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Here's a chart you might find handy. It would be nice if it were broken down a little more instead of 10lb blocks, but it will give you an idea where you stand. :thumbup: http://walmart.triaddigital.com/Assets/Images/diabetes_BMI_chart.gif
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Have fun Karri. Let us know how your PS consult goes and of course your wedding. I know it's low key, but we still want to know. :bolt: I tried a new recipe today from the site. A 2oz can of chicken and 2 tbsp of Tostitos Creamy Spinach Dip. It was yummy! And just the right size. I could've eaten more, but that was the old brain thinking. I have a lot of problems with chicken, but the canned stuff went down no problem. Calories for those who count - 60 for the chicken and 50 for the spinach dip. The dip is really creamy and had plenty of flavor to it. I sprinkled some salt and pepper on it and it did me nicely. I'm going to try this with other canned foods like tuna, crab and pink salmon to see how good they are. For those who are interested, here's the thread I got the recipe from: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f82/creamy-spinach-chicken-salad-55910/
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I finally got to try this today. It's delicious! I didn't have any problem with the chicken either. I'm looking forward to trying everyone else's variations on the original recipe.
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I have a visit with my PCP tomorrow about my tummy rash. I've tried the anti-fungal cream and jock itch powder and even anti-perspirant as someone suggested. It clears the rash up for a little while but it just keeps coming back. The powder keeps it dry, but it kind of burns, so it stays red. The cream stops it from being red, but it keeps it moist. The deodorant doesn't do much of anything. :huh2: So off to the doctor to complain. At least I'll have another record about this issue. I mentioned it at my annual physical in February. I'm hoping this will bode well for my insurance company to come to the party when I'm ready for a tummy tuck. The doctor who did my boobs does TTs as well, and even though I think he did a great job with them, I don't know that I want him to be my TT surgeon. I saw some of his sample photos and wasn't overly impressed. Still, I need to get another 20lbs off before I consider myself ready for it. And it's going slowly Well, I guess it isn't really going slowly, just not as fast as I want it to. :tt2: I was just thinking today that when I was tight I was miserable, but at least the weight was coming off. Now I'm more frustrated than anything, but the weight isn't dropping quickly enough. I've decided I'd much rather be frustrated and slow than miserable. :tt2:
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Anyone having less bowel movement
Frustrated replied to NOlanebryant's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Every once in a while I'll stop being regular. Otherwise it's daily or every other day. When I go for more than 3 days without a BM I'll drink a cup of Senna tea. You should be able to find it in any decent Vitamin store. It's not the nicest tasting tea, but it does soften things up without going to the other extreme and gets things moving again. :huh2: I got my ticker from tickerfactory.com -
Yes! I love playing Wii with my son. You should try the boxing, boy what a workout your arms get. :huh2: I consider it to be exercise. I really should play more, it will give my son plenty to laugh at. He loves when I play against him. I'm an easy beat. :tt2:
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I knew I forgot to add something to my grocery list! I've been meaning to try this for ages. chicken is still hit and miss with me, but I'm going to try it anyway. I'll know as soon as I put it in my mouth whether I can handle it or I should spit it out. If the chicken fails, I'm going to try it with canned tuna. And maybe canned crab or pink salmon as well.
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Yes Janet, you're the official leader. You're not just Karri's mom. :thumbup: I just went in there now and it appears to be working again. *touch wood*
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Are we still alive? I've been trying to get here all day but kept getting an error message. It says Phyl was the last to post at 3.31. I just read Janet's PM and decided to come check it out and I can read here, so lets find out if I can post. :thumbup:
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Springtime allergies are in fine form this morning, so not much to say today. I must've sneezed at least 20 times already so it's probably going to be like this all day. Just stopped by to start a new exercise challenge for the month, then I think I'll go shove some tampons up my nose. :puke: I need to look on the bright side of thing though! At least I can't shove chocolate chip cookies in my mouth while I'm sneezing.
