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Jerseygirl, I don't understand ppl either! They don't notice when you lose 40pds. but OMW if you GAIN 10!!! But it's like someone told me, your friends and family have seen you go up and down in your weight and they're probably thinking it won't last long. So just keep up the good work and it won't be long everyone will be noticeing!! So far I've lost 49 pds and ppl are still walking up to me and asking have I been trying to lose some weight? So sorry to hear about your friend!! Lots of hugs sent your way!! Sharon

APPLES~~~~ OMG!! How do you do it!!!! I just got supper over with and all we had was DGS's fav's, fish sticks, fries, and mac & cheese!!! I had some left over taco Soup, it gets better every time you warm it up. No, really, do you make a menu for the entire wk or do you just go with what you have in the pantry? Sorry to hear about your MIL trying to start trouble. I have to say, I had a very good MIL. Every now and then she got on my nerves but not very often. So very sorry to hear about your good friend!! Hope all goes well wth her!!! TTYL Sharon

Good Morning All ! Got a little time before I get DGS up for school so I'm trying to get some LBT in early! This was his first wkend off and he is soo ready to get back to playing with his buds!! He absolutely loves school, no problem getting him up, he just jumps out of that bed, he sure didn't get that from his Mom!! lol

If~~~~ I had to laugh when I read you just caught on to IYSOY!!! That was sooo funny! lol lol My DH is not up to the computer age and when I laugh out loud at some of these posts, he just looks at me weird! Good job on the eating! I'm not sure that I could have passed up on all that good food! I love to try out new things to eat, in fact, when my 2 DS's and I were traveling together, that was one of the things that I wanted to do, to try new foods from different parts of the country! I did try sushi, wasn't too crazy about it, oh, and fried calamari, had way to legs. But anyway good job!!

Mrs Bubba~~~ I am sooo envious of ppl that get their shopping done before Christmas Eve!!! Evey year I say I'm going to get done early but every year, you can find me out there with the rest of the crazies!! We're not going to have a big Christmas this year, I told my DD yesterday, that this year I'm going to make a really good meal and we're just going to enjoy each others company! Last year. I put Christmas on a Wal-Mart credit card and paid on it all year and I'm just not going to do that this year! All my kids and most of the DGK are grown and they'll just have to understand and I know they will, so it'll be o.k.

Linda~~~ glad to hear everything went well! I would have been sooo nervous getting up there in front of all those ppl! I just know you did a good job! When I go that's what I want, a celebration! I would have loved to see all the red hats! Yea, I agree that jerk had some nerve to call us up and ask us to bring Eli to him!! But that's the way he is!! I have to take Eli to his Moms church Sunday so I'm going to call the jerk and tell him if he wants to see Eli, then to meet us at church and also he needs some new shoes and socks for school! lol lol He really doesn't need them but I'm tired of him not doing anything to take care of his responsibilities!!!

Meredith~~ I totally agree on staycations, sometime their the best! Most of the time we don't do anything but just stay home and unwind! We just have to relