HarleyNana

Hello everyone, I just got through splurging on myself, I got a facial, my first ever! It was so awesome, my 55 year old skin feels like a baby's butt, and I got my brows waxed. I deserved the treat, I've been married to the same man for 37 years today, can you believe it. Heck, a medal is what I deserve. Though the beach was lovely, and the weather was perfect, there's no place like home. I'm just an old homebody. Last night I did some rock fishing off my pier, the full moon was absolutely beautiful. Eileen, don't you love those trick questions on the drivers license application/renewals, "hair color", like when???? Cindy, you're so cute with your new avatar. Betty, I don't know how you survived, to lose both parents in that time frame. I lost my dad, my bestest friend in the whole world five years ago, I still miss him as much today as the day he left this world. I know it's silly, but I love full moon's cause I always feel my dad's in that moon looking down on me. Beanie, you've got to get approved, don't give up. Oh yeah, since this is such a small group here, I took two ducolax and lost 2.5 lbs, yep, I was full of chit. LMAO. Patty, I kept my 2yr old grandson today, OMG, they're so fast as we (I), get older, he was into everything today. I should have lost another 2.5 lbs, LOL.

Wow Penni, thanks for sharing and I'm so glad your loved ones are ok.

Welcome to bandland & LBT. After my surgery, I was two weeks liquids, two weeks mushies, then onto food, but not every doctor has the same schedule. It's normal to be hungry, you don't have a fill yet, if so, it's ever so slight, some doctors are leaving a slight fill after surgery. I wish you the best.

She went through so much and the guilt she started feeling for not being with her son was sad too. My thoughts are with her family.

I had to laugh, it sounded as if I should have made this thread. I recently discovered the same thing, that my cholesterol was up. I figured I'd be way down due to the weight loss, but apparently not. I got aggrivated during my last visit, after waiting over an hour and left, without seeing the doctor. Now I've got to suck it up and make another appointment.

After my research, I literally could not find a doctor fast enough. Then when I did find a doctor in my area, I was his first lapband patient, scared....NOT. The surgery could not happen soon enough for me either. Go for it!!!! Oh yeah, I love my band!

Helllooo, that surgeon is working for you, whether you paid cash or your insurance and his hired help needs to speak to you with respect and it's up to you to get it straight with the doctor OR his office manager and let them deal with it. Two weeks ago, my PCP's office left me sitting in the waiting room 45 minutes, then moved me to a room and I told the nurse if the doctor's no in there in 10 minutes, "I'm outta here", 10 minutes later, I walked out. The nurse has called and left two messages and apologized, I might call them back and I might find another doctor. You deserve respect, demand it, gettem!

NO, NOT DOUBLE DIPPING, I won't eat after anyone who double dips, well except for the grandsons, I mean anyone. That was rude and disgusting, ERRRRR!

Well, since you brought it up, what are your favorite VHS/DVD's to work out too. Do you find yoga, pilates, Richard Simmons tapes, or what works best for you? I have an exercise room with one wall that is all mirrors, I really should be using it. Thanks for the motivation.

My new wardrobe consists of one of those sweater sets. Ya know the one with the sleeveless, high neck, then the matching cardigan over top. I wear it with my new size 14 jeans and my new heeled boots, makes my 5'2" look like at least 5'4. Can't believe how much smaller a pair of heeled shoes/boots makes you look and feel. I also got another sweater set, baby blue with sequins, HOT, LOL. Dress Barn has a lot of these sweater sets, never thought I could get these big boobs in a sweater set, so give that a try, you may be surprised like I was.

Candy, I like your new avatar.

Good luck on your big day and welcome to bandland.

I loved the big knockers.

Eileen, you just let me know when you're ready and I'll meet you there, I'd love it. Hope your back is better. Zan, which beach? Beanie you can come too, it would be soooo much fun. Betty did you ride yesterday? Have a great day everyone, going to try to get some Christmas shopping done today.

And this is my cute little cottage that sits across the street from the beach.

And view #2, I told you if I ever figured out how to post pictures you all would be in trouble, LOL.

I'm backkkkk. Here's a picture of one of my views

Quite interesting, thanks for shaing the story, now I'm glad I cheat with a few carbs, LOL. Vera, wow I'd be happy to have 1 every other day, LOL.

Awesome, Congratulations, Way to Go, Keep it up, you're the bomb! Isn't life grand~

Wow, you look great! I always have a difficult time adjusting the sizes too, so don't feel like you're alone, LOL. Everytime I reduce the size of a picture it turns out blurred or stretched sideways, Kelly did an awesome job.

Come on, plenty of room. Check out the purple walls with black faux treatment.

Eileen, a half a cup, errr. Stretch it out with some Soup if you're still hungry. I could and did eat much more than the half cup after about a week of mushies. Well gang, I'm off to the beach, the Outer Banks in NC, wish I could have the pleasure of meeting another LBT member while I'm in that area. My favorite thing to do there is sit on the deck in the sun and watch the waves roll in, (having an icee cocktail helps the view). I'll have withdrawls for LBT while I'm gone, since it's a summer cottage, I don't have DSL there and I don't think my nerves would take the dial up wait, LOL. Have a great weekend everyone.

I had 2 weeks of liquids, anything that would go through a straw, then 2 weeks of mushy and onto the real food. Sounds like the nutritionst is writing her own book. Just don't overdo it at this point. You were suppose to be healing. Hopefully all is well.

My screwdriver hit the spot this afternoon, now I'll need that cup of java to wake me in the morning. Not a goal yet, but I'm slowly working on it. As for the Protein, I think too much of anything is not good. I believe people who were on the Atkins diet had problems with either kidney stones or gall stones, one of those, due to too much proten. Good Luck!

I keep forgetting to eat it, our popcorn machine is upstairs. We don't use the theater room in the summer because by the time we settle down it's too late to watch a movie. Check out my lil popcorn machine, isn't it cute.