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YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Doing the happy dance. Jump up and say HEY!!! NOT YOU CHRISTINA!!!!!!!! LOL!! HUGS girl Penni

I will do a new avatar when I am feeling better. RIght now this one says it all for me. LOL!!

Here are my updated pics.

This was almost 5 years ago when we filmed this movie. It has taken this long to get it finished. Betty, I am sure we will be coming through your way again, when I know the dates I will let you know. By the way, I got to see the Dallas/Ft.Worth airport yesterday as our plane to Baltimore connected through there. We got off the plane from LAX and ran to board our connecting plane. Nice Airport from what I saw. John and I are in Baltimore for a friend's wedding, which is today at 1p.

Hey girl, Where the heck are you? I know you were banded yesterday. I was travelling to Baltimore yesterday with John for a friend's wedding today. So come and post as soon as you are up to it. HUGS and know you are doing great.

OMG! Kelly you are so sweet. Of course it didn't hurt my feelings. LOL!!! HUGS girl. We were in Dallas, Ft. Worth, Wylie, Kerrville, and points in between.

Kelly that is all it will show. It is only a trailer for the film that is being finished. But if you have problems try this link. www.houseconcertsthehomeinvasiontour.com IT goes directly to the trailer. The film isn't ready for release just yet.

Click on www.johnm.com and then look for the link that says "Click here for John's Movie Trailer". The Hot tub scene is in this trailer.

THere ya go

OK some tough love here. IT looks like you are eating the wrong kinds of foods. Too much starch and fatty foods and not enough of the "good" stuff. I will always ask "why is it the bad stuff goes down way to easily while the good stuff won't hardly go down at all." If you want a sandwich then do a wrap. The Bologna isn't the healthiest sandwich meat but if you want that then do a lettuce wrap or a pita wrap. Tuna or Turkey (white meat only - dark has too much fat) as a subsititute is better. Breakfast is the hardest meal for me personally. I usually don't do the breads at all. They just pack on the pounds and convert everything into stored fat. I stick to Protein first at Breakfast like eggs, I have the soft scrambled and then even mush them up and take small bites. Bacon I have ONE slice and that is fried till it is burnt so I can chew it well. Then a cup of coffee. About the hunger. You have to ask yourself is it belly hunger or mind hunger. There is a difference. As bandsters we have to be MORE intune with our bodies. I had to learn the difference. If you belly is growling then of course it is "true" hunger. If your mind is saying "you can't possible be full therefore you must be still hungry". Pay attention to what is talking to you. PB - if you get the golf ball thingy then stop eating and let all that is in the pouch pass through. NO liquids at this point either. IT will only make things worse. Just relax and let it pass. If it doesn't then set back and wait a little longer. It just has to do it's thing. It might come up and it might not. I always try to follow a PB or a golf ball episode with at least 8 to 12 hours of liquids. It gives the esophagus time to relax and not work so hard. Hope this helps.

OK all the walking I did today with the airport and then walking around this Dolphin Resort was hard on my foot. THink it might be time for a poolside visit tomorrow. What you guys think? Might even hook up wiht one of them thar cabana boys.

Sorry just now seeing these posts and got your emails. I sent you my cell number so call me and hopefully we can hook up.

Went to see the Podiatrist yesterday. OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He put a cortisone shot in my joint. OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a nice little bruise on that area now. Actually he didn't hurt me putting the shot in cause he put enough lidocaine in there for a horse. LOL!! We both think a nerve was touched or nicked when he injected the cortisone cause my second, third, and fourth toes are still numb. He said that will go away in time. The overall diagnosis is I injured the joint in my second toe somehow and caused an inflammation. It has been getting worse over time and he said to stop the process he needed to do the injection. So right now I can't tell a difference. IT hurts like a mother. I am flying tomorrow to Florida to visit family over the Memorial Day weekend so hopefully I can give it a rest. Anyway, that is the update. I go back to see him in three weeks. He said most likely this one shot will do the trick but if not then it might require an additional shot. OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I didn't track my LDL but my Cholesterol went from 220 to 187 within a period of one month. SO yes it goes down drastically. It is all about your diet.

US doc for me. I won't let a MX doc ever touch me again. I did not have my first fill till I was three months into this process. You can look at my signature and see what my fills were like. My US doc is very conservative and works with ME to determine if a fill is needed. Simply getting a fill to have more restriction without looking at what you are eating is not a good approach. You can get more restriction and still not eat right and still not lose weight. Fills and diet still go hand in hand. I have not had a fill now in quite awhile and most likely won't get another one. I am at 2.2cc and very happy there. I still gain if I eat the wrong foods. I can easily lose weight at this fill if I eat properly. So looking at the way a US vs MX doc performs fills is only part of the puzzle to obtain success on this journey. HUGS

Presently I am an embittered girlfriend working as an office manager for her cheating boyfriend. My past jobs and soon to be new job was as a Bone Marrow Transplant Nurse. I was RN for 8 years in that field. I also did admin jobs at the Nashville VA hospital when they opened up the BMT unit. I set up policies and procedures, did inservices for all ancillary staff, and trained and preceptored all the other nursing staff for the VA BMT unit. I am looking to get back into the field of nursing so I am job hunting. Anyone know of a good job for a RN out there? I am also taking classes for my Bachelor of Holistic Nutrition and Doctor of Naturopathy through Clayton College of Natural Health. Hope to have those degrees sometime in 2008 or 2009. Mother of 4 only one at home. 17 yr old son that graduates next year. He is my baby.

I would not want my port in that location of just below the bellybutton. I think it would hinder your ab workouts. Just my opinion.

Kirsten: Send me an address to shot you a check for the show. I am so thrilled to do the walk and the show. Gonna be loads of fun.

Doing the happy dance here. WHOO HOO!!!! Where are those dancing bananas??? :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana

WHOO HOO!!! ALEXANDRA isn't that the greatest feeling to know you "can" do something. The first time I did my "wog" (walk/jog) I was thrilled and excited and wanted to do more. I am so happy for you.

I don't know for sure but I think you would have to send Alex B an email letting him know what you want to change it to. As a moderator I am not sure if we can change it for you. You can look him up by clicking on the member's list and then clicking on Alex then send him an email NOT A PM. If that doesn't work then let one of us moderators know and we can contact him for you. Hope that helped. I will explore and see if we as moderators can change the name for you.

Aileena: Not a problem. You caught it and then posted here. I deleted your other post. Welcome.

According to my MRI results, NO boney spurs evident. Everything else is unremarkable. SIGH!! Making appt with podiatrist. Will keep you posted.

I would rather get good seats now. So pm me with an address to send a check for the show. I am not sure what hotel I am staying at yet. Still looking into that. Do you know where the Marathon will start from. I couldn't find it on the site. I mailed in my check yesterday. I will stay in New York for sure but not sure where just yet. Any suggestions? food is not a big thing with me as far as the type. I love practically all kinds. Breads, Pasta can sometime be a problem for me. I love Indian. chicken Tikka Masala is wonderful. I am pretty easy on the food choices.