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I have a personal trainer come in at least once every two weeks to motivate me. I try to walk every morning for at least 10 min sometimes longer. You just gotta move your body if it is nothing but for 10 min a day. THat is better than nothing.

Hey Sarah, Michelle all you OC people come do the marathon wiht me. What fun it will be?

OK so no other takers? LOL!!!

OK since I haven't gotten as much interest as I had hoped I will drop this idea.

I wear underwire bras as well. I could not wear them for at least two to three months. I just got some sports bras and that did just fine. Of course you aren't as lifted and separated as you would be with an underwire but the pain is a factor to consider.

This thread should not be an advertisement for Eric's business. Please refrain from utilizing it as such. I will discuss this with the other moderators. On another note, all I ask of people that need fills to please please investigate the person doing them thoroughly. You are risking losing your band or worse if the person uses less than sterile techniques. Inamed does a thorough instruction on doing the fills and then gives them a certificate but they do not "certify" anyone. You do not need a degree in the health field to perform a fill. But if you are a physician assistant you must work under the umbrella of a physician. It is a simple to call the Board of Health Licensing to verify the credentials of the person doing your fills. They must be licensed in the state they are practicing. We just need to do our homework.

I have actually seen a cartoon of this and it is called a "MANOGRAM" LOLOL!! I wanna be that technician. LOL!!!

This did not happen to me thank god but I did just have one done. They are a new torture device most likely invented by a man that we as women subject ourselves to and the sad thing is WE PAY FOR IT. Anyway, someone sent this to me in an email and I thought I would die laughing. Have fun. POWER OUTAGE DURING A MAMMOGRAM I actually kept my mammogram appointment. I was met with, "Hi! I'm Belinda!" This perky clipboard carrier smiled from ear to ear, tilted her head to one side, and crooned, "All I need you to do is step into this room right here, strip to the waist, and then slip on this gown. Everything clear?" I'm thinking, "Belinda, try decaf. This ain't rocket science." Belinda skipped away to prepare the chamber of horrors. Call me crazy, but I suspect a man invented this machine. It takes a perfectly healthy cup size of 36-B to a size 38-LONG in less than 60 seconds. Also, girls aren't made of sugar and spice and everything nice....it's Spandex. We can be stretched, pulled, and twisted over a cold 4-inch piece of square glass and still pop back into shape. With the right side finished, Belinda flipped me (literally) to the left and said, "Hmmmm. Can you stand on your tippy toes and lean in a tad so we can get everything?" Fine, I answered. I was freezing, bruised, and out of air, so why not use the remaining circulation in my legs and neck and finish me off? My body was in a holding pattern that defied gravity (with my other boob wedged between those two 4" pieces of square glass) when we heard, then felt a zap! Complete darkness and the power went off! "What?" I yelled. "Oh, maintenance is working. Bet they hit a snag." Belinda headed for the door. "Excuse me! You're not leaving me in this vise alone, are you?" I shouted. Belinda kept going and said, "Oh, you fussy puppy ... the door's wide open so you'll have the emergency hall lights. I'll be right back." Before I could shout "NOOOO!" she disappeared. And that's exactly how Bubba and Earl, maintenance men extraordinaire, found me, half-naked and part of me dangling from the Jaws of Life and the other part smashed between glass! After exchanging polite "Hi, how's it going" type greetings, Bubba (or possibly Earl) asked, to my utter disbelief, if I knew the power was off. Trying to disguise my hysteria, I replied with as much calmness as possible. "Uh, yes, yes I did thanks." "You bet, take care" Bubba replied and waved good-bye as though I'd been standing in the line at the grocery store. Two hours later, Belinda breezes in wearing a sheepish grin and making no attempt to suppress her amusement, she said. "Oh I am so sorry! The power came back on and I totally forgot about you! And silly me, I went to lunch. Are we upset?" And that, Your Honor, is exactly how her head ended up between the clamps.

Yeah Darcey come and check in and let us know how you are doing.

I saw her in April when I was in Nashville for a month and she was on getting ready for the big move then. So I am not sure what has happened since then. I was thinking about her the other day. She showed me her ring and it was darling. So she may be in the throes of wedding planning and still settling in.

Here is my experience with coffee and tea. First, let me say this is my personal opinion and personal experience. Second, no doctor told me to avoid coffee and tea. I have found that drinking any form of caffeine can over stimulate the gastric juices in my tummy and cause some indigestion. So keep that in mind when drinking caffeine. I have also found that a diet cola or any diet drink just isn't worth the aftertaste to me. I try to stay away from any kind of carbonated drink. It just fills my stomach too much and doesn't leave me room for the good things. Caffeine is just not good for our bodies in general. Now having said all that, I do find an occasional cup of coffee after a meal to be rather enjoyable. LOL!! So I find a substitution for the coffee fix. I drink Raja's Cup which is an Indian Coffee. Very NICE and gives me the coffee flavor without the caffeine. I was a HUGE VENTI CAFFE MOCHA STARBUCKS fiend for a long long time. I have broken that habit now. If I want that coffee flavor I fix a cup of Raja's or drink some herbal tea all decaf I might add. The caffeine does horrible things to my body. I get headaches, heart palpitations, and I am bouncing off the walls. So I avoid it now. I find I am feeling lots better. SORRY this is so long but had to share. LOL!!!

Muffin and Primadonah can you make it to the get together on Aug 30th?

Hey you two where in NY you located? You know a lot of us are coming to NY City in Sept for a bash. The Walk from Obesity is happening on Sept 24th wanna join us? It will be a blast. ANyway, I am in town from the 22nd to the 26th. Would love to connect with as many people as possible.

I tried copy and paste into Internet Explorer == NO LUCK I tried loading it several different ways == Still no luck It doesn't time out at all. It says the website can't be found period. I have emptyied my cache as well and still no luck. That website on my computer can't be found. OH WELL!!

Nope that doesn't work either.

Nope it says ERROR can't find website. Looks like I can't find them.

Nope still doesn't work.

Well I am jealous cause I can't get the link to work. I have tried and tried.

When were you banded? April 6, 2004 What was your weight ON DAY OF SURGERY? 296 lbs What is your weight now? 226 lbs What size do you wear? 16/18 How tall are you? 5'7" <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

Link didn't work for me.

Is this what you are talking about? Personal Blender with Travel lid

I am curious why you had the fill removed?

I Water my Orchid once a week. I also water the plant from the middle of the plant not directly into the pot. Just enough to make it come out the bottom. THen stop watering it. No one with input on the Lucky Bamboo then HUH?

Here are shirleyrohr pics.

Hey Tracy what time is good for you? Michelle what time is good for you? Christine what time is good for you? VikkiAnn what time is good for you? Lori what time is good for you? OK you guys report in.