IndioGirl55

GOOD MORNING GANG !!!! CANDICE, PHLY, KARI, LINDA SEE YOU IN A FEW HOURS.. DENISE, STEPH, KARLA & KARRI - NEXT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO COME. LOVE TO YOU ALL !!!! Linda- I will congratulate you in person :0) Off to the shower to get dressed for my day Please pray I make my connection in Dallas We will ck in and post pic... xoxoxo Janet

I think it's the whole passport issue - so will have to get to the airport just a tad earlier My plane leaves PS at 8:10 - Get to DFW @ 12:55 - leave DFW 1:35 - that gives me like 20 mintues to get to whatever gate my next plane leaves from - that's cutting it close!!! What time to you leave - well I guess a lot later you dont' have to fly as far... [ YES CANDICE WE ARE COOKING YOU AND PETER DINNER ON SUNDAY - NO IF ANDS AND BUTS... You have to take us the the grocery store and we are going to whip you up a meal.. It's going to be just you Denise & Steph.... I'm not too worried about having to catch up on too many pages LOL Men !!! This is why I ain't looking... I figured it wouldn't go any where - but I can imagine what a pain it is... Ok just cking in - I have been to the gym - bank - grocery store - feed the dog - gave Andrew verbal instructions and gotta decide what I'm bring (packing) and fix me some dinner.. Yep tomorrow night at this time we will almost be at Candices house.. Oh can't wait... Most likely will cb in the morning - but I think I'm off for the night... Gotta charge my phone & camera - Yes we will take pic's - I don't think you (steph) ever posted the ones you took last yr - you were busy desiging your website... I agree with that's what was missing about our trip last yr - not enough visiting - that's why I think this will be a great time..

How much can you eat per meal of real food.. How's your sweet tooth :0) What about the head hunger...

Ya I looked it's suppose to rain the whole weekend what I gathered - temps 75 but feels like 85 cuz of the humidity - so I don't think I am going to back a suit either - just cuz why - if the weather say rain Candice, don't worry yourself too much it will be just nice to be together - hell you have a Wii we can have teams and do competitions :0) - Play cards - you can teach us how to quilt - and what's a little water - when it rains there does it rain all day - or just on / off missing... I saw some picture of wasaga beach looks like a beautiful green area - I want to go for a walk... I might just pack my umbrella instead of a swim suit.. Phyl - do you have your scooter??? How was your trip.. I just tried to do on line check in but can't cuz it's an international flight - will have to ck in at the air port to show my passport... oh well - gotta be at the airport around 6ish in the morning - 12 hrs of travel time - well 11. 40 minutes - but doesn't 12 hours sound more dramtic !!!! I am the most miles away aren't I - Phyl's closer to Canada than I am even though we are both on the west coast. Having pork tenderloin for lunch

Good Morning Gang Just a quick check in... Trying to get desk cleaned up for being gone 3 days - boss just got in hope he leaves me the hell alone.. Tonite gym, bank, cat food - she is about to run out - Andrew wants more hot links - packing (I have already changed what I am taking - last night moved things around - got the swimsuit out - candice do you think we are going to need them??) Need to make a to do list for me so I don't forget anything (like my passport) Then make a to do list for Andrew - when and what to feed my animals.. Karla - Congrats on the weight loss - You are doing super !!! Steph - hopefully they will drop the whole thing..

I have dental - 485 towards health 80/20 plan with 500 ded & 15 towards dental (1500 limit annually ) I pay 90 bucks out of my pocket for the lower deductible and the 80/20 plan. I have no vision. I will have to watch tomorrow and see what he has to say.. What I do know something has to be done - health insurance cost too much the hospital billed my insurance $64000 for 2 nights - my insurance paid $3500 - I paid $750 - the wrote off the rest - WTF is up with that - why don't they just bill what they are going to get paid - why do they inflate the cost..

Candice - tomorrow night 5 my time Obama is going on tv to talk about his health care plan - I will have to tivo it cuz I will be at the gym - My employer gives me 500 towards my health care - I could have purchased a plan so that I didn't have to pay a dime - but I wanted a lower deductible so I pay like $20 a pay period extra. But they (employer) doesn't pay for dependants at all - so pple w/kids it cost them $$ to have their kids insured and it's not cheap ... I know that we just changed in April to Aetna and that pple who had kids had to put out alot more $$$ to get them covered.. I really haven't watched the news much lately cuz it's just to depressing .. We are told that your system stinks - that Canadians complain about it - and if you need something right a way you can't get it done.. Our elderly eat cat food so they can pay for their meds - we don't take care of our elderly and the pple who are old now didn't have 401k etc - they just relied on Social Security cuz we thought that would be enough - but it isn't and that's broke too.. It's so overwhelming - I just do my scarlett immitation and say - Oh I will worry about that tomorrow... too much for my pea brain..

