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Are you kidding me? You are beautiful too... but tHANK YOU! thats the nicest thing anyones said to me in a long time... you are so sweet. It is really great to actually `see`each other as we talk, way cool... Perhaps, «i`ll catch «linda tonight... havn`t spoken to her in a while... she is really busy with college stuff Ahem, Ahem... good news this a.m. WEIGH - IN.,. 177 :frown: yeah-haw,, I`m on my way to2 goal; to be down to 169-170 by the time I start on my trip west.

I celebrated Andrew`s birthday too... I had a blizzard when I left my Mom`s place tonight... know I shouldn`t have but I logged it and admitted it..:smile:CALORIES-CARBS-FAT-PROTEIN1,759-235-51-79 1,200 - 1,550163 - 23632 - 5660 - 127 «was a kick talking to you both tonight... great way to stay in touch Karla, we missed you.,,.,. and LINDA you will have a really weird phone message on your machine when you get home... we didn`t know what we were doing --- honest!! JANET I should have had the fish filet, it was less cals thn the BLIZZARD ha,ha,ha....

Oh my gosh, I am trying .... last night, and this morning.. but i`m stuck... sent you my phone number if EARL dosnt`want you spending the money L.D. then email me YOUR phone in the dessert and I`ll call you ....perhaps then you can walk me thru this skype thing over the phone.. Sorry, not trying to be dumb.... this is just frustrating p.s. I know you love me:smile: o.k. got it.... i got all you gals in my address book, so tonight i`ll try hooking up again.. i even `took`a picture of myself... but beware!!!!! NO MAKEUP cbl

Good MOrning SUnshines! O.K. gals I DID download skypes... just beginners problems heee,heee the only person I could find on skypes was karla... and she didn`t anxwer<< oh and my typing? no i am not drinking, its just this new laptop keyboard is FLICKED keys are not in all the same places and i am finding it hard to express myself!!!!

o.k. girls, I`ve been trying to enter contact info into skype so I can call all you gys.éé come back to be baby`s

»God my husband is a jerk... we went to mcdonalds for a `coffee` but its really lunch time - so i said hummmm i think i`ll have a fish filet? DH says wow, look at that they are $4.00!!!! So i did aslow burn and had only a coffee, he had a muffin and a coffee... then I cma home and had a pro bar for lunch... he says ``why dont you have a can of tuna???? Caus i like filet of fish thats why a??hole!!! Then he won`t let me on his uostairs computer for 5 mins so I can send a greetng card to my Mom in Hospital.... `you have your own computyer downstairs!!!``` yes, i do, but i can`t access my moms hospital from my laptop A$$hole!!! I could jusrt divorce him today... well at least thats my current fantasy:angry: o.k. 7pm and he`s appologized... so i guess i`ll keep him another day CALORIES1,244

o.lk. im fdumb about this skeype <do i have to get a new phone number from them«é?

i DONT think you should worry about being bnded and attending OA... after all you will always be a food addict... the band dosn`t change that.... it is a tool that will make is easier to adhere to abstinance but lets face it you will still have HEAD issues to deal with from time to time... They didn`t put the band around your head sweetie Good luck

ya got a web cam with my new laptop

BUT HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?? to use it?? if it costs anything «peter won`t go for it »i just made «rice, beans, moose sausage one pot wonder for dinner... oh it was so good... only 225 cals per serv CALORIES«CARBS«FAT«PROTEIN1,160«177«31«46

Oh Denise, those spring colds are the worst! I do envy you though being out in the garden already.. Its been VERY mild here, yest the temp was up to 65F and so all the snow heaps are melting!! Can almost see my grass in some places... Praise the LORD...we will awaken again - New Life and all. Karla, I slept in until 11a.m. today :wub: but it felt so good. Mom is still not getting out of the hospital yet. Her BP is still all over the map, just can't seem to get it all evened out.:thumbup: Will cross my fingers for you to get NO rain all of next week - so you can roof in comfort. Janet; well we know why you are quiet... you are burried alive under FILES at work.. HUGS GF Phyl, you jewelry is beautiful, and isn't it a relaxing hobby??? I can just imagine that you love it as much as I love quilting. Stephanie; how are you doing, havn't heard much in a couple of days. Are you still stressing over Micheal's coming home? Kari: are you still in FLA? Linda: ya I know you have TONS of stuff at school too... you get a pass LOL Marci: you-who... where are you???? MIchelle: You are MIA too...:tongue2: I thought you liked us???

