TracyinKS

I try to sip.. but like househuntress I haven't had a fill yet and I can gulp my drinks....(like I just did with my water)

Finshed!!! going for glass 3 of my 24 oz cup!

EVERYONE: MID DAY CHALLENGE....... GO GET A GLASS OF WATER! NOW! Report back when you've finished it... Ready........ Set............. GO!

Pamela! Oh man.. sorry to hear about your dad.. that really really sux! Laura: I too had some phentermine but I'm now out... I don't know if my doc will perscribe them or not. They do help with the hunger, and I may have to ask.. because I have absolutely no restriction left and I ate a lot. I did stay away from bread but I had buffets all weekend... I only at one plate which is about 2-3 less than before band, but my calories still had to be sky high. I did not stay low carb... however I did walk a lot and yesterday I did move gravel and worked in my flowers.. (I can really feel it today on my inner thighs) I was able to zip a pair of size 16 levis that are old as the hills.. (before the midrise boot cuts were in style) these are jeans that I could not button and zip two weeks ago.... Judy: LOOK at you 204!!!! Crud.. I 've got to answer the phone.. back later!

I need to go back and catch up on all the posts Well we are back from our Adults only weekend at Branson! <O:p</O:p We had a great time, and the camper did great too. It was so nice to wake up to the whipporwhils and fresh coffee and NO kids wanting cereal or fighting! aHHH Heaven! We left the camper down at <ST1:p<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comTreasure</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Lake</st1:PlaceType></ST1:place since we are going back in June. <O:p></O:p> <O:p</O:p I did ok with my band…. I ate what I wanted just WAY smaller portions. I am up two pounds because my calories were more than what I had been eating at first, but I now have 3 pairs of jeans that I can get into again…. So I am losing inches……And soon those 16’s will be baggy! I get my first fill JUNE 4<SUP>th</SUP> ……………. But I have found a food that I can not tolerate and it is BEANS.<O:p</O:p <O:p</O:p I had bbq baked beans yesterday at moms and I got really sick. I also ate too fast which didn’t help……… Sometimes I forget that I have a band inside me and its times like that when I’m reminded in a harsh way…….<O:p</O:p

I might also mention that I won't be able to WEIGH til SUNDAY! THE HORROR!!!!!!! I will be faced with the MOST aWESOME funnel cakes topped with strawberries and icecream..... (THEY ARE PURE EVIL ON A PLATE) dbf already warned me that he plans on having at least ONE this weekend..... Maybe I'll try one and pb and lose my taste for them! I WILL TRY TO BE GOOD!!!!!!!!!!! 5 minutes and I'm out of here! LOVE YA VIOLETS!!! See ya next week!

WAY TO GO TAMMY!!!! 6 pounds! Mrs. Husker: We have a gal on our April thread with the same flipped port issue. He doc is fixing it in his office.. It makes me wonder though.. why are all these ports flipping? (Brenners is her name)

I believe your fill will help get over the plateau! Looks like your initial weight loss was AWESOME, just need a jumpstart!

ANGIE: GREAT JOB ON THE CAPRI's! Jennifur: I have those same favorite Levis..... (I laughed at the big toe comment!) Deanna: I do need to exercise... I will be getting a bunch of walkin in tomorrow, as we are going to Silver Dollar City in Branson Mo.... For those that don't know Branson is a tourist trap located in the beautiful MO ozarks... it is a bunch of hokey country family fun.... the strip is like a mini nashville with some 70 shows, mixed in with theme parks and bumper boats, 3 story high go-kart tracks, and mini golf......... AND I LOVE IT! so do our boys, but this weekend is all about the adults! We are going with DBF's sis and BIL... We belong to a campground down there and can stay in our camper for $1.00 a day.. which is a very economical vacation for us.

When I'm drinking my Water I don't fluctuate as much..... I ALWAYS gage what the scale says with how my rings fit! I know I will be up if they are snug or tight and if they twirl freely I'm good!

