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TGIF Gang !!! Phyl - that's really good a garment bag & 20 roll on - I took just the 20's roll on for my shoes and one other bag - and throught I did really good - well that didn't count my tote that had makeup & beauty supplies... Where did he put his socks & underwear - and shoes - Men and what they think is dressing up?? But I gotta say my X didnt complain about dressing up.. My gosh we are going to miss you for a whole week - well remember what they say about pay back :tt1: lets see how many pages we can do while you are on your cruise Karla - that student - I forgot to give you hugs about that last night - This is why I wouldn't/couldn't be a teacher - I would have been fired the 1st yr if I had a kid like that - I knew right away when your story started that it was going to be that kid - omw those parents don't know what they are in for it's only going to get worse... Quilt shop - Blossom Street Series by Debbie Macomber it's a whole seires of books about a ficition quilt shop but the auther is a big quilter - you all talk about quilts - maybe when we go to Canada - Candice can teach us non-quilters how to quilt - I think I may need a new hobby - but where will I find the time - work - gym - fb - lbt - tv - well I guess I could sleep a little less. I understand about the dreaming of owning and being afraid to take the risk - I'm that kind of person - I will never be a millionaire.. I wish I could take a risk and do something - but again - I like safe at this point in my life... Steph - Yep girl I think we all are a little stubborn in our own right... Today only 5 miles ok :0) or rest :0) Question - why do you make so many suckers?? Karri Great explaination... Have fun this weekend but be careful of the bears Ruby - Yep need something for bf - I'm up at 5 and usually don't have anything til like 9ish- a sb cereal bar 140 c 10 grms pt - or some days fruit - or a fiber one bar.. I had bbq chick last night about 3 oz - I weighed it and had 4 oz in my dish = 30 grms pt - but could only eat about 3 oz cuz I wanted my rice & spinach - I really don't count pt anymore or offical calories - but you don't know this - but I was at DS house for Easter - when buying the GK's easter candy - I got a bag of white choc reese pb cups - did i put the candy in the kids easter basket - hell know I ate 3/4 of the bag during the nite.. These are the things that scare me - I do ok at home - but when I go out of town - I am not the best - I guess it's good that I don't go out of town too often... Lets see Karri going hiking/camping - Phyl on a curise - Karla working - what's everyone else doing Me - gf called yesterday and wants to go shopping - I said lets go to the outlets in Cabazon (about 30 miles away) - I haven't opened my emails yet so I don't know her answer - so may do that tomorrow.. I have trainer at 8 in the a.m. cuz he missed Monday - no cardio this week just weights - Bad girl Janet. Well - gotta get by butt in gear - CBL:wink:

Oh My baby Girl - You are a pansy - I have slept under the stars (but it was in a camp ground no bears) we didn't have a tent - so took those banana lounge chairs - a whole bunch of comforter and slept under the stars 0 I loved that part and I have drank from streams (well this was 20 yrs ago ) So I would carry the water - but not the tent :tt2:. 86 Degrees - make sure you take plenty of water and your cell phones (both of you) alot of ppl hike in our mountains get lost strained and have to be helicoptered out - So be careful - take matches lighter and plenty of protein bars.. OMW - NO UPGRADE !!! He should have does his best to get you one - Tracy is the one who went on the cruise - I figured it out... So everyone vote for Kris !!! Yep I love farming !!! Did Earl get your suit cases... Well our charter schools here in the desert are part of the public school system - parents are more active in the one here and the ciruculum (sp) is different.. I'll let one of the teachers explain Ruby - Yep it's so easy to slip back into the old eating habit (unhealthy foods) and I think for all of us it's that still wanting to eat those foods - the taste - I'm at my sweet spot but gotta say - it's easier to eat sliders - you don't have to do all that chewing - you just let it all slide down. and those sliders taste so good .. You know how that 1st bite of sugar just reels you in to wanting more and more.. and ya you aren't eating bag like you use to which is great - but you are allow more treat than what is really needed - feed your dissapointment for not being able to move back home ??? I knew you would still be exercising and if you remember right before you quit posting we had this conversation about exercise and calories - your would eat 1500 calories and say oh I burned 500 so I really had only 1000 for the day - I remember telling you not to do it that way - to only eat the 1000 calorie and let the calories you burn be $$ in the bank - I'm not explaining it correctly but it's 8 and my brain is dead - but you get what i mean i think (I know you use to :ohmy:) Food is our addiction - and the minute we think we have it beat - it come back and slaps us in the face.. You are back where you belong - with us... You have made the 1st step by getting rid of the crap - admiting to your problem and forming a plan to get back on track - Logging your food - protein 1st and exercise (an no you can NOT eat more cuz you exercised ) And as to stuffing those last few bites of crap into your mouth - it was your fair well to it - so leave it where it belongs (in the past) and now move forward - Yes you gotta post in the Morning - Noon & night - OK !!! Just like you use to :0) Karla - I had to go to the attonery about my Bro's estate and while there realized I didn't pay his property taxes in April (I pay mine in advance in December just for this reason forgetting) so came home and did accounting stuff on his eatate so I am late tonite - it's already 8... Ok here is what you do about being tight in the morning and loose at night - I don't have this problem but regardless - I still am a night time eater and I am at my sweet spot.. So here is what you do - BUDGET YOUR CALORIES.. I eat BF 100 - 160 cal and Lunch 200-250 cal - and I don't eat snacks between bf and lunch and lunch & dinner - I save those 2 snacks for nights - I eat my dinner 300-350 cal - then can have 2 fudgesicles (200 cal) - 2 pudding (120 cal)- and a snack pack of popcorn (100 cal) That how I did it and how I still do it now - I can take being hungry during the day - but at night is my biggest problem and always has been - Ok gang I gotta spllit - I am pooped - I will talk to you all int the morning - sweet dreams.

Farming is funny - it really doesn't take that much time :0) depending on the crops you plant - You guys gotta try it - I will send you invites - trees don't go bad if you don't harvest them in a certain amount of time but your crops will - I'm up to level 14 have $50K+ heck Phyl started after me and she's at level 17 I think - but again she has more time than me :0) Nichoel who use to post here is like a lever 26 she has a beautiful farm.. Steph I would say about 1/8 of a cup is a scoop - it seems like it was a big scoop - I have a scoop for my Jay White protein just looked at it it says 80 cc national measure on the scoop and you know what - I would change that to 1/4 of a cup - it's a big scoop.. Karla - your new doc sounds wonderful... - No much to report - HAPPY THAT KRIS is in the final 2 of Idol - think we should all vote for him !!! Don't get me wrong Adam is great - but he will make it without Idol - I love Kris's sweetness and they kind of music he sings - I can't say I am a big rocker chick.. Well back to the grind -cbl

Yep and he paid for the last one too.. This is bs he need to slow his little A$$ down - He know's I am pissed - he can't stand it when I am pissed at him- it's too funny on that front.. Who knows if he will move - but I think it would be good to get out of indio and he would at least be by his dad - well living with them - til they get in a fight... Time will tell on that one... I would like him to - now that his dad is sober I think it would be good for both of them... but DS has a temper and so does GS - we will see - I can see it now - Mom Andrew is this or that - Lala Dad is this or that ...

She does that - shows up for a while - then disappears... Ruby where are you girl - Well, my house is back to normal - but I am pissed Andrew got a speed ticket - got one about 2 months ago !!! Going to the gym helped burn off some of that anger.. He says he is going to Move in a couple of months up to his dad's him & his cousin - we will see - I think it will be good for him - but then I'm going to have to clean my own house :0)

Kari - have other pple do your harvesting - it may help and yes you need must have high speed - didn't know dial up was still around :0)

OMW - you were busy - You leave Saturday - 1 week ... I had a small lite mocha frap with extra shot of expresso after work yesterday - i needed the lift :0)... I thought Thomas's parents where going - who's going to ck on the kids while you are both gone :0) Isn't someone else going on the cruise with you??

