Would you do it ? Boudoir Pictures

I was just looking at a photographers website and she had some really nice Boudoir pictures on them . Of course the women in them were young , hot and had an ass you could bounce a quarter off of. On her page she said someone who recently lost 100lbs was going to have some made.

When I reached my goal ( The first time) this was something I had wanted done .
But I never see " regular" women with saggy boobs and saggy asses like I have doing them. I still want to have them done ( mainly for my husband he would TRIP Over himself ) but I just do not know how they would turn out ...


So would you do it ?

Has this happened to you ?

This has happened to me a few times since getting my band refilled, I am so paranoid now w/ my band I freak out at every little thing.

It usually happens if I eat late at night ... ( Ok not doing that anymore after last night ) but I had something to eat (chips ) and then went and laid down .
My stomach started to hurt way down in my stomach if that makes sense .
I guess like maybe I was stuck ? But not like I needed to throw up , (Which I REFUSE To do now ) it hurt when i took a deep breathe. I Know it probably has something to do w/ eating and laying right down .

I literally did not sleep at all last night it was so uncomfortable . I went to sleep at 6am this morning.

Anyway have any thoughts ? I feel ok this morning , but will go on liquids for a few days . My stomach feels kind of sore .

T Shirt Extender Difference ?

I'm curious do y'all notice a difference w/ the T shirt extender on ? Its a little hard to see in pictures , but I do notice it helping the muffin top .
What do y'all think ?

Review :Blush T shirt Extenders

( The reason for the 2 different names, they just changed the name to the T shirt extender , some shops did not like the name " topless " so they changed it)
With out Blush T Shirt Extender On


With Blush T Shirt Extender On




HOORAY, My blush T shirt Extenders came in today ! I got the 3 pack from The Daily Grommet for $39.95 w/ free shipping. Great deal.

Let me start off by saying I am reviewing this because as a weight loss surgery patient I wish I had found something like this 4 years ago . I was not given these, Or anything like that. Ever since I had weight loss surgery I have tried all kinds of body shapers and I hated all of them. They either rode up , were too hot , didnt work or all of the above. I wont say I like something If I dont . So I would like to share this info with my other weight loss surgery buds !

First off the material is SOOOOOO Comfortable. I do not like things that are hot, or will make me hot ( even though I am very cold natured now that I lost weight). Its much thinner than a t shirt so it breaths, it stays in place very well. I have been wearing it around the house for about an hour now . (I will wear one to work tomorrow which will tell me a lot , I bend over kneel up and down a lot at work )

To do what I really wanted it to do , which was cover my pants so my back does not show or my muffin top does not show when i raise my hands up ( while at work ) its awesome . I wont have to feel self conscious about my fat flopping out . Or when I bend over having to worry about that "gap" that happens now because jeans are too low and shorts are too high it seems now .

As an added bonus it does seem to smooth out the muffin top !
I ordered a med ( per the size chart ) it fits snug against my skin but moves w/ me really well. I think if I had ordered a small it would better as a Muffin top smoother ( sorry don't know what else to call it LOL) BUT I don't know that I would personally like it that tight ! When I lose more weight I will probably need a small so I'll order it then .

My over all impression so far ... Best thing since sliced bread !

SWEET SCALE OF MINE !

I am below 180 Now ! 179.2 !
10 pounds in about 20 days !! WOOO HOOOO ! If i can kick this damn migraine I have had for oh 2 weeks I might be able to get my butt to the gym, I am going to attempt to start the couch to 5 K program AGAIN To help me get down to my goal weight before my son's graduation .

Pit Pics or no ?

Ok Is it gross to post pics of my under arms for progress pics of the laser hair removal ?
Yes or NO ?

If you want to see them I will if not i'll stick with the chin ! LOL

Calling all Muffin Top Haters !

Im very excited about the product I just ordered for a few reasons.
(Disclaimer I am not being given these products for free or sponsored by them )
Since I have gained some weight back ( and even when I was thinner ) I have the dreaded muffin top ! I some how ( I dont remember how I came across these ) came across the Blush Tee Shirt Extender ( name was just changed to Tee shirt Extender recently from Blush Topless T Shirt )
What is so great about these ? Well I HOPE , since i just ordered them it does a few things for me.
They say the material is tight enough it will smooth out your muffin top . YAY !
You know how shirts seem to be short and pants seem to be lower these days so you get the dreaded Crack kills when you bend over ?? These seem to help eliminate that.

