I'llsucceed

I never knew the hardship that Ryan faced with all of his health issues. Maybe that is why his wonderful way of wordings things touched all of us in an unique and positive way. I have said a prayer of peace & understanding for his wife & family. I am thankful that his passing was peaceful and pray always that his spirit fills his families heart everyday. He will be missed and his kind ways never forgotten. Rest in Peace Ryan:angel:

I Love you all so very much & have missed you more than you can imagine! Please would you all take a moment to hugs yourselfs from me!!! You'll never know the power you have all had in helping me with my recovery over these past 2 months. please see my post under support entitled I'll SUCCEED IS ALIVE & BLESSED. I'll be back to catch up through out this next week:0) God Bless you All & Thank you Thank you Thank You!

Wow! The power of prayer & well wishes can never be under estimated! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU I am alive & doing what I think is GREAT!!! As Penni informed my LBT family I had a stroke on June 12,2006. I lost over 90% of my speach and my writting skills. I recovered these both very fast . I was nearly over 80% recovered within only 3 days. I stumbled to the left often at first & had a flop right foot. I also kept hitting my chin with my toothbrush:0). But this two was better within about 5 days. The over dose of heprin was the worse & installing of the pick-line finally gave me some relief. Total in the hospital was 9 days & the care unfortunately was horrible. The mistakes were over 9 pgs long & didn't get any better. Here I though I was in a great hospital. Well enough about bad stuff. Good news was I lost 10 pounds in only 9 days. Bad new is 9 of those pounds have found there way back:0)I had a set back on July 26 & they think I had a TIA- But the additional cats & MRI & MRA & so forth didn't show this so maybe just a really bad day. My tounge swelled & speach was poor. The signs of my stroke were not what you are taught as a youth. I had zero tinglyness/numbness. I only felt super tired & had trouble getting words in my head and out my mouth. I was aware of everything going on just couldn't really talk & my writting was just squiggly lines. Even though I had words in my head & knew what & how to spell them I couldn't make my hand or mouth do the right thing. It was the scarest thing I have ever gone through. Please know stroke signs are not always numbness or tightness. It is Aug 17 and I have had one week now of feeling great! My blood hadn't been cooperating till 2 days ago & finally is at an INR of 2.3. I should always be between 2 & 3. I am on coumadine & aspirin daily & hope to be off the coumadine as quickly as possible. It is a very very wicked drug to say the least. Well between the 4 cat scans 2 MRI,MRA & MRV(?) doplers,x-rays & blood galore my bills are over $78,000. Thank God for health insurance. So at 39 why the stroke?? They don't know for 100% But they say its b/c of Birthcontrol pills on top of the fact I have one single gene that has clotting factors called a MTHFR which is homozygous. They only treat this defect if your homositeen(sp?) levels are off. Mine were normal. But they say being on birthcontrol & with this gene was like a double wammy for my chances of a stroke. MY ADVICE & MOST OF MY DOCTORS AGREED THAT YOU SHOULDN'T BE ON BIRTHCONTROL OVER 30 YRS OLD. MOST IMPORTANTLY DO NOT SMOKE. Please quit if you do. So now I am seeing specialist at U of M and they are going to get me a second opinion. I am very happy about this and hope to over come these last few hurdles quickly. I have regained what I think is all my speach & written skills now with the help of therapy & have no flop foot & no left leaning problems. My only obsticals now are tiredness/fatigue days & I think that is due to the blood thinners. I just don't do good on any & I mean any drug. WHAT MADE ME FEEL WELL SO QUICKLY? YOU! Plain and simple It was your prayers & well wishes! The flowers from LBT were so incredible gorgeous! They made me smile the whole time I was stuck in bed! The vase was so beautiful I am using it as I type. Thank YOU ! Also the cards were wonderful especially Shoresexy(Jen) Terisita(teresa) & Penni! Thank YOU! I LOVE you! All of you who chipped in for the flowers & prayed for me (I am crying so hard right now its tough to type) Thank YOU! All of The BOOTCAMP TROUPS - I though of you all the time & hoped you would carry on! Thank YOU! How lucky do I feel to be typing you today? Words do not describe how blessed I feel. Its like Jesus wrapped his arms around me and has been holding me up. Its like he couldn't take me just yet b/c of all your prayers... saying to save me & to let me stay a little longer here on earth. Thank You LBT... All of You:girl_hug: Thank you from the bottom of my soul Thank You GOD May GOD bless you each everyday

HELLO EVERYONE!!!! I AM ALIVE & FEELING STRONG!!! THANK YOU ALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART & SOUL! Please see my update page under support so I can thank everyone at one time. LBT was felt everyday from my hospital bed & at home. You truely are the reason I am well today! Love you all so very much God Bless each of you!

:devious Sarge Here:devious OK TROUPS Everyone report in for this weeks results Yes... That would be for 6-12 please everyone write results next to 6-12 We officially have 3 weeks left! What have you all been proud of this past week??? :devious :devious :devious Water all in? Exercised at least 3 to 4 times? Up'ed your time of exercise? Ate properly? Followed bandster rules? Tell me something good!! Tell me something GREAT! :devious :devious :devious I finally moved the scale one pound - I'll take it!

The same for me this week- We'll both do better with next week's results!

Check'em check'em Let me know if I need to corret 'em :devious :devious :devious :update: WEEK 9 Red=Weight Loss in Brackets() Blue=Inches Pink=Body Fat % Privates I'll Succeed (3) (1.%) ........... KeeKahari (4.5) Teresita (13)................................. Maggie63 (MIA) Penni(bandless) :boxing: ............................. JudyH (MIA) Garside (10.5) (1.5") () .......................... Xann77 (2) Shoresexy (21)(19.5") ................ LapbandFan (16) DCMoore (12) ............................ Jammin & Losin (4) Tamiko (MIA) ........................... Banded4Life (2) CatherineinWA (3) ................... Wiggygiggy (8) LovelyLT (in action) ............... StockyMD (5) (1.%) Lsasha 7 .......................... Vegaswildflower (7) JanetC (8) (9") ............... Iziksmom (12)(7") (2.1%) Beautifultina (0) ....................... GHB1324 (MIA) JerseyTammy (10.5) ...................... Doc (12) Sheryl (30) (4.5%) ................... Puddinpie (2.5) SuperDaddy (8.5) ..................... NJChick (0) SamanthaTX (6.5) ....................... Jane (.5) SueNY (R&R) ........................... DoubleTrouble (3) Dancer (6) ..................... Tellymelly (21)(5.45)(1.7%) EmileeKaye (12) ............................ Privates please tell me when anyone is missing or if anything listed is ever incorrect . Just IM me or post it . Thank you for all your help!

I would contact an attornery & get all of your state facts from them. This way you'll know where everyone stands. It sounds that the child will only benefit from the adoption going through. I wish your whole family good luck. But please contact someone in the "law" field of adoptions & or child custody cases.

You say your more scared about pain & recovery. That is great b/c I bet you have very little or none at all. You're probably all done right now & talking up a storm saying " wow that was great & I feel a little worn for wear but not bad at all. Did they really do anything to me? Am I really banded?" Hope your up & about quickly- walk walk walk walk & yeah by the way WALK!! CONGRATS!!!!

I was always premise sales for marketing & advertising. Prior to those 10 yrs I was a Fine arts gallery director for 5 years. So nothing that is stay home applicable. But one never knows what can change. It has really been on my mind alot lately - my relationship. He knows everything I think & feel b/c I am 100% truthful & upfront with him. Thats the good part. The bad part is I know he'll eventually get his feelings hurt, if I date others. Even though he tells me to go & do it so its out of my system. I don't wish to hurt him ever, but he knows I am not going to be closing any other doors right now & yet he still stays. He is a grown man so as long as I am truthful to him, he makes his own choices. I told him, that if we were still this tight a year from now that I would close all doors & we could make a commitment to one another. I figure if my heart leads me no where BUT back to him after a full year/plus that he is the right choice. AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT I AM GOING TO THINK FOR NOW ;0) Thank you all for your thoughts, I promise to keep you updated as things progress. A Massive part of me would love this to work out simply b/c dating "lets face it" sucks.LOL LOL SO do relationships at times- LOL LOL Looks like its hard to win either way-- LOL LOL HA HA HA I Am cracking myself up right now...OMG way too much coffee for me this morning. Chow!

Everyone together now!!!! What A week for : Wiggygiggy - Sheryl - TellyMelly - Teresita:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: Great Job To EVERYONE WHO Reported losses & no Gains!

BOOOOYAHHHHHH!!!! The Key To All Success!

First - congrats on such an awesome weight loss! After an unfill you should remain on liquids for at least 1 to 2 days as I am sure your aware of. I am sorry you are going through this & think that your scope will tell you the true story. I will say a prayer for you that it is nothing to worry about & all that is needed is maybe less of a fill. God Bless & keep us informed. You may also wish to place this post additionally under the lap band complication's section, where others too may help.

Thank Goodness you alright! I would insist my cash be returned from the otrher DOctor. Or I would threaten to have him plastered all over the local tv news. Heal well & fast!

This is the same has the cabbage soup diet- just slight differences in the ingredients. It does work but usually once you stop you put the added weight back. I used to do this but never had tried any diet when banded. Maybe its worth a shot;0)

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Thank you PENNI for this great view of my before & afters. I just can't wait till I am another 40 pds down. It really makes me want to go workout right now. Also thank you for your kind words. I feel the very same of you! Thank you Gwen & the best of me. Ya know I would so love to have a big party one day with everyone who has lost let say 80 pds or more. We could all have huge photos of ourselves as our before shots around the room & than one by one all go & stand next to them for the whole room to see. Open bar & vegs for all!!

SARGE HERE Will Be Recording all Stats & Reporting them Tomorrow during the day ALL Soliders Report In For Duty!!!

WELL Done!! WELL Done!!

OK So lets still all remember I have only been with thie man for 3 mnth- 2 of which I was out of state. Allbeit that we spend nearly everyday & nite together. **Awesome Character for raising children(about 90% the same as mine)of what I know. **Not selfish in the very very least- just the opposite(which gets him into trouble -always doing for others & not enough for himself) **Ethical/moral- Dead on with my views-100% **Heading up the family- Looks like that would be a "yes" so far. Still watching & learning. **Do I love him- not there yet but falling slowly- too scared to go one way or the other still. Its too soon for me. He is already there 100% If the rest will develope over time w/trust/love & belief than maybe I have answered(with all of your help) my own question. HMMMMMM? 3Loves-- Our polital views all though conversations have been breif seem to be the same. Raising children nearly dead-on. And w/religion he attends has much has he can with me when not working 7 days a week. He loves to go to church & said it would be a huge priortiy when & if we marry. So I guess those are all good. I also really love the fact that he is practically a non drinker & doesn't do drugs. His eating habits are what drive me nuts;0) DevilMayKare- LOL- I wasn't asking the Lord to send me a man with money- LOL- What I was asking, more like telling God, was that I will trust whom he has choosen for me. I just wasn't sure if this was the man or since I had dated so little if I should look more & it would be so great if he were finacially stable. No one I have really ever dated has been. BUT your guy's question about why is he finacially unstable is really a GREAT one. It isn't do to his lack of trying or ethics. It is FOR SURE 1000% do to the fact that he has a poor business sence & what I would judge has horrible time management. One more thing that I think would be good information is that he has never once asked me for money or help. I like spending some of my free time with him on the road at jobs so I have gone but its been strickly by my own accord. If he did ask for a loan this early in our relationship I really would be out the door. He actually handed me $40.00 yesterday & said it was to help with the laundry & bottled Water he'd been using at my home. This is the second time he has chipped in for that. Allbeit I was the one who did originally mention that this wasn't a free hotel where he drops off laundry & eats/drinks for free-- so even though he got the message from me at least he stepped up to the plate. I love hearing what you all say/think.....the good bad & the ugly. Penni you'd never hurt my feelings- You know me I want to hear what everone says always but in the end I'll always do what I want anyhow- its just fun to see everyone's outlook.

You'll be there in no time. Patience Sweetie. Just wait & your world will change upside down ;0) Try practicing small bites now you'll need the practice. Trust me.

GO Terri Its your Birthday Go Terri!!!! :happybday2: :happybday: :girl_hug: :attention: :love: :first: :wow2: :cheer2:

I think what I am going to do is maybe sometime this month tell him we need to take a break so he can get all his loose ends tied up. That way I can concentrate on me, maybe see a few other guys & if we are still meant to be down the road it will happen then. Ohhh this is going to be really hard. Thank you all for the advice, I am aware of the "Red Flags" trust me I am, I just want to make sure I am not over analizing everything. My sister (oldest) says that if its just his finaces in question than that can be resolved, That his good out ways the bad at this point. I also tend to think she has a point- which makes everything even harder. GOOD Points--Great lover, Trying to be more on time & not call late. Totall fix it man( Installed all new sod,sprinkler system,added new Water line outside of house, attic fan, new sink, new hot/cold water dispeser, gutters cleaned,light switches all redone,power-washed house & even more) this is all in only 3 mnths of knowing me-of which one month I was gone & out of state. He is gentle & keeps his cool very well, he is kind, he is funny- I mean silly gooffy funny;0) He is very handsome, He is very intelligent (except w/Finances) Bad Points Poor, no house, huge debt, has strange people working for him(at least they are inexpensive labor) Has no savings- well you see all the bad is strickly money related. I know that is what i want, to be finacially secure not just by myself like I am but with my spouse. This is something I will be either willing to help him with or I will have to be the breadwinner if we are going to stay together.........I don't want that but if I fall inlove IT SHOULDNT MATTER!!!...OHHHH & the SAGA CONTINUES...Can You see my inner struggle? Or is this just me? I hate it when I can't figure out life.

Thank you all so very much Jamie- you're so very kind and I appreciate it. I too remember Margo totally flipping out about making the Big decision. One thing that I have learned for sure is " The fight is never never never Over" Unless I go to heaven & than I will choose a permenate size 8 ;0)

Way to GO Private Jen!!!! I am assuming these numbers are for this week that we are just heading into & that your reporting first in line. Way to go . I will wait to re-establish your numbers until this tues/wed b/c most people haven't been reporting in till mid week. Your weigh-loss is on to be reconded with. With your results & determination the enemy doesn't stand a chance! Whoooahhhhhh!