Kat817

Shrinkin' Violets Tuesday Tip O' The Day "Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle." Short and simple---but something well worth keeping in mind. Kat

The issue I was having has been fixed----as usual--THANKS Alex! The thread trail is back!!!! Kat

Pamela I would bet she didn't call when she got there for the same reason you won't call yet--you would have been sleeping! This may come as a shock to you----but she loves you too and wants you to sleep when you can as well!!! How is the knee? I know you miss working out, but the extended rest from it might be a good thing, especially since you are still walking and all. Today--this morning-- I call my Dr. and get my blood results, and find out about my referral--or this afternoon, I will go and sit in his office and complain loudly to every patient that comes in! Ok---but I WILL be in his office and wanting answers--I absolutely HATE being shrugged off like they have more important things to attend to. If they are not back and you said they would be at least call and tell me that, do NOT leave me hanging and expect me to take it well. I really like my Dr. I really dislike his wife, as most people do---she runs off everyone in his office---so once again the office staff has changed. Other than that---if I go into town I may go pick out some glasses--I found a pair I really like at my friends shop---but the HR lady told Rick yesterday that our insurance is terrible about repayment. I had planned to just pay for them at my friends (they don't accept our insurance) and then submit it and get my $$$ back. But now I guess I will go back to where I get my check ups and get some there. Dangit! I have about 7 deer in the yard. Kinsey is at the window---they could care less!!! The snow is melted off most of the yard---so they can go up our hillside and eat on the sage brush again. Beast have destroyed some of my flowers---tulips are a delicasy to them!! They at least leave my roses and lilies alone---so they get to stay! Well is everyone sitting down??? My scale moved!!! An entire pound! I am not claiming it---I fear it is a fluke!!! But hey the thing is not stuck as I was beginning to wonder! I thought it was prejudiced against me, it moves for Rick! LOL!!! Well here comes my girl with an arm full of books---I'll be back later!! Hugs~~ Kat

Nope I could not find the birthday smiley the other day either!!! so.......:party::laugh::party:went for a Birthday party!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRACY!!! WE LOVE YA!!! Kat

I try to eat some form of fiber---whether it be fresh fruit---or cereal---and it has seemed to keep things working! I use the bite size shredded wheat as snack foods---it works 2 ways---provides the Fiber, and gives me something to crunch and munch!!!! But less in will definitely mean less out, especially if your diet is high in Protein, and low in bulky foods. It sounds gross----not sure if you have ever had to perform doggy duty----and be the pooper scooper----but the higher quality of food you feed the dog, the less cleaning you have to do! The lower quality bulk filler they put in low cost foods, increase the output. We work the same way!!! When we take in less, and it is mostly things the body can draw nutrients from, there is less to eliminate. We spent a lot of years filling ourselves with junk, and getting used to having to eliminate it regularly just to fit more in. There is no longer a problem with that! It is really hard not to make a tacky comment about this being a "crappy" or a shi^*y thread!!! LOL!!!! Just could NOT resist! Kat

LOL Mighty Mouse!!!! I do go all over the place!!! I do a lot of responding in the Unanswered Posts area. I remember when I first got here, and no one would respond----I didn't know if it was because it was a stupid question, or they didn't "like" me---or what!!! Then I noticed, the same woman almost always responded! Penni-----and she talked me through all kinds of things, sent me boxes of books----very cool lady!!! They actually filmed some Ghost Whisperer episodes in her house!!! Well she was a moderator and there was a massive trouble maker, and things went bad, and there were several banned from LBT. She chose to go with the ones who were usually trying to calm things. But she always made me feel welcome, and not like an idiot for asking a question---whether it had been ask 10 million times before me or not. So.....I told myself, I would try to do the same for the ones following me. So Mighty Mouse---here I come!!! LOL Kat

I would without question discuss it with the Dr. They are often not aware of how the front end is being handled. 90 days of free fills is a lure in my opinion. Most Dr.'s require 6-8 weeks before your first fill anyway. Then a minimum of 2-4 between fills---there is no way to get much out of their free 90 day policy! Kat

I agree with all that has been said---does the pool have a handicapped restroom or changing area? Equal rights means that---equal, not special rights. You were well within your rights, and doing the right thing. You handled yourself better than I would have---you hurried, and tried to be nice to her. Her poor son doesn't sound like he has a chance!! Don't let her upset you. And don't let her push your family away from your together time---it is safer---where you can both be there, so if one of you turns away for a minute...... Kat

