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Top Things That Just Tick Me Off And Just Rambling!

♥LovetheNewMe♥

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Hope everyone is having a great weekend and a wonderful relaxing Sunday. The day is beautiful here in SC, sun is shinning but it is still a little cool for the south. I don't know about everyone else but I can't wait until spring. I have so much more energy and motivation when it is warm outside. I find the winter months to be a little depressing and I do not feel as motivated to be outside and exercise. I am proud that I have went back to curves a week ago and have met my goal of going on Saturday mornings, and Tuesday and Thursday evenings after work. I need to set a new goal this week of at least doing 30 minutes of exercise daily of at least walking or something. I need my tread mill moved so I can use it, my son moved in late last year and it is in his room and a little hard to use. My husband says he has to take it apart to get it out of the room and has not done that yet. First thing that ticks me off lately. I go back to see my surgeon next week one , I had my last fill on Jan 30th and I am still struggling with solid foods most days, I do eat but it is usually late in the afternoons and evenings, I am getting all my protein in but with supplements. I keep thinking the band will loosen up a little and some days it seems to and others like yesterday, I just gave up and ate Greek yogurt and drank protein. I am still holding at 160 lbs, so at least I have slowed down on losing for a while. On the 30th I was at 175 which was up 5 lbs from before Christmas. I did find something good to eat this weekend, we ordered take out from the local Chinese restaurant and I ate a tofu stir fry, it was yummy and the tofu was silky soft and slide right down. I was only able to eat about 1/2 cup but it was yummy. I went out today and purchased a fit bit and tied it to my fitness pal account so I could track my activity and calories burned. I will let everyone know how that works out. I have been a little lazy lately and feeling a little frustrated with food and eating in general. I haven't felt this way in a long time but it is just so frustrating when one day things go down with out problems and they same things don't the next day. Welcome to bandster hell, I guess. The last thing that ticks me off today is people who use this site to promote sales of products. I was reviewing the forums and blogs this morning and found a blog that someone had started yesterday, she said she was 2 years out from lap band and had lost 150 lbs but was promoting a protein drink diet to get back on track. I thought to my self, every lap band patient knows that gimmicks don't work, diets don't work and getting the lap band has to be about changing your life and behaviors. Not sure why it pissed me off but it did, I feel we all work so hard on trying to live with lap band and trying to change out lives and live like others and the last thing I needed was someone telling me I could lose weight with lap band drinking yummy protein shakes. SERIOUSLY! I drink the damn shakes because nothing else goes down some days and this is not how I intend to lose my last pounds. I want to eat, enjoy my food portion. So shame on you if you are a lap band patient for encouraging us to drink protein to lose weight instead of change our behaviors and learn to live with lap band. I know we all have the freedom to post and believe what ever we want but SERIOUSLY give me a break. Ok, I feel better now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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I noticed the post that was promoting the protein drinks too. I can't say it ticked me off like it did you....but I did think it was kind of a weird thing to do here. :)

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To everyone I apologize, I was just sharing it because I found one I really liked that is all. Plus since protein shakes are so important to our daily nutrition, sometimes they can get boring. There are so many great recipes now, and this particular shake has just got me back on track so I wanted to share it, I was just excited to be back on track. I did not intend to offend anyone. I am on that same journey and i was sharing what has made my life easier and more enjoyable.

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I also was not suggesting strictly protein shakes but just wanting to share a product I have found, that has got me excited and back on track. I do my protein in the morning, and then a nice nutritional lunch,late snack, and then another protein shake. Before this I had gotten off track and eatting way WAY to much sugar because it went down so easily (go fiqure) and doing no protein .I was so off track somedays all I ate was sugar. I have since found a product that has curved my sugar cravings, makes me feel like I am enjoying something sweet but now it is all the different variety Protein shakes which has got me back on track. I am excited about this because it is helping me get over my slump and get back into action and I was truly thrilled. The better protein shakes can become expensive and I was sharing how they can be free. I really meant no harm I also was so excited about all the different recipes to make oulr shakes more enjoyable. .If protein shakes make you grumpy you might want to consider trying another protein mix, and experiment with all the different recipes available. I now look forward to my protein intake, In fact going to fix me a caramel coffee now.My intentions were truly good, Well I am not sure if I feel better now responding to the post, maybe I will after my shake.

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I still feel like she's promoting.

She mentioned protein, shake, or product 12 times.

Not that i was counting :)

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