Charlene K

I know just how you feel. I was in that funk last month. I started focusing on people that cared about me. I am feeling better. Just start hanging with those who make you a priority. We love ya! and we are here when you want to vent. Deb, I didn't see your post, but we are here for you too. Cheri, glad you are doing better. Okay, peeps, Goodnight! Arlene

Well, I just got a call from DD.......probably moving in a couple of weeks. Okay, I am buying small totes....putting their names on them for their makeup, hair products and flat irons. They can keep them in the linen closet. Give me some ideas to keep the chaos down. I WILL NOT LET THIS SIDETRACK MY BAND JOURNEY! Okay, breathe.

Charlene –Oh I thought you had injured something :0) and that’s why you were going to pt ;0) glad it’s just to learn to do exercises :0) WTG on lunch – what kind of soup/salad did you have – I don’t go to olive garden much – I think I have been once since banded – I think I had grilled shrimp and after watching my gf daughter scarf down the appertizer and then the 3 tons of Pasta she ate – I wasn’t that hungry – just thought omg you use to eat like that.. I ate the Soup that has Beans in it. Probably ate about 4-6oz. The salad was about a cup. I am using leftover baked chicken breast to make chicken enchilada. I just make it with chicken breast, cream of celery, rotel, corn tortillas, and yes, 2% cheddar cheese. That is the quick version, but it is good. I still haven't heard from DD today.......no news is good news, and ignorance is bliss!

Thanks gang, for the encouraging words and the wisdom. Yep, i will be hardline with those girls. I am still hoping this won't happen. Janet, i went to pt because Dr. Davis wanted DH and I to learn some exercises for bad backs and core. We are going four times.....the next four fridays. Hey, we did stop at Olive Garden and had soup and salad. Surprisingly, we ate only a small salad and half our soup. Neither one of us had eaten so both of us were tight. Once again, I can't thank all of you enough for the support. I hope you all have sunshine this weekend!

That is what Dr. Davis was showing(pyramid) only he said he would like us to cut way down on the whole grains.....more green veggies. I don't eat bread, but I do eat whole wheat crackers and oatmeal. I go today for my evaluation for physical therapy. Hopefully, I will learn new exercises. Right now I walk, bike, and do resistance bands.....I am doing one or two everyday, but I need to increase my time. I hope all of you have a great weekend! Me.....well, I will be cleaning out a closet and dresser drawers for my temporary guests. I told DD she could stay till summer. Her fiance is already trying to come back, but this would be the sixth time. She is done and wants to get out of the house before she has to deal with him again. They love each other, but too many issues. He really needs to be on anti-depressants. Sad because he is a good guy, but refuses to get help.

Janet.....the Realtor suggested that she move out . She can't pay for it anyway, so if she could sell it quick she might spare ruining her credit. She got it at a low price and it does sit on an acre which she can't keep up. Well, one thing for sure......that bunch will keep my band tight. It is never a dull moment with them around. The girls are 16 and 17. Yep, those books really shine a light on the food addiction problem. I WILL succeed! Julie, I am sorry your weather is so bad. Hopefully, you will have a great weekend. Your dinner sounds Yummy! Have fun! Yea! Apples is home! Welcome home!

Drama, Drama, Drama.....you would think I would not flinch. DD's fiance left her. She can't afford the house they bought.....her and my two DGDs might move in for awhile........I want my two story house back! This is really going to be a band problem if they move in. Oh well, hopefully she finds a new place to dwell by the end of the day.lol I have an appointment with Dr. Davis on the 12th to start this plan. I should start it on the 17th. So far, I am up for it. I told DH he will have to cook for himself, and that is good for him. If the "gang" moves in they can buy and cook their own food. I will keep y'all posted on my walk through this new phase of my journey. I haven't looked at the Beck book since I started Battlefield of the Mind. The two books compliment each other. Both of them are about retraining the mind. Battlefield is a spiritual book. I will getting back into Beck in a couple of weeks. Oh Linda, we are having spring like weather. My body is doing a "happy dance." I hope all of you experience great weather this week!!!!

Thanks Julie......all went well although it was heck driving the beltway with my eyes dilated. The speed limit is 65, but if you don't go 75 you will get run over. I guess I am gonna have to get laser on my lenses in my eyes. I had cataract surgery two years ago and a film has formed. He said it only takes about five minutes to correct. Evidently this is common. Good for you on the Cymbalta. My son has several herniated disks and he has had great pain relief from taking it. Linda, glad you had a good time at the casino. We don't have casinos in Texas. Louisiana gets all our money. I wish they would change the law. Janet, where are you? I guess I missed ya today. Oh, Biggest Loser, Later gang!

This is my surgeon. He is seeing a lot of his post surgery patients starting to gain back their weight because they don't know how to eat healthy. I think there were several band patients and a couple of bypass. Of course there were those who need to lose a hundred lbs before surgery. Many of the people don't want surgery and prefer trying a liquid diet.

Yep, scar tissue(adhesions) can sure mess stuff up. You know, only about 10% of us get adhesions.....lucky us. Well, the seminar was all about the reason there is so much obesity....how genetics and enviroment play a big part of obesity......and what this medically supervised diet will do for me. I will start with several weeks of shakes.....he said losing weight fast in the beginning is good for the mind and body. Then the dietician will tell me what to eat and monitor me. Also there will be a psychologist available for counseling. Oh, and someone will teach us exercises. The meetings will be weekly and the support group will be once a month. Bariatric Advantage are the shakes. The dietician has a lot of recipes to make it tastes better. I think we can put fruit in them. I have to get a letter from my primary doctor and an EKG. It costs 350 a month plus shakes. Expensive, but if you average it over a month counting all the helps it is reasonable. He said the length of taking shakes will depend on individual evaluation. The second track of the diet will be two meals and two shakes. That is 125 a month. I figure if I go through this program it will be for 6months. If I can learn a healthier way of eating it is worth it. DH went to the seminar with me and he is all for it. He will be eating healthy too. He even said he is going to put in a garden. Wow! We haven't had a garden in 30 years. Okay, you know what I know. I will keep y'all up with what I learn. Oh, and at the weekly class we will be doing the Beck Diet Solution. I bought the book and has got a lot of good helps. It is not about what to eat, but therapy for the mind.

Good morning gang! Synd.....congrats on the losses and getting in a new suit. Laura.....Happy Bandiversary! Eva......I wish my doctor did a webinar. I went to the seminar for the medically supervised diet. It is alot of information to take in. He went into to why it is not entirely our fault we are obese. Enviroment and genetics play a big part. He wants to change our minds about the foods we eat. Anyway, this diet will included going cold turkey off of food(shakes) for weeks then training us to a new way(the right way) to eat. He is seeing so many post surgery patients gain their weight back and it because we don't eat the right food. I am sure this plan will include the Beck diet Solution. I am up for it. Probably won't get start for a few weeks because I have to get an EKG and a letter from my primary physician. I need this jump start and a better way of eating. My DH went and he is supportive. He encouraged us to tell those who support us. So, I have told you. You are my main support group. I will let you know when I have my first evaluation. Janet, how awesome to have movie time with GS. I cherish those moments. Judy......props on the 11lbs! Okay, gotta go across town(Houston) and take my mother to the eye doctor. We are both getting our eyes dilated today. Pray for me while I drive. Bye for now!

I here ya! PS is expensive, but i want my tummy done. Does that require much recovery time?

Good Morning! Laura......loved the birthday pics! I find people who don't show up... don't give parties. Rude or just ignorant of the cost.........I don't know. Probably both. Julie ......like you pics of baby. Was that at the baby shower? I love baby showers. Everytime I host a baby shower I say I am going to hang up my "shower cap", but then I commit to another one. I have two coming up this spring. Lori......praying for your safety. Jodi.......whew! You are one busy lady. All the celebrations sound like a lot of fun. Cheri .........how are you feeling after your fall? We haven't heard from you. Apples, have you left Florida? Joyce, Eva, Janet, Melissa,Laura K, Linda, Judy, and Jessica....and anyone I forgot....I hope all of you are doing good this weekend. Have a great day!

That is awesome. My BMI was almost 53. My doctor just thinks if you have a BMI over 50 you should consider bypass. I think it might be because after you lose so much depending on your metabolism you reach that dreaded plateau. It is just easier to get it off faster with bypass. I am also older with a metabolism of a rock. ( does that make sense?). I am pleased that I have kept my weight off.......with the exception of 5 lbs from Christmas. Some people that have had bypass do look sickly until they get ps. My DH just looks smaller.

Yeah, Lap band is not really for a person that has a BMI 50 or over. I have at least lost half of my desired weight loss. Sometimes I wish I would have talked him into the bypass, but the other side of me wonders how many surgeries I would have due to obstructions. Oh well, it is what it is. I am not discouraged. I will have more weight loss. Thanks for supporting me. I will report in after my Monday night appt.

I have had two colon resections......with both of them I got a bowel obstruction. One of the surgeries was because the first one formed scar tissue around the surgery and closed up my colon. He did not want to do bypass because of all the adhesions. He wants me to do this supervised diet before considering doing a sleeve. What I didn't tell you is this is an all liquid diet. I will be on shakes for several months. They are not the shakes you can buy at the store. I am going Monday and get the information and then make my decision. I don't know how much this costs and I am sure it is self pay. I have heard of alot of people losing to their goal. I think he wants me to lose quickly then he will fill my band. Not sure. I will let you know. Yep, it is not easy watching my friend then my husband lose so fast. I have another friend going in March for bypass too. The doctor even commented how it wasn't fair for me. He told me I was going to get upset. I am up for this. I gotta get this off!

Lori, Congrats on your DH's promotion. I hope you have a great time. My mother's favorite brand is Alfred Dunner. I usually can find them at Penney's or Palais Royal( may be a different name in your town). I know your GM is so grateful for you taking such good care of her. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!:cursing:

Whenever you have a major loss there is always change. You know my friend and I had weight loss surgery at the same time. I had lap-band(all I could have) and she had bypass. I lost 65+ and she lost 120. I took her to all her appointments and nutrition classes because she won't drive in downtown Houston. We are still communicating, but not close. She got involved in "second life" online. She is addicted to it. She won't go anywhere with me. I moved on with other friends. I think we both changed and moved in different directions. As far as food.......yep, I am tired of chicken. I am tired of journaling. Sometimes I wish I could eat "bad" food and get away with it. That is not my reality. Thank goodness my DH and I eat the same. He has lost 85lbs(bypass last July). That gets me down too. So, starting March1 I go to my doctors new medical weight loss plan. I will give y'all the details next week. So, Kimaly, I can relate. Our change is more than food. It affects every aspect of our lives. That is why we need to support one another to keep ourselves in check. HUGS! for you

The snow is about 40 miles from here and moving on. We just have rain. I am doing fine on the pain thing except for a headache. My new thing is to take half of a muscle relaxer when the weather starts changing. That plus the new medicine keeps me almost pain free. I am so ready for Spring. Joyce, I am so glad you are home. Julie, I hope you get an MRI soon. Lori, that is awesome on the walking around Vegas. I want to go see LOVE. Is it still there?

Poor baby.......I know how you felt. I have done the same thing. That is why I am slowly learning not to eat things in public that might get stuck......chicken breast is the biggie. Yep, when I went in last week he looked over the past six months and saw I got an unfill. The doctor asked if I had pb'd in the last month. When I said yes...... he said no fill. I hope you feel better today. What the??????? It is going to snow today in Houston! The last time I remember it snowing in February was fifty years ago on Valentine Day. I said Remember.....so don't quote me. I am in for a couple of days till this weather clears. I have gone from 30 minutes of exercise to 45. I hope everyone has a prosperous band day!:tongue_smilie:

wtg! Awesome loss!

Wow! Looking good! I better get to reaching my goal. I want permanent eyeliner.

Me too! Prayers going your way this morning. HUGS!

Joyce, I will be praying for you tomorrow. Sounds like your DH is a very loving caregiver. Take care and let us know how you are doing. We are here for you.

Nix that question about the sweet potato.......they are high, high, in carbs. Good thing that is all I ate.