stormy

It is a platinum stages pole. Very good quality. Never have any fear of it breaking. Holds up to 300 pounds. My husband even got in it. Both my neice and I got on at same time and she has to be at least 200 and I am over 200, it was crazy. I have pole right in the living room. I am sure some day my husband is going to want me to take it down, it is a multi piece so very easy to remove. I need a bigger house so I can have a room just for it. HA!

I hate exercise but I found something that I love to do. You have to find something you love. Walking. Riding your bike. I got weird and found pole dancing, it is a blast and hard work. What about Zumba, have you tried that, it is very fun too.

Ok so after popular demand, I have changed my name on youtube, so my coworkers dont stalk me and turn me in for bad bahavior. My son and I made a video. He is so cute. I thought I would share. This time I was more comfortable. I sure wish I could get this weight off. UG! But I will continue to work out. It is got to come off somehow. Thanks everyone for your support. I think it may be time for another fill. http://www.youtube.com/Undercovergirl2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQIFeKbV9xU

Ok I have come from being the person who liked her mud slides and whiskey to not having basically anything at all. I know, it is full of calories but I would like to have a nice wine maybe once a month or something. I got some sparkling wine and then relized it was carbonated. Oh bad idea. I did not feel well. Forget that. I attempted to have my whiskey sour and got loaded off one drink. That is not what I want either. I dont like being drunk. I just want something that taste good, that gives you that relaxed feeling, not intoxicated! After working 40-60 hours a week, I think one time a month would be ok. I just really have no desire for real alcohol anymore. It is amazing that this band can do that. But it did. Do any of you drink wine? Is there a brand or type that you enjoy? What kind of food do you serve after you have your glass. Since you can't drink with meals anymore, is there a meal that really matches the type of wine that you like? I heard there is a good salmon recipe that goes good with a nice white wine. Any ideas? I have also been told there are some wines that are low in calories?

Well Sept 19th it will be one year since getting my band. My husband has lost a lot. He still has a way to go but, he looks pretty good. I however feel different but the scale is not showing alot of change. I got under 200 and now I am back to 205. I am not happy. I dont know what happened. I did get a small unfill, maybe that was the end of what I felt so good about. But this stomach is still poking out and I feel like I am not succeeding the way I should be. I am bloated tonight so the scale is moving and I can't even believe what is says. Maybe after TOM comes it will be different. But I question what I am doing wrong. Currently I am eating pretty much what I want. All in small amounts. I am pretty tight in the morning. I tried to eat a scrambled egg and it got stuck after about the 3rd bite, not enough to start foaming but it was a bit uncomfortable. So I didnt finish. I can't eat certain cereals, like my favorite frosted mini wheats. Mostly in the morning all I have is a glass of milk or sometimes a small mocha. Then I will have a snack at about 10:30 and then for lunch I can eat. Usually have a salad and maybe a piece of boneless chicken. For dinner, I may cook a small steak or maybe a rib with a salad. I have been exercising on the pole, even did sit ups the other day, which made my port ache. But it is ok now. I think maybe I should consider getting another fill.I am just not sure. I really am only tight in the morning. My concern about getting another fill is going through what I went through last time, where I could not swallow my phelgm. I sure dont want to get like that again. So as it stands right now, I am at 41 pounds loss. I guess I am a little disappointed. I know everyone is different, but I have seen people on here say that after a year they lost 75 to 80 pounds. I wonder what I have been doing that is wrong. Maybe it is because I am still eating mostly the things I did before (well except fast food, I gave that up) but everything now is in smaller amounts. I dont know, I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Any advise would be helpful. Thanks

How true, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink.

She came to me today. She called some dr down in Las Vegas who told her it was $20,000 to get the band. I told her more about Dr Ortiz. She is very afraid. She states her blood suger is at 400. She is getting very depressed and told me that she is having bad thoughts. She is tired of being sick. I told her to contact mymedicalloans.com and apply. The worse they can do it turn her down. I would even be willing to go to the TJ with her. She wants this so bad. I feel so awful for her. I am trying to really convey that she needs to be serious about this. She can not expect a miracle. There is no guarentee that this will solve her problems. I hope I am expressing the seriousness of this decision for her. Her diabetes is bad. She says her foot has a sore on it that will not heal. I have no idea if Dr Ortiz will take her with an open sore or not. I would hate to see her get denied because of it. It is so sad. She came to my desk crying. I hope I am giving her the correct advise. I dont want her to make a mistake. All I know is that this has worked for me so far. It is almost a year. I have not lost all the weight I want. I have not been perfect. I fear my band slipping all the time. But I still dont feel like this was a mistake. I just want to guide her the right way.

