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Yeah, DH is really bugging me lately. He's gotten a little better but I always see him checking out what I'm eating. And when I ask for my afternoon glass of wine I'm lucky if he gives me 1/2 glass. I usually just wait until he's busy doing something else and go fill it up! He makes me use these very small glasses and then gives me 1/2. It's really irritating. I'm mad at him today. Can you tell?? He's been a real pill all day... crabby and mean. So since he was already being a jerk, I decided it would be a good day to tell him I bought a new pair of shoes the other day. Since he was already in that mood, might as well give him something to really sulk about. I had them hidden in the bottom of my closet in the RV but I kept trying to figure out how I would ever be able to wear them if I didn't let him know I bought them!! He hates when I buy shoes or purses.

I went to a seminar in Palm Springs last winter but then had to find a doctor in WA that took Medicare and the whole "Center of Excellence" thing, so my first appointment with the surgeon was the beginning of May and surgery was July 20.

That's a great idea, Nichole! Count me in, too! We'll be settled at our RV park by then & I can be doing Water aerobics. Your challenge will be a great incentive to get out there and do it on those chilly mornings when I want to stay in front of the TV wrapped up in my blanky!

Carol, Glad you got through all that okay. I know you weren't looking forward to it. Yes, Medicare was a breeze for me. Few requirements and not too many hoops to jump. This is great... you're on your way. Good idea.. having the meat/fish cut in the right portions. I eat fish ANY TIME of the day! DH has been making me eggbeaters omelets with a little smoked salmon/tuna and cheese every day! ME, TOO!! Down with bras!! Glad to hear you're doing so well PCGIRL!! Keep up the good work!

1. Distant0098 168/158 -6 lb 2. Phyllser/Phyl 282/272 -2 lb 3. IndioGirl/Janet 210/200 -7 lb 4. forgve70x7/Nichole 235/225 -5 lb 5. cazulay/Cece 204/194 6. lindaa -7 lb 7. frustrated/Ruby 205/195 -3 8. marcyinak/Marcy 236/226 -7 lb 9. Brandy 166/156 -2 lb 10. jackie506 218/208 -4 lb. 11. Stacymak 236/226 12. Mango24 202/192 -3 lb 13. SHAND Down -4 lb. 14. Chimboree 15. Kirajh/Kari - 5 lb 16. NewCC -2 lb 17. ribearty -4.5 lb 18. Car 187/177 -6lb 19. ssankaofa73 237/227 20. Dini 154/142 -4.6 21. Unruhlyhd 291/281 22. mikesmom 23. Peaches 24. lapedtolive 25. Kathybad - 4 lb

And the BATWING contest is ON!! Shall we submit photos or measurements???? I don't have to keep track of this one, do I???? :eek:

:welcomeB: Welcome Jamie! Lots of good folks here. You're doing great with 55 lb. lost since June!! Congrats. I started with BMI 63.5 and so happy to have it below 60!!

Hey! Why are you apologizing!?? We need to hear stuff like that! Keeps us all going!! That is GREAT!!! Wonderful news! Encouraging & supporting each other is what this site is all about! I love it!

Where are the rest of you?? I see a couple of you are online. Wonder why we haven't heard from Dini in so long. Our "regulars" just aren't around very much these days!

Good Morning! You have the day off today, right? Nice morning here in the bay area but glad we're not in the PNW. Big storm in WA/OR. Sounds like you have a busy Thanksgiving vacation planned! Lots of things to do. We usually have our Christmas shopping done by the time we leave for the winter but NOT this year! We're behind the power curve and are going to keep it very simple! Interesting info from your uncle. My DH was in the AF 20+ years, but we didn't get to go out of the states. At least, I didn't! He did a Viet Nam tour and a remote in Alaska. We did a little traveling in recent years, though, including a couple of trips to England. Remember eating in a pub once with my SIL... fish & chips. That was good. We stayed at a B & B a couple of times. Weird breakfast... baked beans, something like a hot dog and a cooked 1/2 of tomato. Didn't like it.

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1. Distant0098 168/158 -3 lb 2. Phyllser/Phyl 282/272 -2 lb 3. IndioGirl/Janet 210/200 -7 lb 4. forgve70x7/Nichole 235/225 -5 lb 5. cazulay/Cece 204/194 6. lindaa -7 lb 7. frustrated/Ruby 205/195 8. marcyinak/Marcy 236/226 -7 lb 9. Brandy 166/156 -2 lb 10. jackie506 218/208 -4 lb. 11. Stacymak 236/226 12. Mango24 202/192 -3 lb 13. SHAND Down -4 lb. 14. Chimboree 15. Kirajh/Kari - 5 lb 16. NewCC -2 lb 17. ribearty -4.5 lb 18. Car 187/177 -6lb 19. ssankaofa73 237/227 20. Dini 154/142 -4.6 21. Unruhlyhd 291/281 22. mikesmom 23. Peaches 24. lapedtolive 25. Kathybad - 4 lb :clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2: Haven't heard back from too many, but here's the latest update. We have several who are - 7 lb.!! Congrats!! You're going to make it to the 10 lb. mark and maybe more with 10 more days to go!! Good work!

Jackie, VERY IMPRESSIVE!! WHAT a GREAT DAy you had! Good work! That Body Bugg sounds really cool! I'm watching a few on eBay. Don't know if it'd be practical for me because I'm not getting much exercise now and when I get south it'll be water exercise. But I LOVE techy gadgets like that! Janet, I momentarily forgot what it's like to shop in Coachella Valley! Yes, that drives me crazy when people open up packages and scatter the contents. Open packages of socks, underwear, etc. I think you're right about Target & Mervyn's. Well, I suppose it's time to get dressed and go in the house! I'm not a morning person and it takes me a few hours to get in gear in the morning!

Janet, Wow!! You DID shop! Good job! I haven't been in a Mervyn's in a long time but what you described doesn't sound like the norm for their stores. They have been in financial trouble for several years and closed all their stores in WA state and I seem to remember they closed almost all the stores in OK when we were living there. Kept one open in Tulsa which was 2 hours away from where we lived. They'll probably go bankrupt sooner or later. If they're not doing a good job of maintaining their stores people will stop shopping there Using DH computer since I'm outside in the RV and mine is inside my son's house! We're parked out in front. I'm finding not all of his keyboard keys work! I've been bugging him to get a new laptop. I didn't know about these sluggish keys! I don't hate smokers, but I do bug DH all the time to quit! He's down to about 3 a day. Not bad. I just hated it when he sneaked them behind my back so I like this new arrangement! He has me keep his pack so he's not tempted to smoke more. He just went off to the airport with our son again and I don't think he even had his morning one before he left! I got rid of a bunch of clothes just before we left on our trip. Last year I got rid of a BIG bunch of clothes and probably shoiuld have kept some of them because they were smaller!! And some of them I'd never worn. But we were getting ready to move from OK to WA so we were purging!

A good Thanksgiving dinner....turkey, fresh cranberries, green beans.

That's impressive! Wow!! Did you go shopping today?? I took new measurements a couple of weeks ago, too. A couple of inches here, there and everywhere, but the most awesome was 6" in the hips. My shoulders have shrunk! I can tell because all my sleeves are too long! My favorite nightgown is like a tent. It's going to fall off my shouldes soon. In fact, I have about three like that. I should get rid of them and then I could buy a new one! I need some new bras but I HATE trying them on. I'd just buy one size smaller except the ones I have are so old you can no longer read the size on the tags and I can't remember what size they are!!

I can't believe it!! I'm playing "where'd my post go" again!!! I had this long reply composed and I don't know what happened but all of a sudden it was gone!! Now I have to start all over and it was SO GOOD!! So... I was giggling reading the morning posts... Janet, your night time eating... midnight raids, give me a chuckle! I'm so stingy about my sleep, I hate to even get up to go to the bathroom for fear I won't be able to get back to sleep! I LOVE my sleep too much to get up to eat, but I understand. Our youngest son used to do that sometimes. Food addiction is a real bitch! I had this intersting encounter with myself today... the angel/devil thing. Our son lives on what used to be Moffett Field. No more military base.... NASA/Ames Research. But, there is government housing, and there is still a BX, commissary, BX annex, McDonald's and a few other amentities for us military folks. So today, after riding my scooter off base to granddaughter's soccer game, when I got back, I decided I'd go to the commissary and pick up a few things. I wanted some sharp cheddar cheese to go with that wonderful smoked salmon/tuna I bought in OR earlier in the week. So, on the way over there I'm having this conversation with myself... wonder what I can buy (sneak) at the commissary that I can eat on the way home. NO, what are you thinking?? You're not even hungry!! You just ate two hours ago. Hmmm, maybe I could stop at McDonald's on the way back.. get myself one of those chicken wrap snacks. NO, YOU JUST ATE TWO HOURS AGO!! I mean, I wasn't even hungry and I'm plotting and planning what I can buy to eat on the way back because I'm alone and no one will know! How stupid!! Why do we do these things??? :faint: FOOD ADDICTION, that's why!! How disgusting! How annoying! We want to eat when we're not even hungry! So I got over that and came home and when it was THREE hours, I had some beef jerky and a string cheese and one rye krisp cracker! I did sneak something, though. My DH and I have this "deal". He's the food cop, but I get to say when he can have a cigarette. So he decides to pour me a little (and I DO mean a LITTLE) wine before he goes out for an agreed upon afternoon smoke. So as soon as he's out the door, I'm on my way to the kitchen to fill up my glass!! It IS a VERY SMALL glass that probably holds only 4 ounces, so I don't feel too guilty about it, but I did sneak it! And>>> I AM back online for a few days because our son has cable internet and he gave us his network key so we both could get our laptops online on his network. Heeheehee... I'm hangin' out here for a few days! At least, when we're not busy with our son and his family. He & DH went flying this morning while we were gone to the soccer game. Son has a 1947 Cessna that he's trying to sell. He's been building a small plane for about 12 years now, I think, and it's almost done, so time to sell the old Cessna. They had a great time. Oh, friends we were caravanning with down to Palm Springs chickened out and headed back north!! We thought we slowed down the pace enough for them... only 120-140 miles per day, stopping early, taking time for sightseeing. But, the husband is almost 80 and just too tense for driving an RV on the freeway. They decided to bail out about 50 miles north of San Francisco and head back to WA. We will miss them. It was fun having company as we traveled.

