Daisalana

Work it girl.

Terry! It's been brought to my attention.. I knew I was rooming with you and (I forgot who else). Was it Tracy? If so, do we need to make other rooming arrangements, did my price go up, etc. Let me know!!

Yup, I just got rid of 2 more shirts yesterday. I've literally given away 100's of clothes since banding. I am low on shirts, I have some too small and very few that fit. I am bad about buying the wrong size right now.

My slime is normally just saliva, unless it's water induced sliming. Re: medicine & water. UGHGHGHGHGHGH. That is the worst.

Woohoo Terry!

Oh my god miss. I know I shouldn't, but I'm laughing. That poor girl hah. Closest I came to that, was some fancy restaurant.. knowing I shouldn't I ate bread. Start slimin & PBing in my mouth, only 1 bathroom and I'm next in line.. I had it building up and couldn't talk.. a drunk girl comes up babbling about how bad she has to pee, hoping I would let her go in front of me. She never shut up, I just gave her dirty looks. I was 2 seconds from barfing on her, but it was intentional hah. Luckily, whoever finally came out of the bathroom.

Jeez what a headache. No other OB you can go to that people can refer? Since it's your first, if I was in your situation I wouldn't be handling it so calmly. So many questions, and information you need.. an OB with attention would definitely be helpful.

Ok I'm lookin at fashion bug. I forgot about skorts too, haven't worn one since I was 13 lol. I stopped wearing things that showed my legs around 14 when I started getting the problem skin.

Yeah yeah, you can't post bad things about a preacher though!!!!! I think that's my biggest hang up is that DH is atheist. I've cried thinking about how he won't be in heaven with me. But I've also prayed about it, and I just hope before we die something changes his mind, plants the seed. I always said I'd never be with someone who wasn't Christian. Doh.

nana- Early on, when I was counting calories & getting ideas of the 'hidden' calories.. and Lord knows they're everywhere.. I would go to Weight Loss Programs - Nutrition Facts - Fast Foods and Restaurants - DietFacts.com or go to the restaurant's website, and get an idea of calorie counts in meals before going there. That way I knew.. if I get X, I should only eat 1/2 of it, or if I get XX, I can eat all of it, and stay within my daily caloric count, etc. Or, whatever you decide to count.. carbs, protein, etc.

I felt compelled to post this. I bitch & moan about DH to you guys, because I need to vent and frankly I don't have anywhere to vent. Normally to my best friend or my mom, but when it comes to DH I don't want them to think bad things about him because of my venting, so I hold it in. He really is wonderful, and I never feel the need to 'vent' about that, so just so I don't have some bad picture painted of him.. I didn't settle! My dad joked, "You're not going to get skinny and leave Russell are you?" and I laughed and said.. that's what happens when someone has WLS that had low self-esteem and settled. I did not do that. I always dated great guys, the sexy ones, the ones with great personalities and dreams. The ones that treated me right. I am extremely picky with men, and until I met DH, I was the one who would never settle down. So many men, so little time. Then I met DH, and the night we met, I fell in love. I believe in love at first sight! We are on the same wave length in so many ways, he truely is my best friend. I can talk to him about anything, and know he's not judging me. He does have quirks- i.e. video games that make us fight, but I have mine - i.e. shopping. Terry I think you mentioned who has the dominant hand in the relationship, which I've been thinking about in the past few days. I honestly couldn't tell you. We both respect each other's decisions on things.. we don't necessarily agree..I guess we're each more dominant depending on the situation. Blah blah, really I just needed to post this, I make my DH sound like a jackass everytime I come here to complain.. but that's not all, he is just a man sometimes :shades_smile:

