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Phyl - even w/o drinking after I fix all that food I don't care to eat till like later.. I normally find just cooking satisfies my urge to eat ;0).. Sure hope you can get the right mix of meds so that you are feeling better.. I am filing right now - I HATE HATE HATE drop filing - filing period - I mean HATE IT.. I am pooped this a.m. - on my 3 or 4 cup coffee - I need drugs today... Should have taken one of my allergry pills that will do it everytime ;0) Well back at it.. cbl

Good Morning Peeps Phyl - you have had me LOL twice this morning - once on fb and now here - yep I am a terrible proof reader - and I did proof that post - cuz I did change some things - and sometimes I use spell ck - but sometimes it doesn't work when you can't spell the word - My verbal vocab is pretty good but my spelling sucks - and in 2nd grade I got A's - but that's when you spelled 3 letter words.. Darling what's bugging you - do you have any idea why you are depressed - being depress can be chemical - but it also has to do with whats going on in your life - What's up - are you bored - is this whole think with Jackie weighing on your mind - the death of Max?? I would have never know you were depressed when we went shopping.. Well pray that I make it through work today - by boss is famous for throwing tons of crap at me at the last minute - I told him yesterday give it all to me today (yesterday) so that I would have a calm day today :0) 17 days no work - getting excited about Vacation...

Good Morning Girls & Chris... Phyl - hope the changes in meds help - I would never know you were depressed - you are such a bubbly person.. Apples - I think you guys can understand what I am saying - but I think a lot of you are more articulate than me - I use to have a pretty good vocabulary - but my spelling sucks - I'm just a plain old talker Phyl -The country of riverside & CVWD have been bugging me for over 1 yr on getting some easement papers signed - they wanted proof that I could sign on behalf of the partnership - sent them info that I think says I can't that they need all 3 signatures - but one of those pple are dead - so sent them letter of administration - saying both Sis and I could sign on behalf of the Estate - Well they still don't like what I sent - want me to send something like our other partner agreenebt - well hell - our partnership doesn't read like theirs - I was sorta nasty - told them I sent all that I had - and imho it wasn't up to me to figure it out - but for their attornies to do it - they want the easement - and they always are contacting me right before I go on vacation- when I am just to busy to deal w/this crap.. Well - it's friday - tgif - 11 vacation days a head - not counting 6 weekends days so 17 day off - Yeepie !! Hope my boss doesn't start throwing things at me today... Not literlay but he's infamous for giving me tons to do right before I leave..

Awe Thanks Apples ... Just think that sometime different analogies will help someone's light bulb go on !!!

LauraK - That's just what my gf said on my #7 thread ;0).. I get on a roll everynow and then - I wrote a post about control 3 yrs ago - I wish I could find it - have looked but can't.. We have convinced ourselves that we don't have any - when in all reality we do.. Kelly - Yep girl - exercise calories burned - go in the bank - the only time they don't is when you gotta burn off those extra calories from a slip up or going over board on a treat - then in my weight lost phase I would go to the gym 1-2 extra days.. At Christmas made a deal w/myself - no office treats (and we get tons of junk and I love those Cheryl frosted sugar cookies) cuz I bake Xmas Cookies w/Grandaughters - I allowed myself 5 cookies (may have had six lol) and I bumped up the exercise - you know what - I lost weight all during the holidays ;0) Do tell - so you know the Desert ;0)

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Karla - I get alot of this from my conversations with Idrise - can you see why I still am paying for a trainer - he's part trainer & part shrink ;0) Oh I hear you on the mega size hersey w/almonds one of my fav candies - and I would buy 2 or 3 and eat them all in one nite.. I'm the same way w/my pants especially after I have been wearing summer dresses that are lose.. We are doing it - we will continue to do it.. You don't owe me a darn thing ;0) Love you Janet now I gotta go feed the dogs ;0) cbl

Good Evening Peeps - think this post on my #7 thread needs to be re-posted here - it's about our issues with fear and maintaining an waking up fat tomorrow.. Good Evening Gang... Ok I can speak to the fear - I have been maintaining for almost 2.5 yrs now - Like you said I am moving into my 4th yr of being banded and my 3rd yr of maintenance Dropping off the site doesn't always mean that pple have lost their focus as we have one person who pops in every now and (beth??) the one who moved (you won't know her but Candice & Phyl would) and I think for those pple who have been successful and who's light bulb has gone off they have a hard time dealing w/pple who just don't get it.. But I would say the majority drop because they feel like failure once again. But these pple haven't gotten that this is a lifetime battle - they think it's a quick fix - the get cocky - they go back to eating their normal It really is about changing our eating and how we look at food and about moving. It's not about dieting or keeping your band so tight that you can't eat.. Will you ever lose the fear - I dont' think so - Idrise has helped a lot in understanding that I do have control - Remember about 6 months ago - he and I got in a big disagreement - about me being a food addict - he says there is no such thing - well this pissed me off and he and I went around and around - I told him if there is a bag of candy or fried chicken in the house I would eat them I have no control So one day he said Janet are those foods in your house - I said No - He said who does the shopping - I said I do - he said well are you buying those foods that you have no control over - I said No - He said well then Girl you do have control - AH HA MOMENT !!! We are not physically addicted to food - we are mentally addicted to it - Yes our bodies have a physically reaction to our trigger foods - but it's not like a physical addiction like drugs or alcohol - It's a mental flaw that we have (genetics).. and for some they don't have that full sensation - As adults - we go to work every day cuz we have to we have responsibilities - do we like going to work - I would say for the most part nope - do you like paying bills - do you like cleaning house - nope. But its all things we have to do. Well we have to apply that same mentality to being healthy.. So what do you say to someone lt who tells you - I don't like exercising and I don't want to watch what I eat Well just like the rest of our lives 80% of the time we are doing things we don't like to do - but there are the things that we have to do as being responsible adults So to be healthy - you have to eat healthy & exercise - suck it up and be a responsible adult and just do it.. Ya you may not like it all the time - but if you want a better quality to your life - if you want more energy - if you want to extend your years on this earth then - ya gotta do it - just like you gotta go to work every day to put a roof over your head It's ok to have treats - that's where our thinking is screwed up - we think we can't - that if we eat a giant candy bar one day - or a Reuben sandwich - Omg - we are back to the road of being morbidly obese - no we aren't - that was a treat - it's not something we are going to do every single day - we did it one day - not 365. This is why I usually eat pretty healthy at home - but when I am gone on our vacations - I have more treats - but again I try and watch it too.. I don't pig out 24/7 for 5 days. and if I come home and have gained a couple of lbs - I know that those lbs will come off with a little extra exercise and with my normal healthy eating.. We all had surgery to help us - and the band does help us but it doesn't do all the work - but what we have to do is give ourselves credit for the times that we are eating clean and exercising When we find ourselves slipping back into old habit - We realize it - hell look at Jane - ate 2 cups of grapes and had a freak out attack - oh tomorrow I am going to wake up weighting 250 lbs - you ate grapes - you didn't down a gallon of ice cream and then a bag of Cookies - That's when you need to freak out - you need to freak out before you eat them - you need to exercise control when you are out shopping and not to let those foods ever get in your house - it you are in a mood - you want to say "f" it - go buy a pint of ice cream and eat the whole damn this - go to the bakery buy 4 cookies and eat them all - if you want a candy bar go buy just 1 giant one - eat it - and then when it's done you say - Ok I did that - I'm done - I had what I wanted now it's back to the real world. Yep the candy & ice cream still call my name - but when I walk down those isle - I say "F You" I really do this ... Those things that call my name - they say "I know that you can control it " (that devil talking to us) but I know I can't -- So I will pick it up look at the calories and think Oh I would love to eat you - but I know I won't stop at one - so I am not buying you - I feel to damn good to go back.. I wake up every morning - and when I go to put on a pair of my pants - I am still amazed that they fit.. I have fear - but it's a healthy fear of my mental addiction to food - better yet - I don't have fear - I am have awareness I am aware that if I eat candy - cookies - ice cream - high fat foods - tons of cheese - and I don't go to the gym - I am aware of what the results will be - I will be 250 lbs .. I don't want to be 250 - I want to look cute - I want to have a longer life more than I want to eat a 1/2 gallon of ice cream every nite.. I want to have the muslces - to help my body do the things I want to do and to help me as I age - to have stronger bones - to have better balance - I like being able to clean the house without breaking in a sweat - to go shopping for 6 hrs without my feel killing me after 1 hr.. As we all know being morbidly obese limits the quality of our lives Since most of us are 50+ we know that we have less years in front of us - and if we want to extend those yrs - enjoy the yrs that we have left - we have to lose the weight - we have to get and stay healthy.. And to get those results we have to eat healthy and exercising - is it fun - nope not all the time - but just like life - it's not a bowl of cherries either - we just have to take those lemons and make lemonade w/splenda and we have to pick the lemons - squeeze them - instead of going to the store in our cars and buying it already made and full of sugar Our addiction never leaves us - it becomes a little easier as time goes by - but it's still always in the back of our minds - When we do have those treats - we have to tell ourselves - it's ok to have a treat - what's not ok is to have the 24/7 365.. We do have control - we truly do and we will relapse every now and then - it will happen in all our lives - but what is the most important thing - is that we are now aware that we have lost the control and say STOP - PULL UP THOSE BOOT STRAPS AND MOVE FORWARD.. So if you want those new shoes - you save for them - you work for them - If you want a nice house - you work for it - you do what it takes to save the $$ for it and then once you get it you have to maintain that house. Getting healthy is no different - you have to eat healthy - you have to exercise and once the weight is gone - you have to keep up that work to maintain the new healthy body.. As the saying goes - who said life was easy... Laura - Yep page 1000 is getting close ;0) Hugs on your Dad - yep once you have been diagnosed w/it - every test after wards is scary - Prayers & Love to you and your family for good results.. Kelly - Like I said you don't know my family - picker was suppose to be bicker o) Chris - sent you the recipes Cheri - I need to give up FB games too - but it keeps me out of the kitchen ;0) Sandy - One Thanksgiving the kids couldn't come - I went to bff's house - this yr am looking forward to some down time - like I said - while you are all feasting on turkey - stuffing - taters - pies - I will be having Lobster Veggies ;0) Julie - Hope the shots help - and TRULY I will be just fine - I am a loner (family trait) and just think I am spending an entire week w/my family ;0) Ok gang gotta feed the dogs - cbl