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Good morning everyone. There's a lot of reading to catch up on from the weekend. It's not always easy to drop by with my son pretty much taking control of it every spare moment he's home. :crying: But that's cool with me. He plays games and such in a virtual world and it's improved his typing and spelling skills considerably. He'll also ask what certain words mean, so if it's encouraging and expanding his education, I'm all for it. But we do limit his time, as with his Wii and TV watching as I think he needs to be 9 and "play" and find entertainment by means other than electronically. My official weigh-in (for me) was on Saturday and I'm proud to say that I'm the same weight I was pre-breast surgery. YAY! So my ticker is no longer a lie. I don't adjust it when I gain weight, I just can't bring myself to do so. So I'm happy where things are right now. I could be a lot lighter if I didn't have these implants, but I'm really happy with big gravity-defying boobs. :biggrin2: My next project is to work towards a tummy tuck. I want to get to 155-160 before I'll do that. It gives me time to save more money and also a goal to head towards. I've really worn myself out this past week or so trying to get to my exercise goals. I've done the miles thanks to getting extra in when I'm on the elliptical, but I'm going to be a little short on the time. Not too concerned though as it's not THAT far off and I was out for about 10 days with the surgery. Tomorrow's another month, so I'm looking forward to setting new goals. Well, off to do house chores. :tongue: I'll pop back in later in the day to catch up on the reading. :ohmy:
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How much of your menu can you freeze? Obviously any salad greens or the like won't work, but I still haven't figured out how to cook smaller meals either, and many of our leftovers go into the freezer. So for example if you have a turkey burger on the menu, you freeze the rest of the ground turkey. I make the lot into patty size and freeze them individually in zip locks. That way I can take one out the night before or in the morning and pop it in the fridge to defrost a little. I don't know how well beans will freeze but you can try it out. If you put the other half a can into a ziplock and freeze it, then try them the following week and if they're awful, you'll know to toss it. You would have done so anyway. I've begun to notice there are many canned meats and fish some vegetables/fruit (although I rarely buy canned veg/fruit) that come in little 1/4 cup portions. :scared2: A new discovery for me. :w00t:
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That's wonderful news Karri. Congratulations to you both. I love my husband more than life itself and couldn't imagine being without him. But I could have been quite content to live with him without getting married. The main reason for our nuptials is because it tied things up tidily legally. Like you, it was for tax purposes, for visa purposes for myself and my son (far easier and tidier for a wife than a fiance), it enabled him to include us both on his health insurance. My visa does not allow me to work here in the US, so many things are dependent on my marriage to him. In total, including celebrant and reception, our wedding cost probably around $500. It was a simple ceremony in my mother-in-law's apartment with family and friends. :biggrin2: I couldn't love him differently if we didn't have our marriage certificate. And our marriage has the exact same odds of surviving as those who spend tens of thousands of dollars on their wedding. So I understand completely where you're coming from when you think "maybe they won't think I'm taking this commitment seriously and for the right reasons". Good for you! You're going to look fantastic in on your wedding day.
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Lately I've been exercising twice a day to try and meet my monthly target. Unfortunately it's increased my appetite as well. :thumbup: Next time someone says having weight loss surgery is the easy way to lose weight, I'm going to kill them! Slowly! :crying:
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WOWZERS! Look at you!:thumbup::biggrin2: There's such a big difference from the first pic I remember. I swear we all get better looking as we lose weight. How can this many beautiful people fit in this thread. :crying:
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Wow! That's astonishing Karri. You look fantastic. And you look so much younger than your before shots. Stand proud girl! :thumbup:
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I can relate to that. Two of my posts yesterday were about my apartment lease issues and had nothing to do with anything in anybody else's life. They offered no sage advice to anyone, they weren't asking for advice either. All they were were rants. But it was productive to me. And you have to be selfish sometimes and do things that are only productive to you and only benefit you. You're important. I feel guilty about "polluting" the thread with my nonsense. But if I've learned anything during my time here it's that I matter. What I say doesn't have to matter to anyone else. What matters is that there is a thread full of wonderful women who will not judge my mood, my weight, my failings or anything else negative about me. They may not completely understand what I'm going through or why it's bothering me, but they're there. They're just there. And sometimes that's the most important thing. Knowing there is someone there. Not expecting them to solve my problems, not expecting them to give me answers, they're just there. And I'm very proud to be one of those people for the rest of you. :ohmy:
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Gah! I missed the birthdays myself. Happy Belated Birthday to those I've missed and Happy Upcoming Birthday to the rest I'll miss. I kept my own a secret. :sneaky: :tt2: :biggrin2:
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:sad: I'm drained. I just had a "little word" with the accounts manager. It seems that the former management, or at least the water/sewerage company they dealt with, made it a business practise to send out bills from 90 days previous. So the bill we pay in March was actually for the utilities we used in December. It seemed stupid and it is. But what annoyed me is that we were given no notification that we would be playing catch-up this month. Nobody was. Turns out there were 4 people ahead of me with the same gripes and more lined up after me when I left her office. She said she was dealing with the problems of the previous owners which really got me irritated. I don't like people who shift the blame to others, especially others who don't have the opportunity to defend their stance (the previous owners). Blame-shifters are a pet peeve of mine and I can recognise them a mile away. We have been here for 3 years and have had no problems. At least none to get upset about. They had been here 3 months and we've had a different problem almost every week. Minor mostly, but inconvenient nonetheless. I told her I understood that there'd be teething problems and that we expected it. But her apology was like a back-handed one and she took no responsibility for her own failings. She could, and should, have let us know prior to this recent account charge that there would be changes, what they were and what we could expect. She hadn't. Instead she apologised for someone else's bad business and I let her know she was out of line to do so and that it pissed me off. I think a light dawned on her at that point and she knew she couldn't sweet-talk her way out of the situation and she came to the party and apologised correctly for what she didn't do, what she should have done, and for the upset it had caused me in particular. I know she's probably been doing apologies all day and that some of them went through more smoothly than others. The "blame the previous owners" was no doubt one of the more successful ones, but what works for one doesn't work for all. So anyway, I told her that the prospect of a renewed lease when it was due in June now seemed unlikely because of what I'd seen them offer new residents and the way they treated their current and loyal ones. That sent her into panic mode and she made the wise decision of bringing in the guy who dealt with lease renewals specifically. Now HE had a sensible head on his shoulders. He explained the prices on the website, and showed the comparisons to what we had and how those costs appeared to be hundreds of dollars difference, when actually when they were figured according to unseen costs, what we are paying now is about $15 cheaper than the new people get. So that went down okay with me. More than okay. Finally a man who was honest and showed us how/why/where he used marketing manipulation to bring people in. That I can relate to. I asked him how much of an increase we could expect. He guaranteed me that if we renewed again, and because of our previous spotless history, and the problems we were dealing with (his eyes shifted to the accounts manager), there would be no increase. This bought an almost inaudible gasp from the manager, but one I heard nonetheless. So I said I'd like it in writing now to take with me and he agreed instantly and drew up the paperwork. I don't know which one of them has more seniority with the company but I do know which one is the smarter businessman. In future I'll be dealing with him as much as possible should any problems arise. As I said earlier today, there really haven't been any, but there've been increasing nuisances. Damage control successful. Getting this all off my chest has made me feel less drained. *happy sigh* :thumbup: I'm almost tempted to go to the gym and get in another 30 mins treadmill time. I want to get as close to my exercise goal for the month as I can. *deep breath in* *and hold-2-3-4-5* *and exhale out 2-3-4-5* :tongue:
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Warning! :rant: Well, we have 3 treadmills in our apartment gym and two of them were occupied this morning, the other has been broken for about a month. So I had to get on the elliptical again this morning. :eek: Still pushed my way through and got in 3 miles in 30 mins, so I'm pleased about that. I checked the mailbox on the way home from there (glad I waited until after my workout) and hit the roof. We had new management take over our apartment complex in December and things have slowly but surely been going downhill since then. Little annoying things that we've let slide by for the most part. But today I received an account from them informing me that we are more than $1200 in arrears in rent and utilities. Looking at the breakdown of the account, they've overcharged us for rent for a start, and added things like our garage and washer/dryer rentals that are included in our monthly rent, then water/sewerage charges on top of that. I came home, showered and was waiting for 9am when I could storm into the office to have a "little word" with the accounts manager. Well apparently she won't be in until later in the day. The afternoon sometime. She thinks. Would I like to leave a message? No. I want to see the idiot in person thanks! The accounts manager is the only one who has computer access to our accounts (I discovered this information the last time there was a minor hiccup), so no, nobody else could help me. Would I like the manager to call me when she came in? NO! I don't want a call, I want a face-to-face meeting. Can I tell her what it's about? It's about my account! I'm just really angry at the moment. We've been here for almost 3 years now and until this recent management change in December, things were great. We allowed the minor problems to begin with to slide as we expected and forgave teething problems with the adjustment. I've looked at the new website they have and at the monthly rent offered to prospective tenants. It's about $100 less than what we currently pay. There are then special offers for people who sign a 12-14 month lease and it turns out to be around $200 less than we are currently paying. This does NOT include the extra money we pay for our garage and washer/dryer. Our lease is due to expire at the end of June. Given this information I *should* expect a decrease in the offer of rent renewal. Given the way they've handled their loyal tenants thus far, I'm not hopeful of that. It will be another point of discussion when I finally do meet with the manager. We have tentative plans to move back to Australia towards the end of the year, and we were going to consider signing a 6 month lease when it came up in June. But given the goings on recently I feel my breaking point coming closer and closer. I've been willing to put up with the negative changes until now, this has just swung me the other way. Moving is expensive and time consuming and I don't enjoy it. But I may have to suck it up for a little longer than I care to. *takes a deep cleansing breath* I just wanted to get it all off my chest. Back to your regularly scheduled program.... :thumbup:
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Grrrr! My comments got chewed up as well. You're both looking fantastic. Not only is our group the friendliest on the forum we're damn gorgeous to boot and getting sexier by the day! :biggrin:
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Lie! :biggrin: Tell them you had a big breakfast and/or lunch and you're not feeling very hungry, or you had a bad dose of some kind of stomach bug and are going to take things VERY slowly and easy. I was an expert at making up lies to hide my bad eating habits, so it's second nature to me now to go the other way and make excuses not to eat too much. This weekend I dropped my son off at a pizza place for a kids birthday party. The parents invited me to stay and help myself to pizza, soda, cake, the works. I lied and said "I'd love to, but I just shared a big lunch with my husband before coming. :sad:" I then left him there and told him I'd pick him up in an hour and a half when the party was due to end. :cursing:
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Went to the gym tonight and did 3 miles in 30 minutes on the elliptical, then 2 miles in 30 minutes on the treadmill. I'm pooped! but my exercise log looks a little healthier now because of it and I feel good about working my butt off. :eek:
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Good morning all, Welcome home Chim and Lynette, it's great to see you both back here again. I made it through Easter. Didn't feel the need to scoff down any eggs. I didn't replace the marshmallow ones I ate the previous week because I would have been into them again. :wub: Hopefully they'll all be cleared off the shelves today. I need to go grocery shopping. Lately I've been trying all kinds of different combinations of stir fry vegetables. Zucchini, tomato and mushroom seem to be my fave combo at the moment. I cook them in sesame oil for a different kind of flavor. Tastes great! I've been very well behaved as far as food goes. My exercise has kind of fallen by the wayside. There was a change in my routine with my son being off school all last week for spring break, so instead of my usual trip to the gym on the way home from dropping him at the bus stop, I slept in for an extra hour or two instead. But I did manage to get him out and about with me every day and got some walking in, which was good for the both of us. He and I share a computer, and possession is 9/10ths, so most mornings he was up before me and stayed on it until I dragged him outdoors So that's a big reason for my absence last week. My surgery is healing really well *touch wood* and I asked for an extra week of antibiotics just to be on the safe side. I finish those on Wednesday. I don't like them, but they're a necessary evil. Hopefully once they're out of my system my weight will be a little easier to deal with. I was at 180 this morning, only 3lbs heavier than my pre-surgery weight, so I'm pleased about that. I can't bring myself to change my ticker to increase it, so it will stay the same until there's been a loss. :tt2: That's about it for now. I love my son, but I'm glad he's back at school during the day. :biggrin2: It took me away from this forum more than was healthy for me. If I'm going to succeed in getting to my goal I need the support of each and every one of you. Thanks for being there for me.
