LadyDiva618

Looking good girl! Congrats!

The gas pain will pass. Just keep walking and take gas x. If you are have left shoulder pain I suggest buying Therma Care heating pad for shoulders. Remember this pain is only temporary. Good Luck.

I like Atkins brand and Muscle Milk cookies and cream each has around 14 to 16 grams of protein and under 160 calories.

Way to go! Keep it up!

Try http://workoutlabs.com/ Walk away the pounds (but you can find her videos on Youtube) http://www.amazon.com/Leslie-Sansone-Walk-Pounds-weight/dp/B00005T33K I agree with Lisa Sparkpeople.com is another great site. Good Luck!

I was banded on May 1 13 and I have lost 67 pounds total that is pre and post op. My port was removed on Sept 10 and I still have great success! Sundays are my triggers days because of sports. Sometimes a grazes sometimes I do. If I feel like I over did it... I work out another 10 mins. Since I know Sunday is my "free day" I normally burn 350 to 450 calories. If I want a late night snack Cheetos Puff corn is my choice. I know I am not perfect but I always remind myself that tomorrow is a new day.

I was banded on May 1 13 and I have lost 67 pounds total that is pre and post op. My port was removed on Sept 10 and I still have great success! Sundays are my triggers days because of sports. Sometimes a grazes sometimes I do. If I feel like I over did it... I work out another 10 mins. Since I know Sunday is my "free day" I normally burn 350 to 450 calories. If I want a late night snack Cheetos Puff corn is my choice. I know I am not perfect but I always remind myself that tomorrow is a new day.

Happy Thursday everyone! Today is a good day because there is a Cardinal Game and Blues Game tonight I am so happy! Anyway I have a funny story I like to share with everyone. Today I received a phone call for a job interview. I was too excited because it was more money. After I got off the phone I review my application so I can see which job I applied for and to review the job announcement. I was halfway down the page and this is when I noticed that this position was bilingual! I am not bilingual and I failed at Rosetta Stone. Immediately I called the person back and explained what happened. We both started laughing and he thanked me for being honest. I mean can you guys imagine how my interview could have been like? I am so glad I researched everything before my interview. Looking back I remember I applied for this position back in August around the time my coworker/friend house caught on fire and how I go thrown under the bus. I was so upset then that turned into anger that I started applying for any position. I was so unhappy back then but now I am better This is why I shouldn’t do anything out of anger. It’s a good thing I have a good sense of humor because I am still laughing about it. I hope I gave you guys a good laugh Thanks for Reading.

Welcome and keep it up!

Good Luck and see you on the other side!

I normally don’t get into politics but my phone will not stop ringing. And I had to stay off of Facebook because of all the negativity that is being posted. For those who don’t know I am a federal employee. I’ve been working for the government since I was 20. I love my employer and I love working with veterans. Today I got a letter saying after Friday I will be furlough. Am I mad? No just disappointment that we as a nation can’t get it together. I walk by faith not by sight. So for the next 3 days I will come into work with a smile on my face and continue help and working with our nations veterans. I hear everyone complaining about being out of work but I don’t see what their plan is. Here is my plan: I will try to work as many hours I can at the day care (job number 2) Tomorrow I will call up some temp agencies and see what they can do for me. I have to remember my situation is only temporary. Anyway Today is my 5 month bandversary and I feel great! Thanks for reading.

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I am so close to being in one hundred land... I can feel it. How is everyone? I know I haven't been active on here. But I've been emotionally drain and I just didn't feel like writing bad news on my blog. I am back on track now. Today I met with Dr. Richardson for my follow up appointment from my surgery. I am not going to lie to you guys when I got there I was a little nervous. Why? Because this past weekend I had nothing but fried foods and the week before Mother Nature wasn't really nice to me because she made me eat chocolate! I mean half of a Butterfinger one day and the next day I had the other half. Oye on those days I made sure I burn at least 200 calories! Anyway back to today's visit. When I had to get weighed I just looked away and when my nutritionist didn't say nothing I just thought the worse. So I start giving myself the "prep talk" while walking down to the examination room. Once we got in the he start going over my weight history then he said your current weight is 200.8 pounds. I looked at him and said Say what? He repeated it again. I was shocked and still am. I felt pretty bad because I was being a little selfish yesterday. My bestie Jon was having a bad day and I was playing the "wing women" role and was trying to find him a girl to pick up but I was too busy complaining about my calories intake and how about I was going off my healthy living lifestyle. That I absolutely failed my "wing womanly duties!" Dr. Richardson said my incision looked fine and I will see him again next month so we can pick out my surgery date to get my port back in. My guess will be sometime in December but I will know more next month. And! He said I can do the walk for obesity walk this Saturday and I can start running again but I have to keep my incision covered. So guess what I will be doing tomorrow? Resume working on "Operation I want arms like Michelle Obama!" I probably won't resume running again until next weekend. I text was my Bestie Jon and told hope after all the bitching I was doing last night I lost 2 pounds. He laughed congratulated me. I guess I need to calm down just a little bit because I know my support system would let me know if I need to slow down or need to make better food choices. Not only this is new to me but this is new to my support system. I still have a lot to learn but I think I got this! God is good! Thank you for reading Below is a pic of my coworker Kevin (he is the one on the right) He passed away 2 weeks ago. I wish have took an up to date picture with him instead of using this one. I miss him R.I.P my friend.

I had my port replace on the 10th of this month. I didn't have to the pre diet again! Thank the lord for that. I took the rest of the week off and return to work the following Monday. I didn't have the pain like I had before after surgery I just took it easy until I seen my surgeon (today) I say about 3 months my port will get back in. I was Banded on May 1st and somehow my port got infected. I was a little upset but I got over it. I sorry this happened to you but everything will be okay. Good luck.

Girl you got this! See you on the other side soon!

You look amazing! Well done!

Way to go girl! I did my ex the same way!

No problems but I haven't had grits since I was done with my 2 week post op diet.

I am about 5 months post op and 65 pounds gone forever! I start my day with a coffee protein drink because sometimes my mornings starts busy. For Lunch is a protein, a fruit or a veggies. My lunch time is around 1130 Then I go to job number 2 and do some type of an active activitiy with my day care kids If I get hungry at the day care I will eat half of a protein bar I usually get home around 7 and I have dinner around 730. I work out while dinner is cooking in the oven. Good Luck to you and welcome to the otherside!

Congrats and welcome to the other side!

You got this! Good luck!

My sex drive is thru the roof! I love it!

Congrats and good job!

I remember feeling like this before and after my surgery. I was banded on May 1st of this year. I remember crying to my sister second guessing my self and setting myself for failure. Then I thought about all the other diets I tried and failed then I realized that this surgery is not a diet it is a healthy lifestyle change. The first couple of days I felt weak but each day I got better and I felt a little stronger. I am sorry you was told to just "deal with it" but we all been here and I know if you stay focus you can do this. In other words.... "Girl you got this!" Also I work with a lot of banded nurses that works all types of shifts. My advice to you is to plan your meals and have a back up protein bar or back up type protein somewhere. You will learn as you go. I know you can do this and good luck!

Turkey Jerky has less sodium than Beef Jerky.