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Raise your hand if you can tell that I had a long, difficult day & I am now releasing my pent-up energy into comic form for your enjoyment!

Yeah, I kept the poop tart pic... it still makes me giggle...

Voila! :laugh:

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Oh, btw, Terri I love love love your suggestion for a siggy line... so goodbye to poopable pop-tarts & hello...

Piehole report: B = protein shake S = venti white chocolate mocha latte L = cup french onion soup, 1/2 grilled turkey sandwich w/sauteed mushrooms & avocado (mmmmmmmmm) Water S = 2 pieces baklava D = ? Tis the season...

Wow, I typed that like I'd HAD a few margi's, huh?? & I need to learn how to "quote"... pfft.

No, really?? YOU?? "Like I forgot 'em!" Bwah ha ha! You CRACK ME UPP!! & Tracy... don't you DARE waste a margi like that!!! I'd've been licking off the table!! or sucking on my shirt... either way, it wouldn't go to waste!

I CAN'T WAIT!!! I wish we could get together NOW!

Ew, a week old... leave it Laura! Esp. when there are so many FRESH treats around @ this time of year! lol! I do EVERYTHING around here... and should dh do a stray something, like, say, change a lightbulb, I have to thank him like a million times or he'll never do it again... sheesh... I don't know what would happen if he actually had to "run" the house... it wouldn't be pretty... TracyK, I love your goal's timeline "... sometime before I croak." :ohmy: Judy, you are right on sister, w/the re-commitment @ the beginning of the new year... I'm trying to make good choices 'til then... but plan to DEFINITELY, NO MATTER WHAT, get the ol' butt butt back in gear then!! Haydee, your life sounds so fun & full of parties!! I want to be you!! Gotta go hide some gifts before ds returns from school!! bbl

Thanks, Tracy... I needed that! Both the info & knowing that someone understands my frustration!! Next time I'll fly you out & you can come w/me!! PS -- Thanks for not calling @ 1am!!

Raise your hand if you're jealous that Suzie & Tracy get to meet for lunch!! :ohmy: Just one week 'til you-know-what! EEK! I'd better get my butt in gear wrapping, etc... In fact, knowing my family, in a week from now it'll all practically be OVER! -- lol! Countless hours to prepare... an hour to rip through all the wrap!! Terri... I'm in a funk w/dh as well... I could add details, but it's the same refrain... I think it's just extra irksome @ this time of year... grrr... Make it a good one, girls!!

We ate brisket? Wait -- We ate? :shades_smile: (man I can't wait for next June!!!)

TracyK... my doc says we should be getting 70+ g of protein, 30 - 50 g carb (no less), and 30 g fat each day. Judy... exercise is my downfall, too... but I feel like my band could certainly be tighter... I *very rarely* pb on anything... sometimes I eat stuff thinking that there's no way it'll go down & amazingly it does, no problem... like the 5 Guys' burgers... yowza! :shades_smile: Pam... I agree w/you about the carbs, BUTT (get it? :confused:) I can't stop once I eat them & so when I follow low-carb, then my system gets "cleaned out" & I don't crave them, etc... at least while I'm trying to LOSE. The other thing she said that I totally disagree w/is that she'd rather have me take 3 pills a day to poop than eat white flour carbs... Mo not pooping is all I can handle. Stupid cat. My assistant principal just e-mailed me and she got her date! She was hoping to get banded by the end of the year (because of that "no insurance" rule for next year) and she's scheduled for DEC. 31!! :sad_smile: Talk about cutting it close! That, AND she has to start her liquid diet TONIGHT!! :thumbup::eek: Maybe that's the way to do it... don't eat ANYthing... hmmmmm... I had considered doing liquids w/her in solidarity, but it just seems EXTRA hard to do it @ this time of year... I'm a mess, huh? Can you tell I bounce back & forth & back & forth w/how to proceed? Yikes.

Oh, 1 other thing... she told me NO CEREAL, not even high-fiber ones, due to the carbs... so I used Judy's line: "But it's tasty and it makes me poop!" She snorted she laughed so hard!

