I just found out my surgery will be in July (granted my pre-op testing goes okay) SOOOOOOOOO

Here's a thread for everyone getting banded in July 07!

Does anyone have any good ideas for a neat name we could call ourselves?

Good morning, ladies! I'm so excited. I think I've finally found that elusive sweet spot after my 5th fill last Tuesday. I've dropped 4.5 lbs since then and when I eat just 1 serving of something, I feel full for hours. Not just band full but belly full. I'm so happy and thrilled that the band finally seems to be working with me! :angry_smile:

I am quickly reading and lurking before I have to get dressed for work.

Picture day today!! Argh!! My boss wants to place an ad in the local paper.

I leave for Cuba on Sat., havn't started packing yet either OMW I have to get busy!!

Be thinking of you all!!! HUGS

Candice - You have plenty of time to pack... I usually have the stuff I am taking on vacation on one side of the closet and then the night before throw it in the suitcase..

Going to miss you for that week - hope to see tons of pic's when you get back.

xoxo J

Good morning, ladies! I'm so excited. I think I've finally found that elusive sweet spot after my 5th fill last Tuesday. I've dropped 4.5 lbs since then and when I eat just 1 serving of something, I feel full for hours. Not just band full but belly full. I'm so happy and thrilled that the band finally seems to be working with me!

Donna - I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU !!!

Sounds like everyone is doing fabulous. I am really having to hold off on the temptation to step on the scale. I know that it MUST be going in the right direction and I have to have faith in that. My clothes are starting to fit correctly again and I have not had one morsel of unhealthy food in over a week. I am over the cravings as well. If you can just get past a week it becomes much easier.

Went to the gym last night and ran a 9:25 mile. My goal is to get to an 8:00 mile. It will take me a while but I am going to take the same approach as I did when I started running. I am going to run that pace .25 miles at a time until I get to my goal.

I have already got a plan for running my marathon. Run 3 miles, walk 1 mile and REPEAT 6 times!!! There is no way that I will be able to run the entire thing but at least this way I can run most of it.

Well this has taken me most of an entire period to write so I guess I should send it before it disappears.

Up to my @ss in SNOW, but still in my jammies.... what a sight!

I leave for Cuba on Sat., havn't started packing yet either OMW I have to get busy!! Be thinking of you all!!! HUGS

Well, I was feeling sorry for you in all that snow, for about a half a minute, until I read the post about Cuba... no more tears!

Every now and then I miss that snow I grew up with... for a few seconds... until I remember the boots, warm coats, ice and slush, etc.!

Good morning, ladies! I'm so excited. I think I've finally found that elusive sweet spot after my 5th fill last Tuesday. I've dropped 4.5 lbs since then and when I eat just 1 serving of something, I feel full for hours. Not just band full but belly full. I'm so happy and thrilled that the band finally seems to be working with me!

CONGRATS!!

That is a wonderful feeling!

Sounds like everyone is doing fabulous. I am really having to hold off on the temptation to step on the scale. I know that it MUST be going in the right direction and I have to have faith in that. My clothes are starting to fit correctly again and I have not had one morsel of unhealthy food in over a week. I am over the cravings as well. If you can just get past a week it becomes much easier.

Well this has taken me most of an entire period to write so I guess I should send it before it disappears.

Sounds like you're definitely back on track! That's great!

Facing some temptations today!

It's a busy day with Christmas Brunch for men & women this morning... I did pretty good... some scrambled eggs, small sausage patty. I had a couple of bites of sweetbread. It was sitting right in front of me talking to me or else I probably wouldn't have. And I had a few bites of fresh fruit.

Tonight we're going to Marine Band Christmas concert with 8 other people and we're all going out to dinner first. But we picked the place, and we picked a place where we know I can get a healthy meal... fish place that has "Lite House" meals & I love their scallops, salmon, etc., so I have multiple good choices. Looking forward to a pleasant evening.

Hope you're all having a GREAT day!

Had a great time this week-end with the grandkids. Thought I'd post a picture DD took. I have come to the conclusion though, that I can only take goofy pictures. Now, I have to buckle down and get back on track.

CBL

Sounds like everyone is doing fabulous. I am really having to hold off on the temptation to step on the scale. I know that it MUST be going in the right direction and I have to have faith in that. My clothes are starting to fit correctly again and I have not had one morsel of unhealthy food in over a week. I am over the cravings as well. If you can just get past a week it becomes much easier.

Went to the gym last night and ran a 9:25 mile. My goal is to get to an 8:00 mile. It will take me a while but I am going to take the same approach as I did when I started running. I am going to run that pace .25 miles at a time until I get to my goal.

I have already got a plan for running my marathon. Run 3 miles, walk 1 mile and REPEAT 6 times!!! There is no way that I will be able to run the entire thing but at least this way I can run most of it.

Well this has taken me most of an entire period to write so I guess I should send it before it disappears.

Karri - You are back on track my baby girl - I am so proud of you... I knew you could do it... I love the run 3 walk 1 - It would be walk 3 run 1/4 for me

Well, I was feeling sorry for you in all that snow, for about a half a minute, until I read the post about Cuba... no more tears!

Every now and then I miss that snow I grew up with... for a few seconds... until I remember the boots, warm coats, ice and slush, etc.!

CONGRATS!!

That is a wonderful feeling!

Sounds like you're definitely back on track! That's great!

Facing some temptations today!

It's a busy day with Christmas Brunch for men & women this morning... I did pretty good... some scrambled eggs, small sausage patty. I had a couple of bites of sweetbread. It was sitting right in front of me talking to me or else I probably wouldn't have. And I had a few bites of fresh fruit.

Tonight we're going to Marine Band Christmas concert with 8 other people and we're all going out to dinner first. But we picked the place, and we picked a place where we know I can get a healthy meal... fish place that has "Lite House" meals & I love their scallops, salmon, etc., so I have multiple good choices. Looking forward to a pleasant evening.

Hope you're all having a GREAT day!

Phyl - You going to Fisherman's Market??? Sounds good - I am hungry had lima bean soup for lunch 1/2 choc chip cookie - dinner will be chicken - pasta or rice - and a veggie...

Had a great time this week-end with the grandkids. Thought I'd post a picture DD took. I have come to the conclusion though, that I can only take goofy pictures. Now, I have to buckle down and get back on track.

CBL

Kari - OMW what a change from the 1st pic you posted of yourself and grandbabies... Darling you look marvelous

Here's some pic's from I would say the whole family 1959 - Michael looks about 1 - Jimmy 2 - Me 3 - not sure it could have been taken in 1960 - then the pic of me and my Dad with My Aunt El & Jimmy would be about 57 - These were slides I found at my bro's house - I had not seen some of these pics..

The one with my Mom in yellow and cousin Sandra was like in 5 I think I am like 2

Hi ladies. I tried to type to you all earlier but then my littlest darling hit the back button and all was lost. I'm not avoiding you all because of anything bad...just super busy.

I'm watching loser now...so I'll chat with you all later. I just don't want you to think I'm not doing something.

We just played the wii for 2 hours and my arms are killing me. Steph did you say you were ordering the Jillian Michaels game? If you do let me know if you like it and if it works!

Had a great time this week-end with the grandkids. Thought I'd post a picture DD took. I have come to the conclusion though, that I can only take goofy pictures. Now, I have to buckle down and get back on track.

CBL

GREAT picture! You look FABULOUS!!

Darling family!

Had a good dinner.. grilled salmon w/rice, coleslaw. Concert was wonderful... about 20 of us from the park sat together. Really enjoyable evening.

Good Morning Gang

Steph - Glad to hear everthing is ok and you are just busy - I get that - I needed to come back to work to get some rest..

Phyl - Glad you had a good time last night - healthy & fun great combination

Karri- 2 hrs - wtg girl... I didn't do anything - going to the gym tonite...

Well not much to report ladies - heck I fell asleep in front of the t.v. like at 8:15 !!!

Wanted to say good morning - I will cbl - have a great day..

CAR; Congrats on your 144#'s that is awesome.... I am doing the Happy Dance for you here in Canada...

Up to my @ss in SNOW, but still in my jammies.... what a sight!

Thanks. Is that a happy snow dance you are doing? It was 7 degrees F at our house yesterday AM. Went to work in full length knit skirt with thigh length socks and knee high boots. Of course, 2 sweaters on the top. Seems that I get a lot colder now that I'm not carrying insulation around with me.

Stay warm and dry.

Had a great time this week-end with the grandkids. Thought I'd post a picture DD took. I have come to the conclusion though, that I can only take goofy pictures. Now, I have to buckle down and get back on track.

CBL

Karrie, Didn't we decide that we were far too young to be grandmas? At 58 we're just at the pinnacle of middle age!

Car

We just played the wii for 2 hours and my arms are killing me. Steph did you say you were ordering the Jillian Michaels game? If you do let me know if you like it and if it works!

Kari, I've been holding off on investing on a Wii. Are you playing tennis or ???? Am REALLY interested on your feedback. I'm not interested in game playing but participation in sports. Seems to be the best way for me to exercise.

Thanks.

I love the wii... and in fact my favorite game is the one that comes with the game. We are boxing right now. The training that comes with it will work up a sweat! We finally are living in a place that is big enough that it doesn't require us to put the coffee table ON the couch to play. Now we can just scoot it back.

DH thinks he is cool right now cause he has knocked off more punching bags then I have. Well...when it is MY turn...I will show him who is boss. For those of you who don't know me really well due to my MIA months I am VERY competitive.

On to some good news. I went to an in person support group in town today and itwas actually very good. I got the name of a therapist that works with MANY bariatric patients so I called and left a message with her tonight. She only works Monday - Wed so I won't hear back from her until next week but hopefully she will respond. One of the ladies there that I have been emailing with for some time now goes to her and says she is WONDERFUL.

Tomorrow I begin adding some carbs in and going back to my anal retentive ways of counting calories. I know that it bugged a few people on my obsession with food, but when we were talking tonight I really realized that we all have to do this our way. And if that means freaking out in a restaurant because I don't know how many calories there are or coutning my calories 20 times a day then so be it. That is what I need to do. Afterall, this is MY life.

So I am still sticking with the plan exactly how I had it set up, but now I am going to have a few carbs as well. More than anything though I really feel like I had my AH-HA moment that I needed. I feel REALLY empowered tonight. Well off to kick my DH's hiney. He thinks he is soooo good right now. Well I will show him...sore shoulder and all!