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But I am better today.

I had my daughter give me a straight cut a couple of weeks ago. I want to go ahead and cut mine really short before to much falls out from chemo. .

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Hi G4E...hope you are doing ok...fight the good fight!

Happy to be back on PJTP...work is a bit crazy (deadlines for applicants) plus stuff at home is a bit harrowing because of DH's new responsibilities as a school board member. Long meetings - had the swearing-in yesterday, but he's already getting info packets and studying up.

He's loving it...me, I'm not so sure yet...I'll reserve judgment.

I may be buying a motorcycle this weekend...DH was out window shopping today and found one he wants me to see...

HI Ebony! Motorcycles and me are not a good match; hope you find just the perfect one for you. Glad DH is enjoying his new responsibilities, but with all that's going on in your lives, when do you too ever have 'down time' just for you??

I taught about Veteran's Day to my students today and why it is celebrated. It is sad how many of them had no idea what it was about. :laugh:

That is so sad....really.As someone whose grandfather fought in 2 world wars (and survived physically and mentally sound), and whose parents were in the WWII effort, I cannot understand how people cannot know of the huge costs and impacts of war. It is only by learning from the past that we avoid the same horrific mistakes...

Okay, just to make it worse, Plain, here's a shot of my potential purchase (yeah, I know, I'm bad) :thumbup:

I'm excited and can't wait! It'll be a great first bike for me, and then I'll be chomping at the bit for spring so I can ride more!

Looks pretty, I guess.

Thanks for the hair compliments. I'm loving it! Washed it this AM for the first time and got out of the shower, towel dried it, ran my fingers thru it and was done and it was nearly dry! So fast!

Still feeling like crap tho. I just want to get better already! I hate bronchitis. It can linger for weeks with me. :cool2:

Short hair is soooo much easier and time-friendly! Hope your bronchitis starts to ease.

As for me, Christmas lights are up outside (better to do it now before the snow is hip deep) but not turned on; having my brother and his boys for dinner tonight - I'm thinking roast beast and all the fixin's with chocolate cake and lemon meringue pie for dessert. Gotta go to a craft store and get some supplies for a door decorating contest at work and really should do a costco run - but I think I will let that pass. Had an interview and offer for another job - about 1500 miles from here; job wouldn't start until the spring, but am giving it some consideration. Because it won't start until April, I have until Feb to decide....

Hope everyone is doing well. Now, off to make pastry shell for

the pie, and have another coffee. Have a great weekend all.

Morning All

Heart - love the 'do!! Hope you are feeling better!

Plain - I think I'll go with shin splints as the term....and thankfully, it was the one night only.

Still waiting for pics of Tug.

Kat - still in TX?

G4E - How are you doing?

Ebony...looked at the hallowe'en pics - you and family looked great!

Crzy - How are you doing? Any fallout from your surprise visitor while you were eating ice-cream?

As for me - more of the same. Although many places have today as a holiday, my organization does not...so off to the Y and then work. Take care everyone...

Yes indeed, the 'first slime' milestone - I remember it well! Mine was on salmon - and although I thought I had chewed it to bits, obviously I hadn't. It was a long time before I could eat salmon again - only because I kept remembering the slime! But, I got over it.

Learn from your experience!

Morning everyone! It is a glorious sunny snow free Monday - YAHOO!!!!!!

It was a wonderful weekend too - and although I got lots done on Saturday, yesterday was a bit of a bust. And now of course Im regreting wasting that day! But Saturday, I was up early, and spent most of the day in one room cleaning....I washed walls, did touch up painting covering the nicks and marks of time, washed windows, took down the drapes and cleaned them, took out the area rug and beat it outside (so much better than vacuuming), scrubbed the floor, cleaned the light fixtures including the bulbs, waxed the furniture, repotted a few plants, and then put everything back again. AHHHH lovely! Then after a lovely dinner, vegged in front of the TV watching 2 movies: Julia and Julie, and The Maiden Heist...2.5s both of them.

Yesterday - blob. I was a blob. bottles a couple of batches of wine, read a bit, did the sunday crossword, and blobbed.

Now to catch up on the news......

So, now to catch

Tap hope your fill helps you.

I am back on line YEAY! My DSIL hooked up my puter to WIFI. So I can update everyone.

Hi G4E...Tap waves wildly!! Glad to have you back and posting.

My fill - I received 0.1 cc and am feeling good. Although I may have wanted a little more, the doc is clamping down on the amount of fill clients get, and requests that you live with the bit you get for a minimum of 1 week before getting more. having been too full, Im happy to take it slow, and so far this is doing it for me. The clinic announced they are going to start running a plastic surgery clinic for TTs only...Im thinking of it! The advantage will be the surgeries will run the same days as the LB surgery so that the LB surgeon can do the port replacement/adjustments etc at the same time rather than having patients come in after to get it done. As I'm self pay it will take a while to save the money so I guess a year from now.

We did go woodcutting today. Filled the truck up and got nearly 1/2 a cord! Getting us closer to having enough for the winter. We'll go again on Monday. A storm is supposedly coming in around Tuesday so we need to get another load before that happens in case the rain is enough to ruin the road we use to get in to the forest.

Hey Heart! Bringing in the wood was a nice part of the fall rituals when I had a cabin - I miss those things. 1/2 cord is one good haul; hope you get out again this week.

Yes my treatment went a lot better yesterday. I am o.d.ing on Zyrtec though. After my I.V. treatment they gave me a shot and told me it would make my bones ache very badly. The nurse told me to take Zyrtec 2x a day for 5 days. Well my DSIL went to the store and got me some. I took one last night and then this morning. After taking it this A.M. i thought how few tablets there was in the pk. Then I noticed it is the 24 hr. ones!

WOW G4E you gotta watch out for yourself...glad to hear things went better at this treatment. I hope they continue that way! I hope with the family coming for Thanksgiving that they will do all the prep and stuff, and you can just focus on you and keeping healthy!

And it's bronchitis! Darn it!

Better get to bed. I'm tired. "See" you tomorrow!

Oh no, bronchitis? Oh dear. Hope you are feeling better.

Doesn't feel like I have an elephant on my chest anymore. I'm still congested but things are moving. Yuck!

After this last load we're actually in a pretty good place. Can always use more tho. Especially if it's a cold winter. We do have the furnace if we need it but it costs more than the wood!

I am thinking of cutting ALL of my hair off! VERY SHORT! Like barely get fingers thru it short! It's about the middle of my back now. I grew it out b/c I like long hair and wanted to be able to do stuff with it but every time I put it up, I get a Migraine. It's too heavy.I'll donate the hair to Locks of Love. I did that last time I cut it off. I figure I don't want it and some one else needs it so have at it! It's a lot healthier this time too.

Nothing like a wood fire - I much prefer it but alas living in the city it is forbidden...rats!

How long did it take to grow your hair out? I remember the 'hair headaches'...as I child/teen I could sit on my hair as it was so long. Then it went short and I never went back. Even shoulder length bothers me! How nice to donate it...

Halloween pics of me, DH and DD posted in an album on my profile - labeled, funny enough, Halloween 2009. Go take a look! :smile2:

Must check these out.

Ran 3 miles this morning in honor of World Run Day - it's a multi-state, multi-country event designed to encourage everyone to get out and run...I know I didn't think it was important 6 months ago, but now I couldn't be without it.

World run Day? Couldn't be without it? This does not compute. nope. it does not.

I was "off" for about a week while DD was house sitting for a friend - had to take the DDog for his walk every morning and he doesn't like to run. I thought I'd have a tougher time of it today, and while I was a bit winded, I was actually FASTER than a week ago! :w00t::w00t:

YAY Ebony! Running faster. That's wonderful. Not comprehensible but wonderful!

Okay everyone. I'm going to cut my hair off for sure. I found a lot of really cute styles on the web. I am going VERY short! I'm excited and can't wait! And now that I've decided to do it, I want it done NOW! LOL!!

What's the style like?

Thank You for donating it when you get it cut. Maybe we can see some picks of it. Even if it isn't on you, just the style if you don't want your face plastered on here.

We will be watching for you!:wub:

What she said!!

WHEW - I'm caught up...I think.

Julie and Julia - 2.5

The Maiden Heist - 2.5

OH.....I really want to see a good movie!

Morning everyone! I hope you all had a productive and band-friendly weekend! It was glorious weather here so for at least Saturday I had the energy to do somethings....but then lost it all on Sunday!

Such satisfaction though on Saturday as I took one room, took out the furniture (or moved it around) so that I could wash the walls, touch up the paint chips, wash the windows, take down the drapes and clean them, take out the area rug and beat it outside, scrub the floors, wax the furniture...it was just so satisfying to get that all done and took me most of the day!

Of couse, yesterday then I was a blob! I bottled 2 batches of wine, and puttered around but didn't really accomplish anything...bah! :w00t:

I was however good with the food intake, and am really going to make the efforts to keep at it. Darn DH though - he lost 6 pounds last week....GRR!:smile2:

Tap - I'm so envious of your future plastic surgery. I know I'm going to want it one day too. Wonder how much you'll lose from just the surgery.

My latest plan is that if I want to eat something not on my eating plan, I have to workout for 10 minutes first. If I still want it, I have to drink a bottle of Water. If I still want it, I can have a small portion.

Hi Ezma - Well, I asked the nurse about the weight loss as a result of PS. She said that of course it is very dependent upon how much skin you have blah blah, but her guess from looking at my stomach was about 7 pounds. I was hoping for more...looking for an 'easy out' I guess! But, as it won't be for at least a year (the cost quoted was huge and as Im self pay it will be a long time to get there!) I have time to lose more weight through working with the band!

Your eating/exercise plan sounds good....

I've been having bad heartburn. I started taking Nexium every day again, but it's not taking care of it like it used to. I'm wondering if an unfill would help with the heartburn. I hate this, though. It makes me grouchy. Drinking Water gave me heartburn first thing this morning. Ugh.

This is the week to move. We are moving in 6 days and I have got to get my butt in gear packing this place. I won't be working at all this week, so I should have plenty of time.

I am having an ultrasound on Tuesday. I hope to see the baby's heartbeat since we couldn't hear it in the Dr.'s office.

Morning Shiny! I would guess that the unfill is probably going to be the solution to the heartburn. I know you will be disappointed if it comes to that, but better an unfill then heartburn for the duration of the pregnancy!

Good luck moving!

It is so unfortunate that some people react this way - withdrawing, angry etc. My opinion (having gone through this too) is that losing weight makes the person scared that as a 'new you' you won't have time for them, will find a new life etc. So rather than be rejected, they close the door...fast and hard.

Some people make their way back to a normal relationship, others are unfortunately lost for good. It is very sad, but you cannot make someone be what or how you want them to be. Extend the hand of friendship/family, and then move on.

I'm feeling like the Little Engine That Could this morning. "I think I can, I think I can. Choo Choo"

Hi Ezma, Keep that train on the tracks!! You can do it!

He said since I'm not having issues with vomiting or extreme band tightness, he'll just leave my fill until my third trimester at which point he'll take all the Fluid out. Won't that be weird?

I've been so tired I haven't been exercising lately, but with the beautiful weather today (74) I think we're going to have to go for a family walk!

That's great Shiny - all is looking good in your world. Did you get out for a walk?

How about the rest of the VV's - come one, check in!

AS for me - I hate the clinic scales - they tell the truth!! ARGHH! I was up (as I had expected) but I hadn't expected as much - GRRR!! So I guess it was good that I went for the fill, but only 0.1 cc. The doc's new regime is all fills will be at 0.1 cc from now on. Lots of people are asking for more, but then they are having issues. So, everyone is 0.1cc at a time, and see how they are with that one.

Apparently the clinic next year will be adding a Plastic surgery clinic for TT and Breast work only. They will run the the LB and PS clinics at the same time so that a LB surgeon is available to reposition the port at the same time as the PS is done. (Usually you have a separate operation to relocate it). They have already started the waiting list for the PS, but I'm holding off. I want to get rid of at least 10 more pounds and of course, save the money for the procedure. But still, it is something to look forward to.

Have a great weekend all.

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Morning all!

G4E - Keeping the prayers and good thoughts going. I hope you don't get the pox too; have you advised the medical team of the situation?

Kat - enjoy your trip to Texas...and the downtime from electronics!

Heart - glad to hear you are feeling better (who cares whether it is drug effects or mind processes).

Headed out for a fill today - 2+ hour drive there, and anothe back - lots of time to sing at the top of my lungs with no one saying 'shh'! :thumbup::w00t:I'm hoping this fill helps me control the ravenous beast - 'cause it is working with me doing it alone! :smile2:

I'll check in later this evening....

I am so glad that I'm not the only one! :thumbup: Now we just gotta figure out how to fix it!

I think it's called a "shin splint" but I'm not sure.Oh (again) and I think muscle cramps are from a lack of Water and potassium. Might have to WebMD that one.

Made a new recipe tonight. Persimmon Muffins!

DD won't be going to school tomorrow. She's still a little too sick. She has an appt w/her ped for a check up and she'll get the H1N1 shot while we're there. She needs to get well and then stay well til that appt. :cursing:

Having some side effects from the Prozac. I took it this AM and was fine til late afternoon/evening. I'm going to try moving the dose to the afternoon and see when the effects start again, if they do. I'm hoping it will be about the time I'm heading to bed so I'll just sleep thru it!

Morning Heart!

Seems odd it would be shin splints, but having never had them before, what do I know?? For some reason I think of them as constant pain or burning rather than a 'wake me from a dead sleep cramp with my toes pointing up and unable to return to a flat position' phenomenon. Potassium and Water are not a problem for me - I drink a minimum of 3 liters of water a day - usually 4, and have a banana a day. Oh well, maybe it is just my body rebelling at aging! And because I couldn't get back to sleep after my leg spasms, now I'm exhausted..

Would like your persimmon muffin recip, pls.

Glad to hear that DD is going to get her shots - but I bet she isn't - OWW!!

Are you supposed to be adjusting the time of the Prozac? Sometimes docs get a little sensitive about that...

OK - the snow has stopped, the temp is up to 38 degrees.

I went to the Y - that's my 4X/week standard...any more is bonus!

Hope everyone is having a good day;

im really feeling hungry all the time now but my doc will not fill me again anytime soon i hate to think i did all this just to gain and lose over and over again ..

Why won't your doc give you a fill? I too hate to think of gaining the weight again, and thankfully I am getting a fill tomorrow...slowly putting back the amount taken out this summer. About time too, as the weight is coming back...ARGHH!!

IMy first maternity appointment was yesterday. I was unprepared to see that number 201 on the scale! I weighed 195 at my house that morning, so it was unexpected. Sigh. I'm going to have to figure out a way to cope with the raising weight and expanding clothing size.

Shiny - have your husbanc hide the scale. Now is NOT the time to be worrying about that. You and the baby's health is first...not a number on a scale!

I'm still struggling with the food issues, choices not amounts, but it's getting a bit better each day. I want so much to get back to losing like I did before. It felt so great to feel like I was actually in charge of myself. It's coming, it's coming. I I miss walking so that's a good sign.

With me Ezma, its the amounts of food, not the choices...sigh. The fact that you miss walking is a good sign though...

Tap, no worries. My Doctor is very good and he refused to give me more. I know now what too tight feels like, so I’ll be sure to handle it right away.

He gave me .25cc. I feel so awesome! I actually forget to eat and I get this “I’m full” feeling and actually put my fork down!! *scratches head* I never knew that could be possible.

Every day is still a struggle for me, but doggone it I’M GOING TO GET THIS DONE!! Hugs!

Hi LilMiss...just make sure you do listen to your doc and your stomach...none of us want to see you go through what you did before!

So ladies, I did my time at the Y today...that's 4X this week, and that is the 'magic' number I set for myself. If I do more, great, but I am NOT going to say I am going to exercise every day because I KNOW myself. the first time I don't, I'll say forget it, and stop. I am hoping at my fill appointment tomorrow, I have not gained too much, but I know I have as my comfortable size 8s of Sept are now not as comfortable. BAHH!! Time to face the music, and get this head back into the game!

Have a great day everyone...and in case you are interested...it's freakin' snowing. WAHHH!!!!!

Random drive-by post....What do you call a 'Charlie Horse' that happens on the front of your let? Why does one get them? and most important - how the hell do I get the muscle to relax....Ithe freakin spasm woke me up, I can barely walk and it HURTS!!:thumbup::crying:

Tap hobbles back to bed.....

So taps you don't care for people who dress their dogs up like bumble bees? (laughing so hard it hurts, my friend did this to his poor pug)

Poor little dog....

Temp hit 40 degrees - at the max yesterday...

Bristlecone, don't even get me started on the candy! I did GREAT! Til yesterday when we went to the store and it was all 1/2 off Bought a bag of Reese's Peanut Butter cups and DH got a bag of crunch bars! :thumbup: :cursing: :tt2:

He asked me if b/c of the band have I just said to hell with it and even tho I'm eating less, expecting the band to make me lose weight even tho I'm not eating RIGHT? I actually think he might be right! :eek: Thinking that b/c I can eat LESS, I can eat WHATEVER, healthy or not. Using the excuse of more Protein to eat a lot of cheese for example.

I'm starting to think that I'm unconsciously sabotaging myself. I had decided that after surgery I was no longer on a diet. Think I need to get my head on straight and get back to basics. Gonna be hard tho.

DD seems to be feeling better. .

Glad to hear about DH.

I can SO relate to the eat less/not a diet therefore eating sensibly disappears. Having my own struggles with that!

I strongly dispute that.

Am too, am too, am too!

My DSD is doing a little better. Her husband has taken a three week leave to help until they can try to get her pain regulated. We will be going this weekend to see them, so I will know more then.

Glad to hear.

Sounds like a soap opera now doesn't it!!! You should have lived it---was not pretty!

Man I am so glad that is all behind us!!! LOL I like my life nice and boring again!!

WOW! Just... WOW!

Hello everyone! Hugs to you all. I start chemo tomorrow. I heve 4 meds to take at home. Then there is a coctail of 5 meds for my chemo. 1 good thing about chemo, I won't have to shave or pluck anymore! Yay!

It is good that your DS and the other father thinks more of the children and thier happiness than the pettiness that could be there. That shows true men.

I will get on tomorrow and up date ya'll.

Take care, G4E!! We're rooting for you!

'Refused to take them trick or treating'?? Why? Religious objection? Laziness? Meanness??? Really!! Poor youngsters! Glad gramma (or whatever they call you) is around to help them enjoy the event - even if it is after the fact! And mom's gf eats their candy? ?? :scared2:

I won't comment on the mom's need to party...or ask why she couldn't take the kids out first, and then go to her party....I won't ask. I'm too polite.:drool::sneaky:

I could access LBT, but did have difficulty with my banding month support thread. But you're here now, so it is all good

Morning ladies!

Well, I was at the Y again this morning - that's 3 days in a row. Am I done yet????

I'm booked for a fill on Friday; I'm hoping between it and returning to the Y I will lose these last pounds - maybe I will also find some motivation and energy too, as they are also gone!

How are the rest of you doing?

WOW! I am bowing at your feet! I can't multi-quote to save my life. You are my hero!:scared2:

Hi Crzy! Of course you can multi-quote - pick each post you want to quote and press 'Multi' and keep going until you have selected your last one. Then press 'quote' and TA-DA - you've done it!

Of course I do note that since I returned and multi-posted, with the exception of you, no one else has posted. Therefore I must conclude it is ME that posters are avoiding. :crying:It is all about me....:drool:

ooooo gumbo, now that's a spooky story....

Apparently not....

I really wish I could experience something weird/eerie...but alas, it isn't to be.

I am glad that you have talked with your partner, and are going to try to resolve this.

Fortunately I didn't have the issue with DH; in fact, I made the commitment at the beginning that I wasn't going to have separate cupbaords etc, and I was just going to have to learn to eat bandster style while in a 'regular' house. It worked for us, but every person has to find a solution for themselves.

It is true though that you soon discover how much of your relationships with family and/or friends is based on eating. Once you stop going to the all-you-can-eat buffets (why bother, lots of money for a few mouthfuls), or making the point of any gathering 'the food', you will develop new/different relationships with people, or with different people.

What a great giggle!:thumbup:

Thanks!

I walked yesterday again.

I started out great yesterday. Until 3:00 when the banana cream pie got it's grips on me. It's gone now though so it won't get me today. Why is this so dang hard? Why

Great on the walking, Ezma. And yes, that IS the question - Why can't it be just about fuelling the body??? There are people for whom that is all eating is ... my sister is one of them! For her, eating is something you must do to live, otherwise it is a waste of time/effort/money etc. Same parents, same environment but completely different views of food!

It's a mystery!!

I did have one serving of ice cream last night. ONE SERVING!! I gained a half a pound! Whatever. I’m getting a fill today (hopefully). My surgeon just took out way too much.

Now remember LilMiss, you don't want to rush things...remember that! Your doc needs to make sure you absolutely are not still inflammed/irritated from your last few months before he starts filling you up again. Slow but steady...

I'm booked for a small fill this Friday - 2 months or more since my slight unfill. I am hoping another quarter of a cc will be tolerable...i need the little 'push' to get me going again. Im doing my part with returning to exercise, and remembering and practicing the bandster lifestyle, so a little fill will complete the picture.

I agree with ALS...why avoid these foods? cheese and yogurt have Calcium, and cheese is a solid Protein. Of course I would choose low/no-fat versions to keep the calorie count down, but sometimes a big piece of cheese is what I crave, and I have it as part of my meal, and sometimes a snack.< /p>

It's all good!

Congratulations! What a fabulous achievement, and a positive story.

I am sure your family will appreciate this as you live a long healthy active life with them!

Keep up the great work.

I have to be honest- I loathe exercise- HOWEVER- since 50% of you are doing something for at least 30 minutes- I can do that also! :thumbup:

I too hate to exercise...and can't stand the ever-so-helpful comments of 'just find something you like'! I have tried over the years:treadmill, elliptical; swimming; rowing; cycling; dancing; walking; weights; golf; skiing (downhill and cross country); raquetball; canoeing; hiking; badminton; tennis; hockey; baseball; and so on. At any one time I MIGHT want to do one of these things ONCE, but I do not like doing things daily, and I did discover I hate organized sports and team events.

BUT, I make myself go to the Y a minimum of 4 times a week, and I make myself do something. I started this when I began my lapband journey (18 months ago), and with the exception of last month, I have been faithful to it. I still dislike it, it never has become 'part of my life', but I do it. I just know I have to, so I do it.

Lots of good answers here for Josie.

Regarding restricting or eliminateng certain foods... I''ve been banded almost 2 years (and never regreted it!). The issue of foods and doctors instructions is a common one, and it would be so nice if they would agree...but they don't.

For me, there is no food that I cannot eat...I am lucky in that regard, as I know there are other bandsters who do have trouble digesting certain foods. But there is no rule that says you have to eliminate food X Y or Z. The issue is really one of nutrition - when you reach your sweet spot (that is, the place where the restriction is good), your stomach will be much smaller and therefore you need to make every calorie count to maintain your health. You could fill your stomach with booze and chocolate for example, but you would be compromising your health. So, for many long-time bandsters, it is a case of nutrition first, so that junk food, booze, are way down the list of foods to eat. Proteins are first, then veg and fruit. But, like a previous poster stated, you can enjoy the occasional treat without issue.

Good luck on your journey.