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I have found that the busier i stay the less i eat and the happier i am:thumbup:! But i just cant stay really busy everday...theres not enough to do. Today my husband and i went to a make it yourself stir fry place in downtown houston called Pang Tai. We met his cousin and wife there. It was really awesome. In my stir fry i had beef,shrimp, brocoli, fresh green beans, baby corn, portabella mushrooms and spicy sauce. :drool:It was sooo good!! Then afterwards we all went to IKEA i would like to get a new bed frame for our room and a new tv unit for our living room. So today was fun and kept my mind off of food. i weighed myself this morning and it said 331!!!:cursing: so hopefully i am getting closer to being able to play my Wii Fit. Hope everyone is having a great memorial weekend!!!:thumbup: Mandi Jo Today I Ate: Stir Fry W/ 1 cup of brown rice:wink2:

I am so glad to hear the surgery and post op are going so great! You really make me feel alot better about having my surgery on June 2. Its getting closer and closer and i am getting more nervous. I am more scared i will get another infection then of actually having the surgery i think lol. Well Have a GREAT DAY!!!:thumbs_up: Mandi Jo

Errrr i could spit rocks i am so mad at the WII FIT!:thumbdown: I bought a Wii about 3 mons ago bc Wii Fit was coming out and i really thought it would be great that i could do some strengthening at home. i order my Wii Fit over the internet and today it came in. I was really excited. I was following the instruction and it was asking my height and bday. Then is said alright now its time to weigh you and please step on. So i step on the Wii board and guess what IT TELLS ME.... IM OVER THE WEIGHT LIMIT TO PLAY THE Wii FIT:crying:! ERRR i mean im just upset with this whole ordeal. I know this is my fault i should have never got so over weight:glare:. So my newest GOAL is to be able to play on my Wii Fit:mellow:. I read the manual and it says the max limit is 330lbs. and my scale says i weigh 334.5:confused2:. So hopefully in 5-10 lbs i will be plaing my Wii Fit. Ugh one more thing that my weight controls:thumbdown:..cant even play a fitness game.:thumbup: Mandi Jo

Errrr i could spit rocks i am so mad at the WII FIT!:thumbs_up: I bought a Wii about 3 mons ago bc Wii Fit was coming out and i really thought it would be great that i could do some strengthening at home. i order my Wii Fit over the internet and today it came in. I was really excited. I was following the instruction and it was asking my height and bday. Then is said alright now its time to weigh you and please step on. So i step on the Wii board and guess what IT TELLS ME.... IM OVER THE WEIGHT LIMIT TO PLAY THE Wii FIT:crying:! ERRR i mean im just upset with this whole ordeal. I know this is my fault i should have never got so over weight:glare:. So my newest GOAL is to be able to play on my Wii Fit:mellow:. I read the manual and it says the max limit is 330lbs. and my scale says i weigh 334.5:confused2:. So hopefully in 5-10 lbs i will be plaing my Wii Fit. Ugh one more thing that my weight controls:thumbdown:..cant even play a fitness game. Mandi Jo

Hey, I havent seen you in a while. I hope you enjoyed oklahoma. Thats where im from...i lived there until i was 13. Then moved to the GREAT state of TEXAS that I LOVE!:biggrin2: I hope they treated you good, and im sure they did. Congrats to you and piper!! My surgery got rescheduled to June 2. Keep me posted on how your doing!!:thumbs_up: Mandi Jo

Oh yeah and if you need anyone to talk to....I AM HERE FOR YOU!!! :biggrin2: Mandi Jo

Hey Girl, The whole husband thing i TOTALLY understand. My husband was against it and i finally pulled it out of him why he was so against the surgery. He told that he didnt want me to do this surgery bc he didnt want anything to happen to me. Maybe this is what your husband is feeling too. I think that husbands who trully love their wives should feel scared of this surgery, bc they love us so much that they are scared something bad will happen and they wont have us anymore.:thumbs_up: After i finally got that out of my husband and i explained the surgery to him in detail....he completely gets it! I know hes still scared but im kinda scared myself. :thumbup:Maybe this will help you understand his point of view. Mandi Jo

Today was very boring, same as yesterday.:thumbup: I hate that i have to wait until i get the band and healed to be able to find a job. :mad2:Its driving me nuts. My husband makes enough to support us both but when i go back to work my whole paycheck will be going to our savings acct/credit card debt.:thumbdown: I am just sooooo ready to start my life again. I feel like i am in a forever pause of life. :thumbdown:I have been taking long naps the past couple of days and then i still go to bed at night! Whats up with that right? Well i hope everyone had a great productive day:blushing: (im jealous)! Mandi Jo Today I Ate: -2 breakfast burritos -Protein drink -Garlic Shrimp -2 turkey burritos w/ FF sour cream & LF cheese

