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Wow, I had a lot of reading to do to catch up with you all. Phyl; Water aerobics is so cool, are you getting any use from that black/white polka dot thingy??? heee,hee.... I am glad you are enjoying your RV adventure. I am so jealous. and I am on FaceBook. See you there! Janet: Well, what can I say... THANK YOU just dosn't seem to cut it. But I really appreciated you taking the time to chat last night. I've been good yest. 950 cals. and today 1340. A little higher than I would have liked but its o.k. considering I went to T.o. this morning and spent the day with DD. She had bought me a Hydrating Facial for my B-day and I just used it today. Then we went shopping at the GAP and I bought myself a pair of jeans... I took 4 pair (different cuts) into the change room, size 16... well guess what? I needed a size 14!!!! Whoo hoo, I came home this evening and packed my little gym bag for tomorrow after work. Stephanie; yuk I can't get the colours to change anyways I am happy for you and your weight loss, you are SO close to goal... you go for it... You did the right thing by getting your fill adjusted... :-) Kari; You and KARRI will be marathoning together soon, I can just feel it. RUby; sounds like you are getting back on track, you just keep adding up those calories and I'll chime in too. o..k. We can all do this, when one of "us" falter the other gals are there to pick us up. Thank you all so much, Love Peaches

This is a terrible story. I also had a nicked tubing(near the port) and had to have re-surgery. It took months to convince them that I had NO restriction after a fill... I was up to 9.75 cc's in a 10 cc band (dah!!!) where did they think the Fluid was going? I've had my surgery in March and the band is now working o.k. I have had several fills and have restriction but now I can't get my "HEAD" back into the losing mode. I am making poor food choices and although I am maintaining my 60 lb loss, I still have considerable weight to go. Have you considered going back to your original Dr. In Mexico? What are your thoughts. Peaches

Soleil; Welcome aboard! ITs a tight ship here on Lucky 7 thread... nice bunch of gals. Tell us about yourself? Where do you live? Kids? Married? Career? we just need the scoop. Phyl; I am so glad you drank that wine!!! You perked me up. I've been watching CNN and listening to Bush... OMG... its totally freeking me out. I am so glad that I spent my $16k on my lapband when I did cause I'd be too freeked out to spend it now!!! Congrats on the Car phenomenon - whoo=hoo more room and adjusting the seat... way cool... you go girl. I am so proud of you leaving the scooter behind and venturing out on your own!!!! Weren't you scheduled for knee replacement this fall??? Or am I mistaken? So now I must ask your opinion on something. DH and I have always been planning on buying a mobile home in FL when we retire for wintering down south. But you seem to LOVE the RV lifestyle? What are the pros and cons in your opinion... Seems everyone is selling their RV's up here cheap... perhaps that would be our better option... but what about cost of repairs etc Steph: Ha, ha, girl you have always been normal.... (hee,hee) but its nice to have it verified by a computer icon eh? Ruby: You are doing great with the exercise and food journaling, and I've noticed that your getting your protein up too. !!! Janet; I've been thinking of calling you, for a wee chat, but with the 3 hr time differnce whats the best time for you to talk??? I'm really floundering in my BAND life and I need some tough love. I still havn't heard anything from Linda????? Karri: How is school going? Are you managing your fellow teacher o.k.??? Kari: Thanks for finding us a new recruit... you are thoughtfull, have you got any BIGGER pictures of yourself yet???? my old eyes couldn't see those tiny ones. Sorry, I havn't been posting much... I didn't want to drag everyone else down ... just been kind of yucky and funky. But you girls always make me laugh!

Hi and Thanks for asking Janet; My Mom is driving me nuts. (and its a short drive!) I am going back and forth between feeling guilty (that she is bugging me) and being angry with her because she won't take her pain medication. She has been calling me every day this week, sounding all pathetic and telling me how much pain she is in and how constipated she is... ARGH! I am a horrible daughter! Its just that She's been to the hospital, gotten medication for the pain, she saw her personal family doctor Wed. and got checked out. But she still is refusing her pain meds... because they constipate her. I keep telling her that she can take stool softners, fibre laxatives etc to manage that... but oh no, she just wants to be whinny... Now this is very out of character for my Mom. This is NOT her usual personality.. I finally had to tell her yesterday to stop phoning me at 6:45 a.m. to tell me she is in pain.... I KNOW SHE's IN PAIN... and there's not a damn thing "I" can do for her.... WOw, I really had to get this off my chest, DH been away all week and I've not vented. BLEACKT :bolt: She is trying to manipulate the Nursing Staff at her residence by making them bring her meals in her room... thankfully, they are not giving in to her. She needs the exercise of walking down for her meals, plus she's quite capable of getting down to the nurses stations when she wants some tylanol!!! Plain tyl. just arn't cutting it though, and she thinks if she takes them hourly they'll work better....NOT! Oh I hate being a caregiver!!!!

