LeighDee

that's it just WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Monday's coming so FAST

that's it just WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Monday's coming so FAST

yea you'd be surprised how many ARE addicted.. "Hi I'm Leigh and I'm addicted to World of Warcraft.. now step aside I have to polymorph that other mob.." your husband can probably explain that line above. heehee does he have "the world map" on the wall too?? yea I've got it bad:lol:

I sorry about your back, just hang in there you'll lose some weight and it'll relieve a LOT of that.... ~~Brain Ripple~~ it's like OH WOW.. Monday is so close... over and over.. This afternoon I managed to tread 3.5 miles, brunt 465 calories and dropped 2 more pounds of Water so that's 4 pounds today.. but it will probably go back up, due to it BEING water yes I jumped the scales again it's astounding, I didn't even do this good on Adkins did the hospital call you like they said.. what time?? I dying to know~ I have to be there at 10:30am and have my tummy looking very pregnant from being gassed by 1:30pm.. so maybe we'll be home by 5pm.. sure hope so

No lyrics today just an overdrive of energy I can't sleep, wide awake 2 hrs of sleep in the last night to now I stayed up all night last night playing World of Warcraft yes, I am a shameless gamer. I even had the pleasure of Beta-ing WoW. Big deal to me..I know go "buh?" now..:thumbup: anyway I just HAD to get to level 40 so I could get my mount..a black stallion, I'll eventually get an Eleck (elephant) and Cat mounts. I mean I couldn't sleep anyway so hey...:smile: I play private free servers right now at Toxic WoW I also have 2 level 70s on retail I used to GM on a private server NEVER AGAIN..nothing like impatient teens wanting everything from gold to spells to whatever fix this fix that.. "why haven't I been fixed yet!!!!".. on and on and on however it did have it's perks like "stun forever" and the ability to turn them into snowmen or frogs by the stroke of my macro :thumbup: I love playing stuff like that..different stuff to like Counter Strike Source and Battlefield2 (nade wars rock) and 9Dragons just to name a few most are mmorpgs (multi member online role playing games):tt2: anyway Monday is the day and I'm stoked all kinds of emotions running rampart :eek: my Brother in law is coming, my sister has to work and I wish that he'd stay home and just call to check on me and that just my husband and my girl would be there instead... I just don't want it to become some major extended family circus thing..it's a LAP band not a quadruple bypass..risks yea, but still not to worry I will NOT be hurting his feelings and let him play his role oh don't get me wrong I love my BIL.. he's the best, he is like a dad to me and you know how dad's are when their kids are involved in something like this.. I can just see him now asking the surgeon a TON of questions such as: how many of these have you done how many times has the anesthesiologist put someone over and on and on never mind I've already told him everything and researched it completely as possible he has to be there to ask himself, up front and personal.. I really love him for it and I do appreciate his concern, but still ~sigh~ shoot I haven't even told my husband's family and don't plan to.. I'm gonna pull a Star Jones on them..:sneaky: anyway I've lost 2 more pounds I'm 218# now.. my stomach feels hollow.. kinda cool in a weird way.. can't feel my liver or my stomach anymore by pushing in those areas..:biggrin2: lime jello rocks and children's liquid Tylenol sucks azz baddly I'm adjusting to my new life prior to the actuality of it:thumbup: anyway 3 more days and tomorrow I have to start washing with "the soap" some kind of antibacterial soap and the day of the surgery once more before I go in.. rubba dub dub with antibacterial soup I will scrub :huh2: wooohooooo right now I'm sleepy but not tired I lay there with my eyes open listening to my relaxation tapes droning on and on...it has the same outcome as would a mosh pit wide awake and brain keep a rollin' and body blitzing out..heh I am manic depressive maybe that has a lot to do with it but I haven't had a manic phase in a LONG time.. if so "you picked a fine time to visit me peppy"..:tt1: blah

well something odd has happened I went from so tired I could hardly stay awake for more than 3 hrs at a time to not being able to sleep at all and my energy levels are like in overdrive not sure if it's excitement about Monday or that my body has finally detoxed enough to let the true body energy go head on into gear it's really weird maybe it's like "nesting' when you have a baby..:thumbup: all that energy just kicks in I don't know anyone else have this happen to them oh yea I lost 2 more pounds when I weighed this morning I Know I Know don't get obsessive about the scales..:tt2: but I just can't help it..

Am I ever so glad to see this thread Thanks KBates for asking the question and thanks for all the informed and honest replies been off for over a year now and was worried about nausea after the banding still pondering but much assured thx guys and dolls

I was worried about the same thing when I started my journey I did the 6 month supervised It's insurance garbage.. lost 6 pounds, big woop right? 6# in 6 months doing what she told me I did the psyco stuff and all the other hoops only to find out that with my ins. if your BMI was over 40 you didn't have to do the 6 months... I could have went right in ugh... anyway any weight lost is good weight gone... keep to it best you can and remember most of us are yoyos in the diet world and ins KNOWS that... and check your INS to see exactly what they are looking for and why I sure wish I did

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone, I can see all obstacles in my way............... .....I think I can make it now, the pain is gone Otis Redding and the pain was, well, painful the bass drum finally stopped playing and my eyesight is much better I hate "blinding" headaches where you squint at any bright light to keep your eyes from popping out after it stormed and everything moved out of the area my headache just disappeared so I'm not hurting in my head or my shoulders and neck ((that's where I carry my stress, my shoulders mainly)) it's surprising how creative you can get when you are horridly bored with eating the same thing over and over and over and over and over a little curry powder here, a touch of cumin there some dried oregano or cilantro does wonders! it really does plus the curry is supposed to help the liver must be true because I googled it..lol I managed to exercise a tad today well jam really, ok yea, I still dance to the music don't see me stopping anytime soon! and after an 18hr nap yesterday..I feel better, way better I can't wait until Monday it's BAND DAY YEAH~ Monday Monday my banding day Monday Monday I can't wait to get it out of the way Oh Monday mornin', Monday mornin' I can guarantee That Monday evenin' my band will be fixed on meeeee hee hee ok I know my blinkie is sad I was tired this morning when I did it and probably will do another it just flat fits my new one...yup yup but not after Monday.. it's a whole new world well maybe not too new I have been working up to this point for 3 years and Monday it'll be a GIANT step for me and I'm ready to JUMP WOOT

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone, I can see all obstacles in my way............... .....I think I can make it now, the pain is gone Otis Redding and the pain was, well, painful the bass drum finally stopped playing and my eyesight is much better I hate "blinding" headaches where you squint at any bright light to keep your eyes from popping out after it stormed and everything moved out of the area my headache just disappeared so I'm not hurting in my head or my shoulders and neck ((that's where I carry my stress, my shoulders mainly)) it's surprising how creative you can get when you are horridly bored with eating the same thing over and over and over and over and over a little curry powder here, a touch of cumin there some dried oregano or cilantro does wonders! it really does plus the curry is supposed to help the liver must be true because I googled it..lol I managed to exercise a tad today well jam really, ok yea, I still dance to the music don't see me stopping anytime soon! and after an 18hr nap yesterday..I feel better, way better I can't wait until Monday it's BAND DAY YEAH~ Monday Monday my banding day Monday Monday I can't wait to get it out of the way Oh Monday mornin', Monday mornin' I can guarantee That Monday evenin' my band will be fixed on meeeee hee hee ok I know my blinkie is sad I was tired this morning when I did it and probably will do another it just flat fits my new one...yup yup but not after Monday.. it's a whole new world well maybe not too new I have been working up to this point for 3 years and Monday it'll be a GIANT step for me and I'm ready to JUMP WOOT

