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Good Morning Junies- Long.. I did weigh in and now have officially lost 115.5 pounds! Which means I am 189.5! My goal right now is 170 but I definetly will go past that. I guess now I am shooting for like 150-160. I am 5' 9" and am so excited about where I am at but really want to end up probably around 150 after I get my lower body lift and new girls. I want to lose as much weight as possible before I get the plastic surgery so I get the best results possible. I can't believe that it has almost been 9 months (in four days). What a blessing this has been! I am still excercizing like crazy and really can feel my muscles now! My legs and arms are really looking so much toner! I was really worried about my arms and that was one surgery I will not get so have worked hard on my "bat wings" which aren't that bad, I think the scars are terrible from the arm surgery and would hide them so why get it? But I definetly have noticed since working out they are shrinking!!! I am trying not to weigh very often since hubby says muscle weighs more than fat and my clothes are really telling me that I am doing great. I can no longer where any of my 14's they are way to big I am so excited about that! I haven't tried 10's yet, I don't want to be disappointed but I will soon! Have a great day Junies!

b-L (woke up at 10 a.m.): 2 pieces bacon, 1/4 baby pancake, syrup d: 1 meatloaf (size of cupcake w/ no frosting lol) couple bites of mashed potatoes s: skinny cow truffle 100 calorie ice cream

awesome Wanna!

hey tina.. it's good to hear you are doing well.. I personally don't think you were "drugged" I know for me since being banded I get totally drunk in like no time! I actually had a incident where I had like 4 shots and 1 drink and actually can't remember much of what happened! I was at home. So maybe you just were really drunk. I would definetly be careful but since you were with your brother I am sure no one was going to take advantage. This is just my 2 cents..lol

Long.. wow girl what a miracle your dh made it through! You must be hugging him extra tight this weekend! God was definetly looking out for him! That is something that could live a lasting mark. I am so glad he is ok. My thoughts and prayers are with you and hope that he is doing ok emotionally. Have a great night Junies. I haven't weighed in since I was feeling "heavy" lol.. I will weigh in tomorrow though!

b: 6 oz yogurt l: 1 piece of fried fish w/ tarter and ketchup. 2 baby carrots s: 100 calorie swedish fish d: 1/2 cheddar wurst wrapped in crescent roll dipped in mustard and ketchup s: 100 calorie skinny cow truffle ice cream 30 min elliptical / 30 weight training golly I ate alot today!

aww lucy..I'm sorry sweets.. I hope your evening got better. I hate that you were crying on your birthday! :w00t: Long.. I keep praying about what to do and I am hoping God answers me soon before I freak out on her lol Lucy I want you to know that we are here for you girl! xoxox

Good Morning Junies.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUCY!! WOO HOO.. HAVE A GREAT BIRTHDAY GIRL!!!! I am sorry you are missing your mom, I hope you have a great day! Long, that sucks about your knee! That doctor is a jackass. (sorry for the language but it was the appropriate word). Congrats on your weight dropping.. that is so awesome! Isn't it funny how sometimes without excercizing it just drops right off but when you are excercizing it stagnates. I think sometimes you need a couple days off to let your body do what it has to. Listen to me, I have been going every day to the gym but I weigh tomorrow so we will see. If it hasn't moved I am not going sat or sun. Alright so yesterday was quite the stressful day for me. First off my boss said that we needed to come up with a plan. He said he couldn't have me leave (no duh) so we needed to let someone else go or have them go part time. This is where it gets tricky.. the other two options are both not in a position to do either. They are the only bread winners for their families and they would lose their insurance. I just couldn't do that to them. Even without my job we make good money..hubby is retired from the military and has another job as well. So anyway's I told my boss that I would be willing to drop from 40 hours to 32 hours. But I get to pick the day off (friday of course) so as of April 1st I will be working a 4 day work week. I don't use their insurance so it doesn't affect me, I lose money but I let my maid go and with a little belt tightening we can do it. So I guess it worked out. The other crazy thing that happened was my youngest daughter who is 16 we found out is dating a 21 year old! Not only that but last night she told us she was out with a girlfriend and then found out from her sister that she was with this guy and he got arrested last night for having a "bowl" in his car. Our daughter drove his car to the police station and waited for him to be released. Her phone died and she didn't get home until 12:30 last night! These girls WILL be the death of me. This morning I told her she had to stop dating him and she said "Mom I don't want to lie to you but if you say I have to stop dating him, I will just sneak around to see him" uggh.. I appreciate her honesty so where do I go from here. So today we will be having a nice chat with her. I do know I can't forbid her to see him because that will just drive her deeper into his arms. Next year she goes to college and I feel like how much control do I really have of her at this age. I remember my parents couldn't control me.. the more they pushed the harder I fought. Pray for me! :thumbup: Sorry for the long winded post.. I hope everyone has a great day!

