househuntress

Everyone is doing soooo well. Congrats. Terri...what wonderful talent. I've seen necklaces in the fancy stores that don't look that good. Katy...as far as the dreams go and not sleeping, sometimes it's a med or over the counter med. Might want to see if anything you've started conincides with the non-sleeping. Kity...ohh my GOSH, I would LOVE a closet like that! The all the rest...great success today. I've got to scoot to work.

Looking at your food yesterday the one thing that sticks out is hardly ANY real protein. My body will CRAVE carbs if I eat CARBS even if it's only a little. Trade calorie carbs for protein carbs for a week and see the difference. Number one you won't be as hungry, Number two the protein burns slower plus the side benefit is the water weight that is shed by NOT taking in so many carbs. I exercise on the health rider every other days and am pretty active but I think it's the low carbs that I eat. I don't count and I DO eat carbs but not much. I really, really try to eat protein first, veggies second and then a few carbs. I don't get in enough water but I'm working on it.

:clap2:Yeah!! the fill is doing it's job and I'm doing MINE. Bandster rules!! Only one more pound to 50LBS LOST!!!:whoo::whoo:

What a hottie!!! I just saw your updated pic. Awesome girl!!

Has anyone had a procedure done called Titan? It's a laser that heats the 2nd layer of skin enough for it to produce collagen, making the first layer (the saggy layer) tighten and smooth against the 2nd layer? I thought I might try this if anyone can truly tell me it helps. I'm going to have a lot of sagging under my chin and of course if it can help some of the wrinkles I'm all for it. The cost is about $250.00 a time or a complete session is around $1,500.00 or less depending on how much sagging you have. It will continue to tighten for 6 months after the procedure. Here's a link Varicose and Spider Vein Treatment

You look wonderful...aren't you proud of what you've accomplished? I love reading posts like yours. You're an inspiration. Thanks!

I was so mad at MYSELF because I wasted a whole month of not loosing...not a pound! But I have lost inches, so I will take that. My Dr. ..Dr. Richard Carter in Arlington just smiled and said that he thought it best sometimes to let *me/patient* figure it out for themselves. A hard lesson but I won't second guess him again. I'm still very hungry and can eat a lot more and then it just *pinged* into my brain that someone said it takes a day or two for the fill to kick in? Anyone have that? Anyway..I'm ready to go again on the loosing side. The Dr. said this one might be my sweet spot or the next..he didn't think it would take anymore. I got 1/2 cc this time making 2.5 cc in a 4 cc band. Thanks for the support.

Finally my appointment for my fill that I Opted NOT to get last month. Big mistake. I haven't lost any weight in a month..hungry all the time and I ate pizza. That is a truly red light food for me. I haven't had a bite since banding in april 07. Ate like a piglet..I use to eat like a pig. Now only a piglet..but still a piglet over this pizza. Pizza is banned from my house and I'm driving the two hours to my doctor for a fill. Hope he doesn't grip at me. I hate that. I'll be on the loosing side again in no time. Thanks for listening to my ramblings. Great Success!

Hello to All you wonderful loosing Violets!! My schedule has been over the top lately. I try to catch up on the reading when I can. Kudo's to all of you. :whoo:You're all winners! My hindsight is this. Last month I was having problems with *sticking*. For those that haven't experienced it..well it HURTS and then makes your esophagus swollen and more likely to get stuck again. My Doctor wanted to give me another fill and said I had plenty of room and I wasn't too full (he always does a fluro..one of the reasons I picked him). I told him NO...I wanted to wait another month...I couldn't get much down because of the sticking. He said to slow down I was eating too fast and taking too big of bites. He was totally CORRECT. Sad part of the story..I feel better since I've done what he said but haven't lost a pound this whole month. I eat more, I'm hungerier and don't feel full. Next Tuesday is weigh day:angry, I don't like to loose my momentum. Sooo, long story short..don't do what I did. I've missed a whole month of opportunity to loose.

Feeling stronger everyday. Looking forward to each day. I accused my husband of pushing back my driver seat in the car. I'm shrinking so much there's SOOOO much space between me and the steering wheel now! Love to wear necklaces that fit. Finding *new* clothes in my closet that I was going to give to good will. Same thing about jewerly. I can wear normal size bracelets, and necklaces I love dropping clothes into my *fat pile* for charity. Knowing I'm not *SAVING THEM* for when I gain weight again. Knowing that this is IT. Never thinking of food all the time like I use to. Easy to push my grandson in the stroller all over the zoo and not die (live in HOT Texas) I even caught myself running a couple of yards as I pushed!!! I was shocked..what happened? Was that really me that just broke into a run? People giving me compliments and I thank them for it instead of making some crack about myself. I've got so many more but the best is knowing all of this is worth it, the pain and the money. I have my life and many years of fun because of the band. Hugs to all!

Laura you are soooo beautiful, Hubby is Handsome! CONGRATS!

There's a thread started to pull this together. I think it will be held in Feb 08. For those that have tight budgets....SELL THOSE CLOTHES THAT ARE TOO BIG!!! You'll have enough money in no time.:clap2::clap2: Garage sales or Ebay is a great way to make a little cash. I want to see ALL OF the SHRINKING VIOLETS THERE!!! We'll all be on our way to VEGAS:car:

I've got my calendar marked. Let me know if I can help. Sounds like there will be fun for all! What a wonderful reward for our hard work. Yeah!! to US! Thank you Juli for pulling this together!!

Welcome to the losers side. :clap2: Never thought being a loser would be a good thing but it's WONDERFUL. I had my surgery April 7th and usually hang out in the Shrinking Violets. Everyone's welcome there. Great Success to you!

Medically speaking. When anyone is over weight more than 100 lbs. They produce more Estrogen from the fat cells. So....with a male ..that's usually a decrease. Of course with the weight dropping the self-esteem sky rockets. Enjoy!

Just pouts and kicks a rock!! Vegas yes!! Cruise...BARFFFF!! I get seasick! Ya'll have a great time!!:clap2:

Just a reminder that a get together is being planned for all of us that want to attend. Go to the thread in the General Lap-Band Discussion on meeting planned or something like that. It's getting closer to becoming a reality. Vegas BABY!!!:whoo:

Good Luck with the PS!! I'm finding all kinds of sagging I want taken care of. I've started saving now!!!!!!!!

Check with your Dr. and see if he will give you an RX for prenatal vitamins. The vitamins, more protein and time will give you back your beautiful hair.

95lbs isn't too shabby that's for sure. All weight loss gets old but without this help we wouldn't be here. If you have to pay for fills wouldn't the surgery (vertical sleeve) be an awful lot of money and pain? You can buy a lot of fills and unfills for what that will cost. My Dr. doesn't like the vertical sleeve and he does all types of WL surgery. I don't know why. Good luck to you in your decision. BTW..I have a friend that had the VS right before I had the lapband. She spits up most of the time and isn't living a *normal* life as I am with my weight loss surgery. She's lost more weight but is having reflux and her Dr. has warned her that her pouch might stretch with all the food in and pbing out.

That old saying goes a long way now since..the medical profession has found numerous ways the lowly apple helps in preventing many diseases. What brought this up was the BM posts. We use to tell our patients to eat an apple EACH night, instead of snacking on not good for you foods. It takes a while to eat the apple, giving you the hands feeding yourself, the crunchy to the sweet tastes, etc. Try this for at least 4 days. You will find you have NO bathroom issues with the no go. Better for you than laxatives. The fibersure is good but nothing can beat..natures medicines. My two cents!

I'm leaving next Tuesday for Portland..MAINE and Bar Harbor!!! We LOVE the Maine coast. Can't wait to nibble on some LOBSTA! And it COOL!! Not like this Texas heat! You look great, plus a beautiful smile. Doing a happy dance. I think all of the Violets are doing great and look absolutely MAVALOUS! Great Success!

:clap2::clap2::clap2: I want to be like YOU!!! Absolutely AWESOME

I was banded on April 9th and have had one fill of 1cc. I'm eating more than I know I should but not anywhere what I use to. I haven't lost a pound since my fill which was 4 weeks ago. I hear people say they were *good* for 3 months and then haven't been since or they fell back into their old eating habits. Why would that happen if they have the correct fill? Does the *sweet spot fill* make you not hungry? So you can bypass those bad foods? Seems like if you aren't losing weight and are still trying to eat within the rules you should have a fill...is this correct? For those that have been banded over a year...Can you give me some insight?

Thanks to all for answering my question. I've decided to have the fill and go on about my life. Waiting until a party, vacation etc before I would watch what I ate GOT ME HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. I'll call and ask my questions and then go forward unless the Dr. says it's a bad idea. Great Success, Househuntress