TracyinKS

GOOD MORNING ALL!!!!!!! Laura: HOUSE LOOKS GREAT! Gr8: Don't worry about the bad choices you are doing great and look at it this way...... YOU DIDN't EAT an ENTIRE BAG! Denise: Did the jiggling belly thing work? Judy: I too am amazed at the differences in diets... Sara: congrats on the exercise! EVERYONE: WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH BANDSTER HELL!!!!! For me: I did not attemp eggs last night. I did however attempt to make some Lasagna filling (cottage cheese, mozz, leftover spaghetti sauce) blended up and baked....... I took one bite and just freaked out.... I couldn't do it.. not because it didn't go down, but because I had scared myself about it... I did NOT want a repeat of the night before, so I ate a SF popsicle and drank a glass of tea. This morning I woke up to a loss! Yay! My stomach is growling so I will eat my sf pudding and then drink my ISOpure (almost out of them) I see my doc tomorrow, and two of my steri strips have fallen off........ DBF says he can tell I've lost some in my butt..... I guess thats good.. at least he's LOOKING right??

My GOAL is to KEEP my band for Life!!!!!!!! I have lost so much weight 80 lbs 3 times in my adult life and 20-30 lbs more times than I can count...... the problem is MAINTAINING IT.. that's where the band comes in..... As for what foods you can tolerate.. well, that will be up to your body and your band........ some can eat anything (just not much of it) but some can eat only certain things... My doc said that the only thing we REALLY have to give up is WHITE DOUGHY BREAD, but as soon as he said that someone got up and had lost 100 lbs and CAN eat it........ so as with all things YMMV. It is a life decision, It is a BIG decision, and It IS a permanant decision.... If you lose all your weight, you will always face the hurdle of maintaining.... you get down to a great size and you become complacent.. that is where (if you are banded) you either step up the exercise or you get a fill to keep you from eating. If you take out your band your ENTIRE stomach will be wide open waiting for food. It took me two years to decide to go this route, because I KNOW I CAN lose weight........ but after much soul searching I decided to go this route and use the band as the TOOL it is meant to be. Good Luck!

I have a 10 mm band and it holds 4 cc full of saline, and is also refered to as a MEDIUM sized band

Good afternoon ladies! My meeting just got out... and I had to catch up a bit.. Sara: LOL..... :target: I am going to try RUNNY scrambled eggs tonight......... or maybe I'll stick with soup. I do NOT want a repeat of last night!

getting ready to head off to a meeting................. check back later! NOTE: I've drank about 2/3rds of my SOUP at Hand Velvelty Potatoe and am throwing the rest away! Kat: any word on Rick today????

LOL! Lunasa.. a head of cabbage...... that has to be it! and might I mention.............. IT IS NOT FREAKEN FAIR!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't even know I LIKED sex til I got divorced! and now the tides have turned........ OK done whining about it!

Sex... what is sex??? Two nights ago I was told by dbf that the thought of my port grossed him out... I said... GREAT! NOW MY PORT GROSSES YOU OUT.. we are NEVER going to have sex again are we??? To which he replied........ JESUS TRACY NOT THIS AGAIN! Don't START.. and stomped to the living room...... (and note this all started to go down hill when I was still wearing a size 10/12, and NO he has no problem perking up, and I lost count of how many months its been... Lost count in January) He has no libido........ and I'm guessing it is a long standing issue because his ex wife cheated on him which is why they divorced........ OK.. sorry for the TMI about my lack of sex life...... but you guys hit a geyser with the topic. (pun intended)

:clap2: CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, and I had my surgery done at Menorah...... I believe that Heartland Spine and Specialty are working on gaining their Bariatric "Center of Excellence" status for medicare...... but of the 3 hospitals Malley works in ... Menorah was the one IN NETWORK for BCBS

STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WLSC will make you pay for the surgery UPFRONT and then help you to get reimbursed! (I almost went this route before I found out that Dr. Stephen Malley in Mission was on my BCBS provider network!) So is Opie in Olathe and I believe Wheets doc is too. When I called them in January (WLSC) they told me that they were NOT contracted with ANY insurance carrier but would work with you to get reimbursed.......... BEFORE you waste $150 I would check out your options.

My doc has a younger patient(s) I think it is a matter if your self pay and evaluation of the situation, and if insurance pays.. a matter of winning appeals, but truly I have no idea of SPECIFICs BTW....... CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pamela: SF CANDY is a big NO NO for me!!!!!! 2 pcs will send me RUNNING to the bathroom! I can not imagine eating an entire BAG.. OMG! Now I feel sorry for you! Welcome Wolfmaydn!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will add you to our list (Post #2 of this thread) How did your surgery go? How long are you on liquids? When do you get to go to mushies? I FORGOT to mention that I had a major NSV today......... I was feeling thinner this morning so I tried on jeans..........(I have sized 22 - 10 ) in my closet the smaller the size the higher up in the closet they are..... drum roll.......... I was able to button AND zip WITHOUT laying on the bed 2 pairs of size 16's........ (now, before you all FREAK and say size 16!!!!.. I will preface with...... they are stretchy and WOMENS 16's and mid rise....... but YAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOO! I out grew these jeans last fall, and now I'll be wearing them to Branson MO next week (Adult weekend).. Can I get a "Hell Ya!!!!"

very interested in this last post... HOW does it happen???

Water is needed to hydrate your body and to FLUSH out that FAT! Drink UP!!!!!!!

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't I know it! I've been nibbling on it for an hour NOW! LOL

Nope, not military....... but my doc does do fills on people he didn't band. Dr. Stephen Malley in Mission KS.

Michelle: Don't sweat it!!! Remember my sewer line problem a few weeks ago........Well, I too indulged in pizza......your doing good to get back on track today. I am currently nibbling on a sf pudding... I'm talking less than baby bites..... LOL.......

Good morning Violets....... boy oh boy do I have a story to tell........ yesterday you may remember that I was very hungry all day at work, my egg drop soup did not hold me. I went to the store after work to pick up some odds and ends.. cottage cheese, sour cream, eggs, grated cheese... etc... I was set to have refried beans for dinner....... so I combined in a bowl, refried beans, sour cream, taco sauce, grated cheese...... metled in the microwave til down right soupy....... I added to much sour cream so I wasn't all that happy with the taste but I did manage to eat about half of it...... but to get the nasty taste out of my mouth I watered down some SF pudding with calorie countdown milk and ONE tablespoon of peanut butter icecream....... I stirred till a chocolatey soup and ate....... THE PAIN, THE PAIN, THE PAIN :target: ......... to much, to fast, to rich, My little Billy the Bad Ass Band (Kat ref) Knocked me FLAT on my BACK FOR the ENTIRE NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!! I ate at 5:00 p.m. and by 9:00 p.m. I had the WORST (TMI) "squirts" and it still didn't relieve the pain...... I didn't feel like PB'ng because everything I ate was a soupy consistancy.. but it was like my entire "inards" were full to the seems..... finally at 9:30 p.m. I took some of my pain meds and by 11:00 it had relieved somewhat........ DBF was telling me that I shouldn't do that to myself....... (I wanted to throw something at him) LIKE I DON"T KNOW THIS FACT! and he thought I was funny laying there moaning then I got the hiccups..... Maybe I can't do beans.... I am better today except I am STICKING TO SOUP! HOURS and HOURS of Pain.............. Nothing like a little fear to keep me on the straight and narrow.

Jennifur: I am allowed coffee (regular) I even had it in the hospital after my barium swallow, but I know other doctors don't let you have it for 6 weeks because it causes "gut motility".

Laura... I just spent the time from my last post looking at that site... WRONG thing to do when I'm hungry..... and OH MAN.. it has me thinking.. Just HOW MANY FRICKEN CALORIES DID I USED TO EAT?????????

I am feeling down right HUNGRY right now!!!!!!!!!!! My stomach is actually growling! NO!NO!.. I wanted the post op swelling restriction to last a bit longer!!!!!!! I made Egg Drop Soup (from a box) last night and had the left overs for lunch and I am starving...... Maybe its all this talk of FAST FOOD! LOL Like Pamela (Kity) I was a car eater........... oooooh how many times did I swing by Mcdonalds or Wendys on the way home from work and get a shake and a burger.. and then stop to dump the evidence at a car wash or gas station trash can. How many times did I eat out of stress, anger, hurt, rejection, and depression (over my weight) never ending circle of self sabotage....... How many times did I finish WHATEVER so that it wouldn't go to waste........ I will be a work in progress my entire life....... I believe I'm going to have some refried beans with Salsa tonight..... I will try it for my mushies.... I am about sick of soup.

I really doubt this is true....... but if it were.. I would think it is because women tend to be more emotionaly attached rather than stimulated by sight like men are....... a great girl friend (gay or straight) is one that laughs with you at jokes and cry's with you during the sad times and gorges on ice cream with you wheneverthemood strikes! LOL

Congrats Tammy on making the 40's!!! I went back to work yesterday.. I was tired last night... HAPPY MAY Marchies!!!!!!!!

WELCOME TO MAY! THANKS TO ALEXANDRA for changing our thread name! Welcome to all the new posters! I am definately feeling better today....... boy oh boy was I tired last night after work... We shall see how today goes.. and I have an announcement........... I FINALLY weigh less than my PRE-OP weight!!!!!! 251.4 Mid Goal is Onederland! Mini Goal is 220 (I think I will be able to fit into a lot of my old clothes at this weight) 21 lbs for the month of April..... I'm seriously thinking of splurging on a charm bracelett..... Have a great day!

I just pm'd Alexandra one of the moderators about changing the thread name. Thanks Denise... I'm done with food for tonight.. so maybe tomorrow! I know that I am ready to see the scale start dropping! I want to be able to shop in my closet! LOL Good Night all! I'm signing off for the night