Lisa G.

I just realized something....MY TICKER HASN'T MOVED IN ALMOST TWO MONTHS!!!! I'm playing around with the same 5 or 6 pounds! This is getting old. Although, some I have firmed up some from shoveling all that dirt, I can't seem to get off this plateau. Ok..... enough of that. Thanks for letting me yell at someone! :thumbup: Yall have a great day today! Remember the box and the water! lisa

Thank you Dr. Hekier!!!! Lots of people don't understand our point of view! I think "they" are mis-informed about the band and what it does. But, I also think that trying to explaining it to them is like trying to explain it to a rock. Some people just don't get it. lisa

Susan, Sounds like Bea is on the right track now. It took me a while before I started losing too. I know she will be ok now. Hey everyone else! Are you getting wet today? Boooo! That just makes my house that much farther away from delivery. Now, we have to wait until the ground dries out. Had to move my appointment AGAIN! Now, I don't go back until June 2nd. I guess that's ok. I'm not as tight as I was and have learned to eat properly, so it's not bad now. The funniest thing happened this morning. Have yall ever "heard" your stomach when you drink water? It was very quiet this morning when I got a drink and discovered my stomach makes a noise like a little frog, or maybe a baby bird. It's kinda cross between the two. I thought it was so funny, I took another drink to see if it would do it again. I ended up drinking a whole glass of water just listening. lol I had never heard it do that before and probably never will again, but it was funny. lol Yall should try it sometime. Just take little sips of water and wait. If you are like me, I can feel the water going down and when it hits the stoma, it "chirps or squeeks" or makes a funny noise. Let me know, k? Yall have a good day! Stay in the box! and drink your water! lisa

Good morning everyone. I have done a little experiment. For several days last week, I made it a point to drink as much water as I possibly could hold. ( at least the 64 we are told to drink and then some) During that time, I lost weight. Three pounds. Now this weekend I was busy with things and didn't drink the water I was supposed to and I gained those three pounds back. Very interesting don't you think? And I also figured out that my band is not as tight when I drink lots of water. (Except for the very stressful days) So...... I conclude......(lol) drink water......lots of it........as much as you can stand. Teresa, I know what you mean about sliming in the car. I have some Wal Mart bags too. Most of the time, I just pull over and take care of it. I know, gross, but sometimes it's just best too. Yall have a good day. I don't know what's in store for my day yet. I hope it's not as bad as Thursday. Drink your water and stay in your little box! lisa

Hi yall. Still waiting...... I think my band was working overtime yesterday. I had horrible day. And my band was so tight. I had some chicken for supper last night and I wished I hadn't eaten at all. It just sat there. I think it may have laid an egg too cause the longer it sat there, the heavier it got. Nerves, stress and otherwise terrible day contributed to that I'm sure. And as you can tell ... Things aren't any better today. But I am gonna get past this..... as soon as people quit messin with me and get my house here!!!!! Long story and I won't bore everyone. But the Readers Digest version.... my house won't be here this week. Yall take care and stay in your box. (Even if it is rotten, Susan) Drink your water too. (Perky..... TOM --time of the month) lisa

Thanks, Teresa. It's a mighty big behind to push. lol Or maybe, you have a BIG job AHEAD of you. lol I'll think of some more puns later. But, I think those two are good for now. lol Shannon, click on the scales under each person's name you wish to look at or add too. Remember the last time we had the rep thing come up? Yall have a good day. I'll be here bitin my fingernails off. My house is supposed to be out of production today or first thing in the morning. We have a tenative delivery date of Tuesday, so I'm getting really nervous. AND it's supposed to rain today. Might push the delivery date back, plus if it's raining, I have to stay inside and that's not good either. Yall..... I am going to fall apart before this house gets here. I think I will go have some water. lol Yall stay in the box today! You too Susan! lisa

I just looked at everyone's reputation...... they all went up. I guess we are just "somebody", huh? lol ljg

