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Darling some young men like older more experience women - you never know :biggrin2: Take the flirt and enjoy... Sweets and the band - too bad it doesnt stop them - I had a mexican wedding cookie that had choc frosting - omg it was to die for - but I bought only one - my gf bought all these litte tarts and pies that would be 4 servings - but if I had bought them it would have been 1 - so I just didn't buy them - just one cookie - moderation - but had 3 drinks Sat night... :tt1: Ok I am off to watch DNC too.. Will CBL :wink2:

We had to do our diversity & sexual harrassment on line so it wasn't so bad but ya - I think most pple now a days know about this stuff - but gotta say I have a gf who works in a one girl office and she isn't to polictically correct - so go figure.. Thanks Candice - he is doing better - saw the car today - isnt that bad but one of his wheels broke into 2 pieces. They are tearing it apart to ck the damage... God was on his shoulder that day... The tow truck pple stole his ipod - bastards... and we can't find the gate clicker - but it could be under the seat - we did get the garage door opener.. Great on your calories - yes you can get back on tract and you have done good in not gaining... I really think that my exercise is what had kept me in the maintain mode - may go up a pound but then it comes right off - try and increase your exercise before you get your snow or it's too cold.. Ya I am going to watch the DNC in just a few - but I am already sick of all the negative campainging ... It makes me sick - stick to the fricking issues.. not how many houses you have or that Joe Biden your vp talked poop about you when he was running against you - what do you expect - heck whomever Obama picked and they were running for office tagainst him hey would have talked crap - come on we are highly evloved... Watermelon for breakfast - tuna salad for lunch - bean dip & chips for snack - dinner will be fish veggies and rice.. 1 hr weight training...

I am offically on vacation - don't go back to work til next Tues -Yipeh !!! Phyl you have been doing so much traveling and eating out - for me that would be the hardest.. Now that you aren't going be on the road til you come back down here - you will get back on tract.. How's your restriction or is it just those liquid carlories :smile2: and lack of exercise getting to you.. Have you been doing your Wii?? Dionna -Suggestion - You may have done this already but go back to a page where we were actually banded and read forward... You will see our journey.. I don't know how far you will have to go back but maybe start at page 100 and read forward.. Well I am on vacation but what am I going to do besides not go to work - still have gym tonite & wed nite - will go in the morning tomorrow though - can't go spend $$$ - school clothes - deductible for insurance - car registration - bills - So I guess I will wash clothes - iron - clean house - maybe clean the garage - but it's too humid right now and will have to buy bug spray bet there are some black widows in there... Wanted to take a day trip to the beach but with Andrew's back - we can't do that. Oh when and saw the car today (he needed stuff out of it) not too bad - but one of the rims broke in half.. They are still inspecting won't know til Wed or Thurs how bad it's damaged.. Well, just cking in... CBL:tongue:

Which means we are more than NORMAL :tt2: we are highly evolved :eek: Karri - I agree with you about meetings normally a big time waster..

Hey Steph - He's fine I think he's still asleep but went to the show yesterday - his logic it's not diff than sitting at home - which is true so off he went.. Liquid is liquid - you don't have a hangover ?? I am doing ok not great on my water usually about 3 bottles a day - So far today coffee in my Canadian Mug:tt1: and 1 bottle of water while at the gym... on my 2nd.. Well I am off to the shower - suppose to meet gf for lunch & movies... CBL :tongue:

Mary Yes for some it's not that hard - I was 52 when banded back at work day 6.. I had 1 day of bad gas in the shoulder but that was it.. Congrats on your 7 lbs - it only gets better - take it one day at a time do the work that is needed and with the help of your newly installed tool next year at this time you are going to be a whole new person..

Good Morning Gang... How is everyone this fine Saturday morning... Up at 6 - you know me I just can't sleep Gotta get dress and go to the gym - I really don't want to but know I must... I am suppose to go to lunch and a show with GF so I really do need to get my exercise in.. Linda - Are you a Grandma yet??? Candice - Were are you??? Phyl must be gone on her weekend trip with DD & family... Ok not much to talk about - just wanted to ck in and say Good Morning since that is my usual routine... CBL :tongue:

Steph OMW you do look like a totally diff persons !!!!! Way to go girl you have done EXCELLENT... So pround of you !!!

