Jessiebear

I have suffered from depression since I was born! I went through a really rough time a few years back & thank God I had my Aunt Debbie to help me through it! She gave me the following "Rules" & I don't know why, but they helped me a lot! I got through it! You will too! I hope this helps you as much as it helped me! Rules For Being Human " You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it's yours to keep for the entire period. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time, informal school called life. There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial, error and experimentation. The "failed" experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiments that ultimately "work". Lessons are repeated until they are learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can go on to the next lesson. Learning lessons does not end. There is no part of life that doesn't contain it's lessons. If you're alive, there are still lessons to be learned. "There" is no better than "here". When your "there" has become "here", you will simply obtain another "there" that will again look better than "here". Other people are merely mirrors of you. You can not love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself. What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours. What you do with them is up to you. Rules For Being Human Author - Anonymous

Welcome to Band Land! I hope you have a easy & speedy recovery!

Hope you had a easy surgery! And I hope you have a speedy recovery!

My little Bandito!

Happy :banana:banana Birthday! :banana:banana :banana :banana :banana

Welcome back! I hope you have a speedy recovery! I was green after anesthesia too! First thing I said was "nausea"! ......That's all I remember. Medicine is amazing. Keep us updated on your recovery!

I second the glycerine suppositories! They are the only things that made me feel human again (as far as the bloating went)!

Okay! So I gained 7 lbs last week eating this delicious home-made muscadine jelly that I made from muscadines that my Dad picked! Oh, the horror! I can't eat bread so i decided to try it on club crackers, & yes, it was delicious! So, I vow to not eat any more of this %*#$*#^$ jelly! OMG! I hope I can do this! I've never had record breaking weight loss, but I have never gained either! I... GAINED... 7... LBS... IN... 1... WEEK.....!!! 10-16-05 update Since I cheated the first night, I am 5 days with no sugar at all! & I've lost 9 lbs! 10-17-05 6 days no sugar

Welcome! Nice to meet you!Your weight loss is truely fabulous!!

You came to the right place! Welcome! Nice to meet you!

1. What is your name? Jessica 2. What color shirt are you wearing? white t-shirt 3. What are you listening to right now? Dave Matthews 4. What was the last thing you ate? Carnation instant Breakfast 5. Do you wish on stars? Yes 6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? red 7. How is the weather right now? cool & beautiful 8. Last person you spoke to on the phone? DH, talked about a new job for me 9. Favorite Sport? Baseball 10. Favorite drink? ice tea with splenda! 11. hair color? dark blonde with gray peaking through 12. Eye color? blue/gray 13. Siblings? 1 step-sister, 1 half-sister, 1 step-brother, 1 half-brother; otherwise, I'm an only child 14. Favorite month? December 15. Favorite food? Mexican 16. What was the last movie you saw? Robots 17. Favorite day of the year! Christmas 18. What do you do to vent anger? listen to loud, hard music 19. What was your favorite toy as a child? Barbie 20. Summer or winter? Winter 21. Hugs or Kisses? both 22. Favorite ice cream flavor? Peanut Butter & chocolate from Baskin & Robbins 23. Restaurants or home cooking? either 24. Will everyone care enough to respond? Sure 25. When was the last time you cried? Yesterday 26. What is under your bed? some of my DH guns (big redneck) 27. How long have you been a member of Lapband Talk? close t a year 28. What did you do last night? Had a family get together for my half-sister & half-brother's birthdays 29. What are you afraid of? snakes 30. Favorite car? my Nissan Maxima 31. Favorite flower? Roses 32. How many keys on your ring? 9 33. How long have you been at your current job? Since I haven't worked in a year, I guess a year. LOL! Currently looking. Thought I had a job & it fizzled! 34. Favorite day of the week? every other Tuesday (DH payday) 35. What did you do on your birthday? absolutely nothing! It was Heaven! 36. How many states have you lived in? 1 37.How many cities/towns have you lived in? 3 38. What is your favorite form of exercise? aerobics with Richard Simmons 39.Your favorite store for bargains? Amazon.com & Big Lots 40. Wasn't this fun? Yes

Carrie, I am not much of an italian cook, but I found this on the food network site & it sounds good & pretty easy. Best Basic Red Sauce: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onions (1 medium yellow onion) 1 teaspoon minced garlic (2 cloves garlic) 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon dried basil 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 (28-ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes 2 (15-ounce) cans tomato sauce 3 tablespoons tomato paste 2 cups Water 1 teaspoon sugar Heat the olive oil in a 5-quart pot over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, salt, basil, oregano and black pepper, and cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes. Place the tomatoes in a large bowl and squeeze to break into small pieces. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, and sugar to the pot with the onions, and stir well. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Lower the heat to medium-low, and simmer uncovered for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally with a long-handled wooden spoon. Remove from the heat, and use as needed. You can store this sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, or freeze it for up to 3 months.

Welcome! Nice to meet you!

Wow! I think you just had the best kind of NSV! Here's to getting healthy! Congrats!

You look awesome! :Bunny :Bunny Congrats! :Bunny :Bunny

I hope you have a speedy recovery! Keep us updated!

:banana :banana :banana :banana Congrats!:banana :banana :banana :banana

:Bunny:Bunny:Bunny:Bunny Yay! :Bunny:Bunny:Bunny:Bunny :Bunny Congrats! :Bunny

Lord knows I'm the last person who should be giving advice! So I'll just say I'm here for ya if you need a friend! You can do it (water boy)! LOL!

Good work Kim! Great NSVs!

Great work Vines!

Wow! What a great list of NSVs! Keep em coming! Oh & I saw your after picture! Girl you are a knock out!! My husbands tongue was hanging out too! LOL!

Great NSVs Kathy! I have avoided everyone else's NSV lists till now cause I just didn't want to tackle my own LOL! Funny, but we have some of the same NSVs. I love the wedding ring NSV the best! As far as panties, try to find some hip huggers made for plus size women. I had the saggy panty butt too & they solved the problem for me. Keep em coming! You're doing great!

Happy Bandiversary! Congrats to you!

Congrats! I know you are excited & I'm excited for you!