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dee - mmm, the cookies sound great. I'm so glad you're checking into nurse education. I love the nurse educators at our school. They are all so warm and encouraging. You could have such an impact.

yay for teachers! Yay for going back to school when you're older! Yay for the pizza place not answering the phone! And super duper yay for this site! Wow. I just realized that I use waaayyy too many exclamation points when I write. It's also the way I talk. There's a reason I chose Tigger as my avatar :laugh:

Sorry, no brothers. But he's a really good guy. My first husband was not. Sometimes the second time is the charm. I know what you mean about the losing, gaining thing. I had rheumatic fever in my early twenties and actually became skinny! As soon as I got better . . . it all came back. I used phen-fen, lost nearly 50 lbs, gained it back plus 15 more, etc. etc. etc. It's the one thing in life that I have NOT been able to conquer. I smoked for 25 years and managed to quit. I started college as a 35 year old freshman and had a doctorate eight years later. But do you think I can lose weight and keep it off? Hell no! I hate the stereotype that fat people are just lazy, or whatever. I look at the people on this board and they are all intelligent, active, hard working people. AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!!!

speaking of DH, he's waiting on the porch for me with a Mojito. Mmmm, so much better than virtual wine. TTFN. Hugs and kisses.

Mmm, that all sounds really good. I like meat . . . alot! So it sounds fine. He wants me to do it for a week, but I think I'll do it longer. I want to make sure my liver is as small as it can be. Don't feel bad about gaining back your 14 lbs from your first preop (btw - that had to be so disappointing that you had to go home without your band . .). Anyhoo, I spent 9 months doing weight watchers last year, and lost 30 lbs (big whoop). Then I went to the UK for 17 days and gained back 21 pounds. HOW THE HELL CAN YOU GAIN MORE THAN 1 POUND A DAY!!! My DH, who ate fairly similar things on the trip, gained 5. I was sooo bummed.

Oh no! I can't get much stupider. Oh dear. So what types of stuff did you eat? Did you do protein shakes or real food? It seems like there is plenty of real food that would work, but I would like to get a head start on losing weight.

That's okay. I thought you were messin' with me, but I wasn't 100 percent sure and my memory is sooooo awful that I thought - "hmmm, maybe it is the same pic". One problem with having your ovaries removed - they take out your memory while they're at it. A little know side effect . . .

Whew. I thought I was losin' it there for a minute. I mean, more so than usual.

Band Land, the game. Coming soon to a store near you. Well, I"m going to go walk my doggy in the park. It's a lovely evening.

Oh, a little Dr. K! And a little Natalie! They would have to chase them through all sorts of obstacles then catch them to put on the band. This could be really fun.

Yes! Now you're on the right track. Oh dear. We're evil. Evil, I tell you.

NOOOO! The SKINNY people will slime and PB in our game. The banders will just smile and keep on eating while losing more and more weight.

Yeah! And you would have to steal the food from skinny people by knocking them down and sitting on them! And you'd get bonus points whenever you knock down an avatar that looks like Paris Hilton.

Me too! Oh wait. Mine was real. Never mind.

Hey, do you guys know that video game "The Sims"? We could make one for lap banders where you could wander around and eat all the cyber food you wanted. There could be a bunch of cyber restaurants full of fattening, hard to chew stuff.

lololol! And some of that virtual wine we were sipping last night!

dee, did you change your pic?

Wow, how could it go out of business? WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU PEOPLE OVER THERE????

I'm drooling . . .

lol:wink_smile:

Cold Stone? Wait up, I'll come with you.

The kind with two layers in the box, so when you think they're all gone you lift up that piece of paper and there's a whole bunch more. mmmmmm

Stop it, ladies! The other day it was ice cream . . now it's chocolate. Oh crap. Now I want chocolate ice cream. Yeah. That's what I want . . .

I'm July 2nd as well. WHHEEEEE!!!!

Adorkable - luv your license plate. It's fantabulous. Hey, can you tell those people at your work to quit bringing in all the sweets? Could they bring in hummus and pita or something? Geez . . . I don't know what I'd do if I had that much temptation at work all the time. That has to be really tough.