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hey donali! i miss you too! i hoep all is going well with your man and you living together! have a safe and happy holiday and post when you can! michelle

hey leo! hadnt seen you in a LOOOONG time!!! i see your 14 FROM GOAL!!!!! i LOVE the bootierific coment!!! :banana michelle

ROFLMAO!!! what happened to the monkey?

when i got to tight i GAINED!!! yuck...sure part of it was waterweight but it was a gain. after having reflux 3 times and a pb'ing 3-4 times in a week...not being able to get over 50 oz of Water or liquids in a day for a week... i got an unfill ASAP. i was tight the first 2 weeks of the fill but week 3 the fill kicked in and YOWZA i was TIGHT then when i pb'd and went to liquids-Soups the sodium was causing me to retain water and stay swollen. i couldnt take it and now i am partialy unfilled and happy again! and my weight is creeping back down to my all time low of 207...currently i am hanging at 210....i only count a gain if its over 5 lbs (and i feel like it) michelle

roflmao thanks guys...i think!!! marie...i did holler.... a profanity!!!

ok you ladies some of you may relate... this happens to me once in a blue moon when things fall into place (or the wrong place) anyhow...after ending my last LTR i moved in with my parents to focus on my bills off. my father has never grasped the whole put the toilet seat down after you pee thing. lastnight i woke up in the middle of the night and had to pee, so i stumble, fumble downstairs to the bathroom and go to pee and SPLASH when i went to sit down the toilet seat had been left up ( ) and i fell in!!!! and i mean IN!!! my butt hit WATER!!! :eek :eek :eek so my butt is no longer wider than the toilet...that WOKE me up!!! thank god my dad can atleast flush... he has his own bathroom too! just cause mine is closer to the family room it kinda makes it the 'guest bathroom'. so theres a NSV (non scale victory) i could have lived without!!! michelle

hey guys! i am right there with ya'll! since i am not doing the low carb thing anymore i have been enjoying the hell out of my favorite foods i had been avoiding! i have had chili with cornbread, lentils, last night i made white Beans with ham, i almost feel like saying the heck with meat cause i have missed my beans so much!!! (i was a vegit. for a year about 6 years ago) lastnight i went shopping and bought MORE BEANS!!! i bought chickpeas and made me some YUMMY hummus lastnight and bought some pinto beans for this weekend and oats to make for breakfast. beans and green beans. i have been on a major green bean kick too. i am not feeling bad about my choices though. for some strange reason i am having restriction again so while i can eat a little more of the beans and veggies its not a huge amount. yesterday for lunch i had 1/2 cup lentils, 1/2 cup green beans and 1/2 cup of meat...ribs to be exact. for dinner i had 11 chips and 1/2 cup of hummas and a 'cup of soup' packet. i too seem to 'open up at night' so i get busy for the last 2 hours i am awake so i dont have time to snack! michelle

hey skinny!!!! i mean vera!!!! no i was right first i meant SKINNY!!! you are almost to GOAL!!!! i have to agree with everyone else your hubby is a hottie but so are you!!!!!! your daughter is the spittin image of you ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!!! both of them are prescous!!! your daughter looks like she's hammin it up for the camera! i love her little smile and pose! tooooooooooo CUTE!!! michelle

wow babs...that sounds good atleast. i missed your earlier post and went back and read it...i am SO GLAD i read this before i read the other post. when i had reflux i got a partial unfill. because like you it scared the shit out of me. i havent had an egd but need to figure out how i can get one and have it billed as something else...or else i have to pay cash up front. how is your restriction going? any news on the trip out here in january?

hey babs! i hope so!!!! thanks marie! he IS a keeper! thanks quakergirl! wow havent seen you in a while! you are doing FABULESS hey tracey i am 5'-9"...well 5'-8 3/4" hehehe hey elizabeth...thanks. i am sooo sorry to hear of your troubles with the slipped band. i hope things work out for you and it slips back in place. please let us know what they do with your band. thanks jack and aud! BTW aud...-156!!!!!! thats GREAT!!!!!!!! CONGRATS TO YOU!!!!

i had been doing the low carb diet but got sick of being constipated YUCK... i take mirilax every 2-4 days, plus eat a LOT of veggies and salads...now that i am off low carbs i can (and did yesterday) enjoy some of my favorites...black Beans, chick peas or garbonzo beans, lentils, yum yum yum! i think the daily recommended dosage is 17 grams of fiber a day

i'm guilty! have you seen nick nolte's!!!! WOW he looks ROUGH!!!

