TerriDoodle

Hi Girls - Sounds like everyone is enjoying the holiday season, except for Jane :thumbup: This just sucks that she's in the hospital! I hope she gets out today. When my mom would go into the hospital for pneumonia and IV antibiotics, she'd be on that IV for at least 5-7 days. I'm hoping Jane wont have to go thru that, too. I'm behind in my Christmas stuff but have been having fun. My daughter's best friend is like another daughter to us....she often spends the entire weekend with us and she's been here for a couple of days. We've been baking and watching movies, even took a nap yesterday. So I didn't get anything done that I was supposed to! Can you believe I still have not wrapped one thing??? But honestly, I don't have 1/3 of what I normally have...thank goodness!! Well, I need to get started on my day, so I'll talk to you guys later! XOXOX

Morning! Well, Kat, your endless source of crazy characters never ceases to amaze me. My life seems so very dull in comparison. I don't think you ever said....how old is the granddaughter? If I were you, I think I'd just buy all three of them 'little somethings'....it's the thought that counts and any grand gestures at this point are not really called for, y'think? Anyway, I'm glad that all seems to be working out well...especially for your granddaughter. It's important that she knows her daddy....especially since the other 'dad' in her life seems like such a kook and not a very good male role model!! We went out last night with all the kids and had a really nice dinner. That was after another day of shopping. I slept like a rock last night...but Hero is in the habit of waking up with me at 5:15a and his body clock is very accurate!! So, I'm up but feeling quite exhausted! No matter...I'll be around the house all day today (yea!!) and will take a nap later for sure. I love coffee. Maybe something will happen with Jane today since the weekend is over! I know she must be freaking about all the revenue she's losing! I'm sure she was booked solid for days with haircuts. Did ya'll get the text that her insurance went up $300 per MONTH? Our health system is so $*#!'d up. Well, I'm off to go look up some recipes on the internet I saw on the food network yesterday. I'll see ya'll later. Stay warm!!

I got a text from her yesterday just saying that she was having computer withdrawals, missing us, but there was no news on her diagnosis! You probably all go it too, right? Poor baby!! I guess they're just giving her those IV antibiotics and watching her white count. We went shopping yesterday and I'm so excited....we got some Christmas china!! We've wanted to do it for years but finally took the leap. My husband is a sucker for this stuff (believe it or not). Here's a pic: Still gotta go out again today and my back is hurting so much from being out yesterday and carrying a heavy purse. I just can't DO this anymore!! :tongue_smilie: Well, hope you all have a great day! XOXO!

Pamela + Karioke = Hysterical Visual I have no trouble believing they had to pry the mike from your hands!! Wish I was there -- sounds like a blast! Tracy - I feel ya, sister. Hannah and her girlfriend made chocolate chip cookies last night and they each had ONE. Who eats ONE chocolate warm chocolate chip cookie??? So now there's a whole cookie jar brimming with 'em and when I was pouring my coffee this morning and staring at that jar (or rather it was staring at me...taunting me), I glared back at it and challenged myself for the day: Not One Cookie Today. Gosh, I remember "back in the day" you were so totally the model bandster!! You had your protein shakes, NO white foods, etc....and you were dropping weight like crazy and never said a word until somebody noticed your ticker! Well, we were all on fire then. But it was EASY when the scale kept rewarding us every day or two ! It's a lot harder now. I wonder how much of it has to do with our self-talk and expectations? When we were first banded we EXPECTED the weight to drop off easily and it did. Then when the seeds of doubt started to be planted (when the losses slowed down) our expectations of failure started creeping back into our thoughts and VOILA! ....our struggles began. Somehow we've got to find the fire again, adjust our expectations, check the negative self-talk, and yes-- stick to the freaking rules!! The biggest rule violations I have allowed to creep in are these: 1) I allow myself to eat after 7:00p 2) I allow small sips of drink with my meals and don't wait the full 30 mins before resuming drinking regularly 3) Allowing all kinds of sugar and junk food! 4) Not getting near enough protein 5) Not getting near enough exercise I can always choose differently! I have free will!!

I did actually check those out at the store this evening! Oh WAIT! I just noticed you called it a Poop Tart!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!! ROFLMAO!!

No Suzie -- I think your siggy says it all! "Drink Drink and Drink MORE"!!

This freaking CRACKED ME UP!!!:laugh: (right after I ate a large, warm chocolate chip cookie right from the oven!) So my carb count for the day is 1,329. I ate so un-healthily (is that a word?) today that by all rights I should be dead. All I had was carbs and cholesterol.

Counting carbs, are ya? What are you up to, about 800? :sad: As long as you count them, that's what matters. :biggrin: My piehole report is soooooo much worse than ya'll's! (yes, that's a word!!) B: Oatmeal B#2: Biscotti B#3: nuts and just a few M&Ms L: 2 "monster tacos" from JIB and about 10 french fries S: 2 Godiva chocolates and 3 chocolate-dipped wafer cookies ....and the day is far from over.

Judy - That's such a shame about your play!!! :biggrin:

This is for any newbies that come to read our thread and shake their heads at our 'diets': Yeah, we suck at this diet thing after 1.5 years...... but we're the coolest chicklets on the planet! So, DO AS I SAY AND NOT AS I DO!!...just like TracyK says! Hmmmmm ... that should be all of our signatures! LOL

And I Love THIS! LOL!! I am totally worthless today. I've already had 3 breakfasts, too: cup of oatmeal, a biscotti and now nuts with a few m&m's. :biggrin:

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Well, actually it did kinda help...and she didn't talk down to me. It was more like trying to figure out why my band is so finnicky.... one day I can eat a whole sandwich and the next day barely only 1/4. We went over things and determined that stress probably is the culprit....which varies from day to day. She actually said I was very lucky...that I can eat almost whatever I want and not gain any weight...that there are so many who have to watch every single morsel, exercise vigorously and diligently to get to 180 and hope to stay there. So it was a good little pep talk. Woof!!

Ok, so this gift makes mine look like total chopped liver!! Thanks a LOT, Suzanne! :ohmy: Oh, I totally do this too. That's what had me so busy last night! Ok, just got back from my surgeon's office and -- NO FILL for me! :cursing: Really, it's probably for the best. They did an x-ray and looks like I'm right where I should be restriction-wise. So we went over the bandster rules, she (the nurse) told me I look great, just get a little more exercise and I should be able to get another 20 off easy. :w00t: So....that's where I stand.

My DH is perfectly content to live with a big pile of mess all around him. I honestly think that, if left to his own devices, that he'd be like one of those people on the news you see with papers piled to the roof and Jack-in-the-Box bags full of french fries left over from 1986.

Well, the difference here Pamela is that he makes the mess, I either clean it or *I* pay for someone to clean it!

Pamela - I meant to mention to you that DH was telling me about an interview he saw on TV the other day. It was with an economist who predicted this whole banking/mortgage crisis way back in '05 or something. In this interview he was saying that we've really only BEGUN to see the slide in real estate prices and that he predicts it will get much worse in 2009 before it gets any better. So, just do your research and proceed with caution, OK? I'm sure you will.

And now, for our daily LOL Cat:

Hi everyone! I'm in a poopy mood! K, so let me start with my personals and maybe by the time I finish I'll be in a better mood. Pamela - my dear, I can hardly stand it I'm so freaking proud of you!!! ...and proud to know you too! Just think how reluctant you were to finish that up. By God, you were even thinking of tanking the whole project!!! And now look at you!! :shades_smile::biggrin::confused: Wish I was there to give you a big hug! BTW, what happened to Susanne going to the gym with you in the mornings??? :sad_smile: Snuggled on the couch as you leave for work??!? Man, I'd be b-i-t-t-e-r. Judy - Can it get any colder and snowier there?? Gonna be a long winter for you guys, especially since you didn't have much of a summer! :ohmy: Well, you did have those cruises...maybe you just need to drag out the pictures and crank your heat up to 90. TracyinKS - Been meaning to ask you how things are between you and DH lately? And Cody?...how's he been? Oh, and thanks for the 'beautiful' compliment :thumbup: It's been a long time since I felt 'beautiful', so I'll take it! Thanks :wink: TracyK - When I was low carbing, I maintained my weight very easily eating 40-50 carbs a day. But that's still pretty dang hard to do....as is getting in 70+g of protein! I dunno....the longer I have this band, the more I seem to love bread!? It's one of the things I always know that I can get down. Uh, that and enchiladas. :tt1: Michelle - I think we're all struggling with how to proceed. I hope we can all get back on the wagon after the 1st. I'd like to see us all lose at least another 20#...that'd be nice. We're not failures...not by any stretch....we're very typical bandsters...but we are healthy and healthiER than we were 2 years ago so let's not beat ourselves up. You gotta admit that it's a helluva lot easier to NOT gain weight now, eh? Janie - when do you get your results? Sorry you're a bit sore...and cranky...I would be too. Hope you feel better soon. Jenn - Do you think you can make it 3 more weeks?? Are you feeling alright in the energy department? Hair falling out or anything? :thumbup: Hope not. I can't wait to see you in June!! I miss you! Call me sometime! Kat - You're such a wonderful grandma. Kinsey is so lucky to have you in her life. Oh, and I meant to say that I loved your letter in your Christmas card. It was so so sweet. You're such a good writer -- straight from the heart. Hey, is your face still 'mooney'?? Isn't there some kind of allergy test they can do on you?? Suzie - Don't be getting out on those bad roads if you don't have to! Haydee - Juan is really SO handsome! How the heck did he gain 10# since Thanksgiving!? LOL Ruh roh -- has he hit the proverbial brick wall too? It happens to the best of us! When's your next wedding? Oh, and I found out that we're going to McCormick and Schmicks tomorrow night...not Smith and Wollenski's. Ho hum.... I'd rather just stay home, actually. Bah Humbug. Laura - Hi!! Hope you got your crap outta da house. Tonya - Yeah, that gathering in Texas was a memory I don't think any of us will forget soon. It was a major hoot! My ex and his wife went Xmas shopping in Gruene last weekend! Can you imagine how cute that town is at Christmas?? What a great idea that is, eh? Ok, yeah, now I do feel a little better. DH is getting me down again with his lack of help around the house....his poker, his golf, his kids, his grandkids, his work...they all come first. And when he does "help" he like washes 4 dishes and he's done. I try not to say anything (cause it really doesn't help anyway) but we emailed back and forth today about what all we had to accomplish in the next few days and I asked him to help me tonight straightening the house and putting things away...since he will be playing POKER AND GOLF this weekend. He cheerfully agreed. He washed 4 dishes and now is cleaning his golf cleats. Seriously, it makes me just want to cry. And I don't cry often. That, and I really miss my mom. And my daughter got in trouble at school yesterday for hugging her 'boyfriend' in the hall. And my son looks like he will be making mediocre grades (at best) in community college when he says he wants to be an engineer. He soooooooooo doesn't get it. Pfffffffffffffft. BUT.......I love, love, LOVE my violets! XOXOXO

K, I goez tu bed nao

Oh, and I meant to say, Laura -- I loved the pics!! And your nursery wall hangings!! That was brilliant and they turned out so dang cute!! I can't wait! I can't wait!! :thumbup: And here's a pic of DH and I from our Xmas party... I'm lit. tee hee.

Did you just say what I thought you said??? Nursery "CRAP"??? LOL Oh, how times change. Laura - I absolutely ADORED the exchange between you and the Craigsbitch. "Wow, stay classy." ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are sooooo good. I'm glad you are my friend. :thumbup: Oh it's just the classic case of he only wants them now that they're gone! We've all been there!! It's just such a shame that Kinsey is gonna be the one to suffer for it all. I just want Manda and Kinsey to live happily ever after, that's all. Pamela - OMG, Girlfriend....that was HYSTERICAL!!! Sounds like a good reason to start baking ASAP. Ok, so here's why haven't decorated OR baked anything OR finished my shopping! I've been making this order for my girlfriend and it's taken me hours and hours and hours!!!

DH canNOT figure out why I like to watch shows like this. I am totally addicted (haha) to Intervention, too. I love to watch the marathons! Ok, so is there something wrong with me?? Oh, I definitely remember that stage!!! Just give her a big ol' hug from all of us and reassure her she will not always feel this way! LOL Poor dear. Another month she'll be doin' the happy dance! I am so far behind it is the worst year EVER for me in that regard!! I feel so guilty about it too!? WTF is THAT?? I'm not a good person because I can't get my Xmas decorations out and Cookies made??? :biggrin: There is NOTHING right about this!! LOL It is wrong on every level!! LOL!!!! Yes, I remember pork rind pancakes!! :tongue2: I almost had myself convinced they tasted OK. Then I got real. Can't Salvation Army come pick it up?? Or Purple Heart? I would go into a diabetic coma if I ate this........but DAMN that sounds good!!! LOL Uh, read the last 5 pages of this thread, m'dear. You sound perfectly normal to me!!! Mmmmmmm icing!!! Is that like the cheapest form of chocolate you can get or what?? $0.92 for a whole TUB!!! Sin in a can...that's what they oughta call it. my piehole report: 1/4 of a scrambled egg/cheese sandwich (PB city) 1 c french onion soup 1/4 c chicken salad 12 Peanut M&Ms 2 TBSP Peanut Butter - right outta the jar Still struggling with whether or not to get a fill. One day I'm scarfing down an entire platter of mexican food, the next day I'm stuck on a little chicken salad. :thumbup: