having? Where is Judy? I thought she was back?

wet scrambled eggs are no problem. I often have them for dinner with cheese and what ever ingredient I have on hand. I still make too much and usually my son finishes them off for me. egg out of a egg mcmuffin.............. EVIL, DISGUSTING & Painful! NEVER AGAIN!

You all are singing my song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Every morning aiming for the same time, nekid after I p! I feel for my rings before stepping on knowing if they are lose that I've drank enough Water the prior day and if their tight that I will be in for a bounce! When I don't weight I eat like crap... just like one person in a prior post stated.. "ignorance is bliss" approach. Also.. if I see a new low I CLAIM IT! I only update my log and sig if I see a new low.

become one with your port!!!!!!!!!! I rub mine for good luck every morning when I step on the scale! LOL

SORRY TERRY! We were posting at the same time........... I can relate... since I'm working off a protien shake and this nasty ass ISOpure!!!!!!!! One of the nurses was heating up romain noodles in the break room and I about tackled her because it smelled so good!

I have a HUGE headache!!!!!!!! I'm thinking it is carb withdrawl and hunger... I also found a bunch of crockpot recipies....... I am having soup tonight for dinner.......

I am sipping on a doctored up Isopure drink..... (I had a couple left over from pre op) ISO + sf koolaid ice and water........ its OK but NOT Kat's Glugs GLugs! So far I've had a doctored up Protein Shake and this........... I am determined to get my Protein in today (I've been slacking with crap food) So THIS fill I am going to attempt to follow the rules. It doesn't help that I am hungry right now........ I'm going to attempt to make some fresh salsa tonight....... as I have a supply of fresh from the vine tomatoes..... anyone have a favorite recipe? I KNOW someone posted befor.. but I can't remember.

Oh My .............................. Glugs All Around!!!!

I am back from fill #4…. I now have 4cc’s in my band. (which my band is marketed that it holds 4cc’s of saline) I asked him today how much it REALLY holds because I’ve read that they can be “over filled” He said that he didn’t have anyone with the small band (like me) that has more than 5cc. I have a feeling that I’m going to be MEGA restricted because I almost FELT it tighten… (could be in my head) I am drinking a protein shake with milk and ice right now…………. I’m going for a BIG month! To them I lost 6 lbs last month. On my scale it is 10…. Right on track. Looking at my Before pics and now.......Thank GOD I’m getting my Face Back…….. it physically hurts me to look at my before pic I LOVE MY BAND…. It’s not magic, but it really helps me win the battle over food. Todays fill was .75 cc................. so my history has been 1.5cc .75cc 1cc .75cc

Thanks guys for all the compliments! I needed them today because I bounced back to 231 this morning............ too much salt yesterday... as I ate two tomatoes over the sink with salt, had a late dinner and judging from the food........ I NEED MY FILL THIS MORNING..... I had, 1 chicken breast, 1 baked potatoe w/butter and salt, green beans, slice of tomatoe, and1 bite of rice........... and I never felt backed up.............. restriction is weird! I go at 9:30a.m. for my fill..... Denise: First I CAN tell from last month... in your profile pic your face and neck........ from the back view your waist is more indented and the fact that last month you were wearing black (slimming) and this month white.......... YOU ARE DOING SOOOOO GREAT! Second: You are doing the hardest thing a mother can do, but you ARE doing the right thing. Its better to do this now, rather than bury her. She knows you love her, but right now she think the world owes her and you are the head B leading the pack........ she has graduated from programs so she DOES know right from wrong.. she is just choosing WRONG and EASY. I think the fact that you are making it LESS easy will benefit her and I hope for your sake (and hers) that she cleans herself up and grows up. LOVE MY VIOLETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOOD MORNING!!!!!!!!! I need to catch up on posts.. but TRACYK.. LOVE THE NEW AVATAR and hair cut! DS had his 4th birthday yesterday it was a long fun day including ice skating and a party at my sisters... here are a couple quick pics. I duded myself all up in a newish shirt, product in my hair.. BLACK size 16 levis.... It was the first time several in my family have seen me NOT wear a pony tail and 2x sloppy tshirt...... I felt like I looked good. and

TERRY WENT DOWN TO 188.2!!!!!!!!!!!! TGIF

Dang Laura!!!!!!!! I can see a HUGE difference.... not only in your back but also in your arm and neck .... and look at those skinny legs!!!!!!!!!! Whooooooooohoooooooooo! Also. TERRY: I LOVE MY BRACELETT!!!!!!!! DF doesn't "get" our connection here on this board... but now he knows its REAL (I talk about you guys all the time and he just looks at me) I am wearing it right now! THANK YOU! I already treasure it

LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! you girlie girl! Outtaherefornow!

:whoo: :rockon:

and I'm HOPING to post a pic of me next week with buttoned Levis........ but I don't know........... I tried them last week with a gut sucker and I still couldn't get them together

GREAT MINDS................ just updated with a phone pic!