Daisalana

Pam- Eww.. If a DOC was hitting on me, I'd freak out. They're not suppose to look at us as people to hit on. I am gettin very sick, very fast. I dunno what's goin on. DH is going to the clinic to get Chantix today and I'm debating going with him to get something for my throat. I have really heavy deep coughs, lots of crap in my lungs and my throat is incredibly raw. My whole head hurts, I think I have a fever too. I went to bed early, was too sick to cook so had DH go get me chinese. I just ate about 4 crab rangoons.. which never fails, I always spit up wads of slimey cream cheese. But it made me happy, they were yummy while it lasted. Then I had some chicken n a biscuit since I'm suppose to take Chantix with food. Day 3 of interesting dreams.. at least this time, it wasn't scary. I dreamed my dad hit a 100million $ progressive jackpot on a QUARTER slot.. haha. And he gave me 2.5m dollars. I actually had a 2m dollar bill, which I'm pretty sure doesn't exist. Gonna be a long day, bowling is tonight. We're still in 1st place, so I can't take off tonight.

I have shaved down yonder for years. I guess when I realized (unlike Jachut!) it feels a lot better for ME when I do it. I learned quickly to shave WITH the hair, NEVER against.. otherwise it does create itches and bumps. I hate goin to the gyno for the same reason, so I may never be brave enough to get it waxed. And I wouldn't go to the gyno if she couldn't cut me off of the b/c. I remember the convo with my mom once- when I lived across the country. On the phone somehow it came up, and she thought it was nasty because pedophelia, etc. I dunno, I don't see it that way. So I told her to try it! A week later, she calls me back miserable. She didn't shave with the hair, was itchy and bumpy and said it was too bad to even try to enjoy it lol.

I guess I am lucky, I've never liked girl scout cookies-- even when I sold them! So when they come around sellin' em, it's a simple "No thanks!". DH on the other hand, stocks up on a year's worth of Thin Mints. Thin my ass! Hey, maybe that's why they don't harass me.. they think I make DH buy my cookies!!! :rolleyes2:

Oh the good news.. I am getting $5,900 back in taxes! It was going to be $1,500 until they put in my medical expenses this year. Kind of a bummer, means next year we won't get back all that much. We put about 10k in taxes this year, it's unreal how much they keep. BOO!

I was told no drinking because of 1. carbonation 2. empty calories. That and then the research that shows your body has to burn off alcohol before it gets to fat. I can't drink when I eat (normal drinks, make me feel stuck) and alcohol before a meal, irritates my stoma and it burns really bad, then I feel too tight to eat. Nothin like vodka sittin in your esophagus for a minute. Ick. If I drink, has to be no when I'm no where near eating and I do small sips.

I refuse to change my ticker when I bounce up 1-3lbs. Somehow I always bounce back down to ticker weight in 1-2 days. I refuse to get discouraged hah!

I don't even see the point of your post, except to be a troll? :rolleyes2:

LOL! Sorry, I really don't know who that is or what Fantasy Island is. I was thinking it was Temptation Island (A more recent reality show, which I also didn't watch). :rolleyes2:

Just cause I'm in a poopy mood. Blah blah edit :rolleyes2:

Not familiar with this person.. this a midget or a kid? I'm confused :rolleyes2: I didn't laugh, but am a bit disturbed. AND HAPPY TO FIND OUT WORK UNBLOCKED ME FROM YOUTUBE! YES!!!

So much for my good intentions. I am most definitely getting sick AGAIN. Boo!! :rolleyes2: :cool2: :wink2: My throat hurt this morning and I had a cough.. now it's a painful cough and I keep wheezing and my throat is RAW. DH wanted Taco Bell for lunch, but I convinced him to go to Steak & Shake. I got a small bowl of chili, and a turtle milkshake. I ate about 2 sips of chili, but the irritation is bothering my band.. so I felt stuck on 2 sips of liquid!! So I moved onto my shake, and I'm nursing it. It makes my throat feel better for about a minute. Smokes are tasting ooky and it's makin me unhappy. Especially when I'm sick, I like the menthol. I can't believe only 2 days make them taste bad. I was expecting a whole week of enjoying my smoking :smile:

Ok I'm a little panicked. I just had a smoke break and the cigarette tasted ooky. Nooo :rolleyes2: It's not suppose to happen this early is it?

Jennifer I got a question for you. It ends up we have customers booked all day everyday while we're there :rolleyes2: We actually had to cut one customer due to lack of time. Anyway, we're asking them suggestions for restaurants in NYC. He asked if I'd ever been there and I said yeah but I went to Jekyl & Hyde as a touristy dinner, I don't know about the restaurants there. He wants us to pick a place, but he said Little Italy is good. I know one of the other customers picked out a restaurant there, I forget which tho.. anyway, he sent me to the Little Italy website (I looked stupid, I go "That's an area, not a restaurant, right?" lol.. he laughed). He mentioned Pellegrino's. Is that a nice restaurant? We want to go somewhere nice, but not somewhere we have to dress up. He also mentioned Uncle Jack's. They want to get drunk (seems to be a trend in this industry), but I do want it to be a nice place. If not Pellegrino's or Uncle Jacks', what is a nice restaurant in Little Italy?

Mine's right!

ROFL Haydee. I know what ya mean. Russell does this stupid thing, where he has his headphones on while playin video games. I gotta yell to ask a question, so I ask "Did you xxx?" (or whatever) and he responds "Yes (or no), WHY?". That why drives me crazy. Because, HE is asking a question, but he can't hear me!! So I respond and he goes 'WHAT?' and I go "OMG SHUT UP!!" .. 'WHAT?" rofl. His 'why' isn't needed, I just needed to know my answer, I was listening for his response, no need for him to try to instigate a conversation when he can't pay attention. Anyway, we're not fighting a lot anymore, I guess a month or so ago when I was complainin a lot it was just a bad spot. A lot of people at work are on Chantix. My mom took it for 3 weeks so she could stop for 1 day in the hospital for her hysterectomy last year. She didn't want to quit tho, so she was smoke free and fine in the hospital, when we left the hospital she lit up just cause she could and smokes now. She's kept it for whenever she decides to quit. A guy in the back, he makes me the most nervous. He quit, but he ended up converting nicotine to chocolate. He carries candy bars everywhere. Initially he gained a lot of weight (once skinny man) and had a HUGE beer lookin belly. He has since lost a lot of it, but he is still eating chocolate bars 24/7. My uncle did Chantix off and on, and he would smoke but not finish it and said he didn't really want it.. he keeps sayin he is going to refill it, but whatever. DH's dad is what really pushed me to do it. He's 60 this year (I still can't get over that), smoked since he was 10.. he smokes 2-3 packs a day. Over Xmas when we visited, he had been on it a few weeks, and he still smokes, but he would light it up and just let it burn. Didn't even puff on it. And he said he doesn't like the taste anymore. So he 'smokes' 1/2 pack a day now. I am a chain smoker since banding, I need to cut back if nothing else. It's a start. If I'm able to overcome smoking alltogether it'll just be a nice bonus! I have been smokin even more (if that's possible) since I know I'm quitting soon. It's likely mental, but I don't like it as much. And it also could be since I smoke so much.. for those of you who smoke, ya know how when you smoke too much at once it becomes unpleasant? Just some funky tastes goin on in my mouth right now. Ok done rambling. Been having headaches for weeks, and decided yesterday it's either the weight of my NOW THICK hair being pulled up, or caffein withdrawals. So today I took a caffein pill, drinkin my frapp, and hair is down. So caffein makin me chatty :rolleyes2:

I love the bag though, it's a purple faux suede with tan faux leather trim. Very good for travel kit.

I ate about 10 more biscuits last night & a sugar-free pudding cup, I have never put anything on them, I love their flavor.. but now I will have to try it with the cream cheese.. num num.

You truly do have to re-learn how to eat. Since I couldn't get filled for 6 months, I thought the little restriction I had-was it. I was trying to make myself eat smaller than I wanted to. Then when I finally did get restriction, I first thought I had too much fill. Liquids went down fine (no gulping though), but no solids would go down. Slowly but surely, solids are going down, but I really really have to make sure I chew chew and take small bites. I didn't have to worry too much about that the first 6 months, so it's just a learning process.

My mom bought an airport kit, and bought me one for xmas (but it was so I could have the bag, and the kit was extra) and she told me not to use them.. she did on her last trip and they all leaked all over everything.

I have several bags of the dry roasted ones, but I keep forgetting to get the frozen ones when I go to the store :rolleyes2:

And I am wearing my size 17 jeans today that I've had locked in the closet. They fit like 15's. WOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They make my stomach do weird pucker things, so I had to wear a big sweater up top, but they're not too tight and they make my butt look fantabulous! Day 2 of Chantix, and I have 1 side effect immediately. Or just weird timing, but I have weird dreams very rarely unless I take Nyquil. 2 nights ago (day 1 on chantix) I had a bad dream and woke right up at 4am and felt wide awake. I couldn't remember the dream, but I was mad DH didn't wake me up (that's logic eh?) and then I was too scared to move to find the remote so I could turn the TV on. I was up till 4:45am staring at the ceiling. Last night, I remembered my dreams this time. I thought about them everytime I woke up from them so I would remember. First, DH's little brother was smoking crack in my dear ol' Granny's house. I was trying to kick him out and he was being a punk, so I beat him up LOL. Woke up. Then, my purse was stolen and I called the cops.. and they were telling me basically they were too busy, could I just go get it back myself. Woke up. Then dreamed DH died, I was AT HIS FUNERAL, and I remember trying to compose myself and I would keep bursting into tears, and this big ol black lady was feeding me cakes (hmm) to make me feel better. Then a couple days in dream time passed, and he was alive again but in my distress I lost both our cars lol. So bizarre, Woke up to my alarm clock, thought it was Saturday some reason and cut it off. Late to work. 1/2 frappuccino now.. coughing lots of flem up today. I don't think Chantix makes you do that, so wonder if I'm gettin sick now. Blah.

Tracy- You're so lucky!! My BCBS policy has the 'obesity' area, and it basically says "NOTHING related to obesity. If you have surgery anyway, we will not pay for ANYTHING if you have complications. If you get loose skin due to obesity treatments, WE WILL NOT HELP". Jerks. Got this in an e-mail this morning.. funny! The Why's of Men = 1. WHY DO MEN BECOME SMARTER DURING SEX? (because they are plugged into a genius) 2. WHY DON'T WOMEN BLINK DURING SEX? (they don't have enough time) 3. WHY DOES IT TAKE 1 MILLION SPERM TO FERTILIZE ONE EGG? (they don't stop to ask directions) 4. WHY DO MEN SNORE WHEN THEY LIE ON THEIR BACKS? (because their balls fall over their butt-hole and they vapor lock) (You're laughing, aren't you?!?!) 5. WHY WERE MEN GIVEN LARGER BRAINS THAN DOGS? (so they won't hump women's legs at cocktails parties) 6. WHY DID GOD MAKE MEN BEFORE WOMEN? (you need a rough draft before you make a final copy) 7. HOW MANY MEN DOES IT TAKE TO PUT A TOILET SEAT DOWN? (don't know.....it never happened) 8. WHY DID GOD PUT MEN ON EARTH? (because a vibrator can't mow the lawn)

I never heard of it for weightloss, but I took it for better skin a while back, I took the pills.. and everytime I spent the whole day burping fish (preband) so I can't take em anymore.

NAME ... Start Weight ... Goal ... Current Weight ... To Go FairyFacade...333....180....246....66lb *I don't know if I can hit that by June 1, but I'll damn sure be tryin :tt1:

I have days like that all the time Tracy, especially lately since I'm stalling out again, I lost my spunk. Today I had... -1 liter of water -1 small bowl of olive garden salad, 1c of chicken scampi noodles -about 6 chicken in a biscuit crackers (I am addicted to these..) -A homemade soup of chicken broth, mushrooms, leeks, and italian sausage.. about 1.5c -2tbsp of peanut butter mixed with 1tsp of honey And when I go to bed, I plan to have some more chicken n a biscuit crackers..