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Hi gang; I am finally home, fed and now able to upload my pictures from Las Vegas... Some are of scenery and others are of Janet, Debbie & Ginette(my friend). It was such a good time. I can't wait to do it again... although I am going to have to earn some $$$ to save up :bored: Food since I'be been home has been really Lite, as I've not taken lunch to work and just been eating Protien bars!!! But tonight I stopped at the grocers and bought a pre=cooked chicken... DH and I hacked away at that for supper tonight. I'm having m y Microwabed squash for my snack later. So here are 5 pictures, I'll try and send more later...:eek:

Hi Janet! I am alive! Its been just nuts today, I've had 8 patients!! When it rains it pours.. I just wanted to tell you how MUCH fun we had with you and Debbie. I am so blessed to have such a good friend who would drive all the way from CALI just to see me :thumbup: You are a special, special gal (o.k. now I'm crying!) I love the picture of the two of us....great! When is Kari moving to L.V.??? hummmm:glare: o.k. going home now from work... and then beddy bye.

Hi gang, just a short pop in note, I just woke up and gotta be at work in 1 hour! Had the BEST time with Dear Friend Janet and Debbie and Ginette in Vegas. Hope you got home safe and sound Janet, you're back at work this a.m. too... CBL (with details) Peaches

O.k. Donna, we're gonna have to get Janet after you!!! Is ith the winter blahs that have you in their grip??? Just focus on getting some sweaty exercise today, that always lifts my mood... HUGS<

Congratulations everyone on your NEW PRESIDENT!~ I've been glued to the tube all morning long... I am so excited for all of you.. I think Obama will bring new life and meaning to the Whitehouse.

GOsh, I guess I was VERY lucky. When my surgeon found that my band had a leak in the tubing, he replaced it free of charge... As is was their fault it got punctured.

That is a cool map Janet! Now I can see how close our two hotels will be!! Yes, I know Imp. Palace is an older hotel, but we wanted to go CHEAP and it combined with our flight was just the right price. As long as its clean I* am happy. Also, they have KARAOKE at the Imperial Palace, and I love to sing. .... so maybe we can have a few laughs there? Don't worry, I'll tell my friend Ginette about my Lapband before we get there... who wants the stress of keeping a secret like that... I wouldn't want to put that on you. She'll be cool, and understanding I am sure.. She is always telling me how good I look... it'll be alright. I just never felt the need to come clean before now. Oh yeah, we have a little joke going too. Her name for the Trip is "Pamela" and of course you already know I am "peaches".... its our wild and vivacious character names... Hee,hee we are gonna have so much fun without our husbands...!!!!

I am getting so excited, started packing today and getting laundry done... Phyl, what about forgetting the scooter and using a walker? THey are lighter and fold up to fit in a car... is that an option??? It would be so cool for you to come too. Janet, did you get my mapquest email with your road directions??? How far is the Trump Tower from Imperial Palace??? 4 more sleeps until VEGAS yeee-haw~!! Temp dosn't look that HOT, around 65- 70 degrees F. If my conversion is correct... So I am packing light tops, slacks, and little jackets to wear... In the evening I am sure we'll need them.. now as a Canadian and being in the deep freeze for a couple months now 65-70 is going to feel BALMY to me:thumbup: Oh I can hardly wait, and my GF Ginette (a.k.a. Pamela) is really excited to meet you all too. I still haven't told her about the Lapband, can you believe it??? Well, I'll have to tell her now as she'll ask me how I have such good friends in the U.S. Also this week I am very excited to be watching OBAMA become sworn in... way cool! :w00t: I even got a 'pleasant' letter from my brother yesterday... He became an American Citizen Dec 12th... and lives in Fla./Conneticut alternately. CALORIESCARBSFATPROTEIN1,615,194,40,96 o.k. cals a little high yesterday, I had some more Rum punch in the evening with Hubby.... oooh those cals add up!:wink2:

Karri, we are PROUD of you TOO! You've become such an awesome role model for us lazy slugs who don't do enough exercise... Keep on keepin on! Wow Phyl, what a nice turn of events!. Sometimes those impromptu visits are the Best. And good for you staying away afrom the VODKA! Did you learn any German? LOL "ich lebe dich" means I LOVE YOU! tonight, we are having friends over for dinner, he is from Jamaica so I am making RUM PUNCH...!! Instead of using Sugar in the punch I am using SPLENDA~! so I'll only have to count the RUM portion hee,hee,hee. Janet: next week at this time we'll be in Vegas!! with WARM desert weather, I can hardly wait. It is so cold here, the cars Groan when you turn the ignition. My toyota always starts, but it complains.... Oh and the Dr's office called this a.m. and My Mom's going to get into the specialist Jan 29th... so not that big a wait.... luckily.

Denise, 1015 Cals are great!!! Keep up the good work, we are ALL going to get to GOAL!!!!!:yikes:

' Wow, that is a great price to go to Vegas,,,,.... Does that mean you are coming too next weekend????:wink:

Sorry, in my drunken stupor - I forgot to post my YESTERDAY totals... incl the wine (hic) CALORIESCARBSFATPROTEIN1,263/176/15/63 So Phyl, I included the 3 glasses of wine in MY totals after all.... I didn't get home until Midnight, we had such fun.!!!

175 whoo0-hoooo!!!! :crying::yikes::wink::tt1: my food for today, Thursday CALORIESCARBSFATPROTEIN1,108,134,28,48

Stephanie; safe travels hun... keep warm in that car and make sure you take a shovel, blanket, matches, candles, water in the car with you. SAFTEY First!!! Yesterday I drove to work with my "quilt" in tow... I wanted to show it off to my buddies at work. Phyl, I sure envy your RV lifestyle right about now... its colder than a witchs T!t here.....:hurt: I had to go to the Dr's for a re-check of my ears sinces the antibiotics ran out... I stll have fluid behind my ear drum, so another rx for the nose...ack! :tt2: Janet; Thanks for the kudos on my food journal. I am feeling good about it and in control again. I am hoping for 175 tomorrow morning, and if I get it I'll be YELLING on the thread Whoo=peee:lol: I am going out for dinner tonight, a pot luck, I was told to bring dessert, so I made APPLE CRISP w/o sugar, used splenda and whole wheat flour and oatmeal. So pretty healthy, also I'm picking up some Sugar'free Icecream to go with it...but there will probably be wine!!! Phyl; I'll drink YOUR ration of wine tonight o.k.???? that way I dont' have to log the cals on my Journal..LOL:w00t: A shout out to Kari, Karri, Car, Denise... hope you are all haveing a BONUS day... stay warm :eek:

Stephanie, that is a great picture:w00t: You look awesome!!! here is my food for yesterday....CALORIES/CARBS/FAT/PROTEIN1,005/116/35/59 1,000 - 1,050163 - 23632 - 5660 - 127 VERY cold here today -25celcius.... my dogs don't even want to go out to pee... they are still under the covers in my bed!!

Gosh, I don't read this thread for a couple of days.... and WHAM.... Crappola! WOuld everyone pleae get over themselves and let this be a great place to give/get support..???? It's time to move along:crying: Candice

whew, Ms. Pris, I am glad you updated your weight loss, that is FANTASTIC! Ya know Karri (Oregon) has had a tummy tuck and she has posted pictures too... check her out she has done awesome.

Janet: That's right Imperial Palace that's where I am booked into... I know "Debbie" must be cool if she's a friend of yours!! That'll be a BLAST!~ i"LL BE THERE tHURS THRU sUNDAY. omg i AM SO EXCITED!!!! CALORIESCARBSFATPROTEIN 1,029,140,30,56 A LITTLE LITE on the protein, but that's o.k. considering the DAY I had at work.

Thanks for the SUNSHINE Janet! Stephanie, Kari and I can sure use it!!! The weather this week for us 'northerners' is going to be 30 below zero + the wind chill factor... I am borrowing my hubbies arctic longjohns, I think I'll wear them to work under my scrubs!!! I am a bit more calmed down than I was on Sat when I heard my friend got fired..... I am going to go in to work today and act like I don't know a thing, and see what my Boss has to say for herself. Back on the good food band wagon, no big damage done on the weekend. Are you going to be able to make it to Vegas??

Thanks Denise, I did read your post re=self fills... cheered me up. I went to an OPEN HOUSE this afternoon with DH. It was a musical thing where the hosts guitar students could strut their stuff. It totally took my mind of work, so I'm in a better frame of mind now. You are right, I'll keep my mouth shut and just go to work and do my 'thing'.... but I did send out a couple of feeler letters today just to see what I might get somewhere else. I like MY job, just not the atmosphere and politics at work. But you are right, a bird in hand is worth two in the bush. Food journal today, well, probably not so good, all the food was nibbler stuff. Spinach dip/bread, tortillas sandwiches, egg rolls, cheese spread.... then I had ONE whiskey :martini_shaken:drink 3 cups of tea :coffee:and then....:thumbup: 3 dessert squares, we call them Nanaimo Bars, but I have no idea what the calorie count would be... so I'll just say today was a WASH! :thumbup:

Denise and Stephanie; You two are hysterical! Let me know when the RYE WISKEY is ready - I'll bring the Coca-cola to mix~~~ :thumbup: CALORIES/CARBS/FAT/PROTEIN 1,620/203/40/75

Kari, by the sounds of it you are at a great weight... if you are 5'9" tall 170 sounds good. Plus, if you lose too much more it really might show in your face... JMHO:thumbup: What? we could be doing our own fills and unfills??? That would be awesome.... can you just go into a pharmacy and purchase needles? I am not squeemish so I think I could actually do it if I had the supplies, plus where'd you get sterile saline? :thumbup:

I got a call this a.m. from "SUE" at work, she was fired yesterday! I am so pissed, everything at work has been really sh!tty the last 2 months. The office manager got canned, then the replacement for her lasted 2 days, and now "SUE" the parttimer (who is a long time friend of mine before I got her in at the clinic) got fired last night. She was told "we are reorganizing and I am hiring a fulltimer, so we elected that You be the one terminated" Can you freeking beleive that crap? If everyone 'elected' that she be the one to lose her job, I'd like to know when this vote was? AS it was a total surprise to me. (I've been there 1 1/2 yrs one of the longest employees, what's that tell ya!) Part of me wants to confront my Boss(and ask her What were you thinking?), and part of me says shut up Candice, its none of your business. OMG any opinions out there... I think I should start putting out some resumes?:cool:

Ah Kari, I hear your frustration... but like Phyl pointed out you have SO MANY N.S.V's.... I forgot to ask how tall you are, what is your Current BMI???

CALORIES/CARBS/FAT/PROTEIN 1,199/122/52/63 Hi gals, Hubby took me out for dinner tonight, so my totals are a bit higher today. I ate 1/2 of my Steak & Mushroom Pie and no French Fries.