Sara Mos

Good Morning All you Violets!! Well I should say afternoon as its 12.30 noon here and Im still in my dressing gown!! :omg: Laura, with being of this site for a while, I had no idea you were having a revision, Im so pleased your ok, take plenty of pain meds, and rest. I bet you'll see the weight drop off you now. xxxx Pam...Im saying that phrase too....restriction...where fore out there.....it left thee some weeks ago.... I'm going to try and stick to a diet, leave it for a few weeks then phone my consultant. I had it for a few weeks too, where does it go? I mean why does it stop, its a pain really, I was really hoping it would last so much longer. Ive got a big band though (10ml one) maybe it moves? Terry pleased your ok, how is the non smoking going, my resolve went, Im thinking of doing it in the new year...it I'll give me 3 months to sort my diet out...plus I know Im going to need help not the cold turkey approach. Tracyinks, you look so pretty in your pics...its lovely to see the difference, you look radiant! Kat, teenagers.....Ive had them for years now!! LOL....I think I now know how to handle them....'staying chilled'. Take care, lots of love Sara xxxxxxx

Aaaaaaaa my computer is so slow tonight? Terri, I'd love to move to Texas! lol! Im not gaining, but Im not losing, and sorry to hear your not either. My jobs ok, I just keep plodding along. I'm going to wait until the new year now and see what happens to Dave, were pretty sure he'll go back to work, but he can only manage a 30 min car journey still and then he's in pain, but its early days yet. Aw Pam thank you for your kind comments, Ive just been really lazy lately, with most things, you know when your not focused re weight loss I guess I feel a bit of a fraud, however....I do have an incentive now...:rolleyes....theres a team meeting in October (an over nighter) with work, and they havent seen me in months and every one keeps asking how much Ive lost (Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!) Anyway if I really get my act in gear I might be able to shift 14lbs?? Take care everyone Love Sara xxxxx

Hi Honeyduen, Im from Dorset too, I had my surgery in Winchester with the BMI group, I know they do lap band surgery at Southampton too, Im not sure about Bournemouth/Poole though? I was self pay. Im near Corfe Castle. Good Luck with the waiting list, Sara x

Hi Guys! Sorry Ive not logged on for ages!! Tracyinks your pics are just great, and so's your Pam! Well things are going pretty good here, Daves doing well, and I secretly love having a house husband now! :biggrin1: Diets not going too brilliantly, but its my fault to be honest, I need to start writing everything down again, its the only way really. Hope everyone is doing ok, and loving life! Take care all, Love sara xxxxxxxx

Morning Violets, I am really sorry I havent logged on for over a week or so. Ok, I fluncked the smoking and the diet in the last couple of weeks. There I said it. LOL, I feel I have to own up here. I lost focus well and truely, but Im back :nervous !! Luckily I've only put 1, lb phew.....(that its not more!). Terry I'm smoking again....I think I need to set a date in my head and aim for it, maybe like in 4 weeks time, so I can kick start the diet again, and prepear for it (and get some meds to help me this time). Exercise, I know I know Ive got to do, and Ive avoided it like the plauge, but what is so weird, is when I do it I enjoy it? I'm off to a wedding today, a good friend of mine, Dave cant come as he cant travel in the car (as its 3hrs drive) so Im taking Lucy instead, so were back tomorrow.... Loves ya all, and Im sorry for not coming on here, I should have, because if I had I would have been on the straight and narrow (focused) much quicker...... Confessions over.... Sara xxxxxxxxx

lol, Terry....Im just reading the posts...well got back last night, I did have some ciggies not many (BUT I AM SO STUPID!!!!) Im on the inhalor pipe thing now, lol. I had to fill in a OH form re a secondment...and I put non smoker on it :guess....so I'll ruddy have to be! lol... Well didnt have a comp today (not online anyway).....I was going to stay overnight tonight but decided to come home.....I havent done any exercise for ages either :help:.....but I have been sticking to diet..and not drinking..... feel like singing that adam n the ants song..'dont drink,dont smoke,what do you do'......da da da da da.... Sara xxxxxx

