Becky Noe

Not at all. I"m trying to do that and succeeding pretty well. Takes major life changes, but I'm motivated and willing. Becky

I'm trying to figure it all out myself Good luck with your surgery!! Becky

I haven't even gotten that far yet. I am so ANTI photo i don't know if i want to put one up yet LOL but at least i took them Becky

I've tried both I give up LOL Becky

I pretty much figured bread and whites would be gone..but it's all good...if you don't have to work for it..it's not worth it. It will be tough with the bred as i LOVE a good loaf of french bread LOL Sweets not a biggie..i thought giving up pop was going to be rough because well i was a pop-a-holic but haven't actually missed it the last few months. Now instead of heading out to work and grabbing a mountain dew..i just reach a litter farther and grad a bottle of Water. I'm having issues with the lack of caffine from the "only decaf " rules but that's not bad. I've not had my first fill yet. Dr says if i keep losing the 1-2 lbs a week then he'll push it out a bit. Part of me is "Cool" part of me is "groan" lol want to get that first one overwith to eliminate the stress of the unknown. Becky

i used the bbc code ;( and still got the above. Is there some special way i'm suppose to put it into my signature? Thanks for your help

I just put the iphone app on my phone. I can see i will be very busy. Hopefully i can get it on my nook as well!! 3/1 wow you are VERY new!! Becky

Hmm I did that and just get code Apparenlty I'm not Blog savvy lol Have you gotten your first fill?

Gotta love being a newbie huh!! How do you get the ticker to show? i have created it, but when i tried to put it in it only showed as the code How is it going for you so far? Becky

Well I'll start by introducing myself. My name is Becky Noe and I live in Colorado. I just had my surgery on February 15, 2012, and just moved into my soft food stage. I've not had a fill yet and my Dr said if i keep losing 1-2 lbs a week and am not hungry that we can push out my fill. That being said, I think my scale is on CRACK LOL according to it I lost 19 lbs so far...but wait..one day i get on and it says 275, i get on the next day 275 i get on the next day 275 i get on the next 277!! What the heck!! Anyway daily weigh-in's are not healthy for you..causes too much stress...that's what i keep telling myself. My reasons for getting lap-band are twofold. One to be a healthier me. I need it to live, love and laugh with my family far into the future. I tried all the other things...weight watchers, Atkins, South Beach and Slimgenics. The latter was a decision after the devastation I encountered in 2009. I went thru Kaisers hoops..on the waiting list for a year, all my classes and tests done, surgery scheduled for Sept 2009....lost job and insurance in July 2009. Slimgenics worked very well for me...lost 44 lbs...then plateaued ....they couldn't get me out of it for NINE Months...talk about frustrating. Then of course they say..well you have used up all your weeks..you have to pay for more and I was like WHY would i do that..you haven't helped in the last 9 months. So instead of paying them, I just started dropping money into the savings account. Even after a second job loss. My husband and I decided to Self Pay so there were no excuses. The other reason I wanted to do the surgery, is my daughter and I breed, raise and show Australian Shepherds. Well for the last 8 years SHE shows them, I sit on the outside of the rings watching, taking pictures and dreaming of the day I can do it again myself. Besides that I do Web and Ad design, Photography, Jewelry making and make Braided Kangaroo Dog Show leashes. All while working full time. I am really looking forward to the new me and the next stage of my life and also looking forward to delving into the archives of this board for information and hopefully making friends. Becky Noe