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:biggrin:Big grin today, Wow I am amazed with this thing called a LapBand, now it really is not around your lap, or even around you stomach???At the top of the stomach just below the esophagus!!! But hey who cares??? It IS THERE, doing its job. Sometimes I don't like it~that is when I am stressed and food is not making its way down like I WANT it to! Probably should not eat those foods anyway. But it has worked a change in my life this past year. We are never satisfied are we? I wish this I wish that, I want to change this and that, but you know what? Success is not in the number of lbs you have lost or even in the number of inches you have shed or even the number of sizes you have reduced to~~True Success is being happy with who you are in the skin you are in and being healthy, I am all of these and more. Thank you Lord for showing me the way, sending me the means to pay for this wonderful LapBand Surgery! Life could not be better today! YAYYYYYYY! I pray for all of those just getting to work on having this surgery, just had the surgery or years past this surgery that you are happy and content and know that whatever or wherever you are along this journey, that you be Happy with life!:thumbup:

Thanks Winks! It is going to be, will post photos soon too. And Copa~I NEVER imagined I would buy a dress 10 sizes smaller than I wore just a year ago. Yes it could be a little less snug in places and IT WILL BE! When I reach my goal just 29 more lbs, I am going to celebrate with a nice cruise with my husband and wear this gown again! We have an Anniversary coming up soon next March to be exact, and that is my goal to reach my goal by then! Thanks you guys!

:smile: I found a dress to wear to my daughters wedding. I went shopping with my daughter today and I just found the most beautiful dress and jacket. It is a beige gown with a flowing a line skirt, JUST the right length, fits so well. My bust are TOO BIG! I had to get a size 14 (I think this came out of the Jr.s dept) and it is a little tight in the boob section, but hey! I guess I had rather have this problem that not have any thing in that dept. to fuss about! LOL Anyway the bodice is heavily sequined and beaded and the sheer gorgette is light and airy and feels wonderful. So I am HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY again and I can now begin to move on to finishing this wedding planning! Food is on the agenda, did a little shopping today, I made sure to add some of the foods that work well for me, some nice almonds instead of walnuts or peanuts or pecans for me, they are lower in carbs and I can have more of them, and they have NO Salt! We are having pork and beef k-bobs that are seasoned with cajun and asain sauces. Pure protein and easy to eat on a stick! Side dishes include green beans and fruit salsa, and texas cavier! All high fiber, low carb choices. I will have to steer clear of the Chocolate fountain! UGH and the Punch too, loaded with sugars. Wedding foods are so rich!!! I am taking some diet sunkist for my "Punch"! I may have a glass or two of Champaigne or Wine. The wine made here in our town is soooooooo good! Beach Breeze is my favorite!!!! So maybe a tiny bit of Beach Breeze for a daughters wedding will be just right! God Bless you all on you efforts and successes this week.:thumbup:

Yes I too noticed that the contestant wanna be's were very young and so big. I too thought that the challenges were too streneous for the first trial to get to the ranch. And the humiliation for the ONLY one who did not make it was HUGE! I felt sorry for the girl who could not breathe and passed out, and the man, I thought he had broken his arm when he landed on it like that. Lord Ya'll I DON"T think I could live through that pace of exercise and on that small amount of food they get, I think it would kill me.

Sorry to hear about your ticket!!! UGGGH! I got one not long ago, it was over $100 and that hurt, just think what new clothing or shoes we could buy with that money??? Glad you are feeling better! Shoes do sound cute. Show us!

Thanks for posting, I have purchased on Low Carb cookbook, but it has only a few recipes I like in it, Going to the Mall tomorrow and this just triggered my desire to hit Barnes and Noble!

I actually said that the other day, If I can't lose a lb more, I could be happy where I am at! It is truly amazing!! Congrats on your weight loss.

:frown:I was so sad for the ones who did not get picked to go to the RANCH! A lot of folks looked like they could use the help. I tried not to feel sorry for anyone there, but I could not help it, I wanted to bleed for them. I am so grateful every time I watch that show for what I have now. I would not want life any other way. I admit I need to be exercising more now, that is a downfall of mine, but I know that the LapBand was a lifesaver for me. When I saw the girl talk about her brother who tried out for The Biggest Loser and he died five days later, that just woke me up. We can not wait! I am so glad that I have shed nearly 100 lbs! I thank God every day that I made this decision. The facts that were quoted tonight about Metro Atlanta, out of all the deaths 1/3rd of them are related to heart attacks associated with obesity. Boston was the next worst town! I guess they don't have the room for much gardening. When I visited Boston last year, I was so tired from walking and I just thought that folks from there would stay slim getting in all that walking everywhere!? Well this is really going to be an interesting season, and it is so motivational. Makes me want to get on track and stay there and exercise more, I am gonna love Tuesday nights for awhile.:thumbup:

:eek:Not because I did not lose the weight, but because they made it WRONG! I feel so much better, it was only 5 inches off! I don't think staying in the gym for two weeks would make any difference in the fit. 5 inches is a lot to reduce in a week, then it still would just fit! So off shopping I go tomorrow! Looking for that perfect dress for the wedding. It will be an experience! I plan to have a good day with my daughter. I love her so much! She has a lot to learn in life, but I hope she goes about life with an open mind, there is so much to soak in! Still trying to get that protein in! Going to cook a steak and have dinner with my hubby!:thumbup:

:thumbup:Somedays I don't know what triggers it? I just can't eat well at all, not even drink well without throwing it all back up. I had to pull off the road today to let it out, and I had a friend with me, it was really embarrassing! Things that I normally do not have any trouble at all with are NOT staying down! I mean this one time today a wave of nausea came over me that I swear I was PREGNANT again, and that ain't EVER happening again! LOL Anyway, Back to the Protein Shake tomorrow and the water, then to soft food and we'll see. Why is it I can digest peanuts and popcorn when nothing else will stay down?:cool2:

:smile:My dress will be here today or tomorrow hopefully!!! I can't wait to try it on, it is beautiful! I hope that now with the weight loss it will be a wedding I will feel good about how I look! When my son got married I was in too few photos, and that is sad. But I dodged the camera, needless to say that was not fair to my son for his memories later on when I am no longer around. (which will be a long time!!!) If it fits, I will take photos and post! Hope you all have a blessed day!:thumbup:

Thanks Guys I really MUST learn to let go a little and enjoy some of the good things in life, you are right! It is too hard to ALWAYS avoid everthing good, Like Crunch 'n Munch. That was the Buttery Toffee with Popcorn and Peanuts kind! LOL Even the name is dripping with FAT and calories. Oh Well, it is over and in the past, Love you all, thanks so much.

:eek:Well I was tempted and GAVE IN to it, with some Crunch n Munch last night. After a day with my girlfriend who is a small petite person who always eats anything she wants, the box of Crunch n Munch was purchased and SHARED on the way home from a road trip. It WAS delicious, but this morning I WILL NOT get on the scale. I bum myself out! Well I got up early this morning and began exercising and cleaning out my car, the trunk and next to wash it! It got too hot out right now, so I came in to Blog a bit. I am going to work off the doggone Crunch N Munch till it is GONE! LOL Don't do like me, don't give in to temptation! It is hard tho when the smell is right there in the front seat with you! God Bless Have a great sunday, going to take my daughters Boston Terrier "Socks" the first granddog home to my daughter who just had the Baby AVA! She will get to meet her new Sister today, I hope they will get along and Socks won't be too jealous~socks is 11 years old in human life! :wink:

Thanks all, she is precious~got to go home yesterday, so today is a day to Thank God and give him the glory for a beautiful new addition to our family. She is so going to get spoiled by granny!

Thanks finallyncontrol. It is going to be a wonderful first year too. How are you doing? I was down a lb this morning, if it just doesn't appear back in the morning, I will be happy, weight loss has slowed down, but I have full restriction still, the sweet spot is here to stay. Blessings.

You do so encourage us ALL! You are beautiful and unless you said it, you look 40! The energy and the added enthusium are such a wonderful part of having the band. You have done an awesome job, come on Blog every day, we look for your blogs and miss you when you don't.

PS I eat anything I want to, just a whole lot less of it!

Ditto everything marw has said, the BEST thing I ever did. I was like you tried ALL the programs, nothing helped me keep it off after the program ended. Banded on 7-29-09 94 lbs down! Love the band.

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:wink:[ATTACH]384[/ATTACH] Well she is here and Granny could not be prouder, our Miracle Granddaughter. We prayed 10 years for her and God is good! [ATTACH]383[/ATTACH] She is going to have copper colored hair like her Mom I hope. [ATTACH]385[/ATTACH] So contented. Babies are Gods way of saying the world will go on!:eek:

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate all the kind comments from you all and so do you all by the way, my we are changing aren't we? Thank God! LOL We are changing for the better.

It is so hard for me to believe that this was me about three years ago. I actually did not know the extent of the danger I was in with the added weight on my body and my heart and other organs. How could I have let myself go like this? What is it that made me overeat? I quess I ate to replace something I was not getting from my life. I am so thankful to God for the LAP-BAND® experience, when I find an old photo like this one, I just cringe with an almost disbelief! :wink:

Yes and I stayed that way for two weeks, I was so miserable. Everything was coming up if I ate anything solid. I did go in for an unfill of .o2 CC's, just that little and it made a world of difference for me. I asked for it!!! I never thought I would, cause I felt like I was failing the band, the Dr., and most of all myself. But you will get more weight loss by eating right, I began to lose after that and felt good too. I was getting my electrolites off and out of kilter, felt dizzy too and not getting enough of the right kinds of protiens and vitamins that you get from food. If it does not let up soon see the Dr. you could also have hair loss problems if you don't. You have done an awesome job so far, 55 lbs that is great! I am 94 down in 13 mos, so I am proud too, the loss slows down the last six months or so, that is when I get into more exercise to tone the skin! God Bless You.

:wink:Well it seems that my appetite is now getting less. I don't know what happened, maybe I am just use to eating less? But my head hunger was there for ALL the beginning months after my surgery and when I SAW foods that I use to eat or LOVED to cook like brownies, I did not think I could REFUSE to eat them. NOW, it seems like a page has turned and I am NO longer so tempted to eat those things anymore because my appetite is so low. Today, I was out on the road by myself, money in my pocket, it was lunch time and the restaurants were FULL, the food smelled good coming from the Restaurant, but I just passed them all by and went home for a lunch. Peanuts and Protien Shake! Then tonight it was chicken salad sandwich. I am totally full too! I did have a low cal single fudge pop for late night snack. I think this is where I am starting to feel settled with the way I eat now, and not LEFT OUT, because I am not at an ALL YOU CAN EAT buffet with my friends. I went to the Pizza Hut the other day, 1/2 of a salad and one SMALL slice of pizza and I was TOO FULL and almost sick feeling. So I just have to eat at the house most of the time, so I relax and ENJOY my food. Even drinking water too fast makes me feel bad. I think SLOW and steady is the way for me now. I like where I am now, it is soon to be 14 months on the 29th of Sept! 94 lbs off and I hope to shed the last 6 by 10-10-10, my daughters wedding date. Have a great nite all!:eek: