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Hi, Gang, Haven't heard from Janet but her brother's obit was in the paper this morning. Viewing is tomorrow afternoon and funeral Monday morning. We're going to go to the viewing tomorrow. Went to the "Piercing Pagoda" at the mall today and looked at the diamond studs. The only ones you can buy individually without gettng a pair are kind of plain and come in small, smaller and smallest! I wasn't too impressed. We'll look around a little more. I have 5 1/2 lb of looking time! It's near 100 degrees again today. I don't mind it. Our cat doesn't like it too much!

Hey!! Where is everyone today?? I have good news to share! Look at that ticker!! TOPS weigh in day... down another 3 1/2 lb this week! I'm within shouting distance of 100 lb gone and I'm plotting my reward. I'm thinking diamond stud for the top of my left ear! What do you think?? And will someone help me tell Earl??? Okay, maybe...

I like E.A.S. and I get it at costco. I think Wal-Mart might have it to. I know I've seen it in smaller quantities somewhere else, and Wally World is the most likely spot! Yes, I've been doing a lot of my clothes shopping at Goodwill/Salvation Army! Plus Wal-Mart and K-Mart. I'm fitting in to some XLs now and got some closeouts for $2 and $3!! And a very nice bathing suit for $35 that had a $68 price tag on it! I'm within shouting distance of 100 lb loss and I'm thinking I might need a diamond stud for the top of my left ear!! Yeah, I have a lot of saggy skin and hoping some PS is in my future, too!!

You explained that very well! Exactly what I would have said, IF I could ever get online!! :laugh: As for the comments that LapBand patients only lose about 50% of their excess weight..... we're here to prove that theory WRONG!! RIGHT???? YOU BET WE ARE!!! I'm already a little past the 1/2 way point, and within shouting distance of a 100 lb loss!! I'm plotting my reward. I'm thinking a diamond stud for the top of my left ear!! See how our thinking changes??? NO food REWARD!! YES WE WILL!!!!

Tell Rose we'll be thinking of her tomorrow! BTW, that new avatar you put up... you look so much like your Mom in that picture!! In person, I don't remember seeing that much of a resemblance! OUCH!! That doesn't sound like much fun at all!! Stick to the ICE, NOT ICE CREAM!!

Hmmm... I was in this position probably more than once the first couple of months after my surgery. I started crying on the phone once! HOnest, I DID NOT do it to manipulate them.... it just happened! But it got me an appointment! I'm not suggesting you try that, but beg, if you haeve to! At my doctor's office, the response you get is sometimes determined by whoever it is on the other end of the phone! When this person exercised a little compassion on my behalf and managed to "fit me in" to the doctor's tight schedule, then every time after that I asked to speak to that specific person! IMHO, fills should be once a month until you can get to that "sweet spot", and my doctor's office routinely puts in 1cc every fill. I know others say 1/2 cc, but, at least at the beginning they should be a little more generous! Makes you wonder, is he being THAT conservative, or is it all about $$$$!!!?? No offense, please. Don't mean to criticize your doctor at all, so please don't take that personally. Just my (probably outspoken) opinion.

That's GREAT!! FOUR POUNDS is a BIG loss for one week!! Sometimes I don't even lose that much in one MONTH!! Congrats!! Great reward, too! WONDERFUL!! You've all got me thinking, planning and scheming about what my 100 lb reward should be!!! Hope to be there soon! I like techy stuff! I bought a Nintendo DS this past summer to play Sudoku on! And I got new holes in my ears when my Lucky #7s thread went to Mall of America in July! So I could go for the diamond studs, Joann!! Yep! Probably would've gone for a hot fudge sundae in the past!

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So he was being kind of tough on you, huh? He's right but couldve been a little more diplomatic! I have equivalent of one egg, but in a small omelet with a little skim mozarella and three small shrimp cut up in small pieces. He might think that is too much! Usually a small salad with a little tuna or some other protein for lunch. Tonight we had lean cuisines for dinner and I feel really full. There has to be some discipline with portion control, and exercise is very important, too.

Wow! it's been busy here! I am suffereing from internet withdrawl... problems with the WiFi at the RV park. Didn't realize I wasn't getting posts from this thread on my Blackberry! So I just had to catch up on 3 pages of posts. So I just skimmed really, but, for those of you who don't already know, Janet (IndioGirl) called me yesterday afternoon to tell me that her baby brother passed away suddenly. She asked me to pass it on to the threads she visits most and let you all know that she's not going to be online for a while. This was totally unexpected and she's quite devastated. If anyone wants to send a card, I have her address. Just PM me and I"ll get it to you. And, please everyone keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers. This is a very tough time for her. As I said, my internet access is limited right now, but I have been getting posts (excpet for this thread) and PMs on my Blackberry and can respond that way, too.

