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Hi

I am Janet and I am a recovering food addict :wink2:

I was banded 7/17/07 - My starting weight was 250 - I'm 5'4

Today (just over 10 months out) I am 154 - size 8 pants (was 18/20) Medium tops (was 22/24)

I got banded as I wanted to extend the years that I have left on this planet and to do that I knew that I needed to lose weight.

The band has been the tool I needed. For the first time in my life I have been able to achieve this goal (actually getting to my goal weight)

If you want a buddy - support - help - suggestions - Please feel free to call upon me - I will gladly share my journey with you - the journey is still on going and by helping you I will be helping me (staying motivated and accountable) and then one day you can pay it forward and help someone else.

Hey everyone, just checking in. I miss you guys. School is going great. Jacob is doing well on his new dose of adderall. Hubby is working nights lately not so great. My brother and I are going to run my first 5k on Dec. 11th. I am so excited. My Dad is gonna come cheer for me too. Can't wait. I started at the hospital last week. Took vital signs and gave an elderly woman a bath. She was so grateful. She wanted to be clean so bad. I have an exam in the morning so I need to get to bed. Sorry to hear about the cc fraud. Just a little smudge though compared to the great ime yall had. The hospital I am at will hire some students that pass their first term finals. I am hoping to get in on that starting in January. Also the book fair I was in charge of raised 3500 dollars for the school library. It feels so awesome to be able to do something so big. Night everyone.

I am so happy and proud of you. I pray you can get in the hospital after you test like you stated. 1st 5k awesome and I am glad your son is doing well.

Yep!!!! 2 more days:biggrin::huh2:. I go in at 7:sleep:. Surgery is scheduled for 830. My shoulder is first. Should be done with it by 11 then my LAP-BAND® should be in place by noon. I cant believe it is here already. I have been waiting for this day for a long time. I am starting to get nervous now:scared2:. I think the hospital is going to video the surgery for me:thumbup:. night all will catch up later

Chris

Chris - I am so happy for you a whole new start with a fixed shoulder than the lapband that is awesome they are going to do that in the same surgery.

Well everyone I am hanging in there work is doing; at least it is a job. My BFF and I are going to start swimming at the pool doing laps to start. It is $50 for 90 days for the pool this is the place I normally take my son during the summer. They have two indoor pools so we should be good. We are taking it slow since we have not really done an exercise excepting walking but not really walking like for a set time just when we go places. So I am taking advice from everyone and taking it slow and 1 Day at a time. Love you all thanks for the support.

Good Morning Peeps! Well, I slept till 1am then I was able to doze till 5am. My back has to be weather and Fibro related. My legs were aching too. Anyway, moving makes it better. I am going to Water aerobics this morning.

Tx.......Prayers for your surgery. You may be in more pain than most, but getting it all done at once is probably best.

Eva, You will enjoy working at home. My DH stays in his PJ's unless we walk before he starts his conference calls. He still has to go into work( 50 miles) at least twice a week, and he is off every Friday.

Melissa, You will really get the best exercise by swimming. It burns the most calories, but watch out, it does make you hungrier. So have a meal plan for after you swim.

Lori,......I am so glad you had a good visit. I prayed for your relationship with your mom. Your off again? Denver? You are going to be pooped. Take Care! Happy Trails!

Phyl, I saw your pics on FB of Zoey. She is so cute. I am sure she looks forward to a scooter ride. My Charlie starts dancing around when I put my walking clothes on.

Jessica, You go girl!!!! We will be cheering you on! So good to hear Jacob is adjusting to his medication. It will help him so much in school.

Julie, Tell us about the wedding. Miss ya!

LauraK......wow what a find! I love good bargains.

Good Morning Peeps

Yesterday gym - then home shower - then out the door again to get Andrew's kitchen table then a little Marshall's shopping - got home around 3:30ish - washings - dinner - tv bed..

Apples - Andrew is suppose to move in 11/1 - going to try and get keys so that he can move in on the weekend (11/1 monday) - I'm not nervous he can handle it - the only thing I worry about is the drive to and from cuz he drives too fast and don't want him getting any tickets - thats about the only thing that I am concern w/

Arlene - WTG on exercising even when you aren't feeling good - isn't that an NSV in it self ;0)

Eva - back to work already :0) - I know a lot of telephone pple get job's right away - also those who got early retirement can also get unemployment - don't ask me how but they do..

Jessica WTG on the 5 K !!! Glad things are going well

Chris - you will be in our prayers for a safe surgery and speedy recover..

Well gotta leave for work - hugs to all

Good Morning to Everyone...

