BayougirlMrsS

You can also message Alex. He always replays and takes things very serious

@@OutsideMatchInside You just need to come down and party with me.... I've been lucky as all the men im dating are really great guys. They all know that im dating multiple people and if they can't handle that... oh well.. bye bye The ones that i didn't click with.... i threw them back in the pond for someone else to catch. You know what they say.... One person's junk is anothers treasure.

@@Heather I I absolutly love the jeans at Maurice's.... they fit great and you can't beat the prices. Most of the time they have a buy one get one half price..... I can walk out of there with two jean... a fitting pair and a smaller "goal" size for under $40

not a religions person .... but i do believer people are put in our lives for reasons... and they are removed for reasons. this time is all about you... and no one else. My suggestion to you it to get out the house and walk.... exercise, go visit with friends or family.

Banded 11/09/09.... SW: 230 CW: 130 Before was my first Dr. apt. After was this weekend

if mine had not already been removed years before.... mine would have taken out at time of LB placement. That was one of the first questions he asked.... I asked y and he said because a large % of people who get WLS will have to have it removed shortly after..... I think it's odd that they won't do it at the same time.... i would get another opinion since you already have documented DX....

at 17.... OMG.... i weight 98lbs and was 35-22-36.... size 0... @@Treadmillwalker when you reach that fairy godmother you tell her to come my way.... Hell at the weight i am now i was 9 month pregnant with my last son.

@@sharktank It's hit and miss for us band-members. Most of the vets have left the site and it's been over ran with sleevers.... Lol. No offence to the sleevers. Just stating a fact is all.

i know for me i know when i do gain a few back it's because im eating the wrong things. chips, Cookies, ice cream... etc. too many carbs. when was the last time you went to the dr. for a band check up? What size band do you have and how much fill do you currently have in it? when you gain/lose what's going on in your life? Stress? How much do you exercise (be honest)? I normally can put myself in check when i see im gaining a few. I know im not suppose too... but i weight or try to weight my self every am. banded 11/10/09

@@jimmc77 So you hit a little bump in the road.... We all do it.... But take this as a lesson, remember what you have learned and try your best to avoid it again. No one is perfect at this.... we have all messed up in one way or the other whether we want to admit it or not. I doubt you are in the green, not saying you can't be, but your most likely just still swollen. Stick to the food schedule... it's there for a reason. I know your hungry and every thing you see on tv, driving, at work... is all about food. but this will pass. Im sure you heard this before but in case you haven't.... this is what I did when i introduced food back. I know everyone told you about the small plate. I bought the kids plate.. you know the ones that have the cartoons on them and the three sections, it also came with a fork and spoon. I took my 1/8cup out and measured it all... I made sure before i took the first bite that i cut everything up in bite sizes. For me the nail on my pinky finger was a good size. I ate my Protein first... always. then the greens and then what ever else if i was still hungry. After EVERY bite i put the fork (kids fork) down.... closed my eyes and really concentrated on what was in my mouth.... i savored each bite. It became a game for me to try and figure out the different spices in the food. I NEVER sat in front of the tv, read, or held a deep conversation while i was eating. These things are distracting and you will forget what you are doing and before you know it, you didn't chew enough and bam... problem. NEVER NEVER put a glass of anything in front or near you while eating. Again, out of habit you will forget and bam... problem. I know some people wrote everything they ate down and logged it in and weighted out on a scale.... i didn't. I fixed my plate with what i knew was my limit and only ate that... even if i was still hungry, i never got up for another bite. Waited my 30 min or more and than drank something. congrats on joining the gym. I tell every person that ask, one of the biggest parts of a great outcome is exercise. And i don't mean 2-3 day for 30 min..... I mean.... 5 days for no less than one hour. I started with walking after surgery. then i moved on to zumba, bodypump, combat.... I also mixed in some treadmill, elliptical.. and then some weights. When i first started i could only do 5 min on the Devil.... Aka Elliptical, but i worked my way up to 45 min...... Remember Eat Less and Move More... NEVER NEVER reward yourself with food.... NEVER!!!! Only with positive stuff... things you like... for example Fishing, for every 5-10lbs. buy a new fishing lures.... or pole or something... Like i told another girl, some people put a $1 in a jar for every lb they lose... if they gain, they take it out and put in another jar, when they lose it again, put it back. Then at the end year treat yourself to something big. I hope some of this helps you... Chris

so do i sometimes....

I posted this 3 years ago.... This is how i truly felt... http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/164294-my-dearest-band/

@@weneebug Are you sure your not married to my husband (soon to be ex)... (tomorrow is our 26 wedding anniv). He said those very words.... Him: Why are you losing weight, so you can find another man? It use to hurt a lot for the same reasons as you.... but i started turning it around and telling him... I didn't need to lose weight to find another man... I had men that wanted me at 230lbs. Now i hear.... Your losing weight was the worse thing that ever happened to our marriage..... And the... See i told you that you would leave me for another man (which im not)..... I told him, i didn't leave because of "another" man.. i left because of him..... and then i show him my multipal vibrators that keep me warm at night/day/afternoon... hehehe My suggestion, drag him to counseling.... mine would not go (cost and nothing wrong with him) I begged him to go and he told me.... get a part time job to pay for half and i will go.... that was one of the last straws. But if you can get him to go.... please goooooo..... be honest and tell him how much it hurts to hear the things he says. Mine regrets everything now... but i have so much resentment built up i don't know if i can ever break that wall down. And sometimes just when i think... Wow he is changing... he opens his mouth and I hear the old Jim come out...

