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OMG. I am so glad that I closed my laptop and went to sleep last night, or ele I would have pee'd my bed reading your psost Tina! TOO FUNNY! As it is I am in the office cracking up and people are coming over to see what I'm laughing at, but they just don't get it ya know? Besdies the fact that I'm on the internet during work time . . this new cubicle is nice tho, I can just glance out the window to my left to see if the big boss's car is here, and I am 14 steps from the bathroom and 16 from the Water cooler so I should get more water in! Unfortunately I am in only 1 building now so no more walking the 1/2 mile between them 2 or 3 times a day, I am going to have to step up purposeful excercise. Tarma I CAN eat anything 5 1/2 months out from surgery, but I don't. I certainly have had potatoes, but they are a trigger for me so I avoid them if there is any chance of me getting more - they are like a drug for me, LOL - I have snuck some of my son's chili cheese fries though, he smacks my hand so I never get more than 1 or 2 which is perfect for me :-) OK I need to work now, how sucky is that?

Goodnight girls - going to tuck in with my Janet Evanovich book :-)

You always have us . . .I told my friends that I had fatty liver disease (which I did) and that I had to stop drinking completely (which I did not) so I lied to get them to lay off of me! Your boyfriend is right. I mean, if I feel like I have to lie to my friends so they don't think badly of me, then how good of friends can they be?

Only the WRONG men Tina, I think you know how that goes! I have HORRIBLE taste in men, I like the bad boys too much. I have to get over that. I did get proposed to a couple of months ago, from a friend I have known since I was 19 . . . we have done stuff together but never "dated" - friends ONLY - never even kissed him, and he just decided 2 months ago that we should get married?? I had not even seen him for like 4 months! Stupid. That's the kind of morons I attract!

I am proud too Heather! You HOTTIE you! Heels and everything - walk carefully, LOL! Tina no men for me too, it kind of scares me that I'm so good with that! I really, REALLY cannot even imagine bringing some guy and all of the associated trauma into my life right now. That doesn't mean I'm not going out dancing & going to parties, etc. with men cause I am, I am just not letting anyone into "my" space right now. And I'm afraid I am going to want to keep it this way! Perhaps it will change when I meet the right one, but I'm in no hurry. Yes Candra you get a me year too! Just tell him you're taking it, and he gets your brother this year LOL

Tamra we will harass that shy right out of you!!! You already have a new set of friends, and the more you reach out like this the more like-minded people who appreciate YOU will you find. Keep it up you are rocking this weight loss mental thing already!!!

Tina you are so brave! So right, and so brave . . . . Serioulsy, this is a good discussion topic. How many friends did you lose, and was it permanent? I had to stay away from 1 in particular that was really hard, one oif my 2 best friends and I had to stay away complelety for 7 months. she kinda tried to be supportive but it's like Tina said, the change was not comfortable for her because it meant that SHE needed to change, well once I got stronger - and she saw that I was going to do what I had to do for me, she would harang me a bit and then back right off and say, you are right and I am so proud of you! I did not need any more change from her than that, and we are fine now - although I will still back off for a while if I feel like I need to, but she noi longer gets butt-hurt about it. Oh and she is obese also, once in a while she says she wants the band but she is not willing to give up cigarettes, beer and sloth-like behavior and I was - that's the issue. Our other best friend has been 1000% supportive, was my support person for surgery and everything, she's who I hike with and she has totally adopted my changes aloing with me, and has lost 20 lbs! Everyone handles it SO differently, its hard.

LOL Tina, as you know I did college & grad school too, but never had to learn to be nice to get my MA!!!! And it shows!! You could totally do 50 in a week! OK maybe 100 by Halloween, that's 20 a week how's that? It's less than 10,000 steps a day and every one of us needs to be getting that! I don't know Tina, this is the weirdest thing, I have zero PB issues now! It's like my band is tight enough that stuff does not get stuck in it anymore, so as long as I do not overeat I am not going to PB. I actually "feel" it less, in that regard, no stuck and no PB. I have had some minor sliming when I overfill my pouch by a bite, but I walk away & do something else and I'm fine. really weird, but WONDERFUL!

I have a goal to hit by Halloween, I will do this with you Chris! I want to be what it says on my driver's license, 168!! That's uhm . . . .too much, like 16 lbs. or something OH! BART STRIKE AVERTED! Jes, turn on the news!!

Ha! Tina you were posting when I was, same thing to Tamra but you are SO much nicer than I am! LOL. I have assumed the position on my bed with my laptop, I got in 2 meals today about 500 calories which is REALLY unusual for me on big exercise days!! I understand all the hype about the sweet spot now!! I am happy!!

Tamra! You must remove people like that from your life, and I don't mean maybe! You are giving her way too much power, take it back and get the *&$# away fro her until you have a better handle on what YOU need to do for YOU. Us girls were talking about this is the car on the way back to Vallejo yesterday - we have had to replace a lot of our friends - at least for a while - with our new support friends. Negative people keep us in the place that we are working so hard to get out of. Even if they are not trying to harm us,l they can and do because they don't want things to change. I have WAY less extra skin than I thought I would. It does bother me, and I do want to have it removed if it's still an issue when I am done losing. But that's a long ways off! And who sees my extra skin? Who besides me even gives a crap? It's hidden under my clothes. Hey, if you don't like it, don't look at me! Sorry for the scolding girl, but you need to take care of YOU right now, and let her take care of her own BS. Tina! Yes you can walk 50 in a week - I just did 15 today, LOL too much for 1 day but whatever, I have a 1/2 marathon in 2 weeks so I had to get on it!!

Thanks for the pic Heather, yay new avatar 4 me!! Nicole, too busy racing to write! Ha, ha. Actually our support group leader up here tells me that too :-) Headed out to the coast 4 my hike, it's that or go to a NASCAR party and drink beer and THAT'S not a good choice! TTYL

Tamra we missed you! Next time Not back on track 2morrow, get back on track right now! Make your very next choice a good one. Can you tell I've been reading my head hunger/no excuses book?

Of the 3 I "race" with, 2 have hit 100 and 1 is really close - just a few lbs. away.

Good morning my beauties ~ YES I am still on my 100 lb. high, I calculates while I was doing my 4 mile power-walk this morning that it took me something like 281 days to lose 100 lbs. which is probably too fast! But I am very competitive with my RNY friends and I WORK IT as you all know . . . right now I am already pooped, but have a hike on the coast rail planned for this afternoon - I will deal, I always do! LOL Tina, that is the crazy wild treat I am giving myself today, more exercise . . . pretty sad! GREAT pic! Post more please!! I need to change my avatar :-)

Home safe girls, not until after 9 tho . . WHEW long day, but SO MUCH FUN! Thank you Reggie for hosting, and thanks to ALL of you for my card, so sweet! I have some supportive friends, but no one else would ever have thought of doing that! It means a lot to me, really. So thanks Donna & all of you girls! And Reggie - great to meet your family, LOVE that house! You guys are the BOMB!!

Thanks you guys! I gotta go; it'll take me over an hour to get to vallejo. c u all this afyernoon! :biggrin:

He said he wanted to put in another .5 at the 2nd september "class," but if it's the same as right now I won't need it and won't let him do it! If I lose 10 more lbs though I might need it. That's also the day before I leave for the Lake Tahoe Marathon, and I sure don't want to be in trouble up there from being overfilled! So we will see. I am getting close to goal and losing a lot slower, so I should not need to get fills all the time anymore.

My restriction right now at 5cc's is perfect - I hope it lasts! No getting stuck, no PBing so I actually "feel" it less, but don't get hungry anymore - even after eating carbs, which is a miracle! I can eat 2 cups of stuff like fruit or salad, but only 1/2 cup or a little less of something dense. Really enjoying the Quorn chik'n that Robin recommended, and it fills me good

Yes I will be at Reggie's! Carpooling the Candra & Jes, that'll be fun too :-) Christine, yay! Where you been girl? R U coming today?

OMG Tina you are right my BMI is under 30! I am not obese anymore!!

I don't understand why they can't figure out the September group fill dates - he called Kelly while I was sitting there and told her to put me in the 2nd "class" in Pinole in September - then gave me the date and said be there at 9:30 no matter what the card says - but that is what the card says, LOL September 24th at 9:30, Pinole Medical Center

100 pounds ladies!!!!!!! I made it!!!!!!!!!!!

Tina I am flying to Portland next weekend, it should be at my max fill "take" by then so I will let you know!!

Reggie maybe we are entertainment enough, LOL! I have no idea what I am bringing yet.