IndioGirl55

Thanks Peeps !!!

Today is my 3 yr Band - Anniversary... I am so very happy today - I guess you can tell by the look on my face in my before and the smile I have to day.. It's so great to have my life back !!!

Candice - Good Cry - it's ok to cry - it's ok to feel !!! I was most impressed when I heard Oprah say - she didn't feel stress - cuz she was eating it away.. I am getting that book this weekend~~ I truly think that the statement you quoted hits the nail on the head !!! EVERYONE CAN DO THIS ...

Thanks Peeps !!!! Steph - I here you on convenient stores - trouble - nothing healthy- so take stuff w/you !!! Candice - WTG 2.8 lbs :cool::thumbup: Phyl - Thanks !!! Nope haven't been of FB yet - plastering all over LBT :woot:- In the Introductions - In General thread and then in success stories - I am tooting my own horn to the max today :thumbup:- today is like my birthday :Yawn:- I feel really proud of me - I feel so much stronger and happier now that food isn't controlling me but I am controlling it !!!:wink2:

Good Morning Gang !! 3 yrs ago right now I was in surgery... 1st year got to goal 145 !!!! (Thanks Karri for being my muse) Got the next few lbs off by Sept 08. Have maintained my weight loss for 2 yrs !!! (fluctuate between 136-140) How you may ask (by following the rules) I have finally gotten that this really is about a lifetime lifestyle change and not a diet I eat HEALTHY 98% of the time - Allow for treats 2% of the time - Hit the gym - weights, cardio & classes 3 to 4 times a week and with the help of my little friend (the band) I have become a healthier person with tons more energy and feel 10 yrs younger.. Life is good !!! And let me tell I have always been a shopper (even at 250) but now EVERY THING looks cute on - Love being a size 4/6 - instead of 18/20 to 22/24 !!! It's doable pple - If I can do it so can you... I am a food addict just like everyone else - the secret - take back your power !!! I walked down the candy/cookie isle in the grocery store last week and snubbed my nose at the crap... That's empowering !!! Just gotta toot my own horn this morning !!!! :wink2::party::thumbup::cool:

Good Morning Gang 3 yrs ago right now I was in surgery... 1st year got to goal 145 !!!! (Thanks Karri for being my muse) Got the next few lbs off by Sept 08. Have maintained my weight loss for 2 yrs !!! (fluctuate between 136-140) How you may ask (by following the rules) I have finally gotten that this really is about a lifetime lifestyle change and not a diet I eat HEALTHY 98% of the time - Allow for treats 2% of the time - Hit the gym - weights, cardio & classes 3 to 4 times a week and with the help of my little friend (the band) I have become a healthier person with tons more energy and feel 10 yrs younger.. Life is good !!! And let me tell I have always been a shopper (even at 250) but now EVERY THING looks cute on - Love being a size 4/6 - instead of 18/20 to 22/24 !!! It's doable pple - If I can do it so can you... I am a food addict just like everyone else - the secret - take back your power !!! I walked down the candy/cookie isle in the grocery store last week and snubbed my nose at the crap... That's empowering !!! Just gotta toot my own horn this morning !!!!

Well it might be good for a few days - say 3ish to sorta wean yourself from your food addiction - you know detox ;0) But I wouldn't go so far as a week - imho then you are going to feel deprived from not chewing.. Yep you just gotta start planning your meal and have the stuff on hand... You do so much for the family and everything else - charities - rides - etc - how about spending some of that energy on YOU!!!!! YOU DESERVE TO BE HEALTHY !!!!!

Well if it ain't broken - don't fix it ;0) I had pt shake for bf yesterday - cuz I needed the extra Protein the night before ate more veggies than meat..

Ok to really give you a better picture need to know kind of yogurt & flavor - also need that on the v8 and creamer But here is a guesstimate 8 oz FF yogurt - 120 cal Strawberries - 50 cal Banana - 60 ca Creamer 1/4 c - 70 cal V 8 fusion 1/4 c - 50 ca TOTAL ------------350 IMHO - That's a lot for a drink - especially if you are snacking on other stuff during the day that you are not counting like nuts - bites of the kids plates etc.. 3 meals @ 300 max cal = 900 then 2 healthy Snacks @ 100 cal each - give you 1100 for the day.. During weight loss phase and even now - I eat lite for bf & lunch - dinner is main meal and then keep about 300 cal for snacks at nite. Plus I work out 3-4 times a week..

What kind of greek yogurt the sf/ff stuff - flavor or unflavored oh heck I'll do both.. be back in a few

Charlene - I don't have your email - WTH?? I don't see you in my address book So here's my sample menu

I guess my earlier post - didnt post cuz this is what I just got when I hit reply.. Ya we had to find Ryder a new home.. He was just to big and too much of a puppy for us - to destructive So since Andrew was heartbroken - I said ok to a little dog Bella Hugs on the Drama Joyce - No Eating won't help Charlene - I'll email you my menu - you gotta eat real food and those pt bars have pt yes but lots of calories too.. You gotta order some of the clear liquid protien drink stuff - they are like crystal lites - but have like 15 grms pt for 70 calories - the peach mango is to die for.. Yea it's Official !!!! I am so happy you are going to make it - we are going to have a large group.. Bella is a replacment for Ryder - Andrew was heart broken - little dogs fit our lives better than a big dog - not as destructive.. HAPPY 2ND BANNIVERSAY ARLENE !!! :cool::party: !! Doubt that will fly but good try - I haven't ever ordered off the childs menu - I am not telling total strangers in that kind of setting that I'm banded - so i always order regular and get a doggie bag but we could all take baggies and sneak out our leftovers - since we have fridge & micro waves at the condo's !!! I would mind eating buffett but don't since I can't take the leftovers - I don't mind paying for a plate - but I want what I can't eat.

Steph - WTG on food today - Yes get some of that prochino stuff you use to drink - Yep you gotta eat during the day - Ya just gotta quit the mindless snacking - and make a menu and stick to it - carry that jerky (just a few pieces) popcorn - a little baggy of nuts (they are high in calories) Just quit eating around your band... You gotta be able to find healthy foods that you can tolerate.. Which are your dogs & which are Jeff's - who's dogs are the grey hounds??? Ryder got treats like my dogs - but he couldn't sleep in my bed - too big - I just have a queen.. See below - as long as that's all you eat for the meal - no bread - cracker etc - you will be ok - it's pretty high in calories imho - if you left out all the fruit & nuts you would be better off have it w/o the nuts and fruit w/some lite bread (45 cal a slice) or a few wheat thins (8 = 70 calories) Ck salad w/o fruit & nuts 1/2 cup is like 256 cal - add 8 cracker 70 cal = 326 total for lunch or dinner Sure glad she's ok - 1 can of chicken - 1 cup of meat - see above Sorry about being food cop - but ya gotta know the amount of calories in your food - that kind of stuff is easy to snack and eat more than just 1/2 cup

Hugs & Prayers that Sydney recovers - do they know how he/she did it - poor thing... LOL on the collar bones :0) - Today is a new day!!! Hope it's better than yesterday!!!! Yep Phyl - Women God Food - something like that - I may pick it up too.. Ya you can deflate those balls - but then you gotta repump them up - which would be a pain imho - they are great for balance core stuff - at Power of fitness we had them - they don't have them at Worlds - where we do weights - we would do push ups - dips - skull crushers etc on them - lifting weights and balancing on ball.. Dog Rules 1. Dogs are never permitted in the house. The dog stays outside in a specially built wooden compartment named, for very good reason, the dog house. WELL THIS IS OUT FROM THE START IT'S TOO HOT IN THE DESERT 2. Okay, the dog can enter the house, but only for short visits or if his own house is under renovation. 3. Okay, the dog can stay in the house on a permanent basis, provided his dog house can be sold in a yard sale to a rookie dog owner. LOL AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH 4. Inside the house, the dog is not allowed to run free and is confined to a comfortable but secure metal cage. - WE ARE HERE RIGHT NOW TILL POTTY TRAINED ESPEICALLY WHEN ANDREW IS SLEEPING - BUT WHEN I'M HOME 5. Okay, the cage becomes part of a two-for-one deal along with the dog house in the yard sale, and the dog can go wherever he pleases. ONCE POTTY TRAINED 6. The dog is never allowed on the furniture. Stupid Rule 7. Okay, the dog can get on the old furniture but not the new furniture. 8. Okay, the dog can get up on the new furniture until it looks like the old furniture and then we'll sell the whole darn works and buy new furniture...upon which the dog will most definitely not be allowed. THESE ARE STUPID RULES LITTLE DOGS CAN GET ON FURNITURE FROM DAY 1 9. The dog never sleeps on the bed. Period. Another DUMB RULE !!! 10. Okay, the dog can sleep at the foot of the bed. 11. Okay, the dog can sleep alongside you, but he's not allowed under the covers. 12. Okay, the dog can sleep under the covers but not with his head on the pillow. 13. Okay, the dog can sleep alongside you under the covers with his head on the pillow, but if he snores he's got to leave the room. 14. Okay, the dog can sleep and snore and have nightmares in bed, but he's not to come in and sleep on the couch in the TV room, where I'm now sleeping. That's just not fair. WELL ANOTHER REASON FOR SMALL DOGS - STILL ROOM IN THE BED FOR ME :0) 15. The dog never gets listed on the census questionnaire as "primary resident," even if it's true. Of course, cats are born with such privileges and are never accountable to law. The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue." "There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face." > -Ben Williams "The average dog is a nicer person than the average person."Andrew A. Rooney "Dogs need to sniff the ground; it's how they keep abreast of current events. The ground is a giant dog newspaper, containing all kinds of late-breaking dog news items, which, if they are especially urgent, are often continued in the next yard." -Dave Barry "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. Well going out w/gf from work for happy hr after work - tomorrow no plans - I need to clean my room - Sunday Angel & Bear Beauty Shop @ 10:30 - then to the gym to do some new class that's combination of yoga & pliates - Pios sound it out - Pie osa (short a) (sp)

