IndioGirl55

Good Evening Gang.. Brandy great to hear from you - I have a 5 pound limit and I went over it and no matter what I did I just couldn't get back to my 138 - My last fill was 1/08 - I went 1/10 to get a tweak and that .5 cc got me back to 138 - Denise - girl find your webcam - that would be so cool .. Glad DH surgery went well - my x had the same surgery he was up and about in a couple of weeks - he's like your dh - can't sit still.. OMG you come from a big family don't you - I have a cousin who had 13 kids.. Karla - relax girl - it will all work out you get yourself into a threather (sp) worrying about what will be ;0) - relax - enjoy today - it will all work out.. Glad you are going in for a fill - I think that they help in 2 ways - physically and mentally.. Candice - How are you today Phyl - Are you certified rescue person now.. Well gang - work was a b - gym was good - but I'm pooped dinners cooking - fish & veggie - lunch was hamburger patty & yellow squash - bf pt puffs - Dancing w/the Stars is on tonite - either the skater guy or Nichole from the pussycat girls is going to win ;0) they already have dance experience. cbl

Hey Gang... Great - Sending good thoughts that everything goes smoothy for the next 2 weeks... Vegas - Eloping sounds good to me :0) and I bet it will to you too in a week or so lol - naw it's your little girl getting married.. Apples Have fun shopping I will have to find the my mog (morth of the groom) pic - they went to vegas - I look like a little piggy - 240 something most likely - don't remember - so I feel for your friend Julie - Hugs Hugs Hugs on your pain - I think I would plant my but in the insurance company office.. Airborne and extra vit c.. New fav food - None really Well I guess popcorn it's my life saver - I always liked veggies but didn't cook them often just for me - I have always eaten eggs - oatmeal - bacon - cheese - tortilla - I just eat the same foods but with less fat - less sugar - less starches and exercise. Busy at work - what's now a days... Weather is great here - I think I heard right now that we may get some wind ;0( Back from the gym - fish & butternut squash for dinner - need to go get it started.. Got my closet 1/2 done yesterday - still have more to do - would love to iron it all - maybe friday I will - Well gang I am pooped... CBL

Hey Chickie's !!! It's 6:00 and I am just sitting down.... Went to Kohl s at 9 - the Gift card saved me $50 - but I spent $300... Found these shapers by flexie they have straps - but go under your bra - advertise to take the love handles away - they did - I had on my size 2 capri's and they are low on the waist - the excess skin hangs a bit - well with the shaper - it doesn't - they aren't cheap $48 each - but sale buy one get one 1/2 price - then they had one that advertised to take care of the back fat - again straps but buttons in the front like a corsets - so those 4 items alone where $140 but if it makes me feel better when I am dressed then it's worth it.. Got some capri leggings - cute tunic length top (black/white) - sky blue capris - white eyelet skirt - top that goes with the capris - cute sundress pinks/blue/yellow/orange pasily - then to Marshalls gold sandle - these darling white ones with jeweled flowers - another tunic phesant blouse w/jean capri leggings. Then came home and started moving winter clothes to other closet and pulling out summer clothes - it's in the 80's I don't think we will have any more cold weather. Not all the way done - still got summer clothes in the other closet - but will do that next friday (it's my furlough day) Joyce - My doc say a glass of wine is good for you - and it was your bday - calories don't count on your bday.. Yes sweetie eat healthy 98% of the time - allow for treats 2% of the time and if you do over do it on treats (and there will come a time that you most likely will) just add a couple of extra days of exercise and eat lighter for a few days.. My trainer told me if you go out of town for a weekend and over do it - just come home and eat healthy and those couple of lbs will be gone in a few days - it's true.. Also if you bump your calories up a bit every now and then - it helps with the weight loss No guilt !!! Apples - Thank God they/it passed... Enjoy the rest of your day Laura - yes girl you need a date nite !!! Love the pic's - you can't do salad ?? or was it cuz of the dressing?? Joyce - do your friends know you are banded - when I stop eating cuz I am stuck - mine ask me if I am ok - I guess they can tell by the look on my face ;0) - I have a gf who's over weight - she will say how little I eat - I eat normal - they over eat ;0) If I am going to pb I know it ahead of time - I have always had time to get to the rest room . Judy - lol - ya my theme song use to be - what's love got to do with it" lol Would love the beach - it's my most fav place in the whole wide world !!! Melissa - I am glad you are going to the doc - keep us posted Hear ya on the work... Well gang the washer stopped need to go put the towels in the dryer - and go see what I am cooking for dinner - all I have had today was 1/2 ice tea... CBL

