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No, Lynn - I wasn't able to get over there on Thursday. The weather was horrible and besides, when I called to make sure he was going to be there over the lunch hour they said I might have to wait quite a while....that he was really busy. No way I could do that. I think the spot is fading now, but when I get a chance, I will go in and bring the pic with me.

LOL...."Focus, K?" Judy, I hope we can go on a cruise together someday!! Three Hundred Dolla!! Three Large. Three Hundred Smackaroos!! Don't buy too many clothes....they'll be in the Garage Sale Tres soon enough! Didn't go to mom's today 'cause it was too rainy and she didn't want me driving across town. So I went for a 2-hour workout then came home to start organizing my bead stuff AGAIN. It's a constant battle. My daughter really has fun with it but she has the organization skills of a monkey. It's almost done. In two weeks it'll look like a tornado hit the room....again. My best friend called earlier. She lives 4 hours away in Tyler. She just moved there to be close to her dad who is in ill health. She's been practicing tough love with her 26 year old son who has hit bottom and landed in jail. He got out and she let him back in the house 3 days ago and he has a week to come up with a plan. He's either going into the military or into residential treatment. She just started a new and very responsible job. Her previous house hasn't sold and is causing big time money problems. (Stay with me here....FOCUS, K?) Oh, and before she moved she sold her car to my son and she and DH are making do with one until her house sells. Ok. So last night she gets off work and is heading home when she gets a call that her dad has taken a bad fall, might be stroking and is in the E.R. She rushes home to get her son and DH...takes son to A.A. and then she goes over to the hospital. Dad is in ICU, combative, disoriented, pulling tubes out and trying to get out of bed. She sends DH to pick up the son from AA and says she'll call him when she wants to come home. Dad is not doing well and she is very distraught. At midnight she calls for DH to come pick her up because she has 2 very important meetings in the morning and has to get to bed even though she isn't sure Dad is gonna make it thru the night. She goes to the lobby to wait for DH. She waits...and waits....and waits. No answer on his cell and he is not at home. Eventually a police officer finds her in the lobby to tell her that her DH has been in a bad accident and he is in the ER. He was hit from behind by a massively drunk driver and his truck rolled 4 times before coming to rest. He has no broken bones, but possibly a head injury and they send him home at 6:00 a.m. She had to cancel her meetings (bad!), take care of DH, get him some food, talk to insurance agents, line up a rent car, talk to police, make sure son is behaving, take care of the dogs, go back to the hospital to relive her stepmom, etc etc etc etc....and on top of this has a huge paper due on Monday for her Masters degree program. AND YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD A BAD DAY???

Congratulations on your absolutely tremendous success!!! From skeptic to complete convert!! AWESOME! I'm very happy for you!

I'd say the hardest part is not drinking with meals. It takes a lot of getting used to! Especially since I've been so diligent about getting my fluids in, seems like I'm thirsty all the time....I always have a drink in front of me....so it's hard to NOT drink! Sliming and PB's are not a whole lot of fun either, but they are a good learning tool for keeping your eating behaviors in check. Other than that, I really have no complaints.

Here's a thread (there are many) that explains what a PB is: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f7/what-does-pbd-mean-3469/ I had the same experience after my 2nd and 3rd fills....increased PBing and more adjustments to what and how I eat! If you are getting that stuck feeling at every meal you're probably just still irritated from the fill and PB's. Take it easy for a day or so and stick to fluids and mushies. Then introduce solids again, but go very slow. Stay with safe foods like fish, cooked vegetables, melons, things like that. AND CHEW CHEW CHEW....and WAIT WAIT WAIT between bites. I bet you'll be much better in another few days but that first week or two after a fill can be a bit tricky. Remember this next time you get a fill, too!

I'd be real curious to see what would happen if you ONLY did the ROM for a month or two! I find it hard to believe that the gym would make such an investment if the thing didn't actually work (it's the only machines they have!). I've been a skeptic for lotsa years....but usually questioning the status quo! I find this very interesting! Please keep us posted!

Oh Judy! You are feeling naughty today, aren't you!?!?! Actually, I cancelled the 'party' since consciousness is usually appreciated. And I did actually LOL at your comment to Pamela! (We love you, Pammy!!) HAYDEE - I was wondering how all the car washes are staying in business because this is going on 2 months of rain here! I looked at the 10-day forecast and it's all 40-60% chance of rain every day!! My car is pretty disgusting both inside and out and I'd love to go get it cleaned up but I can't even find a car wash that bothers opening its doors!! I did notice a Bubbles Express that was offering $1 outside-only car washes. Wow--they ARE getting desperate. LAURA - You are SO quiet these days!! What gives?? ******WARNING: BORING EXERCISE RAMBLE AHEAD******** Ok. If you recall this about me I have always always always been a picture-perfect couch potato. LIke my whole life. Oh, sure there have been bouts of enthusiastic plunges into sports and exercise programs but they were sporatic and short lived ALWAYS. (I am a Gemini. I get bored. It's a curse.) So this track record of mine - 3 consistent months at the gym - is a totally new experience for me. I REALLY am contantly amazed - every day - at how great my body feels under this layer of fat. Exercise really works!! WOW! Who'da thunk it? Get this: my buns are actually getting tight. Yes! You heard me! My BUNS! My waist is getting trim. My quads are amazing. My abs, not so much....LOL. Point is, I feel so strong and 'tight' and I can't imagine ever giving this up again! This is the point at which one becomes totally addicted. I feel this little sense of 'panic' if I miss one day at the gym! Now, mind you, I do not spend a lot of time there normally....usually an hour or less....so its not like i'm committing my whole life to it or anything, which is good. I wouldn't be able to keep up that kind of commitment for long. This is so do-able. I just hope that some of you can carve out the time to do the same. I KNOW how difficult it is to find it. My circumstances are such that I can do this now, but this is probably the first time in 20 years that it's worked out this way. blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Sorry! I've got the day off today. Going to Mom's, then to the gym, then relax with hubby....maybe even 'party' :hat: Good Luck with your garage sale Judy!!! I'll see ya'll later!

Very cute invitation!! Ya'll have fun and if you're lucky you'll become as close as the April 07 Shrinking Violets! Becoming part of a monthly group is the BEST and looks like you have the start of a GREAT one here! GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU!!

Or were we just little avatars with no bodies???

There are lots of threads that debate the wisdom of telling/not telling. I'm in the 'not telling' camp and I'm really glad I did! I told my kids, my DH and 2 very discreet, trustworthy friends.

Sweet dreams, darlin'!! We love you, too! Well, i went way over 900 calories today, I know that! After lunch I was already at 700. I think I prolly had 1700 calories today!! :eek: I woke up hungry and just stayed hungry all day. Where I BLEW it was at Quiznos! I had 1/2 of a Raspberry Chipotle Chopped Chicken salad. Got back to work and found out that the dang thing has 900+ calories!!!! (No wonder I was so fat...I ate those all the time!) Then I had 1/2 c of SF ice cream. Then I had 1/2 banana and 2 TBSP peanut butter at 4:00p. Then I met DH for a late dinner at Carrabba's....had an italian salad, a cup of chicken soup, bread crust and olive oil! Oh, and a glass of wine!! Oh well, I'll do better tomorrow! Maybe I won't be so dang hungry! Going to visit with my mom who is a chocolate freak and it's all over her house. No, I obviously didn't get HER genes. She's always been 5'8" and 140# no matter what she eats. My daughter got 'em though, thank God! PAMELA - Did your other window bids come in lower? Jenn - What is "Page Ranking" ?? I've seen that a couple of times recently, have no idea what it is. I'm so sleepy I can barely keep my eyes open. But I ate so late now I have to stay up til it digests. Also....invited DH to a 'party' in the bedroom later. WHAT WAS I THINKING? :phanvan

Didn't get to the doctor today, folks. Just too much rain and the doc is super busy....1st day back from vacation and all. I'll take the pic with me next time I go in if the spot is gone. I'll go in for sure if it gets worse.

L'Auberge du Lac (I think) -- yes, we went there 2 weeks ago! Had a great time, beautiful pool, great bars & restaurants, etc. The slots were tight as heck, tho. We lost more than a few bucks! We had a lot more fun dancing at the local dance hall in town, "Yesterday's". What a hoot!

:) Too funny!!!! OMG!!! Would you PLEASE post this in the exercise AND general forums?? This question must get asked 20x a day. I've asked it myself!! ...which brings me to a point. There was a time in my not too distant past where I was lifting weights. Oh, I was very enthusiastic! So enthusiastic that I threw my back out after 7 weeks in the program. Well, the point is that while I was working out my weight had massively stalled...the whole time I was working out like a dog! Not too happy, but I stayed with it. Well, then my back went out for a week, then shortly after that went on vacation. I lost 8 lbs in those two weeks!!!....after being stalled for 7-8 weeks! Hmmm. Ya think it was the glycogen leaving my body? YOU BETCHA!

Yeah, breathing is overrated anyway.:tired

THIS is a web cam shot of Houston weather right now. Don't think I'll be going to see the good doctor today!

TracyK - You lied! Oh well, who cares!!? CONGRATULATIONS!

Jenn - I gain and lose 2-3 # every day! Stay with your experiment for a week or so. DO NOT PANIC.

Ok....I've been following you guys with this thing for awhile now. Who is still using it consistently and who has put it aside??

Yeah! That's good! I remember that I had so many strange dreams right before surgery...really, really strange. Must be all the thiinking we're doing during the day gets all the wiring worked up! LOL Last night I dreamed I was ....uh...."dating" Kevin Bacon. Kevin Bacon????

I keep adding to my list!! .... I don't jiggle when I walk I don't waddle when I walk I am graceful and strong

HAVE NO FEAR, GYM NAZI IS HERE!!! Denise - First of all you need to set some small attainable goals. Whether it's walking 3 blocks a day or 3 miles per week or whatever. Then post your goals in your signature line so that you are accountable. We will help keep you on target! Last month I feel behind and I was so mad because it made me look 'bad' in front of the Violets. I swore I wouldn't repeat that and I haven't. This month I will beat my own goal. It works! For me, doing my chosen exercise works best if I do it (almost) every day so that I work it into my routine and tend not to blow it off....like brushing my teeth. What kind of exercise do you think you'd like to do for starters?

I'm not worried!....I think at worst it's a leak of the omnipaque flluid or she missed with the injection...something like that. ya'll rest easy! I may not even be able to get over there today. It's a 1.5 hr round trip and I'm pretty busy at work right now. I have to play it by ear and see what is happening around lunchtime. All is well!

I'm heading over to the chat room if anyone wants to join me!

Well, that IS exciting!!! Oh, the jitters really kick in now, don't they??? Well, darlin'...you just keep moving forward because 3 months from now you'll be where I am, the surgery will be a distant memory and you'll be SOOOOOO glad you did this for yourself!! It really, really is a wonderful thing to know that every pound you lose is gone forever. The control you will have over your life is worth every shred of discomfort and worry you might experience over the next couple of weeks. You truly will feel like a new person. Best of luck to you and BE HAPPY!!!