Shrinking Violets -- April 07 Bandsters

[Daisalana 33]

Congrats Tracy!!

[Haydee 2]

Tracy!!! Congrulations!!! I'm so happy for you!

Tracy in Galveston - Good luck with the house! I hope it looks good from the inside too...

Laura - Sounds like you're in good spirits. I'm glad that your band problem isn't keeping you down. Once you get it fixed you'll be right back to losing!

Kat - is your mouth better?

I got sick over the weekend. I'm completely congested and having sinus pain. What can I take that is band-friendly? I've been on Tylenol for about two days now but it's not really helping my congestion... ( btw, I hate Thera Flu. Can't stomach it...)

[Daisalana 33]

Well, like I said I don't feel banded, I must have had some saline sticking because I would get 'stuck' occasionally.. but since they did contrast and took EVERYTHING out, I don't get stuck, I don't feel anything..no matter what I'm eating.

They said they would do surgery this week, and my fingers are crossed that they meant it, because my scale said 289 last night.. I'm gaining

I'm still doing myplate (and resenting myself), I had 2300 calories yesterday--and I could have stayed under my goal if I hadn't eaten the stupid Cherry Turnover from Arby's.. I have been turning my nose up at them for months, and some reason I just had to have it yesterday. I'm a bad example of you violets right now!! Hopefully, I'll be back to working and being positive and motivated soon.

I have my cell phone on my desk and I keep looking at it, waiting for a call. They had to wait till someone got back in town today to call Allergen about warranties.

[Daisalana 33]

Just because I noticed it today, so hm...

I am 289 according to scale last night.. but those sexy jeans that I never wore in my life until a month or so ago? Well, I can wear them, and they fit fine, but because my stomach is so flabby now, the muffin top is bad. So I have to wear bigger shirts with these pants.

I washed the sexy jeans, and have been avoiding them.. you know how jeans shrink in the wash..

Today I wore them, and they're not too tight at all, and my muffin top seems a lot less. I still wore a baggy shirt, because there IS a muffin top, but it's not too bad. So, maybe I lose more inches even though my weight isn't making me happy.

[smyly 0]

Hi Tracy:

I would like to join the Shrinking Violets. I was banded April 30, 2007. What do I need to do to join?

[Teachlady 3]

Good afternoon, Violets..

I finished my hospital shift and DS is done with work today so he is watching Ethan. Soooooooooo I have all day to get the house ready for tonight and where am I??? Well HERE of course!!

TracyinKS.. CONGRATS on your wedding day!!! Hope you take lots of pics!

Terry... Thank goodness you're back. We've all be suffering gym nazi withdrawals!!

Laura...Hope you get the call soon!

Chica.. I take Drixoral and it clears up the congestion amazingly fast. But I haven't had a cold since being banded.

Kat..prayers said for you and your family today. We'll be waiting for good news tonight.

TTFN!!

[Teachlady 3]

Smyly..

WELCOME!!! You already joined us when you posted!! And CONGRATS on the fantastic weight loss.. wow!! Just hop right in here. We're a chatty bunch, but we welcome all anytime. It's great to be a Violet!!!

[TracyinKS 7]

smly: WELCOME... all you need to do is post!

Because of the changes to the new board layout.. my original post has to be left alone.. or else it puts all kinds of formating language in it....

We are just about as diverse as you can get.............. the only rule is to be nice to each other..........

[Daisalana 33]

Smyly- Grats on the big weight loss so far!

[TracyinKS 7]

boy oh boy;.... I should of KNOWN not to eat ANYTHING today........

my stomach is still doing flip flops..I decided that I should at least go find a new blouse or SOMETHING... so I went to the ONLY non-Mart store in this town........ I tried on 10 shirts all varying colors and styles of red..(someone told me last week that RED was MY color).......... I knew shopping wouldn't be good while I'm in between sizes and sheesh.. wedding day and all............. so I guess the good news is that the 14/16's did FIT, albeit a little snug............. but all I did was get stressed... so I went home to take a bite of lunch......... WRONG... spit it all right back up....... I changed to black slacks and flats so maybe I'll try a MART right after a leave to see if anything strikes me.

[singandsew 0]

Hi Girls! (any guys?) Glad I found you! I was banded 4/03/07 and have lost 46 lbs so far, but having quite a stall lately and eating tooo much...sooooo having a fill today. I have a couple friends from the WA state group who have lost tons more than me in less time, so I get a little discouraged, even though I know we're all at our own pace, and we each have specific food issues to get over. I think I'm having a hard time "letting" myself get below 200. Don't quite know what that's about.....Hopefully with a new fill I'll get past that and find it was no big deal.

Talk back to you all soon!

Merrillee

[Haydee 2]

Thanks Judy, I'll run and get some Drixoral and try that. My nose won't stop running...

Hi Merrillee! Don't get discouraged! You're losing, not gaining and that's the important part. We all get caught up in how many pounds everyone else is losing, including me, but we have to realize that our body lets go of lbs in different ways... If you've lost 46 then you're doing great!

Hi there Smyly, glad to have you here...

[TracyinKS 7]

30 minutes and I'm leaving the office....... I can NOT concentrate.

I hope everyone has a great rest of the day........

Welcome to all the newbies.

I AM on my 3rd glass of Water though...........

[mdrai 3]

oooh! oooh! oooh!

Is Tracy saying "I Do!" right now?? In a new blouse?? I hope her flip-flopping tummy lets her enjoy a nice wedding eve dinner before her "Wedding Night" fun begins!! :confused:

Don't forget to count all those expended calories, Tracy!! :)

[TracyK 3]

Hi new violets!!

So, I went to look at the house and the inside is nice. It is a good size house which is what we need and it has really been taken care of...BUT, I have only 2 issues I am dealing with:#1 The landlord wants 2,200.00 like now...#2 I have never seen a green bathtub & toilet in my life....and I mean green...do you hear me? GREEN.....

OK, so I am sorry to any of you that DO have a green bathtub, really I am, I don't mean to offend anyone, but green? SO, I could make it work I guess, not given any other option in the matter. It would be different if it were a pretty color green, but it isn't!!! It looks like a martian threw up in there!! OMG, I guess I could overlook it considering I really like the house & location. What to do, what to do....

I will talk to my DH when he gets home but I think the woman must have smoked crack or something wanting all the money at once and she is not willing to prorate the rent even if we move in in the middle of the month of October. It would not be prorated until November rent is due. Good GOD.... I really want the house (with the green tub & toilet) but we will just have to see if the finances say its OK to do it. We could, but we would suffer for a little while and I can not eat bologna sandwiches anymore, so wtf would I do? Bologna with no bread, not even!!! I do not mean to make it sound like we are on skid row but yikes, I hate to part with that kind of money all at once, even when we go on vacation!! Something is telling me to grab it up, but something else is telling me to wait. I just don't know.

congratulations tracy!!!!!!!!! May you have much love & happiness!!!

everyone have a great evening!!