Yay it's Friday!!

So today is my daughters 17th bday.. Wow time flew by! Were off to play some mini golf, some laser tag, and cosmic bowling!! Gotta dig out the all white cloths for the black lights.

Darn I forgot I am suppose to say something negative..... oh wait 4-5 is -1 :)

Lap Band Talk

So it's really no suprise that Alex at LBT wasn't willing to make a change and have Susan step down as mod. That's ok Karma bites you in the ass everytime. I obviously won't be going back to LBT along with many of my friends.

I would like to let everyone know a little something about the site. When you're new and researching the band the place seems great. Although once you begin to look at the inner workings of the site, the mods, how things are handled, and the favortism it's very child like.

The main mod in question is Susan. Susan has made herself an open book. While on the boards she has made it clear that...

1. Her husband was bumping uglies with his ex wife
2. Her daughter in law hates her
3. She logs in as her husband on his facebook
4. She isn't able to fight her own battles
5. Doesn't take responsibility for her actions

Theres many reasons that alot of people at LBT have issues with her. Mine is mostly because she decided to pick on a friend of mine. After having a 'bad week' she decided to post things on her facebook such as "She was going to have to put the smack down" and Telling Rhonda to shut up and have another glass of wine. As an adult and a mod her emotions should be left out of it.

The other reason I have a problem with her being a mod is she doesn't even have a god damn lap band. She has a sleeve. YAY for you Susan.


My recommendation to you Susan.. Get off the computer, spend time with your family, and work on your self esteem. Running to a forum where you know no one to spew your life about your family is wrong. Fix it... To do that you're gonna have to step back into reality.


Oh and PS Alex over at LBT makes coinage off the ads he has on his site.. They aren't places he endorses because he believes in them. They are just willing to pay the most to be on there.

LBT

Seriously consider joining this group...

I had to remove the link.. Boo hoo :(

/run a SUCCESS!

This morning I completed yet another run on the week 2 c25k Run. This was my 2nd run of the week. I am trying to get 4 runs in this week with a run every other day.
I plan to redo week 2 next week... But I did breeze through the entire run today without many problems.

Week 2 of the C25K

So last night after trying to find every possible excuse for not running.... I decided nope wasn't going to cheat myself like that. So last night I downloaded Suzs podcast her version of the c25k week2! I rocked it. I thought after about a 1/4 of the way through it that I didn't have to finish the whole run since it was the first time working on week 2.

NOPE I though why would I want to /fail at this? Push yourself Brandy.

I did and I reaped the rewards. Today I have tons of energy and a sense of accomplishment. I can feel the workout in my muscles!! YAY!

This is my 3rd week of going back to running and I have made sure to run every other day to avoid injuries but it is 1 extra run per week and I am loving it. This week I should get 4 runs in.

I love my Lap Band!

So no I haven't lost anything since starting to run again 2 weeks ago... That's ok I feel a sense of accomplishment. This morning I was up and out the door at 430 am for a run with my dog. I had to sneak in a run this morning so I didn't get off track as I am leaving town this afternoon! I can do this ;)

I am setting a goal for me to meet so I am working towards something other than a number on the scale... 10 runs at a time.

YAY ME!

So yesterday was my 2nd run of my 2nd week of couch 2 5k. However, I am repeating week 1. I want to be very comfortable before I move on. I do not want to set myself up for failure.

I am contemplating finding a local 5k that I can do at the end of this year that will make me have to keep going.. Wouldn't wanna be the last across the line...

Couch to 5k

So I met up with my lil running partner Angi who ran me into the ground. Props to her omg I gotta lot of catching up to do. I have one more run this week but I am confident that I can do it.

I haven't weighed myself and don't think that its feasable that I would have lost anything by now. Plus I haven't been religously weighing myself to see what my average fluctuation is.. After a week or so I should know what my highs and lows are.

Plus there are some new running shorts I want that are so cute but I am not getting them till I go down a size the ones I have are on the verge of being just a little too loose.

I hope to run right outta my shorts!

I did it!

I put on my big girl panties and running shoes and hit the road last night. I did a short brisk walk then did intervals of running / walking. I didnt have a timer with me so it was an impromptu version of the c25k. I did it for 26 minutes.. Not bad I got a good sweat goin and my legs felt it so I am workin it!

On track!

It's hard to live like a bandster again when you slipped... During my hiatus I didn't gain anything but I didn't lose either.

I am down to no alcohol, only water, exercise 3x per week and get lots of sleep.

I am semi tracking my calories which oddly enough doesn't look like it is enough so I might have to watch that more especially if I am exercising.

Need to get to kicking ass again!

Well I have been stuck for months and months it seems. I am going to go get a fill as I think I can eat slightly too much... I am going to try to commit myself to 3x a week exercise and minimal alcohol.

Help my friend win

Hey guys I have a friend that got bumped to 3rd place on Mycurves.com most amazing member contest. I need you help... Like we helped Susan win her phone :)


Ok go to www.mycurves.com and register
U will need to use code TSPL68
Click on Contests on the top tab and vote for MELISSA O IN JUNCTION CITY, OR


Lets bump her back to the top :)

HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!

Well not only is my mom kicking ass and doing alot better!!!! BUT I LOST 1 pound.

Ya, 1 pound you say? hahaha


I don't care it's worth celebrating I was so tired of not losing that finally I dropped something. Anything, something, I take it so nananananana

Mother

They removed the ventilator tube from my mother and her breathing was very out of sync until her lungs began building up strength again. She is finally able to speak some and she is breathing on her own again. Unfortunately the doctors say she isn't out of the woods yet and that her liver is only barely functioning :(

Please keep sending good thoughts her way it must be working.

Family

Well nothing to report on the weightloss front. I am holding steady.. Unfortunately.


However, my mother is in ICU with her kidneys and her liver shut down and is fighting for her life. Please send well wishes and good thoughts her way. She is much too young to go.

KFC Oprah and Rainchecks

KFC has announced atleast on a commercial I saw that they will be honoring the http://www.unthinkfc.com/ coupons that were printed... By giving you a raincheck for a later date. It seems the demand was much too high and they had to put a stop to it for now.

Free KFC unfried Chicken from Oprah

Free 2 Piece KFC Grilled Meal with printable coupon - from Oprah show
http://www.unthinkfc.com/

Free 2 piece meal with two sides and a biscuit
Valid from 5/5/09 to 5/19/09, excluding Mother's Day

Free Chicken from KFC and Oprah

Free 2 Piece KFC Grilled Meal with printable coupon - from Oprah show
http://www.unthinkfc.com/

Free 2 piece meal with two sides and a biscuit
Valid from 5/5/09 to 5/19/09, excluding Mother's Day

Super Whack

Seriously... I scheduled a fill that I was going to pay $150 for without batting an eye for 5/13. I wake up this morning and have only had liquids since I got up 4 hours ago because I am not hungry and if I ate it would come back up..

So why? WTH why is my band being a pooper scooper? Sorry I should act my age lol


Anyway so if this continues more than 1-2 days I will cancel my fill because if I had more in my band and this happened I would be screwed.

I will update when I wait it out a bit.

Fill

Well I haven't had a fill since October... My weight halted over a month ago now. I ate a whole lot o food out of the blue somehow for no reason. I was sitting here thinking ok I am gonna be full any second....


I ate the whole burger... granted it didn't have a bun but thats not normal for me. Fill time.


If for some miracle reason I wake up and can only eat my 1/4-1/2 cup again then I will cancel appt. Till then I get a fill on 5/13. Period.