This is one of those " why didn't I think of that " thing.
I do not like to wear tank tops , even layering tanks because , well I guess I am too OCD and I do not like the way it feels.
So I am hoping these will help with all of those issues.

They should be in , in about a week, I will review them when I get them in !

The Daily Grommet has a specail you get all 3 colors for $39.95 plus free shipping, Your basically getting one free ! AWESOME !

Laser Hair Removal Treatment #9

I did another treatment last night with my Silk N SenseEpil machine. This is treatment #9. I ramped the dial up to the highest level which is 5 .

The areas I did were the "usual" under arms, chin , upper lip , bikini area and my stomach ( Pregnancy hair line I'll call it ) .

Under Arms: I would say the hair on the upper part of my under arms is nearly gone .
I do not have to shave there at all anymore.

Chin: Well this is a work in progress I know this . Its getting better. I think there is less and less hair each week . I'm good with that.

Upper lip : Progress is actually pretty good here, I had to stop and think about it.
The only areas where there is noticeable hair left that I have to shave is right around the corners of my mouth ( if that makes sense ) And I can probably go a day or 2 with out shaving that now . I do not have to work or do anything tomorrow so I will see how comfortable I am NOT shaving it .

Bikini Area: Noticeable change here as well . Shaving is required only once a week maybe ? In fact that last time I shaved was the treatment before this last one and I was just starting to get some stubble this treatment.

Stomach: Only 2 treatments in on this area . So probably not a lot of change yet .

All and All I am really happy with the progress.

Other Laser Hair Removal Posts

Weight Update and More ....

Things have been very busy around my house lately .
My fill has been pretty decent. I could probably use a small tweak soon but I am giving it more time because I am losing weight . I am down to 180 now I was 189 I think when I got my fill. (Its even that time of month right now and I still lost this week LOL)

I have been doing a little stress eating this week. My oldest son is a track athlete and has been being recruited by son schools for several months now .
We have been going on college visits everywhere from Kansas to around here ( we live in Texas ) the pressure of making a decision , where to go , graduation, grades etc has really been getting to him and stressing me out as well.
He has finally made a really good choice , and found a really good school for him (I cant officially announce it yet) So we are really happy .

That takes a lot of stress off everyone in the family we can breathe a little easier now !

Laser Hair Removal Treatment #8

I am a little late on this treatment , things have been crazy lately ( I'll update later) .
So this treatment I did on setting 4 I guess you would call it on the Silk N SenseEpil laser hair removal system .
I did my Chin , upper lip , bikini area and my under arms . I also added a new area to my treatment . To spare you to many details as you know the PCOS i have causes excess hair in places you do not really want it . Well, one of those places is your stomach.
Lots of women get a dark hair line when they get pregnant. Mine never went away.
Its something that has bothered me for a long time. Its something no one else see's because of my weight gain I have the ever so lovely "Apron" as they call it .
But its something that bothers me. SO I went ahead and zapped that sucker tonight. What the heck huh ?

I have learned a little trick ....
After a few zaps as I call them the bulb seems to get a little hot. That in my opinion is what hurts , or causes the discomfort . If you will wait about 10 seconds between zaps when it starts to get hot it seems to help that issue.

My results so far , i'll go by area:
My bikini area ( I am starting with just the inner thigh ( where your inner thigh meets your well you know LOL )
I have noticed a big change there. I do not have to shave near as often . I would say Once a week IF that ! That's HUGE for me . To not have to shave at least every other day .

My Under Arms: I know this may sounds odd but the hair on the upper part of my under arms seems to be nearly gone . The lower part I have to shave it probably once a week as well .

My upper lip: I could probably get a way with only shaving this once a week as well.
This is a hard one for me to get use to and judge because its such an obvious area on my face I think everyone can see if there are hairs there even if there are now.

My Chin: Again hard for my to judge because of the area and being self conscious. But safely I think I could go w/ out shaving this but 2 times a week . This may not seem like a big deal to you but for me HUGE ! To not have to shave my chin every DAY is huge .

