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Yep, I will tell him. One of the nurses said he is still negotiating with Discovery Health. I haven't talk to him about it. We are looking at Amber Gris Caye.......Ramon's Village Resort. One of my friends stayed there and said Ramon himself helped with the food. She said it is real laid back place right on the beach. Well, we are going to share a trainer two nights a week. I will do Water aerobics during the day. We go tuesday night for our first training session. Syndy.......you have done so good without the band.....keep it up! Ladies.....I hope you have a great weekend!!!!

Well, I am back from Dr. Davis. I lost 2lb. He doesn't want me to count Protein and carbs......just focus on eating more fruit and veggies. He asked me what I ate on a typical day. I only ate fruit and veggies one meal a day. So I will try to eat more fruits and vegetables. He was very pleased with my progress. I even told him I made low carb muffins. When he started to fuss at me I just said "Hey, I gotta eat something sweet once in awhile". I didn't tell him about the 100 cal Snacks. He was so excited about us meeting in Vegas. He asked how we met.......I told him Lap Band Talk. I didn't tell him about the thread........gotta keep some stuff private.lol He did say for me to keep up the walking to maintain my metabolism , but Water aerobics will help bring my weight down. I gotta go again. We are meeting with a trainer at LA Fitness. We get a few free sessions. Lori, we didn't go to 24 Hr because they don't have a pool. LA and the city are the only two in this town with pool.....oh, there is the YMCA, but they the pool is outdoors. We have smaller gyms in town with pools.....very expensive. Laura......so sorry your dad is feeling bad again. I will put him back on my prayer list. Good luck with the natural stuff. I spent many, many nights hot and cold. I stuck my feet out of the covers and that did help a little. Now I just have insomnia. Janet, some awesome cruises. I wonder if I could talk DH into going on a cruise to Belize. hmmmm Nah, he wants to stay for several days.....whatever......I would rather go on a cruise with Y'all.

Hi gang! I just got back from checking out the Natatorium and La Fitness. The city natatorium is new and really nice with large pools for aerobics and swimming in lanes. They have a track about the whole rec center for walking and running. It overlooks the volleyball and basketball courts. The price would be about 40.00 a month for the two of us. La Fitness would be 50.00 a month. That advantage is Water aerobics six days in the morning and four evenings plus every machine you can think of. My vote is for La Fitness , but DH will make the final decision. Phyl, What a horrible comment to put on FB. I hope you de-friend her . She will get the message. UGH!!! I would be so PO'd and hurt. HUGS! for YOU! LauraK, Congrats ! on the Chantix! I know it must be tough. My dad worked for Liggett and Myers( L&M) remember them.....for 30 years then he got lung cancer. So, I probably inhaled as much second hand smoke when I was a kid as any smoker. Smoking is not one of my habits.....only because it gave me a sore throat. I wish sweets gave me a sore throat. Linda, is Katie home with you? I must have missed your post if she is. HUGS! for you! Eva, 10 and counting! woohoo! Lori, a condo in Denver sounds awesome. Yep, you will want to spend a lot of time there. Check out Carnival's site. They have senior discounts too. We went on a military discount for veterans. Since we are going to Belize I will have to skip the NO cruise. If y'all stay over an extra day I might have to just come for a day to see ya. NO is about 7hrs from here. I just went there once to pick up my son's car he had shipped from Germany.....no sightseeing for me. It was 14hrs round trip. I gotta leave to see Dr. Davis. I can hear it now...."So, you have been on 1100 calories a day and walking and no weight loss?" "What's wrong with this picture?" Yep, going to face the music. UGH!

Congrats!!! Awesome weight loss! Care to share your eating and exercise plan? I would love to hear about it.

Yes, hurricane season is from June to November 15th. I saw a cruise on the 5th of May(399-interior) and 19th(419 interior). They were five day(thur-Mon) out of Galveston. There are some out of NO too.

Oh May, we are going to Belize in April.....I think. After May you have to deal with hurricanes. I think the shortest cruise is four days to Cozumel. Maybe one leaves on a Thursday and returns on a Sunday or Monday morning. We will have to talk about it in Vegas.

dinner and visits sound great to me......and a "little slots". Apples said she went to Desert Rose and printed out a list of nice restaurants near the resort. She was going to read over them and report back when she gets home next week. Eva, I am your room mate......I will PM you my cell. Let me know what I owe so I can bring it with me. Well, I walked and swam. Maybe I will have lost an ounce when I weigh in at the dr's tomorrow. lol

Janet, I want to visit.......maybe go out to eat, and waste a few bucks on the slots(No slots in Texas). Yep, tickets are around 100 or more for good seats. We had tickets for LOVE in November, but canceled. They were over 100 each.

Eva, whatever works for you......this is a no stress trip. Shows? Whatever......well, I sat on front row of Blue Man Group. Boy, was that a mistake. I ended up with paper over my head by the time it was over. Just let me know. Eva, pics will come when I can take some off of my DD's FB. She has taken tons of pics, but she is so busy she hasn't been on FB much. Apples, enjoy the lake this week. We will be glad to get you back full time. I just finished walking. Now, I am getting ready to go swim with a friend. Later peeps!

Hi gang! Apples, you are home!!! Hey, I get in an hour after you and Lori......so hang around for me. I will send y'all the flight. Yes, that baby is still smiling......Is that a sign that she will be a happy baby....hope so! I went to nutrition class today. Still no weight loss. I showed a loss this morning after walking, but got to the dr's.......no change. I did talk to the new dietitian about plateau. I told her I need an amount of carbs I can eat a day. So, she said 50. She also said that walking 3-4miles a day is good, but my body is used to the same muscles being exercised so the calories burning is slowing down. She said I need to switch it up. Dh and I are going to shop for a gym on Friday. It will be between LA Fitness and the city Nanatorium(I did not know that is what you call an indoor pool?). Anyway, I will be changing my routine next week.....meanwhile it is walking twice a day. Well, tonight is the final of BB12 and the start of Survivor. I have to get the DVR fired up. I want to see survivor and watch the "over 40" team kick butt. I do go see Dr Davis on Friday. I am going to have him check a spot on my abdomen. I think it is adhesions, but it kinda bulges out more than the rest of my big gut. I tried on a pair of jeans today...nope can't do the zip up. It hurts my stomach, and the pain goes up to my port. Pretty sure it is adhesions. Melissa, there is no test for adhesions. When the pain is bad enough or it obstructs a vital organ they will go in. I had a colon stricture caused by adhesions. I didn't know I had it until I got diverticulitis. Then the colon dr did a colonoscopy and my colon was the size of a #2 pencil where I had my resection surgery. So, maybe it is the site of the procedure you had. I hope they can give you some relief from pain. Hey, What job? Okay, peeps, gotta get some housework done. later!

AMEN! Julie, HUGs! HUGS! HUGS!

Cheri, Prayers and HUGS! for you and school family. What a tragedy for the kids to go through. I hope you have a better day today.

Just spent the afternoon on the phone scheduling appts. When I had my 'well woman' exam 2 weeks ago he suggested I get a colonoscopy, bone density scan and of course mammogram. So have all those scheduled in about 2 weeks, should feel real poked and prodded after that's all done, especially the colonoscopy. I am dreading that. Anyone have one done since banding? Is drinking the liquid the night before an issue? Lori, I haven't had a colonoscopy since banding.....I have to get one in about six months. Anyway, I know a lady that had one last week......she said that you don't have to drink the gallon size Golightly now. There is something that is about half that amount of liquid. I would definitely tell them about the band. My friend had a colonoscopy after her bypass. The doctor told her to start drinking the stuff earlier in the day so she could get it all down. Janet, sometimes I just read stuff and skip the key words of the post......glad you caught it. Laura, I is good your DH is going back to see his mother. Congrats to Nels! Linda, so happy for your family.... that Katie came through this scare and Aylah will get to see her mom. Apples,????? Phyl, I think the picture of Brittany was before she was taken to the nursery to be cleaned up and measured. Does that mean she is going to be a easy going baby.......we will find out soon. Melissa, don't you have adhesions? Do you think maybe one is forming from the procedure last month? I hope not. I hope you get to feeling better soon. I had appendicitis when I was eight so I don't remember much except being really sick. I am glad you went to the doctor. Joyce, sounds like a wonderful pedicure.........AH! massage.......well worth the bucks!!! Goodnight All!

That happens to me too.......they are fickle for sure. I threw up on Saturday. I had not done that since January. I ate a chicken thigh too fast. It got stuck and I started sliming.....after and hour I just went in the bathroom and stuck my finger down my throat. Then I got nauseated and actually threw up. I will try to avoid doing that again. Six months ago it did not bother me, but now......Yuk! I don't like feeling that way.

Hi gang! I posted last night, but it wouldn't post. Oh well, nothing to shout about. Eva and Janet, do you have choices in electric companies? I switched to Ambit Energy.......My bill dropped at least 75.00. I don't know if they are in your area yet. Check in to it. I signed under a friend who is actually selling the service. Well, helping my DD has slowed now. She is so much better this time than the last pregnancy. Her husband is off for a week to help her. Sydney is being such a sweet sister. She is so gentle with Bethany. Melissa, is that a banana Spider? We have those in the pecan and oak trees down here. They are everywhere. Skeeters are really bad right now. I have six bites on my leg. I really sprayed down before walking this morning. Lori, have a great time this week. Watch out for the skeeters. Apples,?????? Laura, I did not know your dad was in the hospital again. Whats going on with him. Is he getting treatments again? Joyce, I pay 25-35 depending on whether I go with the deluxe. They are always trying to push something on me. Okay, better finish the housework.........later peeps!!!

Good Afternoon Gang! Not much going on here. Speaking of ADD.....my 36 year old (ADD) is supposed to bring his new girlfriend over, but we haven't heard from him. I think he hits and misses on his medication too. Today, must be a miss......or just FOOTBALL!!! I will have to text him and find out what is up. Julie, Congrats on the new grandbaby coming. I hope when they test your nerves on Tuesday they will get some answers. One of the ladies in my weight loss class had her nerves in her shoulder tested and they nailed the problem. Therapy and medication seemed to work for her, but she is young. Janet and Eva, I am not doing much today either. I did try another choolate cookie recipe with white pepper. I like it better than the cayenne pepper. It should be easy for Jakob to make. Now, to try the cherry nut cake from Apples, and the pecan pie bars from Julie. Don't worry, I only ate one cookie and skipped lunch . Oh, and I am walking this eve. Lori, I don't want to hear you are enjoying fall weather.....it is still summer down here....Boo! It is getting dark at 7:30p so I have started walking earlier. Where are you going this week? Hawaii? How sad.....it must be a real pain to fly to paradise.......lol. One day, laura, .......I guess we share the ADD thing with our sons. My son started taking medication at 34. He always takes it when he is working. One time he decided to quit it. He had a migraine for a week. The doctor scolded him .......said to never just quit the medication. Lesson Learned. Joyce........you are not the long stranger on remembering the posts......me too! Have a great day! Laura.......where are you? How is Nels?

I doubt it will stop the skin cancer. Like with my cousin....they told her that tanning in her teen years is probably what aided in the Melanoma. You take that gene coupled with damage with the sun, and it might happen. My DH's parents both had skin cancers. My mother has had them too. I use the spf 50 now. These spots I get are inherited so my skin dr told me. Thanks mama! I got the fat gene from my dad.....and the skin gene from my mom. Oh, and this bad gut from my aunt. You feed those bad genes with the right conditions and they will flourish.....how well we all know about the fat gene. Eva......you are a walking machine!!! I am inspired.....I am going to walk for the second time today. Later peeps!

Hey gang! Just a fly by. I got DD's house cleaned.....well, the downstairs and her bathrooms. She is having inlaws over to see the baby. Her eyes were so puffy from crying last night. He milk came in and now she is much better. Bethany is a little piglet. She wants to eat all day, but she went three hrs between feedings last night. DS is on his way over with his girlfriend's son. She is coming over to meet us tomorrow. LInda, so glad Katie is doing better. It sounds like she might be serious about getting healthy. I wish she could get in a support group to help her. Eva, Wow! good shopping! You really got some good deals. I like to shop, but usually for someone other than me. Until I get more weight off I am not buying clothes.....well, shoes don't count. Joyce, you are right.....God doesn't look on the outside of man, but looks at the heart. I don't know why I started noticing all these spots and lines on my face. The doctor told me after fifty the warranty on our skin has played out. My cousin died of melanoma so whenever I get another brown spot I get concerned. My DH has also had skin cancer. He had to have a cancer removed from his nose. The doctor took a piece of skin from the side of his face and grafted on his nose. So, I guess we are a little paranoid about spots on our face. Julie, girl, Hang In There!!! Answers are on the way! Praying for you! Cheri, you grandsons are characters......sounds like they are full of personality......a little like Grandma! Janet, yep we need to get rid of those 10x's.....too much information. lol! Oh, forgot to tell you.....I made banana nut Protein muffins. They are good!.....a little sweet, but good. I can only eat a half or I will get stuck. They have vanilla Protein powder in them. I think going to tweak them with cinnamon. 210 calories, 20carbs, 5protein.

Thanks for the compliments on my new grandbaby. Cheri, I think she was smiling......I saw her smile just an hour after she was born. Well, my DD already has the baby blues. I know it is her hormones. Her milk is coming in. She feels guilty that she can't give Sydney her full attention. Sydney got bit by a mosquito on her eyelid and her eye is almost swollen shut. So, she thinks that is her fault. I told her I would be over in the morning to clean her house. Her DH took off for two weeks to help her , but you know men.....no eye for detail when it comes to housework. Cheri, so sorry your DD got her hair messed up. I am sure raising boys these days is a challenge. Is she the one with the two blonds? They are adorable. My DH talked his mother into getting a computer in the nineties. He spent at least one evening a week working on fixing her messes. Now that she is gone we chuckles about those times, but it was frustrating. Great, yes, it is such a blessing to fly for free. You will be in Denver at least once a week when that baby comes. How are you doing on the crochet? Janet, I did get a script for retin-a. The Dr. said some women love it, and some think the over the counter stuff is better. I saw on GMA this week that Good Housekeeping did an eighteen month study on anti-aging and wrinkle creams. The one that came out number one is Loreal Revitalift . I think it only costs around 20 bucks. The best eye cream is Oil of Olay ProX. The best instant wrinkle cream is Oil of Olay Regenerist. And the best firming cream is one called Boots #7. I never heard of that one. Anyway, the best solution for me is quit looking in the 10X mirror.......lol Okay, I just walked.......gotta shower and go to bed. DD will be needing me early and my DS is bringing his girlfriend over to meet us. I just know a ring is coming. Goodnight All!!

Checking in......I posted Bethany's picture. She is really a pretty baby. Can you tell I am proud? I just got back from the Dermatologist. She gave me a script for my rashes(occasional).....then some stuff to help bleach these dang age spots, then a script for retinol for fine lines. Has anyone used it? She said don't overdue because it can really peel your skin. Why, Why, Why, didn't I stay out of the sun when I was young. Now, I am having to pay for it. Okay, that is my thing for today. I hope all of you have a great weekend!

Thanks for the congrats.......I hope that was the last grandbaby cuz keeping the two year old wore me out. I do so much better with her at her house. I will still be going over to my daughter's everyday to pick up, babysit, and run errands till she gets her strength back. Looks like there are still five of us butterflies. We gotta keep it together. I am on a plateau again. I guess I will have to suck it up and go on another shake thing to rid my body of carbs. I am still walking and recording. I just have a hard time staying at 1100 calories everyday. Okay, gang, gotta go shower and to bed I have to get up early to walk and go take my granddaughter to Mommy's Day Out. HUGS to ALL!!!

Lori, ....yes, Thanks!

Go ahead and vent. I can only tell you what I did. If you have been reading the thread you probably know I hit about a 4 or 5 month plateau....only losing half of my goal. I went to my surgeon for a revision to a sleeve. He said no.....I needed to learn to eat right and make the band work for me. So, he put me on Protein shakes for three months to take food out of the equation. I am at a plateau again, but this time I have more tools to combat my eating problem. I started walking everyday and going to nutrition classes . May I suggest you get in a good support group locally or a weight management program. The band is just one of the tools to healthy living. Also, I took a resting metabolism test and found out I could only eat 1100 calories a day. You might ask your surgeon about taking a test called the MED-GEM. The fact that you posted shows you want to turn this around.

Good Morning! DGD is not up yet. I have a busy day. Julie, You are in my prayers today. I am praying for the doctors too. I hope we hear from you soon. HUGS! HUGS! HUGS! Eva.......how's the walking? I haven't walked since Monday. It's kind of good the baby and rain came at the same time. I will get to start walking this evening. I haven't gained or lost.....just maintained. I will check in tonight! Have a great day peeps!!!

Hi gang! I am pooped! We did not get much sleep last night. I got DGD dressed for Mother's Day out and off we went. She did fine. She slept almost two hours. Meanwhile, Dh and I went to see our new DGD. She is adorable......looks alot like her sis, but has dark hair. DD is doing good and they should be home tomorrow morning. It will so much easier to take care of DGD at her house. Apples, I am glad you shared your funeral plans. We need to talk about it. I was telling DH today that we need to move our plan to the funeral home in this town. I want to keep it simple for my kids. That is another reason I bought the plan. This may not be funny to some, but I have to tell you this little story. I once worked for an answering service. We had a small gas company account. They would go out and fill tanks after hours especially during the winter. One night a man called the gas service and I answered for them. He needed someone to come out ASAP because he had bodies to cremate. After I got over the shock of his request I called the gas people and they went out and filled the tanks. I never thought about how people were cremated until I got that call. Joyce you are right about being vessels. I guess the funeral thing was a way of letting go. Okay, there is my two cents. Peeps, I gotta go to bed. DGD gets up early. Goodnight!