Good Morning Gang Thought I would post EARLY but see Karla has beat me :0) Ruby as to your struggles - hugs -- You need to get back to the basic - Go back to the beginning - I know it's hard after you have lost your motivation - but I think doing that - Logging calories (you were good at that) and following a healthy eating plan and not allowing so many treats - that's what gets us all the time .... Remember food is our drug of choice - plan and simple - I was talking to a lady last night from back east she's getting banded 6/17 - and I told her clean out your kitchen - get all your trigger foods out of the house - you would not leave a bottle of booze on the kitchen counter if you were an alcoholic so why would you leave a bag of cookies (or whatever) in the pantry. You explain this to your family and they should understand.. We have no control when it comes to food. I know that you get plenty of exercise cuz you walk and don't drive - but are you still doing your gym and karate (or what ever it was like that) Oh ya - Ruby met Karla (cremark) Karla meet Ruby - She is one of our Original #7 - maybe cuz we were talking about how many pple have left she came back - Ruby, Karla is a friend of Steph and was just banded and cuz Steph loves us so much asked her to join us.. Karla - My doc is tough after a fill its 7 days liquids - 7 days mushies - 7 days soft then back to regular food - I pretty much did that the 1st fill but the 2nd fill I didn't - I did like 2 days liquids then mushies then soft then regular.. 1st fill felt right away remember eating yogurt and almost pbing - but that fill seemed to dissappear within 2 weeks so I called and made another appointment - then my 2nd fill took about 2 weeks to finally settle in. Kari - My friend who's getting banded next month has knee issues - I told her that you just biked - she asked what kind of bike do you have regular or recumbent?? I didn't remember.. I think I am going to invite her to join our thread Karri - Did you get some sleep - I saw on FB that you realized that you aren't super human and needed some rest - did you get it?? Denise - How goes the battle.... Phyl - How's the knee doing - how long with DD be gone on vacation - is this the one with the little kids (thomas) so far I remember Tracy has the 2 older ones (Adam & Alisha) Steph - How's the back doing... Candice - When to you leave for France !!! Ok gang it's 5:30 - I can't beleive how fast time goes when you are on the computer !!! Gotta jump in the shower... Talk to you all when I get to work...

Way to go Candice !!!!! Kari - LOL Karri - only 1 month to go you will make it OMG RUBY - SO GLAD YOU ARE BACK -!!! I pm you when you dissappeared - I thought that maybe had moved... Ok Girl we will get you back on the straight and narrow !!!! Always !!! Yes I know my Girl !!! Karla - OMG what an AH Doc !!!! Glad you are going to change doc's give the fill some time to settle in - Ok gang sorry this is quick - I thought I posted last night but the kids were still here and I think I read but then went swimming with them cuz they left this morning Had jury duty this a.m. have to go back next monday - they only excused pple who had legal reason not to sit on a 25 day trial - it's a murder trial - Going to have to go sit thru jury selection next monday - and hopefully I get kicked off.. Family gone so now I can get back to my normal routine I promise to post tomorrow - but it's 8:30 and I haven't even cooked yet Oh Ruby 22 months out and I'm still eating fish !!! So hug and I am happy you are back Ruby - but I gotta go eat my usual dinner - How's your son !!! Sorry you didn't get to move and I skipped the gym yesterday and today - Going tomorrow for sure... Hugs girls talk to you in the morning...

Wishing you All a Very Happy Mother's Day Hope you all have a Great Day Love Janet

Sounds like fun !!! Hope you are lucky !!! OMG THIS IS TOO FRICKING FUNNY PHYL !!! I figured you guys had more than enought - he's just tight and I bet he is scottish... Cutting paper towels !!! 91K on your car - ya you need a new one - and the whole issue of you getting stranded !!! I would hate that... It's the stress that's making you tight !!! Earl cooks the fish while it's frozen and meat too - Yuck - I think of it as defrosting too fast and it would make the meat bad - i guess not but - it takes about hr to defrost fish - meat longer - what about that shareing the cooking - are you guys doing that?? I KNOW you will be getting your legs fixed - I have no doubt !!! Yep spend it Candice - I wish my $$$ was cash instead of land - well do have some cash - but the majortiy is still tied up in land - I want to be able to live the life and not leave it all to the kids... OMW - these are all the reasons I'm single !!!! I'm too selfish to be married.... Well I'm off to watch a little t.v. I have gotten nails done- got md cards for dil - food for tonite (bbq ribs) - tomorrow mac salad bbq chick veggies = made a cake for ds & dil - choc - so I will be complaining next week about those 2 lbs again :0) - Planing on a piece (or 2) but that's it - I have some great strawberries... Ok girls - I will ck back latter...

Good Morning Candice - I have already talked to you on FB I'm back from the gym 2.64 miles on the treadmil and 1.5 on the eliptical... Hugs on being sick - glad you are somewhat better today hows the headache.. I too still sort horde food - it's just diff kind of food now :0 Well I need to get in the shower - got stuff to do... CBL

Ok you have been given plenty of suggestions LOOK FOR ANOTHER PS DOCTOR ETC FROM THE OTHERS - Earl is just being tight - YOU NEED THIS FOR YOU AND FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE IN LOSING 100+ PLAN AND SIMPLE - YOU WORKED YOU CONTRIBUTED TO YOUR RETIREMENT - TAKE OUT A FRICKING LOAN IF YOU HAVE TO AND MAKE PAYMENTS ... I KNOW THAT DR BOBBY HAD PHAMPLETS ABOUT MEDICAL FINANCING AND ALL THE PS DOCS TO DO. I WANT YOU TO KEEP LOOKING AND FOLLOW KARRI'S ADVICE ABOUT THE MED SCHOOL.. AND NOW ADAYS WITH MSRA/STAPH YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE THAT RISK. DON'T GIVE UP - YOU MUST HAVE THE PS AND REPLACEMENT NOT ONE OR THE OTHER.. Karla - it's the full moon - I was STARVING all day today - and last night too... Had 1.5 pizza - a big bag of popcorn - then a fudgesicle - then a pudding - I just can't seem to get full - and we still have days like that - it will never end imho.. But like Karri says we aren't going to die if we don't eat for a couple of hours - that's the way I look at it too - and this is another reason I don't keep dangerous foods in my house... I went to the store tonite to get dinner for the family I was STARVING - I want fried chicken and gravy with mashed tatoes - but you know what I did - I cooked my fish - bought this big thing of strawberries for $3.00 a watermelon and bananas - Why you ask - how did I do it - cuz I KNOW I can't eat like I use to or I will end up like I use to be... Plus we are cooking for MD and I will have some macaroni salad - with the bbq chicken & veggie and maybe a piece of cake that I will bake for my DIL... Planned treats... I know that being hungry isn't going to kill me - and I was thinking this afternoon why am I starving (had salad for lunch but it didn't have much meat mostly just lettuce and dressing) so I made some ice tea (besides I was sleepy and wanted the caffine) and it helped some... But what helped the most was not giving into my hunger - I didn't buy the stuff I wanted to at the store - I bought fruit and that made me proud of me... I will not let my alter fat ego (I don't know what to name her - lets see - Big Jan that's her name) win - she isn't going to win... Some days she may - but I do my best to knock her off my shoulder when she's telling me it's ok to over induldgue .. Hugs !!!!! GREAT ADVICE !!! I love the meat story - and I guess you are wright on the # of meals 1/2 lbs per person is Big Jan talking/thinking - I just bought 2 fish fillets - they were less than a 1 lbs - and it will be 4 meals..

45 lbs of meat :0) that's too funny that's 45 days of food :0) - Glad you aren't stuck maybe this will be the fill. Rest til you have to do all that food saver crap - I have one too - but to use it the correct way you gotta sort pre-freeze meat so all that juice doesn't mess up the seal - I use that new wrap/seal stuff - It's easier and faster and cheap cuz i aint washing out the bags and reusing them.. Kari no you aren't forgotten - I knew I was missing someone - but it does go back to who had just posted - I apoligize- Hugs cuz I do love you and look forward to meeting you this summer. why do you have dial up !!!!

Darling you will never get kicked off !!!! You might get chastied but that's it - and yes I have said oh one bite then that turns into 2 - alot of time I then throw it away - but have been known not too.. I just don't start and it works for me.. My bad - I knew I was forgetting someone!!! Kari sorry !!! This is was I strive for with dinner each night I want to be full - last night we had pizza - Had 1.5 pieces - wasn't full so had some asparugus (sp) and popcorn and watched Slum Dog Millonaire - Excellent Movie ! Yep darling it didn't hurt when you did it cuz of the shot... No more balance board --- How's it feel this morning. I seriousley doubt you have any nutirisional blood issues - you are good about taking all those vitimans. Glad you went back to bed.. !!! Take it easy today