What did I do today? Oh my I was running the roads since 9:30 this am and JUST got home.!!! First there was my SHRINK appt, to get a new rx for my pills. He is boring, and dosn't shower or comb his freeking hair!! I am not impressed!! and he is always at least an hour late. Then I rushed into town to have lunch with my Oldest Town GF... she only has a 1/2 hour lunch so I picked up Wendy's Chicken nuggets for us both to eat. She's the gal with the Bypass... well the nuggets had Asian HOT spicy sauce on them and we could only gag down 1/2 an order each :wub::tongue2: so not many cals there... Then I went to my Mom's retirement home to clean up her "room" and get it ready for her to come home to... Well I got ride of 3 chairs, 2 GARBAGE bags full of JUNK, clutter, old envelopes... just plain old Hourder crap.... then I washed down all the surfaces and vacuummed... Oh and I re-wrote her entire Telephone Book... most of her friends have already died anyways... so it only took me about 1 1/2hours to do that little job. Then i met my cleaning lady for a coffee and chat, realized I hadn't had supper and only 1/2 of my lunch... so I had a bowl fo chicken noodle soup, bun, coffee and that's it.. CALORIES/CARBS/FAT/PROTEIN895/87/37/52 Oh yeah, and the most exciting thing of the DAY!!!! I had my consult with a plastic surgeon for my Tummy Tuck... I'm thinking I may get it done in Canada, depending on the price he gives me. They are also doing LAPBAND at this clinic... and since I was 2 1/2 years out he was very pleased to meet me and discuss my likes and dislikes... Then he asked me if I'd talk to some of his patients and walk them thru the "life"... of a bandster... wow, can you imagine??? SO maybe we can work out a barter and I can get some $$$$'s off my surgery?? Really liked the surgeon, so kind... especially cause its an embarassing appt. he's pulling all my excess skin all over the place trying to show me what I'll look like after the fact... wants me to have realistic expectations. TImeline is SUMMER cause I really want to lose a bit more weight first... but it's coming along nicely.. He asked me what was the most important thing I learned since banding. ?? and I said that "FRIENDS, contact people, SUPPORT of like others"... I told him all about yOU gals, he was very impressed.. I really liked him, and he's not too hard on the eyes either!!! Hubba, hubba, hubba:wink2:

Janet, I keep forgetting to mention how much I LOVE your new Avatar picture.

Gosh, I do like this laptop, I can watch TV and be on the ``puter at the SAME time....yeh=haw! Phyl, when you talk about CLUTTER in your RV I just gotta laugh, cause behind me(at the kitchen table) is a whole shelf, its like a breakfast bar... but its completely covered with STUFF... paperwork, kleenex, red hot sauce, S & _P shakers, incoming mail, my WINE glass (hee, hee) then there is the kitchen table I am typing on.... CANDLE, more papers.... oh I need to take a day to TIDY around this place. LOL.... I stilll have not put my luggage completly away since our Cuba trip.... oh yeah, then there is my current quilt that I am hand quilting... been working on it since JULY.... I gotta get my ShizA together!!! Ok I just reread the above and it sounds like wah, wah...poor me.... screw that:mad2: Today, I am giving myself CREDIT for NOT overeating!!! I waS STRESSED but I did not overeat... I stillhave anger percolating,, but i am not eating over it... I ate rest. food and did NOT order desserrt, I did not eat cookies when my Mother offered them THREE times... :thumbup:

I swear if I dind't have you girls to 'talk' to I'd go bonkers for sure. Still more Crap to deal with (or not) with my AUNT... I just get so angry that I'd like to punch out a WALL.. She is manipulative and just a big Biatch!!! Having a Glass of RED wine right now and trying to chill!!!! I gotta go and track my cals on Spark people though so at least I can control THAT!!! LOL CALORIES-CARBS-FAT-PROTEIN1,280-102-40-77

Yeah, comments like this infuriate me... its a lack of knowledge and I'd so like my GF's to get their weight under control - I know how much PAIN (physically and mentally) they suffer..

drat, lost my last post food yesterday 1200 cals... pretty good considering «I had a small serv of apple crisp with ice cream... but CREDIT... I did not have any appetizers (there was pizza, chips, pretzels, dips etc) I just had my Rye and water aand waited for dinner... It was steak, and I can only get in 3 oz. plus I was chewwing so slowly and tiny because I didnt`want to dare risk getting stuck... as I am trying to get my 2 girlsfrineds to lapband When we all worked together WE were all 100+ lbs over weight. DF1 is also dietetiqe and both are on cholesterol meds too... Now I know I still have a ways to go to reach my goal, but I am so grateful that for the past 2 ½ yrs i`ve been down my 65lbs... all that damage »I`ve saved my arteries, knees, back... oh my gosh. So I was really trying to lead by àttraction`` ya know... The one girls husband says BANDING is mutalating a perfectly good digestive system!!! (he did not say this to my face) and I said to my friend, ya but didn`t your husband have a total hip replacement????? at 45 yrs of age??? Seems to me if you can have DENTAL work done, leave all those artificial metal and acrylic fillings in your HEAD for the rest of your life, or dentures, or a metal knee or hip,,, then whats the differance???

»Oh yeah, that`s plenty of excuse:biggrin: just don`t do it I say:thumbup:

Janet, I love that BLUE top and skirt on you!!! OMGosh does it ever show off your figure!! one hot mama:tt2:

«yippee! so looking forward to «finally meeting you! «janet brags about her band daughter all the time in our private emails.:thumbup: We won`t be heading out from home until 12April, and by the time we drive all across the «dakota and montana plus all of our stops , it might be 19th or 20th... Phyl thinks driving 2-4 hrs per day is Plenty so we;ll play it be ear. this morning i am typing OUR new laptop (for the RV travels) so i appologise for the typos now. lol

Congrats on the 138 and that's even after corn beef and cabbage(salty) that is awesome girl, knew you'd get there with YOUR determination. Gosh my Mom is there until they get her BP meds worked out.. its still all over the map when she stands up... drops to like 100/60 on standing , so that's no good , think she'll be there at least until Monday maybe longer. Tonight I am going for dinner with 2 couples. the girls I worked with when I was an Accountant (my first retirement ha,ha) Anyways, they are BOTH Heavy girls... and I've been trying to convince them to get banded... The one girl is thinking about it, but scared... Arn't you MORE scared of a heart attach??? and Diabetes??? SO I'll be diplomatic and see if I can persuade them. Gotta get my head into the Beck mode today... I am feeling frazzled with my AUNTS. Had an o.k. breakfast, and lunch and dinner will be ON plan... cause I really need to be a good role model today:biggrin:

Well Phyl and Janet are probably back at the RV by now enjoying EARL's cooking... and wine???? LOL I hope you gals had a super day and that Phyl's back pain was manageable... Can't wait to hear about all the details. :frown:

oh my gosh, I finally got my page to refresh!! I don't know whats up with my computer tonight *the downstairs one* but its Frigged!!!:frown: Food today 1100 cals... that's incl the popcorn snack I will have in a wee bit. I deserve CREDIT (Ms Beck) today, I went into the hospital, visited my MOM - got completely frustrated with her... She will NOT let me hook up her phone, so the only time I can get info on her is to call the Nurses stn.. oh yeah and THEY like being interupted 2 x per day!!!! Then there are my AUNTS, they really tick me off... I finally convinced my MOM to at least take the TV for the weekend... so she and I watched CURLING while I was there. I also had my supper there with her... Tilapia Fish from the cafeteria.. it came with potatoes, but I was full enough after the FISH... Omgosh was it ever good!!! I have a terrible time(food thoughts) when I am at my Mom's residance or at the hospital... its always been that way but today I RESISTED.... Our feelings of PARENTS is so complicated! I love her to bits, but part of me resents having to do everything...oh then I have to come home and call or email ALL the relatives that were too lazy to come visit her themselves!!!! I know wah, wah,wah... sorry I just had to bitch... But on the bright side my SIL did email a message to my Mom and she just loved that... Tomorrow, I'll be getting a phone call.. "get this GD T.V. out of my room, its driving me nuts"... I can already predict her behaviour.. Its not her fault, she's 87, confused, her BP is all over the map and the old bag in the next bed is impossible!!!! SHe wants the curtain between her and my MOm left open! SHe's claustraphobic.. yeah right. just a noisy so and so. Plus, I want to talk to my Mom without this other @^$@&%@@** STARING at me the whole time. Going "are you my Nurse?" argh!!!! I want a RUM AND COKE :frown:

Karri, if we were camped at Scandia RV park in BEND, OR is that close enough for you to visit us??? while we are on our trip? I was trying to find someplace as Close to Redmond as possible.