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Steph, So sorry about your "heartache" and your toothache!! Hope the tylenol will help some! Try to have a good weekend and enjoy your family. Things will be getting better soon!

Petite Calcium... ..can anyone think of why they would make their "PETITE" Calcium SQUARE????? Does that make any sense??? Wouldn't you think if they wanted to make it easier to swallow they would make it long and skinny???? Go Figure!! Slider food.... I didn't think about that! That's probably why it went down so easy. And I was very disappointed in the shrimp and crab enchilada! Couldn't find any shrimp OR crab!! It was kind of all ground up.. minced.... and I couldn't even taste the seafood taste. It was another disappointing meal. Going to restaurants is a bummer unless you are very familiar with where you are going and KNOW that you can order something somewhere in the moderately healthy range that is going to satisfy you and not leave you feeling like you overindulged in something that wasn't even good!! Yesterday I had two meals like that... ate things I normally wouldn't have eaten and didn't even really enjoy it! A lesson learned! Man!!! Don't you ever sleep in, Chick???? At the gym at 7:05 a.m. on a Saturday!! That's either dedication or insanity!! See....your brother really does love you!! Siblings can be an absolute nuisance, but.... ya gotta love 'em! Example: My sister ML knows we're in the bay area visiting our son. Her son is a doctor doing a neurology rotation at SFU Hosp. So she's been bugging me... telling me he has the day off tomorrow. Have you heard from him? Would it be too many people if he comes for dinner tomorrow?? (Our youngest daughter & her family... three little kids... driving in tomorrow from Seattle!) My DIL says, "YES... there are already going to be FOURTEEN of us for dinner!" But we didn't tell ML that because then she would be really pissed off at me! SIBLINGS!! Getting along with them is one of life's little challenges! Okay... I am signing off! We're about to go to a Navy picnic... where I hope there will be healthy food I can eat. Then, off to GS's baseball game! I hope he actually gets to play! If I'm going to freeze my butt off sitting outside watching a baseball game then it better not be for nothing!

Ditto...I once in a while eat some bread... usually a slice of that 45 calorie Sara Lee bread. toast it, slice it down the middle to make two for a sandwich, but not very often. I have had 1/2 Panera Bread sandwich once or twice. Ate it very slowly and it went down okay. But, bread is just not worth "wasting" the room in our little tummies! That flat bread "Sammie" I had at Quizno's yesterday... so doughy and 1-2 little slices of shaved turkey... not enough protein. A real wasted meal! Better to totally avoid the bread, as you say!

I'm back. Busy most of the day, home for a little while this afternoon and then out to dinner with our son & his family.... Mexican. Brought half of mine home, as always. Yes, I'm afraid "Peaches" will always be "Peaches" to us!! Today's "Wi Age" is back to 77! Did I report that already??? But my knee is killing me... too much bowling, tennis and baseball today! Trying to improve my stats! I had a great game of bowling with only one open frame, one strike, the rest spares... I think I ended up with about 170! but... like I said, my knee hurts, AND my shoulders and neck!! Too much "Wi" today! Don't understand why when out with family/friends, I can eat more than if I"m just home with DH!?? This morning I almost lost my vitamins, Rx pills while drinking my coffee.. don't know if I was trying to gulp my coffee too fast because DH was fixing me an omelet or what... but closest I've ever come since surgery to actually losing something... I had a bag in my hand ready to catch it all! I was sure everything was coming up. But then tonight when we went out to dinner... I ate a seafood enchilada... small, and half my black beans and rice and still really didn't feel full! I was satisfied, and I knew I needed to stop, so I did. But I bet I could've easily finished the rest! Why???? Puzzles me.

Thanks to all of you for all that you shared. Still a little weepy occasionally, but kept in close contact with my sisters and my Mom all week, so that was somewhat of a comfort. Wake and funeral were attended by upwards of 300 people! Quite a testimony to who my Aunt Genny was!! I know she is at peace and free of all the pain and suffereing and safe in the Father's arms.

Janet, You're the one with the track record... stick to your guns!! And CHILL! It's going to be okay. Don't get your BP up over this!! Appreciate everyone's thoughts and condolences and expressions of concern regarding Aunt Genny, me missing her funeral, etc. You all are great supports and I don't know what I'd do without you. Jackie, Eating out is a bummer... especially when you're shooting from the hip and don't have an opportunity to make a good choice as to where to go. We made a bad decision today... went to visit DH's brother who lives only about 5 miles from our son.... they're coming over on Sunday for DH's birthday, but we wanted to spend some time with them without a bazillion kids around (our youngest will be here with her three little ones on Sunday). So, usually when we're in the area, the four of us go to their favorite fish place for lunch. That wasn't going to work today because DH had an appt on base to go for his new military ID card. So I suggested we just come over for coffee in the morning. Had a good visit... decided we were hungry on the way home and stopped at a Quizno's. We RARELY eat there and it's probably been 2 yrs since our last visit so I had no clue what the menu looked like but was confident I could find something healthy to eat. ALERT....I am about to DISS Quizno's...... do you know about these new "SAMMIE" sandwiches they have???? Picture on the promotional looked good... flatbread, meat, lettuce, tomatoes.. so we both decided to order Turkey Sammie's... two for DH, one for me. But when we got them... it was all bread and 1 or 2 razor thin slices of turkey deli meat. The picture shows like 8 or 10 slices!! So our DIL tells us when we get home that there's a class action lawsuit against Quizno's because the picture in the promotion materials shows 5 oz of meat and the employees are instructed to put in 1 oz of meat!! Ooooooo... that made me mad!! And the flatbread was very doughy!! I doubt, after another fill in 10 days, that I'd even be able to get it down. I think I would have been better off with a small sub sandwich! Okay... rant is over. Weather here is beautiful. A little chilly, but nice and sunny. I rode over to the commissary on my scooter and did a little grocery shopping. I am still enjoying GD's Wi... as I told Janet on the phone last night... yesterday I even worked up a sweat!!! I was working very hard to try to get my "Wi Fitness Age" up past my initial "77"!! But I failed miserably because I kept swinging too early or too late during the baseball phase and missed every single pitch!! I'll keep trying. My last "Fitness Age" was 79, so I went up instead of down! Isn't that embarrassing???

Absolutely right... the risks of staying fat are far greater than the risks of the surgery! No need to feel guilty...wonderful of your folks to offer to pay. That's great and their reasoning makes perfect sense. This site is the greatest place you can come for support.. Don't "lurk", jump in and join in. I was banded last July at the age of 63 1/2. I've lost over 70 lb. It's slow but steady. And you have to work at it... find a way to exercise even with the physical limitations. I've been doing Water aerobics all winter because we were snowbirding in our RV in southern CA. Now that we're headed home (WA state), I will be looking for other ways to exercise that won't tax my knees. Also seeing an orthopedic surgeon later this month to see what can be done about the knees. My Two Cents.... you have to stick to the rules.. whatever your surgeon's guidlines are, and you have to find a way to exercise even if it's just sitting in your chair lifting 2-3 lb weights or cans of Soup or whatever.... move, move, move! I read that even the simple act of standing to your feet will release an enzyme that burns calories! Best of luck to you!

Don't know if you were talking to me or someone else, but, yeah, the weight loss is slow but steady and that's okay. I'm feeling great! No problems at all, getting around better, happy to see my clothes all baggy and needing to shop for new ones!

Gee.... where is everyone this morning?? You're doing so good!! So close to your goal and doing so great with your exercise. That good lookin' trainer has got to be a motivator in itself!! You definitely need to keep him! That reminded me of an incident from a couple of years ago. My niece had started dating a guy (she's a single Mom), and after a month or so she decided she better tell her little girl who was about 8 at the time. So she says, "Emma, I'm dating a native American guy." And with no questions or further discussion, Emma says, "Can we keep him???" I got such a kick out of that! I often think of it! Your potato salad sounds wonderful..... except for the olives! I'd be picking them out! Feeling a little weepy this morning, especially when I first woke up, knowing everyone was at Aunt Genny's funeral. I wish there was some way I could've gone... any time but these two weeks when we're on the road!! My Mom & sister said the wake was PACKED OUT yesterday.... my sister estimated 300 people were there! She was a much loved lady who never let any grass grow under her feet!! Until she was too sick to do it, she was volunteering for Meals on Wheels, ushering at a place called Art Park up near Niagara Falls where they do outdoor concerts in the summer, involved in TOPS, investment club, etc.! She & my uncle organized about 6-7 family cruises... aunts, uncles, friends. Whenever we were in port, while most of us were out riding a tour bus somewhere, Aunt Genny would be parasailing, scuba diving, etc. When we took a bus out to see a glacier in Alaska... she took a helicopter ride and landed on it!! I take comfort in the way she lived life to its fullest! We had lots of great times together. Amen. I'll get off that subject. Hope everyone is having a great day. We are looking forward to spending this weekend with our son and his family and then on Sunday, our youngest daughter and her family will be arriving. We're going to have a fun time!

