Oh Cindy I will definitely remember you in my prayers hun. Hopefully it will turn out to be nothing. Glad you aren't waiting and you're having them removed quickly.

Sorry I'm a day late in posting this...but weekends are always so busy for me. I am in the "maintaining" phase of my weight loss. I don't feel the need to lose anymore weight but I do want to keep maintaining it. I still hop on the scale once a week just to make sure I'm not gaining. I allow myself to gain a pound or two knowing that this is just normal... and it usually goes down once I increase my water.

DOS:247
Today: 134

Total loss: 113 pounds!

Hope you all have a great week!

Shar I am so glad u and inky keep the weigh in going it keeps me going and held accountable to everyone with out it I would have surely failed ..

I had a awesome weight loss week I lost 3 more lbs and I was just GONNA BE  happy not to gain on account aunt flow showed up and I  was so shocked to learn I dropped 3 more lbs  in fact I hopped on scale 5 times to make sure it was not a flule with the scale
LW 189
This week  186 unbelievable
Highest weight 295
Total weight loss 109 of ugly fat gone forever.

I never ever thought i would see 186 in my lifetime again yet alone be under 200.. ty ty everyone for being here for me I may a pokey loser but the fact is I am losing not gaining weight
I am sure if I did not have the weigt loss surgery I would be 300 lbs no doubt by now
I love my lap band ,, maybe slow weight loss but it gets the job done!!!!. I owe this weight loss to our A team we all our vitial to keep this board alive if we don't have each other then we lose a vitial support system, I am gonna ve here threw thick and this ..
we rock A team and we all matter , I FEEL SOOOOOOOOOOOO INSPIRED i CAN MAKE IT TO GOAL NOW!!!!!!!!
Lisa

 

Good Morning to the A-TEAM .  I am holding steady also.

HW     292
DOS    287
Today  158

134 pounds gone forever

I have been battling a cold all week.  This is the first one I have had in  two years.  I can't stop coughing and can't sleep. 

Lisa it's funny you should mention the pain in your tailbone. I went through that once I lost all my cushion down there. After a while I got use to it or built up a tolerance for it. and it doesn't hurt as much. But I gotta say sitting on hard chairs or bleachers is a killer. I travel with one of those pillows for sitting on the bleachers so my bum doesn't get too sore.

As for how to get back on track I recommend reading Katie Jay's book......

Small Bites: Daily Inspirations for Weight Loss Surgery Patients

She's written a few others and I went to listen to her speak and she was awesome. This book is perfect cause you read one page a day on the date of that day and she offers some good practical, mind, body & soul tips & helps. You have a lot on your plate which creates a lot of stress... you have to destress by taking some time out for yourself. Feed your soul & mind and not your body. Even if you just take 15 minutes out for yourself to just sit and relax and not think about anything. Or plan to go out once a week or once a month with a girlfriend and sit and talk over coffee. Sometimes just taking things out with a caring friend can work wonders.... better than a therapist! Or treat yourself to a movie once a week where you can get away from it all and just veg-out.

All that stress will take it's toll on your physical body if you don't start taking control of it. You have to take care of yourself too or you will end up sick or back where you started.

I'm glad to hear your daughter continues to make progress and what a blessing you are to her. She's very fortunate to have such a wonderful caring mother like you. Hang in there and do something for you now and then before you have a nervous breakdown.

Love & hugs!

Ok I am wondering where everyone is and the checking in on the lurkers out there,,

I hope some are not posting due to no loss or weight gain .. why we are here to help each other to keep on track.. Or bring u back to keep on track

Crystal if u are out there I lost  your number aswell as  yours Amber.

I see my hubby struggle with weight gain and he is  2 years post RNY and he always ask how all you RNY are doing and of couse lap banders . Were all in this together. He is hovering at 195 and lowest for him was  i was 175 he is happy with 185 and 175 he was to skinny

I need to get back to exercising and with so much family issues I am not able to do anything. I am not able to keep focused lately. I am very very stressed out with my daughter and dealing with her. I mean she is doing very very well but still has a lot  of work ahead of her and she is now moving over for the nuero skill center late yeterday after noon but she is not settled in yet as the apt she is in is not gonna work for her and they decided to move her in with a18 year old female. Most people that come to nuero are from all over the country . I guess if u have to have a stroke Bakersfield Ca is the place to have one as their name to fame is stroke capitial of usa , Just all docs and the fact she is 19 kinda keeps us out of the loop somewhat. I mean she is so trusting of everyone but she cannot remember what people tell her,
I have no idea how to get my self focused with kids starting school etc I am just going nuts. I need help and have no idea where to go. Not like I need a  therpist I am just taxed out and I have begged hubby to stay home with me and help and that leads to us fighting as He has a job that is the usual run of mill job and him taking time off is BIG deal..
I need ideas to keep my self focues and back on track but how??????
Help!!

Anyone having hard time getting back into the groove?

oh yeah I am wonder if any of u have pain in your tail bone area due to lack of fat . My tail bone hurts soooooooooooooooo bad last couple of months..I use to have bubble butt and now it is gone and man my tail bone just throbs ,, I am so bony in areas and I cannot remember feeling being so bony EVER lol Just wish my tummy fat  was gone not my butt fat LOL
Lisa