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Laura!~~ I'm excited for your weigh-in tomorrow!! Remember to rush back to the 'puter & let us know! Best wishes!

Terry you look FABU! Esp. the pics from the back -- wowza! What a difference! & you're so obviously brimming w/confidence... I'm so happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whoops: Hi Jen & Chica!! Didn't see you there... duh on me to miss a whole 'nother page!

Hi everyone, Busy couple of days... Lunasa: Take CARE of yourself, darling! Laura: Beautiful cake, beautiful bride... just beautiful! Oh, and bowling & poker -- you go girl! Tracy: Love Rainforest Cafe... what fun! Judy: WDW is one of my most fav places on earth! Are you familiar w/www.allears.net? One of my favorite Web sites... they know it ALL! I love getting their weekly e-newsletter... gives me some mickey magic all through the year! Kat: Enjoy the chuckwagon! Janie: Congrats on the inches lost! And you certainly CAN take credit for it ALL!!! Saw a new low on the scale today... 276.6... but can't/won't "claim" it "officially" 'til Tuesday... maybe it's the fill from Thurs?? I DO think it has a powerful psychological effect on me... hhhmmmmmmmmmmmmm... My goal is still -50 by the end of Aug... I'm going to start weight training in addition to the walking & aqua pilates, so I hope that helps! Make it a great day, everyone!

That's weird, Laura... I have no answer for you, but just encouragement! I'm eager to see what the scale says for you on Monday!! Thank you, Terry (I offered her $, too... what was I thinking???) Good luck, Jen!! Just got my hair cut & highlighted & eyebrows waxed... now if I only had a life where someone would see it! lol! Maybe I'll take a pic & post it for you all (or send it to Tracy to post for me...... purty please... w/brown sugar splenda & blueberries on top?)

1,000??? Wow... you are a blabbermouth! LOL! Just kidding!!

It's Sun., 8/19, @ 7pm... come one down! If that doesn't work, then PM me your snail mail address & I'll pop a coupon in the mail for you... I've got loads!! Then you can have your own party!

Pam... Have a great trip! Maybe you can find an internet cafe & pop in & surprise us! Eat some lobsta' for me! Jen... Hang in there kiddo... great things ARE coming your way! Judy... CONGRATULATIONS! -50 is fantabulous! WWJD? She'd go buy herself some charms! Went & got another 1cc in my band, so I'm up to 5cc... we'll see if this helps... I've actually been going UP & I DO NOT LIKE IT ONE BIT! I'm thinking that it's just my bod adjusting after the -6 in a week a week ago... probably... but I still don't like it! Ok, gotta go bake a b'day cake for DH... I'm making one of those checkerboard cakes... glad I'm on liquids so I'm not tempted! OH -- speaking of TEMPTED... did I tell you that the ice cream for that ice cream party for 100 that I won arrived yesterday???????? 12 tubs of Edy's ice cream (Dryer's for those on the West Coast)... each one a different delicious flavor... all sitting in my freezer waiting until the 19th for the party! I actually covered them up w/a dish towel so we wouldn't actually "see" them when we open the freezer... out of sight, out of mind... if all 12 tubs make it to the 19th, it'll be a miracle! How funny is that??? Ok... of to bake... ttfn... make it a great day, violets!

Oh PS... Tracy, I think I have that same stripped underwear!

You are a much braver woman than I, Tracy! I called my doc this afternoon & got a cancellation appointment for a 2nd fill tomorrow morning! Good timing! I can definitely eat TOO MUCH & am not losing... they will not send me away w/out a fill tomorrow like they did a week and a half ago! No way, jose! Well, Fall is here. I know the calendar says "Aug. 1", but today the kids' Fall activities began... and my life outside my car ended. Each kid does only 2 activities, but even so, the way it's looking now, I will be driving someone, somewhere, EVERY day this Fall... EVERY... DAY... MTWTHFSS... and sometimes 2 or 3 the same day. Phew! I always say that my "work" day begins @ 3pm when school lets out... & it's true! I'm sure it will all work out, it always does... Sleep tight, everyone!