Good Evening Gang... Ok I can speak to the fear - I have been maintaining for almost 2.5 yrs now - Like you said I am moving into my 4th yr of being banded and my 3rd yr of maintenance Dropping off the site doesn't always mean that pple have lost their focus as we have one person who pops in every now and (beth??) the one who moved (karla you won't know her but Candice & Phyl would) and I think for those pple who have been successful and who's light bulb has gone off they have a hard time dealing w/pple who just don't get it.. But I would say the majority drop because they feel like failure once again. But these pple haven't gotten that this is a lifetime battle - they think it's a quick fix - the get cocky - they go back to eating their normal It really is about changing our eating and how we look at food and about moving. It's not about dieting or keeping your band so tight that you can't eat.. Will you ever lose the fear - I dont' think so - Idrise has helped a lot in understanding that I do have control - Remember about 6 months ago - he and I got in a big disagreement - about me being a food addict - he says there is no such thing - well this pissed me off and he and I went around and around - I told him if there is a bag of candy or fried chicken in the house I would eat them I have no control So one day he said Janet are those foods in your house - I said No - He said who does the shopping - I said I do - he said well are you buying those foods that you have no control over - I said No - He said well then Girl you do have control - AH HA MOMENT !!! We are not physically addicted to food - we are mentally addicted to it - Yes our bodies have a physically reaction to our trigger foods - but it's not like a physical addiction like drugs or alcohol - It's a mental flaw that we have (genetics).. As adults - we go to work every day cuz we have to we have responsibilities - do we like going to work - I would say for the most part nope - do you like paying bills - do you like cleaning house - nope. But its all things we have to do. Well we have to apply that same mentality to being healthy.. So what do you say to an adult who tells you - I don't like exercising Well just like the rest of our lives 80% of the time we are doing things we don't like to do - but they are the things that we have to do as being responsible adults So to be healthy - you have to eat clean & exercise - suck it up and be a responsible adult and just do it.. Ya you may not like it all the time - but if you want a better quality to your life - if you want more energy - if you want to extend your years on this earth then - ya gotta do it - just like you gotta go to work every day to put a roof over your head It's ok to have treats - that's where our thinking is screwed up - we think we can't - that if we eat a giant candy bar one day - or a Reuben sandwich - Omg - we are back to the road of being morbidly obese - no we aren't - that was a treat - it's not something we are going to do every single day - we did it one day - not 365. This is why I usually eat pretty healthy at home - but when I am gone on our vacations - I have more treats - but again I try and watch it too.. I don't pig out 24/7 for 5 days. and if I come home and have gained a couple of lbs - I know that those lbs will come off with a little extra exercise and with my normal healthy eating.. We all had surgery to help us - and the band does help us - but what we have to do is give ourselves credit for the times that we are eating clean and exercising When we find ourselves slipping back into old habit - We realize it - hell look at Karla - ate 2 cups of grapes and had a freak out attack - oh tomorrow I am going to wake up weighting 250 lbs - you ate grapes - you didn't down a gallon of ice cream and then a bag of cookies - That's when you need to freak out - you need to freak out before you eat them - you need to exercise control when you are out shopping and not to let those foods ever get in your house - it you are in a mood - you want to say "f" it - go buy a pint of ice cream and eat the whole damn this - go to the bakery buy 4 cookies and eat them all - if you want a candy bar go buy just 1 giant one - eat it - and then when it's done you say - Ok I did that - I'm done - I had what I wanted now it's back to the real world. Yep the candy & ice cream still call my name - but when I walk down those isle - I say "F You" I really do this ... Those things that call my name - they say "I know that you can control it " (that devil talking to us) but I know I can't -- So I will pick it up look at the calories and think Oh I would love to eat you - but I know I won't stop at one - so I am not buying you - I feel to damn good to go back.. I wake up every morning - and when I go to put on a pair of my pants - I am still amazed that they fit.. I have fear - but it's a healthy fear of my mental addiction to food - better yet - I don't have fear - I am have awareness I am aware that if I eat candy - cookies - ice cream - high fat foods - tons of cheese - and I don't go to the gym - I am aware of what the results will be - I will be 250 lbs .. I don't want to be 250 - I want to look cute - I want to have a longer life more than I want to eat a 1/2 gallon of ice cream every nite.. I want to have the muslces - to help my body do the things I want to do and to help me as I age - to have stronger bones - to have better balance - I like being able to clean the house without breaking in a sweat - to go shopping for 6 hrs without my feel killing me after 1 hr.. As we all know being morbidly obese limits the quality of our lives Since all of us are 50+ we know that we have less years in front of us - and if we want to extend those yrs - enjoy the yrs that we have left - we have to lose the weight - we have to get and stay healthy.. And to get those results we have to eat healthy and exercising - is it fun - nope not all the time - but just like life - it's not a bowl of cherries either - we just have to take those lemons and make lemonade w/splenda and we have to pick the lemons - squeeze them - instead of going to the store in our cars and buying it already made and full of sugar Karla - our addiction never leaves us - it becomes a little easier as time goes by - but it's still always in the back of our minds - When we do have those treats - we have to tell ourselves - it's ok to have a treat - what's not ok is to have the 24/7 365.. We do have control - we truly do and it's ok to lose that control for a second - it will happen in all our lives - but what is the most important thing - is that we are now aware that we have lost the control and say STOP - PULL UP THOSE BOOT STRAPS AND MOVE FORWARD.. So if you want those new shoes - you save for them - you work for them - If you want a nice house - you work for it - you do what it takes to save the $$ for it and then once you get it you have to maintain that house. Getting healthy is no different - you have to eat healthy - you have to exercise and once the weight is gone - you have to do keep up that work to maintain the new healthy body.. As the saying goes - who said life was easy... Off the soap box ;0)

WTG CHRIS !!!!! FANTASTIC NSV !!!! Noosie - Let us know how your dr appt goes - just hope maybe you are stress and that's making your band tight.. Apples - The whole thing is I am off next week - Just so much too in a short amount of time ;0) and yesterday I re-filled my xanax script for Family Vaca - You don't know my family - this one what this to eat that one wants that to eat - they want everything plain just ordering food is an ordeal - Joseph & Melissa will picker - they all will sleep till noon - Teenagers will pout Brooke will act like a 6 yr old and be wild at time - So My plan to deal with all this - is a.m. when I am up at the crack of dawn - hit the gym... Then BF at one of the buffets - then bathing suit - beach - book - ipod... and when we go to town - xanax ;0) and cocktails.. Kelly & Chris I don't have your email address - sent the girls some great trukey day receipts - You guys email me and I will send to you too jwrightpim@aol.com back to work

Good Morning I love Defenders too - Detroit 187 - Parenthood - Greys - Brothers & Sisters - Bluebloods - the Whole truth - those are just some of my dvr shows ;0) Dinner last night was squash rice popcorn greek yogurt.. I'm pooped too Karla ;0) Well it's time to get in the shower - cbl

Good Morning Gang Never made it here last night - had gym then Andrew came to do his wash. OMG I have so gotten use to my time - my house - me and my zoo.. Love my baby - but I was pooped yesterday and really didn't want company ;0). Linda - I got those leg cramp pills - the p.m. kind that help you sleep ;0) and found out they dislove in your mouth without any after taste - I don't like taking pills of any kind on a full stomach - and usually before bed I have a full tummy.. You will need to remind me of those pills next time I have to have a colonoscopy ;0) I don't want to drink all that stuff and w/my band doubt that I could.. How's DSD & DGD.. Glad you are dealing w/your issues and seeing someone - I think everyone can benefit from seeing someone sometime in their lives. Cheri - Girl you just crack me up - Gave guilt up for Lent - That's a good one.. I think you should have been a shrink.. Eva - Well Love to you have a great time (even though I don't remember where you are going THIS TIME :0) LOL) I will be around for 1 more week then gone - don't know if hotel has free wi fi - may need to ck it out - if I can remember ;0) Andrew has a small notebook.. Apples - You would be able to get all I have to do in one day :0) - for me it's just hecktic - I do have a few hours of my time but it will be filled w/the usual stuff.. Just gotta make sure it's all done - I hate last minute stuff and rushing.. That's why I get up at 5 every morning - I like to sit and have my coffee and wake up slowly ;0) Chris how you doing?? Julie - I keep thinking how sweet that you worry about me being alone.. That's so nice - I have tons of places to go if I want - I have a lot of good friend - My GF Candy is the 1st place I would go if I was going somewhere - I don't even need an invite - I can just show up - But right now - I want to chill - hell who knows by Turkey day I may want to go.. But don't worry - I'm fine ;0) Jessica, Melissa, Laurak, Laura, Jodi, Great, Sandy, Joyce hugs to you all - I know I most likely missed someone - but it's 5 and I'm still drinking my coffee Bwhitty - I can eat everything means to me healthy foods - that certain foods that can be unfreindly to most banders aren't unfriendly to mine. Well it's 5:30 time to start moving to the shower - maybe one more cup of coffee.. CBL

Drive by - Had gym then Andrew came over - Guess what - I'm pooped and really don't feel like company ;0) Karla - Salt is temporary weight not real weight -not like eating candy - french fries etc - so freaking enjoy once a year.. I'm not particulary hungry either - well really don't know what i want to eat - Had a bite of the chicken I got on monday - but it taste funny- so has my squash and some rice - will have some greek yogurt in a few - had tuna for lunch.. greek yogurt and granola for bf so I'm not too bad.. Candice -WTG - See you can do it !!! you just have to put your mind to it - Phyl - wasn't it last yr that you saw the typisie janet ;0) at thanksgiving ;0) Well I'm getting off the computer it's 9 and Andrew still has a load of wash to dry - think I'm closing my door and going to bed..

