AudsMom

Ok.. sorry been packing and then packing our stuff cause mom is officailly moving out, dont want her to take our stuff with her.. Ok so sheena imed around 5, and said She was out, and pain level was a 7 (she did do a LOL) it was a 2 hour surgery!!! (holy moly!!!) They hadn't made her walk yet, and she was in her room. Didnt know if she had anyone there with her (roomie) too exhausted to look around. Her hubby wont be visiting though because of her baby. So everyone keep prayin about her. I told her to walk the gas off :crying: Well i better go to bed... Heather, can we change the name to like Kaiser Bandster Groupies or something, cause some girls on here are not from Richmond, and it would be cool to have everyone there:D????

LOL Riley im not spun up, just twisted in a stress ball lol. I feel it too i hope it happens, and i hope it happens perfectly!lol.. Oh and... SHEENA, went into surgery around 3:30.. I havent heard since I am guessing she is in Recovery. I am excited to hear how she is doing since she is our RNY girl....

HELLO LADIES! HOLY MOLLY you girls are chatty! Well we left at 8 am and got to san jose by 10:20 yes i kick buttay... A three hour drive in 2 and 20 min quite proud lol. NO TICKET! Mike had his interview was a test which he feels good about and then interview. The prob is they are interviewing about 60 people she said! Holy molly! We will know the 15th if he gets to do the second interview. Then on the way home he got a phone interview for the hospital in Berkely... and gets a second interview with them on Tuesday. LOL gosh hes just booked with interviews!!!! Gotta get bit here eventually.. WELCOME MARIA!!! You will be so glad you found this group, yea most of us are post op now, but Candra and Heather are in the same situation as you, and if you start on page one you can read us all yoyo back and forth most specially me lol. Meaning yes i want it no i dont yes i want it no i dont lol... Yeah i went to the psychologist apt and was at goal when i got there not sure the date it was in dec.. so 7 weeks after my orientation and was down the 25 or so, so the next monday i saw dr baggs.. then the fun part was Liz.. she was booked and on vacation so it took like 3 weeks to get in with her... then my surgery could be 4 weeks later BUT i was going to vegas 3 weeks later so we waitedtill i got back from vegas so surgery was 7 weeks after i met with liz. Total time 3 months 3 weeks lol. Tina holy cow you look smokin!!!! Yes maam that was me i still want the midnight snackin group!! And i need a group now to skip bfast, i find when i dont eat it im not needing to eat longer... Boy oh boy i went to the mall today while mike was interviewing i was actually depressed there those sales people are evil!!! ABSOLUTELY evil. Make me feel like crap for not spending 129 on a face scrub! Like dude! AND she mentioned my celulite and arm issues! well i better go switch the laundry over gotta get packed for the next 5 days wow.. we are gonna be gone a while.. Thurs-Mon.. weired.. exciting:) NOOOO BABY..

OHH AND PRAYERS NEEDED AGAIN lol.. gosh didnt work last time not sure it will this time lol. Mike had an interview today with Facebook, and now tomorrow he has one with a Tech company in San Jose, i want him to get it starting pay is 70-85k... That would be amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing!

Tina: My hubby is in a wedding on Sunday in Malibu so the two of us are going down Thursdayand coming back on Monday. A mini vacation/adult time alone away from a cranky loving adorable make me pull my hair out toddler. LOl:D Sooo excited. Tryin to figure out what to do. Candra.. You think 3oz is crazy.. now take ur measuring cup with something of supstance even ur meat and only measure up 1/4 c and let me know what u think:D That is the diet for 12 weeks after surgery... Also your depo shot im a lil worried about, be sure to remind them in the surgery suite so they can give u a med to retro act it... YOU can be in SURGERY in 2 months.. it happens i believe thats how it was for Candy... All depends on luck of appts.

Riley yes we did i lost 44 lbs on preop. But most of it was within the first couple weeks i slowed way down in the end. But look at it this way you are way on track! You were banded a month before me and 9 lbs ahead. So totally on track! Ask for another 1cc at ur next apt.

OMG do you relize you are down 80 lbs!!! Riley you are doing awesome!

Did you ask him why he is only giving you 1cc at each fill???

Its ok Candy, Thanks for letting me know!!! Since your not going im not going to go either. I didn't hear anyone else say they could go. I have a sore throat anyways, and we are flying out thurs so its better i stay home anyways i guess. Riley i think i might use your way of keeping track. Does it tell you cals etc??? Also, I am 30 from goal and I also did 4 lbs last week and 2 the week before. But I agree it gets WAY harder the closer we get. But what is crazy is after my high cal meal yesterday it says im down another lb, but i dont count losses till monday. I am so proud of all of us! We should all be at goal by xmas time.

