Suzzzie.

TX - in ANYONE can find this info on the web it would be YOU! Lol.

TX - I have NO idea! I just know that for me, starting out at nearly 400 pounds that I would have to have plastic surgery, so I'm not too worried about it for now. Maybe try some vitamin E oil and massage it into your skin? I dunno...

Lol. I know what you meant! :0) I know, I get confused and have to look what thread I'm on before I call you Steff or TX! Lol.

Had my work Christmas party today... my tummy is in revolt! I ate 2 peices of fudge, a cookie, and then 2 small bowls of Taco Soup. SO good. I also had 4 lil smokies... and 1/4 of a turkey sandwich. Ugh. I think it was the fudge that sent me over the edge though. I've been running to the bathroom every 20 minutes! I think that tomorrow might be another clear liquid day. Lol. I'm still planning on posting my 6 months pics on Saturday... but it will be late cause I have to go to my moms Nursing school graduation that day. (Yay Mommy!)

Hey all... I"m just catching up.. I like the talk about invading TX BBQ! My best friend lives in Houston and I go there at least once a year so I could definitly make DFW a stop along the way! I can take a couple extra days vacation and hang with ya'll. That would be freaking awesome! OK, the weather people are calling for more snow here. It got up to 36F today, and most of our icy trees melted. (Wishing I was in texas now!)

Stef!! You look FANTASTIC!! I'm so jealous!

Woot - OK, here are the other two... And one of ME today... (ignore the dorky look on my face...)

damnit. how do you post pics? somtimes I figure it out... lemme try again...

Lol. BG. YOu like Hannah Montana? OK guys. I managed to bake my coconut cake today... only to take it out of the oven, and then I had to open the cabinet above the stove and a bottle of cream of coconut fell out - right into the effing cake!!! I was so mad! So... I tried to peice the cake back together as much as possible, then I just made the topping extra fluffy (1 box coconut pudding mix, 1 cup milk, and a whole bowl of cool whip) and topped it. Then I sprinkled the toasted coconut on top - you can't even tell there was a big hole in it. Ugh. Baking cookies now. I started to do this earlier, but put baking powder instead of baking soda in... Its been one error after another today! AND, for you Southerners who are sadly missing out on the snow and ice that I have here in KC, I give you pictures! (I hope this works...)

Ah Christmas shopping. Well, I have wayyyy too much family to get everyone something. A few years ago I dropped down to basics. I only buy for my mom, dad & stepmom, and my 7 neices and nephews. I do tiny gifts for my Aunts and grandparents (like $5 or less)... But I have 7 brothers and 3 sisters plus half of them are married... so yeah. It would put me in bankruptcy if I bought for everyone. Anyway, I'm almost done. I have to get gift cards for my 3 oldest neices/nephew to finish off their baskets. And I want to get my dad a penguin tie. Lol. Its a long story, but trust me, he would totally wear it just for me. As far as restriction goes... As long as I eat the right things it's great! I am stuffed on about 3-5 bites of chicken or beans or tuna or anything with a nutritional value. (Lol) Chocolate however, slides right on through. And I'll be damned if chocolate isn't EVERYWHERE right now. (of course, right?!) It's really hard to no go back to my old ways of eating it. I remember when I first considered the band and I found this site and I read a thread where someone had had their band for a couple years and had only lost like 30 pounds or something because she was eating around her band... going for the ooey gooeys that slide right on down that the band wouldn't stop unless you were totally closed off. And here recently I'd considered getting another fill cause I was like 'dang! I eat too many calories!' but it's all in crap junk foods... which, duh, are higher in calories and less filling. So I have (hopefully) snapped out of my chocolate binge... which truthfully began at Thanksgiving. I'll never make 299 by New Years if I keep eating like I have. So from now on I'm following basic bandster rules: Protien first. Veggies and fruits next. Then everything else (if there is room!) My scales said 303 this morning... though I'm not really believing it, since I've eaten nothing but chocolate for the last 2 weeks. I'll weigh again tomorrow and go with whatever it says - though I must admit I'm crossing my fingers and toes and arms and legs that it still says 303! I need to try to get my 6 month pictures taken, though I still have 3 more days! Maybe I'll lose another 20 pounds by then? Nah!!

I better get one of those BBQ invites!

Ya'll are crazy. BGs bike crash story made my morning. :0) I'm sure once I get my bike in the Spring I will have a story or two for you. Oy. I haven't been on a bike since I was about 12... so damn near 19 years now!! (Have I mentioned that I have getting older? I hate telling stories about where something happened 10-20 years ago. Ugh) OK. I needto shower and start baking. I'll stalk ya'll later!

MM I just left a comment on the before/after thread for you. Lol. You look marvolous!

Hey Tamala! It's Suzanne from Kansas City. (Like you remember everyone? Lol!) So funny that several of us have the same coach... and that you found us here. I think we started a BodyBugg Revolution here! I'm doing well... or I was. ha! I've lost an additional 24-ish pounds since I got my Bugg, but I've stalled the last 2 weeks. Christmas is getting to me. I let Chocolate creep into my diet with a vengence... I need to remember how to say 'No.' I also miss the nice warm weather!! I can't walk outside anymore! Boo hoo!! I'm so bored with the gym. I just try to make sure to get lots of extra walking in at work to burn my calories... and taking 8 flights of stairs up and down about 2x a day helps too!.

BG - Its not 'number' it's "more numb" Lol. B - That is AMAZING!! Rock on! TX - We are in the middle of a 3 day ice storm. It's insanity here. Luckily the roads are still good, but they expect them to be iced over tonight. Thank goodness I'm off tomorrow. The iced over trees are really pretty, I'll tryto get a good pic tomorrow and share with ya'll. I had another chocolate day. Damnit. I know it's my own weakness. I fall back to it cause its comforting and easy to get down... I need to get a grip. I had a protien shake for my dinner. And since I'm off tomorrow I have a nice clear liquid day planned. ... which will be interesting since I plan on spending all day baking cookies for our work Christmas Party, and I have to bake a my special coconut cake for a co-worker to take to her Church Christmas Party. Fun stuff. I love the holidays!! If the roads aren't too bad tomorrow evening I plan on going up to the Hospital to decorate our ward. I bought some shiney silver wrapping paper to wrap our breakroom door, and other random decorations. The best decorated ward wins a pizza party. ...not that I can eat pizza, mind you. Lol. OK. Carry on!!

beckie! Congrats on the insurence approval! That is the hardest part I think. Hopefully they can get you in quick and get that port revised!! I think I'm going to go for a fill in the next couple of weeks... Holiday goodies are getting to me and I'm up 3 pounds. Ugh!!!!

OK... all this damn RUNNING ya'll do... Have you heard of John Bingham? (John "The Penguin" Bingham) Very interesting. Im going to get a couple of his books and see what kind of running courage I can muster up! My dad was telling me that he wants to start running 1/2 marathons this Spring. I'd love to run with him. (My dad has lost 100 pounds this year by pure will and calorie counting. He still probably weighs about 400 pounds and is 52 years old.) ANyway... Keep talking about running yo! You get me all excited!

Keep the exercise mojo coming. I need to get off of my ass... I'm up 2 pounds... UGH!!!!

Lucy - YOu look great! And I LOVE your shorts!!

Beckie!!! I HATE this for you! I think it makes me worry more when something goes wrong with you cause we had the same surgeon on the same day... I keep thinking 'that could be me..' You definitly got a raw deal with the infections and now the flipped port. I'll pray that you get approved quickly and that everything goes well... this time WITHOUT infection!!!

WOW Insub!! YOU can totally see a MAJOR difference!! And you are gorgeous!! MM - You look so great too.. What a lovely family you have!! I'll post my pics on or near the 15th.

Lol. No prob guys. (DId ya notice that they are penguin cards? I always send out penguins. Haha! I'm obsessed.) I sent out like over 50 cards this year... Stamps are expensive!!

Thinking I need a fill... When I eat the proper things I do have a good restriction... as far as I have to be sure to chew chew chew and take only small bites. But I feel like I can eat too much in one sitting... just ate 1 1/2 cups pasta & chicken in a light alfredo sauce. Oh, and this is day 2 of no chocolate... but I did eat a bag of yogurt pretzels (which was 6 servings at 200 calories per serving.) Granted, that is all I ate until I just had the pasta... Ugh. I need to re-focus myself!

Ok. WEIRDEST thing... Halfway through the day today my display thingy said it wasn;t 'in sync' with the BB. So I pressed the buttons like I always do, and then it said that the armband wasn't registered? I was so confused! And of course I was at work, so I couldn't go to the BB website to check it out. When I did get home I uploaded all my stuff like usual without any problems, even though the display still said it wasn't registered. After I uploaded my activity for the day the display suddenly worked, but is off on the calories by about 100o and says I've only taken 67 steps today?? I think I'll wait through tomorrow to see how it works. If its still all jacked up I guess I'll call the BB people? What do ya'll think?

this was a double post... ignore...