TracyinKS

Checking this thread to see the outcome.. p.s. Sara.. I LOVE your signature image!

Good Afternoon all!!!!!!!!! I'm hoping that this 2.75 cc's helps my restriction.. I see everyone passing me by on the overall weight loss and it is depressing to be left waving from the back... (I KNOW its my eating) The scale did go back down today after a day of being good ... but I'm gaining and relosing the same 7 lbs... I REALLY need to get on track with what I'm putting in my mouth.. I somewhat feel like I'm already cheating the band before I have ANY success...... maybe a good dose of restriction will help tame those experiments I do. I am on day two of Liquids... tomorrow being the 4th we are going to a cookout/block party where good food will be a plenty... last year I grazed all day.. this year I'm hoping to be full and make good quality choices....... Our contribution is Fruit.... so we have iced down two watermelons, I bought banannas, tangerines, bing cherries, seedless grapes...... man oh man do I love bing cherries! I know it all so high in carbs but I will no doubt be eating a few of my favs. Angie: SO GREAT TO SEE YOU POSTING!!!! Kat: Many Many Many prayers go out to your precious grandbaby! Laura: The nuptuals are fast approaching girl!!!!! before too long you will be an old married lady! Everyone have a WONDERFUL DAY!

I went back a few pages and caught up on posts! I am on liquids due to my fill and I am wanting to CHEW something and those recipes BOTH of them sound like pure heaven! I will be making those nuts for sure... (I love crock pot cooking) the salad is right up my alley too............ YUM! I am IN on the exercise challenge... Judy: Good luck with your fills today! and YOU LOOK MARVELOUS! OK.. I'm going to bed with a growling tummy ..... gnight Violets!

Terry and I must of been posting at the same time....... I want to make sure that my post doesn't come off as preachy... in Terry's son's case it WAS the cure for him and I would never question another parents choices.. as we are the ones who know our kids the best...... and if when the time comes for me to face medication or expulsion I will have to have a long chat or two with the doctor........ it really does worry me though... my sons bio is the poster child for Adult Undiagnosed ADHD... seriously in my Child development class we had a chapter on it and the handout explaining the symptoms/personality traits was him to a T.. not one, not three.. but each and every of the 20 items on the list.. and that scares me............ nature vs nurture... DNA vs Envirnonment..... All I can say is that each parent has to do the research and really look at their child as an individual outside the womb. .... (and I admit, it may be easier said than done for me! ) p.s. Terry: Thank goodness he is on his way to recovery and dealing with the pressures of school and peers without resorting to the illegal side of it.

I truly have mixed emotions on the subject....... I know I will most likely be fighting the battle in a few years as my sons half brother has it, and after learning a bit about the disease I truly think his father has it also, but not diagnosed........ the one thing that kids with TRUE adhd can do is to have a shot of caffiene in the mornings. Drugs work oposite in ADHD.. ie caffiene = mellow, that is why their medical drugs are all uppers. Also I would limit sugar and processed foods.... many many many studies have shown the ADHD is over diagnosed when in reality is just alergies to certain foods....... (think Red Dye) I will tell you this... I will be fighthing tooth and nail to keep my son off drugs. I know some teachers who swear by them because it does enable the child to learn and to not disrupt the rest of the class........ my son was even evaluted by the special education COOP in October and she told me that the fact that he could sit and play with a single toy (Mr. Potatoe Head) for a good twenty minutes told her that he did NOT have ADD or ADHD.. this was music to my ears.. and now he is in the Special Ed pre-K program so that he can learn to listen, and follow directions.. at 3 he has an IEP....his teacher and I both work with him as a team and it is my hope that we teach him how to be productive in a classroom setting so that he has the best start at school.. BEFORE they DEMAND he goes on DRUGS................. he is so much better behaved when he does not eat sugar... I do let him have a treat, but I do watch it... plus he will have the DNA to be heavy so that is another reason why I have him drink water and milk and yes my crystal light in leui of pepsi and sugared koolaid as much as possible.

any better yet Haydee?????

GOOD MORNING!!!!!!!!! Ok GOOD LUNCHTIME!!!!!!! I'm back from TN after a girls weekend and I had my second fill today! I had GAINED a pound, (but I know that it was Water retention because my feet and hands are swollen from all the drinking and eating I did over the weekend) but STILL ... a GAIN! Because of this and because my portion sizes are to large the doctor gave me an additional 1.25 cc's on top of the 1.5cc's I already had. (I have the small band).......... soooooo.. I believe that my ass will be clamped down now! 2.75cc in a 4cc band.. OH MY! I'm drinkin a Protein Shake right now......... I plan to knock his socks off when I go back on July 30th. Terri: at 240-247ish that I am right now, I can wear some of my old size 16's when I last weighed 174-198.. I was in most size 12 pants.... and some even stretcy size 10's.......... but from looking at your body pics I know one of the reasons why my size would differ from yours.... Alot of my weight is carried in my ARMS and BOOBS......... you already have tank toppable arms and the only way I will EVER have them is surgery. Also like Haydee my clothes in question are stretch versions. I am a hair under 5'5" and pretty balanced in my proportions (except my arms and breasts)

Good evening Violetts! Well tomorrow a.m. I am off for a girls weekend... NO BOYS, dbf is kind of pouty because he will have all four of them alone for the weekend! ME... well I'm going to enjoy it! I am flying into Nashville and then driving to Hendersonville and staying a a place on the lake... the only downer is that the weather is calling for rain.... and I had my hear set on a raft in the lake with a smut book and a dt dr pepper and rum and many good talks with friends............. Every time I'm set to go somewhere I start missing my son and all sorts of stupid crap creeps in my head.... I guess its a hold over from his miracle entrance into this world (former infertility)......... I hope everyone has a great weekend and I'll check in on Monday.. which is also FILL #2 day... 9:30 a.m. :eek:

Whooooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooo!

GOOOOD MORNING VIOLETS! Lunasa: HUGS! and like others have said........ RUN don't walk to your doctor and demand a fill! You have NOT wasted your money, you have not wasted you time! Several of us are on the slow road to slimmer.. I'm right there with you! I too worry that you are on the brink of depression. At times I feel the same.. look at my first face pic.. I was so depressed after facing the scale........... that was is a defeated woman totally wallowing in self hate ......... but then look at my May 11 pic... That is a woman full of hope and a sense of self a woman with the twinkle of sucess in her eyes........ Since that photo I have went up and down 10 lbs and I know that after this weekend I will most likely show up at my docs office weighing the same or more than I did the month prior....... Yesterday I was beating myself up for eating that bagel and eating that icecream.. and then my sister pointed out to me.......... "Tracy are you kidding me???.......... IS THAT ALL YOU ATE???? That is NOTHING!" and I guess she was right.. I was so depressed about eating all that carby crap that I had lost focus of the minimal amount of actual FOOD put into my mouth....... In the mood I was in yesterday eating that stuff would of sent me into a "oh well what the hell" binge prior to the band.. now even with minimal restriction It is no longer physically possible. Yes, I can still eat a plate of food, but not 4... I can not wait til I can only eat 1 cup of food and be full......... that my friend is when we WILL start losing......... I think everyone who posts on our little thread has bits of invaluable advice and wide experiences that benefit us each in different ways. If I could reach accross the pond and give you a big hug and a boot in the butt I would... I would say "Shake it off Sister you are NOT alone!" Know that we are here struggling right along with you. In other news: I did get up and go to the gym this morning but it was only for a mere 30 minutes as DBF had to leave the house early. This my friends is a major NSV, because normally this would of been a WONDERFUL excuse not to go at all! Instead I set the alarm for 4:00 a.m. and was waiting for the club to open at 4:30 a.m. I left by 5:05 a.m. came home and did some laundry and packed my bag for my GIRLS weekend!

HELLLLLLLLLLLLO!!!!! I woke up and was at the gym by 4:45 a.m., did 45 minutes of the Lady Maximus Circuit (similar to Curves) and then I decided to try the Early Bird step class!!!!!!!! OHHHHHHHHHHH MY Goodness........ it is amazing that I had any sweat left in me because it was pouring out. I really like the instructor.. I told her that I had to leave by 6 a.m. and she took the time to introduce herself and then show me a few of the basic steps..... I still got lost, but my heart rate was up. I will most likely start making that my Monday Wednesday a.m. class............. so that was good.... Then........ my son (almost 4) threw a grouchy fit and ended up slipping on the hardwood floor busting open his chin on the coffee table and we had to make a trip to the ER........ His first ever stitches....... 6 total. Its under your chin (where a double chin starts)....... He now realizes that fit throwing is NOT worth it, because he can swim for a week or more and he missed out on skating today...... So then that leaves me to the STUPID ASS THING I DID.......... I smashed a plain bagel and toasted it, thinking that since it was squashed flat and toasted that I would be able to eat it........ was fine til the last bite and then the slime began! Finally before lunch time I was done but my throat was sore....... so I just had a diet coke float (from Wendy's) I did tell them to fill it with mainly diet coke and less icecream, but yes I did still eat every finger licking bite....... my throat is better and my tummy is full........ needless to say...... I'm having either eggs or tuna for dinner to make up for the calories and carbs I ate earlier today. I too think my face in last nights pics looks fatter than my 1 month pic.. I am somewhat disgusted with myself for not losing more by now, but I know that my next fill will help and I know the exercise will help... but dang it..... I'm still pissed at myself for eating crap undoing all my good works...... this is my self sabotaging ways at work....... its just a good thing that I physically can't eat that damn bagel... and now I KNOW it. Laura: I love your pics that you posted on the before and after page! You are such a young looking miss thang! and as for you mom...... Yeah.. I know...... Food Police Suck! Dbf called while I was sucking down the float and he made a smart ass comment about since it had the word DIET in it that it was ok......... ( I said well its better than regular pop!!!) Like Michelle's DH.. he isn't as well versed in the fill methodology as we are. Now its time to down some water.. I am doing an employee orientation in a few minutes and then I have a dentist appointment... I'll try to check in later

Oh Jenn... sorry.. this job search really stinks! Hows the pizza job going? Jane: So glad your surgery is over and done with.. sending out the healing vibes! OK.. going to bed... night

OK michelle......... right click on the avatar and then save it to your computer then go to your USERCP and click Edit Avatar, Select CUSTOM and then go find it on your computer. The max size is 50 x 50 pixels which is why they are tiny..... I have posted your photos to Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket (its free and easy) I may play around with your pics tomorrow when I get to work.. but for tonight here they are.. THEY ARE GREAT! Margi and TracyK congrats on your second fill!!!!!!!!!! I took my two month pics tonight and I will crop them down tomorrow and make some sense of them.... but for right now my family is missing me... and dbf is pouty because he burned the chicken on the grill and I can not eat it (tooooooo dry) GOOD NIGHT!

INTRODUCING MISS CUTEYPATOOTY! our very own MDRI = Michelle! avatar Before and Down 25! What a cutey pie!!!!!!

ok.. getting ready to hit the road... Laura: WOW!!! you go girl.. Vegas!Vegas!Vegas! Teach: GREAT NSV! Pamela: I'm like you.. I ain't changing my ticker til I hit a new low! NEW FAT GOODBYE! Michelle: Aqua Pilates.. SOUNDS VERY VERY VERY COOL! (send me those pics chica and I'll post them) Denise: Yup new pics tonight........ JOY JOY!

My doc oks carbonation after the first month.... I have no problems (yet) for ME beer would be out due to the calories and carbs....... I'd stick to a diet soda and hard liquor........... or crystal light and vodka......

I don't know how it affects the band, but I can tell you that I have two realatives that have Crohns.. my aunt on my dads side and my step cousin on my moms side........ Both have had it FOREVER.. my cousin was diagnose in his late teenage years and now is 35....... I just know that each time they have to remove some of his intestines it is a concern for how much they end up taking..... (I'm not educated on the disease at all) HUGS to you!!!!!!!!!!

Here is a pic from Sunday.... Dbf, Me, SIL, BIL, and our 10 year old... he is dads riding buddy, and was grinning from ear to ear all day long! The purple bike in the foreground with waterbottle is mine..

Oh ya HAPPY TWO MONTH BANDversary to Denise and ME, and all the 4/26'rs that are now MIA!

GOOD MORNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow where was everyone yesterday???? I waited all day for someone to post. I was very good on water and food yesterday and was rewarded by the scale fairy because I am now back down to where I was prior to vacation. I made meat loaf last night for dinner and brought a hunk in for todays lunch........ and OH YA......... WENT TO THE GYM! I think I'm going to try the early bird step class tomorrow..... WILL my uncordinated butt survive???? Denise: My second fill is scheduled for Monday July 2nd... I can not wait! Judy: You and Hubby look WONDERFUL in those wedding pics! Terry: Hope you are recovered. Pamela: Sounds like you are making the most of your summer! TracyK: I'm with you on no longer being the spectator! (I was the one to ride the roller coasters last week with our oldest).... my boobs/belly got in the way a bit, but the attendants just pushed the bar down for me and I fit. I'm looking forward to gauging the difference in august when we return with all the boys. The one thing I splurged a bit on was a new pair of GOOD walking shoes. They are sketchers and I got into a conversation with a nurse in the store and she pointed me to the ones they all wear during 12 hour shifts (she was there picking up two pairs) I have to admit they are a lot better than my KMart special shoes I had been wearing... I walked up and down all the hills at Silver Dollar City 3 days in a row and my feet never hurt. (this is how I justified all the crap I ate.. ) Jennifur: I'm sure you looked great! So did you get the bartending job? Laura: Where are you? OK.. its time to fill my water glass.... I will post a few pics later.

WHY????? Does it sometimes take a week or so to feel restriction? This boggles my mind, why would it take two weeks to feel it when most people end up with swollen restriction directly after. Does it take a long time for the saline to travel and settle into the band or what? I DID call my docs office today, and just got voicemail... I DID also do a search of these boards with no definative answer.. I 'm sure it has been discussed but must be hidden in some obscure thread... so I'm posting this out here. If someone has an answer for me, and or knows a good thread that will answer I would REALLY appreciate a link posted here. THANKS!!!!!!!!

I'm at a standstill but mostly its because I can eat most anything I want.. and last week we were on vacation so I ate a LOT of crap! The bad stuff........ funnel cakes topped with icecream and strawberries! BUFFET crap... again..... most anything goes down without problem... I guess the only UP side is that I can only eat 1 plate and not 3-4 like I used to be able to do. NO matter........... I'm back on the wagon today and tomorrow I'm hitting the gym before work.

Congrats Alex!!!!!!!!!!! I've been watching for your posts

Here's a link to another Cruise thread.. a few pics are posted..... http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f7/welcome-home-lbt-cruisers-37004/

WOW!!!!!!!! Is that a great looking group or what!