GOOD MORNING VIOLETS.. and a to Lunasa .. sweetcheeks LOL! I laughed out loud with what your dh said... I am feeling downright good today.. We are heading out of town later today and so I took the opportunity to wear those NSV jeans, a cute white shirt that I now have to TUCK in or it just looks too sloppy, and I splurged on a pair of new white shoes yesterday... I dropped my son off at my moms this morning and she said she could really tell that I've lost, and my work buddy that knows I had it done said she could really tell in my neck and chest area... YEAH But.......... drum roll........... I had my first PB/Sliming episode this am in the truck....... I had went through the drive through of MCDonalds to get my son some breakfast to eat at grandmas and I thought.. I'd get an egg/sausage biscuit and not eat the biscuit.... The egg......... I obviously didn't chew it well enough but I was on my last bite before I realized it was a HUGE, HUGE, HUGE mistake...... I experienced the GOLFBALL in the throat feeling and the sharp pain.......... the entire way back to work I Slimed and PB'd till it was all up and out......I threw the uneaten portion in the trash as soon as I got to work........ YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! duhhhhhhh.. I guess I REALLY DO HAVE A BAND IN THERE! Pamela: I thought of you when I was in the drivethru thinking.... WHAT AM I DOING HERE! Pamela would be kicking my butt! Tekymom: IT IS A SMALL WORLD! Where are you now? Brenners: I've been thinking about your flipped port, and Judy about your PERFECT bandster behaviour....... LOL and all the rest of us that are getting through this first month of Bandster Hell! LOL So...... I DO take my violets with me too! I am out of here at 2pm today and won't be online til at least SUNDAY......

MICHELLE!!!!! OMG I would of been a wreck! I hope everything comes back ok on the next endoscopy.. I will be praying for you. Don't beat yourself up .... you've done that enough (as we all have) You are right. we are all with you in spirit! Please let us know how it goes.

Where is teachlady (Judy) today???????????? Laura: I love your banner too!!!!

ThickChick: I'm NOW SINGing ..... "She's a brickhouse!" THANKS!

Haydee: where did you find those crackers? Sounds right up my alley! Laura my anethesia bill came yesterday and it was $1394.00 but it is pending insurance. This may sound strange, but I gave my lunch (soup) away today.... we have a new employee that started and for some reason I feel responsible for her. She is an english woman who is here with a permanent resident status, she is hearing impaired,(very good lip reader) and a licensed massage therapist trained in the UK...... OK.. so she came in looking for work. Applied as a C.N.A. (SHE IS WAY MORE qualified than some who walk through my door) I got her an interview but she totally blew it by being nervous and our DON and Head Nurse were turned off....... she REALLY needed a job.. she walks here and has always been on time for her appointments... OK.. I might mention that my boss even went to bat for her with the D.O.N. to no avail............ ok, so Friday I'm in need of a temp Housekeeper for ONE MONTH..... (LightBulb) I thought of her...... I called job service and her counselor told me she took a temp job at KMart because she needed to pay her rent. I told her counselor that I wanted her for a temp (possible hire in June) I basically jumped through hoops with her counselor to get her here today....... I blew off the temp service I was all set to use, I tracked down her app from the D.O.N. and I "talked her up" to the Housekeeping director.... I think once trained she will be a very loyal and responsible employee...... You can tell she is a proud woman, I don't know how she ended up here in Leavenworth Kansas but I know that she is having a hard time finding employment because of her extreme hearing loss.... This morning I noticed that she brought an apple for her lunch. She dressed in scrubs but they were purple because that is what she had.. (our housekeepers wear blue scrub tops) So after they had assigned her a trainer and a cart I gave her my two cans of soup at hand that I had with me and told her that I was getting ready to go on vacation and needed to get rid of them... (she looked very grateful as she blushed) I then asked her boss if they had any extra scrubs for her to use.. they didn't but shortly after I asked.. her boss came up with some petty cash to go get some. At my lunch, I ran over to Walmart and was able to purchase two scrub tops for her use. I am worried that some of the housekeeping crew will not be nice... (they are a closeknit near retirement bunch that can frankly be as petty as school girls) The gal that is training her is one of my favorites on the crew and I made sure that she knew I appreciated her taking the time to patiently train her. So I'm HUNGRY!!!!! LOL

GOOD MORNING! Unfortunately I bounced up this morning but I know its water because my rings are tight and I ate to much sodium yesterday ... Brenners: WOW! How did you know your port moved can you feel it? I have yet to feel my port. I have 3 new hires to orientate today so I will sign off short and sweet... Check back later! DRINK THAT WATER!!!!!!!!!!

Ok.. this has been a crazy day so I haven't had much browsing time.. but quickly... WOOOOOOOOOHOOOO JUDY!!!!! Jennifur: You WILL find a job! Jane: I know we need vitimins.. but only my RNY friends have mentioned the b-12 shots..... but look at how much you've lost... maybe YOU are due for one! Everyone... Have a great great great evening.... if I get a chance I will pop in from home. I did have 1/2 a small Wendy's chili today for lunch and got hungry about 2:30p.m. so I had about 3/4 cup of cottage cheese and a piece of cheddar cheese (the kind that come already cut up like string cheese)......... I'm HOPING for the 230's by Sunday! Laura try those jeans tonight.......... please ... see if they go up past your thighs! (I have a sneeking suspicion that you'll be suprised at how close you are to buttoning them) OK.. gotta scoot to get ds from daycare!

AWWWWWWWE Laura! No wonder you got snookered!!! all that mixing of drinks and SHOTS!!! LOL At least the dancing helped sweat some of it out of your system before your head hit the pillow! Have you tried on your hawt jeans lately???? OK... gotta cut this short.. boss is eyeballing me

GOOD MORNING ALL!!!! I had problems editing the page yesterday so I didn't get to add AnnieMac and this morning I see we have a new member.. HELLO TekyMOM! I tried on a pair of my old BLACK levis 515 midrise boot cut today...... they DON'T fit YET... but I can get them over my booty.. I figure in a couple weeks I should be getting close to buttoning them.... Pamela: congrats on winning the salsa cook off at school! I've been eating higher calories than I should, but still smaller portions. We are going out of town Wednesday night WITHOUT kids! I'm really looking forward to it... it will be a true VACATION MODE test! ONE NSV .... last night DBF went to Dairy Queen and I got NOTHING.. (he got a large shake AND a large Blizzard) and he also just went up a size in jeans...... 36 to 38.. OK.. let me go try and add the changes......... (the smiley face thing it does when you edit is a real PITA)

WELCOME TO ONEderland TERRI!!!!:Banane43: Denise I LOVE YOUR TICKER! I may copy it :thumbs_up: Judy: I bet you have a visit from the WHOOOSH fairey soon and drop 5 lbs at once!:thumbs_up: Kat: You are continually in my thoughts especially when I try on the clothes you sent me! I can now get those shorts on over my booty and button them.. (I am WAYYYY more hippy and thick in the legs than you were so the fact that I can now get them on is a real NSV!) AnnieMac: I will get you added asap! Morning Gr8! It is raining cats and dog this morning which means that the boys will be at each others throats shortly.. yippeeee for me (not):thumbs_up: I DID eat some junk yesterday, but not a lot and it was all soft! I had a new low so I'm relieved. I fixed scrambled eggs for breakfast and for lunch will most likely be another 1/2 burger leftover from last night......... I LOVE MY BAND! Even UNFILLED it is helping! Have a great day!

HELLO violets! WELCOME.. Big as Life! Areellady! RvingDi!! I will go add you all to the main list WAAAAAAAAAY back on page one! I am so grateful for this band....... I am already getting into some of my old clothes... and todays NSV was that some of my underwear fit me again! I am sooooooooooo close to retiring the uber big granny panties that i've been wearing as of late.............. I am full after 1/2 of a bunless burger and KNOCK ON WOOD I feel totally fine. I have to go ice a birthday cake... but I'll add everyone before I go!

GREAT JOB TERRI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (insert bananna here!) You are on the BRINK of ONEderland! and I love the pics.. I can really see the difference in your neck and your butt!

Our bands are installed empty, we don't feel full FAST until we have proper restriction (FILLS)

Denise(Adorable) WOW!!! We are true band twins! I am down 25 lbs (since starting my pre op diet April 2) I faced my first buffet last night and did REALLY good.... 1 plate with a little of everything soft and some salmon.... I DID NOT FEEL miserable and I was able to enjoy a meal out with my boys. Tonight I had 1/2 a grilled hamburger (mixed in ranch seasoning) and ketchup VERY, VERY, VERY slowly and I'm OK!

Well Violets.. I'm getting ready to head out for the night..... we have to pick up dbfs boys and that takes all evening. Have a great night and a greater weekend! NOTE: I was so full from that 1/2 frozen cap, that I have yet to eat ANYTHING... but now my tummy is hungry. OH.. and one piece of wisdom my doc shared today is......... "Remember, just because our stomach growls, doesn't ALWAYS mean that we are hungry!"