Who's out there? We don't have too long to wait!!!:clap2:

201!?!?! Woo Hoo!! I cant wait to be there too. Melissa, I am sure you did fine at the interview. Everyone is nervous at them, they expect that!

I put in a request to be added as a friend..hope that is alright!

Sandra,

whoo hoo! 201 . I got on the scale this morning and I was 203.2

I was so happy! You will be to onderland any day now. I will give myself a week or two. I tried on a pair of jeans that I used to wear when I was 185. I wanted to see how much more weight I needed to lose before I could zip them over my tummy. Well, they zipped right up. Fit perfectly. I guess I must be loosing inches. Even tho the scales don't show it!

Macysgranny, you look great! Keep up the weight lifting. It is amazing how it will change the shape of your body. I just got my "Bender Ball" in the mail. It is a small ball the you put under your lower back to help with sit ups or crunches. It is still hard (darn the ball dosn't do them for you). But, at least my back dosn't hurt while doing them. Look out six-pack, here I come!

Oh and Melissa, I pray that God blesses you with that job! He always knows what he is doing.

Blessings, Weazer or Mini...

Hey....I have a question for ALL of you!! Who is doing sit ups???????? I thought no abdomen work for 6 months!!! I added some weight lifting to my excersize and every time I lift I feel stuff pull in my port...my port is right in the middle about 1 1/2 to 2 inches below my bra. I am afraid to do sit ups....what do you guys think???

Sandra

255h/242s/201c/165g

Thank you SOOO much!! My fellow May Bandsters are the best!! Thank you so much for thinking of me. I'm really hoping things work out with this job.

TOM is here and I've been bad.. really bad.. Not exercising and eating like a pig with a tape worm!! I PB'd on a piece of chicken last night during dinner..then just gave up. I'm still housesitting for a couple more days and there is a treadmill sitting right down stairs.. I HAVE NO EXCUSE!!

Sandra- I was told no ab work for 3 months... guess I should get started, huh?? haha..

I started tanning last week (I know, I know.. not good for my skin...) and I feel so much better about myself.

I got out an old pair of casual pants I havent worn for almost 2 years..and they're too big on me...but they're great for days like today... when TOM is here, I'm bloated...its rainy and dreary out....

I think many of us are praying for you...you want it so badly and it's not that often we get to see people that excited for a job! I threaten to quit my job often so it's good to see someone so excited for a new one. Good luck!!

Renee- I did quit my job at a well known national laboratory back in March.. I was having some severe health problems due to the stress that came along with the job. For a long time I dealt with the stress... one day I had to be rushed to the ER due to chest pains and shortness of breath...that was IT! I told them I needed to take it easy or I had to go... my BP was sky high, I had migranes, not sleeping, IBS like crazy..and the last week I was vomiting every day. 2 weeks after the chest pain ordeal they came down on me twice as hard.. I told them thats it..I'm out! I had my surgery 5/14 and started looking for a job about a month after that.. Money is tight..very tight but I dont regret leaving. I talked to a previous co worker and was told that after I left 3 others had to be carried out on stretchers with chest pains!

concerned.

i was rebanded may 24th 2007. I weighed 285 on that day. today is august 20, 2007. I weight 275.

ive only lost ten lbs since rebanding...and thats been in this last month. I see most have lost thirty lbs or so, and im worried. i see my dr for another fill on aug 24. im excited but i dont know whats up. I belong to a gym, i work out, ive tracked what i eat on fitday.com daily.

im frustrated. I even have pretty good restriction. im not sure whats up.

Hi Ragdoll. I'm impressed with your weight loss. Congratulations. I see you have 2.7 cc in a 4 cc band. I only have 1.5cc and I'm still struggling hungry all the time and no restriction other than not able to eat bread. May I ask how many fills you've had? My Doctor gave me 1 cc 1st fill and then .5 cc. I wqnted more but he said he had a protocol to follow. Hmmm. Well good Luck and any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks, Sheila

Sheila,

I got 1.5 cc, then 1 cc, then .2 cc. This last fill really made a big difference in the fight against hunger. Now when I eat something I actually stay full,unless its oatmeal or pasta. A lot of doctors have different theories on fills. I think if I had a little tiny tiny bit more restriction I would feel perfect but I dont want to mess with something that is working. So as long as the weight loss continues I will go with this.

When do you get another fill?

Thanks for the compliment and good luck!

Hi Ragdoll,

Hi Ragdoll,

I have to see the doctor again this Wednesday, I just had a fill on the 14th of August from a Nurse Practioner. So I'm not sure if he'll give me a fill that soon, any idea? Thanks for the reply. Good Luck.

Sheila

Renee- I did quit my job at a well known national laboratory back in March.. I was having some severe health problems due to the stress that came along with the job. For a long time I dealt with the stress... one day I had to be rushed to the ER due to chest pains and shortness of breath...that was IT! I told them I needed to take it easy or I had to go... my BP was sky high, I had migranes, not sleeping, IBS like crazy..and the last week I was vomiting every day. 2 weeks after the chest pain ordeal they came down on me twice as hard.. I told them thats it..I'm out! I had my surgery 5/14 and started looking for a job about a month after that.. Money is tight..very tight but I dont regret leaving. I talked to a previous co worker and was told that after I left 3 others had to be carried out on stretchers with chest pains!

OMG that is so NOT worth it! I'd head over to WalMart if my job was that stressful! LOL...i'm an assistant to a VP at a hi tech company so it gets a little stressful, but right now i'm on a 2 month sabbatical (we get one every seven years fully paid to keep us "fresh") so i'm really enjoying myself, but i'm thinking wow wouldn't it be great to work for a school and have every summer off??

Wow started rambling there didn't I? Well good for you for choosing life over that job and I hope you find one that treats you like a human being that you enjoy!

Hey....I have a question for ALL of you!! Who is doing sit ups???????? I thought no abdomen work for 6 months!!! I added some weight lifting to my excersize and every time I lift I feel stuff pull in my port...my port is right in the middle about 1 1/2 to 2 inches below my bra. I am afraid to do sit ups....what do you guys think???

Sandra

255h/242s/201c/165g

I have started in on the sit ups. My doc said not to worry unless you feel pain or discomfort. I was so happy yesterday that I went wakeboarding....today I can barely walk LOL........no sit ups today!!!

I weighed in this morning at 200 lbs......I kinda am in disbelief....seems like all the sudden the weight is coming off faster. I am not compaining......I got sick yesterday during lunch didnt chew very well...then this morning I had a egg and it got stuck so got sick again. I dont get sick every day but at least 2 or 3 times a week. I have 4cc band and I got one fill back in June 1cc. Does anyone go through that...some days you can eat something and some days you just cant!!!

Sandra

255h/242s/200c/165g

I posted this on the excercise forum but I think I get as much help on our thread!

Struggling - How do you do it!?!?!

How do you all make exercise a part of your life?

Every day at work I say I am going to go home tonight pick the kids up and go to the gym. Every day I pick the kids up, feed them dinner and then lounge around the house. After the sun goes down a few days a week I go riding my bicycle around the neighborhood.

I am really struggling with making exercise a part of my day. My spouse is a work out fanatic but he can work out at work or on his way home occasionally and I cannot. I keep begging him to take me to the gym because I know if he were to go with me I would absolutley go. I should be able to do this on my own though and its aggrivating that I dont follow through.

Working out in the morning is NOT an option at all. I have two small children who cannot be left in bed sleeping and my spouse goes to work VERY early in the morning. And I have to pick up my children before heading to the gym.

How do you all do it?