jollygreen1955

I hope you are feeling better and hope that the doctor can help you :thumbup:

I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday:thumbup::thumbup: Here goes.... DS has cleaned his room......thank god (a miracle...there is a floor :thumbup::scared2::thumbup: We had his friends over for a sleepover :cool: New Years he is having a sleepover and I am shopping like a nut for nice things to spice up our home for him :mad::drool::drool: Christmas stuff is half off..so I have found lovely garlans with gold and silver to put around our home...I bought plastic champagne glasses for their non alchol drinks (which I had on coupon and purchased last week before I knew we had this party) and loads of plastic silverware....lol..kids throw out the real stuff by mistake:ohmy::ohmy::ohmy: This EVENING we will take our son into the city..I am afraid for him to go himself and he will spend the week there till the crew comes to our home for New Years So, I have to start the cooking.... dinner..making turkey with fresh cornbread stuffing, fresh cranberry sauce etc etc...these kids can eat....and at new years eve ...gottta gottttttttttta think of hor derves and loads of finger food must go to the farmer in New Jersey for loads of fruit....and will make a tray for them...I scatter those little umbrellas on them blah blah blah and waffles and muffins for breakfast or briuch and then we will drive some to the next guest home and pick ours up on Sunday....lol I was crazed last night and had to put something on...grabbed this blue thing that DH brought up from laundry room and :sad::thumbup:it is either a mans or womand heavy long sleeve fleece shirt... said nice..and not thinking put it on and it is sort of roomy....OMG...so put it on...and now will not take off.....it has room in it....poor DH had him read the label..and it said XL in the inside...so, I went to bed with it and will not remove..even DS asked are you OK...I never wear my outfits to bed and during the next day but it is an XL.... I guess..I will remove when cooking...or my DH is laughing so..because he is waiting for me to take it into the shower..lol Since, I am not able to purchase new clothes now..I might go to a store next week just to try on clothes...for the size thing :eek: :wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub: The greatest thing .. my crocheting thing is blossoming into something great... a person I know, who helps an orphange in Poland, every Christmas...well, after Christmas, I received an email and she really thinks my idea of making the kids things would be great BUT she has taken it a step further by making blankets for the parents who are poor and leave their kids at the orphange...so I can not tell you how excited I am about this....and next week via the internet...hopefully next year they will be bringing the families and kids loads of blankets, sweaters, etc.....SO SO SO SO SO SO EXCITED In the past we all contributed money for party bags of toys and candy etc. THe girls are twins from Poland and they give back...and it is a nice thing :0) New Years Resolution.......gotta exercise......:blush: Have a Happy Day!!!!!!

OK....here is your problem...first, I could not answer days before..something wrong with my password..fixed it (for now) When you are a new lapbander you drink small quantities then you drink you water with skim milk slowly throughout the day as for the dumping.. if you are eating Campbells Creme of Mushroom..yes you will dump...to fatty for now BUT I agree with your doctor..as I always even BEFORE the Lapbanded FOR the life of me....never ever ever stop the meds till you are at least sure there are no pain.... I got off it with adding a hour to the time between till no pain...then I quit...god gave us pain meds and when needed use it...I am chicken sh@@ and need my meds ONLY with surgeries. As for the cramps in your shoulder...for some reason, I did not have it but friends that did told me it was extremely painful...it is the air stuck there..remember you had air pumped in you...how about tapping it, like you do with a baby after a bottle...I also think that a hot heating pad or hot shower would work...BUT walking is the key to removing gas and whatever...that is why I love my DR PUCCI here in NY/NJ he demands that you take your meds to prevent pain..becasue as the brothers say...there are three of them..YOU HAVE TO MOVE and the only way is to take the drugs otherwise you will sulk in bed that is the truth I do hope that you are feeling better and do not think of work..for me...I woke up a few days later and the speed of my walk...could not believe the change Feel well :0)