Julie you are too sweet to worry about me - I have places to go if that's what I want to do - but really looking forward to a quite day - Here's my schedule next week for Vacation Monday Morning Gym (nite) move Furniture and pick things up off floor for carpeting cleaning on Tuesday - Tuesday - Carpet Cleaning 9 - Dogs Groomer 9:15 - My hair appointment in Palm Desert at 10 - Tuesday nite move furniture back hopefully - cuz we are suppose to have cold weather next week - the move stuff off tile so that they can clean it Wed morning - Tuesday nite Gym Wed Morning - Grout Cleaning - shake & Bake Tan (spray tan at the tanning salon then 10 min bake in a tanning machine) - Wed Nite Gym Thursday - Turkey Day Friday - Nails - Bank - Packing... Saturday Plane leaves Palm Springs 6:10 I think - so that means I have to be at the airport by 5 and I have to go to DHS and Pickup Andrew - so that means - I have to get up around 2:30 leave by 3:30 be at Andrew's by 4 - load the car (15 min) then drive to the airport 1/2 hr - so that get's me there around 4:45 have to park - ck bags etc - will be cutting it sorta close.. And in the mean time - I need food - animals need food - gotta pay property taxes & bills - So that's my plans for next week - I may decorate the house for Xmas on Thursday... I will need this day off ;0) Apples - OMG ROTFLMAO - Yep Great get me a buddy pass I will take GM to your Dsis house - They will never bother you again - in fact they might be calling you apoligizing... Great - You don't need to give them a reason - just say no - sorry - doesn't fit into my schedule.. back to work - drive by post ;0)

You were eating turkey from last thanksgiving???? OMG I think you are only suppose to keep stuff in the freezer for like 6 months.. Ugh... I have always been a dark meat girl ;0) - but I have had some good white meat... Stuffing Gravey & potatoes are my fav - use to love turkey sandwich the day after - made w/mircale whip (I grew up on it - but don't care for it anymore) but those days are long gone - don't think I could eat a turkey sandwich - well maybe 1/2 with very thin turkey but I like thick turkey ;0) also love the wing and tail ;0) Weather ;0) Earl and his 97 degrees ;0) too funny... Yep it's been nice - I know you will disagree - but I can't wait till we get 68 degree days - that's when I can wear my winter clothes/boots ;0) - I can't wait for the cold weather next week - I got the most wonderful soft cozy pj's from costco - OMG they are just too soft and cuddley - can't wait to wear them... But that cold weather won't be good for carpet drying on Tuesday.. Heard that Seattle may have Snow this weekend.. 12/1 Kaitlin's Bday - Yep I will be thinking about you - don't know if Andrew will take his little notebook or if the hotel has free wi fi - need to ck that out... Well need to get busy

Good Morning Gang... Jodi - 1st thing I thought when read about Dassi doing commercial - was Bolonga isn't Kosher ;0)... WTG on the gym -!!!!! Well gang not much to report since last night - had salad w/ck for dinner and a couple bites of roasted butternut squash - I think new fav - bought already cubed squash at costco - sprayes w/butter pam - salt & pepper and roasted in the oven - wanted more - but band said no after the salad..

[ Good Morning Gang Karla - I'm alive - just didn't get to the thread - I think I was off the computer around 8 and now one had posted ;0) Protein - Well I really don't count it now a days - lately been having pt shake for bf - 20+ then lunch will be salad w/chicken (3 or 4 oz) 21 - Dinner fish or what ever another 20 - 7 grms pt per oz of meat was rule of thumb.. Somedays - I may just eat veggies and starch - not often but it does happen.. One pot wonders are great ways to have your meat - sauce is tomatoe sauce not gravy;0) Beans good source of pt.. Get egg beaters instead of real eggs - good and less calories and add some cheese - just not too much.. Turkey Day - I have no plans what so ever.. Not cooking since I leave the following Saturday - Kid's aren't coming due to that and Andrew doesn't care about turkey - My Uncle is suppose to be going to see my Sister and I don't know about my bro Brad - but I'm not cooking for 3 or 4 pple - not worth it - I may have lobster ;0) and maybe decorate the house - may be doing a 5k for our local soup kitchen Martha's Village on Thursday Morning.. it's $35 so gotta ck w/my gf Linda - she and I are talking about doing it.. Yep 3 more days til Vaca ;0) busy at work - but think I will be ok - Gym tonite arms...

Lori - I am glad to hear you told them NO.. They don't invite you but want you to drive 600 to take GM to their house - WTH?? I am glad - I am having a quite Turkey day - I may walk in a 5k for local charity - Martha's Village.. I can eat what ever I want - To me this means - I can eat shrimp - veggies - salads - meat - bread - Pasta - Alot of the foods that some banders can't eat.. When I say bread - I haven't tried a subway - or hamburger on a bun from like a restaurant - I can eat lite sandwich bread and Orowheat thins (both sandwich & Bagels) But do I eat then often - nope - I may have a sandwich every 6 month.. When I say I can eat whatever I want - it's food that's healthy - a lot of banders can't do chicken (white meat mostly) shrimp - I can as long as I eat slowly and chew - I don't do well with stringy or dry meats.. Again tiny bites and chew very well eat slowly.. I was a very high fat eater - greasier the better - I also ate alot of starches - cheese and rarely veggies - plus sugar - Cookies candies etc - and I didn't move = hell I couldn't - 250 lbs is a lot of weight .. Now I eat what ever I want that's healthy - I don't do alot of cheese - I bake 99% of the time or bbq - I RARELY every fry.. I eat veggies with lunch & dinner - I have my treats but 2% of the time not 24/7.. Cheetos' nope don't stop at 1 bag - I leave them alone ;0) Your thanksgiving sounds like it will be alot of fun Great - Sometimes it's salty/crunch - sometimes its sugar/candy choc - But mostly Choc is my down fall (sweets candy cookies etc) I just don't keep anything in the house that I will over eat - even 100 cal snack packs - if I keep going back and eating 3-4 - the next place you will find them is in the trash.. LauraK - Ya I need to kick up the exercise some - need to add treadmill on Mondays - since my schedule has changed.. Yep IMHO the majority of our issues w/food are mental - more than physical - WTG Well gang - back from boot camp - time to hit the couch and eat and watch some t.v. - been up since 4.... Hugs & Love to All.

I am glad you be are being pro-active in getting answer and sure glad you aren't drowning your sorrows.. As they say - good things come to those who wait... Keep the faith - you can do this.. Hugs - Janet

Hugs for the struggles - I think most insurance plans now make you go thru w/the 6 month pre-op diet.. I agree - ck w/your insurance company directly. I've never heard that cholestoral was a co-mobitiy - sleep apena - high blood pressure etc are the ones they used on me.. You made a statement that I want to address I can do the diet and always give it my all, but the problem is the stinking weight always comes back and all my hard work down the drain!!!! The reason the weight comes back on is that you go back to eating your normal - Light blub moment - our eating normal is what got us fat in the 1st place Even w/the band - it's all about making a lifetime lifestyle change in our eating and exercise habits.. We can never go back to eating like we use to - the band is only a tool - it doesn't make your food choices nor exercise for you - it doesn't lose the weight for you - you have to do that.. The only thing it does is make you fuller on a smaller amount of food - but that Ice Cream you want to go eat - you can still eat the bucket even with the band.. What has to be learned is that we can't turn to food to soothe our feelings ;0).. Insurance companies are tired of paying for surgeries when in 2-3 yrs pple are gaining their weight back - they want to make sure you can stick to a plan and even at that it's not guarentee.. So GF pick up the phone - call your insurance company - tell them about your prior attempts - it may work - if not 6 months of losing the weight - you will be just that much closer to goal.