Good for you Teresa. Hang in there. That pin will be yours before you know it. As for me.......I don't think I'm EVER gonna get there. lol Welcome, Peri! Good luck with your surgery. If you have any questions...... you are in the right place for an answer. Ask us, someone will answer. Susan.... how in the world did you get a Rep power of 10??? Girl, you must be a gurooooo for that kind of rep. lol I checked my mail and will try to take care of that little errand today, k? I didn't make my appointment yesterday. I had to change it to the 19th. I'm either not as tight as I thougt I was OR I have learned to eat slower and smaller bites. Isn't that funny..... I have had my band for 18 months, May 29th, and just learning to eat smaller bites? Live and learn I guess. Still haven't lost anything, but at least I can eat a little more. Yall stay in the box today..... drink your water. Catch ya later! lisa

OH NO!!!!! Not the pesky 5 pound syndrome! I hate that, Shannon. Sorry you have it too. Boo!!!! I don't know why you can't do weight watchers. It's designed for you to lose weight. I don't know how big the portions are, but you just have to remember to get the protein first. Maybe, we need to ask Dr. H or Dr. K and see what they say. Just gotta remember--- portion control. I have the three mile walk and I like it alot. It came with a set of bands that will really make a workout for ya! I haven't done it lately, cause I have had other things to do, but there will come a day when I will need it. Maybe, I need to get up in the middle of the night and do it just to keep my metabolism going. lol Yeah, right! lol Glo....want me to come be your accompliss? (did I spell that right?) I can stir things up for ya. lol I know I won't be able to even get in the same league as Lou, but I can be of some help. LOL Any time you need someone to help you, I'm here, just ask. lol Well, I just had lunch....... about 4 bites of chicken salad. Now, I feel stuck. My workout for the day..... washed and waxed the car. Wax on....wax off. Now, I need something for the legs. Guess I will walk this afternoon or play ball with T. Yall have a great rest of the day. Talk to yall later! lisa

Morning everyone. I find that I am way too tight during the day. I don't want anything for breakfast. I usually try to have a slimE fast a little while after the morning cup of coffee. Lunch is not much of an option unless I want to eat junk, and by supper, I'm starving and want to eat the house down. I can eat at supper, and I try not to eat fast and more than I can handle. Its during the day that gets me. I know I'm hungry, it just won't go down. I have tried drinking the hot stuff before a meal and it doesn't work that well right now. It's not like I'm not getting to eat anything, I just cant eat right during the day. THE WORST TIME!! That's why I have tried to stay outside as much as possible. lol Glo sorry to hear bout your partner in stuff. You will be ok. It's not like she is falling off the face of the planet. lol I'm sure she will keep in touch. Hang in there, k? I'm going to do better today. I'm gonna start a food journal again to see how many calories I'm getting. Maybe that will help. Yall stay in the box today! lisa

Thanks Shannon. I just can't do skim milk. I have been doing the protein thing. Just not as often. Calories...... It seems like I can eat a meal (one or two bites, three or four at tops) and an hour later, I'm wanting to eat again. I know I'm not getting enough down at one time. I'm just waiting for next monday. I know I will be in T R O U B L E with Dr. H. And I don't have an excuse for not losing, but..... I know I should have gone back but by the time I realized I was too tight, it was too late just to pop in for an un fill. I promise I won't do this again. Susan, I have done my chores for the day. Dogs bathed and all nice and sweet smelling. lol Talk to yall later, lisa

Good morning everyone! Shannon, be careful on your trips this week. Susan, Happy Birthday, late of course. Sorry bout the baths. I used to do that all day long. I know how back breaking that can be. yuck! That's my plan today. Dog baths. Sharon, I got the call friday.... my house will be coming off line (out of production) on May 8th. I hope they bring it on the 9th. It's coming from the production plant in Sulphur Springs. It's about a 45 minute drive from here in a car, so about an hour to an hour and a half for double wides, I guess. I just wish it would get here soon. I'm tired of waiting. Been waiting since last August. We kinda put it on hold when DH Mother got sick and now we had to wait on production and OTHER stuff. Yall, I'm just not doing well at all on my band stuff. I know it's cause I can't eat properly, but I have reverted to junk stuff. I haven't gained, but I'm beginning to feel guilty for eating stuff. I'll be glad when next monday gets here. I have an appointment. How do you justify eating junk when you know you aren't supposed to? I'm not living to eat, just eating junk to live. I hate that. I don't want to get back into that old habit again. Where, oh, where is my box? Yall take care today, stay in your box and remember...... drink your water! lisa

