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Steph - WTG on food today - Yes get some of that prochino stuff you use to drink - Yep you gotta eat during the day - Ya just gotta quit the mindless snacking - and make a menu and stick to it - carry that jerky (just a few pieces) popcorn - a little baggy of nuts (they are high in calories) Just quit eating around your band... You gotta be able to find healthy foods that you can tolerate.. Which are your dogs & which are Jeff's - who's dogs are the grey hounds??? Ryder got treats like my dogs - but he couldn't sleep in my bed - too big - I just have a queen.. See below - as long as that's all you eat for the meal - no bread - cracker etc - you will be ok - it's pretty high in calories imho - if you left out all the fruit & nuts you would be better off have it w/o the nuts and fruit w/some lite bread (45 cal a slice) or a few wheat thins (8 = 70 calories) Ck salad w/o fruit & nuts 1/2 cup is like 256 cal - add 8 cracker 70 cal = 326 total for lunch or dinner Sure glad she's ok - 1 can of chicken - 1 cup of meat - see above Sorry about being food cop - but ya gotta know the amount of calories in your food - that kind of stuff is easy to snack and eat more than just 1/2 cup

Hugs & Prayers that Sydney recovers - do they know how he/she did it - poor thing... LOL on the collar bones :0) - Today is a new day!!! Hope it's better than yesterday!!!! Yep Phyl - Women God Food - something like that - I may pick it up too.. Ya you can deflate those balls - but then you gotta repump them up - which would be a pain imho - they are great for balance core stuff - at Power of fitness we had them - they don't have them at Worlds - where we do weights - we would do push ups - dips - skull crushers etc on them - lifting weights and balancing on ball.. Dog Rules 1. Dogs are never permitted in the house. The dog stays outside in a specially built wooden compartment named, for very good reason, the dog house. WELL THIS IS OUT FROM THE START IT'S TOO HOT IN THE DESERT 2. Okay, the dog can enter the house, but only for short visits or if his own house is under renovation. 3. Okay, the dog can stay in the house on a permanent basis, provided his dog house can be sold in a yard sale to a rookie dog owner. LOL AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH 4. Inside the house, the dog is not allowed to run free and is confined to a comfortable but secure metal cage. - WE ARE HERE RIGHT NOW TILL POTTY TRAINED ESPEICALLY WHEN ANDREW IS SLEEPING - BUT WHEN I'M HOME 5. Okay, the cage becomes part of a two-for-one deal along with the dog house in the yard sale, and the dog can go wherever he pleases. ONCE POTTY TRAINED 6. The dog is never allowed on the furniture. Stupid Rule 7. Okay, the dog can get on the old furniture but not the new furniture. 8. Okay, the dog can get up on the new furniture until it looks like the old furniture and then we'll sell the whole darn works and buy new furniture...upon which the dog will most definitely not be allowed. THESE ARE STUPID RULES LITTLE DOGS CAN GET ON FURNITURE FROM DAY 1 9. The dog never sleeps on the bed. Period. Another DUMB RULE !!! 10. Okay, the dog can sleep at the foot of the bed. 11. Okay, the dog can sleep alongside you, but he's not allowed under the covers. 12. Okay, the dog can sleep under the covers but not with his head on the pillow. 13. Okay, the dog can sleep alongside you under the covers with his head on the pillow, but if he snores he's got to leave the room. 14. Okay, the dog can sleep and snore and have nightmares in bed, but he's not to come in and sleep on the couch in the TV room, where I'm now sleeping. That's just not fair. WELL ANOTHER REASON FOR SMALL DOGS - STILL ROOM IN THE BED FOR ME :0) 15. The dog never gets listed on the census questionnaire as "primary resident," even if it's true. Of course, cats are born with such privileges and are never accountable to law. The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue." "There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face." > -Ben Williams "The average dog is a nicer person than the average person."Andrew A. Rooney "Dogs need to sniff the ground; it's how they keep abreast of current events. The ground is a giant dog newspaper, containing all kinds of late-breaking dog news items, which, if they are especially urgent, are often continued in the next yard." -Dave Barry "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. Well going out w/gf from work for happy hr after work - tomorrow no plans - I need to clean my room - Sunday Angel & Bear Beauty Shop @ 10:30 - then to the gym to do some new class that's combination of yoga & pliates - Pios sound it out - Pie osa (short a) (sp)

Good Morning Gang - TGIF - I am sleepy this a.m. Steph - Well at least it wasnt drama between the 2 - just normal stuff - food wasn't that bad except for the milk duds - girl - stay away from sugar.. Karla - Listen to Steph - Please Please stop the negativity - you focus way to much on the negative.. I would be totally pissed at DD#4 taking stuff from the house - tell her no more. Phyl - Glad we don't have a cart - Bella was almost Zoey :0) when Andrew was picking names ;0).. Bella's coloring is suppose to change - the tan will turn red and the black sliver - I don't know anything about yorkies - I think Jackie has them.. Candice - Peter leaving for the weekend - You better have plans - we know what you do when he's gone.. So read your book - do some quilting - stay out of the car and kitchen ;0) Have a safe trip to TO.. Well time to hit the showers - cbl

OMG I don't know what I would have said to that... Think I would be too shocked here' pics of Bella

IMHO if i had 200 lbs or more to lose - I think my doc would have suggested bypass - I asked this question in my 1st consultation - I think we do have pple who have lost that much with the band - in know of pple who have lost 150+ Again the surgery doesn't lose the weight for you - nor keep it off - it's all about what we consume and what we burn along with our metabolism.. The statistic for the band is 50% to 60% of your excess weight - so you are in that percentage.. I don't know the statistics for sleeve nor bypass - but I know that if anyone with wls go back to eating their "normal" they gain it back. Here's the link to the sleeve thread- we have many banders who have converted.. Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery (VSG) Forum For some pple they can't find that sweet spot - Good Luck on your conversion

Well she's still on the pill - she got the meds before the ck bounced... the rest is her problem - she owns it not you - what would you tell me - if Andrew had another ticket -- follow that advice. just mow the weeds Hugs

xoxox Diva !!!

DITTO !!! Who owns the problem !!! No you :0)

Candice WTG on the exercise !!!! I'm lucky exercise makes me not hungry.. Karla - I took pic's last night - hope to load them tonite WTG on relaxing - and yep I would have DD#4 bring the card back - you better ck the bank too.. Steph - Proud of you girl !!! WTG on food and stopping by.. Issue w/Jeff & Michael - what did the counseler say on how to deal w/their issues - I would just tell them they gotta work it out and leave me out of it..

I know this started in March and it's now July but I gotta put my 2 cents in The band didn't fail you - imho you didn't do the work required to be successfull. The band is only a tool - it doesn't make your food choices for you and it doesn't exercise for you.. It's unhealthy to be so tight that you can only drink .. Losing weight isn't about starving yourself - it's about eating healthy - 3 meals a day - 2 healthy Snacks and exercise. It's about knowing how many calories you are consuming a day and how many excess calories you are burning. Losing weight is simple math... I was told the 1st day I joined lbt that the band wasn't the magic cure all to our issues with food - it's only a tool. Diets don't work - when you go off them and go back to eating normal the weight comes back on - light bulb moment our normal eating is what got us fat in the 1st place.. The band isn't going to lose your weight - you are - it's just a piece of plastic to make you feel full on a smaller about of food - that doesn't mean you are going to be satisfied on that amount of food - hell I am physicall full right now from lunch - but I still want to eat... Just cuz I feel full doesn't mean that my head still doesn't want more food.. Go back and start over - Keep a food diary - weigh and measure your food - eat off small plates - start some kind of exercise - talk to your doc - you can do this - you have the tool now you just have to do the work..

