AngieB

I am down 1.4 this week! Oh, and I have lost 50 lbs! Yay! Took me a bit, but I am so stinking happy! Woo hoo! Gone baby gone!

Congrats! That is awesome! So happy for you!

I took a loan out at my credit union. Very reasonable interst rate.

Sabrina - glad to hear you went in. It is hard to find that perfect level. Then when we do, it changes. First and foremost is your health and wellness. Glad you took the steps to care for yourself. You are very wise in my eyes and I admire you more now. I think many wait until it is to late or have major issues! My hat goes off to you for making the call.

I love Melanie! She is very real and honest. It's amazing how she puts herself out there and says what she feels is true for her!

Thanks! I put up a new video today. I feel so great about so many things I just had to share! You have no idea how good it feels to know you as well as others from this board are watching me. Familiar eyes! LOL

Hey Lindsay - I used this little bugers while I was preggo. They really did help things move along! I got sick of them though....not sure I can stomach them yet....maybe I will give it a whirl, it would be a nice snack during the day. Great idea!

Barb - I know that shrty835 aka Denise went to Jamie and love love loved him. Message her. She is open and will talk to you about her experience!

Amy - I love ya girly! Hang in there, restriction is on the way and you won't be licking paint. LOL Carrie - thank you! I really have been soo busy at work, and at home, but I really need to catch up with you....I ma going through some withdrawl symptoms.....NEED A CARRIE FIX! lol KRISTI!!!!!!!! OMGOODNESS!!! I AM SO DANCING AROUND THE ROOM FOR YOU! CONGRADULATIONS! You are amazing and I am so proud of you. I know how very hard you have worked and bask in the glory girly! Band love to ya sista girl! ((HUGS))

Amy - I just love you! I really need to do some product reviews again. I have been finding some cool finds! So glad to hear everything is "coming out" okay! Ha!

It is amazing! Thanks for watching! I'll be putting myself out there for sure...Ha! Kinda like I do here!

That sounds good! I have avoided laughing cow cheese for some reason....not sure why....gonna have to pick some up and give it a try.

Deb I am looking forward to seeing your newest updates on here! You are so amazing! Thanks for watching me and for the compliment. I hope I get better at it. Ang

Sabrina - reading this comment brought tears to my eyes, thanks. You are so sweet. LOL I suppose I "may" have an accent. hee hee One of a country girl!

B!!! OMGoodness I love love love that bread! It is the best ever and sooo soo easy to eat. Although with the restriction I have, which is a GOD sent, I can have one slice which is 1/2 of the bun! I love this band! I had sloppy joes the other night. Yummo!

Hmm good point she had. Sorry your band is acting up. Hope it improves soon.

Hey - I wanted to jump in and say, odds are you won't creep her out! She has been putting up with the likes of us for months! hee hee!

LOVE you new avatar! OMGoodness you are so skinny!

Sabrina - I can eat anything. I even eat this yummy bread with my family, sandwich thins from Orow Wheat....love love love it! It is a treat and I don't eat bread daily, maybe once a weekish. I eat chicken, meatballs, fish, bread, rice, broccoli, corn, grapes, tortilla, ect. No issues. None. I can even eat breaded chicken nuggets. I do stay away from breading, but only because it fills me up to quickly. The one thing out of everything I put in my stoma that has felt held up is one of my vitamins. I know...weird...my calcuim give me troubles a couple times a week. So much so that I have had to spit up the drink of water I took thinking I was a-ok. Nope, it's like my pill gets stuck or something. I am bummed. My surgeons office here in the BIG O says to take calcuim carbinate. Okay here is my deal. I have tried sample calcuim carbinate chew tablets....um...gag. They are so chalky and yuck. The "Calcet Citrate" creamy bites....they have lemon and chocolate. I tried the sample of the lemon...only thing is they are 500 mg of Calcuim. My surgeon says 1500 mg a day. That makes the 30 bites a ten day supply....um 30 bucks for 10 days....I am not willing to spend that much. I will say the lemon was good and made me want to eat another one. (could it be becuase the main ingredient is SUGAR!!!! My EVIL BEST FRIEND. Grr! Okay, so after that rant. I am thinking of going back to calcuim carbinate chews. Given we don't have the obsorbtion issues, I am hoping my body will grab what it needs from them. I don't want to take the pills anymore because one of these times it could get stuck stuck and cause me to swell and have an unfill. You know how that goes....Girl me and you are cut from the same cloth. Restriction does matter! LOL I am with you there. O I would say I can eat 3/4 cup of food to a cup of food. I have no issues eating breakfast. I will say that with breakfast, if it is hard protein, I can eat 1/2 cup or a tad more. If it is soft protein...I can eat as much as I want. Oatmeal and yogurt do not make me feel full. I limit myself to one serving. Portions are something that I thought alot about up until really now. I do think I am at my sweet spot and I eat what I can, suppliment with shakes and vitamins and let the rest alone. Hope this helps ya!

Hey guys! I have some news to share! I have been asked to be the Wednesday Vlogger on a weightloss surgery channel on You Tube!!!! I was so suprised and excited I could have pee'd myself! Okay, so I would love love love it if you guys supported me by watching & rating the video. You all are such a huge part of my weightloss support group I hope you will support me there too! I heart you guys so very much. If you have a You Tube channel, I want to be your friend. I know there are 3 of you that belong here on there. I am plugged in to your channels. Anyway, I am thrilled. I put something together yesterday just in time to make the deadline for today! Here is the link to the channel "ProofWLSWorks." Here is my personal channel. http://www.youtube.com/user/faith8412 Thanks guys!

Hi everyone! I have good news this week! I broke free from the 230's! I am officially in the 220's now! Yipee! 229.7 Got it by the skin of my teeth! Ya-hoo! The 230's never looked so good in my rear view mirror! Ha! Hope you are all having a wonderful week! ((HUGS))

I have a few thoughts to offer. After a fill, there is a time period where you the user adjusts to it. After my fill in December, it took me a bit to adjust....wrap my head around the "new" amounts of food I can eat. I was struggling with my head over it. I made the decision if I couldn't get my head and fill on the same page, I would go for a tinsy unfill. That being said, personally I think you should either adjust you meals to fit the fill. For example suppliment with a protein shake for breakfast. Eat soft proteins for lunch. Then end your day with a sensible dinner. Work with it. If you are not able to then go in for a tinsy unfill. The beauty of the band is that you get to keep it at the level you are comfortable with. Some of my friends run with there bands super duper tight. Others don't have much restriction at all and limit there food intake on there own. Do what works for you.