How exciting. I would love to do that, and $4000 is not bad. Did that include the stay? How long did it take you to recover? I have scares from my breast reduction, I wonder if they can do anything about those they are thick on the side, I hate them. When I wear a bikini, you can see them really bad. I would love for someone to do some real repair work and make these girls stick right out! HA!. I think to make sure they dont look to small, I better go for the tummy tuck first. Anyone here had a tummy tuck down as cosmed?

They do, but I had put one on before and did not cover myself and someone at work saw it and threatened to report me, so I am trying to be careful by covering myself completely. Maybe I will find some type of workout outfit. From what I understand they consider it unprofessional behavior, something stupid like that. I am a social worker and I have been told that my behavior off the job is just as important as on the job. So in other wards, I can't have any fun. HA! The sad part is pole dancing has a bad rap. I am not the type that would be seen in a strip bar or something. This is all about flexability and exersise. The weight loss has been great. I think it is sad that there are people out there that just dont see it that way. I may go into youtube and create a new account, since somehow they were able to find me. Not sure what I can do about that. You guys are the only ones I share this with, besides my close friends and my husband. Shame on them for being on youtube anyway, hope it wasnt during work time. HA!

Who cares how old you are, it is not about how old you are, it is about how you feel. I can help you get a pole. Join me, it is a great work out!!! www.myspace.com/stormys007, on the left hand site, click on there and you can order a pole. I love mine! It was the best decision I ever made, I am having a blast!!!

I got level on down. When they start the next pole dancing level, they said I am ready. I am so excited. I still have about 50 extra pounds, but I can swing with the best of them. My last youtube video turned out ok, I think this one is better. I can't wait to sign up for class. I got a call into the instructor. Last I heard they wont start classes until Sept, so I am going to keep practicing. So far two people have come over here and only one noticed that the pole was even there. It was so funny. He asked me if we were having problems with our ceiling. I got this confused look on my face and when I relized what he was asking me, I started to crack up. He looked rather concerned when I told him what I was doing. People just dont get it. It has such a bad rap. I guess it would be a little strange to go to someones house and they have a pole in the living room. I wish I has somewhere else to put it. We are moving some stuff around so it may end up somewhere else anyway. I have to say without the band, all this would not be possible. I love the fact that I am starting to feel better about myself. It is amazing that the band can change someones whole perspective on their life. I dont want to hide inside myself anymore. I know alot of you have lost the weight. This is just the beginning for me. I look forward to being where you are. You all have been such a good inspiration. I hope I can be like that for someone too. This weight loss is the best thing that can ever happen to someone. I wish everyone could be free from fat!

I think the tummy tuck would work for me, the problem as I lose weight I am losing my butt and not my stomach, it makes me mad. I want to keep the booty!!. This stomach needs to go. If it was gone, I would be happy with where I am right now, of course I should lose more weight but with no big belly, I think I would be ok if I didn't.

The challenge for me has been to be very careful on the days that you are able to eat. I use those as the days that I work on getting the vitamins that I need and then the days that I can't eat much, it doesnt really matter because I know that I have been watching to get the protein and vitamins that I needed. Also if I feel real tight, I baby my band. It is not good to throw up and get things caught. If you feel real tight, drink some tea and know that on this day, you may have to be on liquids and baby it. I did check with my dr and I had more days of being too tights so I got a little taken out and it really made a huge difference. I think the hard part also is learning to really watch how much I eat. Even on the day I feel like I can eat whatever, it is about control and not letting myself do that. The band has been a whole new way of life for me. I hope that helps some. If you need anything, let me know. I totally understand what you are going through.

Oh my God that looks so painful. Maybe I just need to exersise more. I am scarred of that much pain. I am not sure how much pain a tummy tuck has but it is scarry to think about it. I sure would like this stomach to go down.

I get this feeling sometimes. I think it may be heartburn. It is when my stomach is empty, I get a sense of not feeling well, my stomach feels kinda irratated. Is that what heartburn feels like? Should I be concerned? Maybe it is the coffee I drink in the morning causing it. But like tonight, I have not eaten since 12:00, it is now 7:15, I did have some peanut butter candies but I got busy at work and forgot to eat a snack and my stomach dont feel good. I just wonder if it is because I let my stomach get empty for a long period of time, should I be concerned? What kind of things should I munch on and what time of day should I do it? Do you think a 2:00 munchie may be something I should consider after having lunch? How did you know it was heartburn?

