Kristi

I just want to say Congrats to you Mandy. Welcome to Bandland.

Welcome to Bandland! Congrats to you and your Husband. Hugs, Kristi

I agree with Shelby, definitely go with liquids for 24 hours. I usually have to dip all my chicken, steak, or any other meat/poultry in something to help it go down. Take it easy and little bites/sips. Hugs, Kristi

Hi Donna, I am sorry you had a rough night. PBing is painful. I had a bout on Tuesday night. I ate chicken for dinner and for some reason the burping started and the throwing up followed. Ugh... It is painful.. I do have a question about the 5 day pouch test, what do you do for it? I haven't done it before and I keep hearing people trying it, and I am not sure what to do for it. I hope you feel better soon. Hugs, Kristi

Hi Trav, Congrats on your success and your NSV. I looked at your profile, and your new pics are great. Kristi

Hi Janet, Love the Christmas pic. You look Fabulous!! Congrats in your Bandiversary. Hugs, Kristi

Good Morning, My scale was at 140.6 Slowly and surely I am getting there. Carrie, Congrats on the 4 pounds loss. Hugs, Kristi

Sabrina, Look at you in your cute Bikini. Theresa's right, you look amazing!!! In March, I am going for 10 days to Hawaii with the kids and meeting my husband there. I am looking forward to buying me a bikini. Haven't worn one since 1994. I am finally feeling ready to go for it. We are going to Oahu. I have heard Maui is very beautiful. Did you take lots of pics? Hugs, Kristi

Stephanie, Bandster Hell, Ughhh.. I remember that. Well, everytime I got hungry outside of my eating my 3 meals a day, I would sip water. I did try the fiber choice, like Shelby has said she did, and it does help. Infact, I think she told me about that too. Also when eating, chew very very very slow. For some reason I felt fuller longer after a meal. Hugs, Kristi

Hi Netsy, Congrats! You really are doing great! Protein and water, agreed, very very important... Also workouts have been the other key for me. Hugs, Kristi

Hi Deena, Congrats on the weightloss so far. I can see the difference from the two pics. Glad to see ya on here again. Keep up the great work! And keep us updated, because I know I love to see and read the changes that have happened for others. Hugs, Kristi

Good morning, My scale was at 141.4 today. Woohoo... Carrie, Congrats. That must have been really cool under flouro. Hugs, Kristi

Kim, That is great that you are that close to goal. Congrats! My doc wanted to see me get to 145, but I am only 5'2" tall. That had me at 27.4 bmi and I want to be just under 25 bmi which will put me at a weight of 135. I think for my height and bone frame, it is good for me. Hugs, Kristi

Stormy, I am glad you came on here and shared with us. I believe you will as they say...take care of business. You CAN do this. Smiley, you crack me up. go out to clean out cabinets and fridge. lol.... Hugs, Kristi

Good Morning, Angie, so far I am only putting honey or Agave nectar (sweetener) in my greek yogurt. I love you idea of putting in fresh fruit. I just saw the ones with fruit already in them at Henry's but I have to finish my plain before I get those. However, I can go get fresh fruit and that would be better. Janelle I agree with Margie, Great Link. I had found some early on that showed proteins for veggies, but I forget the amounts that they have in them. I love veggies too. I saved that page. Uniquelady, I too am learning new things all the time from this great group. Carrie, you are so sweet. I am still way nervous about wearing a bikini or bikini top with board shorts. The last time I wore a bikini was before kids at about 21/22. Long time ago. LOL... I am very very excited about going to Hawaii and my daughter is the one that said I have to wear the bikini and board shorts. She said my pretty swim dresses make me look old. And that since my swim dresses don't fit me anymore, I cannot buy another one for the trip. She is very opinionated, but I love that about her. Anyways, I hope everyone is having great morning, Hugs, Kristi I posted this an hour ago, but I have some news on in the background and they are talking about superfoods. One is Greek Yogurt. It said it is better than regular yogurt because it it triple strained which concentrates the yogurt and makes you get 3x the calcium and the protein is twice as high. Just wanted to add this in.

Jill, I am pretty sure you can buy it over the counter. I have it in capsule form and I open the capsule up and take the beads and drink water. That is what my Doc told me to do. I didn't try to take it whole cuz I was too scared to try for fear of pain or being stuck. Kristi

Jill, I had gas for about 2-3 weeks, although the 3rd week was not everyday. However, walking really helped me. Also Prilosec was my best friend for almost a month. My doc gave me a huge bottle to last me 3 months. I didn't know about arm circles so good idea though. Hugs, Kristi

Hi Hope, The proteins I eat are grilled/baked/broiled/bbq'd, just not fried or deep fried: chicken, mahi mahi, tuna, salmon, steak (love steak), bacon and I love pork ribs. I pretty much eat most types of protein. For breakfast I eat eggs, however, I found Greek yogurt, thanks to Angie. Thank you Angie if your reading this:) It has high protein and I usually add a bit of honey. I need to learn some new ways to add something to it to change the flavors. Although Henry's has some with blueberry's and strawberry's in it. Sorry, off track a bit. So anyways, I did a search on the internet for the best proteins. It helped alot. Although I still have to say I love steak the most, especially with bleu cheese dressing. Probably weird, but it tastes good to me. Thank you Heather. I appreciate the support from everyone. Hugs, Kristi

Hi Lindsay, Well, I can most definitely share what I have been doing the last 7-8 months to lose and it is no bother. I eat 3 meals a day, always start with my protein and then eat some veggies. Every now and then I get a little carbs/starches in, but it is a rarity. (Although I have had mash potatoes and gravy from KFC for lunch every now and then, but that is usually the 2nd day after a fill.) If I feel I haven't gotten enough protein in, then I have what is called a protein shot. It has 49 grams of protein. I drink lots and lots of cold and ice cold water. I still drink and love my morning coffee. I cut out all rice, pastas, sodas and bread the month before my surgery so I can get used to living without it and I still don't consume any of it. I have tried whole wheat tortillas, thinking they might be OK, but it was a no go, got stuck and very painful. After I was cleared to workout, at about the 4-6 week time period, I have been at the gym. I usually go 4-6 days a week. At the end of July my husband and I decided that I needed a trainer to get me into gear. So that is exactly what I have done. I am thrilled with my trainer because he really has kept me pushing myself. I now have a new goal because I am going to Hawaii in March, so I want to get my abs and core in shape so I can wear a bikini top with some board shorts on the beach and feel good about it and be rocking it. My gym routine: I use a multiple of nautilus machines, crunches, floor mat exercises and I even use the stairs for calf raises. After these, I always hit the elliptical for about 15 minutes, in a walk/jog/sprint routine and then I will either do 20-25 minutes on the bike or treadmill. And recently in the last month I sit in the sauna for about 10-15 minutes to relax my muscles after my workouts. I can be at the gym for 2 to 2 1/2 hours easily. I take chewable centrum vitamins and I take chewable calcium. And when I remember I have a liquid Vitamin D I take as well. Well, I can't think of anything else at this moment. Hugs, Kristi

Louise, Congrats on getting into Ohio States PhD program!!! That is a awesome accomplishment. Hugs, Kristi

Thank you All. I really love NSVs, mine and everyone else's too.

I love my Wii. I need to play on it more and on the fit. I just love the gym, so I usually go there for my exercise. Denise, I agree with Debbie, You look GREAT! Hotty with them curves! WOW... Hugs, Kristi

Debbie, Congrats! You are doing so wonderful! That is an absolutely fantastic NSV. I am so proud of you. You Rock! Hugs, Kristi