TracyinKS

Our cable, phone and roadrunner was out ALL NIGHT!!!!!!!! THE HORROR! Ok... gotta go for now

Congrats Rose and Andra!!!!!!!! I get the .... you don't have much lef to lose...... albiet nice... I'm like.. I have at least 50 lbs to go before I get to YOUR size!

Denise and Laura: it happens to me all the time too!!!!!!!!!!

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Tracy!!!!!!!! You have made it...... dang it....... gotto go again

Acctgirl: Well I guess I opened my big mouth too soon......... SORRY! I have been out of this room today and I didn't realize that the room reservations have been closed. BAD BAD BAD TRACY! now I feel like an idiot

peeking in but I have an applicant waiting! crap gotta go

atc girl: GOOD TO SEE YOU! it's been a long time since you've posted! Everyone is welcome on the trip! Terry needs a firm head count because they are holding rooms for us.

GOOD MORNING ALL...... this is going to be quick because today I start TRAINING MY BOSS on payroll!!!!!!! LORD HELP ME! He is going to be sitting in my office right behind me ALL day taking notes........... We have 3 payrolls left before he must do it on his own while I'm in FL.... Today is CTCD and I took Terry's advice and made up some chicken salad today for my lunch........ Last night I failed....... I was so hungry from just the protein bars that I backslid.......... I think I was punishing myself or something because get this...... I ate a doughy biscuit that dh had baked, w/hot apple butter.... WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING? I spent the next hour or so over the toilet... I have got to get a handle on my cravings..... but I guess the good thing is........ if I didn't have my band... I would of eaten 3-4 biscuits... instead of ONE and then paying for it....... OK.......... back on track to day and the scale bounced back down 1 lb. Have a great day..... Where is SC Cindy, Mazie, Shannon, SeaJules????????? and where the heck is Laura?????????

I don't know!!!!!!!!!! I just finished liter #3 for the day.. and I have to pee!!!!!!!!! I can chug water like theres no tomorrow and I have 4 cc's in my band! but give me an egg and I'll be standing over the toilet for hours! OK.. I made my water goal today...... now just to be good for dinner and tonight. it sux actually feeling hunger again!

Try not to heave........ I know this is easier to say than do, but stick with the liquids.. even it it means that you are constantly LIVING with a sf popsicle... the swelling needs to go down, and the more you heave the more you will be irritating it... I was so sick of chicken broth that I don't care if I EVER see it again. However I did pretty much live on tomatoe soup made with milk.. it seemed to sooth me and keep me fuller longer...... also SF pudding held in my mouth til it disloved gave me the taste fill of more consistancy. I tried to eat refried Beans too early and it knocked me out.. too much, too fast... it was a BANDLESSON LEARNED..... (do a search for BANDLESSON LEARNED and you will get my complete post.... LOL! Just know this will pass!

YOU ARE IN BANDSTER HELL!!!!!!!!!!! Your band is most likely empty and hasn't been "turned on" yet.... the original restriction is usually from swelling from surgery. You need to focus on letting your band heal....... before my first fill I ate the better part of a pizza!

I only told ONE person at work and my close family...... Mom: overweight too...... waited to see if it would work, now wishes her insurance would pay Sister: always the thin one....... very happy for me, but is starting to become a little depressed with her own weight and wishes she could get banded (she's 159 lbs) DH: was skeptical that I would ever be satisfied with 1 cup of food... now he raises his eyebrows when I finish a taco and go for two! LOL He was constantly on me to get an unfill when I couldn't eat anything besides Soup. He had a hard time watching me eat so little, but he's gotten better Coworkers: notice that I'm losing, but simply thing that I'm back on plan with LowCarb since they've watched me go up and down the scale several times. I'm sure that when I open it up for discussion....... I will get questions... and negative feedback, but the results dont lie...... I'm walking around in my size 12's........... a far cry from the 24's that I couldn't zip any longer... I LOVE MY BAND!

Happy Bandversary~ may 2008 be great too!

I think it is that eggs don't break down very well.. even the smallest pieces act like little bouncy balls..... but who knows! finished with my 2nd liter.......... on to #3

LOL Terry! GREAT IDEA.. cause my old standby of eggs DO NOT WORK WELL FOR ME These days! Might try a mock danish though...... almost done with my 2nd liter of water

1 liter of water down... 2nd one on the way....... OK.. I need to figure out something to eat........ hmmmmm editing this post.. (hey cool.. no smileys attacking!) Anyway... I'm opting for a second round of Ohyeah because they are my lowest carb option staring at my face...... Another 6 net carbs, another 210 calories 420 cal for the day 12 net carbs for the day......

oh......... and it is super cool.. the PS featured on the show bigmedicine has joined our forum and has already answered one of my questions on the surgery threads!

OK......... here I set a GOAL to aim for 20 carbs a day.. and it is now 12:41p.m I AM HUNGRY........ but afraid to eat... afraid I'll blow it... I'm looking at soup in my office stash...... nothing is true low carb,... my oatmeal.... NOT appealing and NOT true low carb....... Wendy's Chili.... NOT TRUE LOW CARB............... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh.... Going to fill up my water and re-eval the situation.

awwwwwwww poor Macy!

Good morning! whooooohooooooooo pam is booked! Michelle mentioned last week that she would be waiting to book since she is scrimping for her suprise trip right now.

GOOD MORNING! Judy: Glad to have you back! shithead.. I mean pamela! :girl_hug: LOL sorry.. couldn't resist.... I'm glad you are booked! whoooohooooooooo I have decided that I'm going back to my roots and following induction levels of carbs (Atkins) induction for me is AIMING for 20 carbs a day. So far this is today: coffee w/ sf creamer (I know coffee has carbs but I refuse to count them) OhYeah Wafers: 6 carbs Lunch: TBA Dinner: TBA I have found that since I CAN eat again... I AM... so I've got to get my head in the game......

Good Morning!

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on all the comments this morning.. I WILL BE TAKING PICTURES! I WILL BUY A WATERPROOF DISPOSABLE CAMERA! I WILL ONLY POST FLATTERING PICTURES!

I would get them done all at once if the docs would do it.... but I'll be waiting for more expert advice on this subject.

CONgRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Will you be posting pics??????