Charlene K

Yeah, I weigh at noon so I have to expect an extra lb. Yes, he is a sweetheart. He did bypass on a friend in March and she has lost about 50lbs. She just loves him.

Hi gang! Just checking in. My mother has pneumonia again......well, I don't think she ever got rid of it. Hopefully, they will give her oral antibiotics this time. She doesn't have a fever. The infection traveled to the other lung. Julie........how are you doing? Great......did you find something?

I had lost two lbs yesterday morning, but after helping my mother I drank a bottle of water before the appt and gained a lb. So, it is just one lb. Today I have lost 2 again. I go back to see Dr. Davis tomorrow. Maybe that 1lb will stay gone. My mother just called and said she has pneumonia in the other lung. So, I am gonna be busy with her. Hopefully, she won't have to go back to the hospital and can just take oral antibiotics. She is not running a fever this time.

Hi Gang! Well, poo, I went to my mother's and did her laundry and got so thirsty I drank a bottle of water before I weighed in. I only lost a lb. I had lost 2lbs this morning. I am not discouraged though. I live to drink another shake! Really, nutrition class was about exercise and people who maintain weight loss are active. I have to count my steps this week. She gave us all a pedometer. So, now I have another journal to keep. Apples, wow, that is a lot of dental work. You have to show it off........so when you are done.......post a smile! Sorry for the family issues. Hugs from me too!

Don't move that ticker! 2lbs is just temporary.......you will get it off this week. I weigh tomorrow. I will check in. I think I only lost a lb.

Welcome home.........sorry you don't feel well. Dental work is stressful. Take care!

Good morning gang! Not much to report here. I went to a salad dinner last night and kinda blew my plan. I ate a small portion of chicken salad and fruit salad. It was good going down, but I think I sabotaged myself for tomorrow weigh in. Back to all shakes today! Great, I am glad you are finally home and had a great time. Julie........my goodness....I can't believe they just now gave you muscle relaxers. That is usually the first think they give me. I need them about twice a month. I hope they help until you get another shot. Eva, glad you had a good trip and got to ride in comfort. Jodi......if I ever go to NY I will call. My son goes there about once a month and stays in Manhattan. I might have to go with him just to check it out. lol My son is divorced and 36. I am sure he would want his mama to go with him on a business trip. lol Janet, I better get on the bike this morning. I weigh in tomorrow. I will check in with all of you after I get home. I hope all of you have a great day!

Welcome! I live just south of Houston. Yep, chew,chew, chew! I use baby spoons and forks to eat. It helps, but I do forget and swallow bites to big. Eighteen lbs is awesome! Congrats!

1 day, I can't remember if I read you on this thread or the other one. I found my sf syrups at Sunbelt Imports, Houston, Tx. I ordered them online because i went over to the warehouse area and could not find the place. Next time I will call them. I got coconut, amaretto, toasted marshmallow, raspberry, and cinnamon. Hopefully, this will spice up my shake diet. Happy Mother's Day to All!!!!!

Oops! Lori and Apples........we miss you! Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day ! to all my Band Buddies! Janet, sorry for the drama.....I had plenty when I had five teenagers, but i was in my forties. I don't know if I could do it now. Have a great weekend. You will really enjoy the coffee maker. Oh, I bought sf syrups online because I couldn't find the place yesterday. I bought coconut, toasted marshmallow, amaretto, raspberry, and cinnamon. That should spice up my shake diet. Laura, you look so cute in your skirt....love it. Eva.....love the pictures! Jessica.....best wishes on the tests Julie.....I am so sorry you are having so much trouble with the pain. I hope you get relief soon. Cheri.....165...wow.....someday I will be there...good for you being about to stay there. Laura K.....How is the move going for DD? Linda......we need to be fb friends. I am a farmville nut. Joyce.....wow.....seven.......how many grandkids? Hi Phyl !.....and Melissa! and all the newbies! I hope all of you have a great weekend!!!!

