Monday Roll Call

Hello everyone

I forgot to mention yesterday, because I forgot till the afternoon.  Yesterday was my 4 year anniversary of my Band surgery.  Yep...and I have to say I am more successful than I had ever hoped I would be. My band has been good to me.  I have been relatively problem free.  My restriction is at a point that allows me to eat whatever food I want.  I still measure my food and if I eat within my measurements I feel satisfied.  I am a blessed person to have this success and friends and family to share it with.     

I had a ho-hum day yesterday.  What can I say there was nothing going on.  I did laundry and I made that shepards pie...and Dawn was right, it is very yummy.  But very filling and wayyy to full of calories and carbs to eat twice in a row.  I froze my leftovers and I am going to see how that works for me.  This is something I will make when I have someone over, at least now I know how to make it and that its yummy. 

Well today is my busy Monday and then I will come home and exercise.  That is it for my day...what about you?

I got to get going and get ready for my day...have a good day...see ya later...bye

 

Good morning!

I don't have plans for today except to throw in a couple loads of wash from the trip last week. Kay is teaching today so I will pick up the house. It's always so cluttered after a trip.

Yesterday we went to the Bookworm and Kay made duck feet out of candy for the cupcakes that look like a duck butt upside down in water. They are on the Bookworm page on Facebook. Really cute! I just sat there and knit and enjoyed the company.

That's about all here. Trips are over for a couple of months. It's still snowing lightly here--might be a good day to curl up with a book!

Stay warm!

Connie

Good Morning Everyone!

Well I awoke to about 3 inches of snow this morning.  Very tempting to go    .  Winter, winter go away, no one wants to play!

We had an inch yesterday as well.  Will this winter EVER go away?    I had a long talk with Gizmo last night and told him I would fly him to Pennsylvania and he could go after that lying groundhog rodent!  He seemed fairly interested in the idea.  Maybe I should tag team him with Smokey. 

I think Fluffer is getting used to his hair cut.  He seems to accept it now.  He was in such shock when it first was done.  He would not even let me get near him and I am his comforter.  Now we are back to normal.  I think he is realizing the freedom it brings and no one is laughing at him.  He is so cute with it.  I call him my little fearless lion. 

Today it is just work for me.  Rick went up to spend the day with Gage and hang out.  Gage is on break but with his work schedule he is unable to come and visit.  So he invited Dad to come see him. 

Crystal, I am so very happy and proud of you!  Everything I read about the band stated it was NOT for large amounts of weight loss.  You have been the exception and the model of the band!  They should use you in their stories!

I hope everyone has a great day.  Drive safely! 

 

Monday in the house.

New course on Coursera for advanced Python.

Good Morning,
We are going to spend the day seeing the casinos. we went "downtown ", last night, and did Fremont Street. Agood flight, and no problem with the snow.
Hugs,
LISA

Hi Snow Bunnies,

How can we have snow now?  I guess that's like asking how we never had snow until almost February. I know I am so going to appreciate the warmth when it finally gets here.

I've been busy and not able to get near the computer in a few days.

I worked all day on Friday until late and then we went out to a sports bar in Joliet and had wings with a friend. 

Saturday we spent the day at the Crystal Lake Vineyard at an all day seminar learning to listen to God's voice. I met so many awesome new people. Sunday we had an awesome church morning and then we went to the city and saw the play Priscilla at the auditorium theater with 3 of our friends. We went out for dinner afterwards and got home about 8pm. I was so pooped, I fell asleep promptly at 9p.

Crystal awesome journey. How much did you lose the first year? My surgiversary is April 14. I have not had a great last 4 months. My loss has not been what I would have liked. I know this is a journey and not a race. I intend to finish the race at my original plan of 185 lbs.  I do not know how long it will take me, but i am determined to get there. I have been blessed with no gains in spite of upping my carbs. But it has stifled the losses. I am not prepared to go back to the bariatric rules of loss with high protein and virtually no carbs. I am eating more carbs and would like to go vegetarian eventually. It is a dream and i think I am going to start eating vegetarian a few days a week and see how that goes. I need to learn how to prepare my legumes animal-free. I love beans but i also love those ham hocks!

I am in a work-out slump and need to get back on track. I am still hurting from a non-existent UTI. If I cannot get relief in another week, I am going to have to go to another medical practitioner. I am tired, dragging and hurt in my mid back region. I am very uncomfortable. I finished my course of Levaquin today. I should be feeling better by now. 

Well, I am off to make egg salad for the hubby. I need green onions so i will take my dragging butt to the store to pick up a few things.

Hugs,

Sharon

 

Sharon- if you were to judge my success on my first year I would be a failure. I think I lost 50 lbs. and when you have 200 to lose that isn't much. My slow start is due to the fact that I apparently have a high tolerance to my band and even though I went in for fill after fill it felt like I had no fill. I would get my hopes up because at first it would feel like I had restriction after my fill but as the days went on I felt nothing and could eat and eat and was hungry 24/7. I was very frustrated. I guess the turning point came around the same time. About 18 months into my journey I finally got a full that felt like something and I also discovered the gym!!! Oh when I started going to the gym the pounds flew of me!!! I think the first month I lost 16 lbs!!! I was a convert. That was 2 1/2 years ago and I know that the working out is a big reason why I lost the weight. So that's why when people post about dismal beginnings and how bad they are doing and being a failure. I always speak up and say "hey I had a slow start I was a failure. But I turned it around its not too late". I didn't really start to lose my weight until 18 months into my journey!!!

What an amazing journey. It is shocking that you only lost 50 lbs the first year and  persevered. Wow.  I agree exercise is the magic cure. Have you ever not exercised for a period and then went back? If so how did you feel? I have not worked out in 2 weeks due to the sluggishness and back pain. I feel terrible. I do miss my routine, but cant seem to push thru the terrible pain and general feeling of lethargy. Hugs, Sharon

Sharon. Yes actually when I was staying with my family last summer. I walked but that isn't the same as what I do at the gym. So from June until I moved in August I went from a strenuous workout to just a walk. To me that wasn't working out at all. As soon as I picked up my routine again. I started feeling better and losing weight. I did backslide a little. I couldn't do the same workout I was doing before I had to work my way back up to it again. They say after a month of not working out you start to lose your muscle you worked so hard for and I felt it.