TKW

Hi, welcome... it's a great place for support and motivation. See ya around the forum!

Yes it is....

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I had a hernia but no problems like that. Don't hesitate to call your Doctor!

i buy those thin bagles. they are super thin and i think 100 calories. I have never gotten stuck eating one of them. I toast them for a sandwich or put a little garlic and "spray butter" on them and krisp them up in the oven for garlic bread. mmmmm also a pita pocket is a good choice. I can do most breads toasted.

Try strength training. I went almost 16 weeks and could not lose a pound. I ate healthy and exercised daily... my dietitian suggested changing up my exercise and wanted me to try a "body pump" class. It's easy, anyone can do it. you work with 2, 5 and 10 pound weights. It made all the difference for me, I still do cardio in there too but I think the strenght training was just what I needed. Give it a try!

Here are the stats - 2 cups / serving Recipe Time Hands On: 28 Minutes Total: 28 Minutes Nutritional Information Amount per serving Calories: 306 Fat: 14.9g Saturated fat: 4.3g Monounsaturated fat: 7.8g Polyunsaturated fat: 1.2g Protein: 16.3g Carbohydrate: 46.8g Fiber: 5.3g Cholesterol: 33.9mg Iron: 2.3mg Sodium: 667mg Calcium: 145mg

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/baked-italian-style-cauliflower-50400000116797/ Saw this recipe this morning, I was just trying to figure out something new to do with cauliflower. And I miss my pasta!

I would do it again in a heartbeat only sooner. I batted the idea around for almost 3 years before I committed. I had some discomfort for a couple of days after surgery but not bad. Day 4... I felt great! I have not had any problems or complications. I am able to eat anything as long as I eat it slow enough and take small enough bites a of course chew chew chew. That being said, I try really hard to make healthy choices and leave things like bread and Pasta (and sweets of course) alone except for occassionally. Best choice I've ever made. I've been overweight since I was a child, I'm now 49. I've tried every diet under the sun and after 30 pounds.... I just would put it back on. The band takes commitment. It is not easy but it is very doable. Get educated about how it "really" works, that's the best advice I could give you! Good Luck

You can fail with any of the WLS. Many people do, you are right... you have to make changes. with all of them or you will fail. So Glad I picked the band. I'm losing weight and I am healthy! Best of Luck to you!

Well... they drive a car, use a vacuum cleaner, dishwasher, washing machine. There are certainly the good old fashioned hard work ways to doing all these things but some genius invented items that make our lives easier.... so why is a weight loss tool any different. When they start beating their laundry on a rock, then I'll listen. People are soooo judgemental, but really... it's ignorance. Keep up the good fight ladies!

yes... every little bit can make a difference. no matter how small.

yes... .2 cc can make all the difference in the world, however the band does not and will not do all the work. It still takes exercise, eating right and self control. That being said the band is a fickle device. The refill could be totally different that from before, it is definately trial and error. Best of Luck to you.

Eat Healthy Food. If you are hungry and can't stick to 1 cup of food you need to make healthy choices. You gained 14 pounds in 2 weeks? Why are you taking fluid out of your band ?

I started on the treadmill then went to the elliptical. the first time on the elliptical i went 6 minutes and about died. I can go an hour now, but I have gotten bored with it too. Now I am all about the classes at the gym. Zumba and Pump it are the 2 I go to. I just love the classes. so much fun, an amazing workout and the time goes by soooooo quickly. I was a little gun shy at first with the zumba thing... but it's a blast. You're huffing and puffing so hard and trying to follow you don't even notice the other people in the room! LOVE IT!

Oh, it absolutely could be!!! So odd that they show up in so many pictures of your son. Do you ever see them in other pictures that your son is not in?

