Kathy473

Started exercising today with my friend Tara. She came over today and we each did 20 minutes on the bike, 20 minutes on the elliptical machine, 80 crunches on the AB Lounge, free weights for our arms and my Pliates machine. I am going to be sore in the morning but it is going to be worth it. :mad:

Started exercising today with my friend Tara. She came over today and we each did 20 minutes on the bike, 20 minutes on the elliptical machine, 80 crunches on the AB Lounge, free weights for our arms and my Pliates machine. I am going to be sore in the morning but it is going to be worth it. :nanahump:

My prayers are with him and his family. Keep us posted on how he is doing. My husband and I belong to a motorcycle club and I know how it is to know someone who has been in a terrible wreck and it is awful. One of our club members was in a terrible accident a couple of weeks ago in Houston on the freeway and lost his leg. It is so sad that he will not be able to ride again. Accidents are something you think of everytime you get on a bike, at least I do. I think about them more because I have little kids. But my husband is a safe driver but it's the other dumbasses on the road you HAVE to watch for. My thoughts are with him.

Same here...Upper GI and bloodwork...I had my bloodwork done by my PCP in March 05 and Dr. Spivak's office accepted my bloodwork from that date because it was within 6 months. If you have had any bloodwork done recently and no longer than 6 months ago, let them know and they should accept it. If over 6 months...you might have to re-do them.

I know what you mean about the cakes but Dr. Spivak did tell us at his seminar that we would be able to eat cake and chips and that those types of foods would go right down and to avoid them. grrrrr :angry that sucks! I am a pastry girl....it is killing me worse than anything!

I can tolerate a little bit of bread, not much. And I do break up a couple of crackers and put them in my soup...no flour tortillas....that's another one!

OMG!!! :omg: I am in agony right now!!!! I had one of those little tuna kits and I put extra mayo in it to get it a bit more wet and oh holy sh#%!!!! BAM! I had the pain in my back and in my chest...it got STUCK!!! :faint: I was able to eat about half of the tuna mix and then 1/2 of one cracker. I have been walking around my office for 15 minutes breathing and stretching and I think I have finally gotten some relief!!!! NEVER AGAIN!!! Tuna is so off my list of foods!!!!! Boy did my fill from last week ever kick in!!! :omg: So what food(s) have you sworn off???

OMG! That is so funny! I love it! :clap2:

Well....it was in two parts. The top part that includes the birds and stars took five - 2 hour sittings- so that was a total of 10 hours for that part and then the rest (horseshoe, roses, etc..) took about maybe 15 hours...maybe 6-7 more sittings. It really took along time. My back was published in Tattoo Directory for One of Best of 2005 and I won 2nd place in Houston for the top part and I won for my whole back the next year in 2nd place. I also won 3rd place in New Orleans for the top part of my back and then 2nd place the next year for the whole back. Whew! I am pretty much done with competitions :faint: They are so tiring!! Unless! I get something new that I want to show and that is SO possible! :biggrin1: I have a new one picked out so as soon as I get that one done I will post it! Do you have any tattoos??

Well I was clueless but I am now more informed. I didn't know what Pleurisy was so I looked it up and this is what I found. http://www.webmd.com/content/article/7/1680_53636.htm Sounds painful. I hate having the slightest pain in my chest/lung area. :cry

Well, I am just watching what I eat. Making sure that I don't eat something that I am going to regret later because it won't go down! Worst feeling ever! :cry So, I don't eat alot of bread, fried stuff, pasta, any meat without some type of sauce or gravy...etc. As far as counting calories and fat grams...I don't do it. I figure if I can only get 1/3 of it down then the calories don't really matter. Not sure if that is a bad way to think but my life is too hectic to read everything I buy or research it. I think I am going to do a veggie tray or a seven layer dip...I figured with the 7 layer dip everything on it is soft (beans, sour cream, guacamole, tomato, cheese, olives and salsa) and it can be made healthy by making it with fat-free or low-cal stuff. I just know that since I got my fill a week ago that I can really feel the restriction and I don't want to be miserable. I can usually have a couple of scrambled eggs and a sausage in the morning for breakfast and even that is getting hard to get down. And I only had a small fill but it made such an impact! :omg: But that's a good thing...I won't want to eat all that crap I had before for the pure fear of it getting stuck or sliming! Yuck! Well, maybe I will just sit back and down some wine and cheese and buy me some jewels! :clap2:

Thank you to everyone for the ideas! I really appreciate it!!! :biggrin1:

I need your help!! My mother is hosting a jewelry party at ther house this saturday and she is serving little finger foods and drinks. Well, I am the only person who has to watch what they eat but I also want to eat! Does anyone have any ideas? What can I make that I can eat, that is basically easy for me to get down but can also be tasty for everyone else?? I had thought about a 7-layer dip (fat free ingredients!) and not eating chips with it...cheese tray...raw vegetables, etc....but then I found a recipe for honey-ginger chicken bites that sounds so tasty but I know it would get stuck!!! I don't know...can you please help!!!! :omg: .....And how about an idea for a snack for a my 2 hour flight to Chicago? Any ideas on that would be great!

Thanks Denise! I LOVE his glasses! And you should see his eyes up close....they are a gorgeous green!

Cheers! Hope it goes ok! I have only tried the diet coke and that was with alot of ice so it was kind of water-down! But I am going to try the Gin & Tonic this weekend! :xena_banana: We are too much alike! What is your sign? I am a Taurus! This is scary!! LOL!

Thanks Heather!! I am rather fond of him myself! He walked by a few minutes ago and saw his picture and I told him what you said and he got a big smile and turned red!!! :biggrin1:

OOOHHHHH! Jack be nimble but not quick I always say! Gotta love that Jack!

I WISH! But no...just his chest! My daughter is the little girl in the picture...she likes going to the motorcycle and tattoo conventions! She has a blast!

Ok ladies...let's all drool! It's BILLY LANE!!!! .......and me!!! This was at the Easy Rider Convention in Houston this past fall!! We had a booth for our tattoo shop and we tattooed him!!! OMG!!!! :faint: I might not ride my own but I can hang with em'!!!!!! **He takes his shirt off later to get tattooed!** And yes I have pictures but not sure if it is PC to put it on here...do you think it's ok?

Ok guys! Here is a picture of me and my husband at a wedding in October 2005, exactly one month after surgery...so no big difference yet! And the other is of my man around the same time....ooooh look at the tattoos! I happen to think he is just one sexy man...he doesn't think so but he is the love of my life!! :biggrin1: What a difference huh? Suit and tie and then in his leather! Ooh la la!

I have one too but I haven't donw much to it! I think I spend most of my time on this site and others!! So, if you see me...not alot there! But send me a message and I will add you!

ooooooh Let's see....I have a fear of the main character from the movie Halloween, Michael Myers...Freaks me out! I am not really that freaked out about scary movies but there is something about him that I am scared of. The thought of something happening to my kids is a BIG fear. Roaches, wasps, bees.....:omg: and Zombies...hate them. Now things that you would think would be scary I would love to encounter. Ghosts...OMG! I would love to see them and have contact with them...Vampires... Very cool....Old damp castles, haunted plantations, haunted French Quarter in New Orleans (LOVE IT). I just get a thrilling sensation about it all. I listen to haunting music and love bands that have that type of sound to their music like H.I.M., Lacuna Coil, Nox Arcana. I love the night, wind blowing, trees rustling, dark, quiet, full moons, moss hanging from trees, ravens and crows, cemeteries in the day AND night. I don't know, maybe it's the mystery of it all or the romanticism, the unknown, the thrilling chill of it all....call me weird! But I love it. Sounds like me and Porclndoll have a few things in common when it comes to ghosts and cemeteries! :rip: I liked your thoughts on bats flying and humans walking....it is so true!

I saw your post Paul...bad boy...how's the arm?!! But where are all the other men? I guess you are the brave one!! :hail: :Banane23:

Hey Heather I have a piercer at my shop when you are ready!! I am just south of Houston! hehe!

Thank you Dee! I know I need to get rid of the Yahoo avatar and put up a real pic! :biggrin1: I was going to last night when I figured out how to actually put a picture on a thread and then I had to go roll around in bed with my man! So I will try to get to that tonight! :Banane23: Girl don't be scared about getting a tattoo...the outline of the tattoo hurts more than the actual coloring in of the tattoo since it is more precise. It is a big explanantion of how it all works but in the end you have your own piece of art you can take with you and display! And if you can pierce your nose and tongue YOU can get a tattoo!!!! Too bad you don't live around here...I'd take you to my shop and fix you up! Oh by the way...Dee you look like a girl I went to high school with and she was a doll...looks like the two of you have a similar trait! Keep smiling!