IndioGirl55

Good Morning Gang Steph - I can relate to Rose - I say to myself - oh I'll call or send email in a few - then I'm off onto something else and forget - then remember oh ya - well I'll do that after I finish this - but then get sided track and never do it at all ;0) That being said I need to call Karri back from last Friday - great example of how I'm a flake too :0) Karla There are some days I don't eat real healthy - mostly on the weekends I don't always eat bf &/or lunch - will have popcorn around 3 cuz it's to late to eat lunch and to early to eat dinner.. During the week I eat pretty good for the most part cuz I plan - like today I will have a pt shake w/banana & peanut butter cuz I have bootcamp tonite and need the protein - lunch is fish - veggies & a little rice - I usually don't eat starches for lunch but again I have bootcamp and need to fuel my body - That's how I look at it pretty much now a days - if I want to work out I need to fuel myself accordingly.. When you go just have them take out like .25 and see if that helps. That's the hard part of our bands - finding that sweet spot and we all think about eating less equates to weight loss - well yes that's true - but mostly it's about our food choices - even if you can eat 2 cups of food at one sitting - if you are eating 4 oz pt - and the rest veggies you aren't going to gain weight and will continue to lose - but if you eat 2 cups starches, fats, sugar you aren't.. It's mostly about our food choices - not starvation... You wore shorts in WA - I thought your legs looked great - the inside of my knees are ugly ;0) Well gang gotta get to work -

BF - Greek Yogurt & Fruit Snack - Nuts Lunch - BBQ chicken & veggies Snack - 100 cal snack pack popcorn Dinner - Baked Fish & Veggies Dessert - SF Ice cream 1 cup

Jachut - I hate burpees - but what the hell - here you are having chemo and going to boot camp - You are a freakng inspiration girl - so tonite when I go to bootcamp - I will work extra hard on those burpees and be thinking of you the whole time - If she can freaking do it so can I !!! Love you - thanks for being such an inspriation especially during your cancer treatment - You Rock Girl !!!:thumbup::thumbup:

That's what we are here for Crispaholic ;0) ... to support each other... I give tough band love (love being the operative word) as I firmly beleive that we all need to get a hold of our head issues w/food - We need to know that a little hunger isn't going to kill us - we need to know that we can't continue to eat high fat - high sugar - junk and think we are going to lose the weight - that's the kind of eating most of us did pre-band and what caused us to become obese in the first place.. This is a journey - I wish you the best in it... Hugs Janet

Good Evening Gang Back from the gym - Had a good workout - got the dogs fed now I gotta watch Bella - cuz it will be potty time in just a few Phyl Sure glad to hear your back is doing better !!! Have you found a starbucks yet - Wilcox AZ pop 3700 - omg what a small town - what's there besides a truck stop ;0) You are 330 miles from Indio - you should be here by Wed... Well I'm back - took Bella for a walk - 1/2 mile I think - she still hasn't pooped - I got her a collar like you have for Zoey Phyl - she did excellent - it was the 1st time I took her for a walk - but I don't think I have it on correctly.. But it worked I even jogged 3/4 of Vincent - which is a long street - but it's hot 99 degrees.. - I was trying to wear her out so I can type on the computer - tomorrow I may try all 3 dogs :0).. Bella is knocked out !!! Yea I will be doing this every nite ;0) Great I agree I didn't like the cast of BB this yr - I think they won by luck - They didn't do anything - Britney was dumb in not beleiving Ragan- he was the smartest of the bunch.. Haven't seen Drew Carey saw something on AOL but didn't click it.. Well Dancing Started - going to go eat food today (Rachel this is for you and I'm 3 yrs out and still eating like I have since I got to regular food 3 weeks out) BF - Greek yogurt & raspberries snack - Pistachio nuts (10) lunch - BBQ Ck Thigh & butternut squash Snack - Pistachio nuts (10) dinner - Baked fish (in salsa) Spinach and maybe 1/4 c rice Snack - SF Ice Cream - 100 Cal Snack Pack Popcorn Melissa - glad your 1st day was ok Jodi - I can see you have posted scanned it - email me - jwrightpim@aol.com and I'll send you a list of #'s I gotta jam - sorry for the drive by - but it's 8:07 and I want to watch some tv ;0) and eat ;0)

