AngieB

Awh! Well, congradulations! I can't think of a happier way not to make goal. 1 lb away is not to shabby!

Hey Gang I am so bad today B - coffee S - brownie L - Black bean patty W - 20 oz

Hollly =D> I really like the picture of you on the beach! You really look great! Loved seeing all your pictures!

Woo hoo thanks for posting this!

Sounds about right. That is how mine felt after surgery. I'd say you are healing well!

Wed Weigh In's Sept 16 - 250 Sept 23 - 246.3 Sept 30 - 243.6 Oct. 07 - 245.5 (TOM) I am 245.5 this week. Boy do I feel it too! Ugh!

I made a decision this morning not to weigh myself. I spaced off that it was Wed. Whoops, its not a bad thing though. I have gained some lbs. I'll post tomorrow. Carrie - sooner or later that scale will go down! Sabrina - you are doing so good! How was the hike? Charelle - WTG! You are doing awesome! Enjoy chewing!

Ohh must have that receipe....it will save me calories and DIMPLES! (and I am not talking about the cute kind of dimples either!) Share it please!!! LOL

Holly - How fricking incredible is that! WOW what an awesome accomplishment! You look fantastic! I bet your family is so very proud of you! Heck, I am proud of you and I only know you from this forum! Keep up the great work! Where did you set your goal. Have you amended your goal ever? P.S. you make that band look great!

Changes, oh how I love to see the changes. I am one of “those” fatties that got this way by not having the stop button. You know the type of person who could purchase a pumpkin pie for desert and by the next day the pie would be half gone. Not to mention, that I was the only person eating the pie! Yes, sad to admit it but it is true. I was the person who would buy little Debbie’s snack cakes. Hide a few boxes in my closet and put the rest in the cupboard. Eat one whole box the same day I got it, the one in my closet of course. Yes, my friends. I could do that. The entire box, by my self!!! I had no stop button, or a full signal. I would shamefully sneak the box in the trash. I would over eat in secret to avoid the looks, comments, and disgust from the ones I love. I am please to report that my husband bought a pumpkin pie and a pecan pie on Sunday. We froze the pecan, otherwise it would go bad. My son and I have shared the 2 pumpkin pie slices; one slice on Sunday and the other on Monday. Two slices gone – not half of the pie. Two small slices mind you. Not the normal slice of pie you would get at a restaurant. Bandster style slices. Thank you Jesus for this band! I tell you what, it is giving me balance and an awareness that I have been missing. Proudly I proclaim that more than ¾ of the pie is still waiting to be consumed! This is the change I am happy to see! I no longer purchase “extra” Little Debbie snack cakes to hide and binge on. Matter of fact I don’t even touch my husbands snacks. I buy them for his lunches and now they are safe! I love feeling the success of the band! When I eat now, sometimes there is a discomfort. A discomfort in my head as well as my stoma. Let me give you an example so you can see what I mean. For instance, last night I made some mean tacos. I fixed a hard-shell for myself. I broke up the hard shell put some cheese, turkey burger, ff refried beans, green chili’s, low fat sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes on it. Loaded! I look at my plate, and the taco fills up most of the plate. I use a salad plate or a side plate now as a regular plate. Now I know darn good and well that it is more than a cup of food. I sat down thinking, I am going to try and eat this, at least as much as I can. What the heck Angie!? That is not the attitude for success! I begin eating, oh it tastes so good! Before the taco is ½ gone, I feel satisfied. I think to myself….”oh this tastes so good, I wish I could eat more.” I take another bite…..and just one more…and you guessed it – it was one to many. Ugh! WHY!? So now I have gone 2 steps past the satisfied, and am now in the two bites to many stage. I end up having the last bite return. Yuck. Even thought I know the signs I force the issue. Head discomfort and stoma discomfort. Ugh! See what I am talking about. Adjusting mentally is still a work in progress. I do good, I don’t do so good!

I wish I could help you Starrmaia, I spoke breifly to the the Dr's locally before finding out the requirements for attempting to get my insurance to cover the operation. I am one of those people who when I make up my mind to do something, I do it. Waiting a 1 or 2 was not in the cards for me. I was already pushing the 280's and was thinking of my health and well being. I bypassed the insurance/American Dr's to get the band. I think all the counseling, nutrition, documentation, physiological , ect are great and there for a reason. Would have taken advantage of many of the steps. However I also believe some of the protocall can be a bit over the top. I watched my Aunt jump through hoops and be delayed. It was so frustrating for her. Will your insurance cover the procedure? If so, I would ask how long the process is from the beginning point till the surgery. What the porcess is. How many counseling sessions you will go to, how much journaling you will be doing. How many meetings will you have with the nutritionist? What % of body fat will you be required to loose before the operation. I'd ask about what foods are the best foods for a banded patient. Any books that your Dr recommends reading for your education. The expenses of aftercare.... Most of these questions are best asked to the surgeon as to the GP. Hope your meeting goes well!

Gloucester - I nearly PMPL (pissed my pants laughing) at your reply post about waxing and tipping ect. You are so funny. Glad to hear you are pumped over the move and change up at the office. It's better to have a good attitude and go with the flow than be a pissy pants and moan over every little change. I love that your DD got your butt out of bed! She really did work you! LOL It is for a good cause, and I think it is awesome you are a suppoprtive mamma! Slim - I am TOTALLY with you, I don't know if I will ever wax the girl parts....yikes. I could picture me on a DIY wax job gone wrong. LOL Sorry to hear you had "one of those days." Yuck! Let's hope today is WAY better.... PJTP - Heros is a show that if you miss an epi you are like WTF? I love DVR. With a toddler, ALL of the shows I watch are not for little eyes. So my TV time starts after he goes to bed. I have a feeling my DVR will be plenty full of shows to catch up on in the off season. To many shows to little time. Loves me some DVR - keeps them ready!

Lisa - You are amazing and inspirational! I love your posts and your delivery of the truth with compassion. We are very fortunate to have you as well as other successful bandsters on the forum to help us along the way. WTG! You look fab! Angie

B - Coffee with FF cream Detour bar L - Taco D - W - 40 oz

Sounds like you are healing and the swelling is going down. Do you mean you are freaking out bacause you are loosing restriciton?

Glad to hear you are moving right along! Awesome! When are you scheduled for surgery?

Debbie great link! I am totally digging that lobster is on the list! LOL Some of the foods I eat all the time, others not so much. Gives me food for thought!

Carrie! Oh my gosh, reading that post made me gain a pound.....LOL totally kidding but dang! What a day huh! Glad you enjoyed it!

Gloucester - sounds like a great day! I am sorry your DD was feeling cruddy. Always a good excuse for cuddles! Moving at work. What did they do? shut down your department? I am sending you *move vibes* That would stink to not have enough to keep you busy.....the time would drag! Ugh! Thanks everyone for the kuddos on my reformed chewbacca! LOL Razor burn is waaaayyyyy better! Darn I forgot how bad it feels...still well worth it. Mayo cake.....sounds creamy. Is it a heavy cake? Hero's any Hero's fans out there?? Speaking of Hero, he is annoying me. Not to mention, I am disliking all the subtitle bull crap! Hello......English! Anyway, all the new blood in the series should be interesting.

I buy Chobani Greek yogurt at Costco. It comes with fruit in it. This brand has 14 g of protein! Cals at 140. If you have a Whole Foods or a store similar you will be able to find it.