LisaMG

I'm really enjoying this extra energy, so much that I started painting on my house. This is something I've wanted to do for 3 years now and never had the energy. Thought I'de share it with you people. These first pics are of Eves' room I just finished! I ended up using lots of pinks and pastels(very girly) Whimsical butterflies, dragonflies, bumblebees, and puffy clouds. Eve is 7 years old so she can still appreciate "little girl" stuff. That rainbow took an entire day all by itself! Mind you I was juggling my family, household, cooking, and cleaning on top of this project. I felt empowered! I have to admit when this room was done I was ready for it to be done! I'm still working on Davids room. I'll post more when I have more done.

Dos'nt Alexandra know Alex? Maybe she has his personnal email adress...

That cracks me up! The other son was woke up by his cell phone! How sweet.....your sons really care. Well, did they catch you red handed?

I thought it was my computer! I called the cable company guy and everything! He told me my computer had a virus! No joke! I almost took my computer to Best Buy to get cleaned out. I even went as far as to go to the public library and tried to log on there and no luck. I knew then that my computer was'nt the problem. How often does that happen?

I can really tell a difference in your midsection! I see that you have what they call a pear shape, simular to me. The most flattering type of clothes you can wear are garments that draw attention to the neck, wrist and ankle areas. My guess is that you have slender ankles under those pants, do you wear capris? And shirt with 3/4 length sleeves? Those type things are gonna flatter your figure! Tell me to shut up if you want to, I am a fashion freak sometimes. I've had to become creative due to my size. Your doing great, keep up the good work!

Welcome to Band Land, your doing great!

This project looks like a monster! I remember when my husband and I took on something simular and never finished it. I see your having better sucess than us, way to go!

Welcome Fran, Looking forward to hearing from you!

You got it goin on Girl!:mad:

Well, lets see what does Tom like to do......hmmm....... Ride his bike..........ride his bike with his brothers.........ride his bike with his son.......Do you see a pattern here? Not really he has other intrests, really he does. Like flying planes! He almost bought a Cessna 172 off ebay last night .He came running in the livingroom asking of we had $6.000.00. I said no, whatever for? He says Theres a steal of a deal on ebay right now and I could probly turn it over for 20-25K after a little work! He was very serios...so serios it scared me. I thought he was going to go pawn one of our kids for that plane!

I hav'nt been able to log on all day! Did everyone else have that problem? Thank you ladies for the support and ideas, Donali I liked that idea of putting my focus on Him instead of us. If I can be consistent with that now. We're all the time talking about doing more stuff togather but manage to do none of it.I'm sitting here thinking when was the last time we got away just the two of us and I know it's been more than 2 years! Maybe it's time for me to hop on the back of his bike and grin and bear it. Going out to eat has been the "thing" to do when we do go out.Now i'm ready for something else. Maybe something that burns calories instead of adds calories. Heart to Heart Michelle? We have those often. I have NEVER been able to hide my feelings.Maybe that an immature trait , I know sometimes that can be a curse. So, when something is bothering me it surfaces quickly. I've been talking to Him about this since before the surgery.Maybe he was already suffering from this long ago and I was so focused on Lisa that I did'nt see it. My guess is that he's upset with himself. He struggles with being out of control with eating and other things. Thats where the depression comes in. He feels like he should be able to do all things on his own with out any help. I don't know, maybe I don't know what i'm talking about but thats my theory. I know I will be going thru a Big change and will probly be a different person in alot of ways when this is all over, I just want my husband by my side in the end. So, I'll be looking for things we can do togather for now and work on building him up. I loved the idea of honey when were old........ :mad: I'll keep yall posted! Thanks again:)

I've had my band now for almost two months. Life is definately looking up! No more depression,I've had more energy than I know what to do with, can pull just about anything out of my wardrobe and wear it-comfortably, Getting complement evrywhere I go on the weight loss, and the list goes on and on....... The only thing that could be better is for my husband to be experiencing this with me. Instead hes feeling left out or left behind or something. I think hes depressed. Hes scared I'm gonna get skinny and leave him. He says all the time that his biggest fear is that he will lose his family. He waited till he was 33 years old to start a family and now that he has one hes in heaven. I try my best to assure him all the time we're not going anywhere. I can see he still struggles with this issue of insecurity. It puts me in a awkward place, to know the biggest fear your spouse has is that your gonna leave one day. Then it did'nt help when a couple close to us felt "led" to tell us that the divorce rate was extremely high after a person gets weight reduction surgery. So, now I'm thinking what kind of person do these people think I am? I even had an Aunt (confessed pesimist) tell me if I ever lost my weight I'd go crazy and leave my family! By now I'm thinking these people have O idea of who I really am! I don't know where all this is coming from, I started typing and took off! My real concern is my husband....how or what can I do to include him in my "new life". Hes watching alot of T.V., unmotivated to do things, and is grumpy alot these days! It's driving me CRAZY! Is medication (antidepressants) the answer for everything nowadays? Is there something I can do to help?

I can relate, We gave our Cockatoo named Fred away to a new home. It was for his own good, Fred had started to loose his feathers due to being cooped up too long. He was going stir crazy and was really jealous of the new arrivals (our kids) Now the only time hes cooped up is to go on vacation with his new family! Tom had that bird for more than 10 years. Giving him up was an act of love. I'm sure your Carlo and Eddie (cute names) will be better off for it too!

Guess my Texan pride got the best of me! Hee! Hee! LOL :mad: Since this is Wizs' thread I'll ask him if appreciates the Southern Drawl....Well, do ya?

Penni, Are you sure yur not from Texus? Corrrect me if i'm wrong but, dat there sayin that you just used is reserved fur us Texans. LOL

Welcome Wiz! I'm kinda new to this board myself but am enjoying it alot, I think you will too! There is alot of info in the archives of this place so help yourself!:mad:

Darcy thats only funny because it's real close to the truth , right? Courtney, My Doc. says if your losing 2 to 3 lbs. a week then good. Also if you 3 to 4 weeks with no weight loss it's time for a fill. Hope this helps,

So, you have only 2 weeks! Wow! I'm excited for you! Good luck, sounds like your off to a great start. Keep us posted! And I'll keep you posted on my courage to ride! Lots of Love,

Most men would get a kick out of that one ...but I'll be nice now and change the subject (I would'nt want to get reported for posting obscene literature) How is looking into your surgery coming along?

Congratulations! I know your excited! I'm excited for both of you. I wanted to do the same thing with my husband but it did'nt work out in the end. Thers still hope!

It dawned on me too! After it was posted of course!

Tell your DH (I assume thats for Dear Huuny) that if He gets you this weight reduction surgery you'll be able to wrap your legs around his waist while he drives, and He can go as far and fast and He pleases! It worked for me!

You crack me up! Love your sense of humor! You group of ladies are all good entertainment. I am enjoying you all! TTFN

Hi Bubbles, Have you checked it out with your insurance co. to see if they coved weight reduction surgery? If they say yes, Great your on your way to a new you! If they say no, you can appeal (you need to do this) after you exhaust the appeal process you'll have your band hopefully. If for some reason your employer has an exclusion on weight reduction surgeries (like mine did) you have the choice to continue the appeal process or be self pay. I chose to go ahead and pay first fight later. The total cost was around $13,500 that includes 1 year follow up too. It's twice as much as Mexico but I felt safer using Dr.Spivac out of Houston Tx. Well keep us updated O.K. TTFN

Hi Delarla, I just seen your pics and your doing GREAT! I did'nt know you rode too! So, do you ride a Harley too like Betty?