May Bandsters~January Chat!

[Mvpo8961 1]

Hey all you smart and successful May bandsters I have a question.

Most of ya'll know the story of my slip in November. Well on Tuesday I am going back in for fill #3 and I hope I get some restriction with this one. I am now at 5 cc in a VG band. They will probably take me to 7 which will be one cc more than when I had my slip.

What was the change that you felt when you hit your proper restriction?

I have to confess I am kinda scared:nervous about this fill. I realize that my slip was the result of ONE night of vomiting/dry heaves and I haven't had that again. I know I can eat more than I could when I had the slip so therefore I haven't slipped again (hopefully). All my fills are under flouro so I that makes me feel better when I get a fill.

Myra

[kim2bhealthy 3]

Hey Marz! Congrats on the new clothes, sounds great! Your hubby sounds like a keeper! I'm with you on the carbs, can't cut them out, but I do try to limit them. I'm curious about your Water and BM comment.. how does too much Water affect your bm? I haven't been going as much lately. Will lots of water cause Constipation? I always tought it was the opposite.

BTW- Have you tried Starbucks sugar free Hazelnut Latte? Yummo!

Myra - Good luck on the fill! I'm sure everything will be fine and you will have RESTRICTION! Good luck and keep us posted!

[Alicia521 0]

Marz - that is awesome about the new clothes. You'll have to post some pics!

Myra - when I got proper restriction I felt fuller faster and just felt kinda tight in there. I can't explain it well, but I could just tell.

[justduckie 0]

Hello Maysters! Congrats Marz!!!! Maybe since you finally made Onederand, I can actually break this plateau and do it too. If I get on my scale one more day and have it blink 203.5 at me, I'm going to scream!!!!! I did have one day that it said 199, but it only lasted for a day, so I didn't count it. The Water does seem to be helping though. I'm not that hungry and have been peeing my brains out! That has always been a good indication that I'm ready to drop some pounds.

Kim -- my favorite boots are from Ariat. But they are the Fat Baby's.

Not as big of a heel as the one's you bought but they are SO comfortable! I bought them last year to ride in and I tend to wear them when ever I don't feel like wearing tennies. I want to buy a couple of more pairs because they come in so many different colors. I love the pink ones

and the black/bone ones.....my husband always looks at me sideways when I look at them and tell him I love them.

Hmmmm......maybe when I finally do make it to Onederland, I'll go buy me another pair!:heh:

I understand about the rings. My wedding ring had to be resized because it was falling off. And the rest of my rings spin around and around all the time. I really should go have them resized too. The only one that stays where it's suppose to is my anniversary ring -- I think because it was always a bit too tight anyway.

Well, today is my day off and I have stuff to get done. Have a great day!

[kim2bhealthy 3]

Hey Marci! Those are some cool boots! I like the pink ones. I wore mine all day shopping yesterday and I can't believe how comfortable they are! My feet didn't bother me at all! You should definitely get another pair for yourself.

[Alicia521 0]

Cool boots girls! I also need to have my wedding rings re-sized. They spin around all day and drive me crazy. I even go without sometimes.

[marz88 0]

Hey gang

I have a non weight related issue going right now and need prayers something terrible.

My younger sister and 2 nieces were killed Sat in a tragic, weather related accident. My nephew is in ICU with a resporater breathing for him, a broken leg and some head/brain trauma. Things are looking okay for my nephew but the next 2-3 days will be critical for him. We are all faithful believers in Christ Jesus and we get our strength through him but we still hurt. Please keep him/us/my BIL in your prayers.

Thanks everyone

[kim2bhealthy 3]

OH MARZ!! I am so sorry to hear of this tragic loss. My thoughts and prayers are definitely with you and your family. I can not imagine what you are going through right now. I will definitely be thinking about you and your family. God Bless. - Kim

[MarcyD 0]

Marz, I am so sorry for this tragic loss and will be thinking of you and praying for your nephew.

Hugs,

[Alicia521 0]

Marz - I am so sorry to hear about this. I will pray for your family as you all go through this tragic time.

[DrewsLou 3]

Marz.... my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time.

[justduckie 0]

Marz - I am so sorry for your loss. I will keep your nephew and BIL in my thoughts and prayers.

[MissyC 0]

Oh Marz, I am so very sorry for your families loss. God bless you and your family with peace and hope. I said a prayer for you and family.

[MissyC 0]

On the discussion of carbs counting. I try to be a carb counter. I do the fitday.com program. It counts my daily carbs/protein and fat as well as calories. My daily average cal count is 13-1700 calories per day. This seemed like a lot to me, til I realized that my eating over the past few years had gotten so out of hand that I was consuming 2500-4000+ calories most days due to my fast food addiction.

So 1300 to even 18-1900 calories per day, my body likes it and I am still having wt loss. Maybe not as fast as some, but the scale is slowly and consistantly going down. I am learning to make better food choices and hopefully making habits for a lifetime.

I do fairly well with Water, 45-60 oz per day. I'm lucky because I actually like water. But I have to admit, I miss Dr Pepper and still crave it. The no carbonation rule, its been one of the harder habits to break for me. i'm still not 100% there.

.......me.....hanging in there...............

[Mvpo8961 1]

Marz I will keep you & your family in my prayers and thoughts.

Myra