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Michelle. say the word and I'll do liquids with you for the next couple days. Want to make it a competition? HUGS

Amanda - Pamela couldn't have said it better... this is something special here. WELCOME

Morning everyone Pamela. My aunt from Pasadena always comes out to visit me, I'm in upstate NY, but her last trip a few weeks ago she brought her hubby, She is a director at a college and he is a respetory therapist, so she comes to visit my gram and us for short but frequent trips because she can and he usually cannot due to line of work. Anyway, when they were just here they left here, went to Niagara Falls, Via the scenic route, then to Canada, then back to New Hampshire and then back here. She has done a few road trips over the last couple years. If you are interested in something like that (they left sat am and got back to my house Wed am) I would be more than happy to ask her some of the thing/routes she took. Judy - I have come to realize it is all about family, so having a bbq with familay sounds very nice.. Congrats on 38 years!

Terry You look so FANTASTIC!!!!! and so happy I wish I could find my camera. I know I still look like complete crap but I have lost 30lbs since my last photo and a total of over 28inches over my body! So as part of my new attitude... me and my 13 year old daughter have been doing some serious bonding, I know she needs friends but we are getting back the old relationship we use to have. Today I went to lunch with my friend, and my daughter called to tell me how lonely it was without me, so I picked her up and she went to lunch with us... of course she ate a peanut butter/choc sunday for lunch but we had so much fun, the 3 of us. then I took her over to the nail place and got her a manicure and we went to pick up my 3 year old. We laughed, and just fooled around. I am so glad I am getting mentally where I was before I had my son... it is best for all of us Anyway.... so glad everyone is doing so well... I love this group

TracyK I know you are right, I love him with all my heart but I am not going to be strong enough until I love myself. Don't get me wrong, I've come a very long way since March, therapy and feeling good about myself sure helps. Just not ready, but almost pushing him to shi@ or get off the pot- so i guess that says something all in itself. Pamela - how about Hawaii? that sounds nice to me... LOL congrats on the workouts. I need to update mine, I lost track but have them on my gym membership log. Denise - I have good days and bad days too, generally I feel great but when I work out extra hard it is painful... I guess that means that our workouts are doing what they are suppose to. Off to bartending class... 2 days left HUGS all

Good night everyone. I was back to 225 today, I broke down and drank the cleansing tea last night. I was so full it was starting to make me sick... I know TMI but i had to tell someone...LOL I just got home from bartending school. I still don't have a job, still waiting to hear from the sports grill. I am in panic mode so I'm looking for a fun job then will get back to focus on real job. I need to have a job commitment this week. I got totally fried in the sun today. I fell asleep in the pool for an hour then got out and did yard work for another hour. well we will see what tomorrow brings. I have a feeling it is going to be a long night with dbf. he is working tonight and we had a slight disagreement yesterday and I have not talked to him all day. That is if he is even talking to me Did you all see Bruce Almighty????? The last 30 minutes where Jennifer A. is praying for him to find himself then praying to be strong enough to let go... well that is my every day for years, and now to the point of praying to have strength for me. My heart breaks for him every day of my life - but he does some of his problems to himself, but a lot are out of his control, and as he does not mean it he is pushing me to closing all the doors and with my new mental state... not 100% yet but therapy is doing lots of good, I just say what is on my mind... the difference is that I am not yelling and not crying when i talk to him. But I am closing him out and pushing him away, and except for my handful of true friends, I am pushing everyone else away too. These changes in me are good, but on the other hand, it is sad to find out who your real friends are and who are just people who come and go. I had a very emotional, trying day (week) can you tell HUGS.... hope everyone is having a good night

Sorry go to the home page and scroll down, it is on the home page, and says Monthly I agree, I don't get notified here either but don't want to move

Morning everyone I don't see what the difference is about the monthly thread, unless it is a place to meet people. I thought the point of it was to keep the threads down to a reasonable size and having a new one monthly. I think it is just to put it in a central location and easier to find. Maybe we can just have them move our thread there, or we can have it renamed in there and move there... or we can just keep it simple for our violets who we love but only have time to check in from time to time. ANY THOUGHTS ANYONE????? I am off to the gym. Have not been there since Friday. They are opening a Fuddruckers up here, I only know what they are because of going down south lots, so going to apply for bartending job there. I really hope to hear about the other place this week, I really want that.

