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haha diane when I first booked my vacation I too thought about just putting some protein powder in a baggie or some sort of container and then I thought about it hmmm...a powder substance is sure to get me noticed in the airport and not in a good way. my one problem now is that i get my protein through slim fast shakes and I have yet to find a protein powder that I like. I have 3 jugs sitting in my kitchen just collecting dust. but I will have to come up with something because I will be gone 3 weeks and I dont think I can take 3 weeks of slim fast cans with me the suitcase may be just a bit heavy :-) and I am sure it wont be easy to find it on the island and if I do Im sure it will cost a fortune. phewy I will need to start looking for something now...any suggestions ladies????

welcome back Diane!!! Your talk of snorkling has got me thinking that i must try it again when I go on vacation in July. I did it many years ago in Japan but have not since and I remember having a blast even though they scared the crap out of me about getting to close to the coral and if you get cut you can die or something like that. who tells that to an 18 year old?!?!?! did you bring Protein powder with you or did you actually find it there? I will be away for 3 weeks so I am still trying to figure out how to get all my protein in down there. hmmm I guess I will cross that bridge when I get to it. I also new going into this that I would most likely lose some hair so I am not surprised at all. if I have to cut it a LITTLE shorter I will or there is always extentions!!!! :-) have a great day ladies!!!!

kat I hope you feel better soon. In my opinion dental issues hurt more then anything else!! and I have had my fair share of dental problems so nothing fazes me anymore but to me if your mouth hurts it travels to your entire head. Feel better soon and milk it for all its worth :-)

good morning ladies!!!! YAY its friday!!!

hope you are feeling better kat!

its funny how the weather has turned for all of you ladies - nice weather this weekend and now cold and nasty today. its just the opposite here we had nasty cold weather this weekend with some snow and today it is 60 and beautiful and I am hoping it stays this way I am sick of the freezing cold and slushie snow.

just flying through to say GOOD MORNING to everyone! have a great day

oh yeah I forgot Diane is in Mexico - lucky gal!!

Glad to hear the Abi is doing great! sending a big hug your way Mandy!! Diane - signgirl - I was wondering if you have started losing your hair yet??? you were banded just before me and this week I noticed more hair in the comb then normal so I guess I am at that point where I will start going crazy!! I was thinking that MAYBE the hair lose is my bodies way of rejecting all the working out that I have been doing!!! Sounds crazy but hey it may be true I have 2 vacations planned for this year and damn it I want to be skinny but not bald!! hugs and hello to all!

HI everyone!!! i have not stopped in and sent a note in a while but i have been keeping - or trying too - up with whats going on with everyone. Sending my love and hugs to all those in need and you are all in prayers every night!!!

Hugs, love and prayers go out to you Diane

Just jumping in to say HI!!!!! to all the chicas!!! and i must say that i am jealous of those of you that have warm weather and very jealous of diane who gets to go to Mexico soon. the weather is warm here today but its also rainy so i dont count this as a good weather day. hope everyone is doing great!

haha I cant wait to look like all of you slim ladies here!!

pat you look awesome!!!!! HOT MAMA!

Diane - I love the fact that you go by your morning weight!! I try NOT to do that because that is when my number is the lowest and I kick myself when I weigh myself later in the evening and its up 2-3 pounds!! I would LOVE to use my morning weight because that scale has the nerve to say I am down to 237 but I refuse to believe that number so i will stick to my average for now!!

Looking good Pat!!!! Diane its good to hear that you are doing better now...all these fill and unfill stories makes me glad I dont need a fill...yet!! Have a great night everyone...Im off to the gym after work and I cant wait. I missed my favorite class last night - cardio salsa - do go to a college basketball game and even though I was bummed to miss the class the game was GREAT and the team I root for won so I guess it was worth it!!

no school because of the cold i have never heard of such a thing - I wish my job would implement that kind of rule!!! Pat where are those pics??

mandy I hope you and your daughter feel better soon!!

oh I forgot to say that I agree with Diane that it would be great if we could ALL meet up!!

Eileen Me and my band are getting along pretty well so far. I have yet to have a fill but right now I think I am doing ok without one. I keep my portions small and try to stop eating just what is on my plate. I have my 3 months - !!!!!!! - follow up in 2/11 and the dr said if my weight loss has stopped then we will talk about a fill then. my scale at home shows the weight is still coming off - very slowly - but I will see what his scales says. I am so NOT loving this cold weather. I cant wait for spring to come!!! how was everyones weekend??

diane - thanks for the kind words!! I actually ENJOY going to the gym and look forward to it everyday I REALLY hope this feeling lasts!!! Welcome to the group Chell. this is a great but of gals - and a few men - here from all over the country. I am one of the few people here that is really from NJ. Im in Essex county.

pat - you lunch date with diane sounds like fun!!! I cant wait to be like you with a flat tummy and new belly button. I still have a long way to go but everyone on here has been such an inspiration to a newbie like me!! does anyone know if it is possible to mess up my band with too much working out?? I have not been in any pain or anything that would lead me to think that I messed something up but I have been working out and I got in a panic this morning thinking "oh no can i mess up my band if I do to much!!!"

Patti I had my surgery on 11/6 done by Dr. Bertha and I would assume since they are out of the same office that they follow the same rules. I didnt have a pre-op diet except for liquids the day before. there entire office staff is very helpful. When I went for my 3 hour class there were only 2 of us there so it was very 1 on 1 and also very helpful. Just go in with an openmind to absorb it all in. I have never had any problems other then waiting to be seen but that is to be expected with such a busy office.

hugs and prayers to all of my sick chicas here!!! as well as your families!

I am down 31 since surgery - the scale has shown me down as much as 36 but i am going with the average weight - and I have not had a fill yet