Can my band hear me?

As soon as I started blogging it's as if my band went and said: nah-nah-na-nah-na .... tight, tight, tight!  My challenge when this happens is to not eat the foods I know I can eat and will stay down ... you know, Pringles and chocolate :(   So far, so good.     

I'm considering the pouch test next week.

Three days down at the pool ... drinking water and generally feeling better :)  Can I get an 'amen'.  :)

Some things never change ... surgeon's office

Not a bad first day if I do say so myself ... it helps that my boss is on vacation, the weather is less than 100 degrees and I had a ton of compliments on the new dress I wore today (two people said: wow, are you loosing weight? ... lol).

I called the surgeon's office and I see that crabby office manager, Claudia, is still employed and completely not useful.  I inquired about Saturday appointments for a fill (they do this every other Saturday) since I have ZERO time off that isn't accounted for and she doesn't know what's going on for the next few weeks and that maybe 8/25 would be the first Saturday available.  Yep. She's still not helpful.  I'm going to call back next week to see if she has firmed up the Saturday situation.  ::: shakes her head in disbelief :::  <-- this should be worth a few calories expended.


Speaking of which, I wore my BodyMedia FIT today but I cannot for the life of me find the display piece which means I need to download to either my pc or my phone to see where I am as far as calorie 'burn'.  I think that's the phrase they use :)  The display lets you sync in real time at any time. I'll look around some more but I'm pretty organized ... the last time I saw it was when I first started this job and was showing someone the band and display ... grrr.  Like I said - I'm very organized but my fear is typically it falling out of a tote bag or purse ... hmmm ... $69 + shipping, yes or no ... <--- thinking about this should be worth a few calories expended :)


So, that's it's ladies ... thanks for the welcome back.  Thanks for the encouragement.  


Some things never change ... Coco with one of her little pals, Fishy ....

Starting over ... need help

I wonder if anyone even remembers me?  You know, the cheeze-it-aholic who is in love with her fur-child, Coco and The Professor?  I feel like I fell off the wagon back in the beginning of the year and have struggled every since. Well, that about sums it up ... that's me :(


It's been almost a year since surgery and while I've lost weight (in the beginning)... it's not nearly enough.  The exercise stopped and so did the weight loss ... 


I know I need to get to the doctor for a fill because there are times (many) that I can eat a lot of food.  I still know the band is there, however, because I do have 'issues'.  


Has anyone ever had to start over (or know someone who has)?  Honestly, I don't know where to begin ... 


I'm not all doom and gloom.  The Professor bought a boat ... and I love that too. :)