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Welcome back allie, I hope you feel better Rose, China, I am just looking forward to feeling healther. I had another busy day of running around. Tomorrow should be much quieter thank goodness. I didn't get to get any excercise today but I was exhausted from yesterday. I will make sure I get in some tomorrow. I have 3 weeks to my first fill. Looking forward to that part of this adventure. Have a great day everyone. Laurel

My personal goal is 190.

I am hoping in the end to get down to 190. I am 5"10 1/2" tall. My doctor is hoping I get down to about 150 but I can't even remember when I weighed that. I think I was about 180 when I graduated from HS. I walked over 1/2 mile tonight too. I am tired. Hope we all have a great day tomorrow. Laurel

Work went well this morning. The afternoons are always more interesting. Right now I only drive High School kids so most days are great. I did have one kid who is a BIG pain. I have to watch him all the time. I did pack up protein snacks and water for whenever I get stuck at last minute trips. They hit me up this morning already for tonight. But atleast it will not be a late one. This is my last year of the crazy schedule. Next year I will have more school runs and more stable hours. But it was a blessing to have this surgery done now because I had the time to do all the running around I had to do. Tomorrow I have to do a trip in the morning. I will try to walk on my down time. It just sucks getting up at 5am again. lol Laurel

Rose, I found the wii fit at Best Buy. You need to watch the sales papers. Target and Best Buy advertise it when they will have some in. You will proabably have to be there when the store opens to get 1. Best Buy opened at 11 this past sunday and they sold out around noon. There is a weight limit of 330 for it I think. My daughter set it up. I worked this morning and did my 1 hour of water arobics. I need to go back to work around 12:30. I probably wont be home until 6:30. Laurel

I want to join in too. surgery date 12/15 HW 314 sw 292 CW 284 my january goal is 12lbs

Hope all is well with you China and Rose. Today I found wii fit and purchased it. Water arobics and the Wii fit will be part of my exercise program now. I love them both. Well back to work tomorrow:thumbdown:. I have enjoyed 3 weeks off and should be happy with that. Laurel

I had a great day. After putting away all the christmas decorations. I had a $20 certificate for Kohls. I hit the clearance racks. Picking up smaller sizes. I ended up with 3 pairs of jeans, 3 pairs of capris and 2 pairs of shorts, 2 tops and 1 sweater and I ended up paying $34. for everything. And the best part. I put on the size 20 jeans and they fit. Before this journey, I was a very tight 22. I will being going to florida in April on vacation, so now I have clothes to go in. Well save me alot of money then. Laurel

I have no restriction either. I am trying to control my appetite on my own. I am also trying control what I eat. I know I haven't been eating enough and yet no weight loss. So that is why I am trying harder to reach 1200 calories. I had hubby home from work last week too so I had less time to myself. I go back to work on monday. So I am trying to get myself organized this weekend. Today I am putting away all the decorations. I did downsize this holiday knowing I had to help put everything back into the attic. Have a great day everyone. Laurel

My first fill is 1/27. I will post my weight loss then. My scale and the doctor's scale seem to be different. I wish mine was right. lol. How is your back Rose? Laurel

I too am enjoying this. I try to follow some others too. But being this is small, we actually end up chatting with each other. Have a great day. Laurel

I went ahead and ordered a pair online. I have to becareful as I have inserts I need to put in them. I made it to my water arobics today and did the 90 min class. I feel good. Now to get more water in me each day. That seems to be the hardest. I get busy and forget to keep sipping. I haven't dropped any weight in the last week, but I plan to continue what I am doing. Trying to make sure I get in the 1200 calories too. Hope everyone is doing well. Laurel

I have a web site for the new balance and it seems it will cost about 100. I need to just spend the money. Just trying to get my credit cards down. I am not sure what type of band I have. I think mine is 8cc. I didn't get to talk to my surgeon on my 1 week check up as she had surgery. When I go back the end of this month I will ask more questions. Laurel

Welcome back Rose. Hope the back gets better. China, I have nothing in my band right now. But I had the worst heartburn which I never get. I felt pessure right under my chest dead center. I don't get my first fill until 1/27. I plan on doing water arobics tomorrow, it is a 90 min class. I have a bad knee and I can do such more in the pool. I also have a bone spur and heel faticus so I have to be careful with walking. I am trying to find a good pair of sneakers that will allow me to do more walking. Laurel:lol::confused:

I hope you had a good new year's eve. I ended up falling asleep and woke up just after the ringing in. I am an early riser due to my job. So it is hard to stay up late. I did eat a little more than I should have and I did pay for it. A lesson well learned never again. It is not worth it at all. Now to set up mini goals and staying on track. Happy New Year. Laurel