My over all impression on the progress. VERY VERY VERY encouraged. I feel like the Silk N SenseEpil is working, its making good progress and I am more than happy with it thus far.

My next update I plan on ( If I can remember counting how many zaps It takes each treatment. I think it would be good for people to know how many zaps they can get out of each cartridge . I plan on ordering a new one soon , with my coupon from the company !
Read about previous laser hair removal treatments here

Dinner On Mushies

People ask me all the time what I eat.
Well, here ya go . Dont hate before you ate !

What the hell is it you ask ??

Acorn squash ( Bottom layer going up )
W/ Sour cream , guacamole, cheese, morning star black bean burger ( Chopped fine )pic ante Sauce and cottage cheese . How much will I be able to eat on my current fill level ? Probably less than half.

Is this good . Actually yes it is . I will eat this after my fill diet is over ( in a few days )

If you try this let me know how you like it .

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My Body Says HELL NO

Apparently eating crap , or treats every now in then is not going to happen for me. At least not until I get back down to goal weight and have some wiggle room.
Last night ( Night being the operative word ! ) I weighted myself. 182 pds. This morning 184 ! Go ahead and tell me your body fluctuates. I know all that shit . BUT what did my dumb ass do last night after being so proud of myself on the scale and for being so good the day before and that day ? At a bowl of ice cream. Small bowl,yes it was, and I added protein milk , but who the hell gains 2 pounds over NIGHT ?
I guess my PCOS ass does ! WTF ? So all the crap is out of my house, really the only thing I have in it right now is ice cream , OH and the 10 pounds of candy waiting to go in my son's valentines bags for school . Yes I know it could just be water weight ( by the way I dont believe that water weight crap ) so we'll see .

I was good today

(This picture has nothing to do with anything other than I like the title LOL)

I was good today , no milk shakes, no crap and weighted myself at the END of the night and I was down to 182 pounds ( Am I really putting in public my fat weight again ? )
That's down 7lbs since my fill !
Im thinking I might be able to hit 180 by morning LOL ! BITCHING.. YES I just said bitching .

Laser Hair Removal Progress Pics

After 7 treatments



After 3 treatments I believe

Sorry the pictures do not come out well .. I'll try again later. But maybe you can notice some difference , I think I can notice some change taking place.

Laser Hair Treatment #7

Laser Hair treatment #7 (Read my last treatment here )
I did the treatment last night.
I did the usual area's, chin , lip , under arms and bikini area.

I can really start seeing results now .
The hair is MUCH Thinner for sure.
I would say I could probably go for a day w/ out shaving my chin if I needed it . I am not 100% comfortable doing that yet , self confidence issues, i think everyone can see my stubble, but it would be close.

My under arms: I Have such a bad memory I am going to see how many days I can go starting today out out needing to shave. I'll take a picture of them today ( I shaved them before doing the treatment last night ) and see what it looks like once I feel like I have to shave, and see how many days it is.

My chin , i would post more pics of but its so hard to get a good picture of .
Ok so I lied I just took a decent pic w/ my cell phone of all things.

I'll post the comparison pics on the next post . I'll be interested to see side by side pics as well. Drum roll please .....

Dont Ignore the Scale

This is going to be short as I am on my way to work , But I wanted to write this before I forgot.
I realized as I weighted myself this morning that for the last year I have been ignoring the scale.
When I have a fill and think or know I am losing weight the scale is my friend , but If i know or think I am gaining weight the scale is not and I ignore it .
THAT is a problem ... Why ? Because if I know I am gaining weight I NEED To be weighting myself just as much as when I am losing ( I weight myself daily after fills then I move to weekly ) . If I dont , that is how and when my weight gets out of control.

So I am here to suggest to you all dont ignore the scale . If you feel yourself gaining first go get a fill if you can but if you cant . Weight yourself so you can try to head the weight off before it gets un manageable again . I did the same thing when I was over weight, its honestly probably how I got to 250 lbs. Out of sight out of mind.

DONT IGNORE THE SCALE , even if you do not like the number on it , the scale is your friend.

Eating ... Starting Over High Protein

I need to start over in eating, band eating. I noticed in reading a few others blogs that we all seem to have issues, need refreshers from time to time in that.
So I thought I would try to ( TRY being the operative word) post something a couple times a week ( or at least once in a while LOL ) about food.

Today since the band order of eating is Protein, veggies, fruits then starches I'll start w/ foods high in protein.

Because of my issues w/ my stomach I have tried the best I can to avoid red meat and some other meats. Which is making me nearly a vegetarian . Now with the band that is going to be rough because we need protein .

So here are some foods/links/ lists that might help ...
http://heartspring.net/list_of_high_protein_foods.html
http://commonsensehealth.com/Diet-and-Nutrition/List_of_High_Protein_Foods.shtml

"Best High Protein Foods"

* whey (supplement found in health food stores)
* chicken breast
* turkey breast
* salmon
* tuna
* cottage cheese
* swordfish
* haddock
* lean ground turkey
* round steak
* sirloin steak
* lean ground beef
* orange roughy
* eggs
* pork
* crab
* lobster
* shrimp
* buffalo

Source for above info ( womenshealth.com)

Liquids , Trying to avoid milk shakes ....

In the past when I have had to do liquids from fills I have lived ( literally) on 2 things , bolthouse farms protein shakes and milk shakes.
I am really trying this time to not do the milk shakes. Although its a way to get calories in , and how I justified drinking them , in the long run not the best choice and at this point in my band journey , probably not doing myself justice.

Why not add protein powders to drinks you might ask ?
I cant , they give me migraines. I have yet to find one that does not . The Bolthouse farm shakes are natural , pre made shakes that do not give me migraines .
I drink them but a few at a time and variety would be nice.

This time I am trying though. So far I am doing ok.

I am down 6lbs in 3 days. Which is good, the weight usually stays off once I start eating too . So YAY !

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Fill today : A new Start

I had my fill today . I was very anxious . My doctor, I do love him to death . He's so nice and understanding. I have no idea how he puts up with everyone like me !
He asked me where I had been ? How much weight I had gained......
DRUM ROLL PEOPLE .... 45 pounds ....................................................
Have you picked your self up off the floor ? Yeah I had to too !
He was very reassuring to me. I told him I had been having some medical issues, we went over them. He told me he wished I had been in earlier.
I told him i felt like i was starting over , he reassured me that I had done this once I can do this again . He's right .

His protocol for post fills is 3 days clear liquids, 3 days liquids, 3 days mushies and 3 days semi solids ( or solids if you feel up to it ) so that's going to be rough. When I use to do it for fills before it was not a big deal , but not having done it for a year, I think it might be rough . We shall see.

Fill tomorrow filled w/ anxiety

I have an appointment tomorrow for my first fill in a year ! Actually over a year. I am very nervous, anxious and worried. Since my stomach issues have not been 100% resolved I am not even sure my doc will give me a fill ( although fairly certain he will ) However, I still worry about getting this fill.
What if I slip my band again ? Im fairly certain if I do i'll lose my band.
Mostly I have to start over again . Over eating the "band" way , over as if I just got my band.

Not to say that is not a good thing. I do need that. Obviously I cant do it with a fill or with out the band Or I could not be sitting here 30 or 40 lbs heavier. But its a scary prospect to start over again .

My docs protocol has always been 2 days clear liquids 2 days liquids 2 days mushies 2 days semi solids after all fills anyway . So i have to go that route as well . Before when I was getting fills on a regular basis , no big deal but after not doing it in nearly 2 yrs really , it makes me anxious !

Luckily my friend is going w/ me to my appointment, she's a patient of my doc as well. But its all very anxiety ridden .

Laser Hair Treatment #6

I just did my 6th Laser hair treatment with my Silk N SenseEpil laser hair removal . I have noticed ( by mistake I might add) that I have not had to shave my under arms as often as normal. Normally I have to shaver everyday , my under arms I could get away with every other. But I would say now I can go several days with out shaving them and they are fine.

I have gone for 2 days now with out shaving my chin, which is AMAZING for me !
I will try to take some more pictures this week . To show the differences after say one or 2 days of not shaving.

I did use level 4 on the laser and not as much discomfort this time as last time in some sensitive area's .

So I am encouraged by the results so far.