TracyinKS

Congrats on getting your date!

Preggo, January 2007, A Few Weeks ago, and finally 10/26/2007

going to check email now.......... Jennifur: Your son is so cute and the first thing I said to myself was WOW he looks like his momma! okkkkkk back later with michelles pics!

chicken.......... used to LOVE that stuff! (lol... my friend terridoodle said that exact same thing to me!) for me during my early mushies....... refried beans were MY ENEMY!

LOL!!!!!!!!! Michelle, your a stronger woman than I

Yes the cold weather makes me want to bake and munch! as for the google spread sheet........ all you need to do is PM me your real email address and I will add you as a user.

can't see mine but I can feel it........ but I have a lot of fat for it to nestle in!

I would say if you can't get liquids down, you ARE TOO TIGHT! This is what I had today...... coffee sf creamer Weight Control oatmeal w/milk L: ham and potatoe Soup s: OhYeah Protien wafer(s) D: Beef Nachos (going out for mexican food tonight) and my 4yo son and I split nachos or I get ONE taco. I am pretty tight.... Jaque would HATE to be as tight as I am. My meat has to be melt in your mouth moist or ground. BREAD of any kind.......... FORGET IT, and for ME that is the part of the tool that I NEED!

LoL Lyn! I said just about the same thing to my doc with fill #2 or #3............. you did the right thing How much of a fill did he give you?

Yeah Panda and Darla!!!!!!

Txdiva! YOU ARE DOING GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! great NSV

I LOVE IT WHEN YOU GUYS POST YOUR PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I remember your last update, I sent the pics to my mom and step dad!

Dumping is way worse than PB'ng!!!!!! Not only does it come out BOTH ends, it will knock you flat on your back... some of my friends need to lay down in a quiet place until it passes. Foreign object issue.. I had this fleetingly........ but then you think... uhhhhh ... BOOBS, Splints, Pins, Stints, knee replacements, hip replacements, plates, and heck even my grandma had a port and a pain pump inside her! Technology is an AMAZING thing! I have cancelled my last two fill appointments because I am maintaining my sweet spot! Even if I needed one or two a year..... it would still be worth it.... GOOD LUCK!

Michelle: LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! my bat wings slap ME on a daily basis! ROFL :eek:

WHOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! After all the insurance issues you had to get banded, doesn't it feel.. SO WORTH IT~ :eek:

Today is 10/25 and I am at 210......... 209.5 flashed for a second to TEASE ME! WE ARE GETTING CLOSER! New ONEderlanders make room for me! :eek:

Woooooot Woooooooooo! :eek:

For me: 1) 2 days of PTO from work (thursday surgery) Work the following Monday (desk job) 2) All my innards are still intact 3) Lifetime of mandatory bariatric vitimans..... uhhhh no :eek: 4) MAINTENANCE.... when I get down to a comfy weight and start to become complacent (like I ALWAYS do) and I start eating too much I will RUN to my doc for a fill. 5) I have two RL friends who had the RNY... one is 5 years out one is 3...... Friend 1, massive regain due to her never dumping and stretching out her pouch.... she also restarted smoking and didn't keep up with her vitimins.... she went into a depression. Friend 2 looks great but is currently fighting a 20 lb regain because the honeymoon phase is over.... (see, I have learned from them that after 12-18months you can eat increasingly more and although the nutrients NEVER stick, the fat does making it easy to regain....) although you have to continue with the supplements....... The way I describe the band to people is that I have a FUNNEL on my stomach... the entire organ is still there but getting food from the top portion to the bottom portion takes time and because of this keeps me full longer, yet I retain all the nutrients from what I do eat.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AUDREY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS on the -40!!! (Pics please :eek:

OK.. so the purple shirt should go to good will it is too big and really looks sloppy if I wear it alone. The black sweater is making its first appearance on my bod in two years... it is Old Navy xxl (I remember when I bought it.... I thought I was buying an oversized sweater and was super depressed when it was a little snug... I was going back UP the scale at the time) I don't see any difference in the pics.... from last month... and 8lbs.... oh well it will come. It is cold this morning... frost on the windshield..... DH was grumbling because I refuse to turn on the furnace .... trying to hold out for as long as possible because of the gas bill that will come with it, but I'm going to have to break down tonight and do it..... my little guy hates covers and this morning he woke up coughing........ Haydee: Hope your tongue is feeling better! Denise: I've been wondering what the heck is going on with you!!!!! Pamela: YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone: time to get my oatmeal ready

That STINKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Terry had omnipaque put in early on.... "fix a flat for the band!" (funny though I asked my doc about it and he got the deer in the headlights look!) HOPE it holds for you now!

real quick late out the door.. here are some pics I just snapped minutes ago.

I actually drank 3 20oz glasses of water today! YEAH ME! I will TRY to take my October pic tonight... Thanks for reminding me Pamela I'm feeling fat today though.......... The chili from last night that went down... sent me to pb at lunch......

I am an avid believer in watching my carbs.. HOWEVER you have to do what your doc says, and I would think that if you added some whole grain carbs you would be ok... I tend to eat the Weight Control oatmeal for Breakfast and in my STRICT LC days...... it would of been to high... but now since I must eat quality not crap... I find that my calories are low enough that my WC oatmeal w/Milk.. gives me the Protein to hold me and I've been steadily losing since hitting my sweet spot in August....