Lisa G.

Just so everyone will know...... I am having a frustration fit this morning. I hope Dr. Hekier is ready for me this mornin. Nope, not happy this morning at all. I am tired of this thing NOT WORKING!!! lisa

Sharon, prognosis looks fair. She can't afford to lose any more wt. Little ole thing is 4'9". And 95 lbs!!! She is 69? I think. (sorry, not good at remembering ages) Thanks for the prayers. They are needed. I figger I won't get much of a fill tomorrow. I don't think I really need much. Maybe, I'll get .4cc. I hope this makes me hit the sweet spot. I sure need it. This will be my 4th. It better work. I already have 2.7 in mine. I have it in my head that this one is gonna be the one, so.... I'm tired of not getting anywhere myself. Sometimes, when I don't feel very hungry, I do have a Slim Fast for a meal. I know, yuck! But it's better than storing the next meas as fat. I have enough of that already! Yall have a good day. I think I'm gonna just prop my big self up today. I'm still tired from the trip! lisa

Sugarbear, we got the "for sure" dx on friday morning. She has a small cancerous mass. (it's about the size of a 50 cent pc). She is facing removal surgery, radiation, and/or chemo. (docs are suggesting all three) We just don't know in what order this will happen. I get to see Hekier tomorrow! AW RIGHT!!! I thought I was going to have to cancel due to the trip. I wasn't even sure we would be in Texas. He might not be so proud of me this time. I have really worked hard this time, too. I hope this one will help. I'm tired of being hungry all the time. I'm just tired of not being able to reach even one goal! But, I'm not gonna lay all that stuff on yall now. It just ain't right. So........ Yall have a good day! lisa

Surely not..... not with all these ladies to keep you company....they just need to get tuff and call you names like I do, problem child. lol Glad to see everyone's ticker moving. Shannon, sounds like 60 won't be a problem for you. Have you seen the liquid vitamins at Wally World? I have heard they are very good. I can't think of the name right now, but they are in a white bottle with a green label They might be worth looking into......might not taste like rust. Lynn, I know you can do it. You have lost so much, a few more pounds before school shouldn't be a prob for you. Betty, you might not feel the first fill. Don't get discouraged. I have had 3 now and waiting on the 4th. It took a couple to begin feeling the fills for me. Even then, it was a couple of weeks AFTER I got it before I felt it. So, hang in there. I promise, restriction is just around the corner. Talk to yall later, I need a nap. lisa

Hi yall. We're home. Mother in law is doing better. She had six transfusions Wed. and Wed. nite. She seems to be in good spirits, which is a good thing. We are waiting to find out if the docs think radiation is best before or after surgery. I guess we will know more tommorrow. We got home last nite about 2:30a, so if I mis-spell, please forgive. My eyes are still crossed. As we still don't know how invasive this is, please continue prayers for her and the family up there. (Branson) Yall don't go to Branson if you need a fill. VERY BAD PLACE!!! I won't have to miss my appointment tuesday after all. (I hope) I didn't gain anything while I was there, but I didn't eat right. You know how it is when someone is in the hospital. You eat junk. I just didn't eat a lot of junk. Yall have a good day! lisa

Just so everyone will know...... I won't be online for a few days. Mother-in-law very sick. Going to Branson. Yall be-have yourselves and stay in Mrs. Betty's box. I don't guess I will get my fill next Tuesday. But I guess I can live a few more days without it. I'll talk to everyone later, k? lisa

Sugarbear, you posted them, their yours now. lol Betty, Lynn is right. Cast your worries on the Master. He will provide. Susan, no one wanted to be the one to break the news that you aren't the spelling be champion. We just wanted to be nice. lol And...problem child, how's the Water consumption? Or was it something else, I forgot.... Gosh, Lynn! Bless your heart! What else is there to say? lol I'm glad it's you and not me. Oh, and don't get discouraged. I'll bet you will be so busy, that those eight pounds will come off easily. Stay with it girl. Yall have a good day! lisa

Sunlight, how did your fill go? Are you feeling it now? I did the first few days after my first fill. Felt really strange to me. Mine usually kicks in about 2 weeks after. Let us know how you feel. lisa

Hi everyone! Sugarbear, I'm fine. Just not a whole lot to say. Not losing, not gaining. Just waiting..... til next Tues. Have yall kept a food diary yet? At our last support group meeting, Mrs. Betty gave us homework for a month. I had been just estimating my caloric intake instead of writing it down. After I started recording it daily, I figgered out something. Boy, was I wrong. I am not getting the calories that I thought I was.... Most of the time it's less than 1000. Can you just imagine getting more than 1500? Has your mind set changed to the point to where when you see someone with a "normal" meal, you think, "How can a person possibly eat THAT much?" I would just bust open! Well, it's happened to me. I guess that's a good thing. Now.... to find the time to get my exercise going again like before it started raining. Cmoomoos, have you tried your ticker yet? I hope you can get it going. If you have more problems, go back and re-read Sugarbear's instructions above and see if they make more sense than mine. lo2us, how are you doing now? Is life getting back to normal yet? Hi Susan!!!!! Are you keeping your diary? Are you still being the "problem child"? I thought that was my job. lol Hi Lynn. Still going strong? How's Billy? And to everyone else..... Hi Yall! Have a good day, everyone, lisa

