anyone from the dallas/forth worth area

[karen_karen 0]

justpeachy gratz on you starting on your journey. i really believe that its up to your insurance company how long it will take you to be banded. i got banded in austin because alot of the doctors here did not take tricare care since hubby is military. they wanted to charge me like 1500 to 5000 in patients fees which is insane and crazy so i went to austin but once i got approved i got banded withing two weeks.

with recipes go i dont cook much. i lost my chef two months ago(hubby got deployed for iraq) so i usually eat a Cereal bar or special k Cereal in the morning and for lunch i either eat a sandwich or a lean cuisine. dinner i usually either skip it or eat what i cooked for the kids. best thing i can say is just eat smaller portions. i have had two fills already and i can still eat anything. so its pretty much me that has to limit my intake.

as for the excerise motivation is so hard......... which you prob already know that. what i ended up doing was getting a personal trainer for 2 months three times a week and it keeps me going. i have a gym membership at 24 hour fitness and i usually go to either the gym at forth worth off i35 or the one in southlake. i like the southlake one because the kids club. my kids like that one better so i usually go on my off days when i dont have the pt. i have a hard time going to the gym as well but i go because i want to get the weight off. im always looking for a gym partner so much easier to go to the gym when i know i have to meet somewhere there. so if you are ever up for it ill me more then happy to go to the gym with you i usually just do cardio mostly the eliptical machine and hit the sauna for a bit.

[justpeachytexas 0]

suana???:sad_smile: Is it a dry or wet sauna? If it is a wet on that could be one of my motiviations

[karen_karen 0]

i do dry im not one to get in a bathing suit right now and i dont want to get soaked. but i guess in a way you can do either. helps with the toxcins in your body and one thing sweat is good no matter how you do it

[justpeachytexas 0]

Do they have a pool. I have a back that will start hurting if I say on my feet or walk to long. Doing exercises in a pool helps.

[karen_karen 0]

yes ma'am they do have a pool and a hot tub.