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Lisa, Think about this...you put your two cents in but you only get a penny for your thoughts.Hmmmmmmmmm What happens to the other penny??????????

Ryan, Don't worry about that shrinking too. It doesn't.. I made sure I checked with my Dr before hand. (we all have our priorities). BUT KNOW THE GOOD NEWS: RYAN..THE MORE YOU LOSE THE BIGGER IT LOOKS.

Lets work on this one as a free-be no money involved. (just my suggestion but will go with majority rules) Lots of folks here are cash pay customers for the surgery and they need the $50.00. One thing I am comfotable with is knowing how you here are all fantastic people I know the winner would have won the honest way. But you have to understand some of us (probably only me really) will go to any means (leagally) to win money. LOL Was thinking like just before the end when everyone is down 30-40 pounds and there are just a few pounds seperating us I would post a picture of me in a pair of thong speedo's. LOL by the time you all recouperate and get out of hospital from the heart trama or pyscialogical damage I will have passed you all up. lol

I'm holding my nose as I type this one handed, Sure hope you shower before Dec 6 Lisa I got some chapps to wear because you all were. I put them on and go shopping.. If anyone ask I'm just saying the Hog is in the shop... Did get some weird looks this morning. So I trimmed the pick lace off the chapps. Now the Powder Blue Chapps look better.

Lisa, Get on board here and do it now you old lady you... I have to go back and look at the pics you posted. Hmmmm must have missed the one of you on the Quad I am working on putting to gether all the suggestion both here and in PM's for the rules. Only thing set in concrete so far is Mon Nov 22 Start date and Jan 3rd 05, end date. I would like to get any e-mails that I can sent to me so I can send the forms out when done. Only mandatory info on the forms will be your Monday's weigh in. Any other infor will be voluntary. Also if you profiles are set up that I can't send you e-mails either chage it with moderator so I can or if its a privacy issue then send me PM with it in. I will not give it out and when challenge is over I will delete the file on this. Just want to have fun and make it thru the Holidays Good luck to all on this and remember we are all friends here and this is to be freindly and not personal. (Becky this excludes you ) lol

Ryan, Was it a boy or a girl... oh wait wrong tread LOL So good to see you back and doing well. Get some rest we got a holiday excercise challenge going that starts Monday LOL Feel up to it?? Looking forward to hearing about your surgery in the fashion only you can tell it. Be well my friend

Congralutations Stephanie, I've lost 69 since 08/10/04. Just came home from a support meeting. We do have a great time there lol. Where about in Mich are you??? I'm from Harper Woods

On your mark, get set, I'm in

Zoe, Gee never thought about a prize. Hmmmmm Let me see if I can find some millionare who wants to make a TV show out of this LOL and we can get Nationwide coverage. And a Million Dollar prize. Winner with their new slender body will also be on the next Survivor Show and If they get thru that will appear on The Apprentice. If they get the job with The Donald then good for them If not and they are married we can get them on The Wife Swap program. If single we can put them on Fear Factor. If I win I just want my entry fee to the World Series of Poker paid LOL ok back to reality. Just win the bragging rights and my undying gratitude for pushing me thru the challenge.

Zoe, Becky and I would like to extend to you the invotation to join us in our challenge. We will use your time frame and conditions as the ground rules. I will develope a progress chart that I can e-mail back and forth to all and everyone can see the others progress. I like the honor system here also. We all have been lying to ourself for so long about our weight and since we have done something about it I think the process of trying to fool each other is out the door. Let us know if you accept the invite. We also welcome anyone else who would like to join us. Becky suggested a new thread for this and we will call it the Holiday Challenge. Let us know Anyone who joins us and losses one pound is a winner. And if no other men join I can brag to the guys at work I'm running around with a whole bunch of beautiful ladies LOL ( my wife would kill me if she read the BS i do here....LOL LOL)

Ok Ok hang on here now... Lets get a male point of view. I have to agree with everyone so far that you are very pretty. I do vote for pic#2. Pic #1 you look like you didn't want to do this LOL pic#3 You look serious and cute But pic #2 shows your great smile and it looks like you enjoyed this one being taken. Pic #4 should be deleted someone's going to want to hurt you for looking so good at the beginning. LOL Which ever one goes on its nice to put a face to the typed letters.

That is fine with me Becky. So its Your BACK you want watched.. Oh well..Ok I can do that I guess... Darn taking the fun out of this already.