b: 6 oz yogurt l: 3 oz tuna mixed with a little mayo d: 3 oz chicken, 2 baby carrots s: 5 bites ice cream from mcdonalds it's so weird, I just don't think about food anymore. I really thought I wanted ice cream, got it and was not impressed. LOL.. did 30 minutes on elliptical then weight training.. trying to get rid of my under arm hanging.. uggh 5.7 cc in 10 cc band

good morning junies.. Strike.. woo hoo on your nsv. You rock sister friend! Long.. good luck with your knee today! Congrats on getting out of your plateau! I go and weigh in on Friday and I am hoping all this hard work at the gym is going to pay off! The award dinner went great and we met alot of really nice people. We didnt' get home until 10 ugh and I am usually in bed by 9! My boss asked if I would if he needed me to train a girl to take my place since I won't go part time. I told him I would (i know Im a sucker) but told him to remember the last 4 girls we had do this job in the past 5 years and how messed up it was! I started in inside sales and there was 12 people working here. In 5 years we are down to 5 people and I do the job of inside sales, purchasing, a/r, a/p, office manager and a smidge of outside sales. He has no idea how this office is run or even how to do any of it! Sure I will train a girl for a week or two and see what happens! LOL.. I am sure I will be back working in no time. I have just put all this stress in God's hands. I just gave it up to him and realized he has only ever opened doors for me not closed them. Every time something bad has happened I have been soo devastated only to have something better happen because of it. So I am holding on for the ride! Have a great day Junies!

.jpg] 114lbs lost 5.7 cc in 10 cc band

oh and also, I was talking to my doc yesterday and he asked if I could eat pasta and rice and I told him sometimes i have a little bit and he said.. do not eat pasta and rice!! He said that it is one of the main causes of band slippage! He said that once it is in your pouch it swells and causes your pouch to dilate which then causes your band to slip. I was so glad he told me this because just here lately I have been eating a little bit of pasta.. NOT ANYMORE.. jeez.

Vz- thanks for the coupon!!!!

Hello my dear Junies!! It feels like it's been forever since I have been on here. Things have been crazy.. My job is teetering .. My boss told me he might need me to go to part time. I told him NO.. I would rather go on unemployment. It has been really stressful here. Oh well, since I told him I couldn't go part time he hasn't said anything and I am still employed so who knows.. I have been going to the gym EVERY DAY! I am afraid if I don't I won't keep it up. I am an excercize fanatic..lol. I am not weighing myself until friday. I went yesterday to the doc and got another fill.. I know I know.. so I asked what I am at and I am 5.7 cc in a 10 cc band. I was shocked. I thought I had alot more than that. But I have been getting smidges of a fill forever now. We are going to Providence, RI tonight. My daughter picked her college (Rhode Island College) and they are having a dinner for the presidential scholarship award winners. We are super proud of her. I am still on liquids today so will grab a slimfast to take with me. Teach- what great news!! Long- I hope your siblings start pitching in! Lucy- girl those shoes are FABULOUS! Brown- lol at your normal calves I Know I am missing a couple of you.. I have to start taking notes when I read the posts.. lol.. my mind is not what it used to be! have a great day!

Good Morning Junies.. Livin- I guess I missed your post.. Happy Belated Birthday!!! Long- my goal is 170.. I still can't believe I'm so close to goal. Army- sounds like you might be at your sweet spot. I get stuck on yogurt some mornings and can't eat for a couple of hours.. I have to chew chew chew everything I eat and honestly I am only able to eat 1/4 cup of food at a time and I think that might be being generous. I really like being super tight because I just can't eat alot. I even p'b'd on 1/2 of a snack pack of cottage cheese yesterday. I know alot of banders who don't like being tight and would rather be able to eat more and lose at a slower pace.. either way works because in the end.. we all end up being thin! I am just a very impatient person and want to be skinny NOW..lol I hope your day is better today! I have been working harder this week at it than I have the entire 8 months.. It's crazy. I am in like super band mode. I have really been careful of what i have been eating and excercizing like crazy. I can almost taste goal! My hubby is so friggin proud of me! He is a body builder and has always been in the best of shape, it has been a whole new wonderful thing working out with him! He is always checking in on me and seeing if I need anything. Our love life is like we are newlyweds and I LOVE IT!! We have always had a wonderful marriage but lately I am like all giggly and it is so so so amazing! The band has been the best thing ever for not only my health but for my happiness! I am only weighing myself once a week (or trying to) so that I can really see the numbers move. Have a great day Junies!!!!!

Good Banding Morning Wanna, This is the day you will always remember!! Congrats and let us know how your doing as soon as you can!!! Woo Hoo Wannabethinagain is on her way!!!