Good Morning All! Well Ive finally lost another 1lb this am, I havent done that many workouts either the last week, so I need to get myself into shape! Tracyk & Mrs Jen..congrats on the loss!! :clap2: Kat, its good to see you back, wow it sounds like you had a hectic time you'll be getting builder muscles soon with all of that lifting and cement mixing, its good exercise though Hi Donna good to meet you, were all in the same boat with this band, so its great to meet another April bandit :biggrin1: Well, have a great day all, Sara x

Judy - Have a fantastic time at Disney land, and make sure you get some pics for us!! & congrats on the new jeans, they sound lovely. TracyK - love the photos, you look like your having a great time! Its great to know that your friend lost all of that weight too..... Terry - I'm still a smoker too, Ive cut down a lot, but listen, would you like a smoke stop buddy? Because I am desperate to give up, I tried zyban but I got a reaction to it, so I read the Alan Carr book to give up smoking on holiday, the Dave had his accident and it all went out of the window......so.....your giving up today? Or in a day or so? I'll have to go cold turkey, as the patches now react to my skin too, as I come up in big lumps! I have 2 cigarettes in my packet left here.....they are £5.32 a packet and £6.32 in motor way service stations :car: its ridiculously expensive here....and I stink (fag breath) so......do you fancy being 'ranting partners?' lol, I tried on Saturday actually (it takes 48hrs to get the nicotine out of your system) Dave said I should start on a Friday night, I cant smoke at work anyway....what do you think? Pam, its great to see you back again!! & your workout sounds well impressive :clap2: Jennifur, wow 46 inches lost thats amazing !! Wooohooo!! mdrai, pleased the ice cream party went well, gosh if I had all of that ice cream in my house I know sophie my youngest would be in my freezer like a shot eating it!

Judy thank you so much for putting my pictures up, I'm afraid I'm hopeless with trying to download pictures on here (I have tried many times to no avail). Thank you for your lovely comments, isnt it so nice when you do start to see a difference in your body, and being able to buy smaller sized clothes its just simply wonderful We are all so lucky to have had this surgery, I know its not easy, we still have to diet, exercise and try and keep temptation at bay re goodies, but its so worth it! Its getting through the 'non weight loss' times thats really hard, and I keep getting on the scales like the best of them, lol, and feeling disapointed when I havent lost. Scales are definately addictive! josiebies I live in the UK, otherwise Id love meet up with you Have a wonderful Sunday, Sara xxxxxxx

Hi pjrugby, Just read your story, it sounds similar to mine to be honest, it took 3 visits to get any restriction, and a large fill before I got any type of restriction. I'd give the secretary of your consultant a phone, and explain that you dont have any restriction (Im in the UK too and thats what I did). The other thing I was going to say is that I mainly eat 'hard' foods now, and Ive cut back on the carbs, and knocked off any booze (I used to drink every night after work) and I now do 2 miles on my treadmill most evenings after work, this band isnt easy I know, but dont give up, I bet ya your next fill should do it!! Fingers crossed for you! Sara

Evening All, Well yesterday I had the day off and went up to Southampton (2hr drive) with a friend, which was lovely, and today I went shopping with my mum to look for a dress for a wedding Im off too on the 1st of Sep, I got into a size 20 dress :whoo:its better than a size 24 anyhow!! Its a bit on the tight side, but I got it on, lol!! So I bought it, and I got another one they were in the sale in Monsoon, I was sooooooo pleased!! Then I bought a little bag to go with it and some costume jewlery, so Im made up Tracy good to see you back, I did laugh when you put that 'mom' wants another day to herself when you wanted to drop them off, and you said who can blame her (re the kids) I had visions of you with a totally knackard look on your face, LOL !! It sounds like your gonna have a great time now though camping with all your friends. Well have a great weekend all, Sara xxxxxx

Can anyone tell me how to add a pic on here, well make them smaller, Ive tried using the attachment bar at the bottom of the reply to thread, but to no avail. Thanks in anticipation Sara xx

P.S Judy, Ive just noticed your new pic too, you look lovely, and so happy! Sara xx