Jammin January '07 Bandsters

[tonya66 13]

8 lbs that is AWESOME! Congratulations!!!! Girl, you betcha, you ARE going to make this happen!

Glad your feeling better! I am no longer having the horrible reflux, so it must have been drainage. I was worried I was going to have to go get an unfill, but all is good now. Back to perfect restriction!

[Sula 0]

Hi gals,

I'm sorry I've been away. I'm having computer connection problems...all week long. Just a window here to try, so I'm trying.

We are having hedious weather and I'm sticking close to home. I'm being sooo lazy tho. I gotta get in gear.

Sounds like you two are on the mend and doing soo well. I need to be able to get in here more..maybe after the sub zero weather clear and whatever the problem is, gets fixed, I can check in more often.

[Sula 0]

Hi everyone,

Hope you are all doing well. I think the cold and snow are in your areas now..so hope that you are surviving warmly! I think we are looking at above zero today and in the 20's tomorrow. Wind chill today is supposed to be 20 below..my poor horses!!

I'm not eating the best things but feeling very restricted....so not eating a lot over all. I think I should get a fill but then I think that I have so much trouble maybe not.

My next thought is that a fill costs $200 and I wonder how much a month a personal trainer would cost for the month of January. That was my new bright idea. They are advertising a Pilates instructor as a personal instructor. That would certainly jump start me again. I also committed to going to a gym with a friend who has five free passes. I'll have to work a schedule out but I really need to do it.

Since we have puppies in the basement, my elipitcal is stuck in a corner. We have a basement that is about 15 x 15 feet. Nice a cozy!

How are you doing?

[tonya66 13]

My next thought is that a fill costs $200 and I wonder how much a month a personal trainer would cost for the month of January. That was my new bright idea. They are advertising a Pilates instructor as a personal instructor. That would certainly jump start me again. I also committed to going to a gym with a friend who has five free passes. I'll have to work a schedule out but I really need to do it.

I got an email from my gym and they are charging $899 for 20 sessions. I would like to do it, however, my upcoming surgery in January is preventing me from doing it. I know that I won't be able to do vigerous exercise for at least 6 weeks, but probably more like 3 months. Especially if I get the Tummy Tuck, I know you can't do anything for 3 months.

I've been trying to exercise as much as possible before my surgery, but I haven't been that great at it. :thumbup:

Eating has been so so, I have stayed of the scales lately, so not sure the damage I've done, or if I have even done any. I can usually tell if I gain weight or lose weight before even stepping on the sclaes. I have felt no changes, so I'm probably right at 166 to 170, I seem to bounce in those areas.

I'm so close to goal, but yet so far! I really wanted to get to 155 by my 2 year band anniversary, but not sure if that is going to happen. :eek:

Anyhow, I hope everyone is doing good and has a wonderful week.

[Sula 0]

Whew, that seems high. I thought it was around 300 a month. At least I think that was it about three years ago at my gym (before we moved so far out of town.) But I was thinking about four days a week at my office. I don't know...I also do pretty well when I make up my mind to work out to my tapes. That is where my motivation is going right now.

I'm just sitting tight on the weight...stayed the same when I weighed in on Monday (after having christmas Cookies for Breakfast. Some habits are hard!!

I think you are right, about 3 months recovery time for your type of surgery. I think if I can get my breast reduction, it is about 6 weeks. I have this crazy idea that if my boobs were not so cumbersome, I might convince myself to do the couch to 5K workout thing. The only time I've ever lost weight on my own, if you will, is by running, which I hate, but maybe it will be different this time.

[Sula 0]

Happy day after Christmas, all. I didn't even come close to the computer yesterday.

I was wondering if you ever noticed your band feeling tighter, for a long period of time (like months) without a fill..or have you ever heard of it. I had my last fill in January and most of the time I feel like my restriction is pretty tight. But I don't remember it being so tight back in January or for several months afterward.

Also, I feel like I have reflux or heartburn on a semi-regular basis...for about the past three months. Have you heward of such a thing?

[tonya66 13]

Sula - hello there! I was having reflux, however, since I've cut out the late nite eating, I've been okay.

I notice my band tighter around "that time of month". It gets very lose right before TOM comes, then it gets tight when TOM is here. I still don't PB or anything, I just have to slow down eating when TOM is here. I actually wish I had this restriction all the time, but I don't.

I think different things can make the band tighter, and I do notice it changes on me from day to day, and sometimes from meal to meal. Its weird, but its something I have grown used to now. It used to bother me, now I am just used to it.

I am so ready to be done with TOM. I can't wait, I am on my very last TOM cycle for the rest of my life! I get my hysterectomy next month, so I am dealing with this one okay since I know this is my last one I will ever have! I'm so ready to have all this taken out of me! lol.

Take some over the counter pepcid complete or try the prilocec, you will take it for 14 days straight, and it really does help.

[Sula 0]

Howdy!!

How is everyone doing? What are your plans for New Years? I'm not a partier...so I'll be home and in bed well before the midnight hour. Probably just a nice dinner and watch TV. We have another storm coming...we set a snowfall record for central Montana this month. Something I'm not really excited about..haarump!!

I stepped on the scale yesterday and at first glance, it appears that I lost a pound eating christmas crap!! Go figure! I put on a pair of pants (size 16) that have fit nicely, but all of a sudden it seems that my legs and butt have shrunken..cuz the pants are baggy. NONE of my 16s are baggy. So, I'm kinda bemused by the whole thing. If I try to mind my p's and q's, I don't lose...if I eat crap...well...I know it doesn't make sense, and I made myself eat a nice salad (with chicken) for lunch. I gotta get the food groups lined out again.

So, how are you doing?

[Sula 0]

Tonya, when is your surgery? Can't remember and too lazy to go back and read...:wink2: And you be off for 6 weeks? Do you have to have an unfill? Or just stay the course?

Juno..how ya feeling these days? On top of the cold?

[tonya66 13]

my surgery is scheduled for 1/14/09, and it might change. I will know for sure on 1/7/09 when I go in for a pre-op. I am not going to get an unfill, I'm going to stay the course. I rarely rarely have any problems with my fill. I don't PB, and I can eat pretty much everything, even bread. However, I just can't eat much of anything. The one thing I've learned that I can't eat is hamburgers. I don't know if its just too much bread with one bite, or what, but they do not go down. I can eat bread by itself, but not with a hamburger, strange.

Yay, eating crap at xmas must agree with ya. lol. Down a pound, thats great! I've stayed off the scales. I need to get to the gym, been too lazy lately.

Well, I'm headed off to a "girls party" with a bunch of my girlfriends, we're just having some wine and playing some games. It should be fun. Talk to everyone later.

[tonya66 13]

We're coming up on our 2 year anniversary, how is everyone doing? Are you satisfied with the results. For the most part, I am satisfied, however, I am not satisfied with my weight. I know that I need to work my tool more and not let the band do all the work.

I've decided this will be my year! 2009 is going to be the year I reach my goal!

I'm closer to goal than I have ever been, so I am happy that I got the band. I just want to reach my goal now and not look back. So, I'm refocussed and ready to hit my goal! How are you guys doing?

[Sula 0]

I'm doing well...and absolutely, I'm sooo happy with my band. I agree with you tho, I'm not using it to its best benefit. I need to get myself into Portion Control and not eating so late...AND my biggie...get to working out. It is the same mantra, tho...but every day/month/year it gets better. I'm more active.

I had a tough two days...band was so tight, I upchucked and so was on liquids yesterday. I slept in a more inclined position, so I'm feeling better today and minding my P's and Q's. But it also brought to mind that I'm over eating and pushing it. And I've probably stretched out my band and if I don't knock it off, will cause a slip and who needs that!!

On the plus side...I'm down 13 or so pounds for the past year. That is a bit of a downer, but then I remind myself that my typical is at least a 10 pound gain. The more better news is that I've lost 2 1/4 inches off my waist, 3 inches off my butt and thighs,..and I can't remember what the loss is off my calves. I didn't get a bust measurement tho...was hurrying and didn't have the bra on yet. So, you would think with all those inches...8 1/4 and more..that would add up to more than 13 pounds, right? Oh well, I am NOT complaining..it is all good.

How about you?

[Sula 0]

I got home about an hour ago and have some time to check things online. I was navigating to get to our spot and seeing (not for the first time, but now I want to comment) the people who are 2009 beginning bandsters. I was remembering the excitement and fear of my time. I was so determined..I never had second thoughts, even afterward...still don't. But the fear that this wouldn't work. And excitement that I was doing something that might help me slay my eating dragons. I sort of envy those that are just starting the journey. Rmember running to the scale every day (sometimes more than once a day)? And reading this website voraciously?

What do you remember?

[juno610 1]

I was just thinking the same thing. I am so excited for them -- I almost feel like jumping in for some extra motivation!

My cold is finally gone. Did I tell you guys I actually had to get an unfill because of it? I haven't lost anymore, but didn't gain over the holidays either. I'll count that as a success. DH is finally on the weight-loss bandwagon with me, and I get another fill on Wednesday. Yay!

[Sula 0]

I got a call from the PS office..my insurance wants 6 months documented conservative treatment for the pain my big ta ta's cause me. As if lugging around 40 DD's isn't enough, maybe I could go back to the time when it was 44 DDD. And ask them how they would like riding a horse at fast speed to see how it feels. Oh yeah, I just want to have surgery cuz I think it is so fun.

So I have to somehow prove that I've been doing conservative treatment....what you may ask, is that? Well, let me tell you...taking asprin for pain in the neck and back, wearing a sports type bra, having massages, oh, and even physical therapy!! And they might want to see the grooves in my shoulder. I swear, insurance companies feel that the money is theirs, instead of the premiums that we pay every month.

So, I had to postpone the surgery scheduled for Feb, 3, and am trying to get into the regular doctor, who I saw last may to talk about my big boobs and the problems with them, then see if she will write a letter saying "Oh yes, this patient has taken an aspirin and I'm pretty sure that she wears a good bra...." I think I should ride up to the insurance office, whereever the hell it is, on my horse and full speed and let them watch the jugs bounce around. See how they think that might feel?

Obviously I'm upset. (No, really you say, we couldn't tell!!). But it took me a long time to convince myself that this was necessary...They didn't go away, much, with my weightloss...which I thought they would, or at least more.

Okay, I might be done venting...bear with me if I go off again. Thanks for listening!!