Thread for January 2007 bandsters (or anyone else who would like to join in) for support, encouragement, and a little of everything else in between.

I'm here, but have been gone as well. Just got back from Vegas...whoooo hoooo..and came home with a bit of money. Sort of broke even..so that is good.

Eating crappy!! Gotta get myself back in line but am lacking motivation. I will start the self talk today and get after it. No procrastination.

Also, two weeks ago I had a visit with my primary care doc, who wrote a wonderful letter in support of breast reduction. That has been sent off to my damned insurance and we will see. I did reschedule the surgery for the end of March..keep fingers crossed.

Tonya...ick. I don't blame you for not wanting two surgeries back to back. Get healed up and see how it goes. You may feel like a million bucks in the near future!!

I'm hating winter. I want to be outside and moving around but it isn't so hot out. I did walk a huge amount in Vegas, as I am not a gambler but like to look at the sights. So that was good.

How are others doing?

Today is my Bandaversary. I'm down 84 lbs but I don't see it. I'm only focused on the other 35lbs that need to come off. Maybe then I could appreciate my weight loss. I did notice that when I did the treadmill last week I did lose a lb the following morning. You know what that means. Uggg

BAndana..just typed a nice message to you and got the message that it was too short...what the heck!! Sounds like my college days..must be so many pages long or you don't get credit!!

Anyway..WAY TO GO on your loss to day and I hear you on the last 35 .... I have about 25 to go and I'm not too terribly interested in getting after it at the moment. I need to get my self talk and motivation going again. I think the weather here in MT gets to me and I just as soon stay still. Like that is any more of an excuse for me than it is for anyone else in the cold country. I need to quit making excuses...how on earth do you work on that?

BUT...WAY TO GO..that is great.

Thanks Sula

i needed that support. I don't know how to stop makaing excuses. I make them all the time for not getting on the treadmill whicvh is in my house. How sad it that. I saw someone today who lost 80 lbs in 10 months but she sai9d she exercises 5x a week. Good for her, bad for me.

I'm bad on the exercise thing. I do better when the weather is nice and I can do my 5 mile walks...but then I struggle with consistency. One week I'll walk 20-25 miles and then the next...I won't do any. Grrrr.

I'm working on some self talk to get myself for a push starting on Monday. I need to get to eating right and moving more. It just has to happen. So, I just have to do it.

I thnk tho, for you...you should acknowledge what you'd done so far. I know the risk of that...I'm so much thinner...and we settle. I struggle with that myself. Like this is okay. If I don't lose another pound,this is okay..but it isn't really. I'm way to close to 200 pounds to be happy. So I need to get my rear in gear.

Hello all, Just swinging by to say hello. I'm recovering from my hysterectomy, and doing pretty good. I just tire out very easily. But I do feel better. My stitches are finally disolving, so I'm able to sit a bit longer.

Bandana - happy 2 year Band Birthday! 84lbs is GREAT. Just remember, its not a race, its the rest of our life. You will get there, whether it takes 2 yrs, or 3 yrs, or even 4. The good thing is your down 84lbs! Wow.

I know what you mean about exercise Sula, I try and try and try. I do good then I fall hard. Right now, I have an excuse, the doctor said absolutely no exercise. I go back on 2/16 (which will be right about 5 weeks post op), so I will ask her about exercise again. I'm ready to get the final 20 lbs off of me! I've been battling this for the past year and I'm ready to be done with it! I know that exercise is the only way I will lose it, God knows I don't eat much, however, I sometimes make bad choices on what I eat.

But anyhow, I'll be checking in more and more as I heal. I hope everyone else is doing well. Keep checking in everyone, we all need the support and encouragement......

Bye now.

Hey sunshine.

glad to hear you're getting around better. It's actually my one year anniversary and thanks for your support.

Update: Did not exercise today. 1

Hello everyone. Just swinging by to check in. Nothing really going on with me, just resting as much as possible like the doc ordered. I'm really getting antsy. I'm ready to head to the gym, but the doc says no way until 6 weeks. grrrrrr

Eating has been for the most part pretty good, I did cheat a little last night and had a piece of cheese cake, but only ate 1/2 of it, gave the rest to hubby.