Hey Gang.... It's 5:45 and I am just sitting down.... Went to Kohls at 9 - the Gift card saved me $50 - but I spent $300... Found these shapers by flexie they have straps - but go under your bra - advertize to take the love handles away - they did - I had on my size 2 capri's and they are low on the waist - the excess skin hangs a bit - well with the shaper - it doesn't - they aren't cheap $48 each - but sale buy one get one 1/2 price - then they had one that advertized to take care of the back fat - again straps but buttons in the front like a corsset - so those 4 items alone where $140 but if it makes me feel better when I am dressed then it's worth it.. Got some capri leggings - cute tunic length top (black/white) - sky blue capris - white eyelet skirt - top that goes with the capris - cute sundress pinks/blue/yellow/orange pasily - then to Marshalls gold sandle - these darling white ones with jeweled flowers - another tunic phesant blouse w/jean capri leggings. Then came home and started moving winter clothes to other closet and pulling out summer clothes - it's in the 80's I don't think we will have any more cold weather. Not all the way done - still got summer clothes in the other closet - but will do that next friday (it's my furlough day) Candice we still have them (furlough fridays) - but now 1 a month period - I like that - still have an extra day off and will gain at least another 1.5 vacation day back.. Karla - cook the steak for you - you deserve it - girl just cuz no one's home doesn't mean you shouldn't eat well.. That's and excuse and that's saying you aren't worth cooking a meal for - You are... I guess for me dinner is my most important meal - I want good tasting food that's healthy... Well washer's done - gotta go put it in the dryer.. Oh Karla hugs on your washer - hell you are smart - I wouldn't know that you could do that - It would work for me as I rarely ever wash warm or hot - always cold - gotta take care of my clothes - plus I was all my clothes on the deleicate cycle.. Candice - I doubt you started a war :0)...

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Karla - give us the link to your new house again - yep indigo might be too dark. Well Target opens at 8 - I guess I should get dressed since I am up and showered.. Maybe a nap this after noon - got a $50 gift card from bday - might go spend it too :0) well I need to ck bank to see how much $$$ is there :0)

Hi Aleha Like Deb said - you will learn what you can and can not eat - and a lot of times it's about how fast you eat, the size of the bites and chewing - That takes a while to learn and we all still forget at times.. What kind of juice - most jucies have acid which could be irritating - after a pbing incident - it's good to stick w/liquids - soup - shakes - oatmeal (thin even) 5 weeks out I was still on mushies - I had 10 days each phase.. Charlene - hugs on your back - hope you have good weather today - becareful at the baby shower - they have the most unhealthy foods :0)

Good Morning Gang.. Had a great day with Uncle - got home around 6 - feed the dogs and me (lamb chop from thrusday) squash and Ice Cream cake - other food for the day was only 1 bad pt chips 140 cal and a skinny frappichino - so I was good calorie wise :0).. I don't think I told you all what I did on friday -- I threw away office cookies cuz one of our employees was in the hospital for 2 days for testing - he has diabetes - well our lunch room is always full of junk - so I was on a roll friday morning - playing food cop - we I majority pissed some pple off I realize now that I was bad about doing that (throwing away other pples stuff) I was carried away in the moment - I am a bit obsessive as you all know - this is my life and I know how hard it is to say No when it's in your face - I know it's up to the individual - but sometimes I just can't stop the food cop in me - I guess I am so use to it here on lbt that I let it into my other life - I am going to buy some cookies today and take them to work w/an apology - I really want to put on the apology (but won't) - go ahead eat all you want kill yourself and keep gaining weight... I am just like a reformed smoker who hates smoking - for me I am an all or none girl Oh gang did I tell you - my furlough days have been cut in half - instead of every other Friday - just 1 Friday a month. Guess they finally realized that we had too much work with all the extra that they have been giving us with all the firing they have been doing - that stuff wasn't getting done. So starting next month only 1 Friday off - going to miss them - going to like the additional $$ in my bank (more shopping ;0) - For the rest of they year - I have the 1st Friday of the month off (well April is good Friday and we have it off - so April it's the 2nd Friday) Well going to see if paper is here yet - another cup of coffee will cbl Hugs to all