Hey SugarB.... Julie has my box. lol I found one on side of the road, but it's just not the same. It's just too small. I'll be glad when the 5th gets here. I'm going outside. Hope yall have a great day. Remember to drink your water and stay in your box. Oh, and I have a white peony bloomed, too. The honeysuckles are blooming and it smells so sweet outside. I love spring, but it doesn't love me. I am so stopped up right now, I don't think I could smell the honeysuckles if I was standing in the vines. lol later yall lisa

I don't mind the mowing so much, it's just time consuming. I don't mind sweating and getting dirty. Not a all.... as a matter of fact I would much rather be outside than in. I just want to get it done and move on to something else. Know what I mean? There's a young man that lives up the road from us that would love to come mow it for a price, but I would much rather do it myself. It sure is pretty when you get done and think about all the effort you put into it. lol I haven't lost but one pound, but I can tell things are not as floppy as they used to be. lol I still think I need a slight un-fill and I think things will be just fine. I seem to be stuck in a weight slot and I want to be in a smaller slot. Anyway, yall don't wanna hear bout that. I'm still kinda feeling left out bout the meetings. I kinda feel like I've been shoved aside. I did my part and attended the meetings when I could. Can you tell I still have my lip stuck out about it? I suggested that our stuff be e-mailed or even snail mailed, but...... nuthin. Not even a reply to it. Guess, we are on our own, Susan and Glo. Yall have a good day and drink your water! Julie, how's the box? lisa

Geee Thanks! But you are the marathon person. lol lisa

Hi everyone! No, Julie, I think I live far enough up on a hill not to need any floaties right now. lol Thanks, I'll keep it in mind next time it starts raining. Yall, we have to remember that this band thing is a SLOW process. I know, I know. I am in as big a hurry as yall are about losing it, but we knew when we went into this that it's a slow process. I'm with Sugarbear about the supplements. That's what they are designed for. In case you are not getting enough in your regular diet. Now, that my dirt pile is gone (yay) I'm gonna have to find some other kinds of exercise to keep me going. I mowed two yards yesterday, I think that was a good start. lol When and IF my house EVER gets here, I will be occupied with that, so that will keep my mind off snacking. Tanner will be out of school soon and there's summer activities to keep us going, so I'm looking forward to the next few months. Yall stay busy, drink water and stay in MY box Julie! lol :tt2: Yall have a good day! lisa

THAT'S MY BOX!!!!!! I told yall that it would end up somewhere else. It floated away during the last flood. You keep it Julie. I'm gonna get a steel one so I have to stay in it. lisa

Good for you Susan on the 2 pounds. I haven't weighed in a week. I know I haven't lost anything, but I haven't been able to eat right. I'm gonna have a small un-fill my next appointment. I can't eat what I'm supposed too. I'm wondering if we didn't get water logged during the last flood. lol Well, yall will be happy to know...... the dirt pile is GONE! It's just little piles that I have to go straighten out today before it starts raining again this week. My house is promised to be delivered the week of May 5th and I'm really beginning to get excited. I was worried about that dirt pile ending up sitting right in front of the front door (and all over the house, for that matter). I know moving that dirt pile has taken a while, but I figure it's like working out in the gym. Lifting weights, doing crunches and working the legs and the Gloooootius MAXimus. Heavy on the Maximus. lol I have Popeye arms! So, I guess that dirt pile was good for something besides filling up holes! Well, yall be sweet today! lisa

Hey everyone! Ceinman, This has to be your decision and yours only. As for me, I would do it again in a heatbeat. It's the best thing that has ever happened to my health. I haven't heard any horror stories about having a band for several years. You have to take care of it. It's a lifetime commitment that you have to be serious about. I'm sorry if I scare you, but I promise if you do decide to have the surgery and afterwards when you lose some weight, you will wonder why you ever had any doubts. I had less than 100 pounds to lose. My loss has been kinda slow compared to others, but every pound counts. With every pound you lose, the other health issues of being obese go down also. Blood pressure, sleep apnea, diabetes, cholosterol, joint diseases (and pain). There are numerous other things that being obese causes that can be corrected with losing weight. Just life in general is much better for me since I got my band. I can do things that I would have NEVER attempted when I was big. I'm not a spring chicken, but I promise you that my day is MUCH more productive than it was even last year at this time. We are here for you if you have more questions. That's the purpose of the whole thread. To support each other in their decision to fight this thing called obesity. Yall stay in the box today. I think I have found another one this weekend. I have been sooo tight this weekend. I have been forced to stay in the corner of the box. lol Drink your water! and Have a good day! lisa