Probably not! but wouldn't hurt to ask. (253) 874-1604 Ask for Amy... 2nd choice, Steve.

Dr. Hunter/Virginia Mason/Fed Way now does all his fills using fluoro.

Glad to be of help, Carol. Take a seat cushion with you to the meeting. That might help a little. I can't sit long in hard folding chairs, either. My legs and knees start hurting and I get "twitchy", but, like you said... get up now and then. Do what you need to to make it through it. You won't be sorry because you'll get lots of good info. Often they have people at those meetings who have had the surgery that will share a little about their experience. And you will have an opportunity to ask questions. I can understand why they want you to be there in person. It'll be okay. You can do it. I think it's also a test of your committment. Those three hours won't be the only discomfort you'll have to go through, but it will be worth it. I saw two different dieticians and they were both excellent. They had good suggestions for supplements to take after surgery, showed me what 1/2 cup serving looks like, had examples... empty containers... of acceptable foods...different kinds of yogurt, soups, etc to show me. It was very beneficial.

My doctor required one pre-op and one post-op visit with their dietician. She gave me a print out detailing what I could have and how much. Each doctor's food plan is a little different, but they'll tell you very specifically what you can have. I have not vomited at all, or pb-ed or slimed or anything. I'm very careful not to push what i can eat. I quit when I start feeling full because I also HATE to vomit and avoid it at all cost!!

Uh Oh!! Janet is going to be ON YOUR CASE!! :yell: :yell: :nono: :yell: :decision: :decision: :decision: :decision: Tomorrow is a NEW DAY!! Back to basics, girl! :) :)

1. Distant0098 168/158 -3 lb 2. Phyllser/Phyl 282/272 -1 lb 3. IndioGirl/Janet 210/200 -7 lb 4. forgve70x7/Nichole 235/225 -5 lb 5. cazulay/Cece 204/194 6. lindaa -2 lb 7. frustrated/Ruby 205/195 8. marcyinak/Marcy 236/226 -7 lb 9. Brandy 166/156 -2 lb 10. jackie506 218/208 -4 lb. 11. Stacymak 236/226 12. Mango24 202/192 -3 lb 13. SHAND Down -4 lb. 14. Chimboree 15. Kirajh/Kari - 5 lb 16. NewCC -2 lb 17. ribearty -4.5 lb 18. Car 187/177 -6lb 19. ssankaofa73 237/227 20. Dini 154/142 -4.6 21. Unruhlyhd 291/281 22. mikesmom 23. Peaches 24. lapedtolive 25. Kathybad - 4 lb Hope these are right!! If I made any mistakes please PM me with correct figures. It's easier for me to record them all if they're all in one place. I don't have to scroll through all the posts then. Thanks! :heh:

Good Morning/Afternoon, #7's! Beautiful sunny, but chilly morning here in PNW. We're going to go see the BEE MOVIE in Coos Bay OR today. Looking forward to that. Last week DH & I went to see "Dan in Real Life" and LOVED it!! Good movie! Have tried several times to do that multiquote thing and can't figure it out. Can you tell me how to do that, Janet?? You are doing great! I am happy to have some baggy clothes, too, and found yesterday that I can already fit in to some of the things I packed in the RV for "later". Yesterday I wore a Panama Canal t-shirt I bought on a cruise last year and never wore! And I have one from Jamaica that fits now, too! Found a pair of pants, new ones, that I can wear, also. It's great! Guess what my sister made for breakfast???? Cinnamon rolls!! They were on the table staring at me when I came in from the RV!! DH had fixed me an eggbeaters omelet before I came in, so it's not like I didn't have anything to eat. DH gave me a tiny sliver of his that couldn't even qualify as a "BITE", but gave me a taste, anyway. She's fixing meat loaf for dinner, so I can live with that. But, anyone else finding that things that are soft texture like that, the band doesn't care!!?? My restriction seems to be greatly influenced by the texture of the food I'm eating. Congrats, again, on the NSV's 7's! :ranger: :kiss2: