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LOL I have had a few major Pbs all my fault... You know how your not sure if something is going to settle down in there and you relax and you can actually feel it pass and you go on with life.... Well my daughter has learned to recongnize the look on my face no matter how hard I try to hid it.... and she says " Mom, are we having and "episode"? OMG she cracks me up... so now she refers to it as an episode. Kids are cute. Booger will also define what will cause me the "episode" if I choose to eat it!

I am like Elfie, I love to cook, bake, and I love to eat. food Network is a great channel. I am also a cake decorator by trade among other things. I have learned to cook some really cool meals that agree with me and what I want for myself, substituting ingredients for a healthier dish, and cooking smaller pots so that I don't feel obligated to eat so much. I am almost entirely giving up on meat of any kind since any of the PB episodes I have had included meat. ( truth is I am a vegetarian at heart) When bake sweets I keep some for my family and give the rest away to the teachers at school and friends, Chiro office, massage therapist etc. So i still feel good cooking for others. I am becoming more satisfied seeing others enjoy what I cook vs the need to gorge myself on a tasty meal. I have also been watching Dr Oz a lot... I like how he explains what we are doing to our organs and his show and tell examples.... big time wake up call. My family watches together. I love how he spends time on weightloss issues and solutions and showes a typical plate and how it can be made better and with half or less of the calories. Ha Ha just the other day my freind took me and my 2 kids out to lunch for vietnamese food... I didn't order anything. I had some hot tea and then after that I picked off the veggies of everyones plate and was very satisfied. Now I am a really cheap date ;o) It was a relaxing meal. I enjoyed it. Like astrasmom, I am so happy I did this, I am more confident now and I wish I had done it sooner... I am thankful for today and my future. Betsie, it is fun meeting the challenge of altering a recipe, and very satisfying when your family loves it!

I LOVE HUMMUS with lots of garlic... I am crazy about garlic!

I know when I hit below 200 I was doing the happy dance, but let me tell you the 175 dance was on the scale LOL I was so excited with a resounding "yes" vibrating through the house... too bad I was home alone LOL. but I was so happy. I can't believe how well I am doing. I bought some adidas pants and shirts to wear around maybe I will exercise more regularly LOL perish the thought! I really want an elliptical but no $$ right now. But really I need to do crunches or something .. I walk alot, but my stomach right now is out of proportion with the rest of my bodys weight loss..... I pb'd a couple of times this week... yuck! too much too fast... but I chewed it well... still ouch... lesson learned ... I think I am at the perfect restriction for me at this point. I am at 5.75cc right now that is with 2 fills. Today I am at 173 , I can't even remember the last time I saw that weight on the scale , I would venture to say it was 14 or more years ago! I sprint a lot when I am going places... and run up to the top floor of the parking garage, I make 4 floors before pooping out LOL. Yet I recover well! I did stall out and only lost 3 lb during Dec/Jan, but with my fill on Feb 1st was back on track and I have lost 6 lb so far this month. So I guess you could say I have mastered the maintaining aspect LOL... Told the nurse I was "resting", "getting used to myself, letting my head catch up to my body" LOL got kicked in the butt. Told me I didn't go through all this to lose 3lb in 2 months... Ok she was right. So I started logging again along with my fill and it made all the difference in the world immediately. So COOL! It hasn't been really easy but easy enough to suceed with good support. I guess I was really ready for this to make the changes. I don't know if I would have been in the same head space had I done this a couple of years earlier. Although at the same time I wish I had done this a few years ago! I am so thankful to be where I am now though! Hope you all are doing well too! What a great year 2010 has been to me!

I was on my period for surgery... used a tampon, told them too , they said if I had cotton underwear I could keep it on with a pad if I liked. It was no big deal.

Funny how we are so hard on ourselves. I agree journaling really helps keep a perspective on things.

hope you are doing better Avon Andrea. Tough to wait i know.

Hey GF we are more than half way now! So I say we celebrate vs looking at where we are NOT yet LOL we are doing well! I was sprinting walking home with the kids today and made them chase me today... that was fun LOL. 3 months out for you 3.5 for me we are doing dang good woman! Imagine where we would be if we didn't embark on this journey!

When I have the urge to eat or binge I make a cup of hot herbal tea... that usually curbs me. and then start researching stuff on the computer that is very distracting for me. If I am out driving and I want to hit a drive thru I will chew gum (yes i really do, funny I have NEVER accidently swallowed a piece in my life , knock on wood) or have an altoid ;o) and drink some water.

LMAO mine roll down inside my jeans too... lets not even talk about the bras LOLOLOL

That is SO exciting! Congratulations!!!!!

I didn't either.... but I was so excited! I am between a 12 and 14 now... I too am happy at the dept change in the store.... waiting as long as I can before buying any clothes. I may have to do the thrift store between here and then... All the clothing style possibilities that are opening up are so exciting! I can't wait. I am also starting school next month for Massage, and Holistic Health Care.... so will wait... I will be taking tai chi within that program so hopefully will see some changes in my body as a result. May chose to wear scrubs for school or sweats haven't decided yet.

Congratulations Ladies!!!!!! Yippppeeeee!

LOL I am dying now waiting for the underwriter to review our docs for a house.... seems like it is taking FOREVER.... we feel like we can't pack etc, loans are funky these days not like the years before when you were accepted on an offer and the financing was preapproved... so you knew as long as you put the docs and had the closing $$ you were good to go. Enough to drive me to a plate of French Fries... but I won't I promise... I go for a cup of hot herbal tea every timeI want to hit the fridge.... heading there now... good way to get your liquids in too and a great diversion. Good job on the wii addiction... I have one even the biggest loser one and I haven't used it! did weights today about killed me.

LOL me too at 5'2" Since the G-Force movie my line is .. "I am not fat, I am FLUFFY!" My 8 yr old son has stated I am losing my fluffiness, and now he can totally wrap his arms around me and hold hands when he hugs me and it makes him feel good too!

Good Job MiMi for being PRO active.... When you have your nutritionalist and psych appts etc be sure to mention the changes you are making now. It helps them help you!

HANG IN THERE YA'LL I know how frustrating it is to wait, use your time waiting wisely, start your supplements. let go of a bad habit , like Soda, make little changes now ... read labels and learn new recipes... if you use this as your training time life will be sooooooo much easier once you are banded ... trust me! Find a Protien drink you like. Start walking and doing some weights. Like I said it will be sooo much easier later if you start making the changes now....POSITIVE... THE GLASS IS HALF FULL! This is one of the biggest decisions of your life.... life altering ;o) Good luck to you all. Seize 2010! It is YOUR year!

Congratulations! Way to go !!!!! I can't wait for my 6 months to see where I am ! I am just over 3 months out now and feel great! YOU GO GIRL!

When it happens there will be no question! OUCH!

Thank You So Excited.... I feel good for it

I had a 1000 cal not to exceed 20grams of fat. I could have yogurt, cottage cheese and protein drinks, sugar free pudding and jello etc

yeah at first I kinda felt that way... then I thought well my 3 months of supervised diet I can use this time to reprogram myself and slowly change my habits. It worked out well I lost 20lb before surgery! I am glad I got started instead of waiting for the pre-op diet time. This whole thing isn't so hard ...especially when you see the scale move and you have a team to be accountable to. The biggest help for me other than the human encouragement is the Daily Plate at www.livestrong.com. I am most successful when I faithfully log what I am eating and doing. I just keep myself logged on all day and go back and enter here and there. It really breaks it down so that you can see what your numbers are and what food is most costly so you can decide if you really want to eat it again , or a full serving , if you know what I mean. I actually went and bought a pair of "skinny jeans" today... wow they feel weird. I still have to move that belly, above the waist line, maybe some crunches will help, everything else has been melting away "evenly' so to speak So go for it... you will be so pleased. Think of what you can do and eat rather than what you can't. Glass is half full not half empty if you catch my drift! Good Luck!

That's Great! Follow the guidelines and you will do just fine!

Thanks Gloria! I am Sooooo excited I hit 175 this week! I can't believe it. It has been more than 12 yrs since I was there! I feel really good. you're doing great too!

I saved one pair of pants and one shirt..... so I can see the progress. I am in 14 with them loose so as soon as I switch they will go in the donation as quickly and the 16 and 18s did. I WILL NOT GO BACK. Not to mention it feels really good to purge and buy nicer stuff!