janetsjourneytoslim

God bless and keep you! We must keep positive attitudes because we will become that which we dwell upon; i so dwell upon becoming thin and a better person so that i may serve my lord better and healthier to be around a lot longer to do so.

Going on a cruise to Alaska this May and I wondered you mentioned Vancouver, where are you from. by the way you are looking great, you look so different from your pre photos.

Good Friday Morning! TGIF! I found the dress, may go back next week and buy it! I will post pics too! I sorta hit a Plateau, eating right, just not going down much, but I think I have done ok, so I just hold on right now and wait, gonna add some exercise in the weekend now that the rain has stopped here. We have roads that are flooded over! It is depressing when you get that much rain and I can't go anywhere do anything, I want to sit, watch TV and eat! So got to get moving to get those lbs to go away! Sunshine is out today. Love your Blogs, keep them coming and I am going to check out your new page too.

Good Morning msconniemac! I am happy to be a friend to you here on LapBandTalk! I hope you are progressing well!

Good Morning, TGIF! I almost dread the weekends because I don't lose weight over the weekends, too much time on my hands and with all the rain, I sit in and much on too much! I have hit a Plateau with a loss of 64 lbs. now, but I know I will get that going soon, gonna try real hard this weekend to be more active! I found a cute red dress at Beall's yesterday, but did not have time to try it on, I am going to wait a week and then go back, if it is still there I am getting it! Clothes are so expensive! We own a Consignment Store, so I have been really buying all my clothes there! So how are you doing since the fill? Can you feel the restriction? I hope all is going good with you. I knew the weight loss would slow down a little at some point with me, and it is not really healthy to lose and avg of 10-12 lbs every month, but I really want that goal by Valentines, so I am going to add a little bit more exercise to kick my body into fat burning again.

Happy New Year to you. Hope your Christmas was good, I do have to say, I have had the Apple Pie and Ice Cream! But, It was my present to me, and I worked my A** off at the Gym tonight trying to get it off! I am getting another fill on the 7th of Jan., I can tell I am hungrier right before my fills! Hope you are doing good.

Happy New YOU Year! You just inspire me to go forward and never look back! Thanks!

Have a great time at the show! Are you buying or selling? I think I would like to have an RV that you can pull behind the truck. We want to do some traveling soon.

Haven't logged on in awhile, been busy with lots of things, one was my 40 year Class Reunion. It was a blast, I was in a size 18 jeans, (Not a 24W!) It felt so good. Down about 33 lbs since surgery, about 40 if you count the 10 days pre-diet for the surgery! Feels so good! I am having a hard time visualizing myself any smaller. Then I looked at your photos and I can see how the change has taken place in your life. You look amazing, I know you must be so proud! Thanks for posting those photos!

Hey Allie! Thanks for that info! I squeezed on a size 12 today, they fit in the legs, but I can not zip them up all the way without laying down on the bed first and they look sick! In a bad way, LOL I know teens use the word "sick" to mean "wicked~or Good! " But really I looked melted and poured into them. So I know when I get to about 165 I will have some work done too so I can buy and wear clothes that fit, like you are doing. I wore clothes that were loose too many years!!!! How long did it take to heal and feel good after the surgeries?

Hey did you ever find out why you bruised so bad? That is definately a nasty looking one, but isn't a bad bruise from blood? I would love to know something. How are you feeling? Are you still on liquids?

Hey did you make in to 199 yet? I still need to get under 200 and working hard, but it is hard. Once I do that I think it will be smooth sailing from then on. I did great on the Cruise, cheated a couple of times. Ate all I wanted and when I was full I had to stop! It actually hurt to eat anymore, then I went and danced! Then to the Shows at night and on to the casino. Watched my sister, she won $150.00.

Hey Girl, it is difficult at first and a bit confusing too. I wanted to use this site so bad and get the motivation I needed to help me stay accountable. I use the Blogs and it seems you are doing well with that, and the personal messages too. I don't know how to use the Go Advanced button so I don't use it. I have learned to change my profile pic by using the change AVATAR button. I usually just get on, check for messages, private or on my blog, add to my blog, then read recent blogs. I look at the photos submitted by others and that is what I do here. I do know how to add friends etc. So If I can help you I will.

