tann

Every once in a long while I do the meat baby foods like the beef, chix & turkey. I heat it up in the micro, add salt and pepper and it is good:hungry: I have to be in the mood for it tho. I have eaten them for lunch, I try not let the co-workers see me eating out the jar:rolleyes :nervous

There is also a crustless pizza you can make... using ground beef as the crust at the bottom of a baking pan and put all your reg pizza toppings on it and bake. Very good & the only carbs come from the veggie toppings and sauce.

I had 3 c-sections, and like Loser28 they were painful, the band post op TO ME, was a piece of cake. I guess I toughned up from the c-sections.

Dang, CDGMOM that soup sounds very good, I think I will give it a try Sunday for breakfast:hungry: since that's the day I up my carbs a little:heh: Great Job on the big workout:clap2: Congrats Denise :high5: :) gone down the drain. I do the same as you, I eat my biggest meal of the day at lunch. I'll be sooo happy when you make it to Twoterville, it's like a high, you're be on cloud 9. Even tho I've been in the 200's for a while I'm still just sooo amazed that I weigh 2 something...because I've been in the 400's & 300's for sooo long that it is STILL hard for me to believe that I actually weigh in the 2's. I'm now looking forward to weighing in under 250, that will be another milestone for me. I'm off tomorrow and 2 of my 3 boys will be in school:clap2: So, I'm thinking of taking the 5 year old to see the new movie The Robinsons in 3D. I'm gonna have to bring me some wings, or hard fried turkey bacon to get thru all that movie popcorn.:faint: I'm back, I'm eating a late late lunch it's after 4pm here, but the good news is I made a can of tuna w/mayo and sweet relish and I was able to eat just about all of it. That hasn't happen in a long time. Yesterday I'm tight as tight can be and today I've loosen up. These bands have a mind of their own. I will still do my protein shake for dinner, I don't want to get out of control, I'll save that for Sunday:heh: :kiss

Congrats CDGMOM:lost3.5lbs: AND FOR ME:lost1lbs: on the pounds :) gone. FOR ME flax seed is good for us as long as it is finely grounded up, I have some in my pantry now, I just need to get it grounded up tho. My band is still tight, I'm trying to drink my protein shake:tired , I wonder what happen to make me this tight:confused: Oh well, I'll see how I do over the holiday weekend, this could be a good thing. My family wants to go eat out at a buffet resturant Sunday for Easter:hungry: Hopefully I will be able to eat a lil meat & veggies:nervous Good nite:bored :notagree

For Me.......On the candy thing, I think you just gonna have to find something less damaging, what about yogurt covered raisen, nuts, sf hard candies, sf Jello, sf pudding, Peanut Butter, etc I think us bandee are supposed to lose about 2 pounds a week. When I eat on program I can lose 4-7 lbs a week, when I don't stay on program I either gain a pound or two, or stay the same weight. Don't forget the Water Thanks DENISE for the encouragement:D Boy, I am really tight today, I've been trying to drink my 8oz cup of decaffe and it's been 2 hours and I still have 1/2 cup to go:eek: maybe this will be a good day to just do liquards today, I'll let you know how I did later THIS IS LATER: I never did finish that coffee, I ate a 1 1/2 slice of pepper cheese as a snack and it have me really full and burping:rolleyes No water yet. Gonna wait 1 hour and start my drinking will do a Protein shake for dinner, no lunch just drinking.

Man y'all are workin' it:first: B: greenlea L: egg salad w/ 3 saltines crackers (I hope it doesn't set off a carb craving:cry ) D: planned protein whey shake I'm doing some type of exercise tonite just don't know what yet, I have to be at a :happybday: party tonite. I hope I can stay strong around cake and ice cream. I'm got an Easter goal to meet on another board I'm on. I'm 7 pounds away, out of 20. I don't think I will loose 7lbs by Sunday....I know I'm rambling.....I'll go now:rolleyes

:welcome: Doula Lea Sure you are welcome to join us, you're not late just in time. I understand about the kid situation, I have 3 small boys, 4 if you count the DH:biggrin1:

How is everyone doing???? Eating Water Exercise B: greentea L: egg salad w/2 cherry tomatoes D: protein shake (planned) 2 mile walk (planned) Water: 40 oz & counting I'm doing great so far, aiming for 3-5 pounds this week:huytsao I saw on the Discovery Health channel that when you walk make sure to do at least 2 miles because that's when the fat (or something, I can't remember) starts to burn. I plan on doing at least 2 miles today on our nature trail.

I try to follow my dr.s diet which is mostly Protein with non starchy veggies. And I'm supposed to drink a gallon of Water aday, which I have only done once.:faint: I do mostly walking for exercise and sometimes I go to my gym. I try to stay on my dr.s diet at least 6 days a week and one day during the week I eat off program:hungry: sometimes all day or sometimes for just one meal, it depends on how I feel.

