IndioGirl55

701 Calories 45 Carbs 18 Fat 92 Protein - I think ??? He gets credit... Good Job Earl :w00t: Denise are you home yet - How is everything - No looter or damage I pray.. Thought that McCain did very well last night in his speech - I loved that he put his hand out and wasn't nasty or condensending.... Can't wait for the debates !!! Food for the day B - Protein Bar 210 c 19 pt S - String cheese 80 c 7 pt - Nectarine 150 c L - Pinto Beans & Ham - 250 c 15 pt S - Chips & Cheese - 200 C 5 pt D - Fish 150 c 20 pt - 1/2 c rice 120 - Brussel sprouts -25 c S - Popcorn 100 c - watermelon 150 c - Juice 40 c Water - 59 oz Total Calorie 1475 - 66 pt ok of to ck my desk - cbl :tt2:

I don't have any 9 yr olds but I didn't think that they taught Sex Ed at that age - 7th grade is when it should start.. It's just not pregancies that we have to be concerned with but AIDS... Do you know how many teenagres have AIDS ... Family value - yes we need more of them and I would say that both dems & repubs would agree on that one - it's isn't exclusive to one party..

OK i'm bored.... Tonite isn't gym nite so am home waiting for 7 to eat (well fish is still defrostiing) I'm hungry... Had 15 chips with a little pepper jack cheese - now drinking a crystal lite. Waiting for 7 to watch McCain - I guess I could go read.. or clean - but I don't want to do those things..

congratulations kari - you need to post a new picture !!!

Yes - hit reply - then go scroll down to manage attachment - then browse - then upload it and it will display in the message field...

I know you know we are friend - just pulling your chain :tt2: Yes I loved that discussion that nite - I wish we had more of those night and that Linda & Phyl were there. I asked a girl at work if it was just me or were the speeches last night just a little nasty - mean spirted - I agree 100% I hate the bashing and I don't care which side is doing it - It's what makes me tune out.. It will be interesting to hear McCain's speech tonite Ya I would think that American Politic's would be interesting to other countries since we are big brother and especially since we are neighbors. We don't get much on what goes on in Canada - I use to know who your prime minister was at one time - Truedua (sp) but I don't know who it is now - He must have been very popluar or very much disliked but that's the name that comes to my head - I don't even know what year he was the pm..:smile2: Tell DH you have alot of American friends and you worry about us

But Candice We are REAL FRIEND cuz we have met and not longer just cyber friends.. But really we were real friends even before we met - I don't think any of us felt uncomfortable when we did meet the 1st time. We already knew each other... Oh that picture brings a smile to my face - it's too bad we live all over the country & canada eh !!!! Linda must be super busy w/new GD - I sent her a email a while back congratulating her - but haven't gotten a response - plus I want see pics from the wedding... Linda come out and say HI...

It's not the band that doesn't work - it's some people don't do the work that goes along with being banded.. The band is only a little piece of plastic - it doesn't make your food choices - it doesn't exercise. You have to go into this knowing that this is truly a lifetime lifestyle change in your eating habits and your physical activity level.

Oh I don't know how I missed this - CONGRATULATION !!!!! Ya I remember that - all the drama ..... Great on getting a belt - isn't it such a great feeling...

[quote=aubrie;984433 His background is questionable. What's questionable?

Tann EXCELLENT JOB ON THE WEIGHT LOSS !!! :crying: WTG:thumbup: Just gotta give props when props are due - I know this is vp thread but amazing on your weight loss

The info is false - ck snopes

What experience does any poteintal presidential candiate have prior to being president - none of them have had any experience in being president. It's on the job learning for all of them. They both understand how the government works So that one really needs to be done with by everyone on the experience issue.

Ya my boss use to send me all this crap and I would ck it on snopes and tell him it's not true. Now he has me ck it before he forwards these types of email - He had already given this one to me to ck - He is Mr. Republican & I'm Ms Democrat :0) So when he was trying to tell me Obama was going to raise my taxes - I told him BS - I'm not rich like him..

Well I guess you can if it fits your agenda to spread BS - but again - it can make you look pretty silly..

amen to that !!!!

please check your facts - before posting this stuffola... go to snopes and look under political - it's false you can't beleive everything you get off the internet....

Ruby - But all those bites of this or that add up - for me it was mostly avoidance that got me to goal - I didn't do too much tasting on a regular basis - Most of my treats were sf - so I saved a lot of calories. High protein - limited carb and tons of veggies and I do eat sweets most nights just sf treat. Also for me I was challenged by the fact that they say we can only lose 50 to 60% of our excess weight - hell no - you are telling me I can't lose my weight - that as a fat person I am incapable of losing all my weight even with WLS.. That was another thing for me - I will prove you wrong. Kari - you gotta cut the treats - eat them less often - til you get to goal push the protein & veggies - limit the carbs and sweets - you will get there.. Phyl - Hugs on the bad day - Today is a new day better choices. !!! Candice - those are still my hours too... just budget your calories to allow for them - That's what I have always done - skip the morning snacks eat light for breakfast and lunch - save your caloires for night - I figure I am not going to be able to change my night hunger no matter how hard I try - so I just have a workable plan - so far so good.. Well, I can't change my fonts or colors - whats up with that... cbl..

