Jimboss

May she rest in peace.............And may the Good Lord watch after her innocent child.

CONGRATULATONS JESSICA!!!! YOU JUST INSPIRED ME! WE ALL CAN DO THIS, RIGHT?:high5:

LOL, no Raynie........No "rascal weed" for several years now. Hell, that is one of the reasons I am the way I am! LOL. I always suffered from the "munchies" in a big way! Whew. Growing up as a young man in the late sixties/early seventies and carrying on with the same activities through the eighties and nineties......Wow. I wish I had all the money I spent on "left handed tobacco" through the years. I'd be retired. And Denise...I'm rather curious about this "magic milk" as well. I must have missed something somewhere along the line. I've pretty much been stuck right at a 45 pound loss. I feel I'm eating good (NO SWEETS!) and I'm on my treadmill nightly but things have slowed down to a crawl. I am scheduled for another fill on the 13th of Feb. Maybe that will help as well. I'll be glad when I find that "sweet" spot and start losing again......Jimboss

Just kidding Jess............. :kiss2:

LOL. Thanks Jessica. Hey, care to share a hershey bar? LOL.

Sean Connery? Hmmmm. Doesn't do much for me. But replace him with Cameron Diaz..........Whew. Melt my butter darlin.

Geez girls....I can't eat sweets! I'd love to but they do something to me. Ever since my surgery, if I eat ice cream or chocolate......it makes me hornier than hell!!!!!! So, my snacking consists of crackers/cheese or popsickles. Maybe an ocasional dish of apple sauce. Oh yummy. LOL. I do the sugar free popsickles. Sort of helps with the amount of fluids I'm supposed to take in each day. But if I screw up and have a ice cream bar........yikes! Cold showers for me! Whew.

Well guess what? I wasn't wearing "panties"! No skivvy shorts either.... As far as between the legs? The darned table I was on was so narrow there was no way my legs could have been spread without them dropping down! I've watched the video that is posted on this sight and it appears the Dr and all of the nurses are standing at your side. So don't worry about this small aspect. Look at the benefit you will gain (or should I say lose?).............Jimboss

ThreeBeauties....in a previous post I mentioned "marital issues". Wow girl. You hit the nail on the head! Although my lovely bride's excuse is that she see's me everyday and doesn't notice. Damn! I've dropped 45 pounds and gone down 2 pants sizes, I'm wearing shirts I haven't been able to get into for so long I can't remember, I've had to buy a smaller shoe size, and the only thing that is getting larger is a certain apenditure I shouldn't mention (maybe not larger but definetly more noticeable)! I hate to admit this to y'all but I really don't get that much support from her. But I'm going to be a good boy and keep trudging forward. At least I have y'all, thank goodness for that. I think she's jealous. She is a big girl as well and she's trying to do weight loss too. Since my surgery she's lost about 10 pounds and I've praised her almost daily for her success. Well my Angels, I am sorry to burden y'all with this sort of crap. It just came out of me. Thanks for letting me bend an ear............Jimboss

Good Sunday Morning Bandster Angels! Sorry I haven't been on much this past week. Marital issues......but that's another story! I guess I've been doing ok. No weight loss (but no gain either). It seems as if I've hit some sort of a plateau. I'm hoping that I get back on the losing side of things soon. I don't expect I'll hit my Valentines Day Challenge but I'm not giving up yet! I didn't think I'd make the Christmas Challenge but I did......so, I still have a week and a half or so. Pain.....it sucks. Hey, I love ya all! Todays a new day! And the bottom line is I'm probably doing better than I deserve! One more thing....A few wonderful ladies and myself started a local support group! We had our first meeting this past week and it was awesome. Everyone clicked well (although we were total strangers) and we are looking forward to our next meeting! Cool huh? It's amazing how someone who is going through this can "understand" and someone who isn't either can't or won't. Hey, I love all of my Bandster Angels! Thanks for letting me bend your ears..........Jimboss

Do cookies ever get baked anymore? Whew!

Hey Threebeauties, Jimboss here. I just came on after the weekend and seen you had your 39th. Happy Birthday!!!!! I hope yours was filled with joy. I remember 39.................wow, it was a good year. Hmmmm. It's nice to be young (and you are my dear)!!! I was pretty confident going into my weekend. But, it got the best of me. I neglected to exercise / I ate what I wanted / and I cursed myself this morning. But I had a great time with my grand daughter. Her and I went out and we had a strawberry milkshake together. Just Cordelia and Grandpa. For me it was special. She is so precious. Today I am back on the "losing" track! Today I will hit my treadmill hard. Today I will be concious of what goes into my mouth. Today I am glad to be a part of the October Bandsters. I'll worry about tomorrow when it comes. To all my October Bandster Angels.........old Jimboss loves ya!

Threebeauties, that's why I refer to y'all as my Angels............ This is an awesome group! I'm proud to be a member................Jimboss

Carlene Writes: I hope you guys/girls at least got a kiss from old George. A kiss? Damn Carlene, I didn't even get a "reach around" let alone a kiss! ......... Jimboss

It's Friday! Yeah! Well girls, I'm heading into my trouble spot...the weekend! But I'm going into it with the attitude that I'm not going to slip. Maybe I'll pretend my October Bandster Angels are going to gang tackle me and pounce on my head if I don't stick with my program?!?! I've had a great week at work. I've gotten things done and I didn't let the inmates get to me. I feel good! So y'all have a great weekend...I plan on it. My son and daughter-in-law are coming with our grand baby girl so it should be fun. And I can't wait for next weekend. My lovely bride and I are going to the Black Hills for a little R&R! Whew! Deadwood, Custer, Sturgis....lookout! Old Jimboss is coming to town! Hey, I love you all. Hang tough and let's continue being losers! ~~JIMBOSS~~

Hey Shirley, I'm doing better than I deserve to be...I'm sure! Isn't it great how everyone in October Bandsters jumps right in when one of us is a little down?!?!? I'm damned proud of all of us. I love all of my October Bandster Angels! Because that's what y'all are....Angels.

Threebeauties, Listen girl, it's tough not to get discouraged sometimes. Lord knows I do. But go back and re-read some of your posts! Including the ones you've directed to me! You'll make it darlin'. Just heed your own advice, and that given by all of us that really do care (and we do!). Great Balls of Fire girl! Get up in the morning with a renewed attitude and believe that nothing is going to stop you from meeting your goals. And remember, Shirley is right. 1 to 1 1/2 pounds a week is normal, but don't get discouraged if you don't see it every week. Just stay focused young lady! Old Jimboss is telling you to. We all love ya and are here for you. ~~Jimboss~~

Well what the hell...............one particular night, I was a little too worked up and was afraid I was going to be a little "quick on the trigger". To prevent an impending disaster I started thinking about Willie Mays sliding into second base. And do you know what? It worked! My lovely bride commented afterward "incredible performance". I never did have the intestinal fortitude to tell her to thank Willie instead.

How bout' Da Bears! They'll have a tough time of it with those Colts though. Thanks for all the kind words girls. I know y'all are right. Just sometimes you need to "bitch" a little. Right? Last night I hit my treadmill again and it felt so good. Not only physically but in my mind I was proud of myself. And even though my beloved Bears were playing...I only nibbled on pretzels. The hardest part was not drinking any fluids while doing the pretzel thing! I stepped on my scale (which I'm not sure I trust) this morning and darned if I wasn't down 3 pounds since my fill last Tuesday! I was starting to think I needed another tightening... but maybe not now. And from the bottom of my old heart, I thank each and everyone of my October Bandster Angels for being here. Not only for me but for all of us. This is the best "club" I've ever been involved with! Love ya all...........Jimboss

I'm ashamed to say that for the past two days I have not exercised. And even though I had a fill less than a week ago, my eating is off the charts. Today, I am going to get back in my routine! I NEED to work out today. I NEED to eat right today. Weekends are always such a danger zone for me. During the week and I'm at work it seems so much easier. Friday night comes and for some reason I think I need take a break. But I can't take a break. I need to do this everyday. I will do this everyday! I will!!!

Wow...y'all are doing great! I was banded Oct 2nd I've lost 45 pounds I've had 3 fills...most recently this past Tuesday I exercise 7 days a week...20-30 minutes on my treadmill

Hey Puddin! I'm already a lesbian! So don't sweat it! Just show it! ~~Jimboss~~

Too bad we couldn't all sit down and visit over a cup of coffee or some other "adult" beverage. Y'all are great and I think I'm sort of hooked on this site/this thread. I'm doing pretty good after my third fill. And I agree with some of you who say that it seems the fills wear out too soon. But I honesty believe we will all find that illusive "sweet spot", some of us later than others, but it will come. Many of you have commented about exercising. Wow. So awesome. Now I'm here to tell you, I thought I'd be the last guy on earth to ever start an exercise program. But since I've started, I can feel the difference! Damn girls, I feel good now days! If I was twenty years younger I'd show each and every one of you how good I feel! For me the exercise was tough at first. I have a treadmill and I could do a couple of minutes at best. Now I'm hitting 25-30 minutes consistently every night. And I blame it all on this little piece of plastic that is wrapped around my stomach. "My little friend". LOL. Hang in there girls. October Bandsters...what a bunch of losers! ~~Jimboss~~

Jessica darlin', if you have kids...HELL YES cleaning house is exercise! Even if you don't, it's a good workout. And I know you'll be back on track in no time at all. You'll probably be the first one to meet the Valentines Day Challenge! Think about it...."JDru, Setting the Example". And KStar...Damn girl, I'm originally from the south. I was born in Georgia and raised in Virginia. I know that 32 degree's is cold. And I'll bet in Houston you are freezing your buns off! Brrrrrrrr. I've been in South Dakota (still South right? LOL) now for 10 years. And I've actually finally started to get aclimated to this place. But 17 below? Geez, enough is enough. Sometimes I have to do a Dorothy....I click my heals together and think "there's no place like home". But when I open them up I still see the frozen tundra, not the Blue Ridge Mountains. Bummer.

I got my fill yesterday. Thank goodness! And there were no sausage gravy and bisquits for supper...but I did have 1/2 cup of oatmeal! Yummy (sigh). But that is good. I feel good about myself when I can honesty say 1/2 cup of oatmeal. And last night I did another mile on my treadmill which always makes me feel good...especially after I'm showered and kicked back on the couch. I gotta tell you guys about something funny that happened last night. I was in the grocery store and I was standing in line at the checkout counter. In front of me was a fella about 40-45 years old. For his age his body was pretty awesome (no, I don't normally check guys out!). He had on a pair of jeans which were pretty tight, a narrow waist, and rather broad shoulders. Behind me were two young girls, maybe in their early twenties. The guy in front of me paid and was leaving and I heard one of the girls behind me say "for an old guy, he has a nice ass". Now I knew they were talking about him but.......I turned to them and said "Thank you. I've been working out". They were speachless! And both of their faces turned as red as a beet! For me, it was one of those priceless moments...because I know that one of these days, in the future, it might be me that recieves a comment like that! Hey, to all of my precious Bandster Angels....Old Jimboss loves ya! Y'all keep up the good work and let's keep up the losing!