Shoot yea we can!!!! I love the way you broke that up into segments we are almost there I can't wait yea I've nibbled here and there only Protein stuff well and a tiny bite of pie SO BAD I KNOW my LOVE for Jello is fading fast..lol gonna have to try BiCostal's pumpkin smoothie idea {{without the puree}} shoot I now use curry spice or cumin in my broth this IS the weirdest diet I've been on and I've been on some lulus FINALLY my headache went away AND the tiredness ((after all I did sleep over 18 hrs)).. After it rained, the headache just left, like it did for BiCostal I wonder if it was the weather rather than the diet.. probably both, a drop in barometric pressure as well as the bariatric diet pressure.. I feel sooo much better today I even exercised a little I'm so ready!!! my fixed, not so sad blinkie.. :scared2:

Ever close your eyes ever stop and listen ever feel alive and you've nothing missing you don't need a reason let the day go on and on Wild Child Enya today I am so very utterly tired sleeping 12 hrs only to awake to the want of sleep again temples and head feel the rhythmic bass drum gone awry of my heart's poundings neck stiff and aching from staying in one position eyes blurry from waking up from sleeping far too long and feeling like they want to pop out and roll across the floor like some demented marbles and yet I do know where all this is heading it's for me, the new me it's taken me 3 LONG years to decide to do this and it makes every bit of tiredness every ache every pain worth it this journey isn't easy but my commitment is the past habits, ways and thoughts were literal pieces of cake and look where they have gotten me low self esteem, the looks of others or even the lack thereof where they act as if you do not even exist to the point of not seeing you at all the toting of extra baggage for so long the numerous health issues the snide comments so very many things no this journey is not easy but the payout will be priceless and it will all belong to ME Better to let it out than to eat it:tt2:

Ever close your eyes ever stop and listen ever feel alive and you've nothing missing you don't need a reason let the day go on and on Wild Child Enya today I am so very utterly tired sleeping 12 hrs only to awake to the want of sleep again temples and head feel the rhythmic bass drum gone awry of my heart's poundings neck stiff and aching from staying in one position eyes blurry from waking up from sleeping far too long and feeling like they want to pop out and roll across the floor like some demented marbles and yet I do know where all this is heading it's for me, the new me it's taken me 3 LONG years to decide to do this and it makes every bit of tiredness every ache every pain worth it this journey isn't easy but my commitment is the past habits, ways and thoughts were literal pieces of cake and look where they have gotten me low self esteem, the looks of others or even the lack thereof where they act as if you do not even exist to the point of not seeing you at all the toting of extra baggage for so long the numerous health issues the snide comments so very many things no this journey is not easy but the payout will be priceless and it will all belong to ME Better to let it out than to eat it:tt2:

ugh guys.. yea I forgot all about the headaches:eek: and sleeping 12 hr days on top of that I could go back to sleep right now~! my joints are aching too dragging myself around everywhere when not dragging I'm laying around like an old cat going to try to make myself at least do a 1mi tread I hope.. I feel like mia farrow in rosemary's baby I could eat coffee grounds right now..:sad: and no it's not getting easier but it will all be worth it just have make it to the mushie phase Better to let it out than to eat it

Lines join in faint discord and the storm watch brews a concert of kings as the white sea snaps at the heels of a soft pray whispered Intro to Dun Ringill Jethro Tull it's much better today the body that was rebelling it has not uttered a word of discontent today except a quiet, tiny rumble of "I'm hungry" as my stomach was politely asking for food when I got up this morning cottage cheese is pretty good with sugar-free jello in the mornings and nector tastes fantastic as a snack I'm in love with the peach next time I think I'll try fuzzy navel I managed to do just a 1mi tread and feeling much better for it and am not as giggly as well I woke this morning with a 3# weight loss WOOT! I'm stoked I keep asking my husband do I look like I'm losing any weight ((I've lost 12# total)) and he kept saying no but tonight when we were driving back from visiting my aunt he looks over at me and says "your face has shrunk" next I shall conquer the world I am noticing that my shoulders are redesigning themselves and that crease on the back of my neck is almost gone there are a few more little places that I usually judge if I'm losing weight or not that are also diminishing so WOOT! I'm now even more stoked all in all it's been a good day I do still have to take mini naps but I'm not utterly tired like I was which is a great thing to not be right now it's better to let it out than to eat it:tt2: ... I gotta make a blinkie of this, yes, oh, yes I do

Lines join in faint discord and the storm watch brews a concert of kings as the white sea snaps at the heels of a soft pray whispered Intro to Dun Ringill Jethro Tull it's much better today the body that was rebelling it has not uttered a word of discontent today except a quiet, tiny rumble of "I'm hungry" as my stomach was politely asking for food when I got up this morning cottage cheese is pretty good with sugar-free jello in the mornings and nector tastes fantastic as a snack I'm in love with the peach next time I think I'll try fuzzy navel I managed to do just a 1mi tread and feeling much better for it and am not as giggly as well I woke this morning with a 3# weight loss WOOT! I'm stoked I keep asking my husband do I look like I'm losing any weight ((I've lost 12# total)) and he kept saying no but tonight when we were driving back from visiting my aunt he looks over at me and says "your face has shrunk" next I shall conquer the world I am noticing that my shoulders are redesigning themselves and that crease on the back of my neck is almost gone there are a few more little places that I usually judge if I'm losing weight or not that are also diminishing so WOOT! I'm now even more stoked all in all it's been a good day I do still have to take mini naps but I'm not utterly tired like I was which is a great thing to not be right now it's better to let it out than to eat it:tt2: ... I gotta make a blinkie of this, yes, oh, yes I do

G'Morning Strike!! Girl you went through a LOT of stress last night and to be at the crest and in uncharted waters by being in the first leg of dropping our (well, mine for sure) MAIN crutches for a healthier life, You did fabuloushandling it all you woke up without some extra baggage, 3#s is AWESOME!!! and from what you wrote sounds like you have already decided some things just what to do with them is the question we can do this.. and this is funny I woke up and had dropped 3#s too.. how awesome is THAT...:thumbup: WOOT! Vent on sweety it's better to let it out than to eat it:tt2: is my new motto

sorry you're back was bothering you hope you are better todday ONE DAY CLOSER!! yeah! salmon on cedar is some good stuff I'm doing pretty good to day I started a blog on this site.. children's liquid tylenol is sooo nasty!

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! the body doth rebel.. and it's painful I've forgotten about the "Adkin's effect" you know the one, where the body hits that level of detox and your head feels like it wants to pop off your eyes feel like they are in vices and you pee every 2 seconds all that sugary and insulin building food and drink is coming out and kicking butt as it does literally even to the curb which is a very, very good upside I may be in a more giggly state not as tight as I was (when I wasn't so tired from "the effect" I was doing a daily 2mile tread) but all and all it's ok because I know where this is all going and it's going to benefit me, purely me and truly only me even though other's will get to eventually bask in my new state of release from this prison I have been in since I was a child and I have dreams, weird dreams that take me back to that childhood where I actually get to finally confront some of those people and problems that helped me to decide to self medicate the pain with food helped?!? yes, helped because rather than a certain very significant someone actually emotionally "being there" they'd rather made bread, cake or chicken fried steaks with glue like white gravy dripping from it and a huge dollop of mashed potatoes sitting with it. all the while pushing it like a drug dealer and I "bought and bought" and ate it all up to the point of licking the plate clean well, I'm not buying anymore!!! matter of fact I'm going Pro-Active on it..>Cagney voice< ~yeah yeah that's right see, I'm gonna kill this old body see and release the new me see and nuttin and ain't nobody is gonna stop me see~ yeah that's right I'm taking back me! back from old ideologies and old thought processes. back from old ways and old habits that have bound me for so very long. back from fat that cocooned me into a false sense of comfort all the while food was secretly drugging me into complete surrender of my very body and my very being. I'm awake now and on high alert and I'm storming out of this like an army of two (or three depending on how I am split up) and only one of us will survive and it's not going to be food. and it's not going to be cruddy "things" that align themselves with food It's gonna be the brand new, remade, redone, released ME! Hear ye Hear Ye 7 o'clock and all is going to be well~ even though still the body doth rebel

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! the body doth rebel.. and it's painful I've forgotten about the "Adkin's effect" you know the one, where the body hits that level of detox and your head feels like it wants to pop off your eyes feel like they are in vices and you pee every 2 seconds all that sugary and insulin building food and drink is coming out and kicking butt as it does literally even to the curb which is a very, very good upside I may be in a more giggly state not as tight as I was (when I wasn't so tired from "the effect" I was doing a daily 2mile tread) but all and all it's ok because I know where this is all going and it's going to benefit me, purely me and truly only me even though other's will get to eventually bask in my new state of release from this prison I have been in since I was a child and I have dreams, weird dreams that take me back to that childhood where I actually get to finally confront some of those people and problems that helped me to decide to self medicate the pain with food helped?!? yes, helped because rather than a certain very significant someone actually emotionally "being there" they'd rather made bread, cake or chicken fried steaks with glue like white gravy dripping from it and a huge dollop of mashed potatoes sitting with it. all the while pushing it like a drug dealer and I "bought and bought" and ate it all up to the point of licking the plate clean well, I'm not buying anymore!!! matter of fact I'm going Pro-Active on it..>Cagney voice< ~yeah yeah that's right see, I'm gonna kill this old body see and release the new me see and nuttin and ain't nobody is gonna stop me see~ yeah that's right I'm taking back me! back from old ideologies and old thought processes. back from old ways and old habits that have bound me for so very long. back from fat that cocooned me into a false sense of comfort all the while food was secretly drugging me into complete surrender of my very body and my very being. I'm awake now and on high alert and I'm storming out of this like an army of two (or three depending on how I am split up) and only one of us will survive and it's not going to be food. and it's not going to be cruddy "things" that align themselves with food It's gonna be the brand new, remade, redone, released ME! Hear ye Hear Ye 7 o'clock and all is going to be well~ even though still the body doth rebel

try just straight vasoline a lot of pro runners use it on their heels and balls of their feet plus it costs a lot less then the special made expensive compounds and it doesn't smell that bad either

the Drs really just don't want you to gain and the pre op is to shrink the liver.. just get back on and do the best you can and I'm sure you'll do fine.. I've heard of a lot of folks that "cheat" all the way through and they were ok really up your protein and keep the carbs as low as you can and get some like protein water by special K from walmart it really helps and you can take it with you.. just buy a 16oz bottle of water

thanks for e'body's responses nice to know I'm not alone Yep StrikeUpTheBand the 2nd is my day too... OH man your BF is EVIL eeeeeevil.. just kidding but I feel your torture I went to Walmart and picked up some more Soup and sugar free BOMBPOPS...woot driving to and from we passed by one of my favorite fast food places and a wafting of it's fragrances came into the truck I felt like one of Pavlov dog's except with no bell..:biggrin: I took a LONG nap.. from about 1pm -7pm and now I feel better I sure I'll be better tomorrow or at least I'll push cause I don't want to lose too much on my 2mile tread I can already tell that "things" are getting loose and giggly.. and I wanna keep as much as I can tightened as much as I can LOL ....I can see it now if I'm tired tomorrow It'll be the Day of Treading Dead

OMG I started my liquid diet yesterday and I feel as if I could eat a wooden plank I cheated I had string cheese ok so it's low fat and low carb and has Protein but it's not on my list... I can have cottage cheese or 100 cal yogurt or sugar free Jello which makes me crave due to the sweetener the same with the sugar free pudding and the sugar free popsicles I guess I need to rearrange my diet to fit my 883 cal/79g carb/111g protein ugh