No Plain - My deductible went up because my employer chose to go with a plan that would give the the possibility of a credit at the end of the year back to them. I work in the insurance industry (pc side)- I know why it was done. More $$ in their pockets - Most employer in this world don't really give a darn about their employee anymore - not like in the old days (yes I am old enough to say those kinds of things have been working for 34 yrs) Like I said - I don't know how it can be done - I will admit to being an Idealist and wish for a perfect world. I do think that we have to take the steps needed in order for pple to be able to get coverage - Lady lost her job - cobra ran out - got breast cancer - what's she to do.. The government doesn't run the banks - those mortgage brokers made boo coo bucks on their commission by getting loans approved Job outsourcing is part of the cost of doing business and the pple who own those companies can outsource so they don't have the spend as much $$$ for payroll - health care etc - governments fault how - should there be a law that you can't outsource - it's their fault they want to make more $$$ - are we to regulate how much money a company or person makes. I don't know about a whole bunch or government regulations I want in this world - We don't live in cuba or a communist country. I don't agree with it but it's their right - maybe if we the pple of this nation - stockholders etc got together and spoke about these things to the pple who outsource then maybe there would be a change. I agree 100 % that our government is for all pple and not just the wealthy and agree with the tax cuts for the wealthy and that they don't always pay their proportioned share in taxes. It is proportionately shown that the rich do pay less than the average joe. I don't have the answers - if I did I would be President I guess or a zillionaire - I know how to run my household - I know that right now I don't have as much $$ in which to do that this year - that the cost of everything is going up. I am fortunate that I make more than $10 an hour - I am fortunate that I do have health care I do believe that we need a Change - But I am not willing to put all the blame on our government ( Obama said this too in his speech) Pple do have to take responsibilities for the things they do and no the government shouldn't be giving tax cuts to these corps that outsource etc - the oil companies profits - I gotta say - I disagree with them raping us pple to put more $$$ in their pocket - but again government regulations on how much $$ a company can make.. Where does it stop - I am not super well versed in all this political stuff - to get in a full on debate on all these subject - I am just an average person who is trying to live my life the best that I can - and I am willing to give a hand up to those who need it - but I can't dictate to others that it's their moral responsibility to do the same and believe the same as me. Who am I to dictate anything to anyone - We don't live in a dictatorial country - we live in a Democratic country and if pple would get off their butts and write a letter - speak their minds to the pple that matter and who can change things - then maybe things would at least start to change. Our government is letting a genocide continue at this very minute - in the year 2008 we have a Holocaust going on - we are pples voice about that why is our country looking the other way. Well said - I hate the personal attacks from either side !! I listen - I thought she did well but not sold on her either and don't know if I every will but I will listen to her and McCain - lets see how the debates go..

I agree with you to a degree - but how is it the government fault that pple are losing their house - that's not the governments fault - that the mortgage brokers and their creative mortgaging - making it possible for pple to buy houses that they couldn't afford. Our government will not let the major banks fail - and I agree we are in a resseccion I am voting for Obama - but he to doesn't have alot of experience either - yes ihmo more than Palin - and he will have Biden to help (that's why he was chosen imo) I agree we need universal health care - how they are going to pay for it I don't know - but I do agree that if you are sick and can't afford it - you should have access to medical services - How is someone with a $10 hr job going to afford health care when their employer doesn't provide - Heck I have it - but now my deductible is $1880 vs $250 last yr. I believe in giving pple a hand but not a hand out.. I believe in the freedom of choice - but I don't think that we can blame all the problems we have on the government (dem or rep).. Some of it is our own doing - litigious society - pple looking for hand outs and not the hand up..

Got any other cajun receipts to share - I love cajun food...

You are welcome to join us if you want - we beleive in adoption .. Salsa & Steph weren't banded in 7/07 but have been adopted by us -They are totally lucky #7 girls.. As you know I have popped into your thread once or twice - and I don't know how it's going - but if you want you can come here with your questions - one of us will answer... You need support - will will give it to you ...

Ya you have no restriction - give this fill a day or 2 and if you still don't have any call your doc and get another one... I guess I have been very lucky my doc was agressive by my 2nd fill I really was at my sweet spot -

I had to do 10 days each phase - full liquids - mushies - soft - regular and didnt get my 1st fill till 8 weeks out. You will find that all the doc are diff and as restlessmonkey says - you gotta follow your doc's advice... For me full liquids included yogurts - pudding - fudgecicles - popcicles which all were to be sugar free. I still eat all these items - and still use the sf verisions - I don't want 200 caloris for a yogurt or ice cream - which i eat daily - I do allow for treats - real sugar & something higher in fat about once a week - but again I am trying to maintain my weight not lose any more - the sf/lf is all about calories - cuz it all boils down to calories in vs calories out to lose weight. IMHO - if someone want the full sugar stuff and higher fat foods in lesser quanities and are still losing weight and it works for then - go for it ... For me I like the sf/lf stuff and it works for me...

No problem - I am the worst in my grammer - we aren't english teachers here and the ones who are over look it - we had this discussion a long time ago.. Cuz my spelling is bad and I don't always spell check and am a terrible proof reader of my Ok with that info - I would quit going too.. Really my girls here have been my support - and agree we aren't suppose to drink our protein -8.57 oz of meat provides your 60 grms of protein - that's 2.68 per meal and doable even with good restriction. Sorry you don't have restriction yet - but know it can take a few days for a fill to settle in - and again for me the fill doesn't take away my hunger - it just restricts how much I can eat. How much can you eat per meal - what are you eating..