Found this in my email from some site I am signed up to.. how smart women lose weight Sure it’s important to have a healthy diet plan to lose weight, but if that isn’t enough, then consider this strategic plan used by smart women. The first time Jenn set out to lose those 20 pounds, she gave up sugared sodas. The second time, she ate only protein. She fasted, overdosed on raw carrots and counted fat grams. All of the diet tips and healthy weight loss plans she tried worked, but only for a while. Sheer force of will didn't keep her from chowing down when the impulse struck; nor did it get her into the gym. Not until Jenn approached her excess weight the way a new CEO might a faltering business did her 20 extra pounds disappear for good. Here’s the problem-solving approach that Jenn used to successfully supplement her healthy diet plan. The technique Jenn used is a systematic problem-solving approach developed more than 50 years ago to improve industrial production. Called "quality improvement" or "systems thinking," it means you: look at your problem as part of a larger system find things that contribute to the problem experiment by changing the system in some small way After you've seen the result of your change, you alter the system again to incorporate the new change, then look for other causes of the problem. Then you experiment with the other solutions until the problem is solved. If your problem is too much weight, you can use this method to change the behaviors causing it. Farrokh Alemi, Ph.D., associate professor of health-care management at George Mason University School of Nursing in McLean, Va. and his colleagues have tested what they call continuous self-improvement on 400 people seeking personal change, including healthy weight loss and exercising more. Not only has it been successful in changing daily habits, the changes have been long lasting. Here's how it could work for you. Step 1: Look at the big picture Shift from seeing your weight problem in personal terms and instead see it as part of a larger system that includes your family needs, social life, work hours and whatever else affects your exercise and eating habits, including any ethnic-food preferences and peer pressures. Once you discover how many outside factors affect your healthy diet plan and exercise, you'll realize that losing weight with willpower alone is almost impossible. "Using willpower for self-improvement is like applying brute force," Alemi says. "Using a systems approach is applying intelligence." Step 2: Define the problem Before coming up with solutions, you need to identify the real problem, says Linda Norman, M.S.N., R.N., associate dean at the School of Nursing at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., and one of Alemi's research colleagues. Say your favorite jeans are too tight. Instead of telling yourself you need to lose weight, Norman suggests you ask yourself a series of questions, such as "What's associated with the weight gain that's made my jeans tight?" (maybe the underlying problem is boredom at work or the pain of a bad relationship) and "What's contributing to my weight gain?" (maybe you don't make time for exercise, or you eat in response to stress and need to learn other stress-management techniques so you can successfully follow a healthy diet plan). "The more questions you ask," Norman says, "the closer you'll get to the root of the problem." "It also helps to 'frame' the problem positively," Alemi adds. "For example, you might look at weight gain as an opportunity to get fit." Finally, it's important to define the problem in a way that lets you monitor your progress and measure the outcome by how well you're dealing with the triggers that cause weight gain. Step 3: Brainstorm solutions Clearly defining the problem that is preventing you from achieving healthy weight loss will lead you to the solution. If you've stated the problem vaguely -- "I have to eat less" -- you've biased yourself toward dieting as a solution. But if you're specific -- "I need to change jobs or reduce my stress to protect my health" -- you'll probably think of several good answers to your problem, such as seeing a career counselor or starting a new exercise program. Write down every solution that comes to mind, then arrange the list according to priority, starting with the ones that contribute most to the problem or will have the greatest impact on the outcome. Step 4: Monitor your progress Make the first item on your list your first experiment. "Say the problem is that you're sedentary, and your first solution is to work out with a friend after work," says Duncan Neuhauser, Ph.D., a professor of health management at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland and another of Alemi's research colleagues. "You might experiment with using your noon hour to make exercise 'dates.' " After a few weeks, add up the number of times you exercised. If your first solution didn't work, try an evening exercise class or find a park where people walk or run after work. Win or lose, keep notes. "Measure your progress every day," Neuhauser says, "and put the results in chart or graph form. Visual aids are helpful." The data you gather will also make you aware of your normal variations. You may be more active on certain days of your menstrual cycle, for example, or you may always gain 2 pounds when you spend weekends with certain friends. "The data gathering is not just about keeping track of your weight," Norman says. "It's about tracking the process that affects your weight." Step 5: Identify barriers "There are going to be crises, external influences, times you have to eat Grandma's cookies," Neuhauser says. You'll have days when you can't exercise and days when you'll be tempted by holiday meals, and because you're tracking your progress, you'll be able to detect which events actually cause weight gain. "Overwhelming evidence from many areas, including substance-abuse research, shows that situations trigger relapses," Alemi says. "You need to find out which situations make you return to old habits." Once you're aware that working late makes you too tired to exercise, for example, you can test strategies for leaving work on time. If you blow your balanced healthy diet because you dine out with friends who always order too much, try hosting takeout at your house and make sure you order healthy foods. Step 6: Build a support team Some people lose weight with the help of a diet buddy, but for the best chance of success, you need the support of people whose decisions will affect your efforts. "When you make systemwide changes, your actions affect many people," Alemi says. "If you plan to lose weight by changing your food-shopping, cooking habits and strategy for a balanced healthy diet, then everyone at home will be affected. You're better off to engage them from the start." Start by educating these friends and family members about weight loss in general (including what lifestyle changes are necessary) and your goals in particular with regard to a healthy weight loss, then involve them in your daily experiments. "The whole group needs to agree to rely on the data," Alemie says. As results of your changes come in, including new, healthier habits, share them with the group. After all, when you finally do solve your weight problem, these people are the ones who will help you celebrate your success. They may even thank you for helping them, too.