Ok Becky, I'll do the gentlemanly thing here and allow you to set the rules. Since we are both at the stage where our weight loss should be comparable each month I don't feel I'm taking advantage of you. And since I am already behind and its your rear quarter panels that seem to be your concern I'll just stay here and keep an eye on them and let you know how they are doing. (not being sexist just being concerned). Butt I will pass you up before the end date. I have just one suggestiion and that is we start on Monday Nov 22 as that is the weight in day. This challenge will help me stay focused while in Vegas. You pick all the other rules.

ok Becky I lubed up the ole treadmill and I'm accepting the challenge

Leatha Never thought about it but this missing the balloon thing Dorothy did probaly tramatized me. It may be the reason everytime I miss the bus I sit at the curb and ball my eyes out for 15 mins till the next bus comes by. Damn wish they never made that movie LOL

Ok, Just got off the phone with Don. Great guy. #1 remember that neither Don nor I are Dr.'s and this should not be taken as medical advise. The hymlick is designed to force air from the LUNGS not the stomach so there should not be much of an effect on the band. Although to preform the hymlick they grab you around the abdomon and force up hard to push the air out of the lungs. This may possibly cause injry to the band but Don believes and I agree that if this causes band damage it probably has caused ,by force, other damage and you'd be looking at seeing medical personal for treatment. CPR is fine as the compression are over the heart and the air blown in goes to the lungs. Just remember that when we get something stuck in our stomas it will not effect our breahting and trying to cough the product out of the stoma is better idea then trying to have someone force air up the stamoch by squeezing. hope this helps.

My wife just went thru Mandatory CPR training at her work. A girl she works with has had RNY and she won't allow the instructor to demonstrate on her because she said she heard it won't work on her because of the surgery. Does CPR work on lapbanded people and what about the (oh God I don't now how to spell it so her goes) Hymlick. Will it work??? My Dr said he doesn't believe it will. Looking for someone who may know this because I think its important for us to know. I realize that due to our extensive chewing of food were are less prone to choke but damn you never know. And I don't really care if doing this on me blows out the band. That can be repaired. Can't come baack from death. (My luck I'll come back in another live as a person with anirexia and spend my whole life trying to gain weight.) Anyone with any information I'd appreciate it

Your a sap LOL PS so am I

I am THANKFUL that so far for 54 + yrs God has allowed me to walk above the grass. I am THANKFUL for the knowledge that on the Day God choses I shall repose under the same grass I walk, I will be reunited with all my family and friends that I have missed over the years. I am THANKFUL for my family and friends that I still see walking this great creation. I am THANKFUL for the chance to live is such a gorgious and beautiful country that allows us to have the choises we do have. I am THANKFUL for the men and women who have in the past, present and future times have and will go off and fight the battles that become necessary for us to remain the free people we are. I am eternally THANKFUL for those, both personal friends and strangers, who have sacrificed their lives for us both in the military and in law enforcement and firefighting careers. I am THANKFUL for a 26 year career that allowed me to see more good then I saw evil. And to do good for others I am THANKFUL God waited till I was 53 before I ever had to face the surgeons knife and that the two carpol tunnel and this current lapband surgeries were hugh successes for me. And that the two knee surgiers that I was faing no longer are necessary. I am THANKFUL that God has anwsered my pray that I be allowed to live long enough to see my children grown and being able to make it on thier own. Now that they are I am also THANKFUL God allows us to modify our prayers and I hope he answers my new one that I live long enough to see all my grandchildren on their own and doing well. (At that time I move on to greatgrandkids) I am THANKFUL for the ability to show my emotions and not have to put on a false face all the time. But I am also THANKFUL they stopped showing the Wizzad of Oz as often as they used to) I am THANKFUL for all of you here and that I was able to find you and be able to call you friends. And last I am THANKFUL for Viagra and the fact that I never had that "4 hour problem" they say requires medical treatment. Cause I am of a firm (no pun intended) belief I would not have seeked that medical help.

Marie, The men respect me but then doing that was "Marking my territory". The females Well they scream and duck when I turn to face the chalkboard.

You got a deal.

Ok mums the word...lips are sealed

Lisa, Well then i sure hope Bob wasn't talking to me cause homey don't play those games LOL

Veronica... Please never never ever say my name and the word pregant in the same sentence.. Darn girl you scared the heck out of me. LOL So you took two home test and both were positive. Wow Twins Congradulations.

Lisa is that girl sitting across from your husband at the table talking to ME???