Feel better Haydee!!!!!!!!!! Tracy---you are not going to be different from any of us---'cept you'll be smaller!!! In everything someone has to pave the way, and someone has to bring up the rear, to keep us all together---we are just our little group, and we will tough it out together. If something horrible should happen and one of us lose our bands---we would never just consider them out of the weight loss group----as Pamela said, this has gone deeper----and you my friend are simply going to be the leader of the pack taking us all to goal!!! Pamela---will be sending you Purple Power to make your decision! Sorry it is such a gut wrenching decision for you---wish there was a way we could help! I have not received any comments on the board itself concerning weight loss---but I have more to go to get to goal. I got the one email hack! But....I have seen several different people make it to goal on here, and each of them has reacted differently---most do not hang around. I do not believe they move on because of rude posters....I think they just lose the cammeraderie. I think it is vitally important to the site to have successful bandsters here---I also feel they have important and helpful information to share. But you do have to admit, some of them do not want to share, they want to preach--the ONLY way they see that anyone can be successful is if you do it the EXACT way they did. That doesn't help the general populace of LBT. I am not calling anyone we have spoke of or anyone else out on this, but if you have read anywhere---surely you have seen it. Sometimes all the newbies want is simple support. You do not have to tell them that every little thing they are doing is ok if it isn't---there is no reason to compromise yourself----but just a supportive attitude goes a LOOOOONG way! Then again, the one mean email I got chastised me for having a supportive attitude! Go figure!!! LOL!!!! Kat

Same thing I did Pat----thought about it for awhile, trying to decide if I seriously wanted to commit....talked to Betty about it----thought WTH---and it was too late!! Decided THAT was my answer!! Have fun with it Sherry--you will do fine! Kat

Will either of them let you speak with former patients? Do they both use a hospital for surgery? Out of curiosity I would call the 2nd Dr.and ask for a consult just to see how his office handles it---if it is simpler to get into the 2nd Dr. and they treat you better, I would research with him in mind. I believe since the first Dr. was not at the seminar, you should be courted, and allowed to meet with the Dr. Sounds to me like they could care less if you choose them or not. Now you might try to reschedule a seminar where he IS going to be there---- Research them both thoroughly!!!! Be VERY informed!!! Welcome to LBT!!! Kat

One of the big reasons I chose to tell people was that I remember running into a friend of a friend one day, and she had lost tremendous amounts of weight, and we of course both ask how, and she give the moving more eating less answer---and I felt so defeated!! So much less than her! Of course my self esteem was already in the gutter, but I could not help but feel, I was a loser, it seemed others could manage to lose weight---just not me! I do not EVER want to make another person, feel like they are less for being unable to lose and keep weight off. In the end-----she had DS surgery----and has since had some serious medical issues---and it come out---but man it made me feel bad at the time! Plus it is next to impossible to keep it a secret unless you totally tell NO ONE! Not your best friend, not the nurse at your local Dr.----NO ONE!!!! Otherwise it is a simple slip by one person, and it is out, and everyone is upset you didn't trust them enough to share it! It is easier, for me, in my small town situation, to encourage, and tell all!!!!! Kat

I think it scares most people---but the stats are sooooo good!!! Try to enjoy the fuzzy....relaxing buzz, as you fade out, and wake up in a new land....band land!!! Kat

But I just clicked it----and it does not do what the other place used to.....it took me back to the forum--not the individual thread, and the place I was in that thread... Dangit! Kat

Well DUH!!!! I don't care where it is--just that I can refresh my thread!! Thanks Susan!! You are doing an awesome job! Kat

Well, I too can eat a cup and a half of something such as chili---I prefer not to be that restricted, I feel like my body requires more nutrition than a 1/2 cup of food per meal can provide me. I agree that the culprit may be the carbs---and the sugar highs and lows caused by the fruits--have you looked into any of the info around on the glycemic index? It might have some dietary suggestions in there to kick start things for you too. Now you said your legs were getting super skinny---but your pants are still tight. Sounds like you may be dealing with metabolic syndrome....it quite commonly displays itself outwardly with a larger middle. Have you had your blood tested? Do you know what your triglycerides are or your cholesterol? If this is a problem for you, then following a diet similar to a diabetic---watching the glycemic index on your food-----might make a huge difference!! Plus if you don't know those numbers--now is a good time to find out, and have a base number to look back on!! Hang in there, you know whether that scale is moving right now or not that your body LOVES you for working out and feeding it healthy! We feel the frustration!!! I would say I can commiserate, but I have not been anywhere near as faithful lately with my exercise as you are!!! Good For YOU!! Kat