Yay Teresa and SugarB. Way to go on the pins!!!! Great job! lisa

Good morning everyone! Plain...... geekie-ness is allowed. lol That is a good question. I have read somewhere that whey protein is broken down and absorbed much easier that other proteins. I don't know bout the proteins in the "tubes". Maybe, Dr. H would like to reply to that one. Have yall had a problem replying to the thread? I tried to reply a little while ago and got an "Error" message that my reply was too short!!!!! :confused2: I'm confused on that one. lol I didn't know there was such a thing as a reply being too short! lol I'm kinda long winded anyway, so that came as sorta a shock :thumbup: Yall have a good day! Oh how was the meeting last nite? Did anyone from MP show up? HAS ANYONE FOUND MY BOX YET? It should be arriving in Texarkana any day now unless it caught on a snag somewhere! lisa

See, I mix my protein powder with milk and started drinking my water like I'm supposed too and I'm losing again too. hmmmmm maybe there's something to all that after all. lol lisa

SugarB, you can get the "tubes" from the e-store on the no scales web site. Profect Protein beverages. They are tasty. I haven't bought any, I just won one as a door prize at the LAST MT PLEASANT meeting we had. Yes, I'm still sore about that! 25 grams of protein in a 2.7 oz vial (indestructable vial, I might add. I don't know why it's indestructable) in various flavors. Mine was melon splash. I'm just a tight wad with my money and can't see spending that much on them. You can get that much protein in the Body fortress protein powder and get lots more servings for the money you spend. I mix mine with milk. Kinda tastes like a shake. NOT slime fast. I use the vanilla. But I guess it's whatever you prefer. The boys won their first game last nite. 19 -3 in four innings. When I told that lady ump the score, she let the other team finish the inning and HOLLERED -- "GAME" . I was never so glad. It's always cold up there and it was last nite. I think we are all sick. Just like last year when we played there. Yall stick with your water. It seems to be helping me since I started making an effort to get all of it in. I'm down 2 pounds now. 4 more of those pesky 6 to go.... Has anyone in Texarkana found my box yet? If not I need to order a new one. I'm getting a steel model this time! Yall have a good day! lisa

Yeah, but when I went this last time March 10, Dr. H told me he wanted to see me in 8 weeks. (that sounded like a little kid, didn't it? lol) The futher out you get, the slower you lose, so I guess he doesn't need to see you as often???? I sure hope I don't slow down any more, I haven't lost quickly anyway. But...... one of those pesky 6 pounds are gone this morning. Yay me! I upped my protein and started forcing more water. I was having a problem with water intake. Do you ever NOT think to drink? Yall have a good day! lisa

Glo, my ticker shows more than what the Doctors want me to loose. I want to lose about 11 more pounds than the goal they set for me. I just feel like I would be happier losing that 11 more pounds. I'll just have to see when I get to their goal how I feel about losing the other. Gives me some motivation when I see how much more I have to lose. lol Susan.... we aren't building a house. We have been trying to get a Double Wide for the last 6 weeks. I just about ready to tell the whole bunch that I'm going somewhere else. I keep getting excuses that don't make sense and I'm getting really tired of it. The dirt pile is to cover up the hole that was under the old house that was on the property and to level the ground some. The old house was the one I grew up in so it was really sad when they came and bulldozed it down, but I am looking forward to getting in the new one......IF I can get everyone's butts in gear. Can you tell I'm getting a little testy? Sharon, when I posted that bout your tickers, there were three tickers showing in your posts. I just thought it was kinda funny that all three of them were showing. I knew you had been working on them.lol Yall take care today. It's gonna be stormy for a while. Tie your boxes up to something so you don't lose them. (mine is expected in Texarkana any day now) lisa