Arlene...good attitude about exercising to help with the pain. Sorry you have to deal with it. FM sucks!

Melissa...hope you enjoy the swimming with your BFF. Try to set up a daily schedule for yourself and make yourself accountable. Always fun to have someone to go with.

Julie...how did the wedding go?

TX...the anticipation (I feel) of surgery...especially the LB with life changes, etc. is so much more prior than after. Will be thinking of you as you go through both of these surgeries. Just follows both of your doc's rules and do as they say. Hopefully you will heal quickly.

Great...as Phyll said...you are the world traveller. How's your food plan been going with all this travelling? Happy to hear you had a nice weekend with your folks. (Breathing a sigh of relief). I know you get nervous about your get-togethers. Safe travels.

Jessica...good going on the fund raiser. Also, happy to hear your son is adjusting to his meds. Good luck with the job at the hospital. Have missed you lately.

LauraK...a girl after my own heart. I LOVE consignment shops. I have found sooooooooo many new/almost new peices that you'd swear were made for me. I have even been able to find my size of slack/jeans in longs which I usually have to special order. Fun!

Eva....how did I know you would be right back to work? Good for you. Funny...I work from home and most days would give ANYTHING to be off to work.

Cheri...your last few posts about your school children just makes me so sad. So many children fall through the cracks. Thank God for teaches like you that make it your life. We are so sheltered here (yes, kids do get into trouble some) but where you live the opportunity for kids to get into deep trouble from outside influences is so much greater.

Phyll....we are getting the wind that you had yesterday. Also raining. Our corn harvest got rained out on Saturday and it is still raining today. 190 piddly acres left...about a day. Oh well, that's farming. It will get done but looks like rain on and off all week.

Nice photos on facebook with your friends. You really are photogenic. I freeze when a camera is put in my face. Stone face...hard to smile. I gotta loosen up. You DH looks good. Nice to see he is bouncing right back. I am sure Zoey had some help with that.

Mornin' Janet...hope you have a good work week.

Mornin' Laura...I see you were up for part of the night with storms. I love my sleep but it is interrupted most nights by a bathroom call and something to eat. I've always been so lucky to just go right back to sleep. Volunteering today?

Lots planned for today. Spent so much time working outside that last couple of weeks that it is time to catch up in the house. I have trucks hauling to town today so will have extra at the kitchen table for lunch. Gotta finish my making my apple pies and get them in the oven. Will talk to you all later.

Edited October 25, 201015 yr by Apples2

I forgot Linda...oh no! How are you, Linda. Katie doing any better. Hope you had a nice weekend with not stress.

Hey...forgot Joyce too...got your son moved? Also hoping you had a stress-free weekend. Would that be possible with what you have going on?

What's that white stuff on the ground? Sure surprised me this morning, it's just a dusting but still I was in 90 degree FL yesterday. I am leaving for Hawaii for 2 days with DH this morning, he has to go back for something and well I just can't let him go without me! LOL

Oh man...reread my posts...so many typos..sorry

Eva, Congrats on the new job! WTG

LauraK, Don’t you love it when you find a great deal on something you want? I would love to learn yoga but I have to motivate myself to find a teacher.

Jewel, WTG on everything! You are soaring girl. It really has all come together for you. Good luck on your 5K. I ran my first on in September. I had such a feeling of accomplishment after that. It took me a year to reach that goal but it happens if you stick with it.

Cheri, Not melodramatic but spot on. We look to help in foreign countries when we should look in our own neighborhood.

Joyce, Are you in Guam yet?

TX – It is sooooo close. You’re doing awesome!

Great – You will love swimming.

Janet – You have such energy. Always on the move.

I am going to get off of the plateau I have been on since Feb. My weight starting this is 193. I need you guys to hold me accountable. I joined Jillian Michaels website this morning. It cant hurt and it may help. Joyce, are you still with me on this?

Sandy - Mix up your exercise - I am going to try spin tonite (well that's the plan anyway) I think it's going to Kill me - but I thought boot camp was too - and I'm still on the right side of the grass..

Cut the starches that helps too..

Well everyone I am hanging in there work is doing; at least it is a job. My BFF and I are going to start swimming at the pool doing laps to start. It is $50 for 90 days for the pool this is the place I normally take my son during the summer. They have two indoor pools so we should be good. We are taking it slow since we have not really done an exercise excepting walking but not really walking like for a set time just when we go places. So I am taking advice from everyone and taking it slow and 1 Day at a time. Love you all thanks for the support.

Good plan! I love exercising in the pool. But...skipping this morning as it is extremely windy.