Candice Thanks you are so right - he wasn't a good fit - but he had such a loveable face - he was a good dog except for being a puppy.. Well it's done - I'll be ok in a week or so.. WTG on going back to zumba - and share on that book - I really hope you read something in there that gives you your ah ha moment.. I so wish that everyone would get that ah ha moment - it does make the journery a little easier when the light blub has gone off. I am so gratefull that for me it has - not that its always easy - but it is easier .. Karla you said something the other day - that sorta bugged me - "You are better than us cuz you wouldn't be binging" Sweety I will never been be better than anyone here... I am just very forunate that my light bulb went off - I still struggle at time - it's not always easy - I have my momemts but I am trying to accept that I do have power . You do have control – you just have to realize it – you are not helpless – food is not stronger than you. It’s not a living thing that imposes it’s will on use – it just food – it can’t control you.. I believe that we do have to give ourselves credit for being stronger than food – we give food it’s power over us – so it’s in our power to take it away !!! To take back our lives !!!!! That book women food and god – sounds really good – Oprah made a statement on Monday that made a lot of sense to me – you know when something happens like stress and we good looking for food – thinking that handful of almonds is going to fix it – ya the chemical reaction does seem to calm us (our drug of choice) we avoid our feelings – what’s wrong with feeling stressed – tired – sad. Those are all real emotions – and we need to learn to accept them and deal w/them and quit trying to avoiding them – we need to quit trying to self medicate w/food.. Oprah made the comment – Oh I’m not stress – I don’t have stress in my life – but then she realized that every time she did she self medicated w/food – even healthy foods (almonds) but as we all know too much of a good thing is just as bad as too much of a bad thing :0) This is a journey and we have a lot of things to work thru – it’s not an easy trip – a lot of soul searching is needed and that’s hard at time – we don’t want to deal w/our issues – we would rather eat them away… THE ABOVE IS - excerpt from my mentor thread... I AM NOT BETTER THAN YOU OR ANYONE !!!!! The only diff is that I have truly worked on me - I quit putting me down - I started truly lovung me - I deserve to be happy and have the best life I can have - it's not going to be given to me - i have to work for it -

