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Am not a golfer bigtex1420, but many of my friends are. I say this sounds like you realy enjoy the game, and your doctor has given you the green light to do so, so go for it. It will do you good, to know that you can do all the things you love still. have fun. LOVE IT!

Hello 2excited I stop drinking liquid with my food or placing them in front of me, nor do I order any when am out eating, because I have a haibit of drinking while am eating. This is what helped me. Good luck!

You are never to young for this. With you doing this now you are saving your self years of medical issues. Saving on meds and doctors vists.. If I may say this, you sound like you realy want this. So all you have to do is pump it up, get back on the horse and ride again, in a matter of speaking. You know what you have to do, stop eating the wrong foods, work out alot more, and post your feelings here let it out and not hold them in. I do recipe of the day daily try some of them and read my blog to see a few tips that has help me and a few others.. Check out my blog Life After Lap Band Stay in touch all the best to you...

You are so welcome lat1nacurv3s. And thank you for your kind words and reading my blogs. I love sharing my recipes with everyone Enjoy! and "Bon Appetite" All the best to you. Stay in touch..

Hello imaluckydog thank you for the great comment. What a feeling when you learn you are no longer are in the plus sizes. That feeling will stay in our heads for a while I think - no plus size.. Congratulation on your 109 pounds lose "Whoot-Whoot" And am very happy that you love my recipes of the day, also they help me to keep my passion going " The love of Cooking". This Lap Band was one of the best things that was invented, I love my band.. It save my life... Keep up all the great work that you are doing and stay in touch.. All the best to you.. LOVE IT!

Thank you wecandoit for your lovley words. Best wishes...

Thank you sandradee0124 for your wonderful comment. Am so happy that you enjoy the recipes of the day- I love shareing them with you and everyone my love of cooking.. All the best to you, and You also have a cooler weekend not as hot as last weekend thank goodness.. Thank you again. All the best..

Thank you for your lovely comments finallyncontrol. Yes you and I are very similar, Congratulations on your 103 pounds lose "whooot- whooot" what a feeling. I know and you will make your goal By Nov am sure of it. Keep up all the great work that you are doing ... LOVE IT!

Thank you suthrndelite. And am sure you will do just fine. Take it slow and steady, slow and steady wins all the time. AND Congratulation ON YOUR SURGERY ON 7/12. All the best to you.. LOVE IT!

Thank you Derby. Pictures soon to come. All thebest to you.. And keep up all the great work that you are doing also..

Thank you ymjackson1. Yes am working on picture hopefully in a week or too I will get them done. Thank you for your nice comment. All the best to you..

With my recent loss of 98 pounds, nothing fits me anymore - hooray, this is a good thing! So I went out and bought all new clothes, 10 sizes smaller in pants and dresses. I am down to a medium-large top. So my husband and I went out shopping, and the first place I went to was the plus-size department -that is where I went for so many years, so naturally I went there. So I began to take clothes off the rack and hold them up to me - and I had this weird expression on my face. My husband asked what's wrong? With a tear running down my cheek, I said everything is too big here! When I held the clothes up to me, I was lost behind them - you could not see me! My husband said you are in the plus sizes - this is not your department any more. So I went over to the regular size department and I pulled out a size 14 pants and a medium top and went to the dressing room to try them on. My husband and everyone around the dressing room heard this loud thump - that was me falling against the wall with sheer amazement about what I saw in the mirror. "Is that really me?" I walked out of the dressing room parading my new look to my husband, who was smiling and laughing and said "way to go!" I left the store with my new clothes, and for several hours I was smiling in disbelief that I was in a size 14. Yesterday, I decided it was time for a new look - a makeover to go with my new body, so I went to the hairdresser. I had my hair lightened - I am now a light auburn - and I had a major cut and style. I wanted my hair cut to frame my face instead of hiding it. I had my eyebrows shaped and lightened. I wore no makeup to the hairdresser so it would not run from the heat and the hair dye. So when I first sat down in the chair, my face looked a little drawn and tired looking. When I was finished with my makeover, It had taken at least 10 years off of my face - my face had a more perky look -I could not stop looking at myself - LOL! My husband told me I look like a million dollars! For those of you don't think the LAP-BAND works - think again! For those of you who had LAP-BAND surgery and are at a plateau and are not seeing the scale move much lately - hang in there! Yes there where times when I felt that I could not do this, or looking at all the total weight I needed to lose. And even seeing the scale stop moving for a while. I just hung in there and never gave up hope. So this is why I say- please hang in there.. So this makeover for me has done wonders - I'm feeling better and looking better. Even other people can see the difference in the way I walk and in the way I interact with others - its a brand new me! I'm getting a lot more stares now - but in a good way. No longer do they say, "look at the fat girl" or "she has a pretty face"- and we all know what that means LOL. I still have 30 pounds to go to reach my goal weight, and I'm sure I'll do that by October 26 - which is one year in.:smile2: CHECK OUT MY BLOG FOR MORE ABOUT MY JOURNEY. http://life-after-lap-band.blogspot.com/

Put a spin on hamburger beef with this exciting Italian Beef stuffed Peppers With Orzo Recipe. It will delight your taste buds with so much flavor.. ENJOY! Makes 4 servings Active Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes 328 Calories Per Serving CHECK OUT MY BLOG FOR MORE INFO ON THIS RECIPE AND SO MANY:thumbup: http://life-after-lap-band.blogspot.com/

