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Guess making my house bland worked because, I am moving. Will be posting this message in a few threads, but wanted you to know that I will be off line for a while after the 1st. Will get back on to the board as soon as possible, but as I am a closet bandster will not get on from work. So have to wait until everything is turned on at my new home. I will be in a half way house so to speak as my real new home is being built. :confused: Will check in again before the first though...

Well JACK, and all other members of the harem, I am moving. Will be posting this message in a few threads, but wanted you to know that I will be off line for a while after the 1st. Will get back on to the board as soon as possible, but as I am a closet bandster, will not get on from work. So have to wait until everything is turned on at my new home. I will be in a half way house, so to speak, as my real new home is being built. :confused: Will check in again before the first though... OH the woe of not having my daily Jack fix....

Well Guys and Gals, I am moving. Will be posting this message in a few threads, but wanted you to know that I will be off line for a while after the 1st. Will get back on to the board as soon as possible, but as I am a closet bandster will not get on from work. So have to wait until everything is turned on at my new home. I will be in a half way house so to speak as my real new home is being built. :confused: Will check in again before the first though... Hey I am putting an edit on this. Need an opinion or two. I have been able to eat the past few days, and I have been eating too. Today I have had a diet shake, can of raviolis, frozen dinner, handfull of fritos, and two cups of granola cereal. Do you think I need a fill?

My first grader took tests in TAKS format. He tells me he has to study hard so that he can pass the TAKS in the third grade or he will fail. He is now in second grade and everything he brings home is bubbled in (TAKS). He is a great math student, but struggles a bit in reading. He always passes his spelling tests, but writes some things backwards. I have researched and this is normal for his age, but how will the TAKS look at that? Also, in private school money is not based on TAKS. And they don't have to pass a test to go to another level. IF my son does not pass the TAKS he will be home schooled for sure. Since I am certified in Elementary education, I don't think that would do him a dis-service. I try my best at home to help my man, but I want him to be a great student... not a great test taker.

I can't drink regular coffee because of my blood pressure. But I drink a pot of decaf a day. I like a little coffee with my cream and splenda!

Randi: I know how you feel. I sometimes wish I had not done this to myself. My lifestyle has changed in more ways than one. It is a pain in the ass to not eat during work, for fear of getting sick. It is a pain to order soup when I go out to eat, and it is really upsetting that crap goes down easy, but real food gets stuck. But then I see myself in the mirror. Feel my clothes getting loser, get comments from others, and I know the band is doing its job. As frustrating as it is... it is working. We knew there would be issues, we knew we would have to change our lives. No one said it would be easy.

We have hot men on this board. Just look at Jack!!!!!

Well I am down 5 more pounds. Which is good, but I want more!!! Figured it out and I have lost an average of 1.58 pounds a week. So guess I am average. :confused: Have not done too great a job of getting back on my diet today, but think weekdays will be easier!

Yeah, that is why the only two professions that have the social security offset are teachers and nurses. Totally unfair.

I have noticed that 3 days before my period I totally shut off. Then when I start, I can eat ANYTHING, then after I stop I am back to tight in the morning, can eat mushies at lunch, and hard Protein at night. I thought I was too tight after my last fill, but have adjusted to my "fickle" band. When I try to eat early in the day, I drink coffee and can get some things down. But some days that does not work either. Every body is different. You just have to modify and adjust your life to your new little helper. If you are way too tight, you will know, and will need an unfill. I do not recommend getting another fill if you have tight days right now. Don't want to end up with problems. Good luck!

My low carb is usually under 50 carbs a day. I eat veggies and fruit, and drink soy milk. Those have carbs. My diet is usually a protein shake with soy milk in the morning, tofu/pureed veggies for lunch, and some ground meat (pork/chicken/etc) and veggies at night. My staples here lately has been home made chili (meat/tomatoes/chili packet/beans), my pureed veggie mix (squash/tofu/onion/cauliflower/garlic/butter), and flavored tofu. I can eat the Zone bars, but some of the others get stuck.

Just a heads up guys... eating carbs while you have been off of them for a while will give you a horrible head ache... and you get hungry. I have been starving tonight, but I am full. Will definitely go back to low carb tomorrow. Don't know what in the world I was thinking. May weigh tomorrow just to see what is up (or down). Maybe that will give me more motivation to not cheat. I have also picked out a new "goal" outfit. I will buy it when I hit 250. I have not seen that number in 12 years. Guess I have some head issues that I need to work through. It is a good thing my hubby noticed my butt getting smaller. (Means he still looks :love: )

How much prune juice do you need to drink to get things moving? An 8 ounce cup a day?

How do they test for cushings?? I have been diagnosed with PCOS, but some of the symptoms sound similar.

My port hurts after I clean the bathtub. Good excuse not to do it. "Oh hubby... you have a new job!!!"

Hey Kutia: Chaperone the Prom!!!!

Have a mental health question... I have been losing weight, I can tell in my clothes but have not weighed in a while. Have been eating low carb and have been doing fine with it until today. My hubby said something about how thin I was looking, and that my pants are about to fall off of me... then I started eating. Have had an ice cream and chocolate covered peanuts today (and want more) and don't really know why. Self sabotage????

I'm fixin to be a bald headed Poodle. Have been losing my hair too. Common when you are about 3 months out. After reading alot about it this is what I do: Take 2 chewable vitamins a day, take chewable Biotin, Wash my hair with Biotin shampoo, and clean out the drain daily. They say it will level out when your hormones get back in order. Have also noticed my cycle is different, so I believe the hormone theory.

Have you heard of the "No teacher left behind" group? We were told at school not to post ANYTHING about it on our email, because of legal issues. Don't know anything about that... but think that is weird.

Most of the teachers group like Carol. Kinky is good and all but he is on the edge. At least Carol has some experience in Austin. I'll say it again though... I am afraid everyone will be so divided that it will lead to a Perry win. We really need to pick one and run with it. As for me and my hubby... we are going with the Teachers group and backing Carol. Faybie: Thank you for wanting to help. I will see what I can find. My TFT group usually sends me those letters to sign and forward too, but has not sent any lately. Seems to me on election years they give money to teachers, non-election years they take it away. I have been in the "business" 8 years, and it seems to follow that pattern. We will always be last on the list for raises, and the first ones they take it away from... yet they want to force us to stay until we die and not pay us while we are here. You know I would not trade a single happy moment in the classroom for any other job... but you must pay your bills and take care of your family too. I tell my kids I teach for the pay, respect, and prestige. Sadly, I get very little of all three.

Sorry. I was mistaken. Must have just had a brain skip... I knew what I meant.

I agree with the Kinky/Carol thing. I know Bell is running as Republican. Just wish we could know which one would pull the most votes and go that way. With everyone dividing their votes Perry may pull it out. I would vote for any of the three running against Perry... just to not have Perry... but I do like Carol best of the three. She at least has some experience.

I am so mad at Rick Perry. I just saw a commercial touting his dedication to public education. He also praised himself for giving a merit pay raise and a $2000.00 raise to all TX teachers. But did you know... They raised the retirement age for teachers, because they want to keep qualified teachers in the profession longer. They decreased retirement payments by taking our highest 5 years and dividing that to find out our retirement payments. (They did take the highest 3.) They gave teachers a $1000.00 pay raise a few years ago... then took away half... then took the other half away. So that pay raise he is bragging about just replaced the $1000.00 they took away and gave us another $1000.00. (Remember 8 years ago when they promised a $6000.00 pay raise to be paid in two years? They gave the first $3000.00, but the next year they decided not to give the other half.) The public hears about the raises, but does not know about the times they take things back... Then the merit pay raise only goes towards teachers in core subjects and only IF the administration deems it necessary. They are not required to do it... so it is worthless to non-core teachers, and pretty much everyone. This makes me want to quit teaching. With the Social Security offset, the government giving and taking our money away, increasing retirement age, less retirement benefits, and low wages to begin with... why would anyone want to come into this profession OR stay???????????? (Oh yeah... the kids.) But with discipline problems on the rise, how long with that be a benefit??? GOVERNOR PERRY HAS DONE NOTHING FOR ME or TEXAS STUDENTS. Oh yeah... don't even get me started on that damn TAKS test. Worthless.

Wow Laura, you have a large amount of fill. I have been tight with my 1.2 cc's for well over a month now. TOM will effect things. Give it a few days. You might get try a hot tea/coffee before you try to eat anything... even mushies. I have also found the pleasures of tofu on tight days. The silky kind goes down really easy, and tastes great after you marinade it overnight in sauce. My hubby thinks I am going vegetarian now, but really I am just trying to survive without hard proteins because it makes me hurt. Good luck!

My DH was big when I met him, and is still a little big now. His 44 inch waist is fine with me. I love him for him.