Charlene - IMHO we all need to eat like we are diabetic - well maybe not as strick -but IMHO we gotta watch our starches - they will get us in trouble everytime - they are our drug of choice ;0)... Yep Apples - I would drive 100 miles in the other direction too ;0)

I saw that Steelhead in costco last night I like trout - may have to try it.. Yep I would quit that ointment - like my wiping w/caspin on my hands even after I washed them.. Hell - you don't have to spell correctly all the time - it's close enough we know what you meant ;0)... Have fun at the beauty shop... this is a great websit for foods & carbs and you can change the weight to yours to see how much exercise it takes to burn the food FOODPICKER IMHO we should eat like we are diabetic - well may not as strick but close - watching the carbs !!!

This is a great website for calories and carbs - also - you can change the weight to see how much exercise is needed to burn off the food you ate.. FOODPICKER Great - Hugs - You just need to protect yourself and step back - let them take over - cuz no matter what you do it's won't be good enough.. Apples - I would change doctors !!! LauraK - WTG girl - I don't look at tickers anymore either ;0) You will be at goal by 1/1/11 !!!

Apples - I swear - doc's have diff preps for colonoscopies as they do for the band.. I think if I remember correctly Thursday nite at 4 ish had to drink that crap (my colonoscopy was on a friday)-I know I was cleaned out before I finished the crap - think I could have broth that nite along w/popsicles - but nothing after midnite.. Well at least 5 more yrs - and I would go somewhere else too.. Phyl - so they do have pills - when I have mine in 7 more yrs I will be sure to ask for those.. Ok Jodi - I missed something - going to have to go back and catch up - good luck though - always wish you the best - love your 10 commandments.. I won't be cooking for Thanksgiving - I will eat my normal stuff - not a big fan of Turkey day too much - (a lot of work and after all that work I don't want to eat at all) - - it's ok but nothing I just die for I rather have lobster than turkey - oh that's an idea - I'll have a lobster dinner while everyone else is stuffing their faces w/turkey - gravy - mashed potatoes - stuffing, green bean cassaroul and pie... Just lobster/butter and some veggies ;0).. Great - I got this from FOODPICKER - A Diabetes website Pop Secret Snack Size 100 Calorie Butter Popcorn Choose this snack: Less Often Fat: 3.5 g Your selection contains 29% fat. Strive to consume less than 30% of your calories from fat. This item contains 12% saturated fat. Limit saturated fat to 10% of total calories daily. Carbohydrate Choices: 1 73% of calories are from carbohydrate. Your doctor or a Registered Dietitian can tell you how many Carbohydrate Choices are right for you. Sodium: 300 mg People with diabetes often have high blood pressure. Sodium intake can affect blood pressure. If you choose this consider... Popcorn is a high fiber snack. It can also be high in sodium. Choose lowfat varieties without added flavoring (e.g. caramel or cheddar) to help limit carbohydrate and/or sodium. To burn this off... Walk for 22 minutes Jog for 10 minutes Bike for 14 minutes Swim for 12 minutes Based on a person weighing 175 pounds For more information regarding this product visit: generalmills.com Blood sugar and diet are directly related. It is important for those with diabetes to learn as much as possible about nutrition. Analyze another snack... I live on 100 cal snack packs of popcorn - didn't have one last nite - but most nites I do.. Bwhitty - Welcome - go back to page 1 and read forward.. You really will learn a lot about all of us.. Chris - Missed your post too - glad you are doing so well Julie - what did your lap band doc say Linda - Love the mindset !!! WTG Charlene - Enjoy your mini Vacation !!! You know what needs to be done ;0)- You can do it ;0) Eva - How you doing - adjusting to working from home/retirement ;0) Well gotta get a cert out before lunch - I'm hungry

10 lbs a month is good - that 2.5 a week (above average) .. The weight didn't come on overnight - not going to come overnight... Thyroid issue - doubt it has anything to do w/the band - why would a piece of plastic around your stomach affect your thyroid - but again I'm no doc.. Don't worry - see the doc..