I would be more than happy to join in. My weight seems to be coming off slowly, but atleast it is coming off. This is my first new year's eve off in 6 years. I am going to treat myself some, but will not go overboard. I know I will get right back on track and monday I go back to work. I plan to get into a routine as much as I can. My work schedule is always subject to change so I need to be prepared. I have about 100 lbs to lose if not more. I plan to watch what I eat, excercise and drink plenty of water. If I am stuck at work, I plan to have a set of gym clothes in my car. :laugh:

Congrats Chine. Nice weight loss. I think I am down about 8 lbs since surgery. My scale is off from the doctors. I go back to the doctors on 1/27 for a fill. I guess I have to wait until then for my official weight loss. I am down atleast 30 lbs since sept. So I am happy. I guess I am off tonight now due to the weather. Happy and Healthy New Year. Laurel:thumbup:

WTG keep up the determination. I need to still slow down when eating. I am able to limit what I eat so far. Yesterday I made it through an hour of water arobics. Today, I had to take my daughters phone to get fixed and I walked around shopping center while I waited. I am also planning on taking my younger daughter to the mall tonight after dinner. So I will get in some more walking in. I am also keeping my eye out for some smaller size sweaters for me for next winter. I am tall so I don't want to even think about pants. I am going to win this battle once and for all. Let us all keep up the good work. I will probably end up working tomorrow night so I don't have to worry obout new years snacking or drinking. I drive a limo sometimes on the side. Happy New Year to all of us. Laurel

Happy 2 week aniversary to all of us. I am trying to eat 3 meals a day. This morning I had a SF carnation Breakfast. For lunch I had 3oz of FF refried beans and a Tablespoon of Cottage cheese. For dinner I has 3oz of refriend beens and some spinach along with maybe an oz. of london broil. With hubby home drinking in the middle is hard. Seems we are always running somewhere. I don't go back to work until next monday. But I drive a school bus so my schedule is crazy. I plan on making sure I always have some type of protein and water with me at all times. I never know when I can get stuck at work. Glad to see everyone doing so well. I also went to the gym today and started back on water arobics. Laurel

I am working hard on trying to get in the calories and water today. Yesterday I did real good on the food part but did not drink enough. Today was the first time I actually felt hungry. Hope all is going well for everyone.

Hi Debbbie, my name is Laurel and I live in Ocean county but did live in monmouth county until 5 yrs ago. I used Dr. Washington of Central Jersey Bariatrics, They also go under ESA. He operates out of Bayshore and Centra State. I had my surgery on 12/15 at Centra State. He does have seminars on a regular basis. I went to one in August. I have been happy with all of the doctors that work out of there. If I could answer any questions I would be more than happy too. Good luck to you. Laurel

No I haven't even thought about the calories I have been eating. I mainly made sure I got in enough fluid and protein after surgery. All the diets I have been on either counted fat grams and carbs. I do have have the web sites saved to count calories which I plain on starting to do probably on Monday. This morning I made a protein shake with milk, chocolate protein, a teas of peanut butter and 1/2 of small banana. Well, need to go shower as hubby wants to go to car dealership and try to trade in 2 cars for 1. We inherated a car this year and have too many. Both the cars we are trading in have payments so altleast we will knock one off. Just hope the dealership is hungry enough. I will bring along a protein drink. China, I am 51, so I didn't mean to imply I was old, but I know it slows down your motabilisim. Excuse my spelling today. Hope everyone has a great day. Laurel:thumbup:

I am just starting my muchie stage. I haven't kept track of my calories which I know I am going to have to start. I still drink mostly protein drinks and shakes. I am adding muchies slowly as I have suffered with IBS and am afraid of starting to eat to much. Today my brother-in-law make home made chicken noodle soup for our Christmas meal. I brought my Magic Bullet over and muched it all up. I am going to start keeping a log of my calories. Tonight I did drink about 4 oz of a protein drink. My hubby is now on vacation until 1/2/09 so I also have to deal with him being home with me now. What type of meals on your on now? Laurel

Merry Christmas to all. Last night did go a little better than expected. I did find out the ex is trying to be best buddy's with my son. My ex isn't happy that I am doing well without him. I do have to be patient. I know I am not getting enough calories in. So that is my goal to increase calories in a healthy way. I do plan to start doing water arobics next week too. I am not letting my slow weight discourage me totally. Thanks to all for all you support. I do have to remember my age slows down the process too. My head tells me I am still young. I did this whole thing for me. I plan on making this whole effort a success. I know I am in total control of it all. Hope Santa was good to all of us. Laurel

Thank you for your support Rose. I have 4 children altogether and only the 1 isn't talking to me. I know in my head it isn't me. But my heart does ache. I know I have to be patient and he will come back. I guess that goes for the weight too. PATIENCE. I have tried some excercising but it tends to wipe me out by 4pm. We have all started a new journey in life. I spend way to much time and effort to not give this one 100%. I do have a total of 25 lbs down from the start, so I should be very proud of that. Hope we all have a good day. Laurel