Pamela don't be sad. I guess they picked 3-4 random people from each HUGE group to see if it is something people would be interested in. I don't see how it is going to be any different. Go to the main page and there is a Sub thread called monthly... and then each month is in there. I am confused - but that doesn't take much these days

I just found a pm asking me about it. Only went to a few in the group I guess. I have not had 5 mins to do anything with it but I guess a decision was made. Let me see if I can find out more details and I'll post. Me.... well 0 fills ... I just ate 2 chicken tenders and 1 cup of lettuce. I guess that is not a horrible amount but to me it seems like a ton. today was a bad eating day, can't wait to get back to the gym tomorrow

Morning everyone! and Happy Father's day, yes, I am telling all you ladies, I do the work of both so I like to wish everyone hppy fathers day Sara - so nice to have you back, we missed you Hair loss - I have lots of hair loss, I don't know what is normal and what is not because I'm always loosing tons. It goes in spells and always has, but this week is a spell. I loose so much and most of it seems to be from underneath. how can i tell? I have brown on top and a layer of true black underneath, and everything that seems to fall out is black. I hope that doesn't get much worse, it already is making me slighly crazy.

Morning everyone! and Happy Father's day, yes, I am telling all you ladies, I do the work of both so I like to wish everyone hppy fathers day Sara - so nice to have you back, we missed you Hair loss - I have lots of hair loss, I don't know what is normal and what is not because I'm always loosing tons. It goes in spells and always has, but this week is a spell. I loose so much and most of it seems to be from underneath. how can i tell? I have brown on top and a layer of true black underneath, and everything that seems to fall out is black. I hope that doesn't get much worse, it already is making me slighly crazy.

sorry guys puter is freaking out

Ok ladies. .... So ... I just spent the am in the bathroom. I have not had fibersure in 3 days, it was not working, but.... here is a question... does anyone know if crystal light has sugar alcohol? The only thing I have done different 2 times, the 1st being when i started fibersure, and the 2nd being yesterday afternoon because I ust got more was drinking tons of crystal light rasp green tea to go packs. And when I say tons, I am talking about 80oz a day. I couldn't even eat more than a few bites of my eggs this am because i felt like i was going to die, and had a green tea on my way out this am. I know... TMI.... but I don't understand why i'm not working right! off to lie in the sun, mower is dead as a doornail!

Ok ladies. .... So ... I just spent the am in the bathroom. I have not had fibersure in 3 days, it was not working, but.... here is a question... does anyone know if crystal light has sugar alcohol? The only thing I have done different 2 times, the 1st being when i started fibersure, and the 2nd being yesterday afternoon because I ust got more was drinking tons of crystal light rasp green tea to go packs. And when I say tons, I am talking about 80oz a day. I couldn't even eat more than a few bites of my eggs this am because i felt like i was going to die, and had a green tea on my way out this am. I know... TMI.... but I don't understand why i'm not working right! off to lie in the sun, mower is dead as a doornail!

TracyK I use to eat 8 cherry prunes a day. they are actually pretty good. but I can't do the regular ones and can't find the cherry ones. I just don't know what to do but have to do something monday when I'm home all day. well off to breakfast, maybe eggs cooked in butter will help. LOL then to they Y - then to try to get the lawn mowed - then off the the pizza shop

Laura you are doing so great! Look at all you gals from VA - I'll have people to visit and an excuse to get back down there! 15 years ago dbf and I spent 3 weeks on the Navy base for his stuff and I loved it and went every year until about 5 years ago. Now all my travel seems to be myrtle beach to see my family. I am going to the gym shortly - need to get caught up from this weeks job search, I need to kick it up again so on a more personal note... the fibersure is not working like I would like it too. I am about to resort to my cleansing tea or sugar free jelly bellys to get things working again. it has been 5 days... and I wonder why I've gained 4lbs the last few days... and I feel so bloated!!!! HELP any suggestions, I don't want to get into bad habbits

I went to my Dr. last week for a fill appt. I lost 7 lbs in a week after being stuck forever, of course at my appt. so he would not give me a fill. Said 30lbs in 8 weeks is fantastic and I was not eating too much so he wanted to wait, so July 17 is my first fill, unless I loose a bunch more.