Apples, we will miss your posts.....Happy Mother's Day to you too! Janet, Hugs on your loss. I hope you have a great weekend with your girlfriend. Sounds like a great Mother's Day outing. Happy Mother's Day to you! Laura K.....thanks for the shake tip. I might add some sf pudding to my protein shake. Welcome Becca! Eva.....Yum! on the recipe. I will have to try it when I can eat again. Julie......are you okay? Laura.....hope you had a safe trip to NC. Thanks again to all of you for the props. You keep me going! I am off the buy some sf syrups at an import place across the city. Also my DD and I are shopping for a double stroller being she will have a toddler and a newborn to haul around . Have a great Day!

Oh Apples, I will pray for your DS. I know several men that went to Iraq and worked. They made a lot of money, but it is a risky job. Sorry, about Tanker. I just bought a harness for the car for Charlie. Every time I take him in the car he shakes and moves all around. I wonder how he will like being strapped in the back seat? Janet and Linda......Thanks! Oh, I got the shake recipe booklet today. He uses like a half a teaspoon of sf jello powder in several of his recipes. I never thought about using jello powder. You mix the protein powder, extract and sf jello with water then add a cup of ice and blend again. I am gonna try it.

Marie......glad you are back on the thread. The more support the better. Kimaly......Thanks!

Apples and Joyce........I most humbly accept the crown. Thanks! Oh, Joyce, WTG on the undie Flash!

I just got back from nutrition class........down 2 more lbs. Woohoo!!!!! I took my mother the flowers. It did the trick. She seems a lot better. Again, Thanks for all the support!

Kimaly, WTG!!!!!! I just got back from nutrition class........down 2 more......woohoo!!!!!

I only paid my 35 dollar copay. I haven't had a fill in 2010 so I don't know what it will be when I really start using my band again. I gave into my hunger last night, but I made a good choice. I ate 1/4c of eggbeaters. I am proud of myself. I didn't do carb loading. I signed a contract saying I would stay on plan. I will probably tell them about the eggbeaters. I don't see why I can't have them for a snack. Okay, I am off to my mother's to do her laundry. I bought a huge flower arrangement for Mother's Day. She will be thrilled. Maybe it will boost her spirits. I will check in on the weight loss today. HUGS!

Hi Gang! Well, I am so tired today. I think I am a little dehydrated so I gotta hit the water this eve. It is in the 90's today and I love it! My mom calls me all day complaining about the rehab place. I will be glad when she goes back to her apartment. I am a little concerned. She has bad sweats at night. I hope it is the infection coming out of her and not her heart. I am going to spend the morning with her before I go to nutrition class. I started crocheting a shawl to put on her shoulders. That gets my mind off of food. There are days like today I just want to EAT! I did eat a low fat cheese stick. I am anxious to weigh in tomorrow. I hope I am down at least a LB. Okay peeps, I will check in tomorrow. HUGS!

Hi gang! I am just trying to hang in there. I started making my shakes real thick like runny ice cream so I can eat them with a spoon. I have to write down how long it takes to drink one. This seems to slow me down. I think I lost another lb. I won't know till Wednesday. Jodi, Happy Birthday! Sorry I missed it. Apples, we missed your posts! Eva, I will let y'all know if the new cookbook is good. I mean.....just how many ways can you make these dang shakes????? I did see that DaVinci sf syrups has Toasted Marshmallow and Pumpkin Pie. Anything sounds good to me now. I may have to invest in new syrups. Hey Janet........I love crackers too.......my latest crackers were oyster. They are small and it makes you think you got a lot to eat. Julie......glad you survived the weekend. With the warmer weather maybe you will have better days. Hi Phyll!!!! These shakes give me bad gas. I tried Lactaid and Beano, but Gas-X is the only one that works for me I like the strips. Hey, Laura, hope you had a great lunch. Hi Joyce! Newbies........welcome to the band journey. Just jump on the bandwagon and ride with us. Never a dull moment. Jewel.......Yay! 9's!!!!! Laura K....where are you? Lori......I know you are having an awesome time. Froggie....how is it going today? I am sorry if I missed you posts ......I only read this page. Tired eyes.

Jodi......CONGRATS! on your thirty lbs! Awesome! Julie.....your in my prayers. There is an answer.....just keep looking. Janet.....WooHoo......meeting an Idol contestant! Great.....are you gone on your trip! Wish I was going with ya! Apple......come home and burn up this thread....we miss ya! I went through my pictures yesterday and found my fattest picture and one of me in 1985. I put the fat one with potato salad and the slimmer one with a salad. I framed them. Yuk! I don't ever want to go back to that fat place again. How did I move around? Those pictures framed on my computer desk make me really think before I go eat bad stuff. Okay, gotta go get ready for church.....baptisms today. I am the towel lady. HUGS! for all of you today!

OOPs! The booklet is "Shakin It Up" by Chef Dave Fout. I ordered another cookbook from him too. He has a website too.

Good morning gang! I am looking for something to crochet when I feel like a snack. That is my new homework along with pictures and positive affirmations. I absolutely love, love , love ptoato salad. Back in the pre band days I could eat it everyday. That is the food I am gonna put as my fav. Turkey and dressing is next and then pecan pie. The healthy food is gonna be a salad with chicken and fruit. I have plenty of FIRST magazines to cut pitures from and a whole lot of FAT pics of me. I ordered a new booklet from Amazon called "Shake it Up"by Chef Dave Fout. He writes cookbooks for weight loss surgery people. It is a recipe book on protein shakes. I have to have lots of recipes to keep this going on a positive note. I hope all of you have a great weekend!!!!!

Yes, Laura, Dr. Davis is as nice as he is on TV. And so is his dad. Actually, he thinks people with a BMI over 50 should have bypass. He wanted to do bypass on me, but then said because of my previous surgeries the band would be better. He almost didn't do the band when he got in there. I am covered in adhesions. He likes the sleeve, but many insurance companies won't pay for it. He thinks if I do this for a few months and re-train my brain I will have success. He said if everyone would eat healthy he wouldn't have to do weigh loss surgery. Right now me and a young girl in her thirties are going through the program together. She is losing 4lbs a week. Age makes a big difference. She has crohn's disease and he won't do surgery on her. I think the little mind things we do can do a lot to change our thinking about food. Oh, and I have had the same feeling about the bypass too. My friend has lost 120lbs without effort and eats the same junk food she ate before surgery. My DH has lost 90lbs and eats the same , but smaller portions. He doesn't journal his food or count calories. That's okay, You and I are becoming healthier! Julie, I am so sorry for your pain troubles. I know this may not be your problem, but I had a bad shoulder and arm for about six months. Turned out I had an abcessed tooth. It was draining so it never really hurt. I did take several rounds of antibiotics before it was pulled. After I had it out my arm and shoulder quit hurting. I hope another shot will do the job for you. My third shot fixed my back for a whole year. Yesterday I took my mother's wheelchair out of the trunk and jacked up my back. I am hoping the pain is temporary. I am gonna take a muscle relaxer tonight. My mother is doing great. Getting her out of the hospital made her feel so much better. Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes.

Butterflies, I am down 2 more lbs. Yay! Dr Davis gave me some homework......recite positive affirmation before I go to sleep and when I wake up. Then paste a picture of me I hate next to my favorite food. That is on top of the page.....on bottome paste a picture I want to look like along with a picture of a healthy meal. I have to look at it before going to sleep and when I wake up. It is somehow supposed to get down in my mind. I am sure this must be in the Beck Book , but I didn't get that far. I go back to see him in two weeks. I am still doing the nutrition classes on Wednesday. I hope all of you have a great weekend! Kimaly, good luck on the swimsuit! Have fun! Oh, and thanks for all the prayers. I put my mother in skilled nursing care yesterday for rehab. She is so much better.