LisaMG

Thank you for starting this thread It's a good one. I can't say that I've had "a moment" because I've had several moments... I'll share just a few that come to mind... How about the moment I sat down in one of those plastic lawn chairs and the legs gave way resulting in me on the ground in front of all of my friends. :straight Then there was the moments when there was nowhere for me to sit because my butt was too big for all the chairs in the room, and when I would squeez into one of the seat when I got up the chair was stuck to my butt! If I swung around fast enough I could take out the whole row of people sitting behind me! Oh yeah, how about the year I had season passes to Astroworld, I stood in line for an hour to ride the dungeon drop then the young man had to do acrobats to get the buckle to barely snap then the whole way up I was ferverently praying & repenting of all sins because I was sure I was gonna die when the buckle came undone! I somehow survived and vowed never to ride again! :dead Then there was the time I flew to California, was the last passenger to board the plane and had to sit in the smallest seat on the whole aircraft. It took some creative thinking on my part but somehow fit & was bruised on both sides of my Texas sized hips for a week after. :hurt The day I went to the Doctor and left with a prescription for Prozac because I was depressed and was entertaining the idea of strangling my husband and kids was a memorable day. Which resulted in more weight gain. :sick Then there was the issue of not being able to buy cloths from a normal store but was forced to either learn how to sew or buy from those expensive specialty stores. :tired The list could go on and on as you can see. I just thank God that I finally had the guts to go ahead and spend the $$ on this thing we call the band and start living again. :cool

Vegas sounds good to me! I'm game for just about anything other than having it at my house!

Oh gosh, a jaccuzzi tub! You said jaccuzi tub! She said jaccuzi! I miss my jaccuzi. Waaaaah... Kathy i'm so glad you got to have an awesome birthday like that it sounds perfect!

Welcome and good luck to you girls! Is'nt it good to be in bandland!

Hi Mellisa, I experienced the same thing your going thru right now. It does end. You'll go thru several stages as you are torn away from the things you find comfort in. I know I did and am! It's like a metamorphasis thing. You'll emerge from your cacoon a new person when this is all over. Even tho I think it will never officially be over for me. I've been banded for about three months now. Somedays are harder than others. But I welcome the change. Anyting is better than being able to commit suiside via overeating! It's a slow and miserable death. Hang in there and think of the good things. Find other things your intrested in doing to replace all the time you used to feed your self. I've found that I like to keep myself busy with housework, painting, scrapbooking, and spending time doing things I did'nt have the energy to do before the band. This change will be good for you! You do have to want to change. You obviosly do want some change because you went ahead and had the surgery. Congratulations on taking a step in a healthier direction! Good luck on finding your new pasion! Keep us posted and you can pm me if you need suport since we have simular struggles! You can do this! You will do this! Just keep thinking about the new you emerging!

That mouse (Brain?) cracks me up everytime I see it. Esp. when you say something serious Lauri. Naviwife I wanted to say HOORAY on the referal, We all know how you feel because we've been there in some way or another. I noticed you live in San Diago California, My brother in law lives ther too, we were just there visiting him. That place is beautiful! And the weather is wonderful! We flew there and drove back home to Texas. Long drive but it was a good one.

Yeah, that is awesome! Why do males lose faster than us ladies? Is it the higher metabolisms? Frustrating to say the least.

If there was a chat room at our disposal I'de use it a few times a week. If the chat room is something that has to be scheduled then I'de use it once a week.

These are all great ideas, thanks ladies you've been very helpful. I'm gonna go now and take a cool shower then find some benedryl since it's time to go to bed anyway. The more I look into this computer the more swollen my eyes are getting! I do have claritin, I don't have to take it often but I did notice me sneezing ALOT yesterday and this morning. Maybe it's a combination of all sorts of things that has triggered these things to surface. You know I never had allergies until after my 2nd child. Never when I was a child. Now Is'nt that strange to y'all? Did anyone else experience allergic reactions after they were an adult?

Harley Baby you took the words right out of my mouth!

Dear Portless, That sexercise thread sounds like something you need to do! You could pull that off. Just make sure to be careful trying to meet your daily quota your port site is still vunerable :cheeky Second day of yard sale and it DID rain! I'm not complaining we got everything put up before it got soaked and made lots of $$! All of this made for some good ol' exercise! I've paid my dues for a day or two or three :cheeky

First day of yard sale down one more to go! Feels good to be out in the fresh air. I thought it would rain but it did'nt, thank God!

I don't know how I missed this entire post. Betty congratulations and welcome to bandland! I'm so glad your doing good. Already up and about like a good girl!

You've gotta be kidding me greg, I've been needing something to clean up the oil stain from our drive can I really use coke to do the job?

Hey guys don't let Marie lie to you, she is a cutie! Cute as a button! She had me thinking she was the hunchback of NotreDam or something, but then I thought...could the hunchback ride a bike like Marie does. Things were not adding up. Sure enough she showed up at my door and she was definatly the cutest one in the house today. I resembled the hunchback not Marie. I don't want to hog this thread but since Marie is our bicycling guru I figured it pertained to exercise. Marie post a pic or else!

LOL M&M, A ton of money...So, when I tote that ton of money around does that count for exercise? Coins are heavy you know!

LOL Babs Donali, where at in Germany did your BF live? Our foriegn exchange student is from Germany. He'll be here in the states right after Christmas.

Hi, yes Dr. S is my doc too. Love him, hard to find someone who dos'nt like him. Marie thats good advice about checking with your Benefits Co. first. My first step was to call my ins. co. to see if they covered weight reduction surgery and found out that my husbands employer has an exclution on weight reduction proceedures. Bummer. Why do you think this band could be for you? How over weight are you? Do you know your BMI? Tell us a little bit about yourself if you don't mind.

Paula, Ginny, Kyleigh, Leatha am I forgetting anyone? What did you girls have in mind? Are we talking girls day out? Meaning no baggage like kids or men? Talk to me ladies...

I exercised again today... New Hope and I cleaned, organized and prepared for my yard sale! Tell em Marie! Did'nt we do a good job today?

Thats funny! Ryan was you thinking the same thing? Be honest...

Too much what? Hey maybe I should have some initials under my name... But what?

Middle Age Stud or it will read something like MASM = Middle Age Stud Muffin, I think once he loses alot of his weight he'll see his self as a different man. Happens all the time to us women, Right?

Yes, Galveston sounds good to me...beach house, margarita, sunsets, sunrises, long walks on the beach as the tide rolls in, collecting sea shells, beach combing, sitting around a camp fire roasting marshmellows and making smores, lots of girl friend time, it all sounds good to me. I've got Galveston on my mind. I'll be there the week of Feb. 22 (my aniversary) anyone want to come and visit me on the weekend?

I did something physical today! I cleaned out my "catch all" room. It was horrible and now it's all cleaned up (mostly)