YES!!! I have it from time to time, and after working extra hard at the gym It is very sore. I am sure it is pulling muscle good for you. I am out of control, still bouncing from 225-226 but so busy this week I am not doing as well as I should be.

Terry glad you had a great day! I won't hear until next week, but cross them, I love these people, and it is where I would be happiest working. I am off to meet my friend for breakfast, so want some eggs, and then to Walmart to get some storage totes and then the gym... then back home by noon to clean and mow the lawn before I have to go to my bartending class tonight, tomorrow and sat work and I'm taking my kids to six flags for father's day - we have a ton of free passes. I'll check in later, busy week.. or 2

Thanks DynamoMini You are all right and it most definately is "not the easy way out" I go to the gym 5 days a week and some days almost feel like I'm going to pass out from lack of something (yes, my Dr. is trying to figure out what that something is), but it is anything but easy. It is just so frustrating. I do have a handful of very true friends who have backed off to not tempt me, but who I talk to every single day of my life and who tell me how proud they are of me. So... screw everyone else right?

Night everyone I hope you all have a good night Tracy - can't wait to see your perm. You guys crack me up... I don't remember who said it, but I won't make that mistake ever again either! LOL I have wavy hair, ringlets in some places so I thought I would get a spiral to get them all uniform ... .BAD MOVE My long hair was curled so tight it was up to mid neck and never went away. Whenever i get in a curly hair mood, I get out my hot curlers and it quickly reminds me how my hair takes to curls. my poor daughter has my hair, even more so since she got her period a couple months ago. she loves it, but that won't last long when she can't do anything with that mess.

I am so glad I found this. I am reading post by post. I have lost a very close friend and neighbor, along with a few of my other neighbors who absolutely refuse to talk to me. Before surgery, everyone was so very supportive of my decision, tried to not tempt me to eat pre-op and helped with my kids. I got home from the hospital and they started to stay away, so they wouldn't tempt me to eat or make it difficult on me. I was 2 weeks into mushies - which for me was soft food and not full liquids - and they didn't even know it. They won't even look at me, not one comment from a single one about my weight loss, nothing. The other day I got a happy meal for my son and when I pulled up to the house, they looked at me, no hello, nothing, just oh... McDonalds? what is that all about? So because I'm not eating it I can't get my 3 year old a treat? It is just insane and I'm so hurt by it all. The worst thing is they are my neighbors, so when I walk out my door they just give me nasty looks. It hurts, but here is my thought... I did nothing wrong ... I did nothing to them, all I am doing is trying to better myself, improve myself, and get rid of some excess weight. I am not going to apologize for nothing, which is hard for me, but the extensive therapy I've been going to has helped me with that. It is just so horrible, and there is not much time in a day where I don't think about how they treat me. I look forward to reading all the pages here

Hey Jen Welcome and congrats on the fantastic weight loss. You should go to the shrinking violets page, i think it is in the general information part, I usually just go to it from emails, but it is on the first page there. It is full of a bunch of us who had surgery in April and we/they are a fantastic support group. someone recently posted instructions on how to do the ticker too. Did you go to tickerfactory.com? when you get your ticker set up copy the entire link and paste it to your signature here and when you refresh it should pop up. I hope you check out the shrinking violets - we would love to have you join us

Hello everyone first of all HAPPY BIRTHDAY TERRY!!!!!!! Job interview went great, this is perfect, I know, they are all perfect but I will be sad if I don't get it, the owners are so wonderful and they loved me from the second I walked in the door. Good pay, and did I mention I loved them. Keep your fingers crossed, I'll know for sure next week