knrpick

water aerobics! no hurting knees!

I can't believe you lost 50 lbs already! I'm 2 wks behind you and I've lost 26! Yeah, um..... totally forgot to go easy after a fill! lol but she did say soft foods, so raspberries and cheese i consider soft!!!!! ha ha

Thanks so much for being you! Its awesome!

life is so much better with mushies!!! Enjoy!

OMG! I just went on there and boing! It's easy smeasy! Thanks!

I'm so proud of you! Life has thrown you some serious curves. I'm not going to give you advice, but I am going to say that I' m proud you had the courage to come back!!!!

Well, today was my 2nd fill. I was astonished that she was only putting in 1 cc. WTF???? What she said made sense. Some people get their fill through a floriscope to get the exact amount that is good. She said that they don't like to do that. One day you have zero restriction the next you do. There is a learning curve in all of this for us patients. They found that it's harder when they do it all in 1 fell swoop. The slow way lets the patients learn their body and learn what to eat and everything. TOTALLY makes sense, but it still sucks. On the way home I stopped at Sams club and they had beautiful rasberries. I got some, and some string cheese at walmart. I ate 2 string cheese and some rasberries and I was SATISFIED! I can't believe it. Dont' know if it was a fluke, but I was happy. She gave me some hints on how to stay on track, so I'm excited. I came home and immediatly exercised! Today was the first day, HERE THIS........the first day that I could jog, albeit slow, a quarter mile, one time around the track!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:sneaky::thumbup::sad: I am soooooooooooooo proud of myself! It was slow, but it was 3.5 miles per hour. I know people can walk that, but good for me! I can run 4 to 4.5 but only run a little way. :tongue:

Ok, so my parents called me when I got home and remember I flew home for my dad's 80th birthday. Well, dad told me that ALL my brothers and sisters, I'm the youngest out of 7, has commented to mom and dad that I have lost a lot of weight! :biggrin: I about freaking crapped my pants! My brothers and sisters are retarted and could care less how I look except to say I'm fat, well not those words, but you get the point. They all called my parents and said that Ruth looks great! I'm a happy girl, happy, happy, joy, joy! **doing a little dance**

Ok, so back to my day..... I haven't lost weight in 2 wks! Totally sucks, but I realize that I'm eating too much because I have zero restriction. She explained it to me and I know where I have gone wrong!:thumbup:

All in all, even though I haven't lost weight, it was a good day, I got an education at the docs!!!!!!!!!

love to all!

I'm sorry! I think it's a curve in learning! I miss lots of things, for me it's just bloody will power! I have NONE! lol

KEEP YOURSELF BUSY! I too am getting my 2nd fill this Thursday! I so relate! I'm freaking starving, but we can do it!!!!!!! I find that when I'm busy, I'm a stay at home mom, I don't think about food. My outlet? Quilting! Find something you enjoy to do and do it!

I too, love music. I have my degree in music and I just feel at peace with music! You go girl!

How long since your last fill. If it was a little while ago then that could be why. After a fill, it can take up to 10 days to feel the whole restriction. You might need an unfill! Keep it up, you have done awesome!

WOOOOOOOOOOOT! congrats! I'm proud of you! Now if I could just get there!

I know you all are sick and tired of hearing about my puppies, but right now, they are my life. If I could just sell the little buggers, life would be much easier!

Yesterday we went to the Farmers market to try to sell the pups. No such luck. We then we to St. Roberts where we have seen people sell pups before and we had a ton of people come by. The cops then came and shooed us away because we don't have a vendors liscense. Soooooo, we wasted an entire day for nothing.

Today though, I had 1 girl come pick up her pup and another girl call and she 's picking up her pup tomorrow. I then had another lady call who wants one of my white huskies..... so life is looking up!!!!! I just have 3 more to sell!

Food........... well now there's a story, well a non story! I eat, I'm hungry and I'm praying faithfully to find my sweet spot on Thursday when i get my 2nd fill! I hope He's listening!!!!!!!!!!! I just want to get full on small amounts! I hear horror stories on here that people won't lose weight in a year! Give me a break, seriously! I will freaking slit my wrists if that happens! $12,500 for surgery and I won't lose weight!!!! I'm going to get pissed if I don't start soon. I have lost in 2 wks. Still stuck and the 272-271 number!

love to all!

You are still healing! Your gaining because of swelling and the IV fluids you had in the hospital! It will come off, I promise! You are swollen, so water and food are difficult. The swelling will go down and all of a sudden you can drink and eat again!

Good luck!

Ruth

a 1/2 c is about all you should be eating! I am where you were! I can eat whatever and as much as I want! It sucks, i'm not losing at all. I need a fill so bad, going in thursday! If you needed an unfill, you wouldn't be able to keep food or water down and you wouldn't be losing weight. Sounds to me like you hit your sweet spot.

The missing food thing is hard. I think it's head hunger, I'm definately there! I hate head hunger! Hang in there!!!!!

Ruth

OMG I soooooo hate the dentist also. i never get numb, they have to shoot me up like 5 or 6 times. I can't have novacaine anymore because my heart races and i get a cold sweat! I have THE worst teeth on the planet, very sensative and soft.

Anyway, I can relate! And good for you for stepping back and realizing what you did!!!!!!

Take care,

Ruth

I too haven had the battle with depression meds. Some have made me gain weight, some made me a woman from hell! Others just didn't work! You will do fine! I hated my shrink too! Take care!

Ruth

Lucy, 60 lbs is no crying matter! I'm proud of you! Good job! The reflux could be a sign of too tight of band, and it could also be causing your not being able to lose weight! Ask your doc, maybe he has some advice or he could take a little out of your band!

Take care!

Ruth

Hi, I'm knrpick (Ruth) and I am SOOOO a scale whore, and proud of it! I get on every day!

LMAO!!!!!! That is so funny I almost peed my pants! Good job!

Wow that is beautiful! I love to quilt also, and that helps me keep my mind off food too! Good job!!!

HOLY CRAP! You are amazing! Keep up the good work!

Wow! your doing great! Hang in there!!!!!

They love for you to spend money and time! Don't sweat it, really! You'll do great!!!!

I was numb too! Yes it passes an yes, you will be FABULOUS! Hang in there!

Ok, I have realized my worst fear and I'm actually going to say it out loud! I have gotten to the point that I have gotten to in every diet. I hit 270-271 and I don't lose anymore! My greatest fear is that with this band I won't lose anymore, like before. I've lost 20 odd lbs, which makes me happy, but now I'm yo-yoing up and down. I'm hungry all the time. I drink, drink, drink. I haven't been perfect, but I now am going to go day by day, hour by hour if need be. I AM going to break this cycle. When I reach 268 you will see rockets in the air, there will be a CBS Special Report! You will hear an orgasmic scream from miles around:tt2::thumbup: I'm so sick and tired of letting the scale rule my life! I'm going to conquer! So struggles come and go, but you only have 1 body. I want to be proud to be seen with my husband and I want him to be proud of me too. I want my kids to not hide and say, "uh, yeah that's my mom". They don't, but..... you know what I mean. I want to go to the park with my kids and NOT just sit and watch, I want to play on the jungle gym with them.

My secret fantasy..... ok don't laugh...... I want to have sex with my husband standing up! Yup, I said it out loud! That is my goal in life. A worthy goal if you ask me! :wub: