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yeah I hear ya Heather, my daughter is going thru a faze where she will only eat: Apples, Hot dogs, Marshmellows, and fries/chicken nuggets. Its hard to get her to eat, I guess kids go thru a picky faze. But she usually only gets the happy meals when she has been good. I did 1 mile (30 mins) on my treadmill, and burned like 150 cals...lol..I did a small incline, but I got tired quick. I am working my way up, 15 yesterday, 30 today!

Pat ~ Way to go! She told me one more day and I had already introduced myself to stage 3, so I said oh well! I ended up doing a precooked pork roast with BBQ sauce; it was like 3 grams sugar, cals were like 160 but for 1 cup. Its soooo good I need to slow down I am eating like I haven't had pork before LOL. It pureed decent off the BBQ sauce, still having to chew it really well....mmmmm so good!!! 15 mins on my treadmill after dinner!

and small announcment! I havent bought a new bra since way before i started this, and today I got two at Target..... I am down to a 40C! I was wearing a 46C back in July :thumbup:

IM SO HAPPY YOUR BACK!!!!! 8 lbs to go girl YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!! :thumbup::thumbup:

Hey don't forget about me!! I was banded 1/20!! LOL. So today hasnt been a good day for me, just alittle down for some reason and I am unsure why, but it led me to cheat of course. But I will stop calling it cheating, because I am not dieting, I am living different. I will call it a slip up. Breakfast - Grande Skinny Latte Lunch - 1/2 cup mashed potatoes and gravy Slip ups - mini cupcake my mom made (About the size of my thumb), and approx 6-7 of my babies fries. Dinner - will be chicken pureed with gravy last night I did turkey for dinner, and got 15 mins of walking and was down 1 lb this morning, so I want to increase my protien for sure. Pat ~ I got the trader joes black bean soup today, I will have that tomorrow morning for breakfast. I forgot how many pre made meats and gravys they have, I got some rosemary chicken, and some slow roasted pork cooked in BBQ sauce. All less then 4 grams sugar, and I grabbed some Trader Gravy :thumbup:

Yay nicollie!!!!!! :cursing:

just stopping by up 1.1 lbs today...ah well. Hope all are doing well!

yeah where do we get one? I want one!

All I can say is I have had so much guacamole today it's not even funny LOL and a small frozen yogurt ;X tomorrow is my new day, and I WILL BE STARTING STAGE 3 OVER AGAIN!!!! Chunky soups pureed, water, and walking!!! LETS GO SAINTS!!!

and side note my scale wont move from 237. LOL

Cute pictures everyone!! Looks like you all had fun! Pat you do look GREAT!! John your a cutie! hahahaha!

Tina ~ I tried Lovely Bones, I couldn't get into it, to strange.

Lee ~ Awh man I thought it was real! ;( LOL oh well, it was still good!

OMG thats too funny! I dont have a certain type, I usually read whatever someone gives me and tells me they liked it. One really good book I recently read was "Million little pieces" which is a true story about a young man who over comes the worse addictions, etc. It was so amazing.

Thanks Lee! I got your PM also, thank you :thumbup: Anything good on TV? I don't have any good books right now, I ordered a new one last night on Amazon. I just have been reading my Bay Area Parent magazine and seeing what kinda fun stuff I can get the babe into this week!

have fun everyone!! Lee, I am here if you are, staying home with the baby. Candra leave me alone LOL! I just tend to do things more local, my daughter is on a set sched., and is in bed by 830 every single night. I have had her on it for a while, so I ususally miss stuff :thumbup: its okay! If I came she would be all thrown off, plus shes still on Amoxacillin. I did decent today, had a coffee, but I walked the mall twice wth my friend and her daughter (Mine was with my mom). Breakfast: 1/2 cup "Broccoli/Potato/Cheese" soup pureed 1 tall skinny decaf latte Lunch: Mashed Potatoes from KFC (I was starving and couldn't make it home) Dinner: will be the remaining 1/2 cup of soup from breakfast.

Okay soooo SOMEONE STOP ME!! This is SO HORRIBLE having TOM with a brand new lapband!!! Let me tell you what this friend has let me get down today: BREAKFAST: 1/2 cup mashed potatoes SNACK: Medium Sugar Free Decaf Vanilla Latte SNACK: 1 bite of a curly fry LUNCH: 1/2 cup mashed potatoes SNACK: I ate about 6-7 of Brianna's Wendy's fries!! DINNER: 1/2 stew meat mixed with the rest of the mashed potatoes and beef broth for dinner. Was alot of chewing involved, but got it down SNACK: a hand ful of soft potatoes I made for my ex. YES THIS IS JUST TODAY!!!!! I AM ADDICTED TO POTATOES!!!!! I did manage 68 oz of water so far tho. and yeah side note, BACK ON TRACK TOMORROW OMG WHAT AM I DOING TO MYSELF!! I think the MASHED POTATOES are the trigger here, because without them I was NOT doing this!!!!! so they are GONE. :thumbup:

Be happy you have lost that much! I was banded 1.20.2010. My dr made me loose 35 lbs BEFORE they would band me. Since then, I have only lost 9.5 lbs with the band. It takes time, and lots of dedication. You will get there!

Just stopping by Pat I won't be there tomorrow, I cant make the trip out to SAC at this time, it's just alittle to far. I tend to stick to group meetings and things close to home I hope you all have fun tho!

I really hope they don't take away SSI to elderly, that's un excuseable, esp. when its the ONLY WAY my parents and lot's of others are surviving right now.

Heather ~ Sorry about the boots but if you want cute knee high ones, www.torrid.com. Thats where I buy mine, and my calfs are HUGE. They carry wider shoes and boots.....check it out, you can get addicted and I promise they will fit no matter what.

Morning everyone! I hate when the site goes down, I had to text Candra to finish my convo lol! So this morning I am up 3 lbs, says 240 on my scale. I am so mad! wtf? I guess its a combo maybe of me not drinking 64 oz of water a day, two hot dog chunks, a bowl of doritos cheese sucked off...and a bite of fry! I have a feeling I need to slow the mashed potatoes down for sure, because carbs like I said are not my friend. I am waiting for my Alhambra water to be delivered I am so thirsty and we are 100% out... I think my body likes when I DONT EAT, thats when I seem to loose...that or I just started getting alittle too happy once I realized my band isnt very restricting. I still want to be 230 by next Friday, but man I may be pushing it......sigh.

Candra I am only on day 2 of pureed foods...I am living off mashd potatoes right now which make me nervous, I have a feeling the carbs will get me. As for my outfit, knee high boots, a small ass black skirt, and some shirt that is low cut on the boobs, and open in the back.........LOL

Thaks Tina and Candra...I never did ask what I have right now, it must not be a lot cause I feel like I could eat a burger and fries!

I see Baggs March 4th I believe, how much do I need to be down for a fill?