Hey Gals... I'm in a bad mood... I got a speeding ticket on the road in front of my house that I drive on umpteen times a day! Uh, hello?? I live on the TOP of a steep hill, and if that crazy cop who was just sitting there at the BOTTOM of the hill thinks that it's reasonable to expect folks to drive 20 measly mph DOWN the hill he's coo-coo!! 'Rickin' frickin' speed trap! Can he be any MORE obvious that he's trying to make his quota at 4:30pm on the 31st of the month by sitting at the bottom of a very small neighborhood's biggest hill? What a jerk!! I am seriously considering arguing it, but don't want to make a fool of myself w/my only "defense" being: "I was driving down a hill" it sounds kind of stupid but it's true! You can't even drive UP the hill @ 20mph! You definitely can't go DOWN it @ 20! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. Why the he11 wasn't he actually on the busy road through town where everyone is passing & speeding & where at least 1 person dies every 6 months or so... actually doing some GOOD??? I am so mad! (PS... this is only my 2nd ticket in my entire driving life... the first one was a "fair catch" on the highway & didn't make me mad... but THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Hey Tracy... I think I should've done that food loading thing last week, then maybe they'd have filled me! Good thinking! I went to the nutritionist on Friday and it wasn't really all that productive... she just kept telling me I was the "perfect lap band patient", blah blah... and I was honest! I told her I ate pizza & fruit (we're not supposed to have it for a year!) & other no-no's occassionally... but she still just kept smiling & saying I was doing great. She did clear up a few issues, like calorie range & drinking w/meals & fruit, etc... She *did* agree that I could use another small fill, so I'm going to call tomorrow & see if I can get in either Tues, Weds., or Thurs... I can't go later than that because we go to the beach the following Tues, and while I don't want to be able to eat as much as I can now, I also don't want to be on liquids or mushies while there... so if I can't get in by Thurs., then it has to wait 'til the week of the 13th. So cross your fingers for me! Caught sight of a reflection of myself in a shop window yesterday & I looked HUGE! Not good. I know I'm doing great & all, but it was just a shock to realize that I still look like a big piggie to the world. Bummer.

Hey Kat, a question about riding... what weight would you suggest is appropriate for someone to ride? My dd has been riding for 3 years and we're switching stables & my friend thinks that WE (she & I) should take "Mom" lessons. I love horses and always wanted to learn to ride when I was a kid, but we didn't live in a horse area + didn't have the money. It never even occurred to me that I could ride NOW -- duh! -- but now that she has mentioned it, I keep thinking about it. But I don't know cuz' of my weight... so... what would you suggest? I don't want to hurt the horse or embarrass myself by suggesting it when I'm too big still!

Good Sunday Morning, Violets~~ Today is my 2-month band-iversary! The scale read -39 (of course that includes pre-op wt loss, too). I'm on my way! TOM is here... grrrrr... + I have to finish an editing job today + do laundry, etc... not much exciting but that's ok... sometimes it's nice to have a "boring" day. Make it a great one, everyone!

Congratulations, Kat! Woo Hoo! Fantastic! Wonderful! Wow! Great! Amazing! Incredible! Super! :Banane10: :Banane08::Banane30::Banane51::Banane40::not_ripe::Banane18::Banane49::Banane27::Banane57:

Wow! Congratulations! Amazing! Fantastic!!

Wow -- you girls are beautiful!! Thank you for posting the pic & sharing your happy faces w/us!!!

