TracyK

<p>OMG Judy you are such an inspiration!!!</p> <p>OK, now i m jealous of you too...hahaha</p> PS...our bathing suits are identical!!

Here is another question...for example...does 1.0 Omnipaque cause more restriction than 1.0 saline? Probably a dumb question, but I never claimed to be anything other than that... LOL

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Good morning all!! OMG...i still can't eat. Even when I drink I feel the tightening in the chest. then I sit and wonder, OK, is it supposed to be this way? Heck, I don't know, I am still new at all of ths stuff. But I don't think chest tightening while drinking something is how it is "supposed" to be. Am I just being a baby? I only have .9 in there for goodness sake!! My TOM last day was Friday and I still have as much restriction as before. The dr office told me when I went in for that fill to give it about a weekafter my TOM and let her know how the restriction is going. I can handle a liquid diet but this is rediculous! Somebody pass me a tissue please.... OK, enough of me and my self pity party. Judy...congrats on your 3 pounds this week. That is awesome! Terri-I hope your son made it home safe & sound and I also hope you did not pull ot too much hair in the wait for his return!! Kat-what a horrible time you had with your female organs!! I am glad that you were able to have it all taken care of!! Denise-I was just touchy yesterday. I know you weren't purposely "picking on the PMS girl" LOL We are expecting rain again today. So, grocery shopping in the rain is what I have planned. I found a place that has water aerobics...the next step is to find someone that can keep my daughter while I go...where there is a will, there is a way. PS, I did not go get new panties yesterday...I knew Terri would want to know

OK ladies...is this "gang up on the girl with PMS" day or what? lol

<p> </p> <p>Wow, how is that for rubbing it in!! You forgot to say hahaha and na na na na na!!! I could hear you singing it from here...</p>Fortunately it is not medically necessary for me to have one done, thank God!!

My worst... "When are you due?" I am not pregnant!!! AND...you have such a pretty face!!

in anyones experience.... how long after you TOM does your restriction loosen up and go back to normal???

AWESOME!!!!:clap2::clap2::clap2:

Funny how that works...smaller the pic the better they look? Thank you for posting them. it is nice to see who we are "talking" to. You have a beautiful smile:D Well, I did not get to go to the astros game after all. The babysitter fell through at the last minute. Oh well, thats the breaks! I was able to change my ticker...I was stuck on 224 for so long that 222 is a very welcomed sight! I know that not being able to eat solid foods right now has alot to do with it, but I will take it anyway :whoo: Not much planned for the weekend. My DH is working again so me & my daughter are just gonna hang out, play outside, play with play-doh, color, and enivitably watch blues clues and wonder pets. I can not believe this but I need to go buy some smaller panties again. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining, but this time I am going to get the size that fits and a smaller size for later. The lady at the store is going to start thinking that I just wear & throw them away instead of washing them. I think that I am just so used to always getting the ones that are a little too big that they just start falling off sooner...but I cant stand having underwear that cut off my circulation! I know you all could probably care less about my "panty woes".... Everyone have a great day. Judy...how is the DH weight loss going? How is he adjusting to life after the band?

It really amazes me the difference that restriction makes on people...I have .9 and I can not even imagine wanting more in there. Then I read that others have 2.5 and up and I am thinking OMG how can they even swallow Water? I guess everyone must be different. It is still my TOM but last month it wasn't this bad....anywhoooo I am going to get ready for the Astros game...we have tickets for tonight and were hoping that Biggio would hit 3,000 while we were there, but, he did it last night instead. Bummer, but we are going to the game anyway. They are always fun. Especially now that my hips aren't crammed into the chair and I can fit comfortably like a "normal person". That is my best NSV!!! I used to be in such pain from those chairs before and now my hips do not even touch the sides :mad: Everyone have a great night!

Good morning everyone....have a great day!! Tracy-have a great time...sure sounds like your planning on it :eek:

2 bits, 4 bits, 6 bits a dollar...all for Lunasa, stand up and holler!!!!! (I would do a cheerleader jump into a split, but that will have to wait until I lose 75 more pounds :eek: )

Lunasa-I am sorry to hear that you are in such emotional pain. I will pray or you. I do ot know if you believe in that kind of thing, but I do...so I will. I wish there were something I could say to make you feel better. I know that all of us at one time or another in our lives have felt what you are going though. From someone that weighed 325 at one time, I can feel your pain all the way over here in Texas. I am so sorry. Try not to let the depression monster overcome you...because when you do, it wins. Please keep in touch and let us know you are OK. Believe it or not, there are worse things in life than living overweight....I know it does not seem like it, but there are. Please take care...we care about you.

Well, my .9 fill is doing some good. I had oatmeal at noon and here it is 5:30 and I am really not too hungry. The thing that will really tell if the fill did any good is when my TOM is over...but until then, I am going to enjoy the restriction. I just bought a new book called "for one more day" by Mitch Albom. I heard about the book on some TV show and I had to buy it. It is about a man that is at a very low point in his life and is going to commit suicide and then he gets to spend "one more day" with his mom that has passed away 8 years ago. Anyway, I am going to start reading it now...or at least try to. It is ot easy to read with a almost 4 year old running around the house. :eek:

Congrats Michelle-Fabulous pics...you are really looking good mama!!! :clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2: MICHELLE:clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2:

I went in for my 2nd fill today....weird story, but I'll tell the good news first. I have lost 14 pounds since my fill on the 11th of last month. Here is the strange part...I had lost half of my original fill which brought me down to .75 (which explains the hunger) and she filled it back to 1.5 and I could not even swallow the water she gave me...anyway, long story short I only have .9 in there and I feel like I have so much restriction right now that I can barely swallow saliva. So, then I realized that it is my TOM and she said that is why it is like that and if I need to come back after my TOM she will put in more. I had no idea that our TOM made such a huge difference. Oh well, thats my story... TracyKS...rollercoaster....that is what I wanna do next, but they tore down astroworld so I need an alternate plan. Laura-welcome back and congrats on the move! Teach-what a wonderful NSV...it feels great when people notice, right?

Fill day today...YAY hopefully I can get off this 224 mark now Everyone have a great day!

Welcome back TRACY!! Sounds like you had a great time!! (except for the PB part) So, everyone, I forgot to say that I go back tomorrow for my 2nd fill. I hope the 2nd one goes as smoothly as the first one did...I did not even feel the needle...God I hope I am that fortunate again! Anyway, my appt is at 11:30, so send good vibes in the Houston direction!!

<p>Judy-thanks for sharing all of the pics with us! What a beautiful family you have...you must be very proud! Happy Birthday!</p> <p> </p> <p>Hi Violets-I had a blast visiting with our frinds this weekend. They live in the country and for the first time in my life (believe it or not) I rode on a 4 wheeler...omg I have never had so much fun in my whole life!! What the great feeling is, 6 months ago I would have never gotten my rear end on one for fear of ridicule. What a great feeling that was....I had to share it with you all. This is just the beginning of great times to come. I am not just going to have a life, I am going to LIVE it and I am starting to actually love it.</p>