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Good goal Kutia You can do it!!!!!

Ok my goal for September was 15lbs. I was down to 34lb weight loss and at my last visit on September 28th I was down to 48.5lb weight loss. So by my Dr's scale I lost 14.5lbs in September, just half a pound shy of my goal but then on September 30th I weighed myself and lost another 1.5lbs but I really dont count it until it's on my Dr's scale. LOL My October goal will be to hit 60lb weight loss. I like setting my goal high something to reach for. Good Luck ABC on your October goals!!!

HAHA Thats a good answer LOL :faint:

Yeah I'm happy to hear that! I havn't had a drink in awhile and I've had alot of bumps along the road since my band so I'm really looking forward to a much needed vacation. I know I'll want to sip on a few drinks poolside and can't wait to go out to the clubs.

I have a question about drinking..... My Dr told me that I will not be able to drink like I used to at all he said you will get drunk ALOT quicker than before. I haven't had any alcohol since my band on August 8th but I'm going on vacation at the end of the month and me and my sister are planning on going out and I know I'll end up drinking but I'm wondering if I'm gonna be a light weight now LOL

Thanks Jahair Yeah Im still pretty excited about it LOL I cant believe they fit. I have a question about flying. I am going to Florida in a few weeks and never thought flying would be a problem. But now all of a sudden everyone keeps asking if I am allowed to fly. It sounds like an odd question to me, but now I am curious so I figured I'd ask. Their arent any restrictions on flying after the band are their. Also another one I was wondering is about riding roller coasters and other rides. If anyone has any answers let me know LOL

I was banded in Port Jervis NY by Dr Vinces and I'm down 48.5lbs

I just had to share that last night I couldnt sleep was up until 7am. I had a migraine all day yesterday and all night last night. Well I decided to finally try on my favorite old jeans. I havent worn them in almost 6 years. They were my favorite "goin out" jeans So when I wore them back then they were really tight but thats how i liked them. Well I've tried them on occasionally and couldnt get them past my hips. So last night I decided to try them on and THEY FIT!!!! They were tight but not even as tight as they were when I bought and wore them all the time. I was so happy today I'm gonna pull out some other old favorites and try them on.

Thanks LosinIt for the advice I'm starting to feel better except today I have a migraine and it sucks. As for my mom's comment about the Ice Cream I don't mind it I told her before the surgery I wanted her to help push me and although it might not be what I want to hear sometimes I like that she is trying to help and sometimes it is what I need to hear. So I really think she's doing it for my best interest. She knows how bad I want to lose this weight and how hard I've tried in the past. So even though I dont always want to hear that I shouldnt eat certain things Im glad she reminds me at least it makes me think twice before I eat it and if its something I still want after thinking twice then I have it anyway LOL.

Wow Faybie what a difference You look great!!! I also dont see a change in myself but everyone else does and the weight is coming off from somewhere so I know it's working

Thanks Candy and Faybie!!! When I go back to tickerfactory I just change my weight it saves my ticker. So I put the new weight and click next and it gives me the new ticker.

Ok well again wanted to thank you all for your support. I'm feeling alot better. I found the Sudoko puzzle but couldnt figure out how to do it LOL I did do some old Cryptoquip puzzles from some old newspapers I like those alot. I went and had my staples removed and boy did it hurt, :cry nothing like the LB staples, the staples towards the top of my incision didnt hurt but when he got towards the bottom I felt like I was screaming so bad the other patients would have thought I was dying LOL. Well I'm still pretty sore but came home and took and nice hot shower. I also went to my Dr for the LB today and I lost 11.5lbs So my updated Weight Loss is 48.5lbs :confused: YAY 1.5lbs and I'll be at 50lbs I cant wait.

Im on Phase 3 which is solids and I can substitute a shake for any meal if I want. I havent really been cooking because I had to have another surgery September 16th. I was banded August 9th and doing good but then they found a Tumor the size of a football on my ovary So 've been recooping. I did cook the other day in my crock pot. I put some boneless skinless chicken tenderloins, baby carrots, garlic, italian seasoning, a couple sprays of I Cant Believe its not butter Spray and some Adobo and water and It came out sooooo good. Today I went and got some groceries and bought a Spaghetti Squash I got some recipes for it.I was told to cut it in half and bake for 45 min in baking dish with some water and when its done you scrape out the inside which comes in strings like spaghetti then add some sauce and its supposed to taste like spaghetti. When I try it I'll let you know. I am going to Dr. Kwons tomorrow and am gonna try and get that cook book for some new ideas. Ill keep you posted.

Thanks everyone for the support. I am feeling alittle better today I even had my friend come pick me up and take me to the store to get some groceries. I got all the healthy stuff Im supposed to have and then I bought a little thing of Ice Cream a real little one like the Haggen Daaz size lol. So I came home and sat down with my ice cream took 5 bites and was more than satisfied. So I agree it cant be that bad. Hey it made me smile for a minute LOL :hungry: It felt really good to get out of my house and talk to some other people Plus I bumped into some people I havent seen in awhile and got some compliments on my weight loss :clap2: which definitely made me feel better about all this Well again thanks to all of you for your support. I go tomorrow to have my second set of staples removed YAY I cant wait and hope these are the last ones for along time. I also will get my new updated weight loss So I hope that its a good #.

