georgia girl

You guys look great! What an inspiration!

I live in Moultrie. When I used the store locator on the website, it said the closest one to Moultrie in is Dothan Alabama. I went to Lane Bryant today after my fill. I tried on some bras, but honestly, they were not much better than the one I got at Walmart. Since the ones at Walmart are less expensive, I'll just go back and get a few more there. I did end up buying some clothes at Lane Bryant though. They had a huge sale going on.

Hey ugagirl, I'm from Georgia too. Congratulations on your upcoming surgery! Good luck and hope everything works out well for you!

We'll make sure we chose somewhere that has a good variety of soup for you. Good luck with the surgery coming up!

I get my fills in Albany at the Obesity Treatment Center by Palmyra Hospital. I've never heard of this lady that's going to do your fills. Is she a nurse, where does she work? How far is Dublin from Moultrie?

Well, guys, I'll probably be doing the shakes for another few days. I go today for a fill, so its liquids for 3 days. How lucky am I? lol

Mia, I posted on the Albany GA thread about meeting on Feb. 7th. It hit me after I posted that your surgery was that day. Jeannie wasn't able to make it that day either.

Oh, I go for another fill tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed that this is "the one". Thanks everyone!

Mia, you are getting banded on the 17th, right? Why don't we just wait until Feb. 7th to meet. Then if that is okay with everyone else, we will meet on the 1st Thursday of every month. Is that okay with everyone? Mia, you are doing great with the pre-op diet, keep up the good work!

Congratulations, that's great. I know you are going have such a positive impact on these kids' lives. We need more people like you in this world.

I added a little bit of coffee to my vanilla Cream shake, along with some ice, I blended it all together and it was really good. I like to switch things up because I tend to get tired of the same ole' thing all the time. Even if this doesn't break my cravings for sugar and carbs, I've learned a lot about REAL hunger. We need to eat to live, not live to eat. Thanks for getting this started.

That's great to hear! Sounds like you'll be banded before you know it, hope everything goes well. Keep us updated on your progress!

>Unless someone else can think of another restaurant, here is our choices: Cracker Barrel Applebee's Longhorn Red Lobster Tokyo (Japanese) Ruby Tuesdays Loco's Moe's Southwest Grill Los Compadres I've never been to Loco's, Moe's Southwest Grill, or Los Compadres, so I don't know what kind of food they have at those places. I assume Los Compadres has the typical mexican style food. So, what do you guys think, where do you want to meet? If we meet this month, it would have to be on the 17th. If we decide to meet next month, it would be the 7th or the 21st. Which is better for everyone? I'm so excited to get this support group going! Thanks for all your cooperation guys!

Hey Ang1982! Congratulations on your upcoming surgery! It will be here before you know it. Good luck to you and it's nice talking to you.

Exactly. I think I was so used to feeling stuffed (pre-band), and that's what I was expecting- that stuffed full feeling that I was so used to. When I stop and really think about it, I know I've been dealing with head hunger and not actual physical hunger. This has really been an eye opener for me.

100 lbs in 5 months is AMAZING!!!! Please share with us what you are doing!

I just finished my 2nd shake of the day. I was surprised that the first one lasted so long. I promised myself that I would only drink one when I was hungry. This has really made me examine the whole head hunger thing. I even exercised, YEA ME!!!!

Hey Mandi I've been feeling the same way. Cutting the sugar and carbs is sooo hard. I joined in on the no carb for 2 days thread and I feel better already. We started today but you can always start fresh tomorrow. I'm hoping this will help me with the cravings. After I finish the 2 day challenge, I'm going to cut out all sugar and keep it low carb for a while. Here's the link to the thread if you want to join in! http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f15/say-no-carbs-2-day-challenge-come-join-me-48654/

mooselll I got a Nordic Track Elliptical after thanksgiving and I just started back using it again. Exercising will really help, but don't go overboard, you're only 3 weeks post op, just be careful.

Julie- you are doing great! We have the same amount of weight to lose! I'm hoping I can do as well as you are doing!

I think it's cool too! And I love the new format of this site, it is organized so much better than before.

It's only been a little over 3 weeks, don't get discouraged yet. There are weeks that the scale doesn't move for me too, then all of the sudden I drop a few pounds. There are quite a few people on this site that have said they lose in spurts too. Just follow your surgeons instructions closely and give your body time to heal. How are you healing?

Mindy, I am blessed with hair on my stomach too, lol. I made the mistake of shaving it too, and boy have I paid for it. The more I shaved it, the thicker it became. Ann, thanks for sharing that. I was hoping it would disappear when I have my LBL.

Renewed, thanks for getting this started. It's just what I needed to help me get back on track and feel better. I've been a little down lately and I'm already feeling much better. Thanks!

First thing this morning, I drank a huge bottle of water. I went to walmart this morning and bought some Low Carb Slim Fast shakes (Creamy Vanilla). I got the idea to add apple pie spice to it from Joanna240. I added the spice and ice to the shake and blended it in my magic bullet. It tasted pretty good, but I think I need to add more of the spice next time. So far I'm feelin good. I'm going to exercise on my elliptical machine during my son's nap today. It feels really good to get back on track. Let do this!