Good Morning Gang You all were quite yesterday - figured I'd have 5 pages to catch up on Had a great day with Uncle - got home around 6 - feed the dogs and me (lamb chop from thrusday) squash and Ice Cream cake - other food for the day was only 1 bad pt chips 140 cal and a skinny frappichino - so I was good calorie wise :0).. Apples hugs on the pain - I am so sorry that you have to suffer w/them.. Julie - Heck we all have our crabby days - It ok.. Laura - You are right go for the king :0) Judy - Yep girl you are a happening chick Phyl - I was bad about doing that (throwing away other pples stuff) I was carried away in the moment - I am a bit obsessive as you all know - this is my life and I know how hard it is to say No when it's in your face - I know it's up to the individual - but sometimes I just can't stop the food cop in me - I guess I am so use to it here on lbt that I let it into my other life - I am going to buy some cookies today and take them to work w/an apology - I really want to put on the apology (but won't) - go ahead eat all you want kill yourself and keep gaining weight... I am just like a reformed smoker who hates smoking - for me I am an all or none girl Great Pic's !!! Red Robin - will I must just be the lone ranger here - not my cup of tea - I guess I don't know the calories at mex or chineese - but figure I can't eat too much and since I don't do it often - I don't sweat it.. Well stupid dogs had me up at 5:30 - it's sunday for crying out loud.... Well - paper should be here shortly if it's not already here - but haven't heard any cars and yesterday I know it wasn't here when I left for the gym at 6:30 - so maybe he's running late w/the time change.. Jodi The diff between the 2 calcium - we absorb the citrate better but again we haven't had bypass - most of our docs started doing bypass and they have us on the same diet as their bypass pple (I know mine does) - I think a girl on my #7 doc' said that we can do the other - I do both - I get my lapband vit from either my doc's office bariatic advantage is the brand or from Bariatic Choice website - I take lapband chewable multi vit(mixed berry at the moment - when I remember and they have a great cinnamon cal chew and I know they have the choc chews to that are like candy - my problem is I eat too many of those ;0) - but again I am very bad about taking my vitamins - when I start bruising I will take them :laugh: I haven't heard of the red/green stuff - but I know there is something like it at the health food stores - I eat veggies every day - spinach - yellow squash - zucchini - tops of asparagus - cauliflower - butternut squash - some broc - and I go thru spurts where I eat a lot of salads - My doc suggest that you get your protein in during the 1st part of the day (60 grms) so that at night you can have room for the veggies - Joyce - Weather here in the desert is 80's - next it will 90's then 100's - our cold is gone - but it's still cool at nite 57 ;0) yep that's cold for us ;0) Charlene - Hope it warms up soon for you.. Hugs on the ibs and dear - once you get your head wrapped around this thing (healthy eating) you will do fine - too bad I dont live closer or I could come to your house and throw away all the crap in your house lol:wink: - I bet you would just love me coming and cleaning out your pantry - and so would your dh - he would say who does she think she is :0) Eva what did you do this weekend.. Oh gang did I tell you - my furlough days have been cut in half - instead of every other friday - just 1 friday a month. Guess they finally realized that we had too much work with all the extra that they have been giving us with all the firing they have been doing - that stuff wasn't getting done. So starting next month only 1 friday off - going to miss them - going to like the additional $$ in my bank (more shopping ;0) - For the rest of they year - I have the 1st friday of the month off (well april is good friday and we have it off - so april it's the 2nd friday) Well going to see if paper is here yet - another cup of coffee will cbl Hugs to all

Have fun Phyl - I need to get eq stuff - well tomorrow - off to hang w/uncle... Ck back later gang - Have a Great day..

Good morning Karla - Give Steph a hug from us !!! Off to the gym - cbl

Good Morning Gang... Drinking coffee trying to wake up so I can hit the gym early ... Gotta be at my Uncle's around 9... Looking forward to it.. Julie, Hugs on your shoulder - any news from the insurance company yet.. I see you all were quite last night - seems like you all are posting alot after I have signed off for the night - but last night just Julie :0)

Great - Andrew loves their buffalo wings - that's why we went - and I got the lettuce hamburger ;0) w/side salad - 430 cal and I don't know if that included salad dressing - but when you read the nutritional menu - omg it will freak you out.. After 3/4 of the cheese stick - I could only eat 1/4 of just the patty - but if I am going out to eat I rather have mexican or chineese - or a nice restaurant like last night :0) I still have a lamb chop in the fridge - that would have been better than hamburger :0) Hugs to all you with snow - it's 80-90 here - sunny - I have had to turn on the a/c...