These are the first 30 things that come to my mind that i will NOT miss about being fat. I am sure i will add more in the future!! Mandi Jo 1. I will not miss finishing eating with stains on my belly....it catches everything my mouth misses. 2. Buttons popping off my pants in the middle of the day. 3. Wearing the same pair of black pants to work because they are the only ones that fit. Hoping no one notices. 4. Answering the phone and people thinking you were running because you are out of breath....all you did was get off the couch. 5. Finding it a struggle to get my own shoes on! 6. Pants always getting holes between the legs 7. Phobia of plastic patio furniture I am convinced it will never hold me! 8. Fitting into a airplane seat 9. Being able to wear a bathing suit in public w/ no cover up 10. Fitting into booths at restaurants 11. Being able to find clothes at normal stores without going to specialty plus size stores (No More Lane Bryant Expensive Stuff) 12. Being uncomfortable in my own body 13. Looking at myself in family pictures with complete shame & embarassment, and throwing as many away as possible! 14. Being tired ALL of the time 15. Pulling myself out of my car instead of gracefully stepping out 16. Being out of breath each time I go up or down the stairs 17. Being uncomfortable having sex because I am uncomfortable with myself 18. Dreading chairs with arms 19. Afraid of parking to close to another car and not being able to get out 20. Making my husband feel bad because he can't buy me clothes.( b/c i wont tell him what size i wear even tho he doesnt understand womens sizes) 21. Not being able to wear cute shoes because of the width 22. Creaking furniture when I sit down that doesn't creak when anyone else does 23. Buying jeans two sizes too big because I know I'll get fatter anyway 24. Being totally self-conscious 25. Calculating my own weight into a full elevator and wondering if I will be the sole cause of it crashing 26. Hiding my body from cameras 27. Not getting my period. 28. Not being able to get pregnant SOLELY because I am too fat 29. Being pregnant and NOT LOOKING pregnant 30. Listening to my grandma tell me shes worried about my health and i need to lose weight.

Today was very boring, same as yesterday. I hate that i have to wait until i get the band and healed to be able to find a job. :mad2:Its driving me nuts. My husband makes enough to support us both but when i go back to work my whole paycheck will be going to our savings acct/credit card debt.:thumbs_up: I am just sooooo ready to start my life again. I feel like i am in a forever pause of life. :thumbdown:I have been taking long naps the past couple of days and then i still go to bed at night! Whats up with that right? Well i hope everyone had a great productive day:blushing: (im jealous)! Mandi Jo Today I Ate: -2 breakfast burritos -Protein drink -Garlic Shrimp -2 turkey burritos w/ FF sour cream & LF cheese

Hey Amanda, We have to same surgery date! I am sure your as excited as i am about this journey. If you need to talk about anything you can private message me or email me @ mjsprague1017@aol.com. My husband did really want me to get the surgery but now that he knows more about it...he is more supportive. I dont want to tell to many people bc i dont want to everyones critical eyes watching what i eat ALL the time! But i think that keeping in contact with you would be awesome since we both have the same day and both dont have much support. Keep in touch PLEASE! and tell those cupcakes NO! Mandi Jo

Yea it does feel good. Those are the things i have to worry about daily and also a enforcer to lose weight. When i lose weight i will not have to worry about any of those things and it will be GREAT!!! I will get to be me without worrying about my larger outside! I CANT WAIT!!:thumbs_up: Mandi Jo

Well today was pretty laid back.:thumbdown: I really didnt do anything today. This afternoon i fixed my husband and i some sauteed shrimp in garlic butter sauce with brown rice. It was reallllly good :biggrin2:but at 9:00pm tonight my stomach was really mad at me:glare:.So no more of that kind of stuff. I can tell when im on the pre op diet i get really tired and dont have very much energy:boom:..probably b/c of the amount of reduced calories. I have been having some issues with freakin gnats! :brick:The past two weeks have been horrible, and i think its from the neighbors who moved out 2 weeks ago. ERRR i hate bugs and i am a neat freak so as you can tell this has been very stressful for me.:thumbup: The bug lady came today and sprayed some stuff and told me to put ice down the disposale to clean the blades and keep the plug in the sink when i not using it...oh yeah she said well gnats have a very short life span so they should die off in 7-10 days:ohmy:!!! I almost freaked out... i cant live with them very much longer or i am gonna pull out my hair!!! Well i think im going to go lay down, watch tv and wait for my husband to get home from work.:thumbup: Mandi Jo Today I Ate: -1 cup Shrimp 1 cup of brown rice and 2 tbl butter garlic sauce -Apple and peanut butter -2 wheat tortilla with chicken salad in it -1 tortilla with cheese:blushing: -Protein shake

Well today was pretty laid back.:thumbs_up: I really didnt do anything today. This afternoon i fixed my husband and i some sauteed shrimp in garlic butter sauce with brown rice. It was reallllly good :biggrin2:but at 9:00pm tonight my stomach was really mad at me:glare:.So no more of that kind of stuff. I can tell when im on the pre op diet i get really tired and dont have very much energy:boom:..probably b/c of the amount of reduced calories. I have been having some issues with freakin gnats! :brick:The past two weeks have been horrible, and i think its from the neighbors who moved out 2 weeks ago. ERRR i hate bugs and i am a neat freak so as you can tell this has been very stressful for me.:smile2: The bug lady came today and sprayed some stuff and told me to put ice down the disposale to clean the blades and keep the plug in the sink when i not using it...oh yeah she said well gnats have a very short life span so they should die off in 7-10 days:ohmy:!!! I almost freaked out... i cant live with them very much longer or i am gonna pull out my hair!!! Well i think im going to go lay down, watch tv and wait for my husband to get home from work. Mandi Jo Today I Ate: -1 cup Shrimp 1 cup of brown rice and 2 tbl butter garlic sauce -Apple and peanut butter -2 wheat tortilla with chicken salad in it -1 tortilla with cheese:blushing: -Protein shake

Hey girl, I completely feel your pain. i am pretty sure you left a comment on my blog about my surgery being cancelled due to a abscess on my back. I did the pre op diet exactly as i was told and then bam i get that stupid abscess on my back and the surgery is off. Just keep taking your medicine so you can get better and hopefully keep your surgery date! I am glad you didnt put it off (like i did) and u went ahead to the dentist. Everything will work itself out...i found that out the hard way. Mandi Jo

I completely understand what ya mean about buying her food instead of sending cash. Shes all the way up in oklahoma and im down here in houston. so iv tried getting walmart gift cards and that doesnt work bc then she buys beer at walmart. :thumbs_up: I have just givin up. I tried to be mean to her but she doesnt get it. as much as she makes my life hell when she lives here i told her she needs to start considering coming back to houston and getting a job bc the money is getting cut off and she is GOT to find a job. :biggrin2: thank you for your advice tho. i really appreciate it!!! Keep in touch!!! Mandi Jo:thumbup:

These are the first 30 things that come to my mind that i will NOT miss about being fat. I am sure i will add more in the future!! Mandi Jo 1. I will not miss finishing eating with stains on my belly....it catches everything my mouth misses. 2. Buttons popping off my pants in the middle of the day. 3. Wearing the same pair of black pants to work because they are the only ones that fit. Hoping no one notices. 4. Answering the phone and people thinking you were running because you are out of breath....all you did was get off the couch. 5. Finding it a struggle to get my own shoes on! 6. Pants always getting holes between the legs 7. Phobia of plastic patio furniture I am convinced it will never hold me! 8. Fitting into a airplane seat 9. Being able to wear a bathing suit in public w/ no cover up 10. Fitting into booths at restaurants 11. Being able to find clothes at normal stores without going to specialty plus size stores (No More Lane Bryant Expensive Stuff) 12. Being uncomfortable in my own body 13. Looking at myself in family pictures with complete shame & embarassment, and throwing as many away as possible! 14. Being tired ALL of the time 15. Pulling myself out of my car instead of gracefully stepping out 16. Being out of breath each time I go up or down the stairs 17. Being uncomfortable having sex because I am uncomfortable with myself 18. Dreading chairs with arms 19. Afraid of parking to close to another car and not being able to get out 20. Making my husband feel bad because he can't buy me clothes.( b/c i wont tell him what size i wear even tho he doesnt understand womens sizes) 21. Not being able to wear cute shoes because of the width 22. Creaking furniture when I sit down that doesn't creak when anyone else does 23. Buying jeans two sizes too big because I know I'll get fatter anyway 24. Being totally self-conscious 25. Calculating my own weight into a full elevator and wondering if I will be the sole cause of it crashing 26. Hiding my body from cameras 27. Not getting my period. 28. Not being able to get pregnant SOLELY because I am too fat 29. Being pregnant and NOT LOOKING pregnant 30. Listening to my grandma tell me shes worried about my health and i need to lose weight.

Well, i have figured out that if i eat a large breakfast im not as hungry and i dont snack during the day time. But i was kinda bad today....i am not going to be bad anymore tho! :fish:I am fully comitted to the band and that is how its going to have to be.:thumbs_up: My mother on the other hand sent my grandma a text message saying that she was hungry and didnt have any money. So who gets to send my mother money...ME.:cursing: As much as she fucks up and doesnt take care of her responsibilities i still cant tell my mother i wont give her money for food when she says shes hungry and doesnt have any money to buy something to eat. :confused5:Intervention just doesnt work in my case, i dont have any family except for my mom(who is a alcoholic/drug user), grandmother and my aunt (who is a alcoholic). Today i was thinking i dont think i have even met my real mother bc the only mother i have ever known has always been on drugs and alcohol.:smile2: So how do you tell family no when we are all that each other has. :angry_smile:ERRRR i wish they would both get better! Mandi Jo Today I ate: -3 scrambled eggs, 3 turkey bacon, 1 wheat tortilla and 1 f/f peach yogurt -apples and peanut butter -2 burritos from Taco Bell -Protein Drink

I havent been banded yet but have you tried the whole wheat tortillas? I make tuna salad wraps. I am a carb fanatic! I am on my preop diet and the wraps have like 1g of fat in them and i think 12 carbs.Im suffering with ya. Im not into the sweet stuff but i love the pasta and breads. Keep your head up, your doing a really good job holding strong!!! Mandi Jo

I will be praying for you and ur band surgery. I know everything will go great! Take it easy and try to relax! Mandi Jo