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Vz- thanks for the coupon!!!!

Hello my dear Junies!! It feels like it's been forever since I have been on here. Things have been crazy.. My job is teetering .. My boss told me he might need me to go to part time. I told him NO.. I would rather go on unemployment. It has been really stressful here. Oh well, since I told him I couldn't go part time he hasn't said anything and I am still employed so who knows.. I have been going to the gym EVERY DAY! I am afraid if I don't I won't keep it up. I am an excercize fanatic..lol. I am not weighing myself until friday. I went yesterday to the doc and got another fill.. I know I know.. so I asked what I am at and I am 5.7 cc in a 10 cc band. I was shocked. I thought I had alot more than that. But I have been getting smidges of a fill forever now. We are going to Providence, RI tonight. My daughter picked her college (Rhode Island College) and they are having a dinner for the presidential scholarship award winners. We are super proud of her. I am still on liquids today so will grab a slimfast to take with me. Teach- what great news!! Long- I hope your siblings start pitching in! Lucy- girl those shoes are FABULOUS! Brown- lol at your normal calves I Know I am missing a couple of you.. I have to start taking notes when I read the posts.. lol.. my mind is not what it used to be! have a great day!

Good Morning Junies.. Livin- I guess I missed your post.. Happy Belated Birthday!!! Long- my goal is 170.. I still can't believe I'm so close to goal. Army- sounds like you might be at your sweet spot. I get stuck on yogurt some mornings and can't eat for a couple of hours.. I have to chew chew chew everything I eat and honestly I am only able to eat 1/4 cup of food at a time and I think that might be being generous. I really like being super tight because I just can't eat alot. I even p'b'd on 1/2 of a snack pack of cottage cheese yesterday. I know alot of banders who don't like being tight and would rather be able to eat more and lose at a slower pace.. either way works because in the end.. we all end up being thin! I am just a very impatient person and want to be skinny NOW..lol I hope your day is better today! I have been working harder this week at it than I have the entire 8 months.. It's crazy. I am in like super band mode. I have really been careful of what i have been eating and excercizing like crazy. I can almost taste goal! My hubby is so friggin proud of me! He is a body builder and has always been in the best of shape, it has been a whole new wonderful thing working out with him! He is always checking in on me and seeing if I need anything. Our love life is like we are newlyweds and I LOVE IT!! We have always had a wonderful marriage but lately I am like all giggly and it is so so so amazing! The band has been the best thing ever for not only my health but for my happiness! I am only weighing myself once a week (or trying to) so that I can really see the numbers move. Have a great day Junies!!!!!

Good Banding Morning Wanna, This is the day you will always remember!! Congrats and let us know how your doing as soon as you can!!! Woo Hoo Wannabethinagain is on her way!!!

Good beautiful morning Junies! Long.. I hope your fill does the trick for you! Lucy.. sounds like you had a stressful day, I hope today is much better! So I have made a huge commitment to go to the gym every day and let me tell you what.. I am so sore but exhilerated! If someone would have told me 9 months ago I would enjoy working out for an hour I would have laughed in there faces! I can hardly wait to go tonight. It really helps that I am dropping the pounds off! I made a vow to not weigh myself for 5 days and go to the gym every day and I droped 5.5 pounds! I was so excited. I am really pumped to keep it up. I go to planet fitness and I started by doing their 30 minute circuit and then workout with weights then day before yesterday I tried the elliptical for the first time and wow what a workout but stayed on it 1 hour yesterday and the day before. I am so motivated to lose this last 21 pounds! I want to be at goal before June 20! I hope everyone has a great day! xoxox

vz~ woo hoo on your loss!!! Long- sounds like alot of fun! I have been to a couple of buffets and have ended up pb'ing both times. apples- SNOW?? oh I will be so happy to NEVER see another snowflake. I am sick of it!

Good Friday Morning Junies! Thank you everyone for your wonderful birthday wishes! I had a great time! My hubby took the day off from work and brought me 3 dozen roses at work and took me out to lunch. Then when I got home my kids and hubby were all standing at the door singing happy birthday.. we went to dinner then he took me shopping at ann taylor and nine and company. It was sooo fun! Both stores had these huges sales. Nine & co. had racks and racks of stuff all marked down to 7.99 each. I bought tons! I even got a black suit! Then at Ann Taylor they had a even bigger sale! All there stuff was from 2.88-9.99 I bought so much stuff! I am wearing one of my new outfits today! It was sooo great. I got all size 12 pants and L shirts and I feel so fabulous! LOL.. I had so many clothes to try on and I was doing a fashion show for my hubby and the kids. They did number ranking on the clothes 1 they hated it 10 it was fabulous! It was a lot of fun. Lucy.. you are the sweetest thing! I am so excited for you and I think it is so hilarious you do the swirly thing. I have this really bad habit whenever someone says wow you've lost so much weight! I always say "I had lapband" it's like I can't just say thank you. I tell EVERYONE. It's crazy! LOL. Cathy, Happy belated Birthday! Congrats on the new kitchen! Addy, woo hoo keep up the good work. Long, jeez I forgot what I was going to say.. I had a list in my head and can't go back and see what you posted.. eek.. but thanks for all your support you rock sister friend! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!!!!!!! Jeez I am losing my mind.. there was someone's anniversary and I can't remember if it was lucy or addy??/ Happy Anniversary! I hit 39 and now I am losing my memory.. uggh..

Thanks Long and Apples.. Apples, I was drinking when I read your post and spewed it everywhere! That was the funniest thing ever! Golly he must have felt silly.. did you tell him during the party or after.. Gosh that had to be hilarious. If my honey did that I would have peed my pants from laughing!! So everyone thinks you are a year older than you really are.. :thumbup: thanks for the support guys! xoxo

Good Morning Junies.. Well, tomorrow is my 39th birthday.. It just amazes me how far I have come since my 38th birthday. I remember as I was blowing out my candles I was wishing for God to help me lose weight.. as I went on to eat a huge piece of cake :thumbup:.. I didn't even think of the lapband until may and then in june I was banded. I am hoping that by my 40th bday I will be at or below my goal weight. It's only 26 pounds and I have a year and a day to do it! I am actually hoping to hit goal by June 20th my bandiversary. I feel so happy just remembering how sad I was about my weight. I had completely forgotten standing in the shower just crying my eyes out because I was so sick of being so fat and not being able to see my feet! Every morning I would pray for help and I woke up this morning and jumped in the shower and looked down and I could see my feet and my legs and my girl parts! I was so excited. All of a sudden a huge wave of happy tears came over me and I realized and remembered how it felt pre band. I am going to try and never forget that! God has answered my prayers and I am so very grateful! Ok enough of my happy blubbering.. lol Strike~ I thought I had alot of siblings (5) but jeez 8! That must have been so fun! Addy~ did I miss seeing the pics? Long~ jeez girl 200 crunches??? I did 20 sit ups and almost died! LOL.. Army~ You must be sore from practice! Gosh that sounds so fun but sooo painful . Lucy~ I loved selling pampered chef. I miss going to the party's.. can I order stuff from you and have it shipped to me? I don't remember if that is possible or not.. I think I can go online an order but how can I get you to get credit for it? I miss seeing all the new products! I only use their stones for my bakeware. I would cry if they ever broke! They are seasoned perfectly! Have a great day Junies..

Hey there.. I saw that you drink soda.. I thought that was a huge no no due to the fact that it 1) stretches out your stomache 2) can cause a band slippage. I hope you talk to your doc and find out before you cause any major problems. I was a huge soda addict but haven't had one since pre surgery and honestly I don't miss it at all. I am addicted to crystal light now. I wish you much luck and many pounds lost!

b: 6 oz yogurt L: 1 popcorn chicken piece (stuck) s: 100 calorie m&m d: 1/2 cup zuchinni dipped in ranch s: dove ice cream bar s: 3 bites chicken salad worked out for 1/2 hour then did 20 sit ups.. trying to make up for that yummy dove bar..

Hi Everyone.. I thought I was just pop and and say Hello. I am doing really well lately and being super tight has really helped. I went to the gym for the first time in like 2 months last night. I feel really motivated to get this last 20-30 pounds off. When is the NY meeting???

lol plain really you don't.. that's weird.. lol

b: 1/2 yogurt L: 3 oz chicken, couple bites of fettucinni, picatta sauce s: 3 bites french silk pie blizzard d: 1/2 hot dog and beans

Hey Diva, Wow he is really conservative with your fills. My advice would be to be aggresive with your fills. I think you will see a big difference. Good luck!

