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Hey OH Family,
Have a wonderful, safe and joyous Thanksgiving with your friends and family.  Don't eat too much!  I'm outta here til Monday.

Hey OH Family,
This week is thanksgiving and if you are anything like me, you are planning your thanksgiving eating plans now.  What you will eat, what you are willing to pass up.  There are things I gotta have and there are things that are not worth filling up my little belly.  How am I gonna get through this holiday of feast, with determination.  I am determined not to be that person laying on the floor or sofa writhing in pain because they are too full.  We all know that feeling and that was a feeling I would not wish on my worst enemy.  In the past, I would have my elastic waist pants ready so that I did not even have to bother with unbuttoning them.  What a shame!!  Why do we focus so much on the food for thanksgiving and for our family Christmas and Easter too?  Shouldn't it be about the family you have not seen or talked to in awhile?  Shouldn't it be about supporting each other and being there for one another?  Spending time with each other and laughing and being happy.  Where did all that go?  For me, thanksgiving became a monster of how much I can put on my plate, how fast I could eat it and get up and get seconds.  Just typing this I am shaking my head.  This year, I am going to focus on my family, spend time with my daughter, and not worry about who is going to get the last helping of dressing out the turkey.  Cuz back in the day, I would have cursed you out and maybe fought you over that.  Cuz don't no body love dressing like I do.

P.S. IT’S MY BIRTHDAY FRIDAY-33 Years old people.

Well I had my first fill today.  Besides the fact that I HATE needles, it went well.  There was a little stinging, but no real pain.  I had 5cc's of fluid put into my 11cc band.  So that should curve my appetite.  I have to be on a total liquid diet for 48 hours now (Yippie).  I had only lost 2lbs since my last visit to the doc office, but I guess that's better than nothing.  With my fill, the doctor says I should now be able to lose more weight since I won't be able to eat as much.  Although it is a little weird, my throat and stomach have been making sounds I have never heard before after I drink something.  I hope that don't last long.  I don't want to be in a quiet room and have funny sounds start coming from my body.  How embarrassing!  I'm really on my way now, how exciting.

Hey OH Family - 
I'm goin hunting yall.  Yes deer hunting.  I have never been deer hunting before and am really excited but also a little nervous.  I love the little animals.  I know that I will not be able to shoot one, not only because I would feel really awful, but because I do not have good aim or any hand eye coordination.  Bambi does not have to worry with me out in the woods.  I am actually looking at this as a really great way to get exercise walking around for hours.  And also, I want to spend a little time at the cabin getting in some rest and relaxation.  I know this has nothing to do with my weight loss, but I would have never been able to even consider going before because of the weight.  I would not be able to walk around for very long.  So we shall see how I do with all the gear on.  And if it gets to be too much, back to the warm cabin I go.  

P.S.  So for those of you who are against hunting, please do not respond because nobody got attitude like me and I don't want to have to break it off on ya.

Hi All,
Well I really have nothing new to report.  I have not gotten a scale nor have I weighed myself since my last dr. appointment a couple weeks ago.  I'm in a smaller size pant, so that's a good sign.  I'm doing pretty well with my diet by eating soft foods and staying true to that but I'm probably eating more than a half cup of food.  I think I do have some restriction already because I can not eat much more than a cup.  During the week, it's easy to stay on track, it the weekends that give me the most problems.  My daughter plays traveling basketball and we are all over the metro area and usually in the gym for most of the day on Saturdays and Sundays.  Yes, I know I should pack a healthy lunch for these days, but I can tell you.  It's not gonna happen.  This weekend there were walking taco's, fresh oven baked chocolate ship cookies smelling up the joint, pretzels and nachos with cheese, and much much more.  I did pretty well.  Saturday the team went to McDonalds and I ordered the 3 piece chicken select meal.  I was only able to eat 2 and some of the fries.  Sunday, I made myself a good breakfast so that I would not be hungry, but I did break down and get a pretzel with cheese.  I'm also not doing well with drinking my water.  I have to step my game up on that.  I have my first fill next Tuesday, so I'm a little nervous for that.  Anyway, that's it for now.  Chatatcha later.
P.S.  I need to win the lotto so that I can quit this job and stay at home and watch Montel, Tyrah, Maurry, and all those other shows.  WORK SUCKS!!!  But, I'm glad I have a job since I'm not rich yet.

So I went to my follow-up surgery appointment this morning.  I had my last set of staples removed and oh did that feel good.  I also lost another 4 pounds.   At first I was kind of dissapointed with that, but after I really thought about what my goal is, I felt better.  My goal is to lose 2-3 pounds per week and 4 pounds in 9 days is right where I want to be.  But I do need to make better choices with my food, I ate way too much ice cream over the last couple of weeks.  So I really need to keep that in check.  Although, right now I am not able to eat as much as usual, which is great.  It feels like I have band restriction already.  But maybe that is because my stomach is still a little swollen.  Anyway, thats all for now.