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I don't believe it. I didn't lose anything. With all that walking I was hoping I would lose something. I definitely need a fill. Just need to figure out how I am going to afford it.

Mini~ You are in my thoughts and prayers! Let me know if there is anything I can do for you! Dee~ You are also on my mind and I will be praying that when your daughter leaves that you will have the comfort you need. I did not get a chance to weigh in today as we just returned from a trip to southern California with my family. My Dad really wanted to go to Disneyland with all of us. We have a lot of happy memories there. Anyway, I am hoping that 3 days of walking and pushing wheelchairs has helped me lose a little and I will check in tomorrow.

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****:tongue2:***********:tt2:*************:thumbup:***********:w00t:* ********* :thumbup:*** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............286.4.......199.......87.4 Bellaperdente......196............184.........150.......34 Bklyn1984..........317............256.........165.......91 Bostongurl.........190............188.........133.......55 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............231.........130.......105.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............136.........130.......6 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............174.5.......126.......48.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 EmmaWang...........241............220.........140.......80 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............391.........300.......91 GratefulHeart......226............203.........135.......68 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............208.........160.......48 kimaly.............194............185.........160.......25 Lindar172..........246............226.8.......150.......76.8 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............192.........169.......23 lotzasunshine......270............260.5.......180.......80.5 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........250.5.......185.......65.5 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............157.........125.......32

Put me down for -3 this week! I think my body has finally adjusted to the stress and I am losing again. Probably won't make my goal, but at least the scale is moving again!

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo ****************:heart:*************:mad2:***********:crying:* ********* :scared2:*** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............286.4.......199.......87.4 Bellaperdente......196............184.........150.......34 Bklyn1984..........317............256.........165.......91 Bostongurl.........190............188.........133.......55 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............231.........130.......105.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............136.........130.......6 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............174.5.......126.......48.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 EmmaWang...........241............230.........140.......90 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............391.........300.......91 GratefulHeart......226............203.........135.......68 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............208.........160.......48 kimaly.............194............185.........160.......25 Lindar172..........246............226.8.......150.......76.8 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............196.........169.......27 lotzasunshine......270............261.........180.......81 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........250.5.......185.......65.5 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............157.........125.......32

I am so glad your surgery went well! Congratz on joining the losers bench!

I have been going through a stressful time and have been stuck for a long while up and down the same 3 lbs, but I finally broke through and lost .5! Every little bit counts right? Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****:tt1:***********:w00t:*************:tt2:***********:w00t:* ********* :confused:*** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............286.4.......199.......87.4 Bellaperdente......196............184.........150.......34 Bklyn1984..........317............261.........165.......96 Bostongurl.........190............188.........133.......55 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............231.........130.......105.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............136.........130.......6 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............174.5.......126.......48.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 EmmaWang...........241............230.........140.......90 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............391.........300.......91 GratefulHeart......226............203.........135.......68 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............208.........160.......48 kimaly.............194............185.........160.......25 Lindar172..........246............226.8.......150.......76.8 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............196.........169.......27 lotzasunshine......270............261.5.......180.......81.5 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........250.5.......185.......65.5 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............157.........125.......32

They told us that we don't have to pay them back right away, but that is the wrong thing to say to two people who hate debt so much. Also, they have a son who owes them $9,000 and are constantly talking about it to their other children, and I REALLY don't think our debt is anyone's business in the family, but I have no doubt that they will be discussing it with everyone. We are having to give up paying off our last loan early, but we decided to pay them $200 a month or more if we can. But that will also depend on if I have a job next fall. My school district is getting a 16% budget cut, so non-teacher employees like me don't have much hope of a job next fall. Thank you for keeping me in your thoughts!

So, I have been thinking about going to get a fill. The last few days haven't been tight at all, so maybe I will. So on top of the thing with my Dad, and being stuck with my loss, my husbands car breaks down. His father asks to take a look at it so we drop it off at his house, and 2 days later we find out that he took it to get the transmission replaced! Not that we don't appreciate the gesture, but it was our decision to make! We had already discussed that if it was going to cost more than we could afford that we wouldn't fix it as we have another car and can make do without. Also we have been planning to buy another, more dependable car anyway. So now we have been forced into debt to his parents, without even being consulted on it! We tried to explain to them that we appreciated it but we wish they had talked to us first. But they just kept acting like they had done us this huge favor by making us owe them $2000!!! We just paid off so many of my DH's medical bills with our tax refund, and were getting very excited about paying off the rest this year. Well, now that's out the window. I am still pretty upset about it, can you tell?:confused::cursing::w00t: Anyway, tell me it's not just me? Would you guys be upset about this too?

