Lisa B

Hey Ria - Wish you were closer, so we could go for a walk and cheer both of ourselves up! I'm not on strike (are you Bellevue or Boeing? ), but I am facing the end of my job in less than two weeks. My best ass-vice is to get out there and do something, anything besides sitting in front of the computer. Best wishes to you, you're doing great! Lisa

You *are* doing a great job, RubyJade! Quick question - who's your doctor? Since you like him so much. :rolleyes2:

Gilta - Congrats! I've been hovering at 200/200.5 for the last couple of days, so I'm looking forward to joining you soon. :rolleyes2: You sound like you're doing well as you are - maybe wait another week and see if things hold steady/keep moving and then decide? I don't go for my first fill until Sept. 24 (decided to wait another week since we're going away for our anniversary on the 21st - didn't want to cope with the newness of a fill on a long weekend away!). Whatever you decide, glad to hear your family situation is doing better, and again, congrats on your success thus far!

Hey Sassymama - One thing that I'd advise is that there's probably nothing you can say to your husband that will change his mind. The infidelity mania he has is his own and he needs to work on it himself - outside reinforcement doesn't seem like it will make a difference (hasn't so far, right?). On one of those non-18-hour days maybe you should talk to him about seeing a counselor to help you guys talk it out? The counselor could help him understand that his going on and on about you becoming unfaithful is not reality, and only happening in his brain. Couldn't hurt, is all I'm saying. In any case, best of luck, because this will wear you down.

One more pound and I'll be back in Onederland! :rolleyes2: Name_________Start Weight__CurrentWeight______Goal______Lbs lost ****************:sleep:*************:smile:**********:thumbup:********** 1day at a time.....263............258.5............243........4.5 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4............180........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............223............213............5 Bea1128............210.5..........207............188..........3.5 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............203............195............5 Crzytchr...........281............278............265............3 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200..........1.5 HeatherO...........155............152............140............3 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............188............177............8 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............0 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........271............256..........3.2 LisaB..............205.5..........200............180..........5.5 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............244............230............4 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220..........2.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............296.8..........280..........2.2 mominlv13..........299.8..........295............275..........4.8 nip50..............175............173............160............2 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............247............232............5 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........230.5..........227............210..........3.5 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............210............195............1 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............190............170............5 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0

Two for me: I fit into my size 14s now, and I have been walking about 2-3 miles twice a day with the dog every day for the last three weeks, with very little low back pain. Keep up the good work everyone!

Very cool. I got a DVD with a video of my surgery. Also very cool, but not for the squeamish. :thumbdown:

I don't usually have a problem figuring out what to eat for Breakfast or lunch, but I'm continually stuck (heh heh) on what to have/make for dinner. Sometimes I'll have eggs, sometimes the insides of a burrito, grilled fish, or just a yogurt and some Peanut Butter on a tortilla. I bet others have the same problem, so I thought I'd start a "what's for dinner" thread. Post what you're having for dinner tonight - maybe we'll all get some good ideas! I went to Trader Joes this afternoon and got some salmon burgers, so I'm going to grill one of those tonight, together with a green salad and some tomatoes from the garden. What about you?

deGirl, I've seen that thread, but I'm more interested in just dinner ideas. :biggrin: Tonight: very lean chicken sausages, grilled, with a green salad with tomatoes from the garden. Our tomatoes had a bad year this year, with all the romas afflicted with blossom end rot, and the cherries not producing as heavily as other years. Lovely Seattle weather strikes again! Aubrie, that patty pan squash dish sounds interesting - I'll try to get some squash from the farmers' market tomorrow!

I too had a hysterectomy at a fairly young age (32) and have never regretted it. Mine was done laproscopically (yes, I have at least 10 little incisions on my belly these days, after lap band! :thumbup:), and I have never ever regretted it. When I think of the pain and suffering I endured I wish I had only had it done earlier. I did keep my ovaries, which you probably would not, so I can't speak to the instant menopause thing, but I seriously think it was the best surgery I ever had -- up to and including lap band. The sheer secession of pain, bleeding and generally being out of commission 5-9 days a month, so worth it. Hysterectomy is not for everyone, but I truly believe it is was the best choice for me. You'll be able to get on with the rest of your life!