Karla - no work done yet lol - maybe in November - a gf at work is going to a local doc (he does faces only) and I have heard he's the beverly hills doc of the desert - so I am going to see how she comes out and maybe over thanksgiving I may do my face - then the arms next year..

Good evening Gang Well, Phyl should be in NY by now - I think her plane got her there around 8:30 pm - she left at 8:30 this morning - she has had a long day... Candice - I love the pple movers - they are what will get you from one to the other terminals licky split and I can walk alot faster now a days Kari - Bring the cords that hook your camera up to the computer and we will show you how to do it... I need to make sure my batteries are charged.. Kaitlin in the middle one - she's 14.5 yrs old - she's not really into boys just yet - she says she's never going to have sex - we have a bet - $100 - She told me this when she was in 7th grade - she said she was getting married but no sex and adopting a baby - I said baby girl - sex is how husbands & wives show affection - if you aren't going to have sex - I doubt you will be getting married.. Even now when she talks about having kids - it's always remember Lala - I am adopting.. They keep a pretty good eye on her - she says she's not going to make the same mistakes as her mom & me by having kids young - she wants to go to college.. So fingers crossed that her brain controls those hormones that will be hitting her system before long and she starts liking boys - I have told her she can't date til she's 16... Both her parents defer to me about parenting sometime- she went out with a group to the show that included a boy - my DS called and asked if I thought it was ok - I said yes as long as it's a group of kids - Brooke the baby - is a total tomboy !!! I am always talking to both girls about eating healthy and exercise. Their parents (I still gotta scan that pic) are both obese and have terrible eating habits - As far as my son is concern - I rather have him fat than on drugs - so if I have to pick a habit - I rather it be food than drugs.. Remember last yr when I went to the LBT thingie in Vegas - they talked alot about how obese pple are discriminated against - you should have heard some of the stories the girls were telling - outright to your face discrimnation from their bosses.. Well, I was busy at work - I hope tomorrow goes smoothly - my boss has been out sick for the last 2 days - I'm back from the gym - did my 3 miles and am soaking wet but feel good that I went - go again tomorrow night for arms.. May even do a couple miles after the weights, cuz I know that we will be indulging in some adult beverages Well just cking in - quite today - cbl

Irene I eat 100 c snack pack popcorn almost every nite - one piece at a time - I use it to tame my head hunger... I can run a little - I don't really enjoy it except for the fact that I can - I usually just walk on treadmill 4 to 15 inclines about 3 mile 2 x a week and weight training 2 x week I have to force myself to go some days -but like you said once I have done it I feel so much better.. Except right now it's so hot here that it's very hard to get motivated to exercise - I do it - but summer time is tough.. Hugs J

Here's my 2 fav pic from the one we took over the 4th...

Karla GF I need to take you to a grocery store don't I - Kashi also make them too.. You can get a Jim Dean Egg McMuffin for 210 calories - I can't eat all that bread most days but can eat 1/2 of the english muffin egg cheese bacon. some days I just eat the egg/bacon/cheese When you go shopping - read labels !!!! I was hungry yesterday when I went shopping - I picked up 5 diff muffin mixes - Fiberone made w/egg beaters & apple sauce - 130 cal for 1 muffin - opposed to 170 to 210 for the other ones - I almost bought them but knew I couldn't stop at one and I would want to slather it with butter - so I just didn't buy it... So you like the SF creamer I take it... It's better than the SF syrup imho... it has like 35 cal but I'll take that cuz it taste good - You have about 700 cal for the rest of the day - that's good.. Candice Last yr when I had my blood test my bad cholestoral was up a bit - they said to eat more fiber - well when you can't eat alot of food how can you up your fiber.. Question - how can yo have 1200 cal if you are so tight - what did you eat - a blizzard :smile: I really think that you are tight cuz of the excitement of us comming since you weren't too tight in France.. Phyl Glad you had a great Anniversary... My clothes aren't packed but put to the side of the closet... I will have to be at PS airport by 7 a.m on Thursday if not 6:45 a.m cuz I know there are alot of business travelers - but maybe not cuz it's summer - I don't remember what time I left here last year. I have 30 mintues between planes in Dallas - I hope to God that I am not in a terminal that's far away - and that my plane leaves on time from PS - I like to have at least 1 hr between flights - leeway for delays - and I will need my smoke break :0)

Irene lmao - only post from work - me too - well I do from home too but somedays I am on lbt more than I should be :smile: I'm so happy that you got that unfill - I truly do feel that you have to eat.. When we 1st get banded all we read about is fills fills fills - how many cc's etc - We think we are suppose to be so tight to only eat 1/3 to 1/2 cup of food per meal - but that's not life and like we all know - we can eat around our bands and tend to when we can't eat real food. This is the reason I preach day in and day out it's all about a lifestyle change - eating healthy - ya our bands provide restriction - it's a great tool but that's all it is.. We really have to get our heads in a new place - it's not about what we can't eat - but about what we need to eat to be healthy.. We can still have chips/queso every now and then - but a true portion size (10 to 14 chips & 3 tblspn queso) not the whole damn bag and 2 cups queso. I did this yesterday - oh ya I wanted more - and could have eaten more - but just said ok enough you had your treat. You are at your sweet spot and there will be days that you are more hungrier than others - there will be days that it seems like you have lost restriction - then wham the next day you will feel it again. And there will be days that you wish you didn't have the darn thing in cuz you want to eat more but can't. (I wish I was like LuLu cuz head hunger is a big problem for me) Just keep on eating healthy (no dieting) get some exercise and you will get to your goal... Hugs & Love Janet

CONGRATS ON ONDERLAND !!!! GF WTF are you crying about 9 lbs in 1 month OMG YOU ARE DOING GREAT... Darling you can have a poached egg on a special k waffle with s/f surypy...... You gotta learn to eat the food you like in a lighter version..

Karla - sounds like a good plan - once you get your fill you should be able to drop your caloires to 800 one day then vary them - I know this worked for me - May or not work for you but worth a try.. Let us know when you call the doc !!! HELL NO !!! YOU CAN NOT UNFILL YOURSELF YOU ARE TIGHT CUZ YOU ARE STRESSING ABOUT ALL OF US DECENDING ON YOU !!!! THAT THE REASON SO NO NO NO NO DO IT YOURSELF UN-FILL HAPPY 2 YR BAND ANNIVERSARY PHYL !!!! You have done a great job !!! Can't wait to hear how your meeting went today - What a great thing to do on your 2 yrs band birrthady Oh I didn't know it was a diff kind of popcorn.. I am glad you aren't trying to do your own unfill Glad to hear your sale went so well.. Linda you did good all week - and you were at a fair where there are NO healthy choice- you enjoyed yourself you are living life - today is a new day... I understand about the smoking - that why even outside in a crowd - I will try and move away and stand up wind - I try and be a concerate smoker.. [ Darling you don't know hot weather - 90 degrees at 5 a.m.

Well, glad to hear that it's not just an age thing since I have a grandson your age :0).. I am glad that you are taking hold of your life at this age - I feel that I wasted so many years being obese. You will now have a lifetime free of that.. We kid ourselves that we are fine with our weight - but that's just denial... Ya we accept it but aren't truly happy as it limits the quaility of our lives.. Hugs for a safe surgery and speedy recovery - Wishing you the best !!!!

Erin - If you really want this then you will do it.. I was a total slug bug prior to surgery - just vaccuming the house caused me to break out in a sweat... There are days that I really try and talk myself out of exercising - I tell myself all these great excuses - missing one day won't hurt - you can go tommorrow - you had a hard day at work - etc - Well I come in the house I immeditaly change clothes and just go - I dont listen to that little devil on my left shoulder - I just do it - and you know what - I feel 100% better after I have done it and proud of myself for doing it. So babygirl - if you want this bad enough you will do IT As my signature says - eating healthy + exercise + band = success

Good Morning Gang ... What can I say HOT HOT HOT I will be looking forward to the cooler weather - going to hate to see my A/C bill next month.. Karla - I understand your frustration.. Hugs - I guess I was just one of those lucky ones after my 2nd fill - I was there (sweet spot)and I had my Ah ha moment and all the yr of previous attempts at dieting the knowledge gained about the whole lifetime lifestyle change - I finally understood what they were talking about.. Have you ever done WW before - Take that knowledge and apply it with the help of the band - That's what I have done IMHO WW is the most balance way of eating - but I guess I follow southbeach more cuz of the limited carbs - but I really don't know that much about southbeach and I don't count carbs in fruits or veggies - just starches.. Take it one day at a time - that's all you can do - Think before you eat and budget for those times when you know that your head hunger is going to get the best of you.. You have been losing weight - so it's not like you are gaining.. Well, I need to do something - oh ya food shop but not that much since I won't be here after Wed - But need food until then -

Denise Pre Happy Band anniversary on the 24th since I'll be in Canada - but Candice does have computer - so we will give you guys a shout out.. Hugs on the DS I know how it is.. Been there done that and heck my DS is 38 and just now going up. DGS hasn't been too bad - teenager but no like his Dad.. Hugs wish there was something I could tell you - What's your DH opinion of the stituation - is he getting involved or is it up to you..

I just went on one in March - No problems - Like Jachut says this isn't a diet - it's your new life - I made healthy food choices had a few treats and hit the gym and walked the stairs.. Pre banding I would have the hot & cold appertizers - then my entree and if it was lobster night I would ask for 2 tails - then dessert - then the midnight buffet... For me dinner was perfect - had a little salad my entree and even dessert some nites - the diff between this time and prior cruises - I didn't clean my plate or ask for seconds

It's great to have a plan - but you don't want to burn yourself out either.. During my weight loss phase I went to the gym 4-5 days a week and maybe 6 some weeks - but that was a rarity... Just don't make exercise so over whelming that you are going to quit... And remember life does happen and things will come up and you might not be able to do what you wanted - then you will get frustrate and just quit all together.. I know I am an all or nothing kind of person - but if something came up that was totally un-avoidable - and I couldn't go - I just made sure that I went the next day..

Kim I have always said what they really need to invent is a band for our heads - that's where 99% of our problems lie imho.. I my 3rd fill got me too tight and had all of if but .1 taken out - and I haven't needed another one since - 1/08.. For me being able to eat 1 to 1.5 cup of food per meal is my sweet spot... I agree I never ever want to be too tight again - I would rather use will power than been so tight that I could barely sip Water.. You are doing great ... Thanks EE I am feeling great !!1

Darling I didn't mean to infer that you were silly girl - I know that you went to mexico so it's not like you had a doc here to explain it all... That's why you are here is to ask these questions - what I was refering to is that my doc has a stomach display with the band that shows how it works Heck I have a binder full of info - I had to do homework on a food plan and menu to get all my protein grams But again I have the benefit of a local doctor and gotta say that even pple here who have local doc's don't have as much info as I had.. The way you explained the new doc - I think he would be a great doc - You need to set up an appointment - I want you to call on monday.. Plus it's easier to explain things in live speech than it is typing - at least for me it is. You aren't an idoit - I would never call you that... You just didn't have the benefit of a local doc that's all