Did I read here that a breast lift is $2800 at Cosmed. OH MY GOD, WHERE DO I SIGN UP!!! I want one!! My only fear is they will be smaller. I dont want them smaller. And this tummy tuck idea, LOVE IT. Want one of those too. But I wonder what about the port. When they do the tummy tuck, what do they do about the port. I am afraid that they would hurt it. I like that I am losing weight but this stomach is not going down. A tummy tuck would be so great. How much is one of those? I bet that hurts something bad. I got a breast reduction in 1997 and it was terrible, the scares are awful, there are even spots where you can feel my ribs. I would want some of my stomach fat packed into the spots where they took too much on my breast. I wonder if that is possible. I am going to save up and call Cosmed. Does the $2800 include the stay down there?

So now I know. I ate a piece of sausage this morning. I have not been able to do that for some time. I even tested it and I know now that I am not tight at all. I am wondering if I lost fluid. There is no way I should have been able to eat that big a piece. My question is how could I be this stretched out? Where did the tightness go? Does it just get loose all the sudden? I wish I had a scale because she said if I lose weight it would get lose. But what else would make it do that? There is no way I should be able to eat like this. I am worried.

I was freaking out the days before my surgery as well. It is a very scarry thing to do. So far I have had no regrets. Stay calm it will all work out. Things happen for a reason. I did not get this way because of binge eating. I got this way after the baby. I have never had a weight issue before. You have to do this for you. If you dont want it. Dont do it. You have to be committed to it or it wont work. This is about you and no one but you.

the unfill still had me with good restriction up until about one week ago, that is why I thought it was strange that it suddenly changed. I will look more into it and contact me dr. I was just wondering if that happened to anyone else, sudden like that.

It seems like all the sudden I have no restriction. I seem to be able to eat whatever I want. I am still very careful but why all the sudden would I feel nothing? My scale battery died, I am going to get a new one today but I wonder what is going on. The dr did say that as I lose weight, I would need to get tightened again but it has only been a month since I got some taken out, because I was too tight, this just does not make sense. Do you think my pouch is all stretched out? What are the signs of that? I am worried, if I had the money I would go get it checked under flouro. Maybe I better save up and do that cause I am worried now, not sure if I should go get a fill or what I should do. I am concerned.

Lately I have been able to eat almost anything. I even had french toast this morning. I chewed it like crazy. I think it may be time for a fill. I only had one piece but I dont think that is normal. I love salads, havent had a problem with that either. I hope I haven't stretched anything out. I think I will wait another 2 -3 weeks and see if this weather calms down so I can exersise more, maybe that will help. I dont really feel any real restriction right now, that is very strange for me as I just got a fill last month, but I did have a little unfill. I guess it is hard to get it just right. Man it is hot out here!!

I saw this on "the doctors" and there is some risk. One woman said that all she could think about now was sex. That even when she walked it would cause you a problem. That would be so embarrassing. Plus I would think the procedure would be embarrassing. It was amazing to see women talk about it. I honestly checked into it because that was very interesting to me. But dont know if I would have the nerve. I hear you can have it removed too if it causes you a problem.

Thanks guys, your guys rock!!! Anyone going to join me, come on get those poles out, lets get dancing!!! If I can do it anyone can!!!

Your right, so here I got an idea. No nudity, as they put it. Totally clothed I guess if they want to fire me for exercising there is nothing I can do about that. I am just having fun. This time you guys are the only ones I am showing. No one at work will know unless they look it up and if they do, shame on them for being on your tube. HA!

So I ended up taking it down, putting it as private so now no one can see. I showed a friend at work, at first she was like, that is cool, you should be proud you can move like that now. Then I guess she talked to someone and then came to me and told me that it was dirty and I should be ashamed of myself and that I better get it off there. She told me that because of the type of work I do, that I am held to a higher standard and that I could get fired for what I do on my own time. She looked even a bit angry about it. Like she was mad I showed it to her in the first place. Basically I have been in tears ever since. She even said I was naked. Which I know I was not!! I should have never showed her. I feel very stupid, I know better, she has always done me like that. I dont know if it is the fact that I was excited about something and she just can't stand that or what. I hope she dont run and report me to my boss, all I need is to get in trouble. I guess I am not allowed to be a human being. She even told me that if I want to do things like that maybe I should consider a different line of work, maybe I should go do that for a living. I felt like a piece of trash. She is the second person who told me to take it off there so, I just decided that was best. I appreciate all the positive comments back that I got. I feel very bad right now. I am very embarrassed and I almost dont want to face anyone at work. I guess that is what I get for being proud of my body. All I can do is hope that I dont get into any trouble. I guess I knew I would regret it, I should have never showed anyone who I worked with, I have learned my lesson big time.