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WHEEE!!! I got my date- May 28th!

WHEEE!!! I got my date- May 28th!

Yay!! So happy for you!!

WHEEE!!! I got my date- May 28th!

That is such great news Anne! I am so happy for you!

Snow update...... we already have more than 12" of snow and it is still snowing

Edited April 23, 201016 yr by Humming Bird

Oh Anne! I am so happy for you! Only a month away! The time will fly by.

HB-Snow? Holy crap, OK come on down and stay with us in Texas, its raining but its going to be 80 here today, then high 70's and low 80's for the next week.

Christie--Congrats on the BMI category change! Who the hell decided to call it morbidly obese anydamnway?

Chick--Good job on the inhaler, it will definitely make your life easier. Your so brave to take the genetic tests, I just cant face them.

I'm still stuck on the same number, but I will probably have lost a pound by tomorrow, I have gotten to where I can feel it. (strange I know) I am going to declare my intention to be at goal weight on July 4th. On Independence Day 2010, I intend to be free of the excess weight that I have been carrying for the last 16+ years. As a matter of fact, I think I will add that to my signature.

Have a great day everyone!

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Just spent 25 min writing a lengthy note, and one of my kittens jumped up on my laptop and closed it ! I mean the whole computer !!!! SO, i'm gonna try this again .....

Anne - Congrats! the really WILL fly by! So happy for you

HB - 12"Snow? WHere do you live? Antarctica? I'm in ND and it 70 here today !

Christie - Congrats on being Obese :-)

Leigha - great goal!

Happy Bandiverssary to those celebrating!

No word yet from the douch at sears optical. That was Monday! LOSER

I cant wait until the 5 of may - going on a scrapbook retreat for 5 days! Its at a resort in Minn. Lake, pool, hiottub, private cabins, meals served, golf, etc... its called Fair Hills Resort - sooo beautiful. we go there twice a tear ( spring and fall ) for these. Have any of you scrapbooked your journey??

I am. I saved all my paper work from pro op , classes, post op , and wrote my weight and nsv's in my calendar and transfered them. I have tons of before and progress pics. I figure the first 2 years are the most important. Its so cool to look at. I think WTF! Was I really that big?? I didnt feel like i was. I cant get over the difference. It makes me feel so proud to show it to others.

Ok, kittens crawling up window screens !!!! Gotta go ! ttyl

Ps ... Chick - glad you're getting your Asthma under control - I've found breathing well to be a vital part of living :-)

Bets .... CONGRATS !!!!! Woot! Woot!

ANd yes, I agree, i belive Bob DID have a farming "accident" lol

Anne--YYYYYYAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!! Then you'll be one of US (followed by evil maniacal laughter muuuhhhhaaahhhaaahhhaahhhaaa :wub:). Congrats though seriously..it'll be here before you know it!

HB-WTF! SNOW!!! YUCK YUCK YUCK :biggrin:

Leigha-sounds like a very resonable goal...Good Luck!!

Bobbie-Have a great time on your trip! Relax and try to let the stress melt away!! I have done some scrapbooking before and it is fun, but yeah it's been years!

It's rainy and kinda cold here in Western PA . At least if I have to work the weekend..it's not gorgeous out.

Uh oh- gotta do another :wub:Youse guys are so wunnerful!:biggrin:

I had a great day yesterday! A NSV, but it had nothing to do with my own weight or size. I have a stepson who has refused to have anything to do with me for the last year and a half, and he came with his wife and 4 wonderful grandchildren to spend the day with us. We all just let a lot of old baggage go, and it feels so good!

Cold and rainy today. Oh well. The elliptical it is.

Truly thanks for the cheers and support!

Anne-- congratulations on your date!!! I'll be counting down right along with you! How wonderful! I was so happy to read your NSV today as well. You must be on top of the world right now.

Christie--woohoo! I despise that morbid word---MAJOR kudos to you for the bmi category change!!! What a terrific milestone!

Bobbie--have a blast at the retreat. I used to love scrapbooking. Now it seems with 2 kids, 2 jobs, 3 dogs and a husband that's always working, I rarely have time to brush my teeth or shower these days LOL. I hope you have a great time!

Betsy--how is Mark? Said more prayers at church this morning, my dear.

HB-- I was so sorry to read about the snow! We had a record year here in the Northeast (PA/NJ), so I can relate to your misery! God, I can't wait to see the population explosion at the end of this year from all the snow days LOL

Leigha--I'm sure all at once...BAM! 5 more lbs! You have been a freaking weight loss power house, girl! What a great goal you've set for yourself and I have no doubt you will do it!

So I was finally able to have mushies today (hey, I'll take it!) I went to church around 10:30, then we went to brunch. I had most of an eggbeater/cheese omelet, a couple bites of potatoes, one piece of wheat toast all without incident. I then proceeded to have a couple of bites of my son's pancakes and was all STOP! Lol. I am thinking it was about 8 or 9 total ounces (which my doc confirmed is just fine). Needless to say I was finished at 1 pm and it's almost 7 and I still haven't eaten anything else. I am thinking I might be at a good place (well today anyway) because I was so starving in between meals before this fill I was just looking for food. Please pray this is "the one" guys. I have about 25 lbs to go until goal and I am so close I can taste it :-)!

Hope everyone had a great weekend! Back to the grind on Monday! I took Wed, Thurs and Fri off for my fill appt, 6 months post op appt and school lunch with my son, so I have had a few days off. I soooo don't want to go back!!!

Question...I had a fill on Friday. Followed the dr's instructions and had liquids the rest of the day Fri. On Sat I was allowed to transition to mushies and soft foods. This all went great! In fact i felt like I could eat a ton (I didn't though). Today (Sunday) I am to go back to normal foods. I have meds I take 2x a day. This morning I took my pills and they briefly got stuck. I decided I was just gonna do a shake for breakfast. It went fine. Lunchtime-I decided to have some turkey deli meat wrapped around some string cheese. I ate like 3 bites and pain and fullness and hiccupping and burping :eek:. Dinnertime-I made lasagna. I mashed the crap out of mine, and ate no noodles and chewed like I never chewed before and got in 2 bites before the pain and hiccups and burps started. Why could I eat yesterday and not today? Am I just irritated from the stuck pills? Do i need a slight unfill or should I hold out a few days? Argggg this is so frustrating because I am STARVING!!

Chick-with this last fill (#3) I got a little tighter every day for the first 5 or 6 days...I can't explain it. By the end of the first week it stabilized and I stopped getting tighter but every day was a challenge there for a while. Of course, it could be related to the pill incident too :-P proceed with caution my dear!

Hey Guys

its been a while- good to be back to studies and life. Being abroad means I cant get more restriction for another 7 weeks and thats a bummer. I have not been practicing much self discipline tho so i guess i cant complain for not losing- it was amazing when I wasnt really so hungry right after the surgery hope to be back to that soon (altho non of the othre post op complications...:eek:

Good luck!!!!

Sorry guys. Feel like I need to vent.....once again about RESTRICTION and how I will NEVER figure it out :-(! So, I had a fill on Thursday morning. Did liquids all day Thursday, Friday and Saturday, had mushies yesterday and today I am back on regular food.

This morning (around 6:30 am), I had my Muscle Milk shake. I had my breakfast around 10:30 (packet of healthy grain cream of wheat and a cheese stick). 1:30 I was RAVENOUS!!!!! Should I be that hungry after only 2.5 hours?? All I know is, I just had to wolf down a 100 calorie bar because I don't want to do lunch yet. I thought it should be 4 to 5 hours before you get hungry again. Now, I saw on the screen that I had a good restriction level on Thursday. What the heck could possibly be going on that I'm starving again??? I don't get it! Will it take longer for this fill to hit or something? I know, I'm impatient as anything, but after an almost 1-month plateau, I just want this to work and for that last fill to be "the one"! I am beyond bummed! Any ideas or insight?

Me too! I am hungry every 2-3 hours I am still eating small meals but only because I measure them, I know I could keep eating if I wanted to. I haven't had the full signal in a couple of weeks and I just had a fill last Monday. Anybody have any ideas?

ETA: I haven't lost a pound in 14 days and I haven't been exercising other than my gardening.

Edited April 26, 201016 yr by LeighaMason