Thanks Faybie and Pelorojo I appreciate your support. I am trying to make myself feel better but cant stop cryin tonight. I just feel alone this time around with my LB surgery I had so many family members and friends that stopped by daily I never felt alone and with this last surgery no one has stopped by except my parents. My sister has come a couple times to drop stuff off for me but thats it. To me this surgery was much harder and I was in the hospital for 5 days with no visitors besides my parents. I know everyone has their own life but this is a rough time for me and wish I had some more support. The only ones I have is you guys and I hate to whine so I try not to. Well I'm gonna call a doc tomorrow about the nerve blocks and Im gonna look for the Sudoko as well. As far as the Ice Cream its already gone I sent it home with my mom. Thanks alot to you two I appreciate it more than you know.

Ok so normally I'm very upbeat and happy. I have really stuck to my oh so strict diet. Now it's all changed I'm soo depressed :think I can't take it anymore. My mom just stopped by to check on me which she has been doing every night and changing my bandages from my second surgery. She has been so supportive and helped me alot. Well today I had a bad day and I'm sick of being cooped up in my house I have a one bedroom apartment and live alone. I was out of work for almost a month for the LapBand surgery (which now i know was because of my football sized tumor was making it hard to heal) and now i'm out of work for 4-8 weeks. I hate it I absolutely hate it but I feel like I have no choice Their is so much going on at my job that I'm afraid if I go back to soon and end up not feeling well They will fire me. So anyway back to today I have nerve damage in my right leg that goes from hip to knee and the sleeping on my back makes it really hard So the pain in my leg has been excrutiating. Nothing relieves it Ive tried pain meds (all kinds) icyhot, medicated pain patches, ice, heating pads NOTHING works. Ok so again back to today I am in ALOT of pain between my leg and my stomach and my huge incision from my surgery to remove my tumor and I lay in bed all day with nothing to do I'm not allowed to drive yet, Dr says I have to wait 3 weeks, and I live in the boonies. By MYSELF everyone works all day and has amillion things to do at night so I have no company and nothing to do. Ok so tonight my mom called before she came to see if I needed anything and so I asked for cigarettes ( yes after all this I went back to smoking, I know its bad but cant take a lecture right now) and then I said I want Ice cream so she gets here and says "Are you sure you want the Ice Cream, it goes against everything youve done for the past few months and youve done good and blah blah) and I start to ball I know it really wasnt over that I know I shouldnt have it so she took it home but I cried for a good hour. Im so stressed I dont know what to do. Im sick of being out of work yet know I need to wait till I'm all better before I go back to work or else I might end up losing my job in the process. I have nothing to do all day I cant drive anywhere I walk outside but not for long before I'm hurting before this I was going to the gym 4 days a week and now I cant walk for 5 min without hurting. I have bills to pay and no way of paying them because disability takes weeks to get. I know Im rambling and you prob have moved on from my post because its too long but for those if any still listening Im sorry to ramble I am just so sick of all this I just want the old me back I hate feeling so lost and depressed :think :think :think :think __________________

Justy sorry to hear your news. I know the feeling I had to have a tumor removed last saturday and it definitley is not helping the band process but i'm hoping things get better for me and your in my thoughts hopefully you'll recover quickly. Good Luck to you

Thanks Marie well if you come across one that sounds good let us all know Id be happy to try it. I think when i go back to dr this week i will get the cookbook he has at the office i heard it has some great recipes so after i try them i will post some recipes

Hey Chrissie thanks Im so glad to be back but Im sorry your feeling so down about this whole thing Just give it some time and It will work I have kept you in my prayers and in time you will see the changes. I gained 6.5lbs after my last surgery after losing so well I was so upset about the big gain and my mom kept saying not to beat myself up about it and it will come back off and i doubted that but you know what this morning i got on the scale and I lost those 6.5lbs finally but I beat myself up about it because i felt like I tried so hard after the lapband and now I cant do anything no excercise whatsoever so now i feel like its gonna be hard for awhile but i have faith that soon enough i will be all healed and the weight will start coming off again. So keep your head up and in due time you will be losing again and remember to just let your body heal

I'm tellin you, it was such a good feeling, I also mentioned to my friend it looked like their were alot of "Big" people walkin around their too. I definitely felt good that day. Man this is makin me wanna shop I gotta stop reading this board HAHA Thanks Swanny look you got us shopaholics thinking LOL I'm trying to hold out on shopping for awhile I feel like it keeps me motivated because Im dying to shop. But I dont wanna buy clothes that wont last long so what I did is last week I went shopping with my cousin and said I wouldnt buy anything but then I ended up in The Avenue and they had a great sale on this cute cami and panty sets so I had to get it but I bought it 2 sizes too small So I felt good buying something but knew I will have to lose alot more to wear it

Lots2Luv I forgot about Torrid, H&M and Old Navy But you reminded me about the Palisades Mall, they have several plus size stores and actually they had pretty good prices. I was surprised that I went to Palisades with one of my many "skinny" friends and she got annoyed because every thing she liked was only in Plus Sizes and so many of the "trendy" stores were for us Big Girls HAHAHAHAHA what a great feeling that was.

Im not sure about Niagara Falls I'm quite a distance from their so Ive only been their sightseeing never to buy clothes but I'm sure their are If you look alot of the stores are now selling Plus Size I know like Mandee and some other stores sell Plus Size but only in certain stores not everywhere. By me they dont but about an hour away they do so you never know I always look even if its not a Plus Siza store Have fun In Niagara Falls though thats one of my favorite places Ive ever been its breathtaking

hopeworks "dh" means dear husband

OK so we all know now Dr Kwon and Dr Vinces have a very strict Diet. I have been eatting the same stuff all the time and I'm finally sick of the same stuff I need ideas. PLEASE HELP!! I eat chicken and grilled veggies all the time but need halp mixing things up

Swanny I'm a shopoholic My three favorites are Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug, and The Avenue they have great clothes in Plus sizes. Very stylish up to date stuff. Have fun