Oh Lawd, I gained a pound:cry ....off to add a pound to all my numbers:faint:

One of my dr.s have the lapband on himself and he said he would not reccomend gastic bypass to anyone or do the operation on a patient. So it goes both ways. Dr. Grossbard has had great success with it himself and so have I.:biggrin1:

Avilla, I hope your scale gives you a lower number in the morning:biggrin1: I get on the scale in the morning too. I need to fess up I ate off program for 1/2 day Thursday and ALL day Friday:eek: the closest thing I had of a meal Friday was a 1/4 bowl of cereal. The rest was junk. A piece of blackberry pie, 1/2 a donut, milk and popcorn and a piece of candy. I still feel kinda sick from all that sugar:faint: I'm back on program today. So if the scale goes up, it's my own bad choices that put me there:cry I'll report in - in the morning:tired

It's time to get geared up:boxing: this month is wrapping up and a New:humble: Month is starting Sunday:first: So whatever junk food you are eating or think about eating it better be all gone come SUNDAY. :director: We want to be a success for ourselves and our loved ones. People are counting on us to succeed. We need to succeed. Remember to get off and from around the couch:behindsofa: this weekend and do some type of :banana :D SEE YA LATER:biggrin1:

FOR ME...Even if you do not get a chance to exercise make sure you drink your water and eat on program. Usually when you do two out of the 3 you should still lose something:)

:amen: Denise, I couldn't have said it better:biggrin1: :welcomeB: TAMMY, I like your name:heh: it's my name too. We just started the camp yesterday, and it ends 5-28 Memorial Day. Turner, Denise and myself are shooting for 20lbs gone. I'm not sure what the others are aiming for:confused: It's not just about the pounds gone, its also about setting good habits for the rest of our lives:D :cheer2: I've been out just about all day, did my walk early and am just eating my first meal of the day at 4pm:eek: I got down 20 oz of water, which is very sad:spit: . This roast is pretty good I made before I left home this morning.:hungry: I'm still doing good by not eating off plan, I will have a protein shake way later if I get hungry tonite. And WILL drink more :spit: . GOOD TO HEAR FROM SGT. TERESITA:rockon: :humble: :hug: :welldoneclap:

Great Job to Avilla and Niecy for losing that pound:scared: I'm off today and tomorrow:heh: Anyways I just brought this nice lil beef pot roast was gonna low roast it for Sunday dinner, but it's in the oven now. Hopefully it's ready by 2pm :hungry: Why wait until Sunday when I can eat it today:biggrin1: I decided I better fill up on meat today because the craving bug is really messing with my mind lately. Sunday is the day I go off plan so I gotta be strong until then.:faint: my son says i got back titties.you can visit him on myspace if you want to,his user name is mr.will

I hear ya Turner on the candy. We have this choc candy jar full of all my favorites:faint: Why oh why do they do this to me:mad: I just went and pickup up a gyro salad for lunch, so I'm gonna fill up on this salad and meat, that way there is NO ROOM for junk.:rambo Well I've eaten the salad and a few hours has passed, I'm not hungry but man do I want some of that candy:faint: I think I'm gonna make some crystal lite fruit punch and drink that. Lord help me:cry I''ve got to be good today because I can't go walking tonite, we have church.... Now it's 11pm at nite got in from Church a few hours ago. I said a prayer for a special friend on this board, you know who you are.....and I'm happy to report that I stayed on plan, no candy no off plan carbs. I just had my Protein shake for dinner,while my family enjoyed KFC with all the trimmings:hungry: :faint: I wanted some, but didn't...ya know what I mean? I'm off to bed now to bug the DH:heh:

nsv= non scale victory

FOR ME....I started the same day you started:D You know everyone, today is 3-28 and the camp ends 5-28 so that gives us 2 months. Why don't YOU who have not started, start TODAY:heh: I did my walk last nite:clap2: I had a Protein Shake for dinner, but around 10:30pm I got a wave of wanting to snack on popcorn, Cereal, pretzels, ice cream....you name it I wanted it. I fought very hard:fencing: and I'm happy to report this morning I won:rockon: :peace: I ended up eating 2 green olives, it satisfied my salty tooth. You can have 5 olives for only 1 carb. Two was enough for me. So are YOU gonna start today with US. We need you.

Welcome MEOW, we meet here each day to check in. Some of us are warming up already with what we are supposed to do. Read the above posts. Just check in daily to let us know how you are doing on your water intake, eating on program and exercise. Come to encourage and be encouraged:biggrin1: How much have you lost:confused: Is your ticker up to date?? I remember you from last year, are you banded yet:confused:

I think I'm a medium to fast loser, I'm happy with my loss. This is my anniversary month and I've lost 157lbs:biggrin1:

AVILLA, I really hope that fill lifts you out of the stall bucket, I can't imagine what you must be going thru. I get upset if I don't lose in a week:cry

Alrighty then, I guess I've been tagged:heh: Also we need to take our measurements too, because the :funscale: sometimes DO NOT move, but the inches does. So let's start warming up for April 2, I have already started. I started when the last camp ended:D. Some of us are already moving with the exercise and if you are not, you know who you are:heh: GET MOVING!! Hmmm I kinda like this power thing:D

I'll do it, only if NO ONE steps up:nervous This would be my plan: Exercise at least 4 X's a week 30min or more:bananapowerslide: Drink yo water:spit: Go back to basics with your Dr.'s eating plan:hungry: :lunch: Be active and check in daily on this tread to motivate and to be :ranger: motivated:woot: :bolt: and weigh yourself weekly and report your successes :success1: or even our struggles:cheated: :scalesno: As you can tell I :roll: love smilies.