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Diamond, I'm with you. I threw the rest of the cake away yesterday. LOL Sisterc, Not many people know at my church, they seem to think either I'm sick or I'm losing from exercising. One lady did ask what I was doing and asked, "Did you get a lapband?" Her sister in law had gotten one and I did tell her yes, but many people didn't know. Now everytime I go to church, they just watch me. I decided not to tell a lot of people cause I don't want the ??'s asked "how much have you lost?, you don't eat much, you are juust going to fade away." I am hard enough on myself so I don't need to be under a microscope. I told a few on my job, but I tend to keep to myself once I make my appearance at the school in the morning and check my mailbox, so they don't see me on a regular basic unless we have a mtg. I am thankful today, that I threw the cake away and ALL the Snacks are gone. LOL Stay focused and be blessed

Good afternoon my sisters and brothers in Christ, It is so wonderful to see all the newbies that has joined our group. WELCOME!!!!!!!!!! God is so wonderful and I am thankful for his mercy and his grace. The lapband has been a blessing for me and I know that you all feel the same way. I will be praying for those that are scheduled for surgery and for those that are waiting for approval. Stay focused and be blessed.

Good afternoon everyone, Welcome ALL "newbies". It so cute to see the "I found you"s. I was just as thrill to have found this thread as well. I know that we can read all the other threads and learn, but it's something about coming here, feels like I really belong and I can praise God and share his good news. Like Wombat said, a fuzzy feeling:smile:. I am thankful today my job (payday was yesterday,LOL). He gives me the strenght to get up, get dressed, drive safely, and meet the students, smile in spite of the ones that get on my nerves, LOL. I just had one asking me to do his work, I told him no and he asks me, "what would Jesus do"? Okay, so now it's bible study time. LOL :tongue2: Stay focused and be blessed

I saw it last night and was very happy to see Tiffany doing good. Against all odds because it seemed to me that the family was still pushing her to eat. I couldn't believe that the mom is still cooking unhealthy food and knowing Tiffany is trying. Even before the surgery it seemed on the first show that mom cooked anything that Tiffany wanted and then saying how she wanted her to lose weight. I cook for myself and I can make those choices to cook unhealthy or healthy, but Tiffany was dependent on mom. The drs were so caring. I know even my drs are caring. Has anyone noticed that the "lapband" drs show more compassion than the regular drs. I love my regular dr, but I am over the moon with my lapband drs (husband and wife team).

Lisa, it was good to see you last night. LouAnn brought her "test tube" to school and believe me she's going to have much fun with it. LOL Yes, Dennis had the best time. He said "I really enjoyed my(his) mtg last night". Guess he didn't understand I was the one with the band. LOL The lady on the end had him in stitches. I think I'll try the test tube thingy. I LOVE the whey protein. Lisa, thanks so much. I wanted to try it, but I was afraid and I didn't think you'd lead me wrong and you didn't. I shared some with LouAnn this morning. Okay, for all of you that were not there, we were talking about the lack of magnasium (sp) and LouAnn has something (Health food store) thats called Calm. It has magnasium and it helps with stress. I love the whey with vanilla light milk, yum, yum. I am going to try and stay in the box, but last night I let it slip that I got out and had ice cream:redface:. Well, it's another day and I'm in the box with my yummy protein shake. Be blessed

4giveN, what can I say except God is so faithful. When we look back at the times we stressed about things, he kept saying, give it to me, I'll work it out. He has certainly shown himself as a God of truth, which we never doubted, we just wanted NOW. See how he worked that out, you won't have to take days off from work. Ump, ump, how wonderful he is. I'm too happy for you. I am going to stand up from my desk and do a "happy dance" for you.:thumbup:LOL Keep us posted. bzymom, glad to hear that you are feeling better. One day at a time, okay. My fill will be March 3rd, too. Let me know how things go. I'm thankful today for God's guidance. Ps. 23rd. Stay focused and be blessed.

