allielee

Hey there.. I saw that you drink soda.. I thought that was a huge no no due to the fact that it 1) stretches out your stomache 2) can cause a band slippage. I hope you talk to your doc and find out before you cause any major problems. I was a huge soda addict but haven't had one since pre surgery and honestly I don't miss it at all. I am addicted to crystal light now. I wish you much luck and many pounds lost!

b: 6 oz yogurt L: 1 popcorn chicken piece (stuck) s: 100 calorie m&m d: 1/2 cup zuchinni dipped in ranch s: dove ice cream bar s: 3 bites chicken salad worked out for 1/2 hour then did 20 sit ups.. trying to make up for that yummy dove bar..

Hi Everyone.. I thought I was just pop and and say Hello. I am doing really well lately and being super tight has really helped. I went to the gym for the first time in like 2 months last night. I feel really motivated to get this last 20-30 pounds off. When is the NY meeting???

lol plain really you don't.. that's weird.. lol

b: 1/2 yogurt L: 3 oz chicken, couple bites of fettucinni, picatta sauce s: 3 bites french silk pie blizzard d: 1/2 hot dog and beans

Hey Diva, Wow he is really conservative with your fills. My advice would be to be aggresive with your fills. I think you will see a big difference. Good luck!

Hey there Junies.. congrats addy and long on ONDERLAND!!! Addy, You can upload pictures by clicking on your private messages at the top right of your screen, once there all the way to the left if you look at the list there is a place that says albums.. go there then look for the button that says upload. if you want to upload photo just into a post, hit reply just like you would to post then there is a paper clip at top of box next to font size color and smilies.. click it then you can upload pics make sure you hit upload after you open it or it wont post. Vz` sounds like you are having fun in her room LOL.. Have a great night. I went to the gym today and I am beat. Going to bed early! xoxo

yep you are recovering and you need your rest. Take the time you need.. It's important to listen to what your body needs.

another confession: I secretly love when guys hit on me now and my hubby gets really jealous.. It makes me super duper horny!

B: 3 oz yogurt L: 1/4 cup salad w/ blue cheese, 2 small chicken strips dipped in honey mustard d: 4 pieces of calamari, 2 bites of cheeseburger (no bun) and 2 sweet potatoe fries ( all of this I ended up pb'ing.. uggh) s: 1/4 of ice cream bar s: glass of merlot went to foxwoods casino for dinner and jeff foxworthy show so ate and drank more than I should but lost my entire dinner.

Hey there.. Jeff foxworthy was surprisingly really funny. I usually find him corny but he was hilarious. She loved Rhode Island College and decided that's the place she wants to go.. whew I am soo happy it's only 45 minutes away! Lucy.. that sounds sooo fun. I have made lots of freezer jam and never learned to can. I would love to learn since we always have a garden and I end up freezing everything. Would be great to know how. I have canning jars it's the sealing part I am unsure of. I know you boil them but that's about it..lol Long. congrats on the finds!! I have shopped many times at goodwill since being banded. I also have donated alot of my clothes there! I hope everyone has a great night. I am off to finish my glass of wine then to bed. Tomorrow is supposed to be snowy and rainy here.. yuck!

Good morning Junies.. Well today we are off to go on a tour of Rhode Island College. My daughter was accepted and got a nice merit scholarship so we are off to check it out. Long.. We were homesteaded in 1996, our oldest daughter has chronic pancreatitis and they wanted her to have continuation of medical care at Yale. So we have been in CT since then. We want to move to like North Carolina in the next couple of years. We are sick to death of cold weather and snow. All you home eccers..(not a word but ill use it) I am also a cleaning freak. My children call me a cleaning nazi. I guess I can sometimes go overboard. I believe a clean house is a happy house! :tt2: So tonight we are going to see Jeff Foxworthy at MGM grand at foxwoods. Should be a fun night. We are celebrating my birthday early. I turn 39 (EEK) on the 26th. The funny thing is I plan on being in the best shape of my life in my early 40's! I will be in AZ in October maybe I can make the conference! So gorgeous Junies. Have a beautiful productive Saturday!

