Turner24

Thanks for all the support. yesterday was a horrible day for me:tired :cry I took my lasix last night and I lost all the wt I had gained +1 lb!:clap2: I updated my ticker- Yeah!!!! Its rainy and nasty here today. I want to sleep and not work. I have a boring meeting all afternoon, I don't know how I will stay awake!!:kiss Today: 40oz H2o lunch- 1cup veg soup and 1 serving cheetos snack- cashew packet supper- Turner24

WOOO HOOO Sarge!!!!!!!!:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: Avilla and Niceyrenee- Who's going to trade lbs w/me?? LOL! I hate PMS! I am so full of water weight I think I'll scream:angry Drank all my water yesterday and only pee'd like twice all day! Went home last night and there it was...........elephant ankles:mad: . I barley got my shoes on this morning:cry I got on the scale (stupid I know) and I gained 6lbs in 1 day:huytsao . I will be hitting the lasix tonight! Does anyone else do this EVERY month??:tired Maybe cause I am sooo huge my body does it, I don't know:o I am determined to move my ticker again. I haven't moved it in almost 1mo because I would have to increase it not decrease it!!!! That's ridiculous and makes me sick:sick I am drinking my water today anywhoo. I have to believe in this diet and way of living. I am beginning to think the band is not going to work for me and I should not have done this. When people in the family ask me how much I have lost and I say "around 40lbs" they ALL COMMENT "THAT's ALL????????" I feel like a failure. I know I am depressed from PMS. But I am starting to think maybe I am really depressed and medication would help me. I have heard it helps you loose wt? What do you guys think? Anyone on depression meds? I am an emotional eater. I do eat more when I am down than when I am happy. I thought that was normal. Well, Its nasty and rainy today:tired kinda matches my mood.:cry Turner24

I can't believe I have never found this thread! I am from Cincinnati. So great to find a group of us locally! Glad to meet all of you! 1ting2loose- OMG:eek: . That's horrible! Of course we will pray for your mom:girl_hug: . Let her know we all send her our best! Hi to all:clap2: Turner 24 Banded 10/30/06 Dr. kira Schofield Middletown Regional Hospital

Yes the whole food thing is a lesson in trial and error! I still have issues w/forgetting and trying to take a normal bite! You would think I would learn!!!! I guess your brain takes awhile to recondition how we eat!:hungry: I daily find things I should be able to tolerate but can't. I can't eat roast. I cooked it slow in a crockpot until it was falling apart. I even put it in the food processor (because I thought I just couldn't chew it well enough). Still had horrible pain:phanvan . No more roast for me!!!! The only food I really miss is pizza . I have read posts where people can tolerate the thin crust kind, but not me!!:nervous Trust me I've tried:rolleyes . Just chew chew chew and take note of what goes down easy and what doesn't! You will be fine! Turner24

My DH married me at about 80lbs lighter. Well, after 3kids (including the twin pregnancy) he never said much. He is also gaining, gaining, gaining. He started on WW w/me. He is very supportive. I love him dearly for never saying anything about my ballooning wt. Turner24

Teresita- Good orders. I will work hard this week. Avilla- God bless you! There is nothing worse than being up all night w/a sick child!:sick You know your a mom after nights like that. Hope he is better soon! Great job on the running, even while delirious!!!!!:clap2: :clap2: Amy- Welcome to bootcamp! The greatest people on earth are in this thread! Tann- Don't beat yourself up! We all fall off the wagon, the best part is we can climb back on in the morning! Been there girlie:rolleyes: . I need to leave work early..........spring fever!:heh: I really wish I could! I will be walking tonight though! At least 2x's around the block- thats 30min for me!!! I am actually looking forward to it!!!!! Love you all! Happy nice weather!:thumbs_up: (there is my smile sarge!) Turner24

Morning CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:faint: Once the shock wears off you too will be thrilled!!!!!!!!!:clap2: Avilla- Don't get down! you keep running that yard girlie! Tann and Niceyrenee- The M/E diet took off 5lbs this week:clap2: I am going to to back to WW diet though. I can't tolerate all that meat. I need to start exercising regularly again! Teresita- I hope you are not feeling down still! The sun is shining and I too am going to get out there and walk the dog! Love you all:girl_hug: Turner24

OHHH Synical chick- Come here! :woot: :woot: :girl_hug: :girl_hug: THATS HORRIBLE:faint: I hope you feel better girlie!:cry Hang in there! Turner24

Niceyrenee- Don't get down! you are doing great!!!!!!!:clap2: I'm sure you will make your goal before your anniversary! If not, think of all the "exercise" you will be getting in that night:heh: I am having a bad day too! I drank a regular coke this morning. Just HAD to have it. I am going to be good from now on though! :guess Have a great weekend everyone!!!!!!!! Turner24