Good beautiful morning Junies! Long.. I hope your fill does the trick for you! Lucy.. sounds like you had a stressful day, I hope today is much better! So I have made a huge commitment to go to the gym every day and let me tell you what.. I am so sore but exhilerated! If someone would have told me 9 months ago I would enjoy working out for an hour I would have laughed in there faces! I can hardly wait to go tonight. It really helps that I am dropping the pounds off! I made a vow to not weigh myself for 5 days and go to the gym every day and I droped 5.5 pounds! I was so excited. I am really pumped to keep it up. I go to planet fitness and I started by doing their 30 minute circuit and then workout with weights then day before yesterday I tried the elliptical for the first time and wow what a workout but stayed on it 1 hour yesterday and the day before. I am so motivated to lose this last 21 pounds! I want to be at goal before June 20! I hope everyone has a great day! xoxox

vz~ woo hoo on your loss!!! Long- sounds like alot of fun! I have been to a couple of buffets and have ended up pb'ing both times. apples- SNOW?? oh I will be so happy to NEVER see another snowflake. I am sick of it!

Good Friday Morning Junies! Thank you everyone for your wonderful birthday wishes! I had a great time! My hubby took the day off from work and brought me 3 dozen roses at work and took me out to lunch. Then when I got home my kids and hubby were all standing at the door singing happy birthday.. we went to dinner then he took me shopping at ann taylor and nine and company. It was sooo fun! Both stores had these huges sales. Nine & co. had racks and racks of stuff all marked down to 7.99 each. I bought tons! I even got a black suit! Then at Ann Taylor they had a even bigger sale! All there stuff was from 2.88-9.99 I bought so much stuff! I am wearing one of my new outfits today! It was sooo great. I got all size 12 pants and L shirts and I feel so fabulous! LOL.. I had so many clothes to try on and I was doing a fashion show for my hubby and the kids. They did number ranking on the clothes 1 they hated it 10 it was fabulous! It was a lot of fun. Lucy.. you are the sweetest thing! I am so excited for you and I think it is so hilarious you do the swirly thing. I have this really bad habit whenever someone says wow you've lost so much weight! I always say "I had lapband" it's like I can't just say thank you. I tell EVERYONE. It's crazy! LOL. Cathy, Happy belated Birthday! Congrats on the new kitchen! Addy, woo hoo keep up the good work. Long, jeez I forgot what I was going to say.. I had a list in my head and can't go back and see what you posted.. eek.. but thanks for all your support you rock sister friend! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!!!!!!! Jeez I am losing my mind.. there was someone's anniversary and I can't remember if it was lucy or addy??/ Happy Anniversary! I hit 39 and now I am losing my memory.. uggh..

Thanks Long and Apples.. Apples, I was drinking when I read your post and spewed it everywhere! That was the funniest thing ever! Golly he must have felt silly.. did you tell him during the party or after.. Gosh that had to be hilarious. If my honey did that I would have peed my pants from laughing!! So everyone thinks you are a year older than you really are.. :thumbup: thanks for the support guys! xoxo

Good Morning Junies.. Well, tomorrow is my 39th birthday.. It just amazes me how far I have come since my 38th birthday. I remember as I was blowing out my candles I was wishing for God to help me lose weight.. as I went on to eat a huge piece of cake :thumbup:.. I didn't even think of the lapband until may and then in june I was banded. I am hoping that by my 40th bday I will be at or below my goal weight. It's only 26 pounds and I have a year and a day to do it! I am actually hoping to hit goal by June 20th my bandiversary. I feel so happy just remembering how sad I was about my weight. I had completely forgotten standing in the shower just crying my eyes out because I was so sick of being so fat and not being able to see my feet! Every morning I would pray for help and I woke up this morning and jumped in the shower and looked down and I could see my feet and my legs and my girl parts! I was so excited. All of a sudden a huge wave of happy tears came over me and I realized and remembered how it felt pre band. I am going to try and never forget that! God has answered my prayers and I am so very grateful! Ok enough of my happy blubbering.. lol Strike~ I thought I had alot of siblings (5) but jeez 8! That must have been so fun! Addy~ did I miss seeing the pics? Long~ jeez girl 200 crunches??? I did 20 sit ups and almost died! LOL.. Army~ You must be sore from practice! Gosh that sounds so fun but sooo painful . Lucy~ I loved selling pampered chef. I miss going to the party's.. can I order stuff from you and have it shipped to me? I don't remember if that is possible or not.. I think I can go online an order but how can I get you to get credit for it? I miss seeing all the new products! I only use their stones for my bakeware. I would cry if they ever broke! They are seasoned perfectly! Have a great day Junies..