-
Content Count
14,184 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Gallery
Blogs
Store
WLS Magazine
Podcasts
Everything posted by Daisalana
-
Shrinking Violets -- April 07 Bandsters
Daisalana replied to TracyinKS's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
That's a pic from the wreck.. last I heard everyone is ok, just some broken bones but no one is critical. The driver who was ceising is being arrested, they found pot in the car.. stupid kids. -
Shrinking Violets -- April 07 Bandsters
Daisalana replied to TracyinKS's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Jenn you're NOT A FAILURE!! OMG look at everything you're overcoming. And on top of that you lost nearly 70lbs while overcoming all the crap!!! How is -70lbs a failure? ((HUGS)) Keep your chin up, you're doing great. Find another doc to give you a fill so you can get that last 30lbs off. I wish I had 30lbs to go.. whew. -
Well not only 'suffer the consequences'.. but for me, food is different. Honest to God, I don't like eating anymore. 90% of the time, I look at it as a chore, and darn I have to try to get THAT to go in THERE. I don't starve myself by any means, and I take Vitamins and Protein supplements I don't think I was doing any better with nutrition pre-band with all the crap I ate (fastfood 2-3x a day). I don't know that I would have believed it if someone told me with the band I wouldn't look at food the same.. but I don't. Once in a while (TOM times mostly) I get off the wall craving to binge, and eat all kinds of crap.. And I set myself up for failure, I get said crap.. when it comes time to binge on it.. well.. never works. I bite into whatever it was to 'start', and I'm back to.. food is too much work, I don't wanna eat. Today I went to lunch with an old friend, we went to Chili's. I got a cup of the chili (which is damn good people, I never had it before). In the past it would have been an appetizer, a full meal, and likely a dessert since I was in good company. I'm full, which is most important thing. I didn't just eat something small to fit a diet, it's all I wanted.
-
At what weight were you wearing a size ?
Daisalana replied to azallboys's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
At 333lb.. I was in 25 bottoms (with stretch, so they were barely fitting and I should have worn higher if my store carried higher).. top was 26/28. At 290lbs I went to comfortable 25 bottoms, 22/24 tops.. Somewhere in there I don't know. At 260lb.. I wear size 19 bottoms (yeah they got funny sizes), and they're a little big on the bum.. and I wear mostly 18/20 tops but have a few 14/16 that fit. **Edit to add, I am 6'0, and I have NO HIPS and NO BUTT. My pants have to fit around my stomach.. if they just had to fit my legs, I'd be wearing a size 10 at least. -
Bread is evil.. With really good restriction, it makes you hate food.. and hate that you eat food.. and hate that bread tempts you to eat it.. stupid bread.
-
I can't eat my favorite salad right now And of course, I'm craving it like the dickens since I can't have it. Anyone that can eat salads with stuff in it.. go enjoy a black & bleu salad for me. Sniffs.
-
I have heard people with these problems before, I have heard about weighing your pockets with rolled quarters when it comes to weight time.. and heavy shoes.. Hopefully someone else who dealt with that will come by and let you know what they did. I wish the best for you!
-
Shrinking Violets -- April 07 Bandsters
Daisalana replied to TracyinKS's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
My sister was in a car wreck this morning. Luckily she's fine, and it wasn't her driving or her car.. Her friend was driving his siblings to school, sister went with him.. he had a ceisure, and crashed into a tree. The 2 little kids were hurt the worst, my sister was fine and was pulling everyone out of the car. Her friend was unconscious last I heard, so not sure what happened yet.. he's never had a ceisure before. I swear, her life is never a calm water. -
Is it normal for weight to come off this fast?
Daisalana replied to azallboys's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Yup, me too.. I lost 30-35lbs in my first week post-op.. It slowed down after that.. and now it's even slower still and I can hardly eat food! -
Woohoo Congrats!!
