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For today- B: unjury Protein shake with a quarter of a banana and Peanut Butter NOTE: spilled almost the whole friggen thing on my desk at work! L: chicken salad on 3 club crackers, 2 bites diced peaches D: half a meatball water: a little better today exercise: going to walk in place tonight while I watch The Biggest Loser This is so cool to see what everyone is eating. I think it helps. I seem to keep eating the same stuff but I make it and then I have leftovers forever. Nice problem to have!

Hi ladies, Not sure why I didn't post yesterday. For Monday: B: unjury shake with Peanut Butter L: carbmaster yogurt D: half meatball and zucchini ribbons dessert: quarter cup vanilla ice cream Had an appointment yesterday. She was happy with my weight loss. I lost 10 lbs in 4.5 weeks. I am not hungry between meals and I am still eating a small amount of food. So, no fill for me. She thought she was going to have to talk me into no fill but I stopped her during her speech and told her I don't feel like I need one yet. We talked about getting the exercise going and drinking my Water.

Hi everyone! Updated my weight. I lost 2.6 lbs this week.

Jennifer- can't wait to read your food logs! Had some pain last night around my port site (in that general area) Not sure if I overdid it yesterday with the cleaning or mowing etc or if the half a ravioli I ate last night didn't like me. Onto today: B: chocolate unjury shake with 1 T. Peanut Butter L: quarter cup chicken salad, half a carbmaster yogurt and 4 potato chips D: about half a cup of refried Beans with cheese, salsa and sour cream and about half a slice of very crispy cheese crisp water: terrible! going to try to drink a lot tonight Have an appointment tomorrow for a fill. I don't think I am going to get one though. I don't think I need one yet but we will see what Melissa thinks. I will definately be asking about that pain yesterday.

I can't wait to read that news, Amy! I am rooting you on! :tongue2:

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. I cleaned today, did laundry, mowed the grass etc. Felt good! B:

Today B: quarter cup turkey chili with cheese and sour cream L: Starbucks tall caramel macchiato iced D: a third of a baked panko breaded tilapia and 4 garlic french fries (baked) water: about 40 oz exercise: not much not a great day for nutrition :wink:

For Thursday: B: blackberry carbmaster yogurt, quarter of a banana L: Turkey chili with cheese and sour cream D: turkey burger (about a third) and a couple bites of scalloped potatoes S: snack monster got me and I ate 4 potato chips

Hi everyone, We are all basically about 2 months out or coming up on it. I think the 'honeymoon' phase is pretty much over at this point. Reality is setting in about what having a band really means. I think for all of us it is so different. Some of the things I have seen others struggle with, I haven't had and I think I am struggling with some things I haven't seen mentioned. For me, weight loss has always been more mental. I get in this 'magic zone' where my brain is in the right place and I do the things I need to do and BAM, 40 lbs slides off. Somehow I fall out of that zone and gain it all back. This has been my pattern over and over. The quickest adjustment for me has been portion size. My dr had me on real foods 4 days post op. My husband served me a quarter cup of something and it looked absolutely huge. A half cup of something still looks huge to me. My mind made that adjustment immediately. I don't know why. Fear, probably. LOL The other adjustment has been success. What I mean by that is, in my mind, failure is not going to happen. I WILL lose this weight. I WILL get down to my goal. When will it happen? That I don't know... but it WILL happen. I mean, I could lose weight before... just couldn't keep it going to get to goal. So now I have that tool that will keep it going. I have not been perfect. I have experimented with what I can eat. I have eaten Pasta and bread and cake and Cookies. I guess you can say I have sampled them. And that is ok with me. It's not going to stop me from getting to goal because this is a lifetime solution... not a quick fix. I have tried to take the emotion away from the scale. I weigh every day. I look at what it says and shrug my shoulder like, 'ok'. It is just a number. Now, I will admit to a moment of weakness on this. I have my 2 month appt on Monday with my PA. I have TOM this week so my scale hasn't moved. I thought, 'if I do shakes all weekend I bet I could lose a few lbs before Monday' NO! NO! NO! That is a DIET mentality and I REFUSE! It is, what it is on Monday and that's that!!! I think our perception is almost more important than anything else. I feel successful in this, so I am. Having said that, I still haven't started exercising yet. And I haven't had a single day yet where I got my full 64 oz of Water. <sigh> It's a work in progress! We can do this. We ARE doing this. How fast or slow, doesn't really matter. What matters is that we keep at it and don't give up!

Hi Bobbie! I am not a 7/7, but I was banded on 7/10. I have lost a total of 40 but 12 of that is pre-op. I have lost 28 lbs since 7/10. So, going by that, I think you are doing great! As far as staying the same for a few weeks, are you still walking? How about changing that up a little? Maybe walk with a few small hand weights or walk a little longer? Also, how about your eating? I find I am eating the same things. Try to change up what your eating. I don't think we can let our bodies settle in... I think we need to keep mixing it up. Good luck! You can do it! We can do this!

Hi everyone. Another day. B: slice of fresh pear, half carbmaster blackberry yogurt L: about half cup of turkey chili with cheese and sour cream one bite of brownie someone brought to a meeting (DAMN THEM!) D: half turkey burger with carmelized onions and swiss cheese, couple bites of sweet potato water: boo, hiss :mad: exercise: not much Really need to get on the ball with the Water and exercise thing.