Rachel - Welcome and Hugs for your struggles - Now here is my tough band love - operative word is love.. Hate to tell you this - but losing weight w/the band or any weight loss surgery - isn't easy.. Our band's don't make our food choices - that's up to us.. They banded our stomachs and not our heads and imho the majority of our problems w/food lie in our heads.. How's your restriction?? What are the amount of calories you are consuming a day ???? Are you exercising??? You don't need the cocktails what do you want more - your health or to drink - simple choice - and if you want sweets - eat s/f puddings - Jello - WW or Healthy Choice fudgesciles.. I had a calorie budget 800-1200 during my weight loss phase - If I had a glass of wine - I skipped a snack - or if I did go out to a concert and have a couple of cocktails - I would increase my exercise and lowered my calories for the next couple of days.. You may want to seek the help of a counselor as to why you keep sabotaging yourself - if you get pg - then you can't drink - so play a little mind game w/yourself - say I am preparing for my pregnancy so I am going to stop drinking now.. Cocktails & beer are high in calories and have no nutritional value either Follow the band rules - eat your Protein first - then veggies and if any room starches.. Losing weight even with the band is all about # of calories consumed vs # of calories burned - Our bands make us fuller on a smaller amount of food - doesn't mean that we are satisfied - hell - most nites I eat my dinner am physically full but my head tells me I want more food.. You are in control - you have control - you just have to exercise your gray matter and if you want to get healthy and have a baby then you have to make the choice to eat healthy - exercise and quit drinking...

You guys posted while I was gone - see above Steph - Why is she being a flake?? Candice is 1hr away from Ontario - I think Monteral is far from her but I don't have a map so not sure ;0) Karla - It's call Downward Dog ;0) - Girl I don't wear shorts for that reason - ugly knees - but I do go sleeveless now - who cares.. I take an acid reducer (target brand) its small and I take it daily and I don't have any heart burn issues - I will get it from just drinking water - but if I eat a cracker it goes away - I think you need to coat your stomach and water doesn't do it.. I think you need to see the doc and have some fill taken out - you aren't eating much at all and this (the band) isn't about starving your self.. Heartburn is the burning - acid reflux to me is when you are asleep and wake up choking/throwing up stomach acid.. I could be wrong - I'm no dr.. But thats the diff imho.. Acid in our pouch is not good... PS - Phyl you are 330 something from Indio - so you should be here by Wed ;0)

Back from the gym - Had a good workout - got the dogs fed now I gotta watch Bella - cuz it will be potty time in just a few Phyl Sure glad to hear your back is doing better !!! Have you found a starbucks yet - Wilcox AZ pop 3700 - omg what a small town - what's there besides a truck stop ;0) Well I'm back - took Bella for a walk - 1/2 mile I think - she still hasn't pooped - I got her a collar like you have for Zoey Phyl - she did excellent - it was the 1st time I took her for a walk - but I don't think I have it on correctly.. But it worked I even jogged 3/4 of Vincent - which is a long street - but it's hot 99 degrees.. - I was trying to wear her out so I can type on the computer - tomorrow I may try all 3 dogs :0)..

Off to the gym - 1 hr weight training Arms !!! - What was your exercise today Candice - My food for the day so far BF greek yogurt & raspiberries Lunch - ck thight & butternut squash Snack - pistaciho (sp) nuts Dinner will be fish or chicken haven't decided along with some veggies Karla is doing yoga tonite - WTG Phyl has pass cuz of her back & Linda cuz of her hips -

Linda - hugs - sounds Katie may have had a pantic attack... To bad you don't live closer - I now how to do Aylah's hair :0) - I use to straighten DS dad's hair - braid it - Back in the Michael Jackson jerri curl days I permed Joseph's hair - I know how to take care of her kind of hair ;0) - Both Joseph and Kailitn have her hair - and I had a gf who's daughter use to come to my house so I could do her hair as her mom didn't know how.. Yep little girls are harder to get ready in the mornings ;0) I liked Lane to win BB since Britney couldn't - but he really didn't do much - I was ok w/Haden winning.. I don't know if the old pple are going to be good in phyiscal challenges - need more mind stuff Dancing w/the Stars tonite :0) Charlene - WTG at the pool and trainer tomorrow :0)!!!! Joyce - Yep Andrew is my child and his mom knows that - when he was like a yr old he would wait at the window for me to come home from work - Truly for the 1st 3 yrs his mom was the babysitter and I was the mom - just the control freak in me and my maternial instincts in over drive I sorta just took over - his mom wasn't bad - just a kid.. Yep it was in the stars ;0)... Got email from Julie - in pain was going for physical thearpy today.. well just a drive by cbl

CONGRATULATIONS !!!! I'm so jealous !!!

Good Morning Gang Great I heard about the fire this morning on the news - Thought of you - sure glad you aren't in any danger - I emailed Julie last night - it was like 7 my time - so that's 9 or 10 her time - too late to call Hope she gets some relief... Joyce - Yep my materinal instinst went into over drive when Andrew was born - I should have had at least 1 more kid - but didn't marry till I was 40 - and wasn't having another child as a single parent - Well boss just walked in better get to work... cbl

Good Morning Gang.. Don't know what happen to my post last night.. Linda - I'm cool w/Andrew gone - Yes I miss him - but I'm not cut out to be Mom all my life ;0) - It's weird at times knowing that he isn't going to be coming home - but like Saturday - I was cleaning the pantry in my bra & undies ;0) not a cute site but it was just me and the dogs :0) I think I am nesting - Making my house my own - Plus I can't shop ;0) so gotta keep busy or I would lay around and eat ;0).. Plus - I seem to see him often and he calls too.. He's coming home to watch the dogs when I got to Vegas 10/1 $350 ticket to detroit - but can't go til next yr and don't know if I want to fly in the winter months ;o) change planes in ohare ;0) then to detroit.. Yep you better make that call for Mel - Men??? There is a billboard I see that says something to the effect "# of men who are going to die this yr because they don't get ck'd" Karla - I don't even buy milk ;0) don't drink it - I use sf creamer in mine ;0) You are going to love yoga - if you have never taken it - you will learn down dog, plank, chair, sunflower breath - but again I take gym yoga which she says is a little diff than regular - I think the diff is the spirtual part not sure.. Phyl - No latte for 2 weeks OMG I can't beleive that - have Earl get some day quil - it really helps ;0) You did really good on 1/2 cup - last night I had 2 cones - so at least 1 cup - 90 x 2 = 180 - cones 20 x 2 = 40 - 220 not to bad :0) - it was that sugar thing - I think I am going to have to quit buying it.. Steph - Hugs on the issues - we are here for you... I spoke w/Karri for a few on Friday - but had to go cuz Candy came over - she's not happy teaching in a regular school ;0).. Well I'm at work - need to get to it... CBL

Girl you are going to become a gym rat like me :0)

Linda hugs on the eyes - I would hate that plan too - I know mine you have to have prior approval for some meds - Ya Katie need to take it easy and build up her strength Great - it doesn't hit me often - you should see my blinds and window tracks - my ceiling fan in my room needs cleaning - but I was in the nesting mood - I guess now that the house is all mine - I have a little more incentive to do things cuz Andrew's not here to do them - well he would have never replaced shelving paper in the pantry - he might rearragne but that's about it.. and he did mop - but didn't get the base boards and dirt in the corners - I usually do a good cleaning every few months.. But in Nov I have a gf coming to stay and watch the dogs - so that's been my incentive ;0).. Carpets & grout getting clean 11/23.. FNSC - Friday nite social club if I remember correctly - group of pple who get together at each others houses on friday nite.. sounds fund to me.. Sandy 45 minutes for 3 mile - you go girl:thumbup::thumbup: - I can walk a 15 minute mile - but I don't run (don't like it) but gotta say I am getting better at pilos as I did sweat but not as much - but maybe the routine was a little easier today OMG our roses do the best in our winters ;0) - they bloom in the summer but the heat makes them wither up. I don't mind buying stuff (shampoo - body wash - Qtip's)- Andrew's pretty good - he asked - did I have enough $$ as he wanted an electric shaver - Yes they are pricey - he didn't pick $150 one nor the $40 - he went w/the mid priced and I am keeping the receipt in case he doesn't like it.. The only thing that is bugging me is that he's lost weight (and he doesn't need to) - they don't eat like he does at home - they don't have top ramens - Andrew lived on them - they don't have soda's - where as we did - They don't have junk foods (hot cheetos)- which I always had for him - and when they do the other kids eat it all up - I told him to take stuff and put it in his suit case so he would have it when he wanted it - but he said he wasn't hiding food from his bros and sis that was rude.. But he did get some hot cheetos - Told him to let me know when he worked and I would cook him did (he works 2 blks from my house) Joyce - Yep being a Mom is never done - I didn't have to take Andrew when he was 11 he came to live w/me because his dad was in rehab (dil and him broke up for about a yr and she moved home w/her family) he was w/his mom - but didn't want to be there and he and his stepdad didn't get along real well - (he everyones stepchild) he wanted to be w/me - I think he bonded the most with me in his 1st 3 yrs (they lived w/me when he was born).. I was like 43 and didn't really want the responsiblity - but Andrew has been my heart since the day he was born - so I let him come and live w/me.. Got the chicken in the oven (I always pre-cook it) then put it on the bbq for a few to get the bbq taste - plus it's too hot to be standing outside - I just ck'd it's 101 but for some reason it felt hotter today.. Got my butternut squash cooked and dogs fed..