YES! Crap, I forgot about those. I *love* capris. They feel great, I don't worry about my legs or thighs. Problem? DH openly says he straight up HATES them. In public he will say how bad a woman looks in them. I had one pair when he started pointing this out (I guess when they became popular). We'd be at the mall, and he'd go 'ugh, look how horrible that looks'. And I tried to justify why they're good.. he doesn't get why women like them. So I stopped buying them. Last year old navy had the cutest, baggy gauchos with a tie belt.. anytime I wear and ask how I look (I make the mistake of asking him a lot).. and he goes 'You look like trailor trash'. LOVELY. I know, he's not being mean, I told him years ago I want honest answers, don't tell me I look good if I don't (I've seen pics of us years ago, I looked horrid in shirts 3x too small and fat poking out everywhere and HE NEVER TOLD ME!!!!!) I'm always body dismorphic, I don't see how bad it looks in a mirror. Back to the point, I pulled those gauchos out last week and put them on, WAY too big, looks like pj's.. which is what they now are for me.. man I loved em. I guess I can wear capri's on the v' trip since DH won't be there, but I wish I could wear them around him. I do like to look nice for him, just like I hate how he wears khaki cargo pants 365 days of the year. In the past 2 years I've incorporated 4 pairs of jeans and 2 pairs of dockers into his wardrobe.. and he now will wear them cause he knows it 'does it' for me hehe.

Just a repeat of the recipe I posted the other day. My mom hates mushrooms, so I've been thinking of other veggies to put in it. 2 large shallots, chopped or minced Saute them in 1 tbsp of EVOO till turning brown Add 8oz of fresh chopped mushrooms Let them cook until most Water evaporates from it..10-15m Put 8z of Mascarpone cheese (omg..) in a bowl, add the mushrooms. The cheese melts like butter, so mix until its nice and melted. It's like a wonderful rich alfredo sauce with mushrooms in it. Put it over Pasta, or eat by itself. When I figure out another veggie to try in it, I'll let you know how it works out!

Yeah, bummer :shades_smile: I am 100% paid up. No backing out now! I bought some shorts & summery shirts from Old Navy online.. size 1x and 18 were swallowing me. I'm in denial.. I've been wearing size 15 jeans for weeks, and some reason I thought I should get size 18 shorts? Derrrrrr.. And Old Navy sizes always ran big in my experience. Just sent them back, going to go shopping in person for shorts somewhere.. just not sure where yet. Long legs and shorts never worked for me, plus my thigh issue.. but I also don't like how the knee-length shorts look. Maybe I'll run around in my swimsuit and say screw it!

Lunasa- I'm not just using them, this is our 2nd form hehe. I have to commit to 2 forms now. Although, I'm proud to say my 1 form of b/c has worked for oh.. 8 years now! There is only 1 actress that gets under my skin and I HATE watching her, Anne Heche. I don't know why, I don't understand it, but even if it's the best movie in the world, if she's in it, I can't watch it. And I don't like the boy kid that is in Sixth Sense/Artificial Intelligence. Dakota Fanning on the other hand, I love her! Her interviews are so cute lol. It's funny how people can strike us. Today I've done good so far. Taking a crap load of meds right now.. 5 vitamins, antiobiotic and steroid. So I ate a cherry yogurt by Yoplait.. my new fav. flavor, I normally only eat their key lime pie.. but I love these cherry chunks!! I meant to eat a Kudos bar too, to get to 200 calories but man I fill up so quick in the mornings.. esp. with horse pills in there!! I just burped up water & what I imagine was a steroid or antibiotic.. NASTY!!!!!!!!!!! I go get my whacky meds tomorrow morning.. and Blue Man Group tomorrow night! Love it! Their travelling show was better than their Vegas show I think. Last game of the season for hockey on Thursday.. sucks.. they had such a bad losing streak (they were GOOD last year), they aren't even in play offs this year. Booooo.

Weird, I click to read this thread and over half the page is the advertising bundles for this website. If you're seen around town, maybe they don't notice it. Most people in my lives don't realize how much I've lost till I show B&A pics. then they go "WOW, I don't remember you being that big". derrr.

That's funny, I always heard people make fun of the 'cookie diet' and I thought it was a joke.. just making fun of all the crazy diets out there.. then the other day in Publix.. there it was.. the cookie diet. I started laughing right in the middle of the store. The pictures of the cookies look good, but I'm with Kat.. you could eat nothing but 1 thing for a while and lose weight, but it's not teaching you good habits or helping you maintain. I had a relatively 'chubby' girl friend in highschool, and over the summer break she became skinny. I asked her what she did, she said she ate a reese cup pack every day and nothing else. 1 cup in the morning, 1 cup at night. She lost about 35lbs in 3 months. Eureka!

ChickFilA isn't that unhealthy, they cook in peanut oil, and the calorie count based off of what a restricted bandster can eat is not horrible. Unless you use a LOT of dipping sauce, those things are pure sugar. And chicken is touch and go for me, but anytime I've had to do McD's in a jam, I try to get something chicken. Not a single piece of anything McD chicken will go down. I don't know why! And I can't talk myself into eating the nasty beef patties without the bread to hide it lol. I use to love McD burgers.. mmm bigmac! Double cheeseburger! Haven't had one since.. March 07.. a whole year!! EEK!

FYI, I googled what she's talking about, I found it from $14-$19, but I didn't check out shipping, they might tag you on that. Essential Natural vanilla Cake Batter. And Counting you're doing great, good job :shades_smile:) Keep that mojo when you're banded!

Tracy- I won't push it, but you will be missed!! And if you can get together with us for lunch, that'd be good too! Suzanne- I can't help but think of the comment I made, but I really was curious. My point in my mind, was that if you CAN eat whole meals from restaurants, perhaps it's time for some fill? Now, that being said.. I can NOT eat entire meals, unless I make them at home and serve myself little bits. The reason I'm stalling (even though I'm doing nothing different) is either, I am at a plateau, or I have so little left (in comparison only!!) that I have to 'work' at it now. Time to hit the gym, use the new elliptical I bought, stop snacking so damn much (argggh). I can't complain to anyone about when I stall, since I never completely changed my eating habits. I can't eat whole meals... buuuut I can eat those mini-cadbury eggs till the cows come home.. and I can eat ice cream, and snacks with no problems. When I'm in a 'mood', I do just that. Shame on me! Although, until lately these things never effected my -2lb loss a week. Waaah. Time to have to work with the band.. I jinxed it I think. And Pam- YES I have been watching L Word. I knew Jenny's assistant was up to no good. And then when Kit was watching Angela and she got the gun, my heart was in my throat.. I just knew they were going to have her kill herself... Bette & Tina drive me nuts, I was so upset when they broke up, wanted them back together, now they're dragging it out. They need to get back together already. Jodie is sad too, I don't know what I'd do if I had someone I was breaking up with be so adament..

I'm exhausted today, no idea why. None of the meds they gave me cause drowsiness, but I was too tired to even drive home, so I rode home with DH and left my car at work. I've been in bed folding laundry and gettin ready to sleep and gma called, can't figure out how to open an attachment in an email.. so had to fix that for her, and my elliptical-mini arrived today! I just finished putting it together, was on it about 15 seconds to test it, but it has to wait till another time. Feel like I'm gonna pass out sitting here.. but wanted to say g'night to ya'll before I went back to bed!

Try soaking it in salt water?

Carrabas - Never heard of it Outback Steakhouse - Soup, shrimp A Chinese Restaurant- This is a waste to get own meal here for me, never been able to eat but a couple bites.. I get an eggdrop soup and a couple bites of husband's entree meat. Applebees- Smothered chicken is good, and left overs reheat well. SMALL bites. Macaroni Grill - I don't like italian.. Red Robin- Only went once, last week.. any of the burgers off of the bun.. I went with the pork roast burger. Ruby Tuesday - crab cake appetizer as a meal.. wonderful.. or salad bar Wendy's- chili McDonalds- nothing goes down for me at mc'ds Chick F La- small order of chicken nuggets Panera's- never heard of it Atlanta Bread Company - never eaten here Subway - I get a subway club with lots of veggies on a wrap, and normally can only eat 1/2 of it.. or I just eat the insides out of all of it. Can you Eat Pizza? NY Style - No. Funny you mentioned the french dip at Arby's.. that's all I get there now too. I can't eat the bread, but I pick off the meat & swiss and dip it in the au jus. Yum!

Yeah I thought the waitstaff at TGIF thought I was bulemic, but decided surely they could tell from my weight that I wasn't. This was early in banding, now if I have to PB in a public restroom I just say 'tough shit' to whoever else is in there. They can assume what they want, I'm not holding it in. Although, I have found if you grab the papertowels in some bathrooms (the bigger ones for drying hands), and PB into that before you put it in the toilet, it doesn't make that poop plopping in the toilet noise.

Eat the chocolate with the fake sweetener that doubles as a laxative. Eat a lot.. and then get sick from it.. hehehe. You're doing great, 20lbs in 9 weeks is nothing to shake a stick at, especially when you're so close to goal.