I flew out the day after as well. I know at least on the way to my flight in the Denver airport that they were very helpful. I asked for a wheelchair when I checked my bag, and they had a little cart that they took DH and I on to the gate. Don't know about Atlanta though. Make sure to keep your meds with you, and pull them out at security so they don't freak out. Good Luck!

Put me down for a big 0 this week. at least I didn't gain. Some days I can eat fine, and others I get nowhere near the amounts of protein and calories that I need. The stress is really hard right now.

I am down 0 this week. which is definitely better than last week. It's the stress of my dad's cancer being worse and skipping my fill and eating bad foods because I'm emotional. I'm just glad that I have this band because with all this crap going on i would probably have gained a lot by now.

You can just put me down for +1.5 last week. When are we weighing btw?

Thank you dear Dee!

No worries, I actually decided tonight that I am going to cancel my flight and my appointment. I have been so tight the past few days because of the stress that I am going to wait until my body adjusts. I was getting stuck on cream of chicken soup tonight, so I am afraid to get a fill and be too tight. Besides, my restriction is great right now. Maybe after (if) the stress goes away then I will make another appointment. Thanks for thinking of me though!

Thank you!

My Mom is very strong, and she hasn't been showing her emotions, especially when us kids are around. So I don't really know how she is handling it right now.

The first thing he wanted to do when he heard the news was to find more aggressive treatments, so I know he wants to fight it. He is only 49 and has a lot of life ahead of him. I will keep you updated when I know what the oncologist says. I am sorry about your MIL. I don't know that if fighting it once I might make not the same decision too.

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight___Goal______ToGo AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............297.2.......199.......98.2 Bellaperdente......196............189.........150.......43 Bklyn1984..........317............263.........165.......98 Brandy.............198............189.........166.......21 Cappy..............240............235.5.......130.......105.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............178.5.......126.......52.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............397.........300.......97 GratefulHeart......226............211.........135.......76 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............214.8.......160.......54.8 kimaly.............194............191.........160.......31 Lindar172..........246............229.4.......150.......79.4 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............201.........169.......32 lotzasunshine......270............262.........180.......82 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........262.8.......185.......77.2 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............225.........140.......85 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............192.........130.......62 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............161.........125.......36

So a lot has happened in the past few days. My Dad had his MRI on Wednesday and met with the radiologist on Friday. He pulled up my dad's mri on the computer and let my dad know the preliminary results. The cancer is not gone, in fact, it has spread. Apparently the interferon hasn't helped at all. He said that my dad's 95% chance of living for 5 years has dropped to about 25%. The free-floating parts of the cancer have attached to his adrenal gland, one of his lungs and now there is more in his brain. The ones in his brain are so deep in that there aren't many options besides using radiation on his whole brain and hoping that it helps. But that can have some pretty bad side effects. My dad is meeting with the Oncologist this Wednesday to get some definite timelines and treatment options. I am having a hard time trying to wrap my mind around this.

I was just wondering if there might be anyone available to give me a ride from the airport to my fill and back on Thursday. Or maybe just one way if it's possible. My fill is at 2 so I wouldn't need a ride until 1 or so. my flight gets in at 10:15 but I don't want to make someone hang out with me for 4 hours lol! And put me down for 12 lbs for the April Challenge.

]Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight___Goal______ToGo AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............297.2.......199.......98.2 Bellaperdente......196............189.........150.......43 Bklyn1984..........317............263.........165.......98 Brandy.............198............189.........166.......21 Cappy..............240............235.5.......130.......105.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............178.5.......126.......52.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............397.........300.......97 GratefulHeart......226............211.........135.......76 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............214.8.......160.......54.8 kimaly.............194............191.........160.......31 Lindar172..........246............229.4.......150.......79.4 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............201.........169.......32 lotzasunshine......270............263.........180.......83 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........262.8.......185.......77.2 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............225.........140.......85 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............192.........130.......62 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............163.........125.......38

Put me down for 3 pounds down this week. Seems to be picking up after losing the TOM weight. Still going for a fill on Thursday though.

Congratulations!!!!

You are so beautiful!! I love the sparkle in your eyes! Good Luck on those 12lbs, you will totally hit it soon!!