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morning (almost afternoon).

Hey punkster. I am doing ok. I am just not sure how much I will be on this site anymore. I wil try to check in with you all to make sure you are doing ok. Thanks for asking. I hope that everyone is ok. Take care.

Congrats to you! I am in the same boat. Yesterday was my 1 year. I am proud of where I am, but I know that had I followed the bandster rules all of the time, I would be so much further along. My husband actually thinks I should stop now. I didn't come this far to give up on my band. I think we can do this! Keep up the good work!

How horrible! I am so sorry. I wish I had some way to tell your DD without it upsetting her as much.

I am so sorry that you are sick. :crying:I hope that you get better soon! I pray for all of the teachers dealing with this illness. I know you all are dealing with those germy kids all day. :mad: I do feel (and look) so much better (aside from the adult onset acne:mad:). I know my problem is mental. Even though I know that I have worked hard to lose my 76 pounds, I feel like such a fraud sometimes. I know part of that is because I didn't tell a lot of people about my surgery. In that time, I have had several people from work asking for my "diet". Well, I tell the truth that it isn't a diet. I am just doing my best to eat better 9/10ths of the time. The other 1/10th...:scared2: I also have become the major topic of conversation with my family (thanks to big mouth relatives). I went from only my mom & husband knowing, to everyone asking me did it hurt, am I allowed to eat that, is it expensive... you get the picture. I just need to get my head game back together. It's funny how much of this journey is mental.

I say flaunt your stuff Ebony! Show off that new body. PJTP-today is my bandiversary. I am not where I really wanted to be by now. I wanted to be down 100 pounds by now. I am trying really hard not to look back at this past year with regret for what I haven't accomplished.:w00t: I know I have come a really long way, but... Isn't that sad? I should be shouting from the roof tops that I have lost this much weight, but instead I am complaining about not having lost enough. I guess it shows how much of a brat I am.:mad: I hope that someday soon we are able to have our whole PJTP family together again(wherever we end up:tongue:). Have a great day!

Hi all! I really have missed everyone. It is so nice to see some familiar faces. I really miss all of my PJTP family.

Kat-thanks for sharing the info about G4E. I will be keeping her and her family in my prayers. Heartfire-I am sorry you are having a complete unfill. Hopefully this will allow you tummy time to heal completely. Fanny-I am so glad that it finally looks like your house is going to sell. I know you have been waiting for that for quite some time. By the way, I actually like the hair color. It looks good in the picture. krtork-I know that you are sad that DD is gone to school. I have no experience (other than being the daughter that left) to offer anything to help ease the sadness that you must be feeling. I'll be thinking of you and your DD while you both deal with the "new" stages in your lives.

First, let me say congrats Ebony! I think that is so awesome!!! Hitting onederland is such a great feeling! I am glad that we were here to share that with you. I am not going to get into the fray of what has been going on. I only got bits and pieces of what was happening so I don't feel comfortable trying to jump in. I will only say this. I came to LBT for info on being a bandster. I stayed because of the wonderful people that I "met" here on the PJTP thread. I really miss the way things were. I really wish/hope that they can get back to that. If not, then I guess I will be yet another casualty of this war of words.

Praying for you G4E!

2nd and AMEN sista!

That sounds tasty! I like the taste of bananas, but I hate the texture. Freezing it might help me with that. Thanks for sharing! Today- B-coffee w/torani syrup, 1/2 chobani yogurt L-chicken fries, onion rings:eek::biggrin: D-fried chicken thigh (PB'd on the last bite)

Praying for a speedy recovery for your DD.

I had plans for my "last meal". It was supposed to be my mom's birthday dinner last year. They moved my surgery up by a week, so I ended up starting my liquid diet before her birthday. I was so heart broken thinking about that meal. Of course, I have since had everything that I thought I wasn't going to eat again.

I agree with Glou-you are super woman! You should be able to get an iPhone for a lot less than when they started. They have come way down on the price. Good luck!

Morning all. I had to practically swim to work today. The storms are so bad that some schools had to close because it would be too dangerous for them to get to school. Kat-I hope you feel better soon. Glouc-I hope your DH feels better soon. Heartfire-don't forget to call your doctor today. I will check in again in a little bit. I hope that everyone has a wonderful, safe Monday.

Thanks guys. I had it checked about 2 months ago. It was 115/82 at that time with the medicine. I go back again next week to have it all evaluated again. They always ask me if I have felt bad after taking it. This is the first time that I can remember feeling like this though. I will watch it for the next day or so. If I continue to feel bad, I will see if I can be seen sooner than the 28th. Thanks both of you for caring.:biggrin:

We'll miss you Tap! Glouc-I am at a loss for words on your family situation. Then again, a lot of families (mine included) are enough to drive you to drink. Heartfire-I hope you feel better soon. Does your doc allow you to take a small amount of children's liquid ibuprofen? That might help with some of the swelling. Ebony-that is great about your walk! You did a wonderful job. Hello to everyone else. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. PJTP-I have spent the entire day in bed. I don't know if it is time for me to come off my blood pressure meds or what. I got up this morning. I had my coffee and took my blood pressure medicine like normal. About an hour later, I just felt sapped of all energy. I went back to bed and slept. I got up for a little bit to eat at lunch time. I was freezing and still feeling off. I lay back down and went back to sleep. I have slept off and on all day. I finally feel somewhat awake now. Of course, it is really close to bedtime now. I am so screwed for tonight's rest and getting up bright eyed in the morning.

Not dorky at all. Welcome! Today- B-coffee w/torani syrup, bacon (several pieces) L-chips and dip (was upset and let that rule my choice) D-chicken fries, few onion rings

It appears that my city isn't the only one doing away with teaching cursive writing. Cursive writing may be fading skill, but so what? - Yahoo! News

Yay Glouc! That is great news.

Hot damn! That is awesome Tap!!!!! :thumbup:

Don't be so hard on yourself. You hit a rough patch, but you have made your way through it. You are doing great, and don't you forget that.

What an awesome NSV! I hate shopping too, but what a wonderful reason to have to. I hope you find the perfect pants in the first store that you go into.

Wow, that is short notice for such a far away trip. We will miss you. I will especially miss our early morning chats. I had to go to a birthday dinner for my mom. She chose a Chinese buffet. I really wasted money by going there. DS made up for it. He ate like a grown man! I have only been home for about 30 minutes. I went straight from work to the mall in order to find the gift my mom asked for. I had just enough time to come home and change out of my work clothes and head back out. It was a really long evening. We spent almost 3 hours at this restaurant. I am sure they wanted us to leave. I am sure I have mentioned that everyone in my family is overweight. I am sure they wanted to charge us double for the amount of food that was consumed by the people at our table. There were about 20 or so of us there. They put away pounds of food. Then one of my aunts made a devils food cake. She brought this out at the end. I couldn't believe how many of them ate cake!!! Then it hit me, this time last year, I would have eaten it too. Well, actualy, this time last year I was on my pre-op diet and refused to go to the restaurant. My mom understood (sort of), but no one else knew what was going on. They thought I was just being mean to my mom. See the long post above.