LOL that is great. I haven't ever told anyone I did this, even my hubby of 18 years doesn't know. If I told him, he would never eat a pickle again :tt2:

Ok I have kept this secret for a very long time. I had this boyfriend who cheated on me. When I found out I left him but not before um doing something.. He was a huge pickle fan.. ate them every day.. I peed in his pickle jars.. a little in each jar! I know it's awful.. I'm still embaressed to this day that I did that but honestly, I think I would have done it again. And I know he ate all those damn pickles :tt2:

Yesterday wasn't a great day food wise.. lol b: 6 oz yogurt L: 2 bites frito lay casserole s: 100 calorie pack almonds s: 6 oz yogurt s: 100 calorie pack m&M d: 1/2 spaghetti w/ meat sauce very very little spaghetti, couple bites of salad s: 1/2 cup of nilla wafer banana pudding (made with fat free milk and low fat sour cream and low fat whip cream) but still not a great choice but sooo yummy.. I thought it was a terrible day but once I figured the calories it was TERRIBLE bad maybe but not TERRIBLE!

It's good to hear you did so well! Keep posting and let us know how you are doing.. I will give one little piece of advice.. WALK WALK WALK! Keep moving.. The gas was my biggest problem and you really have to keep your body moving to keep it at bay.

eek I didn't see strikes post before! Strike~ Have fun moving uggh.. LOL.. The only thing I enjoy about moving is throwing crap away and starting fresh other than that it sucks! LOL.. My hubby retired from the Navy last year and we have moved 11 times in his career! I hope your new place feels like home ASAP!

Good morning Junies.. I just have to tell you that as soon as I get to work and grab my coffee the first thing is I jump on here and see how you are all doing! So this morning I was so happy to see some exciting things from you all! Apples~ have fun! I live 5 minutes from mohegan sun, actually if I step out of my office I can see it from here. Foxwoods is about 7 minutes from me. It's funny when you live near attractions they really don't interest you. I end up just donating my money anyway..lol. I hope you have some fun girl time! Vz~ I am so excited for you~ I bet you were doing a happy dance. I hope they realize what a great person you are and hire you right then and there. About 5 years ago I got laid off from a job I loved. I thought it was the best job ever and I was devastated. I was on unemployment and just going on the interviews and the one place I didn't want to interview for I thought hey why not get some interview practice. I didn't want to work there at all! It is in a basement, no windows, all men who look like KKK extremists.. all tatooed and shaved heads.. anyway, I interviewed and they offered me $60,000 to start! I was making 13 bucks an hour at my last job! I took the job and guess what looks are deceiving. I love my job sometimes I am frustrated by it but it is a great job! I am still here and no they are not kkk members LOL.. they are just regular guys. So long story short, being laid off brought me to a much better place. I really believe that your perfect job is out there and sooner than later it will find you! Lucy~ congrats girl on your xl shirts and 18 pants! That is sooo awesome! I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday! xoxo allie~

when I started I was 305 and I am 5 9" - 5 10" ish.. since I am getting older (38) I seem to be shrinking and I am in denial..lol. I have had a little loose skin but girl let me tell you.. I look way hotter with loose skin then I ever did with fat filling it out! :tt2: It is true your age is to your advantage. But either way if that is the worse thing that happens is that you have loose skin there is always plastic surgery. I plan on getting a lower body lift and new girls :tt2: The only people that see my skin is my hubby when I have clothes on you can't tell. I have a picture posted of me on here in my albums of me in a tankini from just a couple of days ago. I hope this helps!

I too eat out probably 3 times a week. I love going out now. I just eat either a little off of hubby's plate or get an app. I talked the the facilitator and she was very helpful but it just wasn't getting better so I just found a new group. I am hoping this one is better, if last night was any indication it is going to be a huge improvement!

Long.. that is the same thing that keeps happening to me. I was almost embaressed to say how much I had lost because some people would like glare at me! I had lost the most in my support group and was a relative newbie so they aren't the happiest with me. But then I hear them bitching because they aren't losing weight but keep talking about how they can eat a 12" sub! It's like what the heck, you want to know why you aren't losing start tracking what your eating. It's crazy they think the bypass or the band will make them magically thin! Ok enough of my rant. LOL. It just really made me so frustrated to pay to go to a support group and that is the kind of crap I listened to every Tuesday night!

this is funny that you ask this... I had a lot of favorite foods pre band but now I don't think of food that way. I now eat to live not the other way around. You won't be food focused anymore and crave foods the way you do now. At least for me that has been the way since I was banded. If I want something I have a bite of it. But really you need to get your mind set on getting healthy and not focusing on what you will be giving up because what you will gain can't even begin to compare. Good luck!!!

LUCY CONGRATS!!!!!! :lol::lol::lol::tt2::thumbup::lol::lol::lol::tt2::thumbup:

Don't be scared! It's the best thing I ever did. What kind of questions do you have or what type of advice are you looking for?