I try to go to the gym for an hour 5 - 6 days a week. (We have a new wellness center that opened just this week - is is simply AMAZING. Left me speachless when I walked in.) Anyway I vary between and hour of Zumba or Body Pump and if I can't make it to the gym for one of these class' I usually do 45 minutes on the elliptical machine. The first time I got on the elliptical I went 6 minutes and just about died. I can do 45 easy now. Amazing what exercise will do for you. Lots of my aches and pains have gone away and when I have those stints where I don't exercise (sshhhhh) I usually don't lose. As far as food, I'm a calorie counter. Altho, I do only eat about 1 cup of food at a meal. Typical Breakfast : Greek Yogurt Lunch: salad with leftover protien from night before or I like chicen salad on a piece of toast or with crackers. Once in a while Soup or chili or a lean cusine. Supper: 3 oz of protien, I don't have problems eating any meat so I eat everything from fish, pork, steak, hamburger, chicken. I always have about 1/2 cup of veggies with my protien and once in a while I will throw in a potato but not always. I also like just my protiens with a really yummy salad loaded with fresh veggies. mmmmmm When I snack I try to eat a yogurt or cheese sometimes a 100 calorie pack of Cookies or a snackwell protien bar. I also enjoy an occassional 45 cal fudgesicle or a weight watchers dark chocolate raspberry ice cream bar. I only buy them occassionally because when they are in the house i eat one every night till they are gone. But, like I said, I am a calorie counter. If it fits in my 1200 limit, it's ok. Best of Luck!

YIPPEE!!! We're going to have a baby!!! Congrats

I will never forget the night before. I was terrified. Pffftttt... piece of cake! Best of Luck to you - and I will say a little prayer that all goes as planned!

lol... if your giggling on line I'm guessing you're already drinking it! LOL :0)

Ya... sure looks like its something. I love stuff like this too and I watch all those shows. I always think OMG I'm glad Henry wasn't like that!!!!! LOL

They tore the house down this spring. It was 30 years ago I lived in it. I went there this summer for a class reunion and saw the house gone. My very first thought was "o my gosh, what about Henry".

Oh... sorry was just re-reading. Absolutly could be your late brother.

Wow.... interesting pics. Where are they playing at? Any history of the place. Thats one thing, we could look up stuff about our home in the local county museum so we knew some of the history of the house but not a lot.

My mom ran the bowling alley and cafe and sometimes she worked late. One sunday night they had bowling league or a tournament so my mom was up working. Us kids were all home and we all went to bed upstairs. I was laying there in bed trying to sleep and all of a sudden i got up and went down the stairs and went right to the basement door and opened it. I really have no idea why but the furance was on fire. What got me to do that I have no idea.... I say Henry. We had a dog and sometimes he would just go crazy at the basement door. We would let him down there and he'd be barking and growling and then all of a sudden just quit. The reason we think it was a boy is because one night my mom woke up and she could hear a young boy singing. She said she laid in bed and listened for a long time. She knows she was awake, she finally reached over and turned the lamp on and instantly the singing stopped. She got up and checked if one of us kids were down stairs but we weren't then she went up stairs to check on us and see if there was a radio or something on. We were all sound asleep. But that was why we think it was a boy. That happened early on shortly after it all started. I had a friend from town come down to the house looking for me and she came in the house, nobody was home and as she was standing there the inside door from the dining room to the foyer SLAMMED shut. She was basically hysterical. We had many friends stay and experience things. It was crazy. We all moved out and away from that small town and there were other families that lived there. I know that one time a young teenage girl was there and her parents were gone and she had gone up to bed and all of a sudden she heard laughter and running up and down the stairs. It scared her so bad she called the cops. They came down and went through the entire house and found nothing. I could go on forever, but I'm home alone and now have the heebee's (lol not really) Anyway, there is nothing and no one who could ever EVER convince me they do not exist. I've seen too much with my own eyes. And I have had plenty of skeptics hear these stories.... don't believe, I probably wouldn't either if I had not experienced the things I have. Well, thanks for the walk down memory lane. It was some odd stuff! Hope this all made sense. I was rambling,,, we all do that when we talk about it cuz you start remembering stuff and in the middle of a story you'll think of something else you had forgotten about. Teresa