j_war06

Someone PLEASE tell me why no caffeine?

why cant we have caffeine? I drink a ton of coffee a day due to the fact that its low calorie and open up my band so that I can eat. Without it I couldnt eat, so I dunno. Never heard of not being able to have caffeine

I know this is so hypocritical, I just posted a blog about this a few weeks ago on MySpace about this. Its so weird how Im not in any way attracted to overweight guys. A little pudginess doesnt bother me, but for some reason a bigger guy just doesnt turn me on, I dont see them as desirable, I dunno why? Its just how Im made up I guess. I have only dated guys that could work (or do work) for Abercrombie and Fitch and thats really weird to me. My recent just got a job there! The strange thing is I dont EXPECT normal size guys to be attracted to me, so I do make it a point to show that Im losing weight, even tho they really probably dont even give a rip?! I know, sounds strange

Ok so Im in college now and have lots of new friends. Life doesnt get much better, except I do need to eat more, but I think its directly linked to sub conscious stress because I could actually eat today after a nap and just being a hermit for the day. Anyways the reason why I am posting this is I am kind of starting to interest myself with a new guy, the problem is since my last relationship I am scared half-to-death of any kind of relationship whatsoever, especially with men. We talked about it today and decided you know just to play it as it comes, neither one of us is actively seeking a relationship, but HES PERFECT! It scares me to death that he is so perfect. The perfect gentleman, good looks, athletic, and wants to be around me alllllll the time and I love it. He told me the other night that of all the ppl hes met, Im his favorite. We can talk about anything, even if we disagree about the approach of the subject, its still like no prob. Im afraid that he might be a "chubby chaser" or something like that. Ive NEVER had a guy go out of his way JUST for me. He doesnt pull me away from other friends that he may not like, but instead spends time with me and then I spend time with my other friends. The thought of any relationship scares me. I figured I would be single for the rest of my life (no marriage or dating or anything) Not necessarily because of my weight, but because I dont know that I can trust guys after the last relationship. Yes I know it was high school, but it was also 4 years. Ive been single for a year and a half now and I want to have a guy to be boyfriendish, but not controlling and rude and critical and so far every guy ive met is except for him! Its crazy I know, I dont even want to talk about marriage now at all, thats not my point, I dont wanna get into that discussion for many more years, but just dating and having someone to support you would be nice and a little affection (without overstepping boundaries is nice too). I just am so paranoid of men with bigger girlfriends because everyone I see (at this age) is controlled by the guy they date. Its like we are big, so we dont deserve love, just control because we apparently cant control ourselves (not my opinion, but thats how "chubby chasers" percieve it) He never criticizes my surgery or says anything about it except make sure I get food I can eat. I didnt plan on this being so long, but my thoughts kept flowing. *BTW, it doesnt help matters that he is from Spain and has a totally cute accent like Wilmer Valderama from That 70s Show) Im liking him, but we both have had screwed up relationships in the past. Anyway, thats wat I was thinking about tonight

see thats what I think to, I know you cant put a timeline on relationships, but the fact is we wont be in the same place forever, and I guess I think relationships=marriage in the long run just because of my last one. We thought we had to get married because we were together for so long and I suppose I really believed that. Its a small town life thing, Im really trying to adjust to the city and stuff, I just get freaked out by relationships. If some guy hits on me I dunno if its a dare that his friends made or himself made for a good laugh (not this guy, guys in general). BTW Im rushing next week wish me luck, I decided to try to meet new ppl also, so I am going to rush! Im excited. But Im pissed because Lane Bryant has those skinny models, and all their clothes are too big for me! Pisses me off! Neways, I also was going to say that Im afraid of getting attached to people easily, I just dont want another fiasco like the last relationship. Im scared I will like him so much that when and if we broke up that I would be too attached and have to go through the same exact heartache all over again. :'(

See Im not looking for LOVE, just fun and compassion I am young and probably transferring after next year. This is my 2nd year of college and its great, not a whole lot of work, more reading than anything which doesnt take me long. I end up spending much of my time helping my first year counter parts with their classes since they have classes im a Wiz at so I have plenty of time for everything! Ive just been so scarred by relationships in the past that I am scared. I just want to casually date someone, not necessarily for the long run or anything like that, just want to have fun and be normal and not the chick that never has a bf! I dont really care what others think, I just hate them trying to fix me up with every guy in the world lol

everyone loves a good debate!

