SHRINK'N VIOLETS

Hello all... I'm Tracy and I'm starting this thread because I just found out that I'm scheduled for Surgery on April 26, 2007.

fffffffffffffffffffast forward to April 30, 2007

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!

We made it to the other side of bandland and now we are set to support one another while we shrink our booties and grow into our new smaller skins.

All are welcome to join in and post, but we are not a group that bickers..... please be supportive as we all have different paths to follow... but the journies to the more healthy self beckons....

Let the losing begin!!!!!!!!!!!

Prayers and good thoughts to all those being banded tomorrow!!! Your new life will soon begin!!

Tater Bug - 04/13

MS_Jen - 04/13

ChicaChula - 04/13

Collector - 04/13

Hi Terridoodle........I love cheese enchiladas and before my first fill, we went to my favorite mexican place. I ordered 2 cheese enchiladas with queso on top and guacamole. I was only able to eat 1 enchilada and a little guacamole. Brought the rest home for next day. That was mushie stage 2.

I know it probably wasn't a "diety" choice, but diets got me in this shape in the first place. Now, I'm happy to eat small amounts...yea!!!

KAt817 - Thank you for writing your heart out. It was the best explanation I have read so far and spurs me on to really want the surgery Monday.

I appreciate your sharing.

tomorrow is my day. i'm not nervous about the actual surgery but about the pain afterwards. I'm so chicken. well everyone, keep me in your prayers. i'm typing this from my hotel room in monterry, mx. i will be staying at the hospital overnight tomorrow but will post again as soon as i am able to. off to dreamland...

tomorrow is my day. i'm not nervous about the actual surgery but about the pain afterwards. I'm so chicken. well everyone, keep me in your prayers. i'm typing this from my hotel room in monterry, mx. i will be staying at the hospital overnight tomorrow but will post again as soon as i am able to. off to dreamland...

Good luck Chica Chula and my prayers for you too.:clap2:

Getting banded April 17th....wondering if I could join you April bandsters

Shawnna

Good luck tomorrow banders

I'm officially getting nervous now.. I think I'd be happy if they'd dope me up as soon as I walk in. I don't want to sit around waiting and having an anxiety attack.

tomorrow is my day. i'm not nervous about the actual surgery but about the pain afterwards. I'm so chicken. well everyone, keep me in your prayers. i'm typing this from my hotel room in monterry, mx. i will be staying at the hospital overnight tomorrow but will post again as soon as i am able to. off to dreamland...

I will be thinking of you when I am getting ready for my surgery! I will be home tomorrow night if the snow doesn't force us to get a hotel. I live about 50-55 miles from the hospital that the surgery is going to be at but we are due in for a big storm. You are in my prayers!

Its 11pm now where Im at so I guess I best try to go to bed and sleep.. I am so excited!

Dear All,

Firstly congratulations Michelle!! That is WONDERFUL NEWS I am SO pleased for you, what an up and down week youve had!!

Pam, you have done SO well losing 19lbs, gosh, thats incredable!! Ive only lost 14 lbs to date, Im hoping next week to shift another 2 lbs....

Sorry I havent posted for a while :phanvan

Well, I think I told you ages ago I was trying to write this document (up to 115 pages of it now) yesterday was awful. I got SO stressed, which triggered me to eat more, and sins of sins I kind of tried to binge as I was so stressed. Things is what I did....:embarassed:

1. Ate a handful of dry roasted nuts that dave had left on the table

2. 2 handful of M&M chocholate sweets sophie left lying around

3. Ate a handful of mini square cheese biscuts

4. Had 150mls of red wine!!!!!!

5. smoked double the amount of cigarettes I normally do

Normally I would have devored the whole bags of these things, but I couldnt, I ate them so quickly when I swallowed them, it felt like I was swallowing golf balls, and I had to suddenly swallow fluid to try and ease it down.

Oh man :think ....... Im not going to do it again, but when I get high stress levels what shall I do??? HELP me here guys, Im going to face these levels more and more once I go back into reality of my work world. Maybe I need to buy stress beads or something?

Im going to start exercise next week, I go see my Dr on Tuesday for my tablets to give up smoking, so Im hoping the exercise will destress me??

I have experienced feeling hungry Terry and Shine on, and I did eat more (small portions though, like an extra mullar low fat rice dessert) Im goning to have to really watch what I eat soon I think. But I now know, that stress is my MAJOR trigger

GOOD LUCK to all of you today geting Banded, our prayers are with you xxxxxxx

Sorry for the moan guys,

Love Sara xx

Sara: What to do instead of stress eating is one of my big concerns for once I am banded. What to do? In those situations, food is exactly like a drug... the chewing, the volume, the anesthetic quality as it smooths out the rough edges... exercise is one that many suggest instead... but in the past I have found it unrealistic that I can simply go out for a 15 min walk in the middle of helping kids w/homework/answering the phone/cooking dinner/getting ready to get to an appointment all at the same time! What other ideas does our group of merry banders suggest?? Logging on for a few minutes? Music?

Prayers and best wishes to everyone having their surgeries today and Monday. To all of us Monday Bandsters.....have a great weekend and try not to worry too much! I know I am nervous and plan to stay busy cleaning the house and getting everything in order since I probably wont feel like doing much for a few days after surgery.

Michelle, I am also worried about what to do besides eat when I am stressed.....it is so easy to cram things into my mouth. My DH has suggested that we have sex every time that I want to overeat....isn't that just like a man? lol

Getting banded April 17th....wondering if I could join you April bandsters :eek:

Shawnna

Welcome Shawnna!!! You've come to a good place here with lots and lots of information. Just remember that each of us is unique and the only constant in all of this is that we have all taken that step we feel will be the tool that helps us lose the weight forever. We need to be faithful to that tool and do our best in the days and years ahead.

There.. end of sermon!!

LOL Gina! That sounds like something my hubby would suggest! Men!

Happy Band Day!!!

Tater Bug - 04/13

:present:MS_Jen - 04/13

:present:ChicaChula - 04/13

:present:Collector - 04/13