Oh, boy!!! My THREE BITE RULE will be really hard if there's potato salad around!! Especially if it's homemade!! Which I guess isn't likely these days. Everyone buys the potato salad in a tub and that's not that great! Potatoes are one of my really big weaknesses!! We stopped at Wal-Mart for a potty break today and DH went in to get himself some chips. It was lunch time, so he wanted to know what I wanted. I thought it was a Supercenter, but it wasn't. I told him to get me a sandwich of some kind. But there weren't any so he went to the McD's inside and brought me TWO snack wraps! Needless to say, one is still in the fridge! I can barely get one down, and that's with peeling off some of the tortilla and throwing it away. Unfortunately, he got crispy and not grilled. I know the grilled ones are 270 calories. I was going to mix a can of tuna last night & stick it in the fridge for today. I should've done it. Oh, well. Not too bad of a food day considering we were on the road.

That's a GREAT NSV!! My DH went to Costco after we got here this afternoon. .. my list: smoked salmon and a little tub of alouette LITE for my snacks! We are developing some better habits, aren't we!! Good for us!! Wonder where Janet is tonight?? Janet, did you go to the support group meeting last night?

Excellent idea to get these problems documented. Insurance should pay for some of that PS with problems like that. I was having a problem last month... not my stomach but under my boobs. It was horrible. First itchy, then burning. I tried some Rx creams I had with no relief... like you say, kept it moist and that was part of the problem. Then I remembered this Naftin gel my PCP prescribed before we left when I was having skin problems. That nipped it in the bud in about a week using it twice a day. The Naftin gel, you rub it in and it keeps your skin dry. It worked great.

Wow... You're right... what a stupid reason not go give her the fill!! It didn't dawn on me until you said it... the band has been there all along!! Okay, I'm going to log one exercise!! I had a nice compliment from my son when he got home from work. He gave me a hug & said, "wow, you're getting skinnier every time I see you!" And we just saw them about 5-6 weeks ago when they came down to PS for kids' spring break. I'll have to see if Rachel wants to take me on for boxing! I think I can beat her at bowling with a little more practice! I bowled for a LOT of years so I just need some more practice to perfect hitting the pocket! No need to apologize for reminding us about that! That's a great idea! One of our granddaughters let her hair grow out, then got her senior pictures taken, and then went and got a haircut and donated the hair to "Locks of Love". I was pretty impressed with that. At our GS's graduation last June one of the class valedictorians gave her speech and while she was still at the podium, she got out a big yellow envelope and a pair of scissors and she cut her ponytail off right there at the podium and put it in the envelope for "Locks of Love"! OH.... CHECK THIS OUT!! My weight went down about a lb. today so I updated my ticker. And I just noticed that my BMI finally went below 50!!!! WOO HOO!! I've been waiting and waiting to see that happen and then I almost missed it!

I can help you, Denise. What is it you have to do... write a profile of yourself?? PM me and we'll see what we can figure out.

I just made our Amtrak and Homewood Suites reservations for July. We're REALLY going!!

OMG!!! I just played Wi with my 11 yr old granddaughter!! What fun! Have any of you played??? First i had to build my "Wi Me"... I picked a blonde spike hairdo, sunglasses, purple top and red pants!! Sound like me??? Then I had to set my "Wi Age" by playing a little baseball, tennis, bowling. I did pretty good (I thought) at tennis & bowling, missed most of the baseballs but the ones I hit were homeruns!! But it said my "Wi Age" was 77!!! Not good!! So then I challenged DGD to a round of bowling. I was ahead most of the game but at the end she got about 3 strikes in a row and beat me by 9 pins!! So then I wanted to play tennis.. I was pretty good at the tryout thingy. But, she started, so she was serving first and I couldn't get the timing of when to swing for the ball!! So she beat me miserably. Should I mention her skill level is 849 & mine is ZERO.. and no one here will play with her because she's built her skill level up by playing solo with the computer! We played a few more games but it was disastrous. I think I will stick to bowling. I was pretty good at that until she started getting all those strikes!! I didn't play for an hour, but it was a good workout and I may take credit for an exercise session today!! Especially if we play again later!! Now I want one!!