-
Shrinking Violets -- April 07 Bandsters
Daisalana replied to TracyinKS's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
3 posts in a row, I got ahead of myself.. 1lb till my major milestone!! Actually 260 is a never-done-before too, I just don't remember where in the 260's I was when I fell off the band wagon. It's TOM even though I don't have one.. but I had chocolate cravings like nutso last night.. ho hum.. went to Cracker Barrel for dinner and I snuck out and bought a 1/2 slice fudge, 1 packet of coconut dipped in chocolate and 1 packet of key lime coconut dipped in chocolate. I had a pinch of the fudge last night, and let the cravings pass.. so they're in my cabinet. I planned to eat them all at once, and I was going to confess to you guys.. don't try to stop me, I'm just doin it! But then I let it go, and a pinch of fudge was enough.. whew.. I don't know why I felt the need to splurge last night. In other news, our bowling team took 1st place!!! And we won all 4 games last night, so we're stayin' in 1st!! This is major exciting, we've never been 1st place before. -
Shrinking Violets -- April 07 Bandsters
Daisalana replied to TracyinKS's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Tracy- You look great!! Woo and so does your husband (wink wink). Honestly, within 10 years from now I hope to God I have a picture of my husband, with our 2 kids in little uniforms in front of the Christmas tree PACKED WITH PRESENTS! I love it. Makes me want kids today.. hah. -
Shrinking Violets -- April 07 Bandsters
Daisalana replied to TracyinKS's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Haydee- I can most DEFINITELY tell. Look at the edges of your arm even, you lost a whole arm!! Pam- I hope your back feels better soon, I wouldn't wish that kind of back pain on my worst enemy. Mazie- Glad your mom is doing better! -
Where in Harvest? Is this the Harvest right outside of Huntsville? Didn't know of any docs out there.. And no, your stomach swells as much or as little as your body swells.. some people swell up and can't eat for weeks.. some don't swell too bad and it's fine. Don't worry
-
Ohh another favorite, haven't made in a while.. gonna go buy some kielbasa since I thought of this.. num num. 2 cans of saurkraut.. put it in the slow cooker (with the juices), add 1 whole kielbasa cut up into bite size pieces, and I add a little brown sugar to sweeten the saurkraut.. about 1 tbsp. Slow cook all day.. num num num.
-
I make my chili similar to that, but I don't use pre-packaged seasonings. Might taste the same, but the one I have is just a 'passed on' recipe from mom, so I make it her way.. 1lb ground beef.. brown it with 1 onion in a skillet. Then throw it in the crockpot, add 1 can of whole tomatos (and moosh them up), 1 can of tomato paste, 1/2c of water, 2 bay leaves, 4 cloves (make sure to take both of these out at the end), 2 tbsp of chili powder, 2 tsp of cayenne pepper (or more) , 1tsp of paprika.. slow cook for 4 hours.. then add kidney beans.. cook for another 30 minutes.
-
Being called "skinny"
Daisalana replied to annielkd's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
People at work, and my dad's friends all call me skinny. With 80lbs (at least) to go. I take it for what it is, I'm skinny compared to 70lbs ago hah hah. Only bothers me when people who don't know me overhear it, I know they're thinking "Are you blind?" -
I didn't go for an unfill on my wedding/honeymoon.. The band isn't there to come & go as you please..if you're at a good restriction, I don't understand why you would. My 2 cents
-
Not to poo-poo on this party, but you need to avoid sugars so your liver can shrink. No more icing!! :yell: :biggrin1:
-
Indeed Just wanted you to realize you don't have to forbid all the desserts. Tell your sis not to worry, you'll be just fine! When visiting my gparents this weekend out of town, there was a lot of fuss about her chow mein (which I absolutely hate.. one of the nastiest foods IMO). Everyone was all antsy about it.. I brought a can of Chicken & Stars soup to heat up while they ate that. My G'ma went on and on about poor me, do I miss food, etc. I probably could have eaten some chow mein if I wanted, but I absolutely didn't want to and the band was my 'excuse' not to eat it hehe. She kept asking me 'how do you do it?'.. and I realized the band is harder on family than it is on me. They are always stressing about what I can't eat and how that makes me feel. I don't care, I can find something everywhere we go. If all I get is an order of mashed potatos at a restaurant, I am not upset about it.. but everyone else seems to be.<!-- google_ad_section_end -->
-
About a week out, no hunger, little drinking
Daisalana replied to restricted's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Enjoy it, I was ecstatic about not being hungry, and 'forcing' myself to get nutrition in... mine lasted about 2 weeks. -
Shrinking Violets -- April 07 Bandsters
Daisalana replied to TracyinKS's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
OMG THAT IS SO COOL!!! That looks like the stuff I pay exhuberant amounts for in the stores. How did you do that? -
My doc actually did require low sodium for the pre-op. Sodium swells up the liver he said. To be safe I would get the low-sodium versions (they are next to the normal in the store).
-
Shrinking Violets -- April 07 Bandsters
Daisalana replied to TracyinKS's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Fooodddd poorrrrrnn!!!! The White Chocolate "White Tiger Paws" they made this year.. are yummy. I dunno how they made em.. I have no access to them anymore THANK GOODNESS!!!! They're the pecans & caramel, covered in white chocolate (instead of normal) and then they used ketchup bottles filled with dark chocolate to make THICK AND BIG stripes on each one. Num num num.. glad I just had some eggs for lunch, so stuffed I am not longing for anything right now lol. -
Oh.. for Thanksgiving, my whole family was doing the 'what can you eat?' game. Everyone kept saying "Well I make xxx, but if you can't eat it..." and I told them all the same answer.. Don't worry about what I can eat. I will find something to eat out of all that food. They'd get a sympathetic look on their face, but on T'day they saw.. I got a small spoon of all kinds of different stuff, and even though I only ate about 1c of food, I was as stuffed and satisfied as they all were!