I have taken two deer out in my life.... One with a cute little Dodge Colt... and the other with my sporty Z28. See i use to live down a gravel road (paved now) in the swamp... (google Brady Rd Theriot, La.) I lived all the way at the end.... Yes a true bayou girl... In the am, if i missed the bus, i would cross the bayou in my pirogue and catch it on the other side.... lol...... Anyway I don't eat deer, rabbit, coon, squirrel, nutria, wild hog.... I use to say, if i can't buy it at the grocery store i won't eat it... But, now our local stores are carrying deer, rabbit, etc.... so i can't say that anymore. I love to shoot, but not hunt. First, it's toooo damn cold, and i have no more blubber to keep my bones warm. Second, i just can't shoot an animal.... I could probably shot a human before an animal... lol.. Just kidding.... are am i? So Bill.... tell Mrs. Bill she has one more to hit to catch up with me.... hehehehe

@@weneebug @@Banded_Beauty I know exactly how yall feel.... 7 years later i still here the.... that surgery cost $2000. (yes insurance paid) He never misses an opportunity to bring it up. He also says crap about my Hysterectomy, gallbladder... I'm like those were not my choice. The reason he brings these things up is because he is a very selfish man and is forever buying himself stuff. When i say anything about it he brings up the surgeries. This is one of the reasons we are getting divorced. They don't change.... he became more insecure the more weight i lost. So i started giving him crap back. Every time he had something negative to say, i turn it around on him..... Example: Him: I think it was stupid that you spent that money on a WLS when you could have done it yourself.... Me: well i think its stupid you bought a boat when you could have fished on the side of the road. (yes we live in the bayou) Me: i think its stupid you bought a navigation system for the boat that marks where you caught fish... Like they are going to be in the same spot next time. I say to you both.... concentrate on yourself and he'll either climb on board or jump off. He would never jump off, so i did.... Now he regret's the things he has done and said because im not taking his crap anymore. Tell them men straight up.... This was not for him it was for you and your health and future and that you don't want to hear any more negative crap about it.

my insurance two jobs ago covered the band.... but no Boobs. last job... nothing and this job, im not sure ill have to look into it. but im sure it doesn't. I would recommend you start having your doctor document any and everything like Babbs said, hardly any covers boobs. All depends on your plans coverage. I had to pay for my TT out of pocket 8800..

@heynowkc........... Wow!! you lost almost 230lbs. what an amazing accomplishment. You look wonderful. Love your post. We all fall into some bad behaviors, but what's most important is that we realize that they are bad. The first step in correcting a bad behavior is acknowledging that there is one. Only then can we begin to correct it. When i couldn't fit into my favorite jeans the summer of 2014, i said.... OH HELL NO. No way am i going back. I worked too hard and gave up too much to go backwards. I stopped all the carbs i knew i was eating that was bad. Remembered that i can't eat what i don't buy.... i don't even go down the ice cream or chip isle (unless the grandkids are with me). Then i just send them down to get what and have them bring it back. You seam like you are on the right track.... Keep up the great job.... Chris

One of the things i learned over the years..... NEVER reward yourself with any kind of food... Make your rewards a true reward.... Food is never going to make it better, only worse. I had to learn that the hard way. Your amazing! Your article is a must read for EVERYONE. I'm 9 months out. I've already started sneaking in a bite of this or that (mostly a bite of a cherry pie, those little ones frosted) at least once a week...for a reward. Haven't gained yet but, have been having a month long stall. 168 one day and 170 the next. Frustrated because just like you, I've been going through a move, holidays, stress (I have multiple sclerosis) it's so cold, below zero. I need to exercise. I mean walk. I'm doing exercises to firm, that's it. Thank you for your post. Good luck to you and best wishes! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using the BariatricPal App I'm not a rich/wealthy person... farrrrr from it. so for some other rewards... I went to Thrift stores and bought a pair of pants or shirt when i lost 5-10lbs.... or something like a new lipstick. On big goals... i treated myself to a pedi... or a new hair cut... I've heard people put in $1 in a jar for every lb lost... at the end of a year they treated them self to a message...or something. If they gained they took it out and put it in another jar till they lost it again and put it back. Anyway.... it's a thought.

I wanted to have a reduction... not because i have deflated boob, but because i didn't lose any boobs and now im a 34H with a size 4-6 bottom... My insurance denied two tries..... But it all depends on your insurance and coverage plan. Good luck

I eat what i know i can in moderation.... like every other day. I always lose weight during the holidays and vacations. I become super aware of my eating. At a party, i take a small plate and only put one of what ever i can eat.... this way i get the taste of it with out over eating.

@@LipstickLady You know i felt the same way about you,.... i always like you and respected your honesty... i just wish we can get past all this....

@@LipstickLady I wasn't talking about anyone in particular..... please get a life and leave mine alone. It's like you sit around waiting to pounce on me.... This is it.... i don't care what else you say to me EVER... im not going to take the bait again.... I am done with you. You will never run me off this site... so stop.... i've been here wayyyy to long. Geezzzz....Haven't been on here in days... say one thing... and good lord....

i was not directing my original comment to ANYONE in particular.... I was stating a fact that there are mean people on here that its...... good lord... when you read what i wrote... did you think i was taking about you? then maybe look with in and work on you.... It's like you can't wait till i have something to say so you can bring up past crap..... Let it goooooo Stop caring what i say or do. LEAVE ME ALONE....