Hey I am like you I love the pot roast! Roast period, yummy, if I can't have much food then give me the food I love!!?? Right? I substituted the potatoes with asparagus and brussel sprouts at the last minute, still had the carrots and they are soooo goood in the soup portion. Just miss the Southern Corn Bread that went with it! LOL but If I ate the bread, then I would not be able to hold the stew. I am looking forward to fall, it is my favorite time of year.

Hey I have not seen you posting lately, hope all is going well for you! Went to Alaska on a cruise, came home too restricted, had a slight unfill yesterday and now so much better! Hope to hear from you soon.

Hey I have started a blog The Golden Dayz at blogspot.com seems to be the thing to do now, be my first follower?

Hey I left a message on the July Bandsters site to your question about Ketosis! Hope you are coming along better now.

Hey Marw, I am fine just been to Disney with my grandson for his birthday and have not posted. Still having a little problem with keeping certain foods down. I have a real tight restriction. But I am over the flu thanks for thinking of me. Hope all is going well for you.

Hey! I hope you decide to have the lapband, it is so wonderful, when the dr. Puts the band on, it is over the area of your stomach that sends the hormones to the brain to tell it you are hungry. I do not get hungry anymore unless i go all day and not eat anything. That happened about 4 months after the surgery, i forgot to eat!!!!then i heard this strange sound, omg i thought! That was my stomach growling, and it was 4:30 pm, so i went right away and ate something. You will always eat less with the band due to the restriction you get with it, but to lose a lot of weight and be really successful in the first year after the band, you do have to watch what you eat, but you will be able to do that because of the band, not that you won't slip up and make misteaks or bad choices, we all do that, just less now than before! Good luck and god bless you in whatever your decision is!

Hi all, soooo sick of leftovers, so tonight I threw them all away, my husband said he did not want anymore of them. I did keep some of the Turkey, will make a salad tomorrow. Tonight I had Salmon and it was really good for a change. Drinking my water again today, getting back on track. Ready for the Christmas Season and the cooler weather too.

Hi Dee! Wow and 18 is good, I was so glad to get out of the 24-26 W's, and now that I look at those pants, the butt looks so big! LOL and it WAS! Ha! I squeezed into a pair of reg. 14's and I like the new jeans. I don't want to buy any new clothes that are too big for me, cause the tight ones will make us feel FAT and we will push to lose more weight. I am going to get on ALL protein (No Carbs) for three or four days next week! This gets the Fat Burning process going again and on the fifth day I will add up to 50 grams of carbs. I want to lose 15 lbs in the next five weeks or by Valentines Day! Best Wishes to you and lets keep in touch! I have a Consignment Store and a FaceBook page, I am going to post photos and conditions of the clothing on there, I will get you the link so you can check it out! You don't even have to be a Facebook Member to do it, but if you are, I am on there as Janet Starnes Hurst!

Hi got your post, Yes I am moving down now again although slower now, but still going down! It was a beautiful day here in the Panhandle of Florida! I have been so cold. I would love to be in the snow a little Ha! Now that I have lost all this weight tho, I just freeze. So glad that Plateau is over, I was getting very depressed! Hope all is going well with you too, you have lost a lot of weight are you feeling better?

Hi hope all is well! This week is flying by, had a cold last week, did not eat enough and have not dropped a pound, but I think my body knows I have a cold, and not letting me drop. When I get back to the Gym tomorrow I think I shall see the diff this week, hope you have a good week too!

Hi hope you are doing great, looking forward to a New Year! How much weight have you lost and did you weather Christmas allright?

Hi I know what you mean, my hair was starting to clog the drain in our shower! My husband was getting worried, I have only got 22 lbs to get to my goal, and I want that weight gone!!! But I do want to keep my hair, so up the Protein here I go, I have always had a head full of hair~and now it is getting dry and brittle, but I am going to take a half teaspoon of grapeseed oil, they say that is good for your skin, nails and hair, and a natural way to get the oil! I'll let you know if it works for me. Good luck, you are very pretty! Great job so far.