Here's the letter you need to write ;0) Dear Food, I’m breaking up with you. Don’t be surprised. I’ve certainly tried to do it many times before, but I always weakened and went back to you. I finally woke up and realized this relationship is not good for me. I’m not getting what I need from you. It’s hurting me, not allowing me the space to grow in the ways I need to grow. You’re holding me back. I know I’ll have separation anxiety, but I’ve stayed with you too long, way past when I should have. This just isn’t working for me. You don’t listen to me. You don’t give me attention. You don’t care about what I’m going through. It’s almost like you don’t have any feelings for me at all, yet I’ve stuck close to you, helpless and dependent. I know you won’t let go of me so easily. I know you’ll keep calling me, asking me to come back. But please, let me go now. In the beginning you were always there, ready to calm me and soothe me, but it went too far. I came to rely on you. I looked to you for everything. In all fairness, it was too much to ask of you. No way could you fulfill all my needs. For so long I’ve settled, afraid to go out there and find something better for myself. I need to do that. I now withdraw my heart from you so I can be free to put it elsewhere, some place where I can be loved back. I’ve tried to break up with you before. This time it’s real. I want to be on the cutting edge of my own life, and I can’t do it while I’m still tied to you. Thinking about being free scares me, but I want it. I must have it. I know I’m brave enough at last. I know I’ll long for you. I know I’ll think of you a lot, especially during those hard times. I know I’ll be tempted to come back to you. But this time I’ve got a plan, things I’m prepared to do when I get lonely and sad. I’ve been thinking of other ways to Celebrate when I’m happy or proud. I have remedies in place for being bored or tired. At this point you’re a troublemaker in my life and I intend to keep my emotional distance from you. So in a way, this is goodbye. Of course, I’ll still come into contact with you day to day, but let’s just be friends, not lovers. Don’t cry (although you never do, it’s me who does all the crying). Author not known by me :0)

Check w/your Doctor as to when you can start doing it again - I couldn't do crunches for a while or lift weights don't remember how long - Ck w/your doc.

Back from Gym - well at 11:30 - came home finished mopping - then Andrew came over - I guess he needs some peace and quite :thumbup: we went to Target and as he was putting stuff in cart I said I thought I was done w/this lol ;0) he said well your Water, electric, food & gas are going down ;0) lol - But he's getting ready to take a shower ;0) Well going to hit the couch w/some popcorn and a movie or book - it's hot today...

