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i lost 100% of my excess weight w/in10 months - i will be 40 next month. for the most part, i eat a balanced meal of fish/lean meat - veggies & grains. not at every meal, i pretty much eat what i'm in the mood for and i enjoy fruits & veggies very much. some nights like last for instance, i just wanted some of the fresh sugar snap peas i bought....i roasted them and ate an entrie bowl. no protein, i do good to get in 50grams a day and i never lost my hair. i exercise regularly. weight train twice a wk, and cardio an additional 3......i even had a cast on my right ankle till this past monday and was still in the gym. for me, i like food too much that exercise was important to my weightloss. as far as salads go - i eat them often! i never use ice berg lettuce, rather field greens, spinach, lots of veggies, fruit, nuts, cheeses, Proteins. not sure about others, but if i don't add a certain amt of fat into my meals.....i'm hungry sooner. i believe in balance, i don't like to cut any food group out, they all have their place (minus bad carbs) and i still enjoy my wine.

ugh - it was approved for a reason ... ratings maybe?? when you throw yourself out as a public figure and respond to questions - guess what.....some might think you a fool., and we get to just have fun picking at her., just cause!

question was cleared by producers and mr trump - who let her keep her crown. that and the other questions thrown at the other contestants. i have never said she wasn't w/in her own right to state her view on the topic......guess what, i along w/others have the right to pick that twit apart..... i WANT her to continue to be spokes whore tour of family / marriage values .... such the expert and all,

that a statement / fact / or just disgust of what i said - pick one or fill in the blank which you left. yeah - i'm making fun of ms ca & will continue to do so....

oh hell no - but i want her to continue to speak for family values & marriage & all.....cause she's so articulate, :crying:

oh the idiot won - nobody even knows who the REAL ms usa is.....she probably had a proper education.

well i hear that W gave up the tug when he gave up the jug...

oh i get it - just had issue about the mesiah comment dealing w/FIL. back to topic of ms idiot - YEAH family values chick; work it; - ya think they'll send to her to a speech class here soon?? and NO i'm not knocking her stance one bit - just the fact she's an idiot and her parents should maybe sent her to a school that taugh english / grammer.... oh but she would have had to left the house to do that... yes - humor is great~!

actually it's quite sickening for back handed slams for some who are actually intelligent enough to know better, but have faith he can do the job he was HIRED to do. like the state of CA voting against gay marriage, the US voted prez obama in office.

my father in law made that comment once - then i told him he should bow down and pray. not heard it since.

wasa - my cheeks hurt that was so damn funny!~

bjean - just thought i'd say you crack me up... i don't read long posts myself, i will click on links - but feel i live a balanced life, w/the spousal unit and i not sharing the same political views. personally, i think the community organizer is doing better job than the former owner of a rotten major league baseball team.....oh yeah and he was also the gov...,:crying:

give your dr a call. i thought my pain was just due to exercise, but decided to have my surgeon check it out. i ended up have a hernia, and while going in to repair it - he noticed a small infection at the port site. i wouldn't let any oddity of how your feeling or pain go ignored. after 2 rounds of antibiotics, the infection cleared....

i peel about half the skin away - can get a bit too waxy w/it all on.

the black bean burger is surprisingly soft & moist. parrot is correct though its first listed ingredient is soy......

beth - sorry you went through that & hope you get your unemployment w/out issue~ ebony - it was just me / grass & a whole lot of bugs outside:biggrin:

i had the spicy black bean burger this am for breakfast. i have tried just about all the morningstar products & haven't cared much for any of them, other than the black bean burger. i love it w/a little pico, very tasty & more importantaly - keeps me full for hrs. just realized i hadn't eaten lunch yet - it kept me that satisfied.

for the most part i eat pretty much the same as i did pre-band ... just much less. i wasn't into fast food nor had a sweet tooth, i just had issues putting down the fork. i will say my tastes have changed a bit when it comes to artificial flavors & dairy. i use to drink several diet cokes a day...now if i eat something w/splenda, equal etc. i get a metalic taste - yuk. w/dairy, you couldn't pay me to drink a glass of milk, i love it now....go figure.

passive aggressive. i'd let her re-do ALL the work, let her start making mistakes and sit back silently & smile or grin (well you know what).... i hate that style, i'd rather a full on bitch than play around games. love the suit & congrats all on the NSV's. it's not raining - so i'm going to be a full on country chick today and put my ipod on and ride my tractor & mow , and mow & mow some more. hope i don't run into any snakes:) happy hump day!

this cracked me up this morning...LOL good luck on your race bozzj! yesterday - b- 1 deviled egg (2 halves) l- half mediterranean veggie w/smoked turkey sandwich d- other half sandwich

cc - i hope it all works out for you! beth - is that bird birth?

start a thread for questions about surgeons in your area - city, state, country.... once you get some names - you can do a search here on them and get the good/bad.....worth a start.

call your insurance to see if they cover any kind of WLS. then get it writing - each coverage has different requirements. mine (bcbs) you had to have 2 comorbids if your bmi was under 40 and they needed to be really extreme....that's not the case w/every policy - which is why you should get a copy of your's directly. all the while research lapband drs in your area - most experienced w/the best aftercare! good luck!!

i too had a bmi of 36 - lost 70lbs. yes i was hungry after 1 month post op - healing & that lasted till i was able to get restriction. longer for some - i needed quite a bit of fills over a long time....but it did happen. don't feel the need to remove the band unless there is a reason to do so - i was self pay. thankfully, no excess skin issues. i have pretty good skin/genes & wasn't heavy but for 4 yrs in my 30s'....hit 40 next month and w/exercise i've snapped back well.

ceradad is the resident bull dog in pushing us all!!!! you'll be amazed TKM how a little bit more each day will progress you!. SO - cast off ankle yesterday, spin class today w/hubby and i kicked his ass. he swore he was having a heart attack by the end of it and i just had to smile that even w/an injury i was able to still keep in shape - well somewhat.