I was picked up at my motel early the morning of my surgery. Taken to the hospital, where I was ask the same questions by about 20 people minimally!!! What was my name--what are we doing to you today---the usual!!! I was taken from admissions directly to my room. They got me undressed and in a gown, put my hospital bracelets on, did a blood draw, started an IV, the surgeon come in and discussed the band with me again--for the 3rd time! The anesthesioligist come in and ask me if I had any fears, and reassured me all was going to be fine. Then I had about 20 minutes where my DH and I just kinda sat there looking at each other!! Then they come after me! They gave me a surgical cap to tuck my hair up in...helped me put it on. I kissed DH in the room, then they told him he could walk down with me until just when they wheeled me into the OR. So he did. When we got there, they let him give me another kiss---they all made kissy noises and teased us! We rolled into the OR--and everyone was speaking to me--double checking who I was and what we were doing again, then they had me slide from the hospital bed I was in, onto the operating table. My surgeon told me this machine was what he would use to look inside and do the surgery....I was trying to look at it and talk to him, and they put some oxygen on me, and pulled one of my arms out to the side, and hooked me up to a blood pressure cuff. Then he told me he was going to give me a margarita--and he put something in my IV, I got very relaxed, and unable to really form words....almost out, then he said he was going to give me a 2nd margarita, and said "night night mija"....and that was all I remember!!! I woke up it seemed like seconds later, groggy and they kept telling me I was fine the surgery went well, and I would doze off, and they would wake me up again---pretty soon they kept telling me to breath deep----and as soon as I did that, I went ahead and woke up ok. Within an hour, I was not only back in my room, but getting up and ready to walk---not long after that I was walking every chance I got. I had no gas issues. The surgery was an easy one----nothing like others I have had. If that didn't answer what you wanted to know--let me know!!! Hang in there, it is not nearly as traumatic as I bet you are imagining it!! Kat

Read lots before your seminar and you will have a good idea of some of the questions you want to ask while you are there. The more informed you can be....the better!!! Welcome to LBT! Kat

If I am following what you are missing....I am missing it too!! I used the little open book looking thing like a refresh button. I reopened that thread with the newest post---not on page one. It used to be on the top of each thread-----like a map of how you got there.....Which forum, then which thread....and on. Now the top of the page lists the thread with an opening sentence and the ability to refresh the page is gone without starting all over. I miss it too! Kat

Yep I agree with Marimaru-------the more ya get-------the more ya want!! For a set amount of time make sex part of your schedule. Do your best to enjoy it--use lubrication as needed--the theory behind this is, that once you trigger the reaction, it kicks itself back in. My best friend has the issue--and she has done all of the above---toys--movies (which btw Terry--she give me a word to the wise--avoid porn on the big screen TV, she says there are just some things you do not need to see on a 60" screen!!!!!) And then the Dr. had her try the prescription sex! She said she does think it triggered something in her-but also her DH got off her back about getting some, and since he was happy about getting it often, he picked up his feet and began doing things that she believes might have also helped trigger. She said they suddenly found a reason to have sex again whether her mind and body were always in it together or not. Kat

Laura that is exactly where this tooth is---bottom left side right behind the canine---or stomach tooth--whatever ya wanna call it. It is now after 5 and I have not heard a word from neither Dr. nor dentist. Tomorrow I feel fully justified in being a bi#*h! And plan on being! Kat

I babysit for my 3 year old granddaughter each day, and when we go to meet my DH for lunch, our choices are very limited, with regards to time, and what is close enough---so more often than not we end up at Taco Bell--where my granddaughter and I share a childrens meal!!! 2 Tacos---and she gets the cinnamon twists!!! If I am feeling like it sometimes I order a side of pintos and cheese, but then I cannot finish my taco!!! DH says we are a pretty cheap date the 2 of us!!! Oh yeah....she ALWAYS gets the toy too......no fair! Kat

I told my youngest DD one day to quit acting like a baby---she popped back that she wasn't acting!!! Kat

If I am at home, I tend to!!! I will just chop it all at once! If I am out, I cut a thin strip, and piece it up in tiny bites, then when it is all done, I cut another thin strip. Now pre band, the strips would have likely been a bite in and of themselves---but now they are many bites!!! I also never use a full size dinner plate at home, use the salad plates instead. But I have heard of people taking their child size utensils out with them--I have never even entertained the idea of actually using them, let alone taking them somewhere!!! LOL More power to those who do not let others judge nor guide them, they are better than I!! Kat

Ahhhh Tracy---the thing is we all need you! I believe you will find what I was talking about before, about maintaining being much easier than ever expected!! But for those of us still navigating the pit falls of losing the weight, we need you for inspiration--and proven advice for when we stumble. And someone to call a skinny beeeyotch sometimes!!! Kat