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This thread is very interesting! Except now I feel like the only one who doesn't live somewhere interesting! LOL I do live in Hatfield-McCoy country, though. If that means anything to anyone. =)

I haven't thought of any rewards but now you've all motivated me to work on some. Thanks for this thread! I would give my eye teeth to go to DisneyWorld with allykat at Christmas, though!!!

Well, whaddya know? I thought that lumpy scar was my port, too! LOL I'm glad I'm not the only one! I tried to find my real port through all my fat but that bad boy is well hidden! I even tried the half sit-up thing that the docs make you do at fills and no luck.

I'm trying so hard not to hate you all for getting fills already. *jealous whining*

I'm glad you're feeling a little better!

* get on an elevator and not get the, "Oh God, is she going to max out the capacity of this thing?" look. * * play basketball with my students through ALL of playtime*

Hey TM Baby! I just saw this or I would have responded earlier. I think I'm going to love my band too!!!! =)

...and it paid off! I mixed vanilla unjury with a packet of Raspberry Green Tea. I knew it would either make me vomit or add a delightful tinge of berry to my Protein Shake. Thank God I'm delighted instead of vomiting!!!

Mine is two weeks liquid, two weeks mushie, then on to regular food. Yours does seem a little extreme to me.

I haven't had any yet. DANGIT!!!!! But yay to you girls!!!!

I like your answer. Tell him that you have no intentions of going on a low-carb "diet". That your plan is to eat healthy foods of ALL varieties...in moderation. He can't argue with that.

This could explain why all the hot rolls I've eaten over the years have enhanced the "rolls" around my stomach. =) Fascinating!

I can't sleep at all. I was used to relying on the carb comas to knock me out and now I can't sleep. Can't nap. Can't function. I'm thinking about asking the doctor for some Ambien.

*la la la, la la la* I can't hear you!!!! *covers ears to protect myself from the football talk* :thumbdown:

I just had a revelation about my character. In real life, I never, ever, EVERRRRRR say anything bad about anyone. I just realized that I might be watching reality TV so I can spew nasty things about people who will never know what I say, you know, just to get it out of my system !!!! I sound EVIL in this thread! lol

Oh yeah, I'm with you on the Danny thing. As a general rule, I love gay-ISH (lol), flaming type guys but he annoys the heck out of me. I loved the rocker Amanda in the auditions but last week...YIKES! I don't know which was worse, her hair or her singing!

I think Carly is a great singer but not as GREEEEAAATTT as everyone else seems to think. I don't know why but I just don't get it. I love David Cook's voice but he gives me the creeps. His comb-over and his I dunno...arrogant looks he gives the camera. *shudders* However, I definitely thought his performance was best last night. Darnit. lol

Not anymore. He had the baby two episodes ago. :thumbdown:

Angie, this overeating monkey on my back is hard to shake. I mean logically, why should fear of making myself sick stop me from eating bad things now just because I'm banded? It didn't stop me for 38 years before now and I knew I was killing myself. I need a LOT of headwork. This is how the chalupa saga unfolded... I went to get the pintos and cheese. Not too bad, definitely considered a mushie. So I rationalized it thinking, "A lot of surgeons tell their patients they can start on mushies after a week. Surely I'll survive since I've been banded for a week." So I drove through, saw my old favorite the Baja chicken Chalupa staring me the face and thought, "I'll get one and just eat the chicken. I'll chew it until it's gruel and that's like a mushie, right?" It was all downhill from there. I ate the chicken. The cheese. The lettuce. Then I thought, "I'll just nibble the teeny, tiny, super crisp edges of the chalupa. That can't hurt." The next thing you know....DEVOURED. I kept waiting for the feeling of imminent death to come upon me but I never felt sick at all. I had NO trouble getting the whole thing down either. I didn't eat the Beans at that time, though. I was way too stuffed for that.

JaxBandster, Ask and ye shall receive!!!! =) So, who are you guys rooting for? My favorite boy is the little David one. He's a little too nice but he is just a kid, after all. I shouldn't want him to be jaded and corrupt already. lol That'll happen soon enough if he stays in Hollywood long enough. His voice is unbelievable. My favorite girl is Syesha. I think she's got it all, looks, personality, incredible voice...I'm looking forward to tonight!!!

Thanks to your username I have an earworm!!!!! *sings badly~~~ give to me your leather, take from me, my lace~~~* It's a good thing I actually love that song or I'd be....:thumbdown: How many of the rest of you sing that song every time you see that username?

St.LouisGal, I never would have guessed your location! =) I drove past St. Louis a couple of years ago but didn't get to visit the city. I've heard good things about it!

taismommy, I'm with you! We can go on a NYC shopping spree together! Wow. I cannot even imagine that! :thumbdown: Jax, I'm jealous that you live in FL. I've only been once but it was delightful! (Of course, DisneyWorld really is the happiest place on earth!) =) Leather, I'm jealous of you too! My grandfather had the privilege of visiting every state in the U.S. and he told me Montana was the most beautiful by far. Because of what he said I got it in my head when I was little that I wanted to move to Montana and be a rancher. I've never even been on a horse! :confused2: I'd like to hear more about Alaska, also. I really have thought about moving there in recent years. Rhapsody, my sister went to school at Interlochen near Traverse City. It was sooooooo beautiful there!

Hey taismommy, my sister lives in Harlem! I'm going to visit her one of these days, probably next summer when I'm SKINNY BABY!!!! cowboysfan, Mansfield, TX. That sounds like such an All-American name. I love it!

Hooray for you!!!! That is so exciting! I hope you keep melting away! =)