Back from Gym - well at 11:30 - came home finished mopping - then Andrew came over - I guess he needs some peace and quite :thumbup: we went to Target - and as he was putting stuff in cart I said I thought I was done w/this lol ;0) he said well your water, electric, food & gas are going down ;0) lol - But he's getting ready to take a shower ;0) Phyl Safe travels - I ck'd that lady out - hell even with a face lift (and you can tell) she's not that cute - I don't care if she's your freind - REAL friends are always happy for you. My gf Candy - and pple at work even the bosses are always giving me complements Candice Quilting is good then you can't munch :0) Well I'm headed for the couch.... CBL

Never got back online last nite - did order mexican and after I ate that's all she wrote - eating usually makes me sleepy - I don't care if it's straight Protein or carbs.. Had enchillda and couple bite of my relleno and a couple bites of beans- then sf ice cream.. Well been up since 5:30 - You all know why - but what the heck - I got floors mopped - doors clean (well some of them I have colony doors think that's what they are called) - they have panels and omg dust - Andrew wasn't a deep cleaner The perfectionist in me avoids it till I can give it my full attention - even moved the washer and dryer and cleaned behind there - hadn't done that since I got new ones a few years back and I think that was October - If you ever want to know were those socks go - ck behind the stuff - I found a few :0) - plus Bear likes to do the leg thing not marking but after he peeps or poops the bull things (moving hind legs) well that some times leaves poop on the doors/wall - so got that cleaned too. Disinfected the doggie door - they say that is a big bacteria place.. Now I gotta get dressed for exercise - tempted not to go - in a cleaning mood - but need the exercise - after mexican last night - reminds me to take something out for dinner - chicken I think.. Well just a quick ck in - will ck back after exercise.. :thumbup::wub::wub:Happy Sunday...:thumbup::wub::tt1:

WTG KARLA :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::tt1::thumbup::w00t::thumbup: :thumbup:I am so very happy for you:thumbup: :thumbup:Glad to see the scales moving down:tt2: Well been up since 5:30 - You all know why - but what the heck - I got floors mopped - doors clean (well some of them I have colony doors (think that's what they are called - they have panels and omg dust - Andrew wasn't a deep cleaner - The perfectionist in me avoids it till I can give it my full attention - even moved the washer and dryer and cleaned behind there - hadn't done that since I got new ones a few years back and I think that was October - If you ever want to know were those socks go - ck behind the stuff - I found a few :0) - plus Bear likes to do the leg thing not marking but after he peeps or poops the bull things (moving hind legs) well that some times leaves poop on the doors/wall - so got that cleaned too. Disinfected the doggie door - they say that is a big bacteria place.. Now I gotta get dressed for exercise - tempted not to go - in a cleaning mood - but need the exercise - at mexican last night - reminds me to take something out for dinner - chicken I think.. Well just a quick ck in - will ck back after exercise.. Happy Sunday...

Karla Peter is Candice DH - & John is their friend who plays in the band too.. ;0) I like foof foof drinks too (drink of the day)- like a diet coke & bourbon haven't had one of those in years, gin & tonic - Sauz Green label tequilla & Tonic - Lemon Drop Marnities Use to drink 151 rum straight up too ;0) Canada is a little far from me to fly for one nite :0)... So they are going to have to have someone record and she can post it.. Well I can tell you getting re-dressed is a lot easier now a days - I threw on my summer dress and went an pickup Mex food - Enchilada & renello (sp) & beans - ate the enchilada and 2 bites of the relleno and am stuffed.. Dieing of thrust right now.. Tomorrow got pilos @ 10 - and the rest of the day just chilling I think -

Hey Gang Well I got my pantry all cleaned out and organized - went to Target & Marshalls and got baskets to put stuff in - looks really nice - had to throw out expired canned food that's been in there since surgery - have all but 1 cupboard straighten out - junk drawer cleaned.. That's my exciting day :0) I will respond in a bit - I am starving.... Had a hot link for bf and been busy all day - think I am going to order mexican - but that means I have to get dressed... cbl

Hey Gang Well I got my pantry all cleaned out and organized - went to Target & Marshalls and got baskets to put stuff in - looks really nice - had to throw out expired canned food that's been in there since surgery - have all but 1 cupboard straighten out - junk drawer cleaned.. That's my exciting day :0) P.S. Got that cupboard done :0) Now don't know what I am going to have for dinner - maybe take out - but that means getting dressed - I was cleaning in my bra & undies (tmi :0) the priviledge of living alone :0) But now have jammies on -

Mine came and saw me in the hospital and I have his cell number I Love my Doc !!!