Bobbie, Not IF if you get there... WHEN you get there! You can do it!

My surgery was on July 10th. I have lost 40 lbs. Basically I hit the weight I can get to on my own. It's funny you asked this question because my boss at work asked me if I was excited about the weight loss. I kind of shrugged my shoulders. She said, 'is it not fast enough for you?' It's not that. I don't want to get so excited I start to sabotage myself like I always do at this weight. Honestly, I think once I get past this weight and get down to a weight I previously haven't been able to get to on my own, I will be excited.

Happy Labor Day everyone! I had to work today so that should have kept me from eating. It didn't because I had to put out a luncheon for my co-workers. We served sub sandwiches, chips, dips, brownies, Cookies etc for 100 people. B: cherry carbmaster yogurt with a quarter of sliced banana L: half cup turkey chili with Beans with cheese and sour cream Nibbled on: about 15 potato chips (spread throughout day) and half a choc chip cookie D: the innards of 3 pork potstickers (from Trader Joe's) and a couple bites of the outtards, 2 slivers mandarin orange Part of me feels like I shouldn't have had the chips and half cookie but I really enjoyed it. And, after I got home TOM arrived. So that explains the lack of will power a bit. I refuse to feel guilt and will just move on. Water: :thumbup: (was too busy eating chips) Exercise: marching my ass up and down the stairs checking on the food levels all damn day!!!!

My total bill for the hospital came to $26,680. My insurance allowable was $12,200 so they had to write the difference off. I had to pay 10% of allowable so I paid $1,220. I still owe the anesthesiologist $118.00 (he hasn't billed me yet, I only know the amount from my insurance statement) And my insurance is duking it out with the psychologist. He is charging $900 for 2 written tests and 20 minutes of talk time. Problem is, he is charging the same code for the two tests so my insurance wants proof he isn't double billing. <sigh>

Congrats Amy! I lost 3.6 lbs this week. I made my Labor Day goal and I am well on my way to my Turkey Day goal!!

I have lost: 40 pounds = a 5-gallon bottle of Water or an average human leg That is crazy!!!

YAY! I made it! I didn't think I would, but I lost 3.6 lbs this week! :thumbup: NAME........SURGERY...START....CURRENT....TO GO Blaze21..........255.........176..........171.............7 Hdsantoni.......252.........187..........179.............7 Wyomingirl......376.........283..........275.............7 Aivey.............270.........265..........245...........0 Enchanted. .....241.........187..........187............17 Raelita...........331.........310..........310............15 Doramae........305.........257.5........248...........5.5 Jennybeck......252..........228..........219............9 Bella..............242.........213..........210............11 Laurr925........285.........225..........215..............5 EmsMommy....252.........242...........242............15 Healthy-me....26...........215.........199.4.........0 syretta0728....200.........192...........186............6 8loosinit4good...327.........263...........263............16 FluffyJen.........220........183...........178............3 Zoom-Zoom.....218........206...........201............5 GlenSand.........252........185...........184............9

Hi Tracy! Nice to see another post! What is Zaxby? Is that a restaurant? Today I had: B: strawberry carbmaster yogurt with half sliced banana L: half of left over piece of tilapia from last night and 2 bites of canned peaches S: ate lunch really early so I got home and was hungry so I had a few bites of a meatball D: half of a meatball with sauce and sauteed zucchini with salt, pepper and fresh parmesan cheese (YUM!) Water: better today! Exercise: gonna get on the wii fit, I think.

Saturday- cleaning and laundry day. B: two bites of chicken salad L: 3 club crackers with 3 T. chicken salad S: one-twelfth of a hershey bar (seriously a sliver while I made smores for the kids) D: homemade fish taco - had a few bites with the tortilla and then pulled the fish out. This was soooooooooo delish! Never made them before and they came out great! My 8 year old boys LOVED them. Water: so-so Exercise: CLEANING!

Hi everyone! I step on the scale every single day. I only record my weight on Mondays. But today I got on and the scale said 199.4! That was my labor day goal. I didn't think there was ANY way I could possibly make that but... there it was! YAY! It's been two years since I have seen ONEderland and it was only a brief visit!

Hi everyone! Happy Friday! I don't remember what I ate yesterday. I think I am going senile. :sneaky: But today I had: B:

Hi everyone! I am in! I added my info! I hope to breeze right through the 190's! Thanks for setting this up! Do we have a specific weigh in day? Also, can someone post the link for the spreadsheet on that weigh in day so we don't have to scroll through all the posts? Can't wait to meet everyone on here!

Hi Julia! I was actually looking more to see what other people were eating too. More for the comarderie but it doesn't appear that anyone wants to participate with me. No biggie! :biggrin:

Hi Ladies! Ok, I need to be accountable. So I am going to start posting my daily food, Water intake, etc. I hope you guys join in. I would like to see what everyone else is eating. Good, bad or indifferent. I don't think that matters, really. I think the important thing is accountability and sharing. :tt1: So here is mine for today, Wednesday. B: 4oz peach carbmaster yogurt with 3 slices of banana L: half meatball in sauce with 4 pieces of rotini Pasta S: 1 pita chip with hummus, one mouthful chicken salad D: sliver of cheese quesadilla, about a quarter cup refried Beans Water: :blushing: Exercise: :ohmy: Vitamins: multi, B, Calcium, C