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Oh, Steph! So sorry to hear that! That's so sad. Hope you have a better day today. Ribearty & I have PM'ed a few times and all is well. It's pretty cool here in the desert today.... AND my internet at the RV is still broken!! They better fix it tomorrow! I need to get off here and go HOME... I'm too close to the restaurant and the smells are wonderful and I have MONEY in my purse!! Need to go home and have lunch!!

Earl is doing okay today... stock market closed!! He called our inv counselor yesterday and we set up a conference call with him, but not for two weeks! My comment to his secretary.... I hope we still have some money left to talk about by then!! We are not living on that, but need it for extras... like we need a new car. Ours is a 2002 Honda CR-V. I think it's over 80,000 miles on it, but probably an additional 50,000 towed miles as it is our "toad" and gets dragged around a lot! I quote that serenity prayer a lot, but it doesn't sink in for him! I'll dance with you!! That's great! I'm solidly in to the 230's column now and that makes me happy, so you must be overjoyed to be where you are!! Yeah, we probably brought this cool weather with us!! Earl was really complaining about the heat our first couple of days here. I loved it!! I'm cold now and he still wants all the windows open! Janet... Glossy in DHS has a QVC rack of mark downs... Denim & Co. I saw a couple of cute tops there that I really liked... and I'm pretty sure the XL would fit from the looks of it. But I'd just bought a bathing suit... need to have 2, and it was so nice to buy another 18. I tried on a 20 first! NO, I really do need the 18! Earl couldn't tolerate another purchase, but he found me a cute pair of capris at the Burke Outlet before that, so I can't complain. But next time I get in there, I'm going to check out the QVC rack again. Those tops were long sleeve, so probably close outs from last year. They were marked $18.98 and 30% off everything in the store. Bathing suit cost me $35 and was marked $68. Only reason I'm on the internet is I brought my laptop over to the library where there is a different wi-fi system. I tried earlier and couldn't get it in another building. So, I"m happy. Raced my race car, moved my parking wars cars! :w00t: And played all my Scrabble turns (sisters, friends, etc). If our system doesn't come back online I'll be back here tomorrow! They're going to get a piece of my mind on Monday morning! I'm paying for WiFi at the motor home!! So I shouldn't have to lug my laptop over here to use the free one! No one in the office on the weekend to complain to!

Amen, Ruby! I'm not really hiding out on the recipe threads even though my feathers got a little ruffled. Didn't think I said anything that offensive. If so, so sorry! It is possible to disagree without anger. I wore my pink "Read My Lipstick" t shirt, complete with pitbull, today which prompted a very pleasant discussion with a guy in Starbucks who turned out to be an Obama campaign volunteer! Anyway, useless RV park WiFi sucks and signal too weak all day to get email or websites! My thumbs are getting a workout typing on my Blackberry! Plain black font, no signature=Blackberry! Unfortunately, major source of my amusement is my silly games.... Scrabble and a couple I play on Facebook... Speed Racing, Parking Wars and Kidnap! I've probably been "kidnapped" by my friends a bazillion times by now... especially my daughter. Later, Chicks!

Me, too! Thanks for your comments, Kari. Have a great time at your reunion!

That is not right and could indicate a serious problem with your band. I'd advise you to call the surgeon's office and tell them... you need to go in ASAP and find out what's wrong!

Think I'll stick to the recipe threads for a while and stay out of trouble.

That's really great news!! I'm sure your doc is right about the diabetic meds! That will be wonderful! I've read that most diabetics are very quickly either off their meds, or severely reduced Rx! I am off one cholesterol pill since surgery, strength cut in half on both of my BP meds!

HOORAY!! Doing the HAPPY DANCE today! Official weigh in day at our TOPS here at the RV resort. After 2 1/2 weeks on the road, down 3 1/2 lb! I know... different scale... BUT weighed on my Wii this morning and it showed me down 4 lb, so I'll happily take the 3 1/2 official. I was up 1 lb over my ticker weight before we left... trips we took did that! So finally got to change it today! Bought a sleeveless top at WallyWorld yesterday off the $3 clearance rack.... yes, sleeveless! Who cares... hot here!! And it was not a PLUS size... XL, 16/18!

Too many diverse opinions here, so probably not a productive discussion, but Obama scares the sh*** out of me a LOT more than Palin does! He'll move us right in to Socialism. We're going to pay a lot more taxes and lose a lot more of our freedoms if he has his way. McCain is a man of integrity. Obama has rubbed shoulders with unsavory characters for most of his adult life. The facts are out there.. do the research.

Wishing you the best of luck. BMI of 50 or less!! Wow! That's a tall order! Mine was about 64 at my initial pre-op consultation. My surgeon told me to lose 10% of my body weight and try to get my BMI down to 60. I did get my BMI down to 60 by next pre-op appt, but not the 10%. I think I lost about 18 lb. Plus my age was on the borderline of what he was comfortable with, so I was pretty BLESSED that he agreed to do it! And that Medicare did not protest either!

OH! I think I like that! Or, Remo.... we have a "grandcat" named Remo!! He's HUGE!!

I use Benefiber.... one dose in my Crystal Lite every day. Can't taste it, don't even know it's there. Works for me. Glad things went well, Long!

So glad you're here, Nina.

Hi, I don't like Obama or Biden. I think Palin is a breath of fresh air. I really like her. Earl just went to pool/hot tub. I opted out. Not motivated. Sluggish tonight and my back hurts... twisted it funny & strained a muscle this morning.. just getting dressed! Been bothering me all day.

I'm impressed that you are watching the debate!! Me, too, but I"m not Canadian! I appreciate your interest! DH wants to go down to the pool when it's over. I don't feel too motivated & don't know if I have the energy, but I don't think I'm being given a choice. I haven't been counting calories. But I do know I got my water in today. I emptied my Crystal Lite/water bottle 2 1/2 times already.

Yep! We'll all be waiting for a report on how it went!!

Arrived in our RV park at Sky Valley today. It's really good to be back! A couple of the year round residents greeted us and were glad to have us back. Others arriving in the next few days and weeks. It's HOT!! Janet said it would be! We're getting settled in. TV was a priority because DH doesn't want to miss the debates tonight. As you can see, I've already figured out the internet. I was concerned about how we'd connect this year! Neighbors always let us on their network, but they have DirectWave dish and it's not compatible with Vista. Since we both have new computers in the past year, we both have Vista so can't get on! Park has Wi-Fi. I think the service is iffy, but so far, so good. I paid for 7 days. If it works okay consistently, I'll sign up by the month. But neighbors say Time-Warner cable is being installed, so... may be changing to that. I'm sure we'll be back to water aerobics in the morning. So glad we had a few days to "warm up" while at our friends'.

Thanks! I was so glad to see your post because this thread has not been very active for a long time! I was hoping some activity might get people to start posting again. Those of us with 50+ BMI face a long haul to get to "normal" and have special needs. It's good for us to communicate. Tell us a little bit about yourself. We are "snowbirds"! We live in WA state, but travel south to Palm Springs area for the winter.. just arrived today, in fact. We have an RV, so now will be living in it for the next six months. We have lots of pools/spas here and will be doing water aerobics weekdays for exercise. Can't wait to get started.

Nina, So excited for you & Don! He's been waiting for so long!! Don't worry. It'll all be okay! Take a nap the day before. Maybe that will help. He can drive there, right?? You just have to drive home. Does he have to stay overnight? You'll get a chance for some rest while he's in surgery and recovery, too. Congrats!

Wow! Don! That's GREAT news!

Long, Take a deep breath!! It's going to be okay. Enjoy your parents' visit as much as you can. Don't let your Mom get to you. People who are that critical & disapproving are usually trying to hide some deep insecurities. They have to pick at you because they feel so inadequate. Praying that you'll be pleasantly surprised by her reaction to your weight loss!

We're here for you, NaniRose! You're gonna be fine! The band "works" as long as you're willing to work with it. Follow the "rules", exercise, etc. You can do it!

Have you tried the Lean Cuisines?? They're pretty good. I know some of the single gals like to use them.. fettuccine, for one, then add some shrimp or scallops to it for more protein. Make a big pot of something on your day off. Then you have leftovers for your work days. I used to work some grave yard shifts (RN). It's the pits! Hard to get on a reasonable sleep/eat/play schedule when working that shift!

I know.... ONE POT WONDER! I'll be anxious to see the new SuperTarget! We had one near us in OK. Two, in fact. Grocery prices not as good as WallyWorld. We'll be pulling in to Sky Valley tomorrow afternoon. I promised Earl we would be there in time to see the debates. We are in Gorman. I missed it, too.... last sentence of her post.... dog they picked is Romeo and she's getting him next week. I forget what they all looked like. We need to see Romeo's picture again. HEY!! Got back from the hot tub a little while ago.. I wore the SIZE 18! Amazing! It fits.

We DID NOT sleep well last night.... power went out around 5 a.m. DH says he'd been awake for a while then. My CPAP stopped and I couldn't breathe so I woke up in a hurry!! DH turned our generator on so he could brew the coffee and make us some breakfast. I went back to sleep for a little while. You all know by now that I am NOT a morning person!! I barely speak in the morning. DH says "GOOD MORNING!" and I grunt something in response! We were on the road a little after 8 a.m. And we stopped really early today... like before 1 p.m., because we wanted to stop short of L.A. We'll deal with that tomorrow. HOpefully, I will persuade DH tht it would not be smart to leave too early!! After rush hour traffic is good! Yeah, Steph!! We all want to say HI to Rose!! Jacki..... So GOOD to have you drop in and bring us up to date on your life!! Sorry for all the drama, but sounds like you're getting back on track! We came down 99 from Visalia. Now on the down side of the Grape Vine, soon to be in L.A. city limits. So we are having a leisurely afternoon/evening relaxing, sipping some wine, commisserating over the stock market plunge, and about to have some grilled steak (mine is a filet). Then we're going in the hot tub... manager turned it on for us. Earl always drives safe. No faster than 55, doesn't fight with the trucks! Yes, we will be glad to get down to our 2nd home!!