Hi, All, Talked to Janet briefly today. She is very busy... coroner, attorney, police, etc. Her sister is due in this afternoon, son is already there. Family is gathering at her house this afternoon. Bronchitis was just an assumption, I think. Last anyone talked to her brother he said he wasn't feeling well and thought he had bronchitis. It is very doubtful that was the cause of his death, I would imagine. Autopsy is being done. At any rate, some on her mentor's thread were asking for her address & I had everything but... home & work numbers, and even her work address. So I now have her home address if any of you don't have it and want to send a card. Just PM me or email me and I"ll get it to you.

Good morning, all! I am having internet problems and restricted to Blackberry except when I can lug my laptop to RV park library! I have lots of phone numbers for Janet, know approx where she lives in Indio, but no address. I will try to get it later today. Anyone who wants it please PM me. Welcome to newcomers. We'll try to answer your questions in Janet.s absence.

Sorry to have to share this, but Janet just called and asked me to let you all know that she won't be online for a while. Her baby brother just died suddenly and she is quite devastated. He was ill briefly, apparently bronchitis but did not go to the doctor or take care of himself- no insurance, overweight, etc. Please keep her and the family in your thoughts and prayers.

We all need to keep Janet in our thoughts and prayers. She just called and asked me to let you all know that her younger brother has passed away suddenly. Only 50 yrs old. He apparently had bronchitis. Said he didn't have insurance so wouldn't go to the dr. Was in poor health, overweight, etc. She said she won't be online for a while. She's in a state of shock right now. Family is either already there or on the way.

Yeah, we got here last Tues. Good to be back! I sent you a Facebook friends request. Trying to figure out how you put your Facebook link in that post!!?? Guess just search for Phyllis Hand.

You betcha! God is good, ALL the time! Forgot to add..... my birthday, Nov. 25.... always Thanksgiving week and often Thanksgiving Day... I was born on Thanksgiving Day, in fact!

TOO FUNNY!!! I have three sisters! Wonder what they're going to think!! I love them dearly and I know they are happy for me. One of them gave me a shirt of hers that is too short for her and it fit!!!

Glad you had such a nice Thanksgiving, Candice!!

Don't worry about it! Last Thanksgiving I was 4 mos. out and we were visiting with friends for the whole week. There was food every day, in great abundance. I did just fine. You will be amazed. The thing is, you can still enjoy all that good stuff on these special occassions, just in much smaller quantities. You won't even want more than a small taste of the high calorie, rich food, because you'll want to enjoy the healthy stuff. My very favorite.... mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing... I had them all... but in small amounts. Don't be sad.... you're going to be excited to see how easy it is to discipline yourself to the smaller amounts.

Just jumping in here for a few minutes. WiFi still down at the RV. In fact, from what I hear, we're lucky to have it available here in the library because it's been down in the whole park. I was told they've been working on it since Friday without finding a fix! Yay! So glad I decided to pay for this service that is not available! Yippee! Wonder if they're going to credit our accounts or extend the service???? Candice, wedding arrangements.... exciting!! Sounds like you found a great place, but probably should look at a few others for comparison. I always have to make sure I'm getting a good deal by shopping around. Karri, good to hear from you again. My niece, I think she's 27 yrs, ran the 26 mile Chicago marathon yesterday. I was thinking of you when I heard about it. Last time I saw her she was looking a little "chunky" but my mom says she dropped 30 lb training for the marathon! Good talking to you yesterday, Janet. Hope you got your cable all set up okay. Okay, I'm brain dead now. Can't remember any other posts.

Glad you had such a good time, Kari!!

Trying to catch up on two pages of posts! Bad internet connection here in RV park where we are now settled in for the winter. It's been down for days so I'm lugging my laptop to park library a couple of times a day to do email and catch up on LBT posts, play my silly FAcebook games, etc! Seems like if you don't visit your threads every day or so you stop getting the emails! I've been able to read the posts on my Blackberry and even reply when I have the patience to type with my thumbs!! But I sure missed a lot of these 50+ posts!!

Hope I didn't already comment on this!! I was just reading through the last few posts again. I think that is outrageous!! All my fills are done in radiology at the clinic where my surgeon has his office and under fluroscopy. So far it's all been covered by my insurance, but still I think the radiology charge is less than $200 and then I get charged a dr. office visit. I'll have to look up my bills again. Since it's covered, I have to admit that I don't pay a lot of attention to the amount, but I know the total is not more than about $300, if that!

I have a recently acquired Facebook addiction as well! Do you play Parking Wars??? Freezer cole slaw sounds intriguing! What is that? I love cabbage any way you serve it! If you can eat that much, I'd say you probably do need a fill!