Dude I know, I had no clue stingrays were that aggressive. I just moved to the beach and for my enviromental science course (which has field work) I had to take a safety quiz on stingrays, alligators, snakes, and other things. I had no clue, I was soooooo incredibly shocked I was like when am I going to have to worry about them, your apparantly supposed to shuffle your feet back and forth constantly in the ocean. I was sooooooooo shocked I wanted to cry when I found out like 2 days ago I wanted to cry. He was young, his wife is young, and his kids are young. But he did die doing what he loved, so I suppose its not a total loss, but I hope his children will not be bitter toward him for it as well as I hope that they do not hold a fear of animals or the ocean

I love attention, I did theatre alllllll through high school and now in college, I was a public speaker for 4-H as well as president for the local and county level. I spoke up how I felt at all times, but not in a pushy way, just assertive, I listen to others and transform the idea, but people dont really take in my ideas, or a skinny person says it and automatically its the best thing ever. I think it has to do with, if I cant take care and control myself how can I control others? Thats the subconscious thot of others Im sure. If you are on my myspace friends list you should read my blog "Just some thots"

hey guys, sorry I shoulda deleted this thread when it died a long time ago...TURNS OUT I wasnt counting my calories right, now Im doing great and losing weight WITHOUT INTENTIONAL EXERCISE. When I say without intentional exercise I mean I only do what I have to do, walk to class, to my car, shopping, stuff that you just do and dont call it exercise but you are still burning calories. Its working out great, but I gotta get a lil stricter Ive kinda gone nuts lately with cravings (its a woman thing) but its all better now. g2g gotta goto class in the morning

I know exactly how you feel, I kinda feel like that now. I have gone out of my way to try and introduce myself to people here in this new city (on campus) and they all look at me in this sad sort of way, it really creeps me out. Its like "Too bad your fat, otherwise we could hang out". There has been one girl that has went out of her to welcome me and be my friend, and I love it. We check in on each other just to see whats going on and stuff, but everyone else is getting invited to go do stuff and I just kinda stand around. I say hi, and introduce myself and stuff, but doesnt seem to work, everyone is always like "its nice meeting you, but im gonna go hang out with my friends now" Which is like the worst comment in the WORLD, no Im not their friend yet I just met them, but I havent done anything not to get invited somewhere! It drives me nuts, but I fair pretty well on my own so Im not too too worried about it, but I would like to meet some other people! Ya know? And go out and stuff, atleast on occassion?? Anyways, yes I have felt invisible my entire life, the only people that pay me much attention are my parents (which is more than some people have). And any attention I do get is some perv making a horribly crude comment about my rear. I went to school with most of the people I graduated with for 18 years and none of them knew me, they knew of me, but didnt know me, ya know? Its weird.........No one but the girl across the hall has made it a point to be nice enough to actually get to know me, and everyone else goes off with a big group of people, and I just introduce myself, then in 30 seconds they leave because they have to go somewhere else.....Just some thots

Technically this isnt correct, mine are not big at all, in fact after I save up enough money from working Im getting implants! Mine have always been small lol! Hmmmm One Good thing.... *You dont have to worry about balancing dates and school work *You always have time to write the Hottie McHottie's Essay for him, while he takes out the cheerleader...(or in my case drunken female down the hall) *PLENTY OF TIME TO MYSPACE!!!! *Those cool little scooters in Wal*Mart (ive never used one tho) *The humble personality that comes after you've lost the weight

You may not be overfilled, you may have first bite syndrome, which i just recently learned about. I submitted a post JUST like this a few months ago, now I drink HOT coffee a few minutes before my meal and if that doesnt work then i order a small cup of hot (low cal) Soup and slowly eat it first, but the most important thing to remember is that you have start drinking about 30 minutes before the meal to sooth the band, just try it. I found out that that was the problem, and also it turns out I was throwing up because a small piece of food from like a week before was caught in the tube of stomach that the band is around, now Im doing great. Just watch wat u eat and try to drink 64oz of Water gradually throughout the day as well as drinking something warm before meals, and try not to eat anything that you think will get stuck. You may think that certain things didnt get stuck, but they may have and you think that the food you are currently eating is hanging up but its the food from before is actually caught in the band

Its called "calories from beverages" which is what got me at first, who knew milk and fruit juices had SOOO many calories. Now I stick to coffee and Water (crystal light). The world is full of invisible sneaky calories (the ones that are in things advertised as healthy). So this is how ppl fail without being able to "junk food"

I dunno how many cals shes supposed to have, but I have to have between 500-1000 calories to lose weight, if I go over or hit 1000 exactly I will not lose weight and may gain it. Ive been keeping track of my food, and find I cant even eat that much a day I have to make myself find something to atleast get to 500 calories sometimes, Im serious and Im full, Im not hungry except lunch and Supper time. Since I started REALLY counting my calories Ive lost about 8lbs (this past week) thats also with 64oz of Water per day. MY hair is not falling out, it was in January but I had an unfill and got everything back on track and now Im trying Really trying to lose the weight (especially since I have a job interview with Buckle next week! and gotta look like I can fit into their clothes) Im not crash dieting because Im not suffering. I have more energy than Ive had in months! I feel hydrated and my skin even feels good (from the water) and my band isnt hanging up nearly as bad! This works for me, I have a rare EXTREMELY slow metabolism and I dont workout other than everyday activities (which burn about 200-300 calories a day)so I have to eat to compensate that too. I like this, its only been a week and now Im seeing food almost as a chore because I have to stop and eat instead of just keeping on working on what Im working on, Im not planning my next meal while Im eating one meal. BTW, I use fitday.com EVERY SINGLE DAY to know the calories in items and how many calories I burn from everyday activities and stuff, the only thing I find wrong with it is it doesnt have that much food selection in it. I have to hand type almost everything I eat! So Im just using it to look up activities and some calories

I LOVE Italian Ice and they sell a really colorful variety, Im not sure of the brand, but its the colorful ones in a blue box they are like 92 cals a piece (really about 88) and also Blue Bunny Chocolate Ice Cream Pops, and Baked Doritos and Cheetos!

oooooooo ok, I just graduated THANK GOD THANK GOD! I couldnt stand it anymore, I didnt go to school half the time anyway, I couldnt imagine going all the time with good or even decent attendance lol, hey if you wanna chat I have MSN, Jodie_Warner06@hotmail.com

I thought it was SOOOOO stupid before, I thought that only people who couldnt control what and how much they were eating needed it.....but wasnt that all of us b4 the band, so I was basically in denial, and now its my best friend Ive lost like 5 lbs this week drink 64oz of water a day (two 32oz bottles full) and eating between 500 and 1000 cals. It was rough the first day, but its been like 5 days and now I have to look for calories so I can get enough, the amount of water really curves my appetite. Your 18, shouldnt you be moving out soon to, and if not there's always a light at the end of the tunnel the people on here have heard me say the same thing and over and over again, and yet they still support me and offer me good advice (although sometimes I can use it *see my recent Thread) but they are alway here to listen to me gripe and celebrate! So just try to think positive and the future

So smoking doesnt affect the band at all does it? Just recovery, my Mom smokes and around me, trust me Ive inhaled enough 2nd hand smoke to constitute for smoking and I was fine

My Mom does the SAME THING! Thank GOD Im moving out in 12 days because its hard, they tell you to lose weight and do what the doctor says, you try and you do, but you get hung up (either food, weightloss, or whatever you can interpret that in many ways) and because she's not banded and hasnt done the research we have she doesnt know how it fills or what truths lie behind it. I COMPLETELY understand, my mom told me I was eating more than I should be, so I started keeping a food journal NOW she tells me Im not eating enough, but Im under 1000 and try to stay over 500, and just let her comments roll off because Im outta here in 2 weeks so all I have to do is count to 10 and hope to God everything falls into place so I can move on that day!LOL!

Im a Scorpio the sultry yet fiery seducer (according to most that I read) and Ill tell you BEFORE I started reading horiscopes and stuff like that I had the ways of a classic scorpio so now I read them for fun and stuff, but I believe that when you are born does take a role in personality. Im a scorpio so I decided to get it tattooed on my ankle and its beautiful its the Zodiac not the scorpion in girly curly cue style with Scorpio underneath, I dunno if its a warning or a temptation lol! Probably more of a warning!