Hugs for hanging in there with that job.

Good Morning Peeps! Well, I slept till 1am then I was able to doze till 5am. My back has to be weather and Fibro related. My legs were aching too. Anyway, moving makes it better. I am going to Water aerobics this morning.

Phyl, I saw your pics on FB of Zoey. She is so cute. I am sure she looks forward to a scooter ride. My Charlie starts dancing around when I put my walking clothes on.

So sorry about your back! Hope it is feeling better soon. You're a trooper for going to the pool anyway! But it does help, doesn't it. It would be so easy to stay home! Good for you! Now I feel guilty because I'm skipping just because of the clouds and strong wind!

Yeah, Zoey has a lot of new playmates and admirers! Lots of neighbors arrived last week... Canadians across the street and they now have a little dog. It's a Pom/ShihTzu mix who doesn't like ANYONE, human or otherwise! She'd be a good pal for our cat! HAHAHA!! Neighbors behind us pulled in Friday night with their two puggles. There was a little animosity at first, but now they're all friends.... Zoey, Andy, Charlie! Just on our block I think about 6 couples arrived from WA and B.C. Good to have everyone coming back.

But, yes, she gets very excited when she sees that it's time to take the garbage to the dump, or when I get back from the pool and she knows she's going to get a scooter ride, etc! Or if she sees signs that we're going somewhere in the car.

Good Morning Peeps

Yesterday gym - then home shower - then out the door again to get Andrew's kitchen table then a little Marshall's shopping - got home around 3:30ish - washings - dinner - tv bed..

Apples - Andrew is suppose to move in 11/1 - going to try and get keys so that he can move in on the weekend (11/1 monday) - I'm not nervous he can handle it - the only thing I worry about is the drive to and from cuz he drives too fast and don't want him getting any tickets - thats about the only thing that I am concern w/

Well gotta leave for work - hugs to all

Sounds like you had a fairly quiet weekend. Don't know if you got my email, but place we went to was Melvyn's Restaurant at the Ingleside Inn in Palm Springs. It's on Ramon, way at the end, up against the mountain. Very nice place. Good food and they kept filling up our champagne glasses!!

Have a GREAT Monday!

Good Morning to Everyone...

Julie...how did the wedding go?

LauraK...a girl after my own heart. I LOVE consignment shops. I have found sooooooooo many new/almost new peices that you'd swear were made for me. I have even been able to find my size of slack/jeans in longs which I usually have to special order. Fun!

Phyll....we are getting the wind that you had yesterday. Also raining. Our corn harvest got rained out on Saturday and it is still raining today. 190 piddly acres left...about a day. Oh well, that's farming. It will get done but looks like rain on and off all week.

Nice photos on facebook with your friends. You really are photogenic. I freeze when a camera is put in my face. Stone face...hard to smile. I gotta loosen up. You DH looks good. Nice to see he is bouncing right back. I am sure Zoey had some help with that.

Lots planned for today. Spent so much time working outside that last couple of weeks that it is time to catch up in the house. I have trucks hauling to town today so will have extra at the kitchen table for lunch. Gotta finish my making my apple pies and get them in the oven. Will talk to you all later.

Yeah... has anyone heard from Julie?? I checked her FB page. No new posts there either. Hope she's okay and just resting!

I love consignment/2nd hand stores, too. One of these days I will go off by myself and explore some in this area. My neighbor had a bag full of stuff she got from someone. She couldn't wear most of it so she gave me some things to try on. I found one blouse that I liked. There were 3 pairs of pants, all size 18, that she gave me to try on. One pair was too big, one pair was too small, but one pair was just right!! :huh2:

Thanks for the kudos on the photos. I guess I'll post one here. I think I already said this... we went to high school with that couple. They live up in the mountains above Palm Desert. We usually get together a couple of times when we're down here. They picked the restaurant.. we'd never heard of it. But i was really nice and we had an enjoyable visit.

Yes, Earl is doing great. Ear is still hurting, but he sees the doc tomorrow so we'll see if there's anything he can do about that. Right now I'm mad at him because he threw away the morning paper before I even had a chance to read it.

Don't work too hard today!!

What's that white stuff on the ground? Sure surprised me this morning, it's just a dusting but still I was in 90 degree FL yesterday. I am leaving for Hawaii for 2 days with DH this morning, he has to go back for something and well I just can't let him go without me! LOL

HAHA!! I saw all that snow on the news this morning and thought of you. I think they were showing the snow in the mountains, though. Enjoy Hawaii AGAIN!!!!

