jandamom

I'm still hanging around. I had my 1 year check up last week. I was feeling pretty defeated, as I wanted to be down 100 pounds by my 1 year anniversary. My doctor called me himself with my lab results because he was so excited: my glucose level is 300% improved; my a1c is a perfect 6; my blood pressure was excellent; my good cholesterol was 48...up from 33 a year ago; no more diabetes meds..haven't taken them since the day before surgery; I'm averaging 7-10 miles of walking per week; weight is down 45+ pounds; have moved from size 32 to size 22-24. Overall, a terrific year! I've set myself some goals for year 2 and am living my new band life. It's nice to see how many of the August bandsters are doing so well. Good luck in year 2!

surgery 8/14/08 Total loss 69 pounds; 12 during 6 month pre-surg program & 57 since surgery Started in size 30-32 Womens size & now wearing mostly 20's Still have a long way to go & have no problem with taking it slow. I'm a very happy bandster so far.

You go Ro!!! Love those big weeks!!! Down 1 lb from last week. 5 Day pouch test went great..lost 7 pounds in past 2 weeks & it really put the carb monster in the closet, at least for a while! Sick with my 2nd cold in 3 weeks & too busy with my boys & all their Holiday functions. My 15 year old is taking a girl to the Winter Formal tomorrow, so we're off to get fitted for a tux. Good God he was just born yesterday! Have a great week everyone!

I'm a bit behind on logging..bear w/me.. Tuesday: coffee w/creamer orange eas strawberry eas french vanilla lima beans tossed salad w/blue cheese Total cal 812 protein 62 Wednesday coffee w/creamer orange eas french vanilla Hlthy Request chick w/rice eas strawberry lima beans tossed salad w/blue cheese Total cal 1012 protein 76 Today: coffee w/creamer orange lite savory veggie barley soup orange that's probably it for today as my 13yr old has his band concert tonight..naturally I'm sick with a terrible cold! Have a great day!

Down 5lbs from 2 weeks ago, as I missed last weeks weigh in. Doing the 5 day pouch test to get back on track after slipping up during the Thanksgiving weekend. Have a great week!

Luluc & other hummus folks...what brand & flavor hummus do you buy? Never had it, but want to try it & want to buy the best tasting one. Yesterday: B: coffee w/creamer & 2 lf granola bars S: orange L: tuna with a tossed green salad D: turkey & swiss on sourdough wasa x2 S: celery & peanut butter total calories 1,105 total protein 72

Thurs-Sun...too much to list, but a fraction of what I ate last year & no deserts at all! Gained 2 lbs, but back on track today: B: coffee w/creamer L: tuna w/green salad D: 1 large grilled tilipia w/an orange (dh is grilling this for me) Calories 900 Protein 67 Have a great day!

coffee w/creamer orange oatmeal yogurt beef broth yogurt V8 turkey/swiss on ww toast 810 calories total 56 protein

B: coffee w/creamer 15 mini pretzels S: V8 8oz L: homemade chk soup S: ff yogurt & sf jello D: green salad w/low cal drs homemade chk soup S: handful yogurt cheeriosTotal calories 855 Total protein 58

Down 1 lb this week & happy! I've been keeping up with my food journal & have had a great week with my food choices, total calories, & Protein. Do you think thoughts & smells may have calories? Ha, I'm just kidding, but food...really really good food...is everywhere I go lately with the holidays now upon us! A funny to share. My 13 yr old son (who wears slims) left me a note on the blackboard in our kitchen: WE NEED FOOD! I'd been working hard on keeping a 'proper' amount of food in my house...mostly good healthy food. My family is used to having an EXTREME over abundance of food in the house, especially chips, Cookies, etc.; think serious OCD! Anyways, after the note I did do a bit of grocery shopping, but mostly I rearranged my pantry, put some non-food items on the shelves to take up space, and just basically tried to make it 'appear' fuller. Seems to have worked, 13 year old 'thinks' I stocked up, & he liked some of the new heathier snack choices that I found. Have a great week everyone!!

My employer has a small work out room in the building. It has 2 treadmills, bike, free weights, epiliptical (sp?), a flat screen TV, Water, & towels. It's really nice & I feel so fortunate to have access to such a great place to exercise for just $5 per month. I use the treadmill and it's a really good one that measures heart rate, calories burned, etc. Its been pretty easy to slip in there for 30 minutes every day during the week; & I only live 2 miles from the office, so I've had no problem getting in my Saturday & Sunday exercise either. What's crazy is that I never considered joining before out of aprehension of exercising around my co-workers. Glad that I joined anyways & am keeping it up.

Congrats on your first fill! Of course, you've been doing fantastic without one!!! I've been marveling at how well you've done without a fill. I get my 3rd fill tomorrow. I don't have any restriction and have never pb'd, or got food stuck, but my hunger almost completely disappeared for 10 days or so after each of my first 2 fills. For someone who's been hungry 24/7 since birth it's a strange & wonderful/powerful feeling. Take it easy & keep going...you're a true inspiration!