Good Thursday Morning, Violets!~~ Hope this post posts today... man I was peeved yesterday when that post evaporated into the ozone! Not much to report... still going down & enjoying it!... scale read 277.6 today!... AND I'm expecting TOM to arrive on Saturday, so I can't figure how I'm still going down this week & not up... hmmmmmmmmmm... well, I won't look a gift horse in the mouth! (who made up that crazy saying, anyway??) Tracy, your rings are beautiful... I'm so excited for you! Ms Jen, Congrats on the meds! My docs told me to come back at -50 & we'd check med levels then. Adorable, Fantastic NSV! You go girl! Jenn, I agree w/Tracy... be gentle w/yourself... your bod has been going through a lot, physically & emotionally/stress-wise, and it's probably just catching up, levelling out, taking a break -- whatever you want to call it... keep on doing the right things & it'll pay off! In the meantime, pamper yourself! Wonder how Judy and her "Clay-mates" are doing on their trip! Make it a great day, everyone!

grrrrr... just lost whole post... don't have time to re-write it... just know I am alive & will check back tomorrow... grrrrrrr

Thanks everyone, for the kind words. I AM on a roll... don't know why... but who cares? I'm gonna enjoy it while it's here! Remind me about this week when I'm waa-waa'ing about my next plateau! Laura... Wow, so sorry you've been dealing w/all that lately... how amazingly rude of your IL's! Wow!

Good Tuesday Morning, Violets!~~ It's Tuesday, so you know what THAT means... official weigh-in day for me! (I know you all have that marked on your calendars, right?? lol!) ANYWAY... drumroll please......... -6 ! :biggrin1: YAY! Which brings my total to -38... just 2 more to go 'til -40! That's my goal by the end of July... I think I can make it! Make it a great day, everyone!

OK, so I'm pretty sure this is all totally in my head, but ever since I didn't get my fill today, I AM STARVING! I ate a lot (all legal tho) @ lunch & now want MORE. No sticking today, so far. I feel like the beast is roaring: FEED ME!! Where's my littly kitty (from the LB commercial) when I need it???

My pages are looking normal again... yay! Jenn... 1st of all -- You ARE great NOW! In a year you'll STILL be great, but just in a different size! Look at all you've done & are doing every day & how you're sticking with it & not giving up!! You're working hard changing your thinking & eating & behavior habits formed over YEARS + your other struggles right now (job, bf, etc.). I am ordering you to buy yourself some flowers or take a bubble bath or something nice just for YOURSELF! ((hugs))

Yes, my screen is super-huge... I hoped it was cuz' someone had posted a big picture, but even here on the reply page I have to scroll over... odd & annoying! Went to docs and did NOT get a fill. Since my first fill 12 days ago (not even a whole 2 weeks), I've lost a solid 10lbs!! So no fill. He says to go slower & smaller w/the bites & chewing, etc., so I don't keep getting stuck... I *still* think I could've used a bit of a fill as I do get to feeling hungry between meals and I think the wt loss is cuz' I stop eating when I get stuck, not cuz I'm full, be he said to track it all for a week or so + wt loss & then call them if I think I need a top off. I have only 4cc in the 10 cc band now, he said that's on the low side, but w/the loss... so, ok! Whatever! I'll track it on paper & see what I can deduce. TRACY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! * C * O * N * G * R * A * T * U * L * A * T * I * O * N * S * ! * ! * ! On everything! Oh I'm so excited for you!!!!! Can't wait to see the ring! Hey-- why not have a CRUISE honeymoon w/the Violets????????????????????? Gotta go put groceries away... bbl!

Good Monday Morning, Violets~~ Judy -- Have a great time on your girls' trip! TracyK -- splish splash! Pam -- You're a painting fool! Wish you lived closer... Jenn -- Hang in there girlfriend!! You're doing great!! Terry -- I tend to like current fiction about strong women, HP is really the only "fantasy" I like... As I said, I check out the Borders new release lists + Amazon + book reviews everywhere -- Wash. Post, Oprah mag, even People mag! Here are some more recommendations: "Eat, Pray, Love" -- a biography... I liked it so much I want to buy it! "Life of Pi" -- bought this one, too! "Bird of Another Heaven" (reading this now, haven't finished, ok so far) "The Myth of You & Me" "One Thousand White Women" "Rise and Shine" "Recipes for a Perfect Marriage" "The Blood of Flowers" "The Red Tent" "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" "The Whole World Over" "Whitethorn Woods" Authors I enjoy are Elizabeth Berg, Anita Shreve, Lolly Winston... Maybe my 2nd fill today... will let you know when I get back! Make it a great one, everyone!