Lol these ideas are great, but most of them you have to live somewhere bigger than where I live, When I move I will have the beach and a pool and a fitness center for free, but right now I live in the middle of NO WHERE lol, We have Wal*Mart.....and a few grocery stores and like 5 dollar stores, thats my town, we have to go an hour away JUST to go to a specialist, we dont have a YMCA (as a matter of fact I had no idea those were still around because Ive only heard of the OLD song and on Threes Company). We dont have fancy diet and health food stores or restaurants, as a matter of fact its a 10-15 minute drive to the Wal*Mart parking lot (20 to my school) and thats without much traffic going 75 mph the whole way lol. We have conveniant stores that dont even sell gourmet coffee, have delis or pizza or subways whatever in them they just sell black coffee and junk food lol. There's not much here, so you all can imagine what kind of city shock Im gonna be in in 12 days lol! Ive never had a Dunkin Donut or a Krispy Kreme Ive never been to a macaroni Grill or Wienerschnitzel and MY FIRST TIME TO EAT AT WENDYS WAS LIKE A MONTH AGO! We have Mcdonalds DQ and Sonic (DQ only because we are in TEXAS) lol! So maybe you all understand my exercise predictament, lol there are no "blocks" where I live, I have NO IDEA WHAT A BLOCK IS, I went to Ft. Worth and they gave me directions how to get to the convention center and used "blocks" as a form of measurement, I ended up at an ice cream parlor! I live in the middle of the woods my closest neighbor is half a mile down the road, which is only big enough for 1 car to fit through which is a definate improvement (in my opinion) from our old trailor that was in the middle of my grandfather's pasture full of cows!LOL! I just think its sooooo funny that I have never had these resources and many more, Im laughing right now because I know that in 12 days Im gonna be like "Im not leaving the dorms, Ill get lost..." lol But Im excited to see what a YMCA looks like, and to know what a block is and to try new kinds of health food and stuff, I think itll be a great adventure, but till then I sit at my house and make the occassional trip to Wal*Mart (thats my exercise half the time) but not this weekend its TAX FREE, I would RATHER the After Thanksgiving Sale than this, atleast there's not 9 million little kids running around the store! Did I mention I dont like kids.....lol Have a great day, thanks for the support guys I think Im getting on track, although a trip to Wal*Mart almost ruined it last night, I swore I heard some Doritos calling my name!

Hey I thot I would post some pics on here 3 are my prom pics with me, my date and I, and my best friend (Jessica) and I. Can you all believe Jessica has had a nearly 8lb baby 7 a little less than 7 months before this pic! And she thinks she needs to lose 10lbs (not in a vain way, just to get back to the size she was). BUT STILL THAT GIRL HAS A METABOLISM LIKE NO OTHER! This is a pic in my very first bikini ever, not quite ready for a girls gone wild beach party yet, but Im workin on it!:faint: bikini2.bmp Bikini.BMP

I can not tolerate chicken not one bit, and it been hard because thats all I used to eat, period (the only meat). But now ONE BITE of any kind of poultry (especially white meat) will do me in. It hurts SOOOOO bad, and my lap-band doc thinks Im nuts, now I know there are others like me. I just hate I cant eat chicken anymore, but I live on low-fat beef patties now so, and Im adjusted to eating beef more so I dont even miss the chicken

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea of this forum! Just wanted to express that and that I do have a recipe, but I dunno how many calories because I havent made it in about a month Stir Fry Green Beans! *1 Can green Beans (regular or long) *1 Can potatoes *1 Can Rotale tomatoes *Turkey bacon (or any lean meat) * 1 Garlic clove minced *1/2 cup onion *1/4 cup bell pepper *Minced Onion (Spice) This recipe is a concoction that I made up that I really like! You may have to alter it for the lowest calories possible. Use a medium-sized, deep skillet to sautee the onion and bellpepper, then add garlic and minced onion (but not till clear, just until soft), you can use a light spray instead of butter (thats what I do). Then drain and add green beans and stir around for about a minute, then add drained potatoes and tomatoes and let simmer. While this is simmering, cook your lean meat in another skillet or microwave (whatever is the lightest way to do it) so that it will be crunchy and/or flavor full. Stir your green beans and add salt and pepper and possibly more garlic to taste. Also, whenever I make this I usually end up adding more stuff in the cabinet and fridge (like cajun spice and garlic salt), but only to taste. Once you get it the way you want, make sure you let it simmer to lock in all the flavors. Reduce burner for a few minutes until ready to eat. Then put serving size into bowl and crumble turkey bacon (or lean meat) over top. I love this dish!!!!