Back from Red Robin - it's like a Denny's I guess - well they don't have breakfast - hamburger - pasta - salads - Not my kind of restaurant - not even before banding - OMG I was going to order appetizer quesidilla - till I saw the nutritional value 1117 it serves 3 = 372 and something like that I could have eaten about half that's 744 cal - so had a lettuce wrap hamburger which I ate 1/4 of just the burger (dry) and 3/4 of a cheese stick - I forgot what those calories were - not a healthy place to eat - but the good thing is I can have some cake for dessert later :0) Judy - I know you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find a prince - But I just don't want to go to the trouble to kiss all those frogs.. So I am the only single one who isn't looking and have no desire too - I am happy just as I am me and my dogs & cat and all my girls on lbt :0) Laura - I have to wait till the accountant does my k1 - and they send us letters w/appointment date - I will most likely be getting $$$ back (have for the last couple yrs) but when I do have to pay - the way I think about it -wait til 4/14 - why pay Uncle Sam before you have to :0) If it wasn't for the K1 I would most likely do my own taxes - turbo tax is great - but I don't know the 1st thing about k1 - deprecation etc - so I pay to have my account do it - if it was just my salary - I would do my own

How in the heck am I suppose to catch up !!! lol LauraK - wtg 75 lbd in 7 months - girl you are doing fantastic.. Deb - 4 lbs in a month is good girl - I am going to kick your butt - it's 4 lbs lost not gained !!!! I haven't not been posting cuz of you guys being so good - where's Linda she hasn't posted in a while Apples I must have skimmed so fast I missed the shopping spree - glad you had fun - Support group - well they are jealous - Oh guess what the food cop did today that pissed alot of pple off - especially our controller !!! We have a guy who was in the hospital for 2 days for testing - he has diabites - well I threw out the donut in his desk - then I went and threw away the left over cookies in the lunch room!!! Told one person to quit bringing their Costco left overs to work - it's always cakes candy etc.. Well the controller came and asked where the cookies were - I said I threw them away (there was like 8 cookies left) she was PISSED - she has diabites too and said she needed to bring her blood sugar up - well she has ton's of candy in her office - and it's better to eat jerky than sweets (per my x bf doc).. Well I am her shit list - on my bosses shit list too - he wanted one too and there were none to be had.. Yes I got carried away - pple do have to make their own decisions - but hell - 98% of the pple in the office are overweight... I get sick of seeing pple eating cookies cake and candy like there is no tomorrow - pple are killing themselves... So next time I will just do what I did before - just throw a few away every time I go in the lunch room and not tell anyone !!!! Guess I will have to take some cookies to work on Monday to make them happy... Well Walgreens called my xanax is ready to be picked up - It had no refills but I called it in (got 60 on 6/24/09) and I now have 4 - so I guess the Dr ok'd refill since it's been 9 months since I got the script - that 6 pills a month - so they can see I am not addicted to them.. Well work isn't much better in fact took on another active bonding account - cuz 1 girl gave her notice and her team mate is taking over her desk and I know more about bonds that she does - and oh ya here is some news - instead of 26 furlough days - we have 12 - it's been cut to 1 day a month starting April.. That also means we will get back like 1 vacation day.. Like I said we are going out to dinner again tonite - but Andrew didn't want another fancy restaurant - but something like Red Robin - I hate those places - I am not a salad person at restaurant cuz hell they have just as many calories as a hamburger most of the time - I still have a lamb chop left from last night (took one for lunch today) I rather go to a steak house where I can get good protein - Red Robin is one step above fast food imho.. I go 3/26 for my taxes - since I am single head of house hold (the best tax bracket) I am not too concerned.. Well Andrew's home - gotta see what's up - cbl love to you all

Good Morning - Drive by post before I head to work - I don't feel like going in early and now - I may be late Hugs and Love to you all - Will post later

Drive by post - it's 7 and i gotta leave for work in a few... Blackdoll - how's your restriction what are you eating are you exercising?? Kids - Ya I think you are too tight call your doc. To the Gang - Love to you all - I don't have time to do a proper post.. Dinner went well - sad to say I enjoy being w/Andrews mom & stepdad and kids more than I enjoy being w/mine - Dinner was so smooth - had lamb chops - dessert - carrot cake and choc mouse thingie - no ice cream cake.. Suppose to go out again tonite - but who knows that may change - tomorrow going 4 wheeling w/Uncle to look at all the wild flowers. Well gotta jam - Hugs & Love - sorry about not being around much lately - I think about you all even when I'm not here :0) xoxoxo Janet

Drive by - waiting for Andrew to get ready - reservations 6:30 at Ruth Chris - Got his ice cream cake (white on white)- so be fore warned - I will be eating Ice Cream Cake tonite.. I skipped cake & Cookies at work today - today is alot of pple bday (my bro Michael would have been 52) and we had lunch at work - a lady's 45 yr anniversary - hell she's in her 70's I would have retired - don't want to be there in 15 more yrs.. They had sandwiches from Pandra - I had just a little salad w/my own dressing.. and some pt chips this afternoon -- The only person online is Phyl - skype's loads when I turn on my computer - should be home are 8 - but then we gotta skype Joseph so they can sing to Andrew and watch him blow out his candles... So I doubt - Linda - Candice and Karla are going to be up at midnite :0) - Phyl yes but the rest of you no (9 our time) Candice in Peter's defense - a fish sandwich - not about the $$$ but the calories 380 w/o tarter sauce... Karla - see we do have some benefits being single On Skypes I think we can only talk to 2 pple at a time - so that would be 3 total... ie - me phyl karla

Drive by post - skyped w/Joseph tonite then Karla - Missed Linda cuz I was at the gym - doesn't look like candice had done it yet I gotta to get - cbl

Girls Girls Girls - I have been reading for 30 minutes and that was alot of skimming... How am I suppose to catch up here :0) Laura - love the pics -and oh my Nelson is such a thoughtful little boy to keep all those picutres.. Hugs on the neck - I woke up with the tightest shoulders this a.m - I need a good massage. Karen - you are a doll - but we already know that (cooking for the lady w/cancer) Glads DS flooding isn't too too bad Jessice - don't worry about tomorrow - just deal w/today - it will all work out Great - Fmil sounds like a real "b" - She must be classless if she makes a ruckess at the wedding. Charlene - Ok you slipped - right this second in a new one :0) just move forward.. Julie - is it that you don't like (or have a taste) for pt - or is it cuz it's harder to eat.. Phyl - Well forgot what I was going to say - just got a skypes call from Karla ;0) - Great story on friends daugther there are great ppl in the world.. Prayer for your friend Well gang after that call it's 8:10 i gotta go eat... I promise to get on the computer in the morning Cuz tomorrow GS bday we going out to dinner w/his mom family - Hugs and love to all !!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOYCE :w00t::cake::scared2::cool2::cake::thumbup::cool2::rose:

Then all you gotta do is go to skype's website and down load it then we can talk on the video cam ...

Lost my freaking post - Charlene - when will you know the results of the test Great - how did the email go Jessica - glad you got to take the test and are moving Well that's all I remember I survived work - flaking on the gym - but not really I go tomorrow and Sat morning cbl

nothing it's free :0) - do you have a webcam - you have to have a webcam to do video sounds good I'm hungry - just had 7 chips (24 = 140 cal)

Joining the choir - you may be too tight if you can't eat hard protein. Growling doesn't mean hunger - can be digesting - I ate lunch today - my stomach was growling big time - I was talking w/a co-worker and she could hear it.. You should be able to eat 4 oz of hard protein - tiny bites, eaten slowly and chewed very well You should call your doc and get some taken out Ledawn - No eating foods that aren't in your food phase you are healing and you can damange your bad - you are healing You are in banderst hell - we all have been there - and like the others said most doc's don't fill b/4 6 weeks mine was 8 - you can do this - even with your 1st fill you may not feel tons of restriction Hunger isn't an emergency - eat your meal (for whatever phase you are on) you get to eat in 4 more hours - it's not like breakfast is going to be your last meal - if you are hungry drink crystal lite - v8 - do something to take your mind off your hungry - I find I am hungry (head) when I am bored and tired.. I had my LAP-BAND® a month ago. I was not hugely overweight, but it was enough to bother me (183 lb.s). I lost a quick +/-12 lbs. and inches all over my body, but haven't lost anything in awhile. Furthermore, I developed this stabbing pain (below my waist, on my left) and don't know whether to rush to the doctor, or not. I know it is not my appendix, since I don't have my appendix. My concerns are twofold: When will the the weight loss kick in again and I'm wondering if this pain will disappear. I just do not want to have surgery, again, if there is a deeper cause to my pain, so I'm avoiding the doctor. Call your doctor 1st thing in the morning regarding the pain As to weight loss 12 lbs in a month is great - since you are a lower bmi er - you are going to lose slower than someone with a high bmi - also - what are you eating - what's your calories for the day and are you exercising