I was feeling pretty good, then I was doing a lot more around the house and now I'm cramping again, so I'm going to stay off my feet today and focus on rest. I don't want to go backwards in my recovery, so I better take it easy.

Well, I will check back later.

Hey all, glad to see some posting. I've been remiss in checking in.

Tonya, glad to hear/see you recovering. Don't over do it so you can get back at it sooner. I just doesn't sound like fun having that kind of surgery. I'm still waiting to hear on the breast reduction...hurry up and wait. I got a bill for 95 bucks to have the Dr. write a letter (and listen to my tale of woe) to the insurance company, assuring them I needed this and I'm not some crackpot wanting to cut my boobies off. Duh!! When did insurance co's get all the power?

I did go for a walk with a couple of the puppies and big dogs when I got home. Kinda windy but I thought that the temp at 57 degrees was right up my alley.

Well, good news...I got up and motivated. I worked out to Pilates. And I'm going to get on my program and get some results.

I had a marvelous yesterday....went riding in 50 degree temps. I felt so good and agile....losing this weight has given me back something that I'd lost. Balance, agility, etc. Love my band!!

I also ordered a series of excercise DVD's..called 10 minute workouts. Come with bands and who knows what else. I'm hoping for some quick strenthening sets that will not defeat my motivation. Right? Anyone can do 10 minutes...several times a day. This is only to get me going until I can get outside for my long walks.

I just read an article..and Tonya knows this, that the intermittent cardio bursts...reduces belly fat. So, if you can mix up your routine and get out of breath...like doing sprints..but you can do it anyhow....will target more the fat deposits...and I sure have them.

Hope all are doing well.

Day 2....up and attem. I'm sure sore from my little 30 minute workout tho!! Pathetic, to say the least.

Where is everyone? Doing my trick? :thumbdown:

Okay, I feel as though I 'm in a dark room trying to find my friends. :crying: Just kidding. There have been plenty of times when I've skipped out.

I made a half or three quarters workout this morning and am not so sore tonight. My interest wanned. My bad!! My I sure feel good.

I am, however, feeling overwhelmed at work. Seems like the paperwork pile is growing insteat of shrinking...well, it never shrinks, but I do get new stuff and out with the old. Just a busy week and I wonder if it will stay that way.

DH goes in for shoulder surgery tomorrow, so a short day at work and then home to care for the dearie. He is a good guy. I'm not sure he is up to babying, however.

Hope you're winning the battles out there.

Know the struggle with the exervcise. I'm bad. Hope DH's surgery goes fine. I was just in Atlantic City and won some money, bought myself a pocketbook.

Hello all. Sula, great job on exercising!

Hows DH after the shoulder surgery?

Yay, Bandana, won some money!!!! Great knews. I love it when people WIN and not lose to those casinos. lol.

Well, I joined weight watchers, I decided I needed to do something different. So far following joining the ww plan, I'm up 1.5 pounds. grrrr. I know its just going to take my body some time, so I'm going to give it 30 days and see what happens. So far I've followed the plan to a T and I'm on day 3.

I go to the doc tomorrow and she'll probably release me to go back to work. I know I will be super busy at work trying to catch up, but I will be able to get online more when I'm at work. Very fast computers and my home is so slow, I don't get on often.

I'm going to ask the doc about exercise too, hopefully I can resume that. I'll be about 5 weeks out, so we'll see.

Well, I'll check in later.

Tonya, I'm sure it is so frustrating to be so close and then be restricted by physical issues to get where you want to be. I feel for you!! I think that is great, WW is a good program.

DH is doing fine. Very active and not too stoved up. He is sleeping in the front room, in the recliner, for now, so I didn't get up to work out the past bit. But I'm still motivated and just waiting till I can get out there and not disturb him.

Bandana..way to go on the win!! When we went to Vegas last month, we brought a bit home as well. Always nice!! But I be that doesn't happen very often.

I don't think I told you guys I got a brand new CAR. A subaru Forrester...My DH calls it my 50th b-day present, altho we really needed to replace my old Sub. But I'm sure feeling spoiled with a new car...my first!!

Side note...remember me telling you about the reflux..well, I'm self-diagnosing here,but I think I've developed a hiatal hernia. From throwing up! Go figure. I should go get it checked but I don't think I will. At least not for now. My Bad...but my eye is on my breast reduction next. Hopefully that will be coming up next month.