I lost the weight by eating small portions and allowing only proteins...yesterday I was STARVED because I ate a silly pretzel. I also drink soups for my snack and do eat alot of yogart. I did eat two days ago a chocolate chip cookie that I made for my son... I have fresh baked blueberry muffins in the fridge and only have eaten half of one....mine is healthy... it is for the husband, My weakness is nuts :scared2: :lol::sneaky:I know what you are thinking:lol::lol: love of my life is ..........:cursing:CASHEWS:cursing: yes:tt1::tt1::tt1::tt1:cashews:tt1::tt1::tt1: okay...I wanted to go to a store an try on a clothes item, but the stores are so crowded..so I am finishing an afgan for a special couple for New Years I have procrastinating an first thing tommorrow..dear son off from school and do not have to get up... I wlll be moving my boodie............I want to get down to a size 18 by valentines day,,for me..that is the day that I had myself banded before the cancer scare and got off the routine I do not allow my husband to celebrate Valentines Day with me...yes, I am a valentines scrooge... I want to be treated fabulously all the time and it has worked Now.. I must truly be nuts.. guess who is hosting teenagers at our home for New Years and they are sleeping over for a night or two Told the son, if you have a plan then I will say ok and the kid came up with one. I have a really small living room.. so we will have a real problem and told our dear son that he has to find a way to house these guests.......... guess how many kids.......between 15 and 20 the kids are from all over the country.. I will be part of their reunion Dear God..give me strength And the music they play...give me strength I was so surprised when I mentioned to the son WOuld you like to have New Years here and he said YES....... OMG I take it as a compliment:w00t::w00t: If anyone has ideas how to feed a herd:lol: you can post me privately or on the boards

Great!!! You will be fine and you can always come on the boards for answers

You are not dreaming!!!!!!!!!! mine was Valentines Day Yours will be Christmas Are they sending you home or sleeping over?

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Suzzane- I laughed so hard with your Help Wanted ad...but isn't the TRUTH Friday- we went to an outrageous Christmas Party... and it was easy to watch what went into my mouth... I thought that we could not drink ...being banded... so as long as there was no ice cream I wAS OK. I have been MIA Saturday night we had left early in the day, due to the storm out to the Island... ugh...long drive ..but the holiday season..and expected to leave early before the snow hits... get there ok.... go out for a few hours.. leave DS with his friends and then ice pellits....so we call the DS and run home drove home at 20 mph most.. toook us five hours to get home the roads were closed and it was so unreal me... I wanted to find a hotel...dh..lets go well, thank god we were not in an accident or whatever I completed so much crocheting and used the visor mirror light to work I swear, we are sitting there in traffic and snow and then someone bangs on the front window.. my scream could have been heard in Texas.. it was a fireman it seems that the firetrucks I had heard for over 20 minutes were being used to get the stuck cars on the highway moving AND thank god we have an Explorer ... we are crawling along the highway and then a car in going on the shoulder speeding...it was so horrible ON A HAPPY NOTE... I LOST ANOTHER 10 LBS WITHOUT EXERCISING.....presently..trying to catch up from studying so or worrying so...DS, crazy kid..made a song about me not knowing what to do...with oneself..since I do not have to study anymore..........so now..I have to read all the IRS CIRCULARS....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

My DH suffers from that, so he learns all the triggers but on a Happy Note :thumbup:Happy Birthday and make sure you have a real celebration!!!:thumbup:

Thanks for your list :0) We were at a Christmas Party...invited but nervous, very very very stuffy party. I was minding my mouth and and then .... an out of state guest, tells all of the participants that he lives in Trader Joe's. My DH almost fell out of his seat, in shock. Remember..stuffy party!!!!!!!! So, swear, no one answers (all in shock).. I tell him the ones that we go to (needed brownie points)... and he asks the others and they comment.. to far away to go there. SO, with shock still on his my DH face, he tells this man that his wife is into nutrition and loves that place and the guy starts telling me what he loves Trader Joe's Later that evening, I told him that I was lapbanded and he tells me that it was an excellent procedure and ...important not to be overweight. CRAZY evening but that is New York for you :0)

Could you write a list of your favorites at Trader Joes...so when I get there (distance)... i will purchase alot... Humm.. my husband loves Indian food...so that is a winner for me....could make for us all. The DS is a pain and he eats whatever I do not serve.teenagers....not for long :sneaky:

For me ... I was in shock, it was so easy Honestly, take the meds they give you and you will not feel uncomfortable at all. I could NOT believe in the hospital I was siting up watching TV. I asked them were is the oee bag it is not attached..they said you did not need one...and they walk you to the bathroom. OMG...the reason they give you the meds to be high, is that you can walk around and you do. Now I am the laziest a$$ perosn in this world and I tell you I walked but I did sleep that day when I arrived home becasue a friend convinced me that I had to wear off the anesthia. It is one of the most amazing experiences ever and I have had surgery before....this was not... my teeth work was more trouble than this Seriously, just be honest with the Dr Guy Or Dr Girl that puts you under and then it is great and wake up FINE> And remeber the new journey is the best...I thank god every day that I had the lapband...read my blog and with all the junk I went thru... I am still healthier for it. :smile2: I am now losing at a very nice rate even thogh I have not been ablle to do much movement due to my licensing test that I passed. Next week, I have plans to start my rigid 3 hours a day of working out...did I say I was lazy a$$ed..I swear by the red machine and walk with Jane Austin and I love doing Richard Simmons but I do it sitting down to save my knees. Not scared aboutt the 3 hours because I break it up. I also keep a large ball by my seat and when watching tv I move it up and down and side to side and you can feel your metabolism going up up and away Make this journey fun and you will only have success. As I wrote on another board here...there was never a Saint for those who lost weight becasue there is no such things...just do it for you and realize that it is a journey and things will happen..BUT when your pants fall down...happiness....love that :tt1:

Staples...have wonderful tables ...made of hard plastic they fold up...has to be under 50 dollars....I always use them...they are EXtREMELY sturdy and wash well....stand against wall dowmstairs...have foor legs or two on each side...they just open up...our color is light brown or tan.........and you can fit a big crowd you can also add the smaller on and they are definitely cheaper than buying a new dining room set..plus easy to transport when move also....staples stuff are in offices by you.. do you have a friend whose office will lend you some of the staple tables for christmas if you were up here..i would lend you two for christmas

yellow snow and a heart attack.....we had a coyotee in the other home..omg..scared especially when it ate someones cat...the noise...the coyotte we have no idea how it came to our area...who knows...the other day we saw TURKEYS and where could that have come from..no farms here.. no farms here

Congrats............ as for the class...I never went to one and you have us :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

MY DEARS>>>>>>>> omg..I have a meeting at my sons school, and now I am wondering if they will be looking at me funny??????? Maybe, I should place a can of beans in a holiday bag..lol tomorrow is an academic performance meeting, but they will still look at me strangely :thumbup::sneaky:

:thumbup::confused::thumbup: I thought after the fill.....liquids for 2 or three days....my dr

Pierogies come in the box... but they have them in small bags and I am tooooo lazy to go downstairs for the name of the one we use flavors...... potato potato with onions and potato with cheddar cheese I get them on sale for less than a dollar and they are really good...no heartburn either Jen- Your soup looks yummy Do you serve them in bread bowls... DS loves it that way Bread Bowls... crusty round high rolls (we have a wholesale bakery close by) and cut off top ... toast inside alittle and fill with soup..... My DH is a vegetarian so ugh I pull my teeth out with him...very difficult to feed Jen..this might be up your alley the chinese restaurant sells shrimp in lobster sauce I take campbells low fat cream of mushroom soup and add plenty of powdered skim milk for extra protein and some milk or water to thicken...add the frozen cut up carrrots and peas...heat ...then you can add seafood and heat up...I add strips of pollack (thick fish) or catfish nuggets and cook in the soup (cooks quickly)....add some soy sauce...taste adjust seasonings to your family needs...I serve for DH over rice but I eat it as a soup........did i say yummo or OMG...what am I going to do with that left over chicken:cursing: Take some chicken broth or cubes whatever heat up add some cornstarch or potatoe starch to thicken add some soy sauce could add optionals some ginger or chinese seasoning or chives then add the chicken (cube it) mix and heat more taste..yummo continue not adjust seasoning serve over rice and then add some cashews over it and they will eat....... ................... my son just called from school..so forgot what i was going to write he called..and i thought the worse...but it was so funny...the school allowed him to make the call on their phone...never here goes..ma, why did send me to school with cannelli beans me..what??????????? me..now he is in high school...did I pack your sandwich ds...yes, ma...why did you pack me a can of beans (had to repeat it)..(personally, I think the school wants to know if I am ok) me...are you ok him...yes mom me...ok, eat your lunch and bring back the beans him..bye and he is lol ing so:sneaky::thumbup::sneaky::thumbup::sneaky :thumbup::cursing:now my high schooler will be digging this in for a few days:scared2::thumbup::scared2::thumbup:

Pierogies....buy it frozen...place in a 350 oven which the tray has been sprayed with PAM, and so has teh Pierogie.... and then when it is golden..pull out and yummo..... if my picky DS loves them and friends love them...say no more you can use a dipping sauce.. but we do not i get mine on sale and stock... I think Shop Rite has them on sale this week... I usually get it from Pathmark on a buy 7 item sale... (told store becasue Jen lives in NYS) try it first..so you know what color does it for you...lol .......... You know that I love BIGGEST LOSER,,, but for the life of me..when they allow to broadcast winners that look so so so so thin one.. the kids then look at themselves and swear theyare fat two... the woman or man who is overweight might feel they will never look like that and loose interest in losing weight BTw...my asst rabbi, is a woman... who naturally is thin... so, shegives the kids always candy kisses..and leaves candy around...she is very sensitive to that issue and when she approaches someone..she does not say omg..you lost weight..always..are you healthy..how are you..she has asked all of us..never say...omg.you lost weight,,,BECAUSe when people gain back weight..they feel depressed and ashamed and then they also do the terrible...not being their personal best ...... I almost spit BLOOD, Dr Phil talkd about Xmas ethic..one of the questions...my daughter wants to be Jewish becasue they have 8 days of gifts his reply...say no..we are not changing religions My DS has told me he would love a Christmas tree when he was younger...so I told him...make some more nonJewish friends so you can enjoiy with them ..their traditions as we ENJOY ours..... ....... To the one who GAINED back the weight.... OMG...it is Christmas for you If you did not gain it back..which sometimes happens,.,GOD..wishs we were perfect but we are human and you are supposed to forgive yourself HEH..think like this... if every woman (or man) would be perfect with their weight ..wouln't their be a SAINT PERFECT WEIGHT or SAINT NOT FAT or SAINT THIN and the Pope who came to NY (old Yankee stadium)... I never read that he was giving the youth a talk about becoming a thin person all the kids that were there...some were given free tickets and it made the paper..they were all sizes and colors....they got tickets because they were good repeat good kids and did good things.... we even talked about it at our temple because it was so inspirational and some of us moms even teared up ......... have a great day

I love my shakes... but mine I use frozen fruits and definitely does not taste like that glue... and you can break them up for a snack... I drink alot of water...I am careful so that I do not drink tooooo much which can result in slippage DO you know that you can freeze the shake?? yummo also..I throw the powder into my yoagrt and tastes like pudding and I swear by flavors maple extract, choc extract, etc.... yummo...I purchase mine at my health food store because teh regular store confuses me :thumbup:

If you do not like it, save your receipt and return it.... I have done that once... purchased a food item and it was awful if the Cosco shake works for you... then put some in a jar and keep the rest in a cool area :0)

thats because they want us to chew and realize we are eating.... I love Andrew Lessmans shakes...but I add things to it and I always add frozen fruit to give it a thinker consistancy

Had to open my mouth about the Biggest Loser finale. First, I did not watch it because of the EA exam. Second, I did watch parts of it on NBC.com NOW, my opinion...that man TRACY you were talking about looked horrible..to skinny, his skin tone was bad He will gain it back.. that look was on the Biggest Loser season ?? the guy worked in a Deli and temptation won he really gained an easy 100 lbs back and wound up living in shame..till he went on Oprah One of the young ladies was deadly thin she claims that she is running...her face was so skeleton like I did not go to NYU for my lapband because of the travel distance Alot, of my friends travel travel for hours to see the team there I think her name is Dr Ren...anyway..nice doctor and she tells everyone (in the introduction..at the auditorium) that she will do their banding but SHE DOES NOT want any of her people to look like that skeleton face drawn look and she actually makes the face So, if the doctors do not allow it ... why is the Biggest Loser projecting something that the great minds of medicine does not endorse :0) BTW... when one of the contestants asked the other one to get married.....did I cry...they showed the moms jumping into each others arms now that marriage will work on all fronts diet, love, and the moms will KILL them if it does not work ugh..peace on earth BTW...... Monday, I am going into the lapband doctors office to get myself weighed......becasue now.that I have passed the test...thank you god... I have to really start exercising again..this morning I slept to 2 in the afternoon... since I am still in shock Some friends of mine, have asked if I would call them.. to motivate them to walk in the mall (please) Gotta think about that..since I am not a mall person...I would rather go to the park. But when I need to do some serious walking.....go to a large supermarket...and with a shopping cart walk down all the aisles ... the cart balances you... but you are constantly walking. One of the local large supermarkets ... asks me to come to his store.. because while I walk up and down.. I find things that should not be on the shelves :rolleyes2: And if I go with my coupons...and find a mismark..with coupon....life is good Hanukah was great.... and I made the potatoe latkes (pancakes) from scratch and bought fresh applesauce that used ripe pears for a sweetner..excellent So since we eat for 8 days...I will be at the farmer to buy the large box of apples...and make applesauce for my family, freeze some and I always give to friends... I also buy veggies to make the pancakes different I tried frying tonight... but tastes better when bake in oven with Pam Chanukah is the oil, symbolism so their are comments about the Pam Ugh, who needs the extra oil and calories and as long as my family does not mind.. its fine with me I also make pierogies in the oven OMG delicious A mothers thing.... I was on my sons computer this morning and he had an email about a really nice ...helping others event...I called to see if they could leave a space for my son... to my surprise they said he is on the list.. he called in a 3 days ago...could you imagine.. sooooo... when he came home from school...I asked him, why he did not tell me... he said I am a teenager and I forgot.. but I never thought of telling you SINCE I WAS DOING GOOD Best shock yet Have a great day

I am so glad it is not a leak...what do you do now??????????

Why every 2 hours....you were banded at NYU? Mine was done up here but our nutritionist stinks..so any ideas would help?