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Hope you have a great time in Florida Laurel. You deserve it. I am thinking about joining a gym instead of working out at home maybe it will motivate me more at a gym. Where is China hope she is okay. Have a great day.

MsBubba get well soon and hang in there. I am so sorry to hear that you are having such a hard time. Janet I totally agree with you....I like a small venue so much better. I am getting to the point that I cannot handle crowds like I used to. I guess it comes with age. Thats what my kids tell me. I had a great weekend the weather was beautiful and did some yard work and relaxed. Tomorrow is the dentist....yuck but it has to get done. Have a great Monday everyone.

My birthday was on Feb 18. I had a great relaxing weekend the weather was amazing here 78 and beautiful we spent alot of time outside and just relaxed....it was nice. No exercising for me on Sat and Sun those are my days to be lazy. I do watch my food and stay on track. I have a dentist appointment tomorrow. Yuck I hate the dentist. Have a great week everyone. China are you married or should I say happily married?

How was everyone day? I had a really good day. I was able to spend more time on me today than usual. I went for a nice long walk and it was so beautiful outside. I have not has much of an appitite the last few days so it has been really easy to stay on program with food. I am looking forward to spending a nice weekend with the DH. He is an amazing man. Wants to take me out new car shopping but I told him I prefer to wait as I am very happy with the car I have. He is so good to me.

Apples that sounds so good I am going to try it. Thank you I am always looking for something new to make. Janet you are such a good GM your GD and GS are very lucky. I have 1 GS and 2 GD and they are amazing. I am going to step up the work our like you suggested. Have a great time at the the concert tonight....I love him too. We were at the Agua Calente while you were on your cruise or I would have loved to meet you. We stayed 3 nights and had a great time.....what a beautiful place the rooms are amazing. Next time we go to Palm Springs I hope that we can get together. Have FUN tonight.....and your right he is very HOT.

Hope you get better soon Janet. Being sick is no fun. When I got sick last time I doubled up on the vitamin C. I have been thinking about going to join a gym. I have a bike and treadmill at the house but maybe getting my butt out of the house and working out with a group will motivate me more. I am currently exercising about 45 min cardio 5x a week at home any advice. Have a great Friday everyone.

Great job with the working out China I am very proud of you. Laurel you have to eat....or our bodies shut down and go into starvation mode. I am scheduled for a fill next Wednesday but not sure if I am going to get one. I think that I am almost at my sweet spot. I have gotten stuck at least 2 times this week and am eating between 1100 to 1200 cal. I will see what the doctor says and leave it up to him. Lets keep up the good work.

Great post and its comforting to see that I am not alone I have been really hard on myself for not loosing more. I guess we all need the support that this web sit brings us.

Thank you Janet I am glad that its pretty normal to have the hearburn. I was just alittle concerned about the hernia coming back. I will talk to my doctor next week about what medication if any he wants me to take. I will try chewing gum to see it it helps. I am back on track on working out an making good food choices. I have to be realistic and I think it will take me a year to take off all my weight.

Julie, I am so sorry to hear about all your pain and everything you are going through I agree you need to call your doctor. Does anyone get heartburn. I have noticed that in the last few days I am getting slight heatburn. I used to get it all the time before surgery and before he repaired the hiatal hernia before he put the band in. What over the counter medication do you take for i? Thank you all for all your help.

Thank you for you words of encouragement. I am just taking it one day at a time. I hope everyone is having a great week. I am off to go work out.

Welcome back Janet I am so happy to hear that you had a nice vacation. The pictures look great and you look amazing. You are a inspiration to me. I have been at total stand still with the weight for the last month. Between my daughters wedding on 3/14 and all the dinners and parties, etc. Than we went on vacation for a week after the wedding just to relax the DH was so stressed with all the wedding stuff he needed to get away. We had a great time and I really did well with my food. The problem is that I have not been exercising. So let me tell you not exercising makes a big difference. No exercise no weight loss. I am back to working out this week. Anyone else notice when they dont exercise....even if the eat right the weight does not come off?

I am back to working out and staying on track with my meals. I just get so discouraged how slow the weight is coming off. I am going to work on working out harder and longer. I am scheduled for another fill a week from tomorrow. Hopefully that will make a differance. No one said this was going to be easy. I am so glad to see how well both of you are doing I am jealous.

I agree I try and stay 1200 cal per day. Its been a struggle this month for me. I keep going up and down. One week I am down 3 lbs next week I am up 1. Some days I just get very discouraged. I hope to get back on track in April. Have either of your doctors told you what at practical number to loose per month is.

Hello Laurel and China, Well after the our daughters wedding the DH surprised me and took me to Palm Springs for four days. We had such a nice time. It was amazing. He took care of everything and our youngest daughter took care of my mother. It was so nice to get away and spend some quality time with the amazing man that I am married to. We just got back today and I need to start working out again. I have been really good with my food.....just did not exercing. Glad to hear that all is well with both of you.

Well the scale finally moved this morning. Down 2 more lbs. Seems like I was stuck for a few weeks. I notice that I got a couple of weeks with not loss and than about the 3rd or 4th week 2 or 3 lbs come off. I will take it. Well I have been busy running around today getting ready for the our daughters wedding on Saturday. Got my hair cut and my nails done too. Tomorrow we go pick up DH tux and get him ready. Thursday is reherrsal and dinner. Friday we need to got decorate the hall. Its going to be crazy. I am so happy for you Janet I am sure your cruise is going to be great.

Hello Lauren and China, Yes China you need to eat. I have noticed since I am eating smaller portions but more times a day I am loosing more. Since my last fill last friday I have very good restriction and stay full alot longer and my portions are about 1/3 smaller. I have been so busy getting ready for the wedding this week that I have no been able to work out. I will get back on track with the exercise after the wedding this weekend. Have a great week.

Janet, let me start off by saying that I love your posts and replys. They really inspire me and make me feel good about me and the decision that I made to change my life. I hope that someday I have your wisdom and strength. Thank you...your my inspiration through this journey. I have had a very busy week, one more week until the big day for my daughter. Its all coming into place. I tried my outfit for the wedding on this week and its alittle baggy on me. I got a fill on Friday I was down 3lbs in 4 weeks. I was hoping for more but its better than gaining. I have beenworking out 5x a week and been eating right. So I was hoping for more. I do notice the inches more than the pounds. Janet how often do you weigh yourself....I find myself doing it every morning and everynight. The scale always moves up about a pound or so in the evening. When do you leave for your cruise? Well I am off to go work out. Have a wonderful day.

Hello Laurel and China, You are right I have been crazy busy with, work, Mom, family and my daughters wedding it will all be over next Sat. I cannot wait! I am really tired of all this wedding drama. Well I had my 3rd fill on Friday it went well. I am down 21 lbs. The doctor said that was very tipical for the amount of weight that I have to loose. My sister has been doing WW and she has lost 10 lbs in a month. Its a great healthy diet plan. Well I have my grandson this weekend so I am off to make his breakfast. Have a great day.

Laurel, yes its time for US. I am going to get healthy and stay healthy. I saw my mom and dad sick most of there adult lives because of their weight and lack of exercise. Friday I go for my 3rd fill wish me luck.

This may sound dumb. But what is onederland? I probably am not drinking as much Water as I should be. I am going to work on that. I am not on any medications. Janet I love Marshalls too. I love a good deal. I hope you enjoy your shopping at Kohls. Today the DH and I are going to spend the day together. He works alot so its not very often we get to spend the entire day together. I got my workout in earlier this morning. Rode my bike for 45 min and did some weights. Have a great day.

Thank you Laurel and China, I am taking it easier and not doing as much I have been. Like my DH tells me ... slow down. I am learning to so NO to my kids. Between the 5 of them and taking care of my ill Mom they drain me. You would think that once they are adults they are more on there own. Well they arent they just need you in different ways. I love them dearly but I do get tired. Today we are going to visit my mother in law and just relax. I am scheduled for my third fill this Friday. Love You All and thank you for being my LB family.

Thank you for your words of encouragement Laurel and China you guys are so wonderful. Have a great week.

Hello everyone. Well its been a very hectic few days. Yesterday I was at the bank standing in line and all of sudden I started to get very hot and clamy I knew that I needed to sit down....well I ended up passing out for a second. The bank manager was great she asked if I needed them to call 911 I said no. I sat for a few minutes put some cold towels on my head and drank some Water. About 15 min later I called mu DH and he came and picked me up. I went directly to my doctor and he said that everything was fine. They think its just stress. Its been very stressful planning my daughters wedding, etc. I have been working out daily and today I am feeling fine. I have gone down one dress size and am putting all my clothes that I canot wear anymore in a bag and plan on giving them to a co-worker. The pounds not be coming off but I can feel the inches. Well I am planning on having a nice evening at home with my DH. Its the first weekend in months that he is off. Janet I am very excited for you about your cruise. Sounds great. Have a great day.