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Hurricane Ike is starting to concern me. Even though we are so far from the coast, I'm still worried about the weather on the eastern side of it. I'm also concerned about friends and family in Houston. As of this mornings news what is left of the eye will go right between the county I live in and the one my kids at college are in. It's still a long ways off so I may be worrying for nothing. I want my kids to come home for the weekend and my husband keeps telling me everything will be okay. I'm the mom and I want them home! Thoughts of 9/11/01 have also been on my mind. I think of all the people that lost loved ones and all those little children that lost a parent. Those kids are between 6, 7 or 8 years old and in school now.....hard to believe. The area around where my port is hurts just about every morning when I get up. It's where the stitches were and it generally gets better as the day goes on. I missed the first week of my bowling league but will try bowling tonight. My ball only weighs about 9 lbs. so hopefully I will not pull anything out of whack. I mainly worry about those few stitches where my stomach overlaps the band and wonder if it is healed now. Yesterday I tried cottage cheese and it went down good. I love cottage cheese so it was a treat. I have mainly been drinking Atkins shakes and some soups, eating Hawaiian Delight baby food, sugar free chocolate pudding, refried beans w/cheese and I have had a few baked potatoes. It's getting old but I will hang tough until day 30.

Lookin good! Your daughter is a cutie too.

Congratulations on your weight loss and the couch to 5K program! Good for you! How are you doing on your calories while your working out? I'm having a hard time getting in enough right now (2 weeks post-op) and would love some ideas. Thanks, Donna

I'm feeling much better than I did the first week. I know I'm not getting in enough calories and need to find a way to do that. I have lost 8 lbs. which I am happy with. I want to start walking at the track but I think I need to work on taking in more calories. I guess I'm confused on how to do that when I'm at the soft and mushy food stage (thru day 30) with two shakes a day. My soft food servings are to be only 3-6 oz. Guess I need to go to Big D and find a GNC to get some of those protein bullets someone told me about. Do I try to eat every two hours just to get in all the calories I need? I know taking in more calories would help my weight loss and my body wouldn't be in this starvation mode it is in. School is going well and I have a HESI test on Friday that I will be studying for. This test could be the determining factor on whether I get into the nursing program so I will focus most of my attention on that this week.

I'm feeling much better than I did the first week. I know I'm not getting in enough calories and need to find a way to do that. I have lost 8 lbs. which I am happy with. I want to start walking at the track but I think I need to work on taking in more calories. I guess I'm confused on how to do that when I'm at the soft and mushy food stage (thru day 30) with two shakes a day. My soft food servings are to be only 3-6 oz. Guess I need to go to Big D and find a GNC to get some of those protein bullets someone told me about. Do I try to eat every two hours just to get in all the calories I need? I know taking in more calories would help my weight loss and my body wouldn't be in this starvation mode it is in. School is going well and I have a HESI test on Friday that I will be studying for. This test could be the determining factor on whether I get into the nursing program so I will focus most of my attention on that this week.

Name_______Start Weight____Current Weight______Goal________Lbs lost *****:frown:************************:sad:************:biggrin:*********:frown:* 1day at a time.....263............258.5............243........4.5 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4............180........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............228............213............0 Bea1128............210.5..........208............188..........2.5 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............207............195............1 Crzytchr...........281............279............265............2 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200..........1.5 HeatherO...........155............153............140............2 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............190............177............6 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............0 laurigee...........180............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........273.6..........256..........0.6 LisaB..............205.5..........201............180..........4.5 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............244............230............4 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220..........2.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............296.8..........280..........2.2 mominlv13..........299.8..........295............275..........4.8 nip50..............175............174............160............1 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............3 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........230.5..........227............210..........3.5 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............210............195............1 Turler.............225............221............210............4 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............190............170............5 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0 __________________

Darn! I forget about checking out Snopes. Sorry bout that. I already know who I'm voting for so I guess it didn't make a difference to me, besides you would think with 5-6 different web sites to verify the info it would be correct. Sorry, it will not happen again. :crying:

Someone sent me this information and this seems like a good place to post it even though it has nothing to do with the VP. Very interesting thread I might add! These can be verified by the different web sites listed at the bottom of the page. This is a good comparison to differentiate between the 2 You make up your own minds..... food for THOUGHT... 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE COMPARISON TALKING POINTS ISSUE JOHN McCAIN BARAK OBAMA Favors new drilling offshore US JM Yes BO No Will appoint judges who interpret the law not make it. JM Yes BO No Served in the US Armed Forces JM Yes BO No Amount of time served in the US Senate JM 22 YEARS BO 173 DAYS Will institute a socialized national health care plan JM No BO Yes Supports abortion throughout the pregnancy JM No BO Yes Would pull troops out of Iraq immediately JM No BO Yes Supports gun ownership rights JM Yes BO No Supports homosexual marriage JM No BO Yes Proposed programs will mean a huge tax increase JM No BO Yes Voted against making English the official language JM No BO Yes Voted to give Social Security benefits to illegals JM No BO Yes CAPITAL GAINS TAX MCCAIN 0% on home sales up to $500,000 per home (couples). McCain does not propose any change in existing home sales income tax. OBAMA 28% on profit from ALL home sales. (How does this affect you? If you sell your home and make a profit, you will pay 28% of your gain on taxes. If you are heading toward retirement and would like to down-size your home or move into a retirement community, 28% of the money you make from your home will go to taxes. This proposal will adversely affect the elderly who are counting on the income from their homes as part of their retirement income.) DIVIDEND TAX MCCAIN 15% (no change) OBAMA 39.6% - (How will this affect you? If you have any money invested in stock market, IRA, mutual funds, college funds, life insurance, retirement accounts, or anything that pays or reinvests dividends, you will now be paying nearly 40% of the money earned on taxes if Obama becomes president. The experts predict that 'Higher tax rates on dividends and capital gains would crash the stock market, yet do absolutely nothing to cut the deficit.') INCOME TAX MCCAIN (no changes) Single making 30K - tax $4,500 Single making 50K - tax $12,500 Single making 75K - tax $18,750 Married making 60K- tax $9,000 Married making 75K - tax $18,750 Married making 125K - tax $31,250 OBAMA (reversion to pre-Bush tax cuts) Single making 30K - tax $8,400 Single making 50K - tax $14,000 Single making 75K - tax $23,250 Married making 60K - tax $16,800 Married making 75K - tax $21,000 Married making 125K - tax $38,750 Under Obama, your taxes could almost double! INHERITANCE TAX MCCAIN - 0% (No change, Bush repealed this tax) OBAMA Restore the inheritance tax Many families have lost businesses, farms, ranches, and homes that have been in their families for generations because they could not afford the inheritance tax. Those willing their assets to loved ones will only lose them to these taxes. NEW TAXES PROPOSED BY OBAMA New government taxes proposed on homes that are more than 2400 square feet. New gasoline taxes (as if gas weren't high enough already) New taxes on natural resources consumption (heating gas, Water, electricity) New taxes on retirement accounts, and last but not least....New taxes to pay for socialized medicine so we can receive the same level of medical care as other third-world countries!!! You can verify the above at the following web sites: http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/election/2008/index.html http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/issues.taxes.html http://elections.foxnews.com/?s=proposed+taxes http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/politics/articles/mccain_obama_offer_different_visions_on_taxes.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candidates/barack_obama/ http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candidates/john_mccain/

Just wondering how soon after surgery a person can start walking/jogging. How long did each of you wait?

Hi neomie and welcome! You will get lots of support here so anytime you need it you know where to come! Moving around is a challenge for me right now also. Any free time I have I spend studying or doing odd and end things around the house (I guess I move a little there). How have you been feeling since the band? I agree with you about those grandbabies, I have one granddaughter and she is the light of my life!

Started school yesterday and one of my classes is an internet class. I have never taken a class over the internet but I think I'm going to like it. Nothing like being in your pj's, drinking coffee and talking to other students and teacher online. I'm feeling good but believe that I need to have more calories. I'm going to try some different things with my protein powder today so that I can get more protein in. I'm loving the Hawaiian Delight baby food dessert and I drink one or two Atkins chocolate shakes a day. Yesterday I bought the cream of chicken cup of soup and had a couple of those. There is lots of sodium in those but they are so good. I am going to up my water intake to 80 oz a day also, especially since I really like those cr. of chicken sodium filled soups. Wonder when I can start exercising. I still have a sore spot on my stomach where the stiches are. It hurts mainly when I get up out of bed so I think it is just the stitches stretching.

Started school yesterday and one of my classes is an internet class. I have never taken a class over the internet but I think I'm going to like it. Nothing like being in your pj's, drinking coffee and talking to other students and teacher online. I'm feeling good but believe that I need to have more calories. I'm going to try some different things with my protein powder today so that I can get more protein in. I'm loving the Hawaiian Delight baby food dessert and I drink one or two Atkins chocolate shakes a day. Yesterday I bought the cream of chicken cup of soup and had a couple of those. There is lots of sodium in those but they are so good. I am going to up my water intake to 80 oz a day also, especially since I really like those cr. of chicken sodium filled soups. Wonder when I can start exercising. I still have a sore spot on my stomach where the stiches are. It hurts mainly when I get up out of bed so I think it is just the stitches stretching.

Hi Chris! It's great that you have family support and you will get a lot of support here too. I was banded on the 26th and have been on here every day since then. I love a person with a sense of humor and I'm sure everyone will enjoy it. Looks like we have some hobbies in common. I love to scrapbook and am constantly taking pictures I have not not had time to scrap lately since I'm in school and sure do miss it. Welcome and I'll see ya around.

Me too! _____Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost *****:sad:***********:thumbup:*************:tt2:************:party:*********:w00t:**** 1day at a time.....263............263............243............0 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............199............180............0 Barb12590..........228............228............213............0 Bea1128............210.5..........210.5..........188............0 Caramia71..........208............208............195............0 Crzytchr...........281............280............265............1 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............242............230............3 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........210.5..........200............0 HeatherO...........155............154............140............1 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............194............177............2 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 Leslie2Lose........220............220............205............0 LisaB..............205.5..........205.5..........180............0 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............246............230............2 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........297.6..........275............2.2 nip50..............175............175............160............0 NurseNiki..........258............258............239............0 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............0 Renewedhope........171............171............150............0 shaversd...........235............230.5..........210............0 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............211............195............0 Turler.............225............225............210............0 wowox7.............195............195............170............0 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0 lindar172 ..................274...................274...................256..... ..............0

Men are so different from women when it comes to emotional stuff. I for one totally understand how your feeling. When I was growing up, birthdays were always made special in our home and therefore I have always done the same towards my loved ones. On the other hand, I guess it wasn't that big of a deal in my husbands family because he has forgotten mine at different times. He doesn't anymore but the times he did, he knew it had hurt my feelings. I never said anything, he just knows how I feel about everyone having their special day one time a year. I don't care about a gift but there were times you could tell he was in a big hurry to get out of the store when he picked out the birthday card (this is something that hurt more than anything else). I guess I have always tried to find the right kind of card for each person. I have always celebrated his birthday and thrown many birthday parties for him, my sisters and parents over the years. My sisters and I will always do something for my parents special day but as far as me going out of my way for my sisters, I guess I will leave that to their children to do for them from now on. I bet if you tell him how much it hurt your feelings he will make an effort to not forget again. I have learned that communication is the key to a long and happy marriage.

I started out at 235 before surgery and was up to 237.5 afterwards. This morning I am finally down to 230.5 so I can officially say -4.5 lbs. since surgery. Overall I'm doing very well since surgery. When I get in and out of bed there is a particular area that bothers me (stiches) and I believe it is right above the port area. I bruise very easily too so the upper part of my stomach is black and blue. This next information may be TMI for some so don't read. I finally had a bm this morning and feel so much better. Today is the first day of school for me. I am taking Microbiology and a psychology class, the last two classes I need before applying to the nursing program this next January. I can't believe my goal is so close now.

I started out at 235 before surgery and was up to 237.5 afterwards. This morning I am finally down to 230.5 so I can officially say -4.5 lbs. since surgery. Overall I'm doing very well since surgery. When I get in and out of bed there is a particular area that bothers me (stiches) and I believe it is right above the port area. I bruise very easily too so the upper part of my stomach is black and blue. This next information may be TMI for some so don't read. I finally had a bm this morning and feel so much better. Today is the first day of school for me. I am taking Microbiology and a psychology class, the last two classes I need before applying to the nursing program this next January. I can't believe my goal is so close now.

Most of my company has left and I need to start cleaning house. I am down .5 lbs. woohooo, a big .5 lb. loss.

Most of my company has left and I need to start cleaning house. I am down .5 lbs. woohooo, a big .5 lb. loss.

The last couple of days have been pretty good and no headaches. I still haven't been getting enough calories and I believe my body is in the starvation mode. I have not lost any weight at all but have gained .5 lbs. I'm not going to worry about it but will try to get in more protein and calories. We have had lots of company since yesterday and I cooked all morning long. I didn't feel any pangs of hunger at all. My only problem has been "thinking" about the potato salad I made and not being able to eat any of it. I'm not hungry, I just want it. Have had some problems wearing a bra because of the incisions so we will see how I do with that today. I am having even more company today and I would hate to have to go put a robe and pj's back on (I would sure be comfortable though). Completely off the pain medication now.

The last couple of days have been pretty good and no headaches. I still haven't been getting enough calories and I believe my body is in the starvation mode. I have not lost any weight at all but have gained .5 lbs. I'm not going to worry about it but will try to get in more protein and calories. We have had lots of company since yesterday and I cooked all morning long. I didn't feel any pangs of hunger at all. My only problem has been "thinking" about the potato salad I made and not being able to eat any of it. I'm not hungry, I just want it. Have had some problems wearing a bra because of the incisions so we will see how I do with that today. I am having even more company today and I would hate to have to go put a robe and pj's back on (I would sure be comfortable though). Completely off the pain medication now.

Your very welcome!

Congratulations to you, that is wonderful! The most fun part, to me, about losing weight is getting into smaller clothes.

Congratulations!! Glad everything is going so well for you.

I was banded on the 26th and am doing good! Hope everyone else is too.