TracyinKS

I AM A FILL BELIEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! gotta go!

GOOD MORNING!!!!!!!!!!!! I walked into a pit of fire at work... so this will be quick... JUDY: HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jen: Good job on the food issue and the inches lost! Michelle: I am SOOOOOOOOO glad I don't have all that yummy ice cream around! Haydee: Pack, Pack, Pack........... and more packing! :car: Terry: Did you ever think that the perscription for helping you to quit smoking is what is stalling your weight loss? I'd bet it is........ knowing this should help you mentally explain, but living with a 2 pack a day smoker I pity those in your household!!!!!!!!!!! (said with love) Just know that you'll get through it, and you'll be able to get more out of your workouts after the toxins are cleansed. This is just a part of your journey to a healthier you and I for one am proud that you are taking the next step! As for me.............. I put on the gut sucker undies and tried on my levis last night............ I can ALMOST get the button to touch the hole... I am sooooo close... but with only two weeks to go.. I'm doubting I will be able to WEAR them.. I may be able to button them but breathe???? I don't think so............... I did however see a new low today..... 227.8. One week til my next doctor appointment and I really doubt I will be getting a fill......... Have a great day!

<p>This one may be too big.. but this is us........ we were laughing because I had just grabbed her boob and teased her about them! She is one of my oldest friends... I am SOOOOO proud of her, she looks awesome! She was 330lbs and now around 197lbs</p>

I downloaded the pics and I look fat in them but I will post them anyway I am wearing my size 16's Levis and a shirt.. next to my tt perky boobed friend I look HUGE... but I am a long way from 272 and I know it will just be a matter of time before I'm the same weight as her. Judy: SIZE 12!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEW PANTIES FOR YOU!!!!! The attached image is of her in the bathroom showing me her scars and her flat tummy

Happy Sunday! I am rested after a kidless day and saw an old friend ... I took the pics but haven't downloaded yet. She showed me her scars from the tt and breast reduction and lift........ SHE LOOKS AWESOME!!!!!!!! She had the RNY a little over two years ago and lost a total of 125 lbs........ she is tall, around 5'10" and I think weighed in around 330.. she is right around 197 right now.... she is wearing size 12 but was in a 10... as she is fighting a bit of a regain....... but her belly is so flat and her boobs are so perky........ the best part is that she doesn't have that "look" of a lot of bypass patients.... she looks very healthy......... the bad thing is she and her husband of 17 years are having problems and I'm worried about them............. it was funny because we were eating lunch and she said......... HEY You are NOT supposed to be drinking with your meal! (I had gotten a glass of ice tea) DF started laughing... her tt and bl cost 9500.00 done at the same time........ gives me something to think about....... I am off to fetch my son from grandpa's and then we are going to buy his school supplies. OH............... and I saw a new low this morning! 230.8lbs!!!!!!!!!! 220's here I come!

SATURDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I called my dad last night and said.. YOU NEED TO COME GET YOUR GRANDSON! (and he did this morning!) DF took the others home to their mom this morning too.... so we are free!!!!!!!! I got out my bike (motorcycle) and it is waiting in the driveway for DF to get home and dust his off. We are going for a ride and hoping to dodge the pop up storms............ We are going to an ABATE rally over Labor Day and today a bunch of my old friends are there for a meeting so the plan is to ride out to the rally site and scout out a camping spot and see my friends... (I'm taking my camera because my friend Carol is the one who had a RNY 2.5 years ago and just had a tt and breast lift at the begining of the summer.....I plan to bounce a quarter off her new boobs! My other friend who had the RNY now almost 5 years out......... (the one that gained back) I'm really really really worried about her........ she just got out of the hospital with triple pnuemonia and she started smoking again after quitting for 2 years...... (she is not adhering to her surgeons rules) ANYWAY........... its saturday and we are going to have an adult weekend......... and ( I restarted my BC ) PRAISE THE LORD Have a great Saturday!!!!!!!!!!

lecture smecture!!!!!!!!!! take one day at a time........ heck take one glass of water at a time...... Make it your goal to get your water in one day.... then go for two... you will start feeling better and then start making better choices throughout the day... for me I am a CARBOHOLIC.......... I know it, it ain't pretty, but its true..... even now I can be caught taking a bite of chewy garlic bread and then spitting it out before swallowing because I KNOW I will be pb'ing it up if I do......... first step is admitting it

QUIT FREAKING YOURSELF OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1. You are in BANDSTER HELL! and you may be here for a while.... until you start feeling some restriction from fills. 2. I eat too fast and sometimes a pb or a slime is code for my band to say.. Why did you EAT that last bite???!!!. 3. If you pb just take it easy for your next meal or two so that your esophogus doesn't get inflamed. I am now at roughly 3.5 cc's in my band and until my last fill I didn't really feel what TRUE restriction was about......... I have it now.... and it is time for me to learn my band........ I can not eat reheated meat at all...... all meat must be juicy or dipped in ranch dressing to make it a slider.... I do not drink with meals but if I'm out for Breakfast (like I was earlier this week on vacation) I had to drink my coffee before eating to losen up my band or else I had one bite syndrome....... I've pb'd on things this week that I have NEVER had problems with before..... and it is weird....... GOOD LUCK and take it slow you in bandland baby!

My sis and mom could tell in my face after 10 or so......... my boss after I hit about 25............ my df said my butt looked different at about 30 and has been smacking it a lot more now.. at 40, a lady in a different department said........... (as she was walking behind me in the hall) Tracy you are losing weight again arent you? I just smiled and said.. I'm TRYING!!!!!!!!!! they've all seen me lose it before (and gain it back) so this time........ they will all be waiting for me to gain it back again.. but this time I have a little silicone fist to help me keep it off!

I've been away on vacation but I knew your date for rebanding had passed so I went looking for this thread. ............ WOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO! CONGRATS!

CONGRATS ON YOUR 1 yr bandversary!!!!!!!!!! You look beautiful!

I'm so excited for you!!!!!!! DON'T FORGET YOUR CAMERA!!!!!!!

Depends on your band and Depends on your doc! I have the small band that holds 4 cc's the other 3 ladies that got banded by my doc on the same day all got the bigger band that holds 10cc's (I think) the bigger bands get fills every 2 weeks where my schedule is for every 4 weeks..........that said... my next appointment is on the 27th and I will not be requesting a fill. I have hollered so loudly about being hungry.. so he has been pretty aggressive with my fills......... 1.5 cc's for my first fill......... .75 for the second and 1 cc for my third............ so dont fret.... you can have as few or as many as YOU FEEL YOU NEED! (note I am very restricted now)

Hello.............. well its 3:30 and I just had my first "meal" of the day... I had tried eating a leftover burger but it didn't work............ just like so many things over the last week.......... I guess this is true restriction and time to learn my band....... so I had what else???? Cottage Cheese and blueberries! and thankfully had no problems......... The boys are not going home tonight.... mom wants an extra day1 (who could blame her) I love them, but I will be so glad when they get their hormones under control....... The oldest and I went around today because he found mouse turds in his room and was disgusted.... I was like... well that's what you get when you leave food in here and never clean your room. (he makes a big deal about cleaning his room everyweekend and usually dad lets it slide til the next time........ I decided that I WOULDn't clean it so I'm kind of glad it happened because now DAD even realizes what happens and I just heard him announce that HE WOULD be cleaning his room today! I am done yelling...... today is my last day of vacation and I am done being drill seargent.......... so anyway EnOUGH bitching .... I am getting a glass of water and trying to rid myself of this water weight......... I may end up going and getting a water pill from walmart............ anyone have a favorite OTC version???

I'm BACK! I made it to page 375 before I had to finally comment! HOLY CRAP I MISSED A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love the new avatars: Kat, Judy, Terry, Ms_Jen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laura: I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO FIND THOSE JEANS!!!!!!!!!! Jennifur: GOOD LUCK on the mail room job! Everyone else that I've missed because I was too lazy to read the next 10 pages of posts.................... HIYa!!!! I'm back from vacation........ it was not relaxing..., it was hot, the boys did nothing but fight with each other and us, my son decided that he would would become an instant hellion at 4 and drive me insane........ we came back early if that tells you anything. I had trouble eating.......... unless I ate crap............ I ready to go back to work just to get away from the amount of testosterone in this house. Hopefully we will take the three older boys home to their mother today.... I just broke up two fights and I am sick and tired of yelling..... I got on the scale this morning and I weighed in at 233......which is what I weighed when I left.... I know that I am retaining water because my rings hurt my fingers.......... I tried to sneak off to the clubhouse and log on mid week, but their connection wasn't working.. I MISSED MY VIOLETS!!!!!!!!!! Welcome to all the newbies! Signing off for now.

HIYA Smly!!!!!!!! Sounds like you are kicking booty! I am definately super restricted right now....... or I'm having that first bite syndrome thing..... I am just going to ATTEMPT to go with it and see if I lose weight while on vacation........ right now my stomach is rumbling but if I take even one bite I need to stop.... I know its like what HouseHuntress described.. I have to take smaller bites and SLOW DOWN........... I'll try Denise: HOLY CrAP batman you are nearly in the teens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No way I'm catching up with you now! I think that I will be able to button those size 14's with the help of a gut sucker.............. not today but by Labor Day. REMINDER............. I WILL BE ON VACATION STARTING TONIGHT!!!!! PLEASE PLEASE send me BE GOOD VIBES!!!!!!!!!!!! One GOOD thing.... if I keep on with this level of restriction there is NO way that I will be eating a Funnel Cake Supreme... maybe ONE bite and thats it!

Call your insurance company and see if your employer EXCLUDES it. GOOD LUCK!

There are TONs of really good PCOS sites........ soulcysters is one of my favs.. just google PCOS and start reading.

and one more size......

haven't caught up on the posts yet, but here is our very own MS_Jen!!! (Jen right click on each of these images and save to your computer.) This is sized small enough to be your AVATAR

Ms_jen! Love The Pic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am also having a out of the ordinary period....... mine started 3 days early and my cramps were HORRIBLE....... I attribute it to the fat loss... estrogen is stored in your fat cells and when you have a rapid fat loss the extra estrogen is released..... don't worry in a few cycles it will be straightened out again and I'm betting you become regular as clockwork! This is ESPECIALLY TRUE if you suffer from PCOS!!!!!!!!! and if you've suffered infertilty due to PCOS ... watch out.. because you could get preggo..... (my son is living proof of this)

Interesting thread............ I guess for me.. I am in diet mode because the pounds are coming off and I LOVE... and I mean LOVE the feeling of going down in sizes in my closet..... it is almost orgasmic... I like so many here am an expert dieter.. I know what works for my body I just have to do it...... the band helps me............ plus the best thing is that if I do go off plan and have a chip, a cookie or a blizzard from dairy queen.. I can no longer eat much of it...... or wake up the next morning with an empty twinkie box at my feet Tonight I fixed brats I was able to eat MAYBE half of one cut up in tiny pcs.......... then df fixed a frozen pizza.. and it looked and smelled sooo good.. the crust looked thin enough so I had a little bite........... then a little more........ then THE PAIN THE PAIN THE PAIN..... I had to walk around the house with my arms up in the air until I felt it actually dissolve and move through my band......... the morale........ IT IS NOT WORTH IT! and because I couldn't devour the ENTIRE thing.. my size 14 jeans are a mere weeks away!

Pat: YOU ARE KICKING ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Next time at the buffet look around at the skinny people....... they are not sucking down 5 plates.. they are eating a NORMAL amount... you are just eating like a NORMAL sized person and soon you will be. (at least this is the conversation I have with myself every night)

Don't forget taking a loan out on your 401K as an option.