wombat712

welcome back smilin-apple!!!! This site has been a God send for me. I do have to control how much I'm on here so I can get other stuff done but I LOVE the support I get here!!! You have done great for your first two months!!! It's hard because of the lack of restriction but you have done amazing :thumbup: {{hugs}} and prayers wombat

Getting closer .... probably not gonna happen by valentines but my original hope was by the 23rd for my b-day - we shall see :thumbup: Name............starting#......current#.......goal#.....to go Anitak33...........245............218..........199.......19 Anna2766____.......232............226..........220.......6 TxArcher...........360............346..........345.......1 Candle.............218............209..........207.......2 chickatee..........188............179..........175.......4 Cookielover........202............202..........192.......10 cQQlgirl...........220............217..........210.......7 Faithmd............306............301.2........296.......5.2 georgiagirl........275............264..........261.......3 Hollyberries.......298............298..........285.......13 Hoppingto..........350............314..........294.......20 Irishmae11.........233.8..........230.4........219.......11.4 Jennie1976.........290............251..........235.......16 jfran..............187............181..........177.......4 Jillrn.............176............171..........166.......5 Jsrico.............255............178..........165.......13 juliegeraci........220............220..........210.......8 KarenG.............207............189..........189.......0 keekahari..........220............217..........205.......12 kjl315.............237.5..........228..........220.......8 legster............223.5..........212..........199.......13 LessnLess..........172............165.5........164.......1.5 liz_hager..........202............198..........190.......8 Manatee............188............175..........175.......0 Mandyjo............191............179..........180.......-1 metawnny...........252............252..........240.......12 MJRouse84..........274............233..........218.......15 nip50..............250............235..........238.......-3 Rainer.............264............250..........248.......2 Redtulips3.........248............228..........226.......2 RenewedHope........228............215..........210.......5 rharriet...........367............256..........248.......8 Sades..............229............199.7........189.......10.7 Skinny_Jill........195............187..........180.......7 Stacy73............230............222..........222.......0 SueMagoo...........230............219..........220......-1 Sunny112...........145............145..........140.......5 Susan4794..........240............240..........225.......15 Suzzzie............303............294..........290.......4 SWEETY.............180............174..........170.......4 Trystelle..........219............209..........205.......4 Twilight...........206............194..........185.......9 uxbus5.............240............240..........230.......10 want2lose..........236............236..........225.......11 wombat712..........154.8..........146.8........140.......6.8

I've made a few dashes to the bathroom praying noone stops me for a question or a chat!! My worst one was I got stuck about 10 minutes after I ate. I had breakfast w/ DH and was driving to work when I could no longer swallow my spit. I start salivating like crazy but decide I can "maintain" until I get to the office. As I get out of the car, I choked on my own spit and hurled in the parking garage. We have cameras everywhere!!! Thank God none of our security guards said anything :thumbup: Now I scope out the bathroom at any restaurant that I'm in.

Mandyjo - you crack me up!!! :thumbup:

Suzzzie - {{hugs}} hope you hear from the guy soon :thumbup: You are beautiful and I'm sure he's noticing!! wombat

Want2beme 181/171 "I can do it!" wombat712 148/138 "OMG haven't seen the 130's since 1990"

I'm ashamed to say it - so throw the stones softly I didn't exercise for the first 6 months. I walked a little extra but made no effort to try and get exercise. I had a stupid fear of hurting my port. My doc said to start walking right away and to do at least 30 min a day. Apparently I don't listen well :regular_smile: wombat

Welcome 4giveN!!!! God's hand is at work opening the doors for you! We are all here for you when you go through the pre-op diet, the post-op diet and before your good restriction times :regular_smile: We've all been there and maybe we can't always help but we can always pray and listen!!! Jaunderwood - good to hear from you!! How are you doing waiting on surgery? Are you required to do a pre-op diet? Hugs & Prayers wombat

ok ok - please no more scorn :regular_smile: I'll be better with my head issues :tt1: Quick question - Have any of y'all tried pilates and/or yoga? Can I do this on top of running? I have a pilates tape from a friend that I haven't tried yet. I think what I'm really wanting is yoga because I want the stretching and lengthening of the muscles. wombat

Hello all I'm trying to wean myself off of being on here so much!! It has become an interference that I needed some "pruning" of. You are all in my thoughts and prayers!! Praise God Joyross that you are doing better!! I know the beginning is tough. Getting fills starts to show the light at the end when we can feel full again!! Hugs & Prayers, wombat

Our gym is pretty nice. It has 5 treadmills, 3 elypticals (sp?), bikes, weight machines, free weights, and exercise room. I know - why haven't I been using it before ?!?!! They are going to add some free classes like pilates and yoga. We can hire personal trainers and they are allowed to come on the property to work us out. Only problem is my kids aren't allowed to use it. My hubby works at the same company so he's also going to work out with me and my friend in the morning :eek: It's crowded at lunch and personally there's just too many people walking by - they just don't need to see all this jogging before trying to eat lunch!!! In the morning it's not bad at all. Thanks for the encouragement! :biggrin2: wombat

Most places won't honor the card so I quit trying to use it. I just take the leftovers home with me now. That way I'm not wasting money or I share with my 10yr old daughter.

OK so I started over on week 2 this morning. No more excuses. I know it's cold outside sooooooo, I have a perfectly good gym at work that's free so I have a buddy at work that I will work out with each morning. I can come on the weekends to use the gym as well. (I've been such a slacker) I ran week 2 day today - not as bad as I feared. I will do another day of week 2 on Saturday and then head into week 3. It felt good to get back on track!! And - the perk - I don't have to bundle up to jog!! That does make it a bit easier LULU - hope your knee gets better soon! Whosya - you're our celeb - you ran 5 miles!!!!!! wombat

O2B - sounds like liquids would be a good idea. The stress definitely seems to tighten up the band. And, I know tears do as well {{hugs}} You are in my prayers wombat

If you can eat half a burger (with bread) and fries - then you need a fill. Ask if you can get a fill under the fluroscope - they can see how fast it can move through your band! That should help keep you from getting too tight again. You would be able to eat less if you were eating solid Protein (all that sauce on a big mac helps it slide through) and focusing on that and then veggies/fruit. I know I know - I still love carbs too; I eat mashed potatoes every now and then. I can't do bread - not worth the pain anymore. You can do this!! wombat

Oh - great article! Thanks for sharing Beckie! I'm HORRIBLE at drinking water. I've recommitted this week to do at least 6 cups a day (soo hard - sooo many trips to the potty). I feel like I'm floating! wombat

No supplements for me. I'm eating Fiber One cereal every day. The raisin bran one is really tasty. The bars aren't bad just hard for me to get down. Things seem to be "regulating" since I've started eating the cereal on a regular basis

I quit 4 years ago. I definitely put on some weight from that. However, I didn't even try to stop my eating all the time. Another reason for the weight gain is that the nicotine increases your metabolism - that's the reason I started smoking so many years ago (stupid, huh?). It's addiction transfer - find a healthy alternative that you can do every time you have that craving. I know exercise if probably the best distraction and it is soooo good for you. Also, the endorphins it releases will become your new "bliss". It IS hard {{hugs}} and I applaud you for quitting!!! wombat

OK, I got a couple more ounces off. I won't be making the goal but it was nice trying!!! Probably would have helped if I'd actually done some of the exercising I keep talking about Name............starting#......current#.......goal#.....to go Anitak33...........245............218..........199.......19 Anna2766____.......232............226..........220.......6 TxArcher...........360............346..........345.......1 Candle.............218............209..........207.......2 Cerrin.............350............350..........325.......25 chickatee..........188............179..........175.......4 Cookielover........202............202..........192.......10 cQQlgirl...........220............217..........210.......7 Faithmd............306............301.2........296.......5.2 georgiagirl........275............264..........261.......3 Hollyberries.......298............298..........285.......13 Hoppingto..........350............314..........294.......20 Irishmae11.........233.8..........234..........219.......15 Jennie1976.........290............251..........235.......16 jfran..............187............181..........177.......4 Jillrn.............176............171..........166.......5 Jsrico.............255............178..........165.......13 juliegeraci........220............220..........210.......8 KarenG.............207............194..........189.......5 keekahari..........220............217..........205.......12 kjl315.............237.5..........228..........220.......8 legster............223.5..........212..........199.......13 LessnLess..........172............168.5........164.......4.5 liz_hager..........202............198..........190.......8 Manatee............188............175..........175.......0 Mandyjo............191............187..........180.......11 metawnny...........252............252..........240.......12 MJRouse84..........274............233..........218.......15 nip50..............250............237..........238.......-1 Rainer.............264............252..........248.......4 Redtulips3.........248............231..........226.......5 RenewedHope........228............215..........210.......5 rharriet...........367............256..........248.......8 Sades..............229............199.7........189.......10.7 Skinny_Jill........195............187..........180.......7 Stacy73............230............223..........222.......1 SueMagoo...........230............222..........220.......2 Sunny112...........145............145..........140.......5 Susan4794..........240............240..........225.......15 Suzzzie............303............294..........290.......4 SWEETY.............180............174..........170.......4 Trystelle..........219............209..........205.......4 Twilight...........206............194..........185.......9 uxbus5.............240............240..........230.......10 want2lose..........236............236..........225.......11 wombat712..........154.8..........147.8........140.......7.8

WOOOOHOOOOO Nip50!!!!!! Congrats! wombat

So sad .... I emailed the Midol company - they don't make any of their products in a liquid form. I was hoping they did and maybe I could order it from them or needed a prescription to get it.

Hugs and prayers for you Joyross!!!!! I know it's a tough time. I think we all had that point where we feared that we would fail yet again. This too shall pass {{hugs}}. Can you have yogurt or mashed potatoes yet? Something a tad more filling? Call your doctor's office and see what you can have to help satisfy you! I'm sure they've heard many tears as we go through this journey! wombat

Wooohoooo!!!!!!!!! I'm sooooo happy for you wombat

Ok - my back is absolutely killing me! It spasms when I stand too long just trying to cook dinner. Forget cleaning the house or doing anything else. It hurts when I sit too long on the couch. I'm short so my feet don't touch the ground in any chair in my house. :biggrin: Even laying on the couch makes it hurt. This sucker hurts all the time!! What are some good exercises to strengthen my back? I've done some shoulder work, biceps, triceps, a few pushups (my wrists are really weak so this is hard (carpal tunnel and arthritis)). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! wombat

Thanks Elismom! I should probably go in and see a doc. I'm sitting here in misery right now from cooking dinner 2 1/2 hours ago. I have arthritis and the particular type I have can go into the back - I'm hoping and praying it's not that. I mentioned to my arthritis doc a couple of days ago and she didn't think anything of it so I'm hopeful on this one wombat