Okay, I have a LOL(now) admission! I didn't even know they HAD seatbelt extenders. I flew to Arizona from Cincinnati and I just faked fastening it on every flight! I had to take a small plane from Cinci US Air to Charlotte and then catch a United flight to Phoenix. I wore a long shirt and tucked the seatbelt beneath it and held onto the end that wouldn't fit around me by about 3"!! The little connector part I pushed between my hip and the armrest so you couln't tell. AHH the lengths I went to when I could have just asked!!!!! Thought I'd give you a laugh!!!!!!!! PS I weighed 360lbs when I flew and I am 5'11". If I made it you will too!!!!. I never took the Snacks or drinks cause I know I couldn't get the tray down! I was paranoid that if I drew attention to the fact I couldn't fit, they would ask me to pay for another seat in front of everyone!!! best of luck and have fun on vacation!!!!!!!1 Turner24

I am so sorry you are struggling!:girl_hug: I also emotionally eat and struggle w/that; but not to the point you describe. Hang in there:o Hopefully the counselor can help you through this and you can then effectively work w/ the band. My best wishes and prayers for you! Turner24

Denise/MsRoby I hear that! I was banded OCT 30th and have only lost 37lbs!! I am getting discouraged too. I am really working on making better choices but I am an emotional eater so its hard for me! I am depressed the scale doesn't move- so I eat. I am screwed up I know! :nervous Hang in there- spring is comming and we can start walking!! Turner24

Avilla:It starts out with "i hate you and you hate me so lets get this over with" lol __________________ You Crack me up girl!!!!!:eek: :eek: :) Congrats on your running and loss:clap2: Teresita- Don't you give up on us girl, or yourself. You are worth it! All the efforts and gains here and there. This is a long road not a short one. I have finally come to realize that. I am 5mo out of surgery and lost only 37lbs. I thought I would be down 60 by now. Go get some pictures of yourself before the band and take a dose of reality! Slow or not; we look much different than when we started. I am sorry you are going thru tough times. We love you and are here for you!:confused: Don't give up on you! We aren't!!!!!!!!!! Thank you everyone for concern over my DH who had a lump removed last friday. The final pathology report was a benign tumor!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you GOD!!! I won't celebrate w/chocolate though!! How about a toast w/crystal light? LOL Welcome newcommers! Sorry, I am so bad at remembering names! You will like it in here. Start movin those feet and drinkin that water and you will fit right in!!!!! Word of advice- stay close to bathroom until you are very used to that much H20!!:tired Tann- I am struggling w/ the M/E diet. I brought lunch meat today- which caused horrible pain and I PB'd immediately!!!!! I don't tolerate anything well in the morning, I had never tried lunch meat before. That would be a NO I think! I did eat some block cheese a little later. I am sticking to eggs for awhile....LOL!! I was going to give up early(I am trying to do this till Sat), but I cheated and got on the scale this AM. I promised to wait until Monday but I lost 4lbs!!!!!!!!!:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: I am going on the eggs and tuna salad diet thru the week. I don't seem to tolerate anything else at this point. I blended some peperoni in the food processor. Don't try! I had diarrhea for 2 days!!!!!!!! That is probably the 4lbs( Ha-Ha). Good luck Tann! How are you doing niceyrenee????????? Love you all, but have to get some work done today(Oh Well!) Turner24

Kim, What a blessing! And comming from a 16yo :faint: Put it somewhere safe, on the days you want to kill her.....pull it out and read it again:D Turner24

Avilla- Its great your running around your yard!:clap2: What an inspiration for your son! Maybe you two can do it together:clap2: . How is he doing w/his diet? I pray his sugars stay under control! Its good you are a good example for him; he can see the payoff in you! This M/E diet is getting really hard for me:rolleyes I have trouble tolerating meat. does anyone else run into this? :help: My DH went on it w/me. He fixed baked pork loins last night. I chewed and chewed and chewed. I still ended up PB'ing it up!:sick My stomach hurt for an hour! Then I was starving. I cooked me some scrambled eggs and cheese but I don't particularly care for eggs and I am struggling to stay on this. Only 2more days after today though:clap2: Then I can have salad! I have tuna for lunch. I really miss crackers! Hopefully the scale will be down on Monday and I will have renewed willpower!! I can't tolerate roast either. What are you guys on the M/E diet getting down?? I am allergic to chicken and turkey, but aside from that what does your day look like for food? Yesterday: boiled egg-breakfast tuna salad-lunch string cheese-snack 3bites pork loin= PB scrambled eggs and cheese- dinner 2 squares colby cheese(from cheese block)- snack 40 oz Water 20 oz crystal light Its supposed to be nice this weekend. I am going to run around the backyard this weekend for my weekend challenge :Banane43: I can probably only make it about 10 times though. :faint: Take care everyone! Keep up all the great work!!!!!!!!!!! Turner24

Tann & Nieceyrenee- I have officially started my M/E diet today:clap2: I talked it up so good my DH is starting it w/me:biggrin1: . I have tuna salad w/ eggs for lunch today. We went to the store and stocked up!:hungry: Congrats on the wt loss:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: I am hoping to post good results next Monday! I didn't loose an ounce this week :think . But at least I didn't gain!! Teresita- Thanks for all the kind words!! DH did good and the surgeon didn't think it looked like cancer :clap2: . We will get the final report on Tuesday, but he said he wouldn't worry.:nervous Today stinks so far... I was off Friday w/ DH for surgery and had soooo much work to catch up on! I was in the middle of it when our computer system went down!! Oh well! Now I can come here and visit w/ y'all!! I do love and appreciate all of you! I could never do this without you all Thanks for everything! Turner24

YES SIR SARGE!!!! I GAVE AWAY THE OTHER SLEEVE OF THIN MINT COOKIES THIS MORNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :faint: :faint: :faint: :faint: :faint: :faint: :faint: :faint: :faint: :faint: :faint: :faint: :faint: :faint:

:biggrin1: Avilla- Don't you dare get down on yourself girlie!:scared: I can't wait till the day I can put my ticker on 60lbs lost:clap2: . I am fighting to get the 3 more off to say 40!:nervous Tann, Janet C & Niecyrenee- I plan to do the M/E diet starting tomorrow!! I am going to do M/E through the week and veggies as a treat for weekends! Question:confused: Can I have Cheese? Where do you get the strips to test urine to see if in ketoacidosis Tann?? After tonight my life will settle down a little:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: I am excited about trying the M/E thing. Teresita- What a great idea!! I am so lazy:notagree I never even thought about walking in place while they are in Karate class:scared: Thanks for the suggestion!! Well, My DH has surgery tomorrow to remove a suspicious lump in his breast:rolleyes . I haven't said anything here but I think the stress and worry are sabatoging my diet efforts:nervous . The biopsy was inconclusive....just said "abnormal" cells but not definately any cancer. I just want it out and then we will know for sure what we are dealing with. The surgeon did say he didn't think it was cancer. Male breast cancer is very very rare.:clap2: I would appreciate your prayers tomorrow if you think of it . I will post on Monday and let you know how it went. My home computer blew up and I only have internet access at the moment at work! Sometimes I think it would help to log on and read some wt loss and inspirational posts at night when I want to snack :hungry: Well have a great weekend everyone!! Hey sarge! We need the weekend challenge early so I know what to do! Any suggestions??? The stairs are killing me LOL!! That's a good thing though! Turner24

Hi All! Tann & Niceyrenee- I am going to have to re-commit to the M/E diet starting on this Friday instead of today. My car broke down and its going to be $600 to fix it!! :angry :scared: :embarassed: I hate car problems!! Anyway, I got depressed and the girl scout cookies were delivered today to work :heh: and I ate a whole sleeve of thin mints:hungry: Sarge! SLAP ME!!!!! :whip: :whip: I have alot to loose so I will go shopping for eggs;ect after Thursday night. I have to make a cake for my son's hockey team tonight. This is of course after I pick up my car and take 3 kids to Karate class. Then I have to squeeze in 3 sets of homework before the night is through. Thursday night is the end of the season party. After that I should have time to get to the store and get going on the M/E diet thing! My life is way tooo hectic right now!:yield: Hope everyone else is good! I did haul my carcus up the stairs all day today:help: . Love you all! Turner24

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Tonight I hope to really see some improvement. It is usually at this stage they start taking the comments to heart and stepping it up!:clap2: I am soooo excited! Simon hopefully will not be bored:bored Randy will not say "I don't know man":phanvan Paula will not say "Well.............":rolleyes It will be a night of knock out preformances!!!!!:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: Turner24

Niecyrenee- sorry:embarassed: Spelled your name wrong!!:faint: Turner24

Niceyrenee and Tann: Good luck on the meat and egg diet thing. I will but in if you don't mind . I will go to the store tonight and do it for 5 days. I will post weigh in results Monday . Please answer questions if you don't mind.... BBQ, Ketchup, mustard, mayonase, and sweet relish- What is allowed? I need to make tuna salad ect for getting down meats.:hungry: Thanks! Turner24

Hi Guys!! I have to say, I can't wait for the warm weather either! I am sick of the treadmill! :phanvan I want to walk in the sunshine and not be able to quit until I get to my car:rolleyes: . The treadmill too easy to just turn off:notagree Yes; I am very lazy:notagree . I am going to try your meat and egg diet too. No BBQ sauce though? Can I use A1 or Ketchup? I will never get down meat without something to dip it in!!:speechles Is cheese allowed on the eggs? I really hate eggs! I am willing to give it a go though. I will try and start tonight. I need to get meat and eggs from the store in order to do it! Can I have pickle relish and mayonase to make tuna salad?? Sorry for all the questions! I want to do it right! If I start tomorrow, I will try to complete 5days, I weigh in Monday Am so we'll see............... :cry I have a challenge for us for the week..... take the steps up and down at work from Wed thru Friday. What do you all think?? I am a very dedicated elevator rider:heh: . It will be a good challenge for me! Turner24

Okay....That 45min weekend challenge like to killed me!!!:faint: Saturday AM I scrubbed my kitchen floor on hands and knee's for the party. Sunday I did an exercise tybo video w/my sister. I thought I would DIE!!! But, I did it:clap2: . Avilla- that is great news about your son!! I am proud of him too!! Its expecially hard for a child to loose wt. They are exposed to so many more bad food choices candy, ect.:hungry: Maybe you two could set a small goal and get him a reward for making it. That way he can learn to replace something else instead of food as a reward. I wish I had learned that earlier!! So how did everyone else do in the challenge??? Turner24