Darling - You better get in that nap... Hope you are feeling better. Steph - that's what teachers are suppose to do is help the student understand what they are doing - that's teaching !!! Candice there are only 4 original lucky #7 that still post - you - me - phyl & Denise - Yes a few pop in everynow and then but out of like 50+ of us there are only 4 OG'S.... I miss Dmjet - sunshine55 - CC we had 2 cc and someone else with a cc kinda of name - - jackie said she was going to come back on fb she wrote me saying she had to get an unfill - - Linda I wish she would post again - I chat with her everynow and then on fb - Ya when you go back and read it's like wow what happend to this one or that one - heck the lady who started this thread never ever posted again We have the 4 of us our Karri Steph & Karla - that 7 pple who post regularilty on this thread ...

Phyl's ok just talked to her it was short cuz a client came in and I had to get off the phone

Good Morning Gang !!! I know Phyl has Doc appointment today - I will be calling her in a bit (9 am is a good time don't you think) we havent heard from her in a few days and I wasn't on FB yesterday so don't know if she has posted there.. I am getting concerned... Steph - I think it's good for the kids to have someone else chew them out and make them cry - I know with my boys DS & GS its the only time that I could get out of them what was really bothering them... Hugs - I know how hard this is for you - I have done it twice !!! I survived and so will you .. Karri - Did you get some rest last night - how are you feeling today?? Karla - What did you eat for dinner?? Are you going shopping tonite :0) Candice - Start at about page 202 I think - prior to that was mostly us talking about getting banded - I went back a couple of weeks ago - didn't read alot - but some - and I know that I have looked at my little food diaries - and I would write in there about my struggles on some days.. Well gotta get in gear here - cbl :thumbsup:

Karri - What a wonderful experience - I love reading your story - had me laughing and crying at the same time - love the songs that came on - how cool was that.. I bet you are exhausted !!!! You should have taken an extra day off - plan for it next year ok... Sure glad DH showed up or he would have had to dealt with me.. Making you walk to work !!! Not good.. Why didn't he respond !!!! to your text or calls.... That would piss me off too.. Hope you are in bed getting the rest you need.. Candice Loved your list - print it and keep it with you - you have accomplished so very much in the last 22 monts - and you have learned so much more about yourself and addiction - one day at a time - you are doing this... Chim Sorry you lost your band - but glad you are doing ok and everything is fine with the baby... Karla - you have permission not to walk tomorrow as long as you promise to make a grocery list of healthy foods and go shopping after work - also do you have a crockpot - throw in a chicken - veggies and by the time you get home dinner is done.. Glad you are eating the ice cream cuz I woul just have to jump on a plane and kick your butt... Well ladies - sorry this is short but it's 8:22 - I need to go eat - Andrew is going out tonite (out of town to a club) so I won't be getting much sleep - and then Joseph & family should be here 4 or 5 a.m tonite/tomorrow whatever you want to call it... They are leaving after DIL gets off work. Heck I didn't sleep worth crap last night and now between Andrew going out and them coming - I guess I won't be getting much sleep tonite either... Phyl where are you - Doc appointment tomorrow?? Who's going home on idol - Kris or allison Ok I am going - Will ttyl

Good Morning Gang !!!! Sorry I didn't get back yesterday but went to the gym after work - then Target to get some veggies and when I got home gf called to come by and pickup her jewelry from the jewelry party - and then she said want to go to Kohl's with me - heck it was like 7 by then - but I said ya why not... Now this is very out of character for both of us -we are very rountine pple - Didn't get home til after 9... Watched Idol then to bed ... But for some reason I am not sleeping well - woke up like 3 or 4 times last night... NDPrairel Hugs on your issues - I am in menopause to but lucky don't have any meds - Suggestion find low calorie foods to snack on - 100 c pack popcorn is a life saver for me and increase your exercise. Karri Omg - you made your Mommy cry on this one- how sweet :cool2:- but it's cuz I had a crappy Mom too so I totally understand where you are comming from and I know that's where our food issues come from and I truly wanted you to know that you were loved and that you could let go - I felt your pain and didn't want you to hurt or think these things were your fault - I think we all need a Good Mom in our lives - and I think that God put us all here to help each other - Look at those of us who have stuck around - there is a reason - We are Family !!! Congrats on committing to your 2010 Marathon - You will beat your old time. Muscle repair - I hope you mean rest and that you didn't hurt yourself... Karla -Yes as I just said we are family.. We all have issues, they may not be exactly alike but they all have a common thread - abuse be it mental or physical or both.. I know that we all think we are alone with our problems but we aren't... My GS (Andrew) always seend to start an heart to heart which seemed to turn into an argument at 9 at night. Proud of you for reading labels!!! Sometimes I am in the grocery store for 2 hrs - cuz I am hungry want food - but I always read the lable to see what the serving size is and calories and 99.9% of the time I don't get what ever it is cuz the servicing size vs calories just isn't worth it... Steph - Just keep repeating this too shall pass - Michael's age is the worse - Andrew and I battled weekly if not daliy at that age. and just think you are like 16 yrs younger than I was - heck I was 50 dealing with a 14 yr old - I swear I was going to stroke out some days... Yes he will grow out of it - Andrew and I get along much better - not to say we don't still have fights - but for the most part our house is alot calmer - and he did get through school and I was afaird he wouldn't... So just take a deep breath - and when things get to heated stop and walk away - I read that in some parenting book - don't aruge with them If my Dad was pissed at me - he would always say - we will talk about it in the morning.. Phyl -How the knee - you have dr appt this week (tomorrow right) Candice - Debbie asked about you & G - said to say HI !!! Ok I gotta get to work - I really wanted to say more but - I got stuff to do and this took hr as it is... So will spout off later :0)

Karla - Hugs on the Mom issues - I gotta say though - if this has been a lifetime habit of your family to treat you like shit then I would not be around them. Why set yourself up for that kind of abuse - ya they are your family but if they treat you like shit then they aren't much of one - My suggestion is to not have any contact with them what so ever. If it was an abusive DH or BF - would you stick around - I doubt it.. So why stick around negative pple period even if they are family. I'm an orphan now - My Mom died when I was 15 (suicide) and my Dad & Stepmom died 17 yrs ago - My Mom's mom - was great to me but so negative - she would cry about my GP miss treating her - when he'd been dead for 35 yrs - come on now - I would tell her if he was such a bad man then you should be happy he's dead - why are you crying about it now... Gf Stand up for yourself - I know that after years of this kind of abuse it will be hard - but if I were you I would tell your Mom to go jump in a lake - I would say if you feel that way about me (wish you weren't born or dead) then I will be out of your life along with my kids - I am a grown women and you nor anyone else is going to talk to me in this manner. If an when you want a relationship with me then we can talk - but I am no longer your whipping board. I think that if you take yourself out of these sitituations you will start feeling better about you... I too am a muncher at nite - so budget your calories to compensate for this. Make sure the kitchen is stocked with healthy foods - but again becareful not to over do as even healthy food is fattening when you eat too much of it.. We all have out pity parties - but we have to put a limit to them - have it for one day then - pull up those bootstraps and move forward - we can't change the past - its done over with gone - all we can do is go forward and do our best to make the changes needed to improve our lives.. Phyl - I was watching the weather channel last night and say that both you and Karri are getting rain... Well ya it's warmed up here - but we have had tons of wind - which you know how much I dislike it.. and looks like it's going to be here for a while... Hugs on the coldness - and I bet it's not helping that knee problem one bit - Glad you are going to the ortho - keep us posted on that.. Sounds like you are going to have a wonderful Mother's Day with your family.. Can you do a bike - I know pple say it's easy on the knees (omg I am having a moment of dejuve - I feel I have typed this before :0) I know that they have some chair exercises out there - google it and see what you come up with - moving is key they say that pple who figgit lose more weight - so tap your toes move those arms - it should help some.. And on that lady huging you and wanting to cry - Well GF you are that kind of friend - You make pple feel special and loved and we all need pple like you in our lives.. Karri Glad you made it home safe and your fill went well.. I bet you are exhausted but elated at the same time.. I ck'd fb last night to see how you were doing as -I had a problem with LBT as a breaker had flipped and when I went outside to flip back I forgot my computer was on - then forgot my password got locked out had to reset which took like 30 minutes so that's why I didn't post here last night Ok I gotta get to work girls - I will CBL Karla - remember you are no bodys door mat any longer ok... That's your new mantra !!!

I forgot - Well I would still complain to someone !!!! Karla - I am going to kick your butt - YOU ARE NOT A LOSER DON'T TALK THAT WAY ABOUT YOURSELF !!!! Ok GF you need some serious intervention on your issues... If you talk that way to yourself - you are going to thnk that way and be that!!! Let it go - come on now you are a grown woman - you work hard, you are a single mom, Why in the F are you a loser to your xdh - hell he's the fricking loser for letting you go... Come on now.. There is no reason to be ashamed of not having shit loads of money - You are a teacher - you work at the nursery - do you have a gambling or drug habit that we don't know about or maybe even shopping - Where's your DH with the check for the kids.. You gotta work on no letting other pples crap bug you - think to yourself who owns the problem them or me - if its them then let it go - you can't do anything about that - the only person you can control is you and how you react to crap... Yes each day when you post here - before you post go log in your food - that's an order - ok... I can't stress enough on this issue how important it is - just cuz you aren't logging doesn't mean they don't count (calories) Aren't you the least bit competitive ??? If I were you I would show these pple whom you feel inferior to - that you can do this - that you had major surgery and that you can control what you do with it - you just have to prove to yourself that you can do this for you!!!! I have issues with what's left of my family but it's sure not being inferior - I have never felt inferior to my bros & sis - I guess for me even fat I had a big ego and alot of self confidence. Gotta say I have a little more now - it's cuz I am not ashamed of my weight anymore and am very proud of what I have done to get it off.. Ok on the party - each day assign a task to each of the kids and yourself - it will get done - do the stuff that needs done the most and is most visable to visitors - and don't worry about the stuff they can't see and if it doesn't get all done so what - it's about celbrating your daughters graduation.. Yep Kari - farming 2 farms - 2 pathwords, 2 parking wars and 2 possum and lbt 2 thread and sometimes the 50 thread... Can we all say transfer addiction - better than eating :0)

Karla - you need a fill dear the food cop here really wants to chastise you ... but I know that you worked your butt off below... But gf stay away from the soda please... You are just beginning your journey and all these treats already... Darling none of that crap works - period end of story - the only thing that works is eating healhty - exercising - remember you got banded to lose weight... Karla - How old are your kids - I forget - can't they help you get the house ready and the yard work.. We all have issues with our families of some sort - so don't fret on that issue.. Denise Glad you had fun - love your new fb picture it's great pple are stealing your moms clothes - omg - then take one set and leave them there - when does she get to come home I would be talking to someone high up on that issue... Ya alot of my friends clicked the aci berry ads and the were stupid enought to use their atm cards and not cc when ordering and caught all kinds of grief - and the only think lost was the $$$ out of their bank accounts....

:party: CONGRATULATION TO OUR :thumbup:KARRI :thumbup: JUST FINISHED 1ST FULL :thumbup:MARATHON:thumbup: :huggie:SO PROUD OF YOU:huggie: :wub: WTG - WTG - WTG :smile::Dancing_tongue::biggrin::Dancing_wub: WHAT A FANTASTIC ACCOMPLISHMENT :success1: YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO BE :thumbup:PROUD OF !!!:thumbup: YEA KARRI - YEA KARRI WOOT :Banane45::Banane35::Banane45::Banane35: WOOT WOOT :Banane35::Banane45::Banane35::Banane09: AMAZING !!! :party:

Oh that's interesting - I don't really run - can jog for like for a song or 2 if I'm feeling particulary strong - my problem is my brain tells me I can't do it but my body can. I did the stairs for 30 minutes level 6 did like 97 and 2 miles flights burned like 228 calories and was sweating like a pig - it was hard for the last 15 minutes - I just kept telling myself 3 songs you can do 3 more songs... Then I got on the treadmil inclines 4-6-9 3.0 t 3.7 for another 2.5 miles - said I burned another 225 calories So that's 4.5 miles - I was going to try for the 5 - but I was pooped... I wonder what it will say once you start working with weights that will be very interesting... Ok I gotta get in gear - Candice where are you girl - I hope nothing bad is going on.... Remember wedding france and us.... Ok going to go vaccum my room.. cbl Karri safe trip..