MyNewLife

Hi Everyone! Just wanted to let you know that my GallBladder surgery is schedules for Tuesday Nov 17th. Ill keep everyone posted! Carrie

I think I am going to go ahead and make something Yummy and then rub it in their faces!...lol sorry that was kinda Harsh...lol Thanks Shelby and maybe we can come up with some really great idea! Was thinking about some Pumpkin Cup Cakes with a Cream Cheese/Sugar Icing.(You could use splenda and fat free cream cheese)...You put a spoon full on top cupcake before baking. I have not tried them but they sound YUMMY. My neighbor has the recipe, I would have to convert everthing but I think they would be really good! Ill let you know!

Angie you are CRAZY!!!...LOL I did not weigh yesterday, my days are SO mixed up. I feel SO bloated and so weird with all of this Im kinda scared to weigh and get discouraged. I am leaving for the Docs in about 30 mins to Schedule my surgery. I will keep you posted! Dont worry about those 240's, they will leave, I PROMISE! Congrats to everyone else this week! Carrie

Hi everyone! I have been having an issue since Friday morning. I woke up on Friday at 1:30 in the morning with Stomach, Chest, Side and Back pains. The pain got SO bad that my hubby took me to the ER. After X-rays they tell me I have constipation and sent me home to flush my system. Saturday did great, Sunday midnight SAME thing happened but this time pain got so bad I did throw up! YUK YUK YUK....ANYWAY, I called the ER and they said that my system just needs a "jump start" to repeat with flush. Tusday this morning at 1:45 woke with the SAME pain...got dressed and went to ER. After X-ray, Ct Scan and Ultra Sound, they FINALLY tell me that I have gallstones and GB has to come out! The reason for my post is I knew down deep there was something WRONG....I was really scared it was my band but it was not. I will be going to the Doc this afternoon to schedule my surgery... Carrie

I too agree this is a hard one. I would really question if this is truely the entire problem, maybe there is a deeper issue that needs to be worked out. I have had a friend whos husband was very insecure with himself and did not want the wife to loose the weight. He was scared that she would leave him after she lost the weight. So he tried to do everthing to discourage her from it..... My first marriage we became almost like roommates, was very hard. The problems were all over the board, not just one. I too agree everything happens for a purpose, maybe this is your time to go and talk to him and tell him how important this is to you and how much you need his support. (I dont know if you have already done this, maybe so) I believe, yes I have been through a divorce, but my Husband today has taught me alot about marriage. You have to work and work and work some more, work HARD to keep a marriage alive, exciting and you have to communicate, you have to FIGHT for your marriage and what you want. Dont get me wrong, I think your husband is an ASS for telling you that, but if you want your marriage to work, all you can do is do your part to try to make it work. If he rejects it or it does not work, at least you can say YOU did what you could do. My hubby and I have date night...it is really fun. I dress up like I would if he was coming to pick me up for a date and we go out like we were having a date. Maybe you could get a babysitter and tell your hubby that you wanna go out on a date. Take him to his favorites spots and yes even though he is being a JERK! At least you tried.......There is a movies called Not Easly Broken, if you can go rent this movie and watch it with your husband, please do!!!!! Really listen to what the movie is saying, it made me step back and look at myself really hard, I think I played the women in this movie...lol Good Luck to you! Carrie

Ok, Not sure what is going on but I had the SAME thing happen to me last night. Friday my system was "cleaned" out and last night my back started hurting and then my stomach and then my chest. Called the ER Nurse back and told them that I have not went since Friday when I cleaned my sysem out. She said that I may need to jump start my system. She told me to repeat what I did on friday. The pain got SO bad that I got sick, I can honestly say that I truely threw up, I now know the other times that I thought I threw up that it was PBing.....I am going to make a Doctors appointment today and see what is going on. I would really hate for it to be something other than constipation....Why only at night?????? Carrie

Hi and thank you! The pictures have to be approved so maybe tonight or in the morning they will get approved and post. As far as your restriction, please please dont get discouraged, honestly it took me to my third and fourth fill to get really really good restriction, everyone is so different. I would just suggest to you that you log and measure your food and stay off the scale...lol..I HATE scales but I would weigh sometimes twice a day. CRAZY!!!!...lol...Take LOTS LOTS and LOTS of pics and measure. I promise you will be glad you did, you see yourself every day and dont realize how much you can change. I CANT WAIT for you to see the pics. They are really neat and shows just how awesome this Journey is!!!!! Hang in there!!! Carrie