Love the pic of Zoey on the scooter - too cute !!!! Ya I remember Bella was the name of the dog you almost got - we almost named her Zoey (andrew liked that name) he comes up w/dumb names imho so I suggested names that I liked ;0) -I thought Angel was an average name - but when he looked Bella up on the internet it's very popular due to the twilight seires ... I guess that's a name of one of the charecters. Right now she's tan & black - but that's suppose to change red/silver - thats what andrew says anyway Andrew was talking to some lady at the ck out stand when he was working - she was a breeder - who had the pups - so it just worked out perfectly.. We still are sad about Ryder ... Hope they can convince them to move - they really need it.. I though I was out of the woods about taking care of elderly parents since mine are gone - but then realized I have my Uncle Charles he's not old yet - but w/this knee issue will have some responsiblities..

Phyl - Ya the liquids after a fill is hard - I really only do for one day.. You have done so well in the last 3 yrs !!!! You have a lot to be proud of.. Has anyone ck’d into assisted living for them… Steph – Glad to hear it !!!! You can make time to be accountable and you know that’s what we need.. Karla – Hugs on work – but you can still talk to customers – just don’t refer them to anyone – Say that it’s the office policy as if they don’t like them – then you can’t be blamed for referring them – that’s what we have to do.. Silly girl why are you figuring out your time – just do what you have to do and let the cards fall where they may – you are micro managing every second – chill – relax it will get done eventurally.. Well - we have a replacment dog !!!! I haven't taken a picture yet - but it's a dog that will fit into our household A yorkie - Bella - a little dog - it's the kind of dog that fits our lifestyle.. Can't do alot of damage - Andrew is very good as usual in potty training... Being the softie I am – I couldn’t say no and after being around Zoey – it made me want another little dog (she’s just so cute) but I didn’t tell that to Andrew – but still missing Ryder Angel, Bear & Sheba aren't afraid of it - they aren't growling at it - it's so tiny 1.14 weight will be a 5 lbs dog.. The house is quite w/o Ryder - and I'm still missing him (well sorta not missing the messes he makes and the puppy issues) but the dog it's self - his cute trusting face - I feel that I betrayed his trust and love for us by giving him away.. He will be taken care of and have a playmate his size – it will be ok – it’s just going to take a few day..

No Karla not binging - having some dog issues since last friday I discovered that Ryder has scratched up my car real bad - chasing the cat - Andrew said he was out of control when I was gone - So there's been alot of tears around here. I am sad tonite - we had to give Ryder away - Yes I didn't like him - but I did love him - I didn't like the puppy and he was just tearing up too much stuff - my car is all scratched up from him chasing the cat and if you leave him in the house while we are gone he tears up stuff - he's just too much for our house and Andrew isn't going to exercise him to help get rid of the energy (hell it's too hot right now anyway 115 + predicted for the next few days.) My Gardner took him - he has an 8 month old german shepard so Ryder will have someone his size to play with - and he will be allowed in the house.. I sure hope they treat him good (I'm sure they will - Sergio is a really nice guy) - he was a good boy - just too much for us - we really are a small dog house But I'm still crying and Andrew's pretty upset too (crying) but he knows that we can't have a dog that is going to tear up expensive stuff - with Bear & Angel we lost a couple sandles but that was it.. WTG Candice on the zumba !!!! Have you ever tried just one pill to see how you feel.. Yep Phyl - Zoey is a puppy she needs to explore - good exercise for you ;0) WTG on your loss !!!! Well gotta go ck dinner - Steak & fiber groument pasta and spinach - doubt I will eat too much - just a little stressed right now.. Did go to boot camp - came out looking like a drowned rat

Good morning Gang Karla & Candice - Hugs on your medical issues - I'm thankful I don't have any ;0) well tmi this a.m. can't go :0) Phyl hope you get a fill - they do help... Candice - yep I was thinking of you when I was watching Oprah yesterday.. We don't have to have tramatic issues as a reason for eating - but we are covering up feelings I have always said I self medicate to go to sleep (eat) I may pick up the book myself.. Dinner - Candice I eat the same thing most nights last night fish - tonite steak and veggies :0) I have boot camp today - Lunch is fish & spinach :0) who know's breakfast some nuts :0).. Glad you had a good time w/kids... Well off to the shower

Good Morning Peeps.... Phyl - Expensive wine for me is $10 a bottle - hell you only get what like 4 glasses from it.. (large) Enjoy - we know you are our wine girl :0) Karla - Yep you got a lot to be thankful for !!! Keep reminding yourself of that... I would go with eating when hungry - that's pretty much how I eat - especially on the weekends.. Well Drive by - I'm at work slept in till 5:30 this a.m.

OMG laughing my ass off on that one Phyl - you hung up on her lol - older pple who don't understand tech stuff lol.. Hugs on Uncle Ed - sometimes when pple are sick they need insulin - I know my dad was diabetic but when he was in the hospital he need it (insulin).. Can they get someone (visiting nurse to come in) How scary about Tracy- Kaitlin told me on the way to the airport that a girl she knew (here in the desert) OD on Oxycontin last week - she's the same age as Kaitlin 15.5 yrs old (you know you gotta add those half yrs when you are 15 ;0) - Kaitlin said she was a beautiful girl - but she got mixed up w/some boy who did drugs.. Ya I showed here how to cook - told her she needs to help out more at home - that she needs to cook and clean for her mom - she's on the lazy side.. I love her w/all my heart - loved her visiting - but glad to have the house back to me and Andrew - she eats diff than us or should I say Andrew - I am not cooking 3 meals ;0) 2 I can do - don't think anything of - have done it most my life - Joseph didn't like stuffed bell peppers - so he had rice and hamburger patties on those nights..

Good Afternoon Karla - I just want you to think more postitivly.. I every time you have a negative thought - say stop and think of a good thought.. I do it all the time.. When we think and act negative that's what we get.. Hugs on your Dad & Mom - the 1st yr is the hardest... Does your house have a/c?? Yep get smart water or lite gatoraid or whatever that has eletricolites in it.. Took Kaitlin to the airport - now going to go get comfortable and maybe a nap :0).. cbl

Had a Great workout !!! Karla ) You crack me up... I think you need to change your mindset... You need to think more on the positive side - you know the saying - turn the frown into a smile - it does work :0) Try it ... Tiny Sips - Get some of those waters that has electricolites in them - smart water - pedilite - lite gadoraid Phyl love the blankets !!! Candice - Enjoy

Karla all your work in the nursery and yard even house is exercise... You hate the hot you hate the cold - what time of year is your fav - 90 isn't hot... lol... I get stuck on watermellon often - also I can't eat right after exerciseing it makes me tight..

Wtg Candice - How was dinner last night !!! Have you gotten any exercise ??? Weren't you going to go back to the gym... How's your baby have you taken her to the dr yet WTG Phyl on your exercise !!! Love the family pictures !!! Beautiful Family !!! That salmon has lots of salt - so be careful... Glad Zoey is ok from here surgery...

Good Morning - Had stuff to do last night never got on computer - then andrew got sick - every hr on the hr throwing up...

Good Morning Chickies Well Phyl was up w/the chickens this a.m. 5 a.m. to take Zoey to get fixed.. Didn't think the girl could get up that early ;0) lol... Karla - What did you get done yesterday.. Candice - Back on track today :0) Linda - How was your trip home Karri - I know you are in Vegas w/no phone :0) that's great !!! Hope you are enjoying the heat !!! Steph - Are you home safe and sound.. Well gotta get to work - before someone walks over here and sees me on lbt... cbl HAVE A GREAT DAY !!

I love my girls - both Karri & Phyl called - we had an EQ - it was 1st reported 5.6 but it was a 5.4 - I was in the car on the way to the gym - didn't feel it - 5.4 is nothing...