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I am going to get off of the plateau I have been on since Feb. My weight starting this is 193. I need you guys to hold me accountable. I joined Jillian Michaels website this morning. It cant hurt and it may help. Joyce, are you still with me on this?

You and me both, Sandy!! I've been hanging out right around 200 lb this whole year and I want to lose another 50!! I'm maintaining, and I want to go down. I know what I need to do... just need to DO IT!!! So, I'M with you, too!!

Ugh....not sure what is going on with my nice little camera. All my Vegas pics were extremely fuzzy and it's not any better now.

Anyway, Tanker is all ready for Halloween and for the trick or treat kids to come. We decided he could wear his costume for about a week or more. He does the same at Christmas time. He loves getting dressed up. DS bought him this outfit yesterday. Headless horseman...he's the horse!

Yeah!!!! Phyl is in. We should set up some type of reporting to keep us honest! Hummmm, me lie? Only to myself. So here is my plan. I will list my weight each Sunday morning and my exercise and calroies each day. Today, I walked with my dog to the Dunkin Donuts for coffee = 1 mile. And worked out for 1 hour.

Apples - I love the costume!! harlie and I are ready for the trick or treaters. I picked up the candy yesterday and Charlie is practicing sitting when the door is open.

Hi Janet,

My name is Ka'Ron and I am in the pre-op stage, my surgery date is 10/28/2010 and i am really stuggling at this point with the clear liquid diet. Can you give me any tips? I do need a buddy through this joourney to a new and healthy life.

I'm back from Water aerobics and babysitting. Oh, my arms aches when I had to do the "basketball" ( pretend I am shooting hoops). I am sure it is FM. It was sunny this morning, then when I got out of class it was cloudy and windy. Probably fringe from that storm in Belize.....blowing hard from the south. I do feel much better though A lady at the gym told me about a magnetic mattress. Do any of you have one for your back. She said she sleeps pain free now. She is going to send me the brochure. My DH and I have an adjustable bed. I do know if he can use a magnetic one because he has a spine stimulator in his back.....might mess up the battery.

Poor Lori, having to go to Hawaii twice in one month.....lol! Have lots of fun and sun!

Tanker looks cute.....ready for Trick or Treat!

Sndy....I've been on a plateau ever since I started back on food. I need a fill.....just too hungry since water aerobics. I am waiting for DH to go on the pouch test with me. I may just have to do without him. I know how you feel about accountability. I have to weigh every week with someone or I go off the bandwagon. I might have to join WW with my DD so we can work at it together. I just need to weigh in....then I will watch the kids while she goes to class. I am going to start taking DGD with me to the gym. .....the two year old....so my DD can get some housework done.

Janet, I hope your DGS gets to move in on the weekend. It will be easier for you. Aren't you flying to see your sis this weekend?

Okay peeps, got some things done around here. I am going to lifegroup tonight. We are having our Christmas party since it is the 25th. I have got to pull out a Christmas blouse.....one I couldn't wear last year. YAY! I know weird, but we are so busy around Christmas this is just a good time to do it.

Yeah!!!! Phyl is in. We should set up some type of reporting to keep us honest! Hummmm, me lie? Only to myself. So here is my plan. I will list my weight each Sunday morning and my exercise and calroies each day. Today, I walked with my dog to the Dunkin Donuts for coffee = 1 mile. And worked out for 1 hour.

Grrrr!! LOL! I HATE counting calories. But, I'll report what I ate.

So far today I had a small eggbeaters omelet w/smoked salmon, onions and a little mozzarella cheese and 2 cups of black coffee.

Now I'm hungry for lunch and trying to decide between a salad and healthy choice soup. .... Dilemma is decided. DH says there is no lettuce but he wanted to make me a salad anyways! I don't want a salad without lettuce so I'm going to have Healthy Choice soup.

No exercise yet. I wimped out on water aerobics this morning because of the wind. But I will take a walk with the dog later. Neighbor of mine who used to train dogs just spent over 1/2 hr with me showing me how to make her "heel", etc. She is wonderful! And the dog picked up on it right away. So I will practice the things she taught us later this afternoon. She is willing to work with us some more to train Zoey as to who is in charge! She is TOO smart, sometimes!! LOL:biggrin::huh2::biggrin: Every day when I get back from water aerobics & pool... which is about 11 a.m., I take her for a scooter ride. So today when I DIDN'T go to the pool, she wanted to go outside about 10:30 a.m. That's the time Earl always puts her outside to wait for me. Then at 11 a.m., she starts barking! Time for my ride!! And I DID it!! So... she has US trained right now!! HAHAHA!