Charlene K

Janet, I hope your headache goes away soon. I had one for two days.....I think it is this fibro med I am taking. It was 80 today.....so I might quit taking it for the spring and summer. Grandparents Day made my GS so happy. Both of his GMs were there. Phyl, I have quite a few more of those.......two more not in school yet and one on the way. Melissa, I am sorry you had to make that hard decision. HUGS for you! Apples, I think I probably can beat any of you at the CRS league. I put the canister of Splenda in the frige the other day......my DH questioned why it was in there.....hell, I don't know.....I meant to put the cream in there. Okay gang, I am gonna go do my PT exercises and go to bed. This waking up at 3am every morning is starting to take a toll. Again, I think it is this medicine. Goodnight!

Jodi, thinking about you......I hope all goes well for you. Great, check in when you get in. We have missed you. Okay, peeps, I am leaving for Grandparent's Day at my GS school. I'll check in later.

Yep, It should be Tues. or Wed. I just ate Mexican food. I know, I am on a "last supper" jag. I did so good.....then, yep, I had to celebrate. I had a stuffed Avocado. I did not eat the crust....just the beef and avocado......now I am done with Mexican food. Tomorrow I have to go eat with my grandson for "grandparents day". I think I will just watch him eat. Apples, I bet your son that was born today was your sweetest......lol....I'm just saying....

Apples, you are too funny!

Thanks, peeps, for all the birthday wishes.......makes me Happy! I went to the GP and got my EKG done for the weight loss plan. Now, I have an appt with Dr. Davis on Friday. Janet, we went out Saturday night to a steakhouse. I had a slice of fried tomato, onion soup without the cheese, 6oz fillet, and broccoli. You could almost cut the steak with a fork. I only ate half of it, but I did bring it home and ate it yesterday. Jodi, best wishes on a successful surgery and quick recovery. We will be waiting to hear from you.

Just checking in this morning. Rain, rain, go away, especially on my birthday! I am going to the doctor for the EKG to start the medically supervised eating plan. Why, I don't know. I think I will start weaning off of food and on to the shakes. I am starting with breakfast. Apples, praying for you today.

Apples, thinking about you this evening. Update on my drama. My DD sat down with her girls and went over her bills. She thinks she can make it and keep her house if she stays on a budget. The girls have part time jobs and said they would buy the extras they wanted. I am glad they are going to try to work it out. It will be good for them, and great for me. Awesome day today......temperature up to 70. Another Happy Dance!

Oh Karen, I am so sorry for your loss. I will be praying for you and your family as you go through this difficult time. HUGS and Prayers going your way. Arlene

Best wishes on a successful surgery and a speedy recovery!

Nope, gotta check them out.

I am a Birkenstock NUT!!!!

Yes, Bariatric Advantage. They are going to let me use fruit in them. I will share the recipes when I start the plan.

I was saying those girls are going to make me tight from stress. I really think I will do good on it.

I agree with you. It is all about a healthy weight. That is what my doctor told me. He said this shake diet should bring me down to a healthy weight. So here is my drama. My DD and her two girls( DGDs)are moving in with me. Yikes! Her fiance left her with a house she can not afford ( her credit, his money). It was a bad move. Anyway, they will move in a couple of weeks. I only have one large bedroom and bathroom for them. We will make it work until she gets back on her feet. Part of me feels bad for her, but the logical side of me warned her that he was too selfish to marry her. I guess my liquid diet should work fine because I will be so tight I won't be able to eat anyway. Expect me to be venting. Her girls are teenagers......16 and 17.....get my drift? Okay, you know my latest. I will CBL.

Good morning gang. My new thing is waking up at 3:30am no matter what time I go to bed. I guess I have so much on my mind. Apples, my language is getting salty in my old age or it is just acceptable. Heck, our preacher has said "sucks" and "crap" from the pulpit. He was just keeping it real in the sermon. He is a Life Application preacher. He takes the scriptures and makes them applicable for today. I just love him. We have all contemporary music ( a little too rocky for me) and most of our congregation is under forty. We are the wise old farts in the crowd. We are going out this evening. There is a swanky steak house in our city. The chef worked at the White House. Anyway, I am going to have my last steak before the liquid diet starts. (the 17th). It is going to be 70 today! Another Happy Dance!

Well, can't sleep. Apples, yes, excellent.......I will get the cleaning totes. Julie, we down sized five years ago and now we have three large bedrooms, but one is a study. They will have to make do in the one bedroom. Hey, I moved in this house so my kids would not move in with me. At least they will have their own bathroom. Our family room and kitchen are large. At least my son, wife and his three daughters didn't ask to move in. He lost his job two weeks ago. This house is not big enough for five more. Laura, that is pretty low what your friend has done. Want us to fly there and B-slap her? My thirty five year old son said it is Manrule not to date any woman that has dated his friends. Isn't there a woman rule? Well, just give us her email address. We will tell her how the cow ate the cabbage. Oh no, my country is showing! Okay, Goodnight, again!

I know just how you feel. I was in that funk last month. I started focusing on people that cared about me. I am feeling better. Just start hanging with those who make you a priority. We love ya! and we are here when you want to vent. Deb, I didn't see your post, but we are here for you too. Cheri, glad you are doing better. Okay, peeps, Goodnight! Arlene

Well, I just got a call from DD.......probably moving in a couple of weeks. Okay, I am buying small totes....putting their names on them for their makeup, hair products and flat irons. They can keep them in the linen closet. Give me some ideas to keep the chaos down. I WILL NOT LET THIS SIDETRACK MY BAND JOURNEY! Okay, breathe.

Charlene –Oh I thought you had injured something :0) and that’s why you were going to pt ;0) glad it’s just to learn to do exercises :0) WTG on lunch – what kind of soup/salad did you have – I don’t go to olive garden much – I think I have been once since banded – I think I had grilled shrimp and after watching my gf daughter scarf down the appertizer and then the 3 tons of Pasta she ate – I wasn’t that hungry – just thought omg you use to eat like that.. I ate the Soup that has Beans in it. Probably ate about 4-6oz. The salad was about a cup. I am using leftover baked chicken breast to make chicken enchilada. I just make it with chicken breast, cream of celery, rotel, corn tortillas, and yes, 2% cheddar cheese. That is the quick version, but it is good. I still haven't heard from DD today.......no news is good news, and ignorance is bliss!

Thanks gang, for the encouraging words and the wisdom. Yep, i will be hardline with those girls. I am still hoping this won't happen. Janet, i went to pt because Dr. Davis wanted DH and I to learn some exercises for bad backs and core. We are going four times.....the next four fridays. Hey, we did stop at Olive Garden and had soup and salad. Surprisingly, we ate only a small salad and half our soup. Neither one of us had eaten so both of us were tight. Once again, I can't thank all of you enough for the support. I hope you all have sunshine this weekend!

That is what Dr. Davis was showing(pyramid) only he said he would like us to cut way down on the whole grains.....more green veggies. I don't eat bread, but I do eat whole wheat crackers and oatmeal. I go today for my evaluation for physical therapy. Hopefully, I will learn new exercises. Right now I walk, bike, and do resistance bands.....I am doing one or two everyday, but I need to increase my time. I hope all of you have a great weekend! Me.....well, I will be cleaning out a closet and dresser drawers for my temporary guests. I told DD she could stay till summer. Her fiance is already trying to come back, but this would be the sixth time. She is done and wants to get out of the house before she has to deal with him again. They love each other, but too many issues. He really needs to be on anti-depressants. Sad because he is a good guy, but refuses to get help.

Janet.....the Realtor suggested that she move out . She can't pay for it anyway, so if she could sell it quick she might spare ruining her credit. She got it at a low price and it does sit on an acre which she can't keep up. Well, one thing for sure......that bunch will keep my band tight. It is never a dull moment with them around. The girls are 16 and 17. Yep, those books really shine a light on the food addiction problem. I WILL succeed! Julie, I am sorry your weather is so bad. Hopefully, you will have a great weekend. Your dinner sounds Yummy! Have fun! Yea! Apples is home! Welcome home!

Drama, Drama, Drama.....you would think I would not flinch. DD's fiance left her. She can't afford the house they bought.....her and my two DGDs might move in for awhile........I want my two story house back! This is really going to be a band problem if they move in. Oh well, hopefully she finds a new place to dwell by the end of the day.lol I have an appointment with Dr. Davis on the 12th to start this plan. I should start it on the 17th. So far, I am up for it. I told DH he will have to cook for himself, and that is good for him. If the "gang" moves in they can buy and cook their own food. I will keep y'all posted on my walk through this new phase of my journey. I haven't looked at the Beck book since I started Battlefield of the Mind. The two books compliment each other. Both of them are about retraining the mind. Battlefield is a spiritual book. I will getting back into Beck in a couple of weeks. Oh Linda, we are having spring like weather. My body is doing a "happy dance." I hope all of you experience great weather this week!!!!

Thanks Julie......all went well although it was heck driving the beltway with my eyes dilated. The speed limit is 65, but if you don't go 75 you will get run over. I guess I am gonna have to get laser on my lenses in my eyes. I had cataract surgery two years ago and a film has formed. He said it only takes about five minutes to correct. Evidently this is common. Good for you on the Cymbalta. My son has several herniated disks and he has had great pain relief from taking it. Linda, glad you had a good time at the casino. We don't have casinos in Texas. Louisiana gets all our money. I wish they would change the law. Janet, where are you? I guess I missed ya today. Oh, Biggest Loser, Later gang!

This is my surgeon. He is seeing a lot of his post surgery patients starting to gain back their weight because they don't know how to eat healthy. I think there were several band patients and a couple of bypass. Of course there were those who need to lose a hundred lbs before surgery. Many of the people don't want surgery and prefer trying a liquid diet.