A moist and juicy summertime dish. Prepare this dish for your friends and family am sure they will enjoy it. This recipe is great for those of you who can eat chicken. ENJOY! Active Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Makes 8 Servings 359 Calories Per Serving CHECK OUT MY BLOG FOR MORE INFO ON THIS RECIPE AND SO MANY MORE:thumbup: http://life-after-lap-band.blogspot.com/

I make these broths for many of my dishes or just to have when I am in a broth mood. They are teasty and delicious and so full of flavor too. And for those of you who can not eat solids yet this is for you... ENJOY! Beef Broth: Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 pounds beef shank cross-cuts or soup bones 5 cups cold water 1 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves 1 medium carrot -- cut up 1 medium stalk celery with leaves -- cut up 1 small onion -- cut up 5 peppercorns 3 whole cloves 3 sprigs parsley 1 dried bay leaf Directions: Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook beef in oil until brown on both sides. Mix remaining ingredients in crockpot. Add beef. Cover and cook on low heat for 8 to 10 hours. Remove beef from broth. Cool beef about 10 minutes until cool enough to handle. Strain both through cheesecloth-lined sieve; discard vegetables and seasonings. Remove beef from bones. Cut beef into 1/2-inch pieces. Skim fat from broth. Chicken Broth: Ingredients: 1 whole chicken (3 to 4 lbs. cut up) OR 2 chickens, bony parts only 2 teaspoons salt 1 small bay leaf 1/2 cup celery chopped up fine 1 small carrot diced 1 small onion diced 6 cups water Directions: Place chicken in pressure cooker. Add all remaining ingredients and cover cooker. Cook at high pressure for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to sit for 20 minutes. Remove cover, strain chicken broth. Freeze or use immediately. CHECK OUT MY BLOG FOR MORE RECIPES OF THE DAY!:frown: http://life-after-lap-band.blogspot.com/

Hello meterry. I post recipe of the day daily to help us stay on track if you, like here is one on how to cut the calories in drinks. Recipe Of The Day! 5 Summer Cocktails-Guilt-Free

There are always going to be haters out there Know matter how one looks. Try a new hair style, do more facial, facial will help with the pores to add more oil to your skin for more of a glow and it will help with the dryness also. And also there is always a womens friends "botox". I say this BAH HUMBUG TO THE NEYSAYERS. All the best to you... P.S I think going tinner looks younger. The more weight we have the older we look..

Here you go borntobealoser Weight Loss - Diet Ticker

PLEASE DO NOT GIVE UP!!! I lost 98 pounds in just about 9 months. There where times when I stop losing for a bit, but I kept at it, I am not one to give up. This was one of the best thing I have ever done I have a new life, down 10 dress sizes, from a size 24 to a size 14. Think about how long it took you to gain that weight, then also look at all your health issue, and how sad you feel right now. I think you owe to yourself to give it more time. You paid for this surgey out of your pocket and you had a great tool to work with. Remember this is only a tool like any tool we have to learn how to operate this tool properly. Nothing great happens over night it takes time. IT DOES WORK...... HANG IN THERE YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!! GOOD LUCK. P.S STAY AWAY FROM THAT CAMERA FOR A WHILE.

This is all good news and congrats on the many things you can do now. We forget the little things we use to do, like geting up with ez, crossing our legs, walking sleeping. I to feel the same way as you do, I have NO regrets was the best thing that I ever did. keep up the great work. LOVE IT!

It's ok janetsjourneytoslim. You know what happen, and now you will pump up the work and go back to eating the way you did before the 4th of July.. So knowing how well you are doing hop back on your routine and you will be fine. Good luck!

Congrats on your surgery. You are one of us now. lol. But you can not eat every thing in sight because the band will not let you. You will get sick and throw up if you eat over what you should or eat somthing that you can not.. So take it slow, you are on a great journey.. All the best to you...

Keep up the good work. You will get there. All the best.

Hello marw I do recipe of the day here daily check out my blog for so many recipes. I will give you 2 for now if you want more feel free to ask if you like.. Life After Lap Band ENJOY! BON APPETITE! Beef Broth: Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 pounds beef shank cross-cuts or soup bones 5 cups cold water 1 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves 1 medium carrot -- cut up 1 medium stalk celery with leaves -- cut up 1 small onion -- cut up 5 peppercorns 3 whole cloves 3 sprigs parsley 1 dried bay leaf Directions: Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook beef in oil until brown on both sides. Mix remaining ingredients in crockpot. Add beef. Cover and cook on low heat for 8 to 10 hours. Remove beef from broth. Cool beef about 10 minutes until cool enough to handle. Strain both through cheesecloth-lined sieve; discard vegetables and seasonings. Remove beef from bones. Cut beef into 1/2-inch pieces. Skim fat from broth. Chicken Broth: Ingredients: 1 wholechicken (3 to 4 lbs. cut up) OR 2 chickens, bony parts of only 2 teaspoons salt 1 small bay leaf 1/2 cup celery chopped up fine 1 small carrot diced 1 small onion diced 6 cups water Directions: Place chicken in pressure cooker. Add all remaining ingredients and cover cooker. Cook at high pressure for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to sit for 20 minutes. Remove cover, strain chicken broth. Freeze or use immediately.

This is a full meal sides and all, and so low in calories. Summer time, is a great time for outdoor grilling to help keep the heat out of your kitchen. This is a great dish and am sure you and your family will love it. ENJOY! Makes 4 servings Active Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes 385 Calories Per Serving CHECK OUT MY BLOG FOR MORE INFO ON THIS RECIPE AND SO MANY MORE:thumbup: http://life-after-lap-band.blogspot.com/