Hey CindySue - This is probably the hardest part of your band journey - the waiting for it to start! Once you actually have the surgery it's a steady journey (well, with a few stops and starts!) of recovery, then eating new foods, then figuring out what food you can eat, then finding exercises you can stick with ... Try to be patient - I was the worst before surgery - and read lots on LBT to figure out what will happen and how to help yourself. Good luck!

I too have spinal arthritis (ankylosing spondylitis), plus degenerative joint disease in my hips. I've spent years and many insurance dollars on cortisone shots and rhizotomies, and I've found that walking and cycling help. For walking, it had to be on a completely flat surface, no incline, for a couple of weeks, but I rapidly progressed to hiking 10-12% grades (YMMV, of course!). If I were you, I'd start out stretching and warming up, then on to walking. I found that the looser I was, the better the walk felt. And don't forget to stretch a bit afterward as well - don't just come home and collapse into a chair or the couch for an hour (take it from one who knows ). The elliptical is also supposed to be very good for low back pain sufferers - it bugs my hips, tho, so I can't recommend it personally. Good luck! Weight loss may not be the complete cure all (I lost 55 lbs two years ago with nearly no recession in pain, this time around it's better already) but it can help!

Slowly but surely. Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost *****:scared2:***********:biggrin:*************:tt2:*********************:w00t:**** 1day at a time.....263............258.5............243...........4.5 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4............180.........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............228............213............0 Bea1128............210.5..........208............188..........2.5 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............207............195............1 Crzytchr...........281............279............265............2 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200............1.5 HeatherO...........155............154............140............1 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............192............177............4 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............0 laurigee...........267............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........273.6..........256............0.6 LisaB..............205.5..........201............180............4.5 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............244............230............4 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............2.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............300............300............290............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........297.6..........275............2.2 nip50..............175............174............160............1 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............3 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........235............230.5..........210............0 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............211............195............0 Turler.............225............221............210............4 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............190............170............5 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0

My DH left this morning for a 7-day mountain bike/primitive camping tour around the Grand Canyon. It's just me and the dog from now until next Sunday night. I'm currently out of work, working from home job-searching. So I don't see people during the day. Or at night! I'm going nutso. We have a very close marriage, no kids, not many friends - and I've already called them all and it's only been 8 hours since I dropped him off. I've also called my Mom, my sister, one of my brothers ... I keep wandering the house, room to room, trying to find something to light on. And the dog keeps following me around (her: "sit down in one place, will you! I need to lay down somewhere!"). Dog and I went for a long walk this morning, I gave her a bath ... I'm at loose ends with Dave around. I know today will probably be the worst day, but I won't even hear from him 'til he's mid-point through his trip and back somewhere there's cell coverage. I've got books to read, not interested. Got a bracelet I'm working on, not interested. TV, blah. Gardening, nah. Errands, none. Friends, none. It's not like we're newlyweds, fer crying out loud - we've been together for 12 years, married for nearly 6. I'm 46, I should be able to entertain myself for a week, right? *I'm* disgusted with myself, and if I send him one more text message I'll probably get banned from Verizon. :shades_smile: How to get over this???? Two months ago I would have ordered a pizza and settled down in front of the TV for a movie fest. Now, no pizza, and it's only 4 in the afternoon - definitely too early to go to bed! AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH. Thanks for reading this far. You brave soul. :teeth_smile:

Thanks for the sympathy, you guys. :w00t: Much better today, heck much better yesterday after actually getting to talk to him. Of course now he's incommunicado for another 3-4 days while he's out in the wilderness, but at least I know he made it to the starting point, alive! :biggrin: Fairy, I'm not sure I could spend *more* time on LBT than I already do, but very good suggestion nonetheless. :scared2: Tomatogirl, glad to hear T-Mobile was generous, I'm sure Verizon will happily watch me use all my minutes - and more! Off to search "New Posts" ... LOL

Great advice, Transformer, thanks for taking the time to put all this out there. One thing I really like with tuna fish is mixing it with horseradish. It gives the tuna a bit of a kick and doesn't add much of anything calorie-wise. I feel like I'm living on egg beaters with a teaspoon of bacon bits and either cottage cheese or regular shredded cheese. Probably because I have it at least once a day! I'm a sucker for the FF/SF fudgcicles, too. I have to stop buying them but they're such a great little treat at 40 calories (and even 2 grams of protein!) It's only been a month, but I too feel like I'm finding new things to eat all the time that are good, healthy, and make it down.

