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Thanks, Frangi! Congrats to you for the "triple play!"

Thanks gang! The call is at 1pm CST today, and I'm going to do a little brushing up on terminology, just in case. The recruiter says it's more about chemistry and that I should just charm the pants off of them. Thank god I'm comfortable jabbering on the phone with strangers! I'll update when there's news...

Wow - I really am impressed that you're diving in (and a tad jealous, but I'll get there eventually). Confession.. I've been playing about with my belly fat/rolls trying to figure out what a TT would do for me. I have a feeling eventually I'll be at a point where I could get rid of most of my scars from the banding (maybe a couple of the teeny higher pokeholes would stay), and I would probably get rid of my appendectomy scar from HS!! Because it was in the 80's and because I was so close to having my appendix rupture (and because it grew with my belly), it's pretty big, with staple-marks all along it, so it would be nice to get rid of it once and for all. For now, it's all hidden under my belly-flap, but if things tightened up, it would be nice to have it gone! Anybody else spend time at the mirror flopping stuff around? C'mon... admit it!!

Okay... I'm back from my fill and sipping some SF instant Breakfast with skim milk for lunch (cafeteria didn't have any non-lumpy soups). After about 10 minutes of poking around for the right spot on my port (I didn't have my usual doc today) I'm up just over another CC (can't remember if she did 1.2 or 1.4) so I'm somewhere just under 7CCs out of 10. So far it feels good and I'm definitely more restricted! I'll have to pick up some soup on the way home tonight, unless I get creative and make my own (good way to use up some of the stuff in the cupboard that I can't donate to the food shelf). Hmm... maybe I should! SO, the new challenge for me this week is to see how long I can happily stay in liquids and kick-start the loss again (been stuck at 205 for a few weeks and being naughtier about food lately). Besides, it will give my tummy a nice long rest after the adjustment since it really likes to swell and get gassy post-fill - I know, nice visual!

Right on, Karri! I think this is YOUR week! :-)

Thanks Val! Good luck on your papers!

LBR, welcome back! Glad to see you're recommitted to the logs. I'm caught up, but still sitting between 1200 and 1600 cals a day, so I need to do the next part - actually think before eating and make better choices! Most of what I pick is healthy, but I'll have one or two things with too many carbs or too much fat and it puts me over the top. I'm going for a fill today (probably my last time at the hospital where I had surgery - IF I move this month), so I'm hoping we can crank things down and get it back under control. It won't stop me from making bad choices, but if it makes things uncomfortable for the carbey stuff, it will help! I want to use the liquid phase to get back into the groove too. I've been a tad sore after most fills, so I'm going to strive to stick with the liquids and mushies a bit longer to give my tummy a break and adjust to the fill before getting more adventurous. Maybe it will break some of the old habits creeping back in. We'll see!

Thanks! as to your theory - there's no question. I'm taking the plunge of the big move BECAUSE of the surgery. I was watching Big Medicine and a patient decided to move to a whole new city because she wanted to go where nobody knew her "old self" so she could work on seeing her new, healthy self. It got me thinking. How cool would it be to break out and make a fresh start in a whole new city?! It took a LOT of thinking over the past few months and no small amount of therapy to realize it really was what I wanted. Initially it was CA as a whole, but when posed with a very real opportunity in San Francisco, I realized I wanted to be farther south. The trip out last month sealed it for me that I really wanted to be in San Diego. It's been months in the making, but I'm thrilled to be taking the step, even though I'll miss my family and friends. I know some tears will be shed, but I'm also very excited to take a step as a truly independent girl (no family, spouse or buddies to fall back on). The faithful pup and I will make the big drive and see where it takes us! Thanks for all the good wishes. Hopefully this won't drag out too much longer! Donna

oh, that i had directv, but it's just plain old cable for me! maybe in the new place...

whoa Princess - great work!!!! Check in more often so we can see how you're doing!

rock on, girl! great job on the running! I only got in one lap at the dog park last night, because dearest poochie hurt his pretty brown eye and we ran to the vet. Ouch! He looks so pathetic with his eye all gooped up with medicine and the third lid halfway up. My poor baby...

FUN! I love seeing you so happy! Thanks for sharing the pics! :-)

I'm closer than ever to the job! The recruiter called today and said there IS an offer on the table, but I need to do an interview/conference call with the potential workgroup. The director I'd be working for likes to include his team in the hiring process to ensure the new person will fit the group, so he wants me to go ahead with the interview mostly as a formality (I can't let on that there's an offer standing or that I did the certification to get the job). It sounds like I'm pretty much in unless I blow the call Friday. I'm going to do some brushing up on terminology just in case! I will be SOOOOOO HAPPY when the waiting is over and I can dig in on the planning and moving! I think I may go ahead and book that award flight out for next weekend to house-hunt, now that it feels like a safer bet. But, we wait again for a few more days! I hope they make up their minds right away Friday!!

Bungee is a labradoodle. He's my angel, and I don't know what I did without him! Poor guy got a small (thankfully) scratch on his eye today so we rushed to the emergency vet and he gets eyedrops for a week or so now. Small dent in the moving budget, but you can't take chances with eye injuries and he was pretty uncomfortable. As for the belly dance, go for it!! It's SO much fun and a real confidence-builder. I went to a community ed class taught by a local professional and had a blast! It's great exercise and you feel all girly doing it too :-)

Hang in there, girl! The right situation WILL present itself!

Hi San Diegans! I may be moving to the area VERY soon (waiting on a job offer), so I'll be looking for a fill doc in the area that will take a patient who had surgery elsewhere. Any recommendations? My new job will be in Carmel Valley and I don't know yet where I'll be living (I imagine someplace near the area), so suggestions are welcome! I was banded in August 07 in MN. Thanks!

I just looked this up - polka burns 296 cals an hour for a person weighing 146 lbs. Not bad!! Sadly, I haven't found any polka radio here in the Twin Cities, MN. Not enough dairy cows to listen to it, I guess (cows give more milk when you play polka - seriously!). Come to think of it, I don't have any polka on the ipod - must get that taken care of quick!

Keep up the great work, guys/gals!

Wow- congratulations! You're having quite a week, girl!

Ummm.... so consolations and congratulations?? :-) I caught up my log for today - around 500 so far...

Aww - thanks, you guys! I put all the nervous energy into more organizing and sorting stuff. I had gone through just about everything except the holiday boxes, which I weeded heavily yesterday, and I started assigning corners of the garage for my stuff - one side for things going to family, one corner of holiday stuff going to my friend and her kids, another trunkload of donations in the car, and a corner for the stuff that I'll actually take with me. I want to make sure the mover can tell exactly what's going and what isn't when they come to do an estimate! My sister says I'm OCD, but I'd say I'm very organized, especially when there's money involved!

Salsa, I bet you got your calories in this weekend, if you didn't burn them off in "other" mroe celebratory exercise (sorry couldn't resist - hee hee)! I did my catch up logging this morning for the weekend, and it seems like I'm right around 1200 to 1500 every day. I managed to get an adjustment scheduled for Thursday so that should guarantee a few lbs off this week. Nothing like a few days of Soup and a sore tummy to get you in gear! Gimme ONEderland, baby!!

Hey Rumar - good to see you back! Congrats on hitting the 18s! It's a great feeling, isn't it! Don't be a stranger now!

Hang in there- the right situation will happen!!

Thanks everyone! I posted the 80 lbs a little early, because I switched to my own scale instead of the work scale (assuming I WILL be away from here soon). It's probably more accurate anyway, since I can weigh "au naturale" but I've always enjoyed using the old-fashioned balance scale at work. However, this morning I did make the same weight on the work scale, so it is official! I would LOVE to get to Onederland before I'm done here so that gives me 2 lbs and 6 lbs, which seems entirely do-able if I stick to the basics. It would be SOOO cool to move that 50 lb weight over a notch again!