:bolt: I vote for NITRO, he has a very intellegent look about him... I just love dogs!

Hi Girls; Ruby you are doing so well on increasing your protien - Yougo girl!! Janet is too cool eh? She always has the BEST advise for us all... I'll check back later, home from work sick today. Flu I think?

Hey Kari, those pictures are great!!! I wish I could see them bigger though.... my old eyes! LOL

Karri, 20 mins is awesome... You are such a power house girl...:cry_smile:

Hi Gang; Wow you all have been so busy, took me a while to read up on everything I've missed. There are a few issues going on for me right now that have kept me from the computer. Too many hours at work, feeling a tad burnt out Not getting enough exercise and ME time Too much running back and forth looking after my Mom. Not sleeping very well. So, I made an appt. with a Counselor and it turns out that I am mildly depressed (even on medication) she feels that it is because of "care giver burn out" and that I need to re-balance the priorities. I've been given a FUN things to do work list, seemed kinda childish at the outset but actually I is making sense to me. I can't be all things to all people all of the time... there I've said it... I HAVE limitations and I've found them. STOP Everytime I left my Mom's I'd go eat something very WRONG! Sugary, junk.. you know what I"m talking about... She said the cravings were because of low seratonin and to get more sun and fun in my life... O.k. I was all about to do that this weekend, then my Mom calls yesterday and I had to take her to Emergency. She had excutiating back pain that was not helped my muscle relaxants and tylanol. We got to the ER at 6pm and didn't get out of there with pain meds until 2:30 a.m. SO needless to say I am whooped today and plan on hitting the couch. I just wanted to touch base and wish Phyl a safe trip south with Earl!!! and Hello's to Ruby(you're doing great girl,up that protien), Janet, Linda, Karri, Kari & Stephanie. Missed you all C:wub:

Well Janet, yes we are getting IKE up here in Canada too. Weird eh? but it does travel up that far. Quite the storm! THe wind was so strong and loud last night that I had to wear Earplugs to bed. :crying:Yes, I will have to be more dillegent on my Rx taking... dumb really... just kinda gets away on me... I havn't felt BLUE for a very, very long time. Probalby just this time of year, and that my weight is not budging much.

O.K. I've had just bout enough of IKE... and the rain/wind... Woke up today really feeling bummed... I havn't been so good about takeing me Anti-depressant pills of late... dah! Gotta do better than this Salsa/Karri, so glad to see you back. We missed you too much!

Ruby, your totals are great, Sorry I've let you down today & yesterday... emotional eating... I was kinda bummed after going to a funeral. But that shuldn't be any excuse. I have the rest of TODAY to be more accountable. Going to a SPA this afternoon for some R & R. CBL

:confused: KARI, I agree, get to a doctor at once :confused:

Hi Janet; O.k. here are my Favorites. Group 1 - 4 going from left to right each time.... GROUP#1 - Middle outfit is my fav. GROUP #2 - LEFT , 1st pic on the GROUP #3 - none of these GROUP #4 - LEFT, 1st pic from the left. I too like the BLACK/White look, but lets face it you can wear COLOR very well, especially now at your weight. You look just yummy!! :smile:

Ruby: Great totals today on your food plan. I know what you mean about feeling fat though, even when you've eaten properly...AUGH! I have felt completely bloated the last couple of days. PB'd and then tonight... well... as you can see from the time ~ I AM UP. I have a bad case of the GIRGLES, it is so loud that I can't get back to sleep...so I had tiny sips of water & the heartburn has eased but I can't sleep with THAT noise!! My DH woke up and says "what the hell is THAT?" so I got up and am now on the computer. If I go back to sleep it'll be in the little guest bed downstairs..... hee, hee, he won't be able to hear me gurgle from down here! Denise: How is your neighborhood doing in N.Orleans? did you have much damage/cleanup to do after Gustav? I honestly don't think I could take it, year after year always wondering if I was going to have to evacuate, and deal with the aftermath... I guess its a good thing I am a Canadian and just have to shovel snow 4 months per year... but then again, if you've always grown up living with your geographical shortcomings it becomes part of your experience and make up. I once lived on the west coast(Victoria, British Columbia) and I couldn't stand the weather out there.... the sun never shone in the winter months, I found it so dreery and ached for a bright sunny, snow filled day...with the ice clinging to the trees and the sun light sparkling on the frozen branches, just beautiful.... hummm, perhaps I am part Eskimo???? Janet: I too am worried about our friend, I am sure a phone call would be appreciated. Oh yeah, I vote for the GREEN DRESS too! Phyl: Got my new computer in the lower house hooked up again yeasterday! Oh it is so fast!!! My DD donated it to me... she had it in university, but now has a company Laptop to use all the time, so I got her old one - yippee! I have to spend a few days re-loading my favorite files back on it and downloading a few casino games hee,hee.