Hi everyone! As my year approaches SATURDAY,,YAHHHH, I am getting all of my stats and pics ready to post. Tonight I worked really hard on some pictures and decided I could not wait to post! Who knows, someone might be really struggling on making the step to get this wonderful tool and this just might help! I have posted some pics of Hubby and I as well, as alot of you know, he was not banded but made a choice to support me in this journey! I am SOO proud of him, he has worked SO hard !!! He is my ROCK!!! I cant wait for everyone to see them!!! Carrie

Shelby, Thanks for posting, that is pretty amazing when you look at it like that. It is very easy to let yourself get discourage by pounds, this puts it into perspective! I too agree, you look AMAZING!!!! Carrie

Lisa, Thanks for posting. I think it is wonderful you are taking life "by the horns". You are amazing and show us that we can do anything if we put our minds to it. I hope when I get the last of this weight off, the TT and BL, that I will gain the confidence that you have in yourself!!!! Carrie

Very Very Interesting!!! At 1:15 am this morning I woke up from a dead sleep with the WORST stomach cramps I have ever had in my life, felt like contractions. I got up and walked and walked and it did not get any better. The the pain moved to my mid "band' area and to the middle of my back between my shoulder blades. After about 20 mins of PAIN and tear starting to flow, my Husband take me to the ER. They took my blood and X-rays of my tummy, was very scared it might be my Gall Blader or even my band. The blood work came back fine, the X-rays showed that I was completely impacted. I was sent home with Constipation?????....My blood pressure is Always REALLY good, when I got to the ER it was 143/99, said it was due to the pain. I took a "pre surgery" lax to clean out my system, but my stomach is still sore.....In ready these post, I am still very concered that this might not have been my issue, being this is not the first time this has happened, just not to this degree......Also, in read gall bladder symptoms, they say it is right shoulder pain, the ER Doctor asked me if my left shoulder hurt. I even repeat him and told him I though the system for gall bladder was right....I do have left should pain ALL the time, but this usually only occurs when Im hungry...... Carrie

Had a HORRIBLE morning! Was in the ER at 1:45 am with Stomach Cramps, chest pains and back pains....Thought it was going to be my gall blader or my worse fear, my band. After X-Rays and blood work I found out that I was completly impacted...It was horrible. B- Laxative (Pre surgery style)...ughhhhhhhhh S-None L-Veg Soup S-HOT HOT Coffee - I have had chills all day.... D-TBD ....Tummy still very upset Had bean soup, mostly soup..... Water 16oz

I called my sister and told her my exciting news and her response was " ARE YOU CRAZY, I AM EATING AT THANKSGIVING"....lol

OMyyy I have one more idea...I am SOOO excited. I think we should have every person (family) coming make a desert, but it has to be LOW everything and see who can make the best one with the least calories, sugar, etc..... COOL COOL COOL!!! Carrie

That would be really cool! My sister and Brother in Law are very much into Healthy Food and Exercise, WOO HOO idea, maybe we could have a food challange triva. How much is in this and that......hmmmm this could be fun! I also LOVE LOVE the idea of the run! Thanks Shelby!!! Carrie

Hello! I have been banded almost a year and I did not experience this at all. I did have gas pains, but they were trapped for a couple of days. My left shoulder killed me, still does when I am hungry. When i got home I had to walk, walk, walk and sip sip sip. I took gas x strips, which did not work for me, the only thing that really helped was the walks and sipping on hot broth....I also it took me FOREVER to be able to burp, like a month or better, I was so excited when I let out my first little "burp"....Everyone is SO different, but passing gas has not been one of my issues.... Good Luck to you! Carrie

Angie, Can you send me the recipe for the black bean burger, sounds really good! B-Pumpkin Spic Frap AND Scone That is it, I cant go back to Starbucks for 2 weeks!!! Hi My name is Carrie and I am addicted to starbucks...ughhhhhh...lol S-Green Tea L-Small Sweet Potato with Nothing on it and 1/2 cup Pinto Beans S-None D-Please pray for me...lol ....Meeting friends for a drink at a uhmm..lol...Mexican Food Resturant... 16 oz of water so far....

Thanks Kristi~!~ We are trying to think of some fun things to do, kinda make it fun and memorable....The whipped sweet potatoes sounds so good!!! Thanks for the reply! Carrie

That sounds really YUMMY, Im gonna have to try that! Thanks Revy!!

Shelby! WOW that is an AWESOME picture of you!!!!

B-1/2 Whole Wheat Pancake, Sausage/Bacon/Hashbrown/Cheese Mixture, about a cup.... S-None L- 2-3 Oz Chicken Breast W/BBQ Sauce S-Water D-Having New Recipe from P90X, Tenderloin with Sweet Potato and Apple.....hmmm???? We Shall See