LeighaMason

I am so happy for you! I knew you could do it!

Have you tried clearing your cookies (no pun intended)?

Oh come on, don't be sad. Let me ask you a serious question. When was the last time that you started a new year and you were down 40 pounds from the previous year? (Jan to Jan) I can tell you the answer for me, maybe one time 12 years ago (on prescription diet pills). Every single year of my adult life I have gained weight. So even if I stayed the same weight every year for the rest of my life (instead of gaining 10 -15 pounds a year like I did in the past) wouldn't that still be a victory?

Hey! I'm from Texas! We do have a few (and I mean a few) enlightened souls here! :frown:

I am already banded and on my way. (10/20/09) But if you are interested I will be happy to be your buddy.

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I respect the way you are going about doing this, I do have one suggestion, if you don't mind. Since you are going to go on a diet anyway, why don't you have it be Dr supervised and that way if you decide to have WLS in the future,you will have your Dr supervised diet out of the way and your insurance will cover it. If you decide not to have the surgery you wont have lost anything.

Good morning everyone. I just wanted to share a picture of 2 doves that were sitting on my birdbath when I got home yesterday. I am excited about spring however it is going to rain and be cold this weekend. (HB--Sorry to hear about the snow again.) I am trying to be patient on planting we always get a cold snap right after Easter, if I am not careful I will lose my crops. I am going to plant tomatoes again this year, because of my trees I really don't have enough sun to grow them but I love them so much, I will be happy for just a few. Last year my jalapeños did really well and I have really missed having them during the winter. There is just something so satisfying about going outside and picking them off a plant and using them. Have a good Friday everyone!

I guess I have changed to losing 1 pound a week instead of 2. Thats OK, it still puts me at goal before my 1 year bandiversary.

Its probably done by internet address, I voted from each of my 3 computers.

He's not that country! He sets a line one day with live bait and goes back and gets the fish the next day.

I havent lost any more hair than normal, I have always shedded a lot. Now if I would just quit pulling out the gray ones!

Me too. Good luck.

I use Lose it on the iphone, I always have it with me and its easy to use. Plus its free and has a web site with other graphs and charts.

I can, but keep in mind 4oz of fish or chicken has a lot less calories than 4oz of beef or pork, so try and go with fish and chicken as much as possible to keep your weight loss moving. When I have steak it always makes me cringe when I have to log it because of the calories.

I was going to ignore this statement because I know logic will not change your mind, but I am afraid someone who is undecided on health care will read this overly simplistic statement and draw the wrong conclusion. As an example of how you can provide the same service to more people look at the following scenario. If you and your husband were eating out at a restaurant every meal, you could stop doing this and go to the grocery store and cook your meals from scratch, by making this change you could feed a whole family on the same amount of money that it takes for 2 people to eat out. By eliminating the restaurants (insurance company) need to make a profit you can feed (provide health care) to more people and save money.

They are catfish, but I am not sure which subspecies.

I understand your loss and I am sorry it happened. I don't think it is possible to mourn a loss like that and have the brain power left over to make the commitment that the band requires. I believe you made the best choice, mourn first and then worry about working your band when you are able. It will be best in the long run. Now that you are feeling like you have the extra to commit it is time to start with your surgeon. I read this a lot, you don't want them to be disappointed in you, however we should remember they work for us. We are the customer, we are paying their salaries, that makes us the boss. If I chose to take a year off from my band journey that is my business, its my band. I paid for it either through self pay or through insurance premiums. I would recommend a total restart, schedule a fill, commit to a 2 week liquid diet to clean your system of bad foods, stock your fridge with proper food choices, start a food journal, start a exercise program (even if that means a 10 min walk when you get home from work) and build from there. You can do it, we are here to help you. ETA Plus I would like to point out that you are still down 25-35 pounds after what was probably the worst year of your life. I would bet that if you didn't have the band, you would have been up at least that amount. So you are probably 50-70 pounds ahead.

Good for you! I love to see someone report "I lost this amount and I am proud of it" I think this band is an individual journey and you can live it anyway you want to. I really respect the fact that you don't try and fool yourself into thinking you should have lost more. (I catch myself doing that sometimes) Way to go.

I think we all need to talk to ourselves in a way that is supportive. If you don't want to get your hopes up about being skinny then don't. This is how I managed my anxiety when I first started. I told myself, "I will just weigh less and feel better". Now I am 2 pounds away from having a normal BMI and being the lightest I have been in 16 years. Am I skinny? Maybe not to other people but I am to me. If I stopped losing weight today I would be happy (OK I really mean 2 pounds from now:tt2:) Positive attitude is everything in this and I like yours.

Here is why its really nice to have a hunter /fisher /gatherer husband. This is about 70 pounds of fresh fish for our freezer.

Elfie, Did the Dr say anything about the pain in your arm?

I eat all kinds of beef and pork to cook on the grill, pork chops, I usually have tenderloin if I have a steak, I buy 90/10 hamburger, when I do beef tips I just buy regular stew meat. My husband makes a good green chili that we buy cut up pork for but I buy it at a Mexican grocery store and the name is in Spanish so I don't know what the cut of meat is.

A study published in the latest New England Journal of Medicine shows that abortion rates declined during the first two years that Massachusetts implemented a near-universal health coverage program much like the nationwide plan currently before Congress. The most important reason the cardinal cited was the universal health care system. "If that frightened, unemployed 19-year-old knows that she and her child will have access to medical care whenever it's needed," Hume explained, "she's more likely to carry the baby to term. Isn't it obvious?" (Copy and paste selected paragraphs full article available at link below) Massachusetts Study: Health Care Reform Reduced Abortions -- Politics Daily Patty, The average abortion rate for our country is about 800,000 per year since 1969 (CDC) so the above study showed a 1.5% decrease in abortions, which would be about 12,000 babies that would not be aborted. Can you afford to help others if it helps save 12,000 unborn babies a year?