It's been a trying week, but I ended up losing 3 lbs. 8.29: 205 9.5: 202 Met a friend for lunch and had maybe half a glass of wine - that slowed things down for most of the week. And lots of back pain after a hike, so that meant aleve and oxycodone ... which slowed things down as well. But all's well that ends well! Great job, everyone, and let's keep up the good work. :tongue2:

Down 3.5 lbs this week - after first going up three, then down five ... I hate how much water weight I gain from aleve, aspirin, back pain meds. Frustrating! Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost *****:mad:************************:tt2:************:crying:*********:w00t:**** 1day at a time.....263............263............243............0 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............198............180............1 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............228............213............0 Bea1128............210.5..........208............188..........2.5 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............207............195............1 Crzytchr...........281............279............265............2 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........210.5..........200............0 HeatherO...........155............154............140............1 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............194............177............2 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 laurigee...........267............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274............274............256............0 LisaB..............205.5..........202............180............3.5 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............246............230............2 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........297.6..........275............2.2 nip50..............175............175............160............0 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............171............150............0 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........235............230.5..........210............0 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............211............195............0 Turler.............225............222............210............3 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............192............170............3 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0

OK, I know only five days post-surgery probably isn't a good time to be making grand pronoucements, which is why I'm turning to the wisdom of the board. :whatchutalkingabout I love milk and have always been happy to have a tall cold glass of skim milk by itself or with a meal. Once I was able to start with full liquids I've been mixing my Protein powder with 6-8 oz. of skim milk for Breakfast. Goes down fine, tastes great, I'm rarely hungry, but I'm stil experiencing what I think of as a substantial amount of gas. Cue today and fewer drugs and the thought of "I wonder if the surgery has made me lactose intolerant?!" It would certainly explain the gaseousness, right? So, if you were able to drink milk before surgery, can you still do so? If you weren't able to before surgery, can you drink it now? If you could drink it before, are you now not able to?

Oh hell yes! I'm a burping machine these days (3+ weeks post surgery). Relieving the pressure feels good, impresses my husband, and since I've been working from home a lot lately, doesn't embarrass me in front of my co-workers. :wink2: Certainly glad to know I'm not the only one, tho - I was getting concerned. :thumbdown:

One thing that has helped me is the visual the nutritionist gave me: the pouch is the size of an egg. If you eat more than what would fill an egg, you're over filling your pouch. I'm definitely guilty of eating more than that at times, but I'm still losing and sticking to all the "rules" otherwise, so I'm not too concerned. YMMV, of course.

Last week: 209 This week: 205 I finally started riding again - 10 miles roundtrip, five mile hill climb then 4 miles down and a mile around the hood for kicks. Just to get an even 10. :biggrin: Walking pretty much every day, and we went out to dinner and I had a salad - whoohooo! And I ate about 1/3 of an appetizer as dinner. No restriction but I'm certainly rarely hungry. I don't have a fill until late September so I hope things continue the same way! Gotta update my sig!

I specifically asked for a copy of the video - I've had other laparoscopic surgery and knew they'd have one available. It's cool. Not all those globs of fat in there, but the way the knots are tied - neat! I was amazed how much room there was in there ... until I remembered how much gas I had after surgery and how much they had blown me up in order to create all that room!

Here's hoping! Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost *****:eek:***********:thumbup:*************:tt2:************:tt2: **********:w00t:*** Ariel .............199............199............180............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel .............199............199............180............0 Caramia71..........208............208............195............0 georgiagirl........245............245............230............0 HeatherO...........155............155............140............0 Jazzyywan..........322............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............196............177............0 Leslie2Lose........220............220............205............0 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............248............230............0 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 Mamanmidwife.......299............299............285............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........299.8..........275............0 SpecialK...........348............294............280............0 Tess...............304............304............280............0 wowox7.............195............195............170............0 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0 NurseNiki...................311...................258.....................239..................0__________________ LisaB.........................205.5.................205.5...............180....................0