Hey Gang.... Thanks ladies for all the good thoughts & prayers - Andrew is doing fine he is of the male gender but I can't say he's a big baby when he is sick like most men :sad: One time when my son was 12 or so had a tummy ache was laying in the hall acting like he was dieing - I asked him if he wanted me to take him to Fitzhenry's (our local funeral home) My DS is a baby - but Andrew is at the show right now - he went to the doc this morning to get referal (hmo) to see a specialist so once we get that we will go and see how he is healing... Car is in the shop - missed the call (stupid cell phones) and didn't get it until after 5 - so I guess I will go Monday and see it and how much it's going to cost to fix - well insurance will pay but don't know about the frame - the way the CHP talked not alot of body damage - the car won't be a yr old until 9/2 - I had just paid then new registration on 8/20.. Karri - It's ok baby girl on the sugar now that you can run it will balance out but I would hate wanting sugar that bad... That would be totally scary... My sis take boostpar (that sounding it out I don't know how to spell it) for her anxity... My gf takes xanax So you got big plans for your clearance on doing ANYTHING:tt2: tonite - I know that I said have some wine - but since your doc has told you NO .. Just let DH have some - Have fun and enjoy. Marivila I eat salad - I just hate making them and I don't like to many fat free dressings they are too sweet for me - but I did find a lite ranch that was ok... I am just lucky most of the time I cant eat almost anything if i take tiny bites chew and eat slowly - then only thing I can have problems with is steak if it's not super tender - I can't eat ribeye I have tried but it's just too stringy - I love the filet migon from costco - that's what i am having tonite... Ok costco ladies - they have a spinach dip on a baked gralic craker that's to die for - but the dip is 100 cal for 2 tblspn.. crackers 6 130 so I just got the crackers and some meat and 2 books... Steph I love your story about the sugar - I remember going on vacation as a kid and in the dinning room of the hotel my brothers and I eating the sugar packet they have on the table... Well gotta go turn the meat - it's marinating in red wine vinegar and worstershire sauce and galice... I will cbl.. Dionna - as you will see - we are a big family - it's just too bad that we all live in diff parts of the country.. Ok I can see my typing & spelling is really bad - with 12 hrs at the hospital 5 hrs sleep & 8 hrs of work - what else can you expect.... :thumbup: CBL

Hi Gang... Bad news - Andrew (GS) got in an car accident yesterday morning (tire tread in the road - could not avoid it - it hit car (left front tire blew) and he lost control and went airborne off the side of the road - thankfully the car didn't roll) He has a fractured vertabrate (sp?) and burise disk (growth plates?? don;t know if they are one in the same). I was at the hospital from 8 a.m to 8:30 p.m yesterday. They did catscan - x rays - mri - great treatment - he was fitted with a brace that he has to wear and we have to see a pediatric ortho or nurosurgen... I am suppose to be on vacation next week - but since I wasn't here at work yesterday will have to come in on Monday to make up my time so I gotta get my butt in gear and see what's on my desk - I will cbl today if not tonite.. But wanted you all to know what's up and need your prayers and good thought for a speedy/safe not permanent damage to his spine) I just sorta scaned and didn't really read - but Karri Hugs it will get better - Steph Hugs on your cat - butterfly 08 - We Lucky #7 are a great group we all have done execellent in the last yr as you can see by out tickers - we understand that our band is only a tool and that the real work is up to us... Ok - I promise to cbl - I still gotta call the insurance - I haven't seen the car - it's in Banning (30-40 miles away) but really don't give a crap about it all I care about is Andrew. Hugs.. Janet