Ok so is it just me and Candy for tomorrow? AT 1? IF so Candy do you still have my cell number? Also can i get urs so if anything delays me on my end...

Can you guys believe we have made 108 pages!!!

Dr Baggs told me to plan more time then just an hour. Which makes since. Because WE all sit with robin for 30 min, then one by one we get our fill. In the order they choose, ok in 30 min he can not fill 10 people. So i am not planning anything else for that day. I can tell you my first fill was a min of 15 min. from the prep, numb shot, fill, drink, and talk to him. I was there for an hour total. Hey Chris are you going tomorrow?

Wow there is a ton of us viewing right now!!!

I would take 3 hours to be safe... unfortunately there is gonna be a lot of us, so my guess is it will take a while. LOLOLOL tina of course enjoy it lol. Some of the craziest stuff comes out of my mouth lol. YAY so glad someone confirmed they will be there:D So 1oclock Mimis... Tina the 25th thing is a fill its not like a required classor anything they do them often. I am sure thats when he will want u to come back:D But he will tell ya. LOL hes gotta know we all know each other, and the bald head stuff. I only told him i have a group on here loland we are all mostly his girls.. he thinks its great. Probably helps up his stats, of successes. Candy dont feel defeated what stage are u on???

OMG i just found the cals for what i had for lunch and dinner, thank god i didnt have bfast! We went to red robin and i had one of their wraps. holy crapamoli. today is my high day i guess. Oh well lol. Which i dont get where the cals are its very good chicken, cheese, and salad. Thats basically what it consists of.. oh well:D Greece! My husband lived there for 2 yrs. when he was in the navy. He loved it, and wants to take me there, do you wanna go back?

What have you heard about italians??? I am 50%. So is ANYONE going tomorrow. Its an hour drive for me so i wanna make sure people are showing lol.

OH no tina two of us! We are soo lucky! Why dont you wanna wear a brace? It makes my life soo much more bareable I wear it almost all day now.

LoL yeah and my new favfruit i eat every day is watermelon... sooo refreshing. HEY girls how do you make the squash??? When i did it i just did seasoning and butter and MIKE hatedit... so maybe hed like this other recipe...??? Yes the cauliflower is TO DIE FOR.. yum yum. Ok Candra i guess ill remain, lol.. I normally dont get migraines just headaches so this is all new to me. BUT when i would, lol i would take Hydrocodone yeah the fun stuff. I am a huge chicken of pain. I think its half way gone with the tylenol and now im drinking hot cocoa, i felt theneed for something warm over my ice crystal lite.. My hubby is tryin to fix the stupid uverse, to everyone.. DONT SWITCH,.... we have had more issues with our internet and tv since switching then ever! But we know we will prob be moving soon so no need to switch back.

So Candra can i switch you places for today i reallly want some freakin Motrin. I have got to have the worst migraine of my life. I went to lay down to try to sleep it off, and i couldnt fall asleep, my head was pounding soo hard. It is from my nose up over my head down my kneck and shoulders. Its crazy. So we will see if the tylenol touches it..... ... .... What did everyone do today? Nothing makes me loose but following the rules, but i tell ya what i had my wonderful lets see here 4 week plateu.. well now im loosing steadily again, I weigh every day but only count mondays. Makes it easier that way cause the numbers play with you all week anyways. BUT on with my story MEASURE!!! Seriously, i never knew measuring could be so rewarding lol. I did the chest, waiste, hips, and thigh, and i lost a total of 8 inches in that 4 weeks. I agree with Tina Dr Baggs should measure us also:D So i was reading the weight loss myths today, and well i found out that muscle does not weigh more then fat! They said this "one lb of muscle weighs the same as one lb of fat." Ok that makes total since when they say it like that lol. BUT, they said it is more dense so we look leaner, and muscle burns 50 cals an hour and fat 2 cals an hour. Also i read that over exercisizing is BAD for us, it can actually do the opposite.. crazy huh. Its in the RedBook magazine. You girls all have me craving spagetti squash and salad.....

I think there are 3 bands 4,10 and 14. The 4 is not made by AP though. You will find a ton of people that have it on LBT... Crazy! I need to update my blog probably this week. Wana get updated profile shots... but that takes mike to lol. ok nap time im absolutely exhausted today:(

Riley that is awesome that you feel restriction again, what a relief! Oh yeah we were talkling earlier about the lady with 3cc in her band.. That is very possible that she is at her sweat spot, because there is a 4cc band...

Yes Tina i have a ton going on. Some dont get how im loosing weight... No i will not ask them for help, because they will hold it over our heads, they hold everything over peoples heads. That is why yesterday we wanted soooo bad to be able to bring our own dinner but they tricked us and bought the turkey meat before we got the chance... oh well. Tina i hated your point where you feel you can eat anything, and honestly you can... its all control isnt your fill soon?? Oh and about the 25th they will tell you about it if its not too soon to get one:D I have to wait 7 weeks for my fill but Im fine with that I feel fine. I bought my first Push Up bra today lol, cause i am wearing a lil summer dress from wally world yes from the teenagers section! for matts wedding on Sunda. And i just didnt like how my boobs looked lol, stupid pregnancy, so i got me a cool push up bra that is lower so you cant see it, makes me look perky and round lol. Helps with confidence. I am sooo excited about tomorrow, we need a head count though... so we know how many of us are going:D tina to see who is viewing under the Quick Reply box it says: Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 2 (2 members and 0 guests) AudsMom, meandmyweightloss So right now Me and Candy are on here... HI CANDY.

Reggie you are 100% normal! It will go away i promise:D Lol Tina your a kick, and Spagetti Squash is quite delicious.. mike wasnt to fond of it, lol, but i made it as spagetti when i did. Hey girls when you have a salad how much exactly do you have??? I think i wanna have salad for lunch.. Do you like measure out 1/4 cup salad? or like 1/2? How do you do it?

Hi Ladies! Reggie, my cream of wheat i made it by the box. But i also wasnt as strict on me as i could have been. For Stage two, lets see here... by the end of it i lived on pureed soups, like i pureed chunky soups to the consistancy of regular cream soups. In the last week i also pureed chilli and added some cheese to the top. This stage is pretty hard but not as hard as mushies.. Constipation oh my i think me and chris talked this subject for a week or so. It is soo normal and you most likely are drinking and walking enough... I finally had to use a suppository... Tina: Thank you girl. Its funny Im starting to "See" the new me, but im still as confident as i was at size 22. Isnt it weired how that works!!! I kinda hope it works out with his family, especially now since my dad moved to Montana and my mom is going to San Jose. Just gotta watch our back, and I never want to tell them something they can use against me. The soda, not a clue... Im pretty sure its gonna suck for a while, because it is an addiction, but you are a very strong woman so i am sure you handle it AWESOME!!! SO i just learned something.. we can see who is viewing the thread! Now that is cool!!! Update on the Knee, i am now no longer allowed to ride a BIKE! Im at the point i have to wear a brace all day long and even thru that there is discomfort. So my dr is trying to get me in before we go to LA... But what is cool is with getting injured this week, I am down 4 lbs from last monday. So in 2 weeks 6lbs total! Oh and, Egg... i have realized It is going to be something i can probably barely have unless scrambled. I had a deviled egg last night for dinner, well.. it didnt get stuck but i definitely felt the punched in the tummy feeling.. for about a min. I think maybe they are too dry. Also Christine and whoever else has a decent fill, do you feel like youa re close to the "Sweet" spot? I think I am right about there.. MAYBE. It has been 3 weeks since my fill.. and I dont ever really feel hungry, i just make sure to eat ever 5-7 hrs. If i do feel hungry its more of an eh its been a while.. No like burning talking stomach... I am scheduled for another fill in 4 weeks.. and i am actually contemplating on getting .5 or none.. When i got the band i decided i never wanted the "tight" feeling... So what happens when i get another 1 or .5 ya know.. I dont know we will see what happens from now till then that is four weeks so a possibly 8-12 lbs lost, which is a lot.. we will see:D Hey anyone ever think of joining the MIlitary??? I am 25 lbs away from the required weight for Air Force and I am actually really considering it.. Mike is former Navy, so he is all for it lol. What are your thoughts? I asked mike if theyd let me in with my knee and he said yes.. way shocking......

Candra you are doing awesome!!! You are very strict on yourself already that is perfect:D Well I met up with the inlaws and they were nice.. I am still skeptical because this will be chance number 3 in 8 years. And each time they say the same shit. BUT THE AWESOME NEWS... SHE NOTICED MY LOSS, LIKE BIIIIG TIME!!!! Over and Over she told me how AWESOME i looked, and actually said i look skinnier then my sister! Which i must add Brandi has always been bikini thin... So that made me feel good, and im proud of mike for not saying "yeah she had surgery" Cause i dont want them to know. EVER! I also sold 2 pure instincts. I think she was just tryin to help out... Tina: mikes not in the middle, its kinda them both against both of us.. its a big mess the people are psycho lol. Before we had auds what pushed it over the edge is when they asked for the baby stroller back and her crib bedding... Mess... But it was ok, I was just me, and auds was shy as always so she didnt get to hold her anyways.But the kid went thru 4 diapers!!! there was a lot of watermelon... Audrey loves watermelon lol. About the nails, i had my fakes removed, and my real nails are SOO TENDER.. they hurt soo bad. i dont know if its from having fakes for a year. But they seriously need some help. What do you guys mean by pealing???