kellyodoran

My thoughts exactly, you could not have said it any better!

Honk, you took the words right out of my mouth.......you are swollen, and should be on liqueds.

I was banded on Aug.3 2010, I weighed 262 pounds and as of this morning I weigh 220, so I have lost 42 pounds! I also love my band!

I eat lettuce all the time, with tuna and salad dressing (balsamic vinigrette) I use romain:Banane04: , and I am at good restriction!

Hello everyone! You all are sooooo busy, and I am sooooooo not busy. I have been on a huge tuna kick lately. Been having it for breakfast and lunch! I take some lettuce, dump the tuna on top, sprinkle some lemon pepper, and to with balsamic vinigrette! 160 calories and 22 grams of protien. Seems like the perfect meal. Not much else to report here, guess I am on a plateau again....getting used to the way it happens, nothing for a week or so then bam 5 pounds down, then plateau some more. I think patience keep poking up it's head here, I'll just keep trying to learn it. I will be glad when I start school on the 20th of January, and I deffinitely will be getting a flu shot before I do. Well, just about time for my morning walk! Everyone have a great day.

Phyl....did I read it right that you live in Desert Hot Springs part of the time? I used to live in Palm Desert and Twenty-Nine Palms.....Go Figgur! There is a great thrift store in DHS I used to love to go to! Getting ready to go on walk number two. This might be TMI for some of you, but do you know what I got on my 4 month bandiversary? I got my period....after a year of not having one! I read somewhere that loosing weight can cause your hormones to go crazy, Is this true? That was one thing I was NOT missing. Well ladies some feedback would be helpful!:thankyou:

Glad to hear you finally got restriction! Doesn't it feel great? I just had my 4 month bandiversary yesterday.....down 42 pounds with 80 more to go. And do you know what I got for a present? My period,,,after not having one in a year..OMG! I really was not missing them at ALL! I read somewhere that when you loose a bunch (I guess 42 is enough) your hormones go crazy! Well I guess so,,,,anyway glad your doing great!:Banane04:

Welcome back Janet, sounds like you had a mmmaaaavvvvuuuulllluuuusss time! Mue bien! :waytogo:

Hey Phyl, never heard of a "Mob party" but anything with the word party in it sounds fun to me! Apples....man does it sound cold where you live, I just love the winters here, 30 min from pine trees and snow. I get to look at it and not live in it! LauraK...The walks have been going really good, yesterday afternoon was the first afternoon I took off in about nine days! Then today I will be back at it morning and afternoon! Yeah, I had a nsv.....I fit into a pair of wranglers that were toooooo small! And my belly did not hang over when I zipped them up! I just get so excited and happy.....walk a little taller and smile at strangers a little more...well, because I'm feeling good in my wranglers! Charlene----sending a prayer your way! Today my sis is coming over and staying for dinner, I'm making meatloaf and a salad. yum,yum. Well everyone, take care, drive safe, eat right, and sleep well..(that just about covers it) oh yeah, get up and move!

Congradulations Bob, I'm glad surgery went well for you....can't wait to see the pic.s... Rest and recover....we'll be chatting!

Max 123 you won't vomit from chugging, it is after a couple of fills, or are at your sweet spot do you notice you can't chug....sipping just feels better.

well Phylls you get em tiger I would be snapping mad too! I deff. would have been excorted out....damn them! I totally agree with you on the purse thing! Man if someone went through my purse I would get one of those things on 'The Fokkers" that are hidden like a nanny cam and bust her ass.....totally illeagle! You go with the qvc, man that stuff is too scary, I got drunk one night and ordered Dean Martin and I had to go confess to my mother and then call and cancel it....scary.. no telling what I might order! Well that lady will get hers....Karma has a way of dealing with doggie haters....Shame on Her!

I eat what ever I want! That being said, I also journal and count calories (between 1200-1400), count protien(60-100), and walk (1 hour a day)....I am glad I can eat what ever, but I do make healthy choices...I don't really like protien drinks, but if I don't get any in by lunch then I have 2 scoops (52g) 280 cal drink. I am averaging 10 pounds of loss per month..Yeah! I too low-carbed it before banding and lost 50 pounds fast, the second I stopped, it came back with a vengence plus an additional12 pounds. Glad i'm not there any more, but I could not do it again, the thought makes me sick. So I am really enjoying counting calories,,,, Good luck...oh yeah when I was low-carbing it the lowest my Dr. said was 15 carbs per day. That would make a huge diff. and you will still loose.

Wow 9 pounds in two weeks....that rocks! Keep up the good work..you have lost a lot more that me, but we have about the same amount to go..we can keep tabs on each other!

Elfiepoo, It's kinda like "you don't know what you got till it's gone" thingy. I would be scared to death to loose my band...of course I am only 4 months out, but the pre-band hunger is still a pretty fresh memory. Gosh I just never want to go there again!

Apples I think your girls night out sounded like a great idea, so I am going to go out Sat. night with one of my girlfriends...I know we will have a good time! I will take my camera maybe get some good pics to post! remember, Protien, protien, protien! I sing that little diddy when I'm thinking I'm hungry (keeps me focused) And I notice that my total calorie consumption goes down if I have just a protien day...and no protien drinks, you know get it all from food. Well, speaking of dogs, I have to go to town and get wee-wee pads for my little girl.....Do a tad of grocery shopping, still to get the good deals, I end up going to 4 different stores ugh! Well that is all for now check back this afternoon!

Good Afternoon Everyone! Well I am on a walking streak, twice a day for 8 days straight...Wow if you would have told I'd be spending a hour a day walking up and down the road with my weiny dog back in July I would have not believed it. But I gotta say I'm loving it! I guess its all those happy hormones that are released when you exercise! It's kinda overcast here, so don't know how the weather is going to be tomorrow. Hopefully just fine! I am going to bid a fond adu, it is 4:00 and that means it is my mom's computer time,,,,,,so Adios all!

I totally agree with Apples, you may also want to journal, I count calories, and write down everything I put in my mouth....how many grams of protien, what time of day etc..there are a lot of people on this forum who can give you some really good, sound advice,,,,,,,Pretty soon you will change your name from "Ihatemylapband" to "Ilovemy lapband"!

Thanks I did go there, that is just too cool!

Dahling.....you are simply mahhhvveelloouuus! you look preetier than a christmas tree, so that is one of the highest complements I can give!

I agree with Peasecorps, come on Apples, we want to see your new teeth........do they resist stains? Wow I want some!

That is a very interesting thing above your weight ticker, can you tell me about it?

I think that sounds really cool, and you are right there are a lot of times in our life when we could have done something and blew it off, and you think about it years later that old "what if"! Thanks I have been working really hard!