Oh Steph - Hugs Hugs Hugs - I am so sorry about your kitty - I am in tears just reading this and my heart is breaking for you... Hugs Hugs Hugs Oh ya i just got the peanut butter fiber one bar - LOVE IT.. The apple something is good and so is the one with chocolate - but I bet I could eat 2 :thumbup: CONGRATULATION MARI ON YOUR SIZE 20 !!!! WTG... I am glad that you have found an exercise that you enjoy and great on tracking your calorie - doing all these things is going to start the weight to come off... Mari what can you eat - are you eating slider foods - I can eat everything from salad to rice - pasta - tender steak - sandwhich lite bread (I don't do the rolls but have pinched on the curst once or twice and ate it when at a restaurant) ------- Ok ladies cking in - back from the gym - arms tonite and walked a mile - it's 7:30 and time to figure out what I am going to eat CBL:tongue:

You go girl :thumbup: You got it:thumbup: Yes you will Love it !!!!

Anne - I was on a cpap - 2 blood pressure meds - NO MORE cpap or blood pressure meds - Losing the weight (now 105 lbs) has given me so much more engery. I don't have arthritis so I can't help with that issue - but getting the weight off has to help - I can't beleive that I use to be walking around with 10 - 10lbs bags of potatoes on my body - heck I can lift 105 lbs but to walk around 24/7 with that much weight on my body - no wonder I was exhausted all the time.. Yes exercise is 100% easier now - I could barely do 30 mins in the beginning at like 2.5 mph - I would be dripping in sweat - I now do 3 miles 2 x week in 45 to 50 minutes (I still sweat but not like I use to) and do weight training 2 x week for an hour each time.. Losing the weight will improve your life - it really really will - I feel so great. Hugs - Janet Lynnette - You can do it! - take the word hope out of your vocabulary - replace it with WILL - Think positive - Positive affirmation really do work If you think you can't you won't - if you think you can you will.. Hugs - Janet

Kari - Love your Moon :tt2: Oh Karri - I think you would enjoy the challenge :cool2: I'm not a runner so I don't aspire to be one - but would love to compete in something if I was younger. Ruby - good idea (for karri to allow some more snacks within her calorie budget - just like last night - you didn't eat the whole cheese & cracker snack) that's how I do it I don't fight my hunger real or not at night - I feed it but just within my calorie budget. I am 100% like you - I don't buy the things that I know I have no control over - Like cookies and for me it's the whole sugar thing - like my oatmeal raisin cookies this past weekend - I would have never bought them no matter how tired i was at home - it's away from home I have to be careful of:eek: Darling we have all been trash bin diving in our own homes - you aren't the lone ranger in that one - that's why if I throw something away I make sure I can't get back too it in a moment of weakness:lol:

It's funny as we get older the more we like our routines.. Nothing bad about that and having time to yourself.. I like Jillian from the biggest loser - but I couldn't take her yelling at me and I understand the knee problems - I am not good at lunges (sp)

Karri You have 4 yrs to train for the next Olympic's - Take that NO OUT OF YOUR VOCABULARY!!!! You could do it.. Ok I gotta see how far Eugene is.. I may just come Phyl I hope GS & GF go as long as the fighting is a minimum - I would love the scenery of the drive !!! I always liked my sweets but seems like I have been wanting them more than I remember wanting them prior to banding - but who knows selective memory and pre banding I never really paid that much attention to my eating. I just knew I ate alot - but not as much as pple would think - my weight was a combination of eating and exercise (lack of) But I know I didn't eat sweets every night before banding and it seems like now I do have a pudding or fudgecicle most nights. Well off to bed - just stopped by the computer to turn it off - never posted in my 50 thread - well there's always tomorrow... Sweet Dreams Gang - TTYL :tongue2:

Karri - It must be something in the air about the sweet tooth issues - I have had them too.. When I was away this weekend bought oatmeal Raisin Walnut Cookies - I was tired and hungry after my 6.5 hr drive with 3 kids (17 13 10) 2 dogs - well ate a few Thurs - Frid - Saturday - I don't know why I buy stuff like that when I am away from home - I won't do it at home - but did ok otherwise and scale was up only a pound when I got home - so I feel ok - I have quit keeping a food diary - but still think about how much calories are in whatever I am eating - I am eating healthy (well for the most part except when I am away from home ) At home only sf stuff is allowed:tongue: OMW 8 lbs fluctuation in one day - that's crazy - I know that when I was 1st on zoloft i didn't think about food but that did change.. I think the running will help and we don't want you to have the anxiety or the weight gain - so just be patient and see what works for you once you can start running again.. Phyl the sweet tooth fairy must be hanging around your house too.. Mindless eating - popcorn is my food of choice for those times. Your trip sounds fun - how long of a drive?? I was suprised that my GS went on this last little trip - It was good to have all the family together. --------------------------------------------------------- Well it's 7:17 - turkey meatloaf in the oven (will have meatloaf sandwiches for lunch the rest of this week on light bread)- think I will have some carrot to.. Well off to watch my Olymipics from last night (went to bed like at 9 p.m I was pooped) Karri you are going to have to run in the next Olympic Marathon... You can do it we will be there to cheer you on... CBL :tongue2: P.S. Phyl good for you to be pampering yourself - and did you get another set of holes in your ears ??? While you were in NY

Good Morning Gang Yep yesterday was a sucky day for lbt - I lost like 3 post :thumbup: Jackie - Hope your daughter gets approved and that your mom will improve once she gets home - hugs loves and prayers. I wouldn't freak over to pieces of chicken if that's all you ate - but you know your band the best.. I guess I am just lucky - I am at my sweet spot 98% of the time. Candice - How cool to see the bears - isn't it funny how much better in shape you are today - great - Was Linda's son's wedding this past weekend??? Have you heard from her?? Karri - As Ruby said it shows what a great teacher you are - If my kids went to your school I would request you too.. But there does have to be a limit on how many kids you have... Hows the exercise going and maintenance... I am ok - ate too many sweets this past weekend but only gain a pound whihc will be off by thrusday so I am not freaking - I have this new thing when I am on vacation I allow myself stuff I don't eat at home - so it's a good trade off.' Ruby - has your Son started back to school yet - I bet you will enjoy having the house to yourself and the computer too :biggrin2:

Thanks Noela !!! Yes you can !!!

Denise - Good we know your band is working - and yes this is how my doc fills - but he gives a shot of novocain 1st (sp). I still get plus size catalogs - and I still gravitate to the plus section - but I love shopping in the reg section Steph - Yes my doc is great i truly do love him.- but to tell you the truth in a way I think I have surpised him but mostly maybe cuz of my age.. He has always said I have lost weight like a bypass patient - but I am like Michael Phelps - tell me I can't do something and I will sure in the hell do my best to prove you wrong :smile: Thanks - I am really lucky the ladies on my mentor thread are in the right frame of mind... They are doing great. Jackie - I am glad your Mom is better... Yes it's so hard to find a new Doc. Congratulations Kari ~~~' I am back - got back yesterday around 2 - 420 miles of driving (that's one way) so I didn't get on the computer - took a nap - watched the Olympics and then to bed around 9:30.. My doggies are glad to be home - Angel the little poodle pooped in my son's bed room - but he was so good about it - said he would take a little poop if it meant seeing his mom My eating was terrible - I ate too many sweets !!! but only gained 1 lbs so I am fine - didn't get really any exercise except for walking in the river on Friday but it was low so not really too much of a work out.. I had a good visit with my Son & Dil - we all like to watch the Olympic's even stayed up late to watch Darra Torres & Phelps on Saturday night (they don't have tivo)... Well, everyone sounds good - I gotta get to work so I will ck back later... Hugs...

Ok girl you go out and by a cute nightie (you can do it now with that flat tummy) and get a bottle of wine (for him we want you awake) and when you have been released - candles - dinner - wine - and :biggrin::thumbup: . You need to reward that man big time for being such a good nurse while you were recovering.. Jackie you are too funny with that dream... Well I am glad you had it if it will make you come to our next Lucky #7 vacation... Hope your daughter can get the band - There is a program somewhere that takes kids - it was on Ophra I think.. ___________________________________________________________ Ok gang this is going to be quick - I gotta back and eat - I have burned up 2 veggies being on this stupid computer - I answered and email then pm and the my mentor thread - I have burned up asparragas and spinach - so no veggies tonite in fact I forgot to get my fish out of the oven and the timer went off.. I am gone for a long weekend - so I most likely won't talk to you all til monday Have a great weekend !! Hugs & Love Janet

Well Phyl it's a good thing no champange or cookies - DH would have come back 15 lbs heavier:lol::Banane37: He gained that much on your trip.. You did execellent... only 1.3 and ya you still have water i bet.. Good Job.. The cat really tore up the house - OMW... I am taking my fur babies with me this weekend as gs is going with me and I don't want to kennel them... Will be an adventure... Congratulation Karri - Our Ms Marathoner !!!!! (anything you mean you can't do ANYTHING right now :sleep2::crying:)

Denise glad your band is working :0).. I have a dvr - I can't stay up until mid nite :Banane37:) - I get up at 5 - so I watch til 9:30 -10 when I go to bed and then in the morning - fast forward to the events I want to see (don't really care about the volleyball) I agree I love the orange yellow red combo of the chineese - why were our outfits in the opening ceremony black and white - they should have been RED WHITE & BLUE. USA ALL THE WAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Karri - Belated Band Anniversary 8/9 - OMW what you have done in a year's time !!! So Proud of you - and I am not to worried about your 3 miles... But agree with DH - don't push too too hard. I can't stay up to 11:30 or Midnight on a weekday - so I watch till I go to bed 9:30 - 10 ish - then in the morning while drinking coffee watch the rest of it... But my dvr stopped before the whole medel ceramoney was over and I didn't get the one from last night with the men's gymnastics. But they did great I am a BIG OLYMPIC FAN !!! I was just as pumped as Michael was when the won the relay - Screw you France for talking crap - and Michael did so well to shake their hands... USA ALL THE WAY !!!!! Steph - you have been a welcome blessing to our group - I forget that you and Karri aren't original Lucky #7 - As far as the leather coats go I want a bradly bardo (sp) or whatever his last name is ... Sunday is gold rush - but I won't be home - but lately I haven't really liked what they have had on gold rush days - plus now the cost of gold is up so much 200 calories bf - lunch 300 - dinner salad 300 - fudgecicle 150 (ate almonds with it) - pudding 60 with almonds so 100 total -chips & salsa 130 that's only 1180 So Karri I totally get how hard it is to up your calories.. Well gotta get to work - Hugs everyone CBL

Steph CONGRATULATIONS 73 LBS IN WHAT 8 MONTHS !!! ONLY 17 TO GO... WAY TO GO GIRL:thumbup: I can't beleive you have done so well - (well I don't mean it that way) it's cuz you were having troubles in the beginning with your old group and karri found you and told you to come and join us.. I remember you were struggling back then.. I have another short week - Off Thursday & Friday - so busy at work.. I talked to my trainer tonite about how much I should be eating - some calculator said 1972 c per day to maintain my weight and he said 1500 - I don't know who to beleive.. So far today 200 for breakfast jerky & string cheese - Lunch 1 pot refried beans - chicken - rice 350 calores - so I have 950 to go dinner salad with dressing (avacodo too) 200 - dinner 300 - snacks 200 or 300 I have some almonds So I will get real close to that 1500 by the time I go to bed.. Karri - are you back yet?? Did you have fun?? Kari - hows the vacation fun going... Linda - are you surviving all the wedding going ons and kids home Candice- hows the walking/hiking boots doing. Denise - What did the doc say?? Phyl - hope you are still having a good ride home. Ruby - How's it going with the Stepson - you haven't ck'd in in a while... Hope all is good. Ok just wanted to drop in and let you all know i am alive and well - hungry so am going to go make a salad (little lettuce - lots of red onion & avocado & dressing) and off the the boob tube to watch the Olympic's .. TTYL Hugs & Love Janet