Good Morning Gang - TGIF - I am sleepy this a.m. Steph - Well at least it wasnt drama between the 2 - just normal stuff - food wasn't that bad except for the milk duds - girl - stay away from sugar.. Karla - Listen to Steph - Please Please stop the negativity - you focus way to much on the negative.. I would be totally pissed at DD#4 taking stuff from the house - tell her no more. Phyl - Glad we don't have a cart - Bella was almost Zoey :0) when Andrew was picking names ;0).. Bella's coloring is suppose to change - the tan will turn red and the black sliver - I don't know anything about yorkies - I think Jackie has them.. Candice - Peter leaving for the weekend - You better have plans - we know what you do when he's gone.. So read your book - do some quilting - stay out of the car and kitchen ;0) Have a safe trip to TO.. Well time to hit the showers - cbl

Good Evening Gang Eva - Lucky girl !!! Hoping the house sells quickly and for a good price - Find a job you enjoy.. Linda - Have a great time... Oh won't your bro be so surprised by the new you !!! Laura - I know you will have tons of pics for us - Enjoy Here's pic's of Bella

OMG I don't know what I would have said to that... Think I would be too shocked here' pics of Bella

IMHO if i had 200 lbs or more to lose - I think my doc would have suggested bypass - I asked this question in my 1st consultation - I think we do have pple who have lost that much with the band - in know of pple who have lost 150+ Again the surgery doesn't lose the weight for you - nor keep it off - it's all about what we consume and what we burn along with our metabolism.. The statistic for the band is 50% to 60% of your excess weight - so you are in that percentage.. I don't know the statistics for sleeve nor bypass - but I know that if anyone with wls go back to eating their "normal" they gain it back. Here's the link to the sleeve thread- we have many banders who have converted.. Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery (VSG) Forum For some pple they can't find that sweet spot - Good Luck on your conversion

Joyce - I walked down the candy isle at target last night on purpose - just to snub my nose at the stupid candy - I walked down the isle saying - nanny nanny nanny you don't have the power I do - Yes I am a big kid - but it was impowering and felt damn good.. I have an old fashion phone - My DS has verision has great coverage - I have at&t - can't use mine inside the house but other than that it's ok - I guess - I am not a big cell person - I don't have internet on mine.. WTG on the GYM !!!!! I am so proud of you !!!!! Charlene - there is always stress in our lives - it never goes away - same old crap - just a diff situation than working - my gf left this office to get away from stress - went to another same old stuff - just a diff name on the door. OMG aren't you the techie w/an Iphone :0) ... Cheri Yesterday I was bummed - didn't feel like working cuz of the whole Ryder thing - so today I had to make up for yesterday - here comes my boss ... Later chickies

Well she's still on the pill - she got the meds before the ck bounced... the rest is her problem - she owns it not you - what would you tell me - if Andrew had another ticket -- follow that advice. just mow the weeds Hugs

xoxox Diva !!!

DITTO !!! Who owns the problem !!! No you :0)

Retiring????? I'm going to be so jealous !!!!

Candice WTG on the exercise !!!! I'm lucky exercise makes me not hungry.. Karla - I took pic's last night - hope to load them tonite WTG on relaxing - and yep I would have DD#4 bring the card back - you better ck the bank too.. Steph - Proud of you girl !!! WTG on food and stopping by.. Issue w/Jeff & Michael - what did the counseler say on how to deal w/their issues - I would just tell them they gotta work it out and leave me out of it..

Good Morning WTH I posted last night but it's not here????? Anny - glad things are going well - you are off work for 1 month - heck I was back at work on day 6 ;0) Julie - Get back on plan - don't try and eat pain away - it's not going to work - I know this has to be super tough on you day in and day out - but eating isn't taking the pain away - call the Mayo ... Eva - Ya we all forget to chew at times - I will chew chew then swallow - then say oops you are going to get stuck - did it last night ;0) Jodi welcome back.. Laura - 1 more day and off you go ;0) Phyl WTG on your exercise