Ya, ha,ha,ha.... yeah, what a hardship.... Janet SHOPPING!!!!! Congrats though, what an awesome Honor!! Kari; fantastiac news... to be off both meds.... you have done your body proud GF! :wink2:

so sorry you hurt your foot, I am glad it is not broken! I heard from Linda last night... poor thing, she's low. Everyone send her hugs!!! Not too good on the cals yesterday... although had a bad "STUCK" and most came back up... but ther ewas this dessert that stayed down :wink2: alas, today is another day. and so far so good, I'll post totals later when I get home afrom work.

Hi Ladies; Phyl; I loved the picture of you and your son too!! Blue jeans are great too!!! Love that smile on your face. Donna; Your pictures looked great, thanks for sending them along. I always like putting a face to the name.. and you are near Houston? Will you have to evacuate in the next couple of days??? Man you guys have sure had terrible fortune with weather this year. Today's Totals: CALORIESCARBSFATPROTEIN1,743,208,56,113 went a tad overboard tonight!!! My DH birthday is tomorrow but we selebrated tonight. I made him his favourites. BBQ pork ribs and Coffee Cake(sugar free) with SF Icecream for dessert... I make the cake from scratch so I could manipulate the ingredients, use Splenda, whole=wheat flour, FF Sour Cream instead of oil... but alas the calories still added up to too much.. But he appreciated the effort.. cake was kinda dry too.. not quite used to my new oven yet :omg_smile:

CALORIES CARBS FAT PROTEIN1,121, 95, 39, 104 revised Tuesday Totals!!!

Hey! what about ME, ME, ME :biggrin: :cool2::cry_smile:

OH Denise I am so glad that you are back and that you had minimal damage. So what's up with the Emergency Card thing? I'm from Canada so I am unsure what your procedures are there. HUGS, Candice

O.k. my humble opinion... keep up your good work. You are not too skinny. You have a waistline, hips and curves... but I gotta ask... is that your "pull on over your head bra?" :thumbdown:

CALORIESCARBSFATPROTEIN926,68,23,96 O.k. now I have to go back and read all of the TODAY posts.... You girls have been busy!

Great to see you posting Phyl. Don't get depressed about the others W/L we are all on our OWN Journey.... I still have quite a ways to go as well... 1 1/2 lbs a week is a good steady loss.. Keep that up and you'll be into the size 16's!!! My body for one is weird! I can get into a 16 top now, but fit into some 14 pants??? Guess I'll always be a bit top heavy. WHen you talk about your Earl it makes me :biggrin: cause my Hubby does the same thing. Plots our investments daily on a spreadsheet. Watches the stockmarket..... then makes a big announcemetn.. We've lost $40k in the past month...!!!!:mad: But you know what, there is not a damn thing you can do about it, its out of our control... the only thing we can control is how we make it and how we spend it. I plan on working another 4/5 yrs. Peter just announced his retirement date as next June09. So he can't be that worried? Or he'd work another year right? He's no where near manditory retirement yet. I think 'they' just like something to get all huffed up about sometimes.:frown:

O.k. Steph, take a deep breath and let it out S L O W...:frown: You are not nuts, nor are you FAT, but you know your body... if you think you still have lbs to lose why not let your BESTEST FRIENDS settle the score. You know WE won't lie to you or BS you... So post a full body photo in your size 6's a slim fitting top and let us be the judge & Jury. ok. I think "we" will always 'feel' fat even if the scale says otherwise... but I promise you we will not let you go too far... we will say something first. Our family's/ friends can't really gauge proper weight for us cause they have always KNOWN us as overweight. My Dear Sister, thinks I am slim enough now.. dosn't want me to lose any more... are you kidding me???:redface: My BMI is just barely under 30 !!! so you can see I still have a ways to go too.. and you can bet your sweet patutti that I'll be relying on you guys to tell me the truth when to STOP:blink: HUGS, you are beautiful:rolleyes: Candice