Hey there Junies.. congrats addy and long on ONDERLAND!!! Addy, You can upload pictures by clicking on your private messages at the top right of your screen, once there all the way to the left if you look at the list there is a place that says albums.. go there then look for the button that says upload. if you want to upload photo just into a post, hit reply just like you would to post then there is a paper clip at top of box next to font size color and smilies.. click it then you can upload pics make sure you hit upload after you open it or it wont post. Vz` sounds like you are having fun in her room LOL.. Have a great night. I went to the gym today and I am beat. Going to bed early! xoxo

yep you are recovering and you need your rest. Take the time you need.. It's important to listen to what your body needs.

another confession: I secretly love when guys hit on me now and my hubby gets really jealous.. It makes me super duper horny!

B: 3 oz yogurt L: 1/4 cup salad w/ blue cheese, 2 small chicken strips dipped in honey mustard d: 4 pieces of calamari, 2 bites of cheeseburger (no bun) and 2 sweet potatoe fries ( all of this I ended up pb'ing.. uggh) s: 1/4 of ice cream bar s: glass of merlot went to foxwoods casino for dinner and jeff foxworthy show so ate and drank more than I should but lost my entire dinner.

Hey there.. Jeff foxworthy was surprisingly really funny. I usually find him corny but he was hilarious. She loved Rhode Island College and decided that's the place she wants to go.. whew I am soo happy it's only 45 minutes away! Lucy.. that sounds sooo fun. I have made lots of freezer jam and never learned to can. I would love to learn since we always have a garden and I end up freezing everything. Would be great to know how. I have canning jars it's the sealing part I am unsure of. I know you boil them but that's about it..lol Long. congrats on the finds!! I have shopped many times at goodwill since being banded. I also have donated alot of my clothes there! I hope everyone has a great night. I am off to finish my glass of wine then to bed. Tomorrow is supposed to be snowy and rainy here.. yuck!

Good morning Junies.. Well today we are off to go on a tour of Rhode Island College. My daughter was accepted and got a nice merit scholarship so we are off to check it out. Long.. We were homesteaded in 1996, our oldest daughter has chronic pancreatitis and they wanted her to have continuation of medical care at Yale. So we have been in CT since then. We want to move to like North Carolina in the next couple of years. We are sick to death of cold weather and snow. All you home eccers..(not a word but ill use it) I am also a cleaning freak. My children call me a cleaning nazi. I guess I can sometimes go overboard. I believe a clean house is a happy house! :tt2: So tonight we are going to see Jeff Foxworthy at MGM grand at foxwoods. Should be a fun night. We are celebrating my birthday early. I turn 39 (EEK) on the 26th. The funny thing is I plan on being in the best shape of my life in my early 40's! I will be in AZ in October maybe I can make the conference! So gorgeous Junies. Have a beautiful productive Saturday!

LOL that is great. I haven't ever told anyone I did this, even my hubby of 18 years doesn't know. If I told him, he would never eat a pickle again :tt2:

Ok I have kept this secret for a very long time. I had this boyfriend who cheated on me. When I found out I left him but not before um doing something.. He was a huge pickle fan.. ate them every day.. I peed in his pickle jars.. a little in each jar! I know it's awful.. I'm still embaressed to this day that I did that but honestly, I think I would have done it again. And I know he ate all those damn pickles :tt2:

Yesterday wasn't a great day food wise.. lol b: 6 oz yogurt L: 2 bites frito lay casserole s: 100 calorie pack almonds s: 6 oz yogurt s: 100 calorie pack m&M d: 1/2 spaghetti w/ meat sauce very very little spaghetti, couple bites of salad s: 1/2 cup of nilla wafer banana pudding (made with fat free milk and low fat sour cream and low fat whip cream) but still not a great choice but sooo yummy.. I thought it was a terrible day but once I figured the calories it was TERRIBLE bad maybe but not TERRIBLE!

It's good to hear you did so well! Keep posting and let us know how you are doing.. I will give one little piece of advice.. WALK WALK WALK! Keep moving.. The gas was my biggest problem and you really have to keep your body moving to keep it at bay.