Hey girls... I had to bop out of here way early this a.m. & go to the band doc... it turns out I haven't been since JUNE!... and after the end of this year they aren't taking any insurance and a visit will be between $150 - 210 out of pocket (YIKES!). "Officially" since June I've GAINED 7 lbs... ugh... so we chatted and I KNOW what to do it's just I guess I thought that the band would HELP more... seriously, I can eat ANYTHING... a whole 5 Guys burger... spaghetti... all veggies... fruit... WHATEVER... I hear & read about you guys being able to eat only soup and I WANT THAT! So then she pulls out all the fluid and says it's maxed out (which is what she said in June) so she puts in back in and said she put in a little bit more, too (maybe she did, I don't know). So that & to eat low carb, in the right order, drink my water (which I haven't been doing -- she said water "mobilizes" the fat -- that's what I want, my fat to mobilize right on out of me!!), blah dee blah... So we'll see... of course NOW isn't the best time of year to be trying to get back on course... rickin' frickin'... but I certainly DO want to FINISH THIS weight loss thing... to get to my original goal at least... So that's my day... I've been "good" so far, but I usually always am 'til the 3/4pm timeframe... then it all goes out the window... Me & Oprah... forever fat. :smile2:

Fantastic news, Pamela!! :smile2: Here's one for now... the rest we'll reserve for when we can call you "Dr. Jazzy Bradford"!! You rock, girl!!

Laura, classic! Terri, I love, love, love your jewelry! + your pic is great, as are the funny cats! Pam, didn't we make that recipe in Gruene?? It sounds awfully familiar... :smile2: Good night girlies... 'til tomorrow...

Sounds too funny, Tracy! The singing, playing nuns; you pb'ing all your protein; but the immediately thereafter following the bandster rules about babying your band w/some "mushies" after such an incident... & then the wink! You rock! :thumbup:

Dicey weather here today, it keeps sleeting & hailing, but I went out shopping anyway... must do my part for the economy, lol... anyhoo... piehole report is ok so far: B = pro shake L = grande white choc mocha latte (ok, maybe NOT so good!) & a SB prosciutto & ricotta sandwich (soooo yummy warmed up!) BUT... am now going into the kitchen to make 2 different kinds of cookies AND a batch of pumpkin bread... and that dern baklavah is still in there, too... oh dear... oh my... :thumbup:

Piehole recap for last night: DH came home from work w/a WHOLE PAN of homemade BAKLAVAH. 'Nuff said about THAT! :blushing: Am heading out early this morning to see if I can finish up my shopping... if not "finish", then at least come close... I'm hoping to get my SS package in the mail tomorrow, so don't fret! Make it a great day, Vi's!

Haydee... another cookie idea is white chocolate chips & craisins & oats... just make the batter for oatmeal raisin & add the chips & craisins instead... mmm.

Ha ha... I like your report, Pam... gets right down to the nitty gritty point, huh? That could be ALL of our reports!! Just got back from doing the weight circuit w/ds... my arms are wibbly wobbly... the darn computer program reminded me that the last time I did it was 10/1... whoops! But now having ds wanting to go, that will get me to go, this is my new plan on how to get my butt to go!

pie-hole report so far today: B = pro shake a couple teeny tiny licks of the cookie dough beater... seriously... just a couple... L = 1c. homemade turkey salad (w/light mayo) 16 oz water am going to do the weight circuit @ 2:30 today.

Good Monday Morn, Vi's~~ Aaaaahhh... Monday morning... everyone off to school & work and it's nice & quiet... just me & the kitties... and a house that looks like a bomb went off after the weekend... oh well... guess I have "Mom" job security! TracyK, wish I'd read your post BEFORE I got on the scale this a.m.... what was I thinking doing that w/TOM & cookies... yikes!... not a good number... ok... 243.8... there, I typed it... it is scary!... So am REALLY REALLY REALLY going to try to BEHAVE W/FOOD TODAY!! I'm picking up DS after school today & we're going straight to the Y to work out... so there's one good thing... + I've had water already today... + am supposed to go for a fill on Weds (but she never fills me lately, says I'm maxed out, blah dee blah...) I really thing a smidge more would make a world of difference... Judy, sorry to read about your church member... so sad @ this time of year... Suzie... keep warm!! Pam & Terri... How are your colds? Janie... How're you today? TracyKS... Your mom sounds like the typical impatient bandster! Jen... Are you back from the weekend? How're you feeling? Kat... I'd have let her dress up anyway! How sweet of Rick to plan a special "dress up" date w/her. Hi Haydee... what hi-jinx did you get up to this weekend? Laura!... The kicking is the BEST!!! My fav part of being pregnant. How cool is it??? Ok, off to start the day. Make good choices everyone!