Thanks Candy. God is so good. We are not deserving, but I thank him that he can see what we are going to be ,rather than what we are now. Patti-cake, you had company this weekend, I made some bad choices, but I'm back on schedule today. I took off last week (exercise) and I started back this morning (5:00) 1 mile and two miles at work. Doesn't it feel good to put on that smaller size? :biggrin2: I just love to put on those things that I couldn't wear last winter and find out that they are too big. Yes, thank God that's its not to the swift or strong, cause I don't jog that fast. LOL:biggrin:

Welcome "newbies", it is great to have you join us. bzymom, glad to hear that you are feeling better. I bet it's great to have a dr that has a lapband. He has first hand experince. Do you know why you were pbing? krsmith, don't be discouraged, was this your 1st fill? Sometimes it takes a few/more to get to where you can get some restriction. Believe me you don't want to get too tight, I've been there and it's not a good feeling.LOL Besides, my dr is not aggresive with his fills. How many wks apart do you get your fills? My dr does it every six wks. Diamond2008, let us know when the surgery will be. I'm excited for you and we will be here to cheer you on, help and pray. Trust me, we have done the lost/regain thing too. I was not overweight as a child,but I look back on my life and realize there were situations that I ate myself to where I am now. I saw it as a way of escape. I thought people didn't care so I didn't care. Aren't we fortunate that lapband was invented as tool to help us? I personally don't set goals, but that's me. I get a little down when I don't meet them, so I just wait until they weigh me at the dr's office. :wub: Again, happy to meet each of you.

Thanks so much Wombat and Mrs. Peace God has entrusted them to us and I am so blessed to have tried to do my best. As I sit here now, my heart fills up, but I give God all the praise and honor for his blessings. My daughter and her two girls were in a head on collision Saturday night. It was so bad that the impact of the cars threw ALL their glasses off their faces. My daughter's knee was hurt and her 5 yr old hurt her ankle, the 11 yr old was okay. Can you imagine to get a phone call from your child saying, "mom, we were just in a car wreck". I live here in TX and she lives in Louisana. I couldn't get to her, but thankfully her brother was visiting and my ex-husband lives there(and her MIL) and they took care of her. I am so thankful today for God and his mercy and his grace. She said that the car is total. Today, I am thankful that God spared my daughter and granddaughters. Stay focused and be blessed

I'm thankful today for my beautiful daughter. For Valentines Day she bought me two new tires (DH bought the other two). She is raising 2 girls along (DH hasn't finished growing up yet), has a full time job, has graduated from college and now she's getting her Masters degree. She loves the Lord and she is teaching her daughters that you still can survive against all obstacles. She is a great inspiration to me as well. Have you ever sat back and looked at the turns, curves, walls that has come in our lives? Well, I guess this morning I am. I love the Lord sooooo much and I guess that's why I want to share with you all just how thankful I am. ((((hugs to all))))) Stay focus and be blessed.

You go grrl, by golly I think you got it, Sherlock. LOL :eek:

It's nice to meet you. You are doing wonderful on the weight loss. The ticker thing: edit signature (on the right hand side that says member area) then open another site Trying To Conceive Ticker and put in all your stats. Then you want to copy it and then paste it on this site. I hope I'm not confusing you, LOL. You are sooooo bless to work at your church and with other believers. I bet the support system is great there. Continue to read :biggrin2: and know that we are here for you thru all of this, after all we are all the same journey. Stay focus and be blessed

I'm thankful today that Wombat has such a great attitude!!!!!! Wombat, you are truly a blessing. When I am overwhelmed I hope that I can have your same attitude. If I don't, remind me. LOL:thumbs_up: Smiln_apple, how are you today? Joyross, I'd like to hear from you, I hope you are doing good and losing weight everywhere. LOL

Thanks Candy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:

I can truly understand where you are coming from. We just have to repent and move on. I took a vacation this week from exercising, but I will start again next week. I made awful food choices yesterday, but today is a new day, so I purposed in my mind to do better and so far I have. We CAN and WILL do this. We are here for you and I know that you are here for us. Sometimes I go to different threads on here and I find that I began to beat myself up cause I'm not losing like others, so I am weenning myself off from being on here so much and trying to concentrate on me. We are all individuals and although we are on the same course, it's just that some are lil faster than others, but as long as we make it to the finish line, we are still winners. Stay focus and be blessed

Surely your DH and my DH are brothers.:ohmy:lol While reading I thought, "could they be related?" And to make it even funnier, you sound like me,lol I am such a creature of habit---same earrings, content with my rings and I'm not that fond of flowers. Tell him to put the money in an account (of course in your name)and add to it each holiday and when YOU get ready you can buy "the thing". Of course you have OUR curiosity up and we ALL want to know what "the thing" is. :cursing:

I am thankful today for my job. Sometimes it gets rough, but God gave me the job, so with his help I will endure this task. Wombat, hang on in there, God is more than able to get you through this. You will shine and get the job done. Wombat, CAN do ALL things through Christ which strenghtens HER. Smilin_Apple, I agree with Wombat about maybe drinking something warm, then try a Protein shake or high Protein slimfast. I am beginning to feel a bit more restriction in the mornings, so I drink coffee, then when I get to work I try to take very small bites and it takes me almost a hr just to eat one boiled egg. I also buy the muscle milk lite at GNC, I always keep something (drink) on hand that's high in protein just in case I'm too tight at a certain time of the day. Hope that you can get something down. Are you able to get enough Water? Be careful. Stay focus and be blessed everyone.

Good afternoon all, I am so happy for you Candy, I have a dress in my closet that I am waiting to fit in. I am thankful today for my DH's health. I took him this morning for test and the doctor said everything looked good. Praises to God for the knowledge and wisdom he give man. Stay focus and be blessed.

4given, that is fantastic news, congratulations!!!!:scared2: Today, I am thankful for YOU ALL. This thread has been such a blessing to me. Today, I'd like to say thank you for your prayers, well wishes and godly advice. I know that I don't know you personally but, I do know that we are ALL God's children and I believe giving people their flowers while they live. So with that being said---I do love each one of you and may God always keep you in his care and wrap you in his loving arms. Stay focus and be blessed!!!!!!

Good morning all, Nice to have you back Smilin_Apple and you are doing great on the weight loss. Congratulation!!! Nice to meet you, StillJackson. You will find here lots of support and encouragment and of course much love and prayer. Hope everyone had a blessed weekend. It was so beautiful here in Tx. Had wall to wall sunshine in the 70's. Today it's in the 50's, but that's how it is here, I won't complain cause God is in control no matter what and I am thankful to be alive. How about we start a "I'm thankful for......" day. Every morning we state what we are thankful for. I am thankful for my best friend Jessie's health, she has been sick for quite some time and today she's feeling much better.:eek:

Good to hear from you Jauderwood. It's good t meet you 4giveN (catchy name, I like it):tongue2: Like I said earlier to someone, we are here to listen, help, and love you thru all of this. Isn't it exciting to know God? I felt just like all of you when I was taking the journey, deciding and praying if this was right for me. God gave me such a peace and EVERYTHING fell right into place. It has been sometimes a uphill and a valley journey but, with God's help and the love you all (including other threads on here) shown me here, never have I regreted anything. Stay focus and Be blessed.

I understand Wombat..... I have been trying to do the same thing. I do check in once or twice a day. You are in our thoughts and prayers as well.

Just checking in to say I hope everyone is well and staying focus. Candy, if only I could look at my Breakfast, lunch and dinner and feel FULL. LOL I saw my uncle do something one weekend. He prayed over his medicine. I never thought to do that. God has provided man the ability, knowledge and wisdom to manufactor medicine to help us and still trusting God for the healing. I know that we pray over our food but, why not the medicine. I even ask God to help make me realize I AM full with the small amt I eat, now if I can get him to do something with my head to stop thinking that we aren't. LOL Well, just thought I'd give you all a shout out. Be blessed.

Glad to hear that things are going good for you, Joyross. Yes, I praise God that he kept us safe. It's pretty quiet in here today, everyone must be busy. I find that when I keep busy, I eat much less. Sometimes I hate to go home cause I know once I get there I will just eat. I hope that I can get a little more restriction soooooon. LOL Stay focus everyone :biggrin:

Praises to God, How is everyone? Boy, we had some pretty nasty weather here in Texas yesterday. Hail, wind and rain. We were so blessed because we didn't get what I heard on the news that other states got. How are you Joyross? Hope that you are up and bouncing around, lol Be blessed all. It's cold here today, yesterday and Monday, we (rather, they) were in sandals and capri's. Today, boots and coats.