*crazy family here* ohhhh where to start... i have a aunt an uncle who are total junkies. they are on methodone program but sell there methodone for street herion. they have been junkies for 20 years and dont know where we live. the aunt had to have a abortion at 7 MONTHS pregnant because the used heroine the whole pregnancy and the baby's spine was growing out of its body. that was not enough to sober her up. my ex's father married his wifes sister after she died then 3 years later shot the sister (new wife) and is now in prison. after he shot her he drove to TN to OUR HOUSE (at the time). about 10 minutes after he got there the cops show up BANGING on the door. i tell them to hold on and let me put my dogs up (thank god they did because they would have shot them) anyhow they barge in, GUNS DRAWN and pointed at us...get on the ground or we'll shoot. they haul him off to jail my ex's brother is a junkie who stole his dads car and drove it TN to our house. he shows up with no $$, no gas, his junkie girlfiend smelly kelly, no drugs. the no drugs part means they are getting sick from withdrawl. i let them stay overnight. all night i called and called, found them EACH a rehab and told them they could go to rehab or leave with no help from me. so they leave...no money no gas etc. they have to spare change at the gas station to get home. ok i have to work now...i got more later

hey babs! i had one of those days yesterday to and went out drinking myself. i will try ya on my lunch hour! i got your message but not till i was already an happy hour. we stayed there till 11:30. do you think sublingul (sp) B-12 would help you. RNY patients take it for their hair. i dont see why it wouldnt work for us too!

hey babs, wow you have so much on your plate right now. i can understand why your so stressed. i hope your hubbies meds do kick in soon. why not check with another real estate agent and see what they say. i know the winter months are not a good time to sell. sellers get desperate to sell and take less than their house is worth. i am glad you got this off your chest i am sure just saying (typing) helped some. you know we are always here for you. the only real advice i have for you is to take care of yourself FIRST. in order to do a good job at all your other jobs (wife, mother, job, daughter, etc) then you have to fully rested and have a good mindset. if a glass of wine (or 3) makes you forget about the day for a few mintutes the CHEERS (as long as its once in a while of course) on a side note i was gonna email you about january: JUST SAY THE WORD!!! i will drive down to knoxville if need be! i dont know how busy you are but i get a break in about 30 minutes and i'm gonna give you a call! LOVE AND HUGS!!!!! michelle

penni, i will be out of town 12-22-04 1-3-04. i do hope we can meet! TRUFFLES???? i want some truffles!

YOU LOOK GREAT PENNI!!!!!!! i hope you ate that attention up!!! are you coming back to nashville any time soon? michelle

hush-it kelly!!! you were a lightweight to begin with! you are doing GREAT!!!! i had already lost 115 when i got to your pre-op weight! thanks betty! jane- i hear you! i to was told i needed RNY! in fact i lied to my band surgeon about being a sweet eater because i knew i could succeed with the band.

hey vera! calvin is 1 week exactly out of PS and he was in less pain than expected and is healing nicely. he will get drains out tommorrow. he is also planning to return to work next week. i will be going out there for 10 days fr christmas! thanks for asking! thanks leatha! thanks kelly! i always like seeing progress pics of people who started close to the same weight as i was. i am glad they give you something to shoot for! enjoy this next year it will be FULL OF CHANGE! thanks MomHappe1 i will be bustin outta my britches when i see 199! so far i have yet to dip belo 207! thanks blossom! thanks paula! i have a hard time realizing that but WHOA! thanks teresa! it is quite an adventure looking at all the pics in a row. made me really stop and think. thanks greg! i LOVE the mans opinion!! thanks lauri! hey michelle! thanks! things are going good with new man, we will be spending the holidays together! he was down here last week so we got to spend thanksgiving together too. thanks alex and kimberly! it was so nice coming in to work today and seeing all these encouraging messages! you guys are AWESOME! michelle

hey lisa, your loss and attitude are phenominal! :banana!!!! you impress the hell out of me! you have the best attitude about this whole thing to research all your options then make an educated decision. you'll be in the 230's SOON!!!!! (((((hugs))))) michelle

well dang...i tried to attach them to make it easy. if your interested you can view them at my picture trail they are at the end of the progress photos

the pants i am wearing are a size 14!!! and i am so close to 199 that ist making me CRAZY thats why i took the pics lastnight to keep me from *whining* about not having restriction right now! (had to tight fill and i am letting my stoma heal) my bmi has gone from 51.9 SUPER MORBIDLY OBESE to 30.6 obese just 5 stinking pounds from only being OVERWEIGHT!!! from tight 30/32's to 14's!!!! i have lost 25 five pound bags of sugar or 7 20 pound bags of dogfood! michelle 350 highest weight 06-03 325 day of surgery 08-18-03 207 currently 190 new goal for now! heres the link to my picture trail if you want to see progress pics semi monthly

thanks pat! thats so sweet! so marie does that mean no pic??? lol... rats!!!! michele

you need an unfill. not only should you be able to eat Soups, mushies but also SOLIDS!!! your dr should be more attentive. i called mine when i was to tight, and i could get down soups just had a hard time with solids, she cam in on her day off to unfill me because being tight is VERY SERIOUS!!! have you been having reflux? PLEASE tell your dr you need a slight unfill. to me being to tight was WAY worse than being to loose. my dr took all the fill he added plus -.2 cc to let my stomache heal because i irritated it from the pb'ing. ((((((hugs)))))) michelle

lol! i am telling you victorias secret is where its at!!!! i would go in and ask to be fitted but dont buy a bra there...go home and shop here: http://www2.victoriassecret.com/Sale/ CLEARANCE!!!! on the right the 70% off section!!! michelle