Sounds like you're recovery is going fairly well. Glad you're out and about, but better not overdo!! I'm not the backseat driver. .. I AM THE CO-PILOT!! First thing in the morning DH sets up my command and control center on the dashboard! My laptop is there, GPS plugs in to USB port and I navigate using MS Streets & Trips! The only squabbles we have come when he wants me to look at a PAPER MAP!! Gimmee a break!! I'm a techy grandma and I HATE paper maps! By the time I find the right page in the Atlas, I've taken my eyes off the road for so long that if we were about to make a wrong turn, it's too late! And the print is too small to see anyway!! With my laptop, I can zoom in so close I can see where the ATMs are!! For real!! I do a good job of keeping DH informed of where we are and how far to the next turn, exit, or whatever! And when we get lost, he gets to blame it on me!! Which he would do anyway, so I may as well take the heat voluntarily!

Just arrived at our son's in Mountain View. I was about to post this morning when I got kicked offline. . I think because DH had plugged in my GPS!

It took me a while, but i tracked down what happened and Medicare told me that the hospital coded it to automatically deny. They told me to call the hospital and tell them to resubmit it with the correct code. But when I did that, the hospital told me not to worry about it... they wrote it off and my balance was $0???? Go figure!!!! And I have not been billed for any of my fills or followup appointmnets!??

Well, there is a tutorial somewhere on this site but I can never find it. If you click on where it says "tickerfactory.com" on my signature it will take you to their site. Set up your ticker and then copy the "bbc code". Come back here and click on edit profile, then in the left hand margin you will see "Edit Signature". Click on that and paste the bbc code into the box that pops up. The sparkly names come from another site and you do about the same thing but I think it's called something besides bbc code on that site... it gives you a couple of options. I found out which one was right by trial and error. Hope that helps!

At Flying J truck stop filling up ($125 and we weren't anywhere close to empty!!), having lunch (tuna sandwich!! )and then moving on. We were going to stop in this area for the night, but too early yet. Maybe about 2pm. Gotta go... trying to get my $5 worth of internet time!! Mail won't download and having trouble getting Lucky 7 page to load!!

Good Morning! I am amazed.... DH is taking his time this morning! I figured we'd be on the road by now! He's still puttering around in the kitchen. I think it's going to be closer to 9-9:30 a.m. before we get out of here! Only going about 200 miles today, so that's okay. We don't like to do much more than that in a day anyway. I will have to try that spaghetti squash again. Tried it once a year or so ago....DH did not like cutting it & cooking it! Nichole....looking good!! Trace Adkins.... I have a crush on him, too, since Celebrity Apprentice!! Seems like a really nice guy... I couldn't stand that other guy! Hmmmm... I may have to get Adobe Photo Shop!! Very kind memories of Aunt Genny from one on my nephews this morning... all the kids associate Aunt Genny with their Lime Lake cottage.. They all learned to fish down there, learned to water ski, etc and just had a great time with their cousins, etc at Aunt Genny's cottage... and she loved it when we all brought our kids down there. We had many "slumber parites" with kids stacked 3 high on the sofa beds! the men would always stay away!! Our youngest daughter is planning a trip back "home" with her family this summer and one of her first questions.... "can we take the kids down to Aunt Genny's cottage?" Yes.... I made my exercise challenge for the 2nd month in a row!! Well, I gotta get off the computer... all of a sudden things are happening...the slides will be coming in on me if I don't move soon!! TTYL... on the road!!

Yeah, the wind is blowing and it's COLD! Only 45 this morning... 49 now. Sad morning for me as my Mom called to tell me my Aunt Genny died this morning. I knew it was a long shot, but was hoping she'd hold on until summer so I could see her one more time. She was kinda my "other" Mom. But, she wouldn't want me to be sitting on the couch bawling this morning, so, though my heart's not in it, I gotta get ready for water aerobics! TTYL

Good Morning! I could use some prayer support today. My favorite Aunt Genny died this morning & I'm feeling so bad. She's been suffering with cancer for 3 years, so it's a blessing I guess. But having a hard time with it. Can't get back east for the funeral as we're in our RV about to head north tomorrow. Worried about my Mom, too... her only sister. She's 85 1/2 and her sister was younger...says she wasn't supposed to die first. Thanks, gang.