Hi, Ladies.

Just ambled in here and thought I'd introduce myself! :rolleyes2: I was banded on 10/16. I'm on liquids and will be until Halloween. I'm in bandster hell b/c...really....can someone get me sumthin' ta' eat?! :thumbs_up: Oh Man, I'm hungry. :blushing: It is time for a Protein shake and maybe some Jello later, but I'm already starting to salivate over the thought of mushies!:scared2:

Just wanted to give everyone a hello and a :sad_smile:!

Bandster hell is just that, HELL! I am so there. I can at least eat real food, but the last few days I have felt like I was restricted even though I have no fill. We will survive. Just think of the weight loss later on. Let that be your motivation. :-p

Congratulations ladies! The hell doesn't last too long. I keep looking at an old picture of myself when I was a fox, so I can remember what it's all for, and what Im aspiring too. I know I'm slightly delusional. lol. I wish you both luck.

Welcome Scorpyian1! I love your avatar...it's really cute!

I'll be banded soon, so reading y'all's descriptions of 'bandster hell' is very educational...I know you'll make it through!

I can't WAIT to be banded - I'm ready to be healthier and slimmer.:eek:

Thanks, EbonyRose! I bellydance, so that's what the avatar is: A full-figured bellydancer. I'm beat today. I went to the gym and walked on the treadmill at a 1.0 incline and did 40 minutes at 2.0 speed, and then did 10 minutes on the recumbent bike. Not smart. :thumbup: I have been BEAT ever since. I feel like a piece of chewed string! So, I'm down for the count today..:smile: just lying around resting. I will take it easy from now on -- 20 mintues...then off to the sauna. :cool2: I have my one week post-op appt. tmw, so I'm excited about that. Another week of liquids...OH JOY! I can't wait for mushies! Just thought I'd check in before truning in for the night.

Mornin' Scorpy!

I'd love to take a bellydancing class...a friend from church is part of a group that is all full-figured women. Somehow, the moves just look better on an ample body, and these ladies are SO impressive. The costumes are just gorgeous, and the music is infectious! :biggrin:

After my surgery and recovery, I want to take a pole-dancing class too - wouldn't that be a cool surprise for my hubby! I also admire the ease of movement that dancers of all kinds have. I took dance classes early in college and danced ballet until I was 6 months pregnant with my son. Just never went back afterwards, and I regret it...

Your workout sounds good...I like the treadmill, and we walk at about the same speed. I have to be careful because I have a slightly irregular heartbeat that gets worse when I push my aerobics too hard. I actually passed out on the treadmill once because the beat was so irregular and I had to be "shocked" back into a normal rhythm. I'm praying that the weight I lose after being banded will help change that, and that I'll be able to push hard on the aerobics again.

I do walk - every morning with DDog and DD, and DH when he's home (and not working midnights). I also walk at lunchtime, though not this past week because of application processing for the MBA program that I work for. No real hard gym work at all this week - I'm feeling a bit guilty about that, but planning to go to the gym on Saturday and Sunday to get back in the groove.

I'm actually looking FORWARD to liquids for a while...I haven't seen the scale move much lately, and I'm eagerly anticipating the jump-start I'll get from being on liquids and mushies after I'm banded.

Nice to have you here on the boards!:wink_smile:

hey, Ebony!

I've been kind of busy this week with a breast cancer awarness book sale! I just noticed we are about the same age and the same starting weight! I was 264.5 right before surgery. I'm 249, now. Traditionally, belly dancers HAD meat on their bones. It's supposed to be a seductive dance...lol..not one, my husband says, "that shows off the vertabrae." I am now doing Tribal Bellydance and moving into dark fusion BD. I have to send you some links -- you'll love them. I took ballet for 9 years and stopped when I got to HS. It was apparent that I did not the body for it. I didn't start to gain weight until I was 23, but going on-point was very, VERY painful for me, and in order to compete, I'd have had to be a rail. I was 5'4" and 125lbs -- gasp...way too fat! LOL...

But I love dance. I haven't gone to the gym again since the day I tired out, but I'm hoping to get back when I go to work next week. I can start swimming, but if youREALLY want to knock of pounds? Use the elliptical girl -- doesn't get any better than that. The tirck is consistency. If you can't go every day? Go the 2 or 3 you can, and then when you get into it, see if you can add a day somewhere. Build up to it. :thumbup: You are being banded a few days before my birthday!

I will send you a private message if you have it enabled...

Edited October 27, 200817 yr by Scorpyian1
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