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Hi ladies :wave: It seems like forever since I've been here and I have a lot of reading to catch up on. I tried to come by last night but I kept getting a message saying they were doing some kind of service and to try again in 30 minutes. I gave up at 11:30 and took myself to bed. :tongue2: I've had a roller coaster week. My surgery was uneventful and I was on top of the world from the moment they woke me from surgery. :biggrin2: It was wonderful to look down and see the girls both the same size (even though my new one was a little high and boxy looking). I feel so much better now that I'm evened out! It was very strange that my breast with the implant felt and looked so much more natural that my unfilled breast until this recent surgery. I slept a LOT last week. I would sleep a full 10 hours at night, and then have one or two naps during the day for an hour or more. :scared2: I took all my medication religiously and that's probably what kept knocking me out. :wink2: The only trouble is, during my conscious moments, I was ravenous for chocolate! I've never been a big fan of chocolate and I usually only eat it if it's got nuts or something else in it. Well...... *psyches myself up for the walk of shame* I had bought 3 packs of marshmallow chocolate eggs (6 in a pack) for Easter for my son to share with his friends. I ate them all. :blushing::wink2::blushing::wink2: Not all in one sitting, but over the period of a week, I snuck off to the freezer and stole them one, two or three at a time. :sad: I couldn't stop myself. I should have told my husband what was happening and he would have stopped me, but I didn't want to. I wanted them. I ate them. I ate them all till they were gone. I would probably be munching on one now if there were any more left. :sneaky: I almost told my husband last night what I'd done but I couldn't stand to see the "What? I don't understand?" look in his eye. Telling you all here helps me get that guilt off my chest. And I know that even though I can't see your faces when you read this, there isn't that "Why?" look on your face or lack of understanding. You understand what drove me to sabotage myself because you've all been there before. *sigh* So I wasn't able to exercise for a week because of the surgery and I guess it was all the excuse I needed to fall completely off the wagon. :smile: Yesterday I picked myself up out of the gutter again! I took my son to see the movie Spiderwick. The theatre is a little over a mile away and we walked there and back. It was good exercise. I let him wear my iPod and it stopped him from complaining the entire way because he was listening to music all the way there and back. :wink2: Then last night I took myself to the gym and did half an hour on the treadmill. I downloaded some new tunes to get me motivated; Ricky Martin's Living La Vida Loca and Shake your Bon Bon and some other kind of salsa-type tunes and fooled myself into believing I could shake my bon bon like the girls in his video do! Well it worked and I tell you, that time on the treadmill felt so much sweeter than any of those marshmallow eggs I ate the previous week! I imagined myself walking further and further away from those eggs and the power they had over me got weaker and weaker. Why oh why can't I be that strong all the time? :bored: I got on the scales this morning for the first time in a week and I'm 183. Prior to surgery I was 178. To be honest I was expecting it to be higher, given my bad behaviour, the medication, the surgery, the weight of the implant, the lack of exercise. I expected 186-187. I'm thankful I've only gained 5lbs. Have I failed? Not in your life. I've had a setback. I'm not a winner every day of my life. I shouldn't expect to be. I'm a winner today though! One day at a time. :biggrin2: