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Oh Shonette, You WILL make it! Keep praying for that strength for me, all these showers for the wedding and grandbabies are so tempting!! Yea, ladybug I so need a Granny Lap, have one coming on the 30th of this month, a little boy! Monkey,marw, bandranger, and Sandra I so want that size 12, I am going to start walking about two miles a day to see if I can't find it by Christmas for my present to ME! Love you all, thanks for your comments and support!

Ok, SO now I have to up my exercise program to push off these added lbs. 9 still to go. I so want to see what a size 12 would look like and "feel" like on. That is my goal, not the weight exactly, but that elusive size 12. I know some people are thinking, a size 12! That is a Fat Persons size. But not for me. I don't want to be a size 8 anymore, I am a Granny. I need a Granny Lap! LOL I am healthy and that is first and foremost important for me. I can live with a 12. Have a Blessed DAY! Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 NLT:smile:

Congrats on your New Life date! We are here for you. This will be a journey and you will be so happy with it.

Great for you, that is about what I had lost the first three months too. You are doing fine. The hungry part is natural, cause we use to put so much into our tummys and that tummy still wants it. But now we have to change our behavior and eating habits and it takes a while to get use to it. Just keep up the good work. Drink water when the growling starts, or Crystal Light. It works!

I always hated Salmon before the surgery, now I love it! The first glass of wine I had was about three weeks after the surgery and I got so dizzy I had to lay down. Two ounces, watered down!!! It just does not agree with me at all now. Sounds like you are having "real life" issues and dealing with them correctly. You will do fine. Great choice on food too. Enjoy!

:frown:Well so much for the beach day, it has been pouring for two days now, so my granddaughter and I have played dolls, dressup and today it will be the "Tea Party" time. God has given us this time together and I will not grumble about the rain, we must need it. Trying to stay on plan with a three year old in the house is harder than I thought! She wants Chicken Nuggets for lunch! Here we go, Fast Food places are places I try to stay away from now, they tempt me too much! I can't have fries now, they come right back out and no bread, so what will I get a thin piece of hamburger meat? No thanks, I'll save my money. May get a happy meal with Chicken Nuggets??? Have a great day all, and my God bless your lives today.:thumbup:

Thanks Sandra, this is the last day I have her, she will go home tomorrow and I sure will miss her sweet little face! So funny about McDonalds Stock, but so true. I bet they (restaurants in general) hate to see us Bariatric patients come in. When we do go out, we order so much less, I told my husband I had officially become a "Cheap" Date.

Yes I was smitten at the Ag Expo in Moultrie GA last year by these tasy little sandwiches! Now If you just use one slice of bread, it cuts the carbs way back! Something about the heat and the butter that I use to toast the bread, what a great supper, my husband is eating vanilla ice cream right now for his dessert, so I get on here to avoid the temptation, and talk about my sweet PB&J Grilled Sandwich. He worked hard today and he has ALWAYS weighed the same since the day we married 32 yrs ago. Sooooo let him eat Ice Cream. Trying something different and Out of the Box helps us to avoid the boredom that will come with a diet. HAVING to do something just sets me up for failure, I WANT to do this so I am succeeding! I will get my beautiful Granddaughter Bayleigh for two days tomorrow and we are going to have a tea party (with Crystal Light Tea) and PB&J sandwiches! Then we are going to don our swimsuits and go to the BEACH. I have not been to the beach in several years, actually can not remember the last time??? That is sad considering I live only 30 min. from them. I may have some flab, but I am 91 lbs lighter than the last time I went. So here I go! Hope all of you are having a wonderful night! Check out Sparkpeople.com, you will like it!:mad:

NO AMOUNT OF WORRYING can make things happen, let alone make them happen the way you want. Still, your human nature, bent on trying, rises to the challenge. What's the remedy for this all-too-common malady? Oswald Chambers, in his classic MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST, wrote," When God brings a time of waiting, and appears to be unresponsive, don't fill it with busyness, just wait.....If you have the slightest doubt, then he is not guiding." I know it is hard on those of you waiting, waiting for the money for the band, waiting for the surgery, waiting for appointments, waiting to lose the weight, waiting for solid foods. Just waiting in period and a lot of time living with the Band Challenge for the first year is spent waiting. Until I got a grip on this fact, I was over anxious, dissapointed and very irritable. So I got into a little prayer time and read the bible a little more, and decided that it was time to let God lead me through this journey. And now I am happy all the time and enjoying this road ahead of me. I am working on the next 10 lbs. and so far all is going well. I have 9 lbs to go! I joined the page Sparkpeople.com as suggested by someone on this site. It is helpful so far. Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. Psalm 62:1 NKJV Slow me down, God, when I am in a hurry and you are not. Help me walk with you, not ahead of you. Teach me to plant the seed and leave the harvest to you. AMEN:smile2:

:mad:Why is it Rainy Days always make me HUNGRY????? I am a very active person and I like being busy. I had my two grandsons ages 1 yr and 3 yrs for the weekend, and they were a blast. Boy I was hungry! Now I ate on their schedule every two to three hours a little something, which was fine. But as I was thinking about what to cook for them, what foods they liked, I got HUNGRY. It has rained here in Florida for two days on and off! Keeping two little boys so full of energy inside, whipped me out! We read books, played with toys, threw a ball inside the house!!!??? That went well until it landed on top of the kitchen table! And just slept the rest of the day away. Watched a little TV tonight after they went home. Gosh I must be getting old, I felt like I had been to the Gym today. I hope all had a very blessed weekend as I did. God is so good. I am thankful for my time with my grandchildren and being able to give my children some time to be together on "Dates"! I think I know why I got too big, when my kids were little, all four of them, I must have cooked ALL the time. And my husband ate a lot back then, so did I. As we got older we slowed down some, but I still could not have gotten to where I am now without the help of the band. My husband still wears a 34 waist, and did the day we married. He is a VERY active residential contractor and he eats a lot more than me, always has. He just burns it off! I hope the sun comes out tomorrow!

I too have toned down some of my exercise, but they say if it hurts don't do it. Make that jewelry, it is soothing to say the least, are you beading? My girlfriend makes some nice jewelry, she is hooked! You deserve one for yourself, Yes! Good Blog, enjoy reading them, keep up the good work.

Well put Shonette, You are on the best track for health, and a wealth of blessings. God will give you many opportunities to share with many people along the way. I have those who have watched me and my success from the beginning. Some have had the band, and are pleased so far. Some have just gotten serious and lost weight and joined a gym for exercise, I am proud for them all. I too felt like the Fat Lady with the Skinny me trapped inside, screaming to be released. Even tho I waited till now, I feel it was in Gods time. I am a little older and wiser too I guess. I don't know how I would have handled it at any other time in my life other than now. But I am growing accustomed to my life and it is truly Good!~I thank God for you and pray for only the best for you!

You are so welcome:thumbup:

Everyone persues happiness, but FEW can define it! Is happiness the bright red apple dangling from the highest branch of the tree or the immense treasure buried somewhere underground? Is happiness the perfect person with whom to spend your life with? Many times you lose hope of finding happiness simply because you may be looking for it in the wrong places. True happiness has less to do with outward circumstances that with inward, and more to do with the inward harmony than with outward. True happiness is being anchored to your Creator, who knows you better that you know yourself. True happiness isn't dependant on another person. It isn't dangling out of your reach or hiding deep underground. True happiness can be found in the ordinary activities of your life. You need only look inward and upward. Happy are those who respect the Lord and obey him. You will enjoy what you work for, and you will be blessed with good things. Psalm 128:1-2 NCV God, as I lay my search at your feet, restore my hope of finding true and lasting happiness. Amen Hope your Saturday is a Happy One, I am deep cleaning my house and trying to deep clean my inner self at the same time. So much revelation!

Very Good Dr.s Visit. I started at 272.6 So I was right where you are a year ago. Lost 91 lbs so far, but want a little more, it gets slower at the tail end. Hunger will subside after the first month, you body and stomach and head hunger will work with you soon. God Bless!

Thanks to all who replied to this post, it is encouraging to hear from you. We will overcome this battle with obesity. My greatest fear is gaining the weight back, but I know that is a long time fear built up by always failing myself on a diet, we don't have to worry about that anylonger cause the band is there and in place and ready to be our constant help. Thankful for the band and all of you too.

Your journey through life is not often easy, and you may experience times when you awaken to find yourself battered and bruised, lost and forsaken, lying helpless along the side of life's road. Your resources gone and your strength spent, you may wonder if there is hope for you! WILL ANYONE COME ALONG TO HELP? This journey through life has been a challenging part of my daily plans. I am learning to "fit in". And I mean that in an emotional way as well as physically. I can now feel somewhat normal in circumstances like flying, sitting in a booth at a restaurant. I even sat on the couch the other day with my feet under me! So I am learning to feel happy and going through life a little easier. I don't feel as depressed any longer, although there are days I am still depressed. I am just bogged down with a lot of past problems that need to go away and they will soon. God knows what he is doing and my help will come from him soon. To those of you who are looking for the financial resources for this surgery, don't give up, I waited for three years, LONG YEARS, and then when I did not think I would ever get this surgery, the money came, one month after the seminar and now I am one year out. To those of you who don't have patience, you will gain some if you really get determined to do this and stick to it! Have the tenasity of a gator and hold on to you dreams and goals. Stay on track with your life. To those of you who feel battered and bruised by the slander that you recieve at work for being obese, pray hard for them. I have been talked about and laughed at, and I know it. It really hurts. But I am over it. And I have learned a new compassion for overweight people that I never knew before. I really want to work in a related field to give support to those in need of it. God had promised that there is no circumstance from which he can not rescue you. If you call out to him, he will provide comfort and support until your wounds are healed and you are able to continue on your way. I have no strength left, God. Lift me up and give me new hope as I place my trust in you, AMEN. You will help me, Lord God, and keep me from falling. Psalm 54:4 CEV:thumbup: Have a great Weekend all, watch every spoonful of food that goes into your mouth and then the scales will be your friend on Monday!

Hi Kathy, I gave it up for awhile too, now I drink a cup or two a week, not a whole cup about a half, I just lost the desire for a lot of it. I drink it Black now too! Soda's I may have one every now and then, not crazy for them like I use to be either. Just bare with this and in a few weeks, you will want other things. I drank some Hot tea too. It was just wanting that Hot drink in the AM for me. This is a life walk, and we learn to MODIFY our behaviors a little at the time. God Bless and best wishes.