Karla - We were all told no straws - reason I think is air but not sure - my doc gave me a pt drink after last fill to drink it had a straw... I do drink ice out of a straw if I am out an order one or a mocha frapaccino (lite) - I don't think they are a biggie.. Like Linda says you have lost fat from around your stomach so band needs adjusting.. Salad isn't a slider in fact alot of pple can't do salad - Karri got bad stuck from a spinach salad.. - sliders are slipper food for the most part - Ice cream - liquids - and for me cookies - chips etc crispy foods too - I would say cooked zuchine or crooked neck squash are sliders - I cook my veggies to death - so they are mushies - but again I have gotten stuck on butternut squash which is like mashed potatoes.. think of a hole the size of a quarter - that's the size of the hole between your pouch and old stomach - when you chew meats it balls up and sorta plugs the whole up - so it plugs up the hole and you eat some more and have the full pouch feeling - were if you are just eating ice creams - it's a liquid and will slip right on thru.. OMG girl - what do you know about your band - I know you went to mexico - but didn't they show you what the band does and how it works??? Yes you need to call that new doc and go in and get a fill if you can eat a sandwich like that.. Then you can talk to him an get a better understanding of your band.. For me eating 1 to 1.5 cups per meal is good restriction (feeling pouch full) Lunch today was salad - I would say 2 cups cuz I am eating it out of a regular bowl and not one of my 1 cup bowls - I are around 2:30 I am full right now and don't want to eat.. Hey girl are you ready !!! Are you packed :0) is Mel looking forward to the trip - He's met me & phyl and candice - so I guess he won't feel too strange - it's not like we talk to him on a daily basis.. Gosh remember when we all met last summer - how cool it was - it was like we have know each other for years !!! Candice I had hair appt this morning - nails & toes :0) then did a little shopping - got a lite hoodie and yoga pants and a couple of tops for my trip - I have the clothes I'm taking put to the side to pack on Wed nite Kettle corn is a sweet popcorn - not coated like carmel corn but think of it being popped with sugar instead of salt.. That's not exactly it - really don't know how it's made cuz I don't care for it bought some by accident once - and threw it out - but I know it's sweet.. Since Steph has a machine - she can tell you :0) 118 was what my car said when I got home this afternoon !!! The wind is coming up so it's like a frickin furnance out there - so 21 = 75 (I think) Will be nice - but like I told my hair dresser this morning - 75 is winter weather for me - and it's hard to think about packing long pants & sweaters when its 118 here. I am bringing sandals - and I guess I can change clothes on my return trip in Denver since I have carry on luggage - cuz my plane leaves like at 8:30 Monday and it will be cool there and planes can be cold too - but when I get home it will be 110 or so - so I may just change in to capris and sandles in Denver.. Who gives a hoot if the weather cooperates or not - we will all be together - chatting drinking and eating - and that's what is the most important part.. Well, we have thrus - friday - sat & sunday - We are going to bbq sat nite - your cassarole sounds good so that's 2 nites - so we have Thrus - Sunday left I don't know I thought it would be nice to cook for you - we don't want you do to all the work - So I sorta figured we could go to the store and get something and make it for you too.. I know Linda & I are coming Thursday - When's Phyl coming and when's kari coming... Didn't you say it's like a hour or so drive from the airport to your house - so we won't be getting in till late - so may eating out on thursday nite - I know that I will be hungry cuz they don't feed you on planes and the foods they have aren't things I really eat.. You need to let us go to the store and buy food and cook for you one nite (sunday) we can all chip in and do the work and let you chill... The only thing I require is caffine in the morning :0).... Well, I need to give Angel a bath - I put clean sheets on the bed and since she sleeps w/me - she needs to be cleaned too :0).. Will cbl - Hugs - 5 more sleeps til CANADA !!!!

Steph Kettle Korn Business - OK :0) - a way to meet pple... I don't know the calories - cuz I like my popcorn w/butter not sugar - well I don't use butter anymore - but you know what I mean Glad to hear that you ate :0) So Popcorn's not a slider for you? Yep since you were with us at our very first reunion - you totally understand how much fun you are going to miss - I could not imagine not being at one of our reunions.. I can't wait til next yr - New Orleans & Denise !!!! and getting to meet Karla... I know Karri said that she would try and come to that one cuz she would like to try a cruise and for those who haven't done it before - I think the 3 dayer ones are the best way to ck it out to see if you like them.. My broker (he's a kid late 20's or maybe 30 now) just went on one over the 4th - he loved it... He called just to tell me about it since he knows how much I love cruising -- Plus got me into something thats making 6% tax free - YEA !!! Linda Ya it's HOT here - my car said 117 yesterday - last night leaving target the wind was blowing and it felt like a frickin furnance - What is the most tiring about the heat is that at midnite it's 100 - 5 a.m. 90 we get no releif at all.... So ya I will enjoy the cooler weather - but the problem is when it's 115 you can't even think about how to pack for 75/60 degree weather - Can you see me leaving Palm Springs airport with a leather jacket on my arm when it's 115 outside.. lol With the weather the way it is - I don't remember what 75 feels like - but do know that's winter weather for me :0) So as of right now maybe one pair of capri's in the suitcase - but will be bringing long pant and tennis shoes instead of just sandals :0) Well, I must me in my manic phase - didn't get off the computer last night til 10 - hadn't eaten made a salad and know what was so funny about that - when it was done (lettuce turkey avocado onion shredded carrots & bolthouse ranch) I looked at it and SMILED !!! I was looking at it and smiled thinking oh that looks so good I can't wait to dive into it.... OMG what a transformation !!!!! That I really looked at a salad as my dinner and was going to enjoy it !!! I didn't get to sleep til after midnite - then Angel woke me up at 5 - so here I am up on the computer drinking coffee washing clothes - need to get hair colored before I go to hair dresser this morning - plus I need to get to the gym too... I love my manic phase... it's better than the blah phase... Well, dryer just went off - CBL :cursing: