Teachlady

Personally, I think a cruise would be awesome!!! You can get a 3 or 5 day cruise for very little money. The most expensive thing would be the air fair. We have been on 3 cruises and have 2 more booked this year. We absolutely LOVE them. You want pampering.??? Go on a cruise!!!!

I say we plan something for next April.. we'll all be hovering around our 1 year bandiversary. Any ideas for a place?? The general board is talking about Vegas. But we can decide what would be easiest and most reasonable for most of us.

You are a work in progress.... think what it would have looked like if you had been at your heaviest! You have accomplished a LOT and you will accomplish more and one day you will be surprised at how great you look!! Even better than you look now after 50+# gone!!!

Good morning Violets! Oh my gosh... I think I'm psycho........errrrrrrr I mean psychic! I was just thinking yesterday how neat it would be to be able to meet you Violets in person. I am on several communication programs and have met lots of wonderful people I have chatted with. We really need to figure out how we can do this. I'm willing to travel!!

Dh and I finished our 40 minute bike ride tonight. We did only 5 miles cause coming home we were fighting the wind. It was not as much fun as when the wind isn't blowing. I had to go to Fashion Bug and buy one of their clothes racks... my little white one kept collapsing with all the clothes on it. Fashion Bug is closing here and they are selling EVERYTHING.. Sooooooo I got the clothes rack for 10 bux and it will come in handy each time I have a garage sale. Tomorrow we put in the last of the garage sale items and then wait for the onslaught on Saturday. Time to head to bed. Ethan wore Grammy out today!! Everyone sleep well and remember to follow those bandster rules!!

My pleasure!!! It's just like eating a dessert, isn't it??? I love it.

I have one Terry... and NO it is not accurate!! My DSIL who is a Physician's assistant says the only accurate way to measure that is in water. The scales at Curves say my body fat is 40 now after losing 46#. The doc says it's more like 31. I wouldn't waste money on a scale just cause it "measures" body fat.

Tracy.. yours looks like a yummy lunch. Terry.... yours not so much.

Thank yew. Between Terry's sloooooooooooooooooooooooooow typing and Tracy's BIG FONT... I think I might be able to catch up now!! And a rock on for your weight loss,Terry!!!:rockon:

Ok.. that's it!!! Everyone needs to take a big, deep breath and type s l o w l y... I was gone for a flute rehearsal and now that I'm back, I've missed 3,000 conversations it seems!!! You need to slow down for this old lady!!! GONNABFREE: Nope, don't live in Port Huron. I just drive 4 hours to get there where my doctor is. Good luck with the garage sale though.. Sounds like fun! MDRAI: congrats on the fill. Don't ya love hoisting your legs up while the doc hunts for the port? Sure am glad I didn't have to hold them there long!! My next fill is the 30th of July. I will be ready for it then. I can't seem to slow down and take a half hour with my meals. I'm not hungry in between, but I know with a fill I'm going to regret eating fast.. JENNIFUR: sending good vibes your way for the new job. Hope you hear soon. KAT: after having taught Kindergarten and second grade for 32 years, just having my own grandchildren to babysit seems sooooo easy! Well, most days anyway. I only have the one nearby right now, but DD has promised me another in the next couple of years. They do have babies just so we grandparents will be happy, right?? PUDDY: welcome to our group.!! I use ebay a lot. Some of the clothes I'm selling are from there. I've found really nice deals and have been pleased for the most part. But it's time to part with all those "fluffy lady" clothes! Ya know ladies, if we started charging an entrance fee to the group, we might make ourselves a little dough here!! Course TracyinKS would reap the rewards since she started this thread eons ago. Bet you never thought it would take off like this, did ya???? JOSIE: kudos to you on the kick boxing. I think that would really do me in. Biking and water aerobics and Curves are my challenges. Smacking and kicking someone around only works on DH.. hehehe Ok.. I think I'm caught up! whew.. I don't dare leave this site for too long anymore!

CONGRATS ON ALL THE GOOD WEIGHT LOSS NEWS THIS MORNING!!! WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Good morning all you lovely Shrinky Dinks!! Welcome Melissa!! Ok, I like Terry's idea of coordinating outfits, but the visual with my choir is really burning into my eyeballs. HOWEVAH...I think it's time we all got some kind of uniform for the Shrink'n Violets. Push up bras are a must along with a lot of duct tape. Since bellys seem to be a problem with some of us, I'm suggesting no thongs. I'd put mine on and then never find it again! How about lo-rider jeans? Then it can all hang out!! Ok.. bad ideas. We'll just stick to our lovely nammies we all wear when we type first thing in the morning. Don't even tell me some of you don't check here right after you wake up!!! DH just weighed this morning and he's down 47#. I'd be thrilled, but now he's lost more than me. This is WAR!!! I've got to hit -50 before he does!!!! Just finished my cottage cheese and blueberries with brown sugar Splenda. yummmmms. Crystal Light is chillin' in the freezer. Got to go get dressed and head to a flute quartet rehearsal. Then Ethan comes over for the afternoon. I have two racks of clothes yet to price so my day is planned! Everyone have a great day and remember to follow those bandster rules!!!!

Evening, all. Boy we sure were talkative today!! Must be something in the water.. Lord knows we drink enough of it!!! Rehearsal went well tonight and people in the group are now telling me how good I look and asking if I feel alright. I only told one person out of the 12 that I had lapband surgery and I'm guessing he told everyone I had RNY cause they are amazed I'm feeling so well. When they ask, I set them straight. I'm just soooooooooooooo pleased not to be the heaviest one in the group anymore. It was awful when they were looking for blouses for the ladies to wear. I couldn't wear anything that buttoned down the front or tucked in. All of the rest of the skinny minnys were nice enough to go with something I would be comfortable in, but even that ripped out on me. Now we have some new members in the group so we'll be looking for new blouses to wear before our concert in October. Heck, I might even be ready for a tank top by then!!! It's getting stormy here again so I better shut this down before I get zapped! Everyone have a great night and remember..... yada, yada, yada!!

Woo hoooo... great job, Jenn!!! I just finished my 1/2hour water aerobics. Haven't been in the pool for almost a week. Sure felt goooood!! I can't go biking tonight because of a singing rehearsal, but we are under a thunderstorm warning anyway.

Ummmmmmm i'm going to go now and do my workout in the pool like a good Shrink'n Violet! I don't want the wrath of Terry upon me.. Just got done loading up 3 tables and two clothes racks FULL of my old fat clothes! Ohmygosh.. did I really buy that many clothes???? Some still have the price tags on.. yikes!!! I must have 30 pairs of pants. Now THAT's stupid!!! From now on it's quality, not quantity!!! Somebody get that in writing, k? Oh.. nevermind.. I'm reading it right now..

Just go to Graphical Tickers for your Signature, Message Boards, Blogs and Web Page and follow the directions there.

FYI.. here's another site someone posted on another thread. It's pretty neat. I use mydailyplate.com and will use this new one too. Weight & BP Tracker

What a great site!! Thanks for sharing!!!

LAURA!!! You poor thing!! We all read where the temps there were going to be outrageous. Hopefully you can fix up the pics, but I'm sure you look beautiful no matter what!! Hope you're feeling better today. You take care of yourself. That vomiting is not good at all.... like you don't already know that!!

Josie.. I just looked in the fine print of the Shrink'n Violets contract and it says that we are allowed to adopt anyone banded in March to become "one of us". Sooooooo I'm offically adopting you as a fellow Shrink'n Violet. It doesn't even need to be brought up for a vote. I read it. I really did. *cough, cough*. WELCOME!!!

I'm off to my PMS group for lunch. That's PMS as in Pastor's Main Squeeze. We clergy spouses gather for lunch once a month. It's a hoot as you can tell by our name. Catch you all later!

Lipo and tummy tuck are two different things. There are several people on this site that have had the tummy tuck and they look amazing. I'm just not into pain at my age.. lol I'm doing everything I can to tone. I know I'll end up with an apron because a LOT of my weight is in my belly. And unless the apron causes health/hygiene issues, my insurance won't cover any ps. And one other bandster rule I forgot is that I write down EVERYTHING I eat in my personal journal and I keep a record of it on mydailyplate.com It keeps me on track for sure!!

On every single page of my nutritionist's handout, it says in bold letter. NO CARBONATED BEVERAGES Soooooooo silly me.. I follow the rules. I really don't miss my Mt. Dew at all. I LOVE my Crystal Light slushy lemonade. It's really my between meal snacking. At least that's what I tell myself.. lol I forgot one of the rules too. Stop drinking 15 minutes before a meal and don't drink for an hour afterwards. Sip, don't gulp. There.. I think that's it!

Sorry.. I've tried and tried to edit my last post, but it won't let me in for some reason. The starting date should have been April 2. Wish I could make the post smaller, but like I said.. the edit feature won't let me get in.

The rules for me are pretty simple, really. Eat three meals a day of no more than one to one and a half cups of food. Make wise food choices, heavy on the protein. No eating between meals, except for my evening snack which is usually lo fat pudding with sugar free whipped cream.. yums. One multi-vitamin a day plus one calcium chew. 64 oz of water daily and 30 min. of exercise at least 5X a week. And I think I'm more anal than hero!! lol