Cmoomoos, still having trouble? lisa

Are there any more Mt. Pleasant bandsters lurking on this site? I would like to start another thread for those of us in the Mt. Pleasant area. I know there are more than two or three in the area, so...... come on and let's give each other support and have some fun getting to know one another. Who knows, you might make a friend..... I'm six months out and a little discouraged myself right now, but I can give support. How bout you? lisa

They even talk funny in Dallas to me. lol lisa

I tried, but I think it's gone. But, the way I figger it, you can post if you wanna. lol We may talk funny to ya. lol lisa

I thought I was posting on the Texas board, sorry. The other thread that has 217 posts died. There were only two of us posting and we decided to stop posting on it and e-mail each other instead. I just thought I would see if there were others lurking about in the Mt. Pleasant Texas area that might like to start posting. Again, sorry if I messed you up. lisa

Shannon, if you're getting hung up on cottage cheese, sounds like you need to call the office. You might need a slight un-fill. You know what happens if you stay too tight for too long and you have come too far to lose your band.(erosion) You should be able to eat solid food now. When did you get your fill again? I forgot. But when I get a fill, it will kick in around two weeks after I get it. Not everyone's fill will do that, but if it happens to you........and if you are this tight now..... I'm not trying to scare you. I just want you to take care of you. Call Mrs. Betty or Jamie and talk to them, k and let us know. Sorry for sounding like a Mom. I know I joke around a lot on here, but the truth is, I care what happens to everyone on here and I don't want anything go to wrong with you. So, do what you think is best and let us know, k? With that said..... the end. Yall have a good day! lisa

Yall have good time tommorrow! Lo2us, you be careful on the road. When is your mom leaving? I hate to say this, but the last few days, I have had some trouble with stuff going down wrong. I haven't a clue what 's going on, but maybe, I will start losing again. Yall have a good day. lisa

Way to go Mizboo! Congratulations on the bandiversary. It's cool that you 86 pounds in one year. Maybe the 13 will come off soon. I hope I can get my mind wrapped around that banster eating thing soon. I'm still having a little trouble with it sometimes. I know it will come in time, I'm just being impatient. And you are right about the applause.... everyone needs a pat on the back sometimes!!! Stay in touch, k? lisa

Hi everyone. Shannon, we got a tip last nite at our meeting that might help you. We had been told before and I forgot about it. Use baby spoons and forks. Makes sense. Smaller bites and less likely to cause problems. I hope you are feeling better this morning. Lynn, you need to trade in your train and get a race car! Both of you are doing awesome! Susan, stay away from the Sonic and just for today....... don't get into any more trouble. lol Problem child. And remember, drink WATER!!! lol Na, just had to kid you a little. As for me, I'm going after some bigger popcorn cakes. lol Betty, hang in there. It's not long until the 26th. My appointment is the 31st. I'm ready for a fill also. And as for all the "lurkers"...... Yall post! We would like to hear from you! Yall have a good day lisa

Susan, I thought I heard something out my back door. lol Way to go! That just makes you want to work harder, don't it. That is so cool. You coming to the meeting tommorrow nite? I am bringing a friend that has been to see Hekier. She is looking at January before she gets her band. Sharon, I can't come. Just too much going on. Sorry. I would like to come sometime, but this time is just not gonna happen for me. Again, sorry. Shannon, glad you could eat something last nite. You just have to be your own judge as to wether you can eat something or not. Like I said, take your time and if it don't feel right, don't eat any more. As for me.... I just wanna scream. I'm trying to tuff it out, but I'm not doing so well. Maybe, I can get outside this week and work. Head hunger is really bad at my house these days. Yall have a good day. lisa

It's a big ole secret, Susan. Na, I just went to the site, copied the address and pasted on a quick reply here. Simple as that. (I had two windows open) Shannon, maybe you can mooch off your husbands plate. Be careful with the chicken. I can eat it, but sometimes, when it's kinda dry, it will get stuck. Just take your time and chew that stuff until it's just little bitty pieces before swallowing. (I call it dust. lol) Remember, whatever you do, if you do get stuck, DO NOT try to drink something to dislodge it. I read somewhere, it makes it much worse. Or maybe someone said it at a meeting. You will be fine, just take your time. HA! poet and didn't know it! Yall have a great day! lisa

If you can't copy and paste the link Susan posted above, try this one... Texas Weight Loss Surgery Group Receives National Designation as Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence maybe it will work. lisa

Since we all know Dr. Hekier monitors us on this thread...... We need to say Congratulations for the designation of BSCOE!!!!! Way to go to both Docs!!!!!! :clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2: And thank you for caring!!! lisa

Shannon, I'm sorry to hear bout your fill. Man, that's TUFF!!! I'm glad to hear you probably won't have to have many fills. That's cool. You hang in there, you are doing great without much in your band. How much did you end up with after he took some out? Sugarbear, I probably won't be able to make the lunch thing. I don't have a sitter. There's alot going on around my place and no one able to keep him. He doesn't wanna go to some ole lunch with a bunch of ladies. lol His words, not mine. lol Maybe, I can come to the next one, he will be in school. Yall have a good day! lisa

Abatts, cool. Just wondering. I kinda like to put a face to whomever I'm typing too. lol lisa

Whoooppppeeeee for restriction. Now get out there and get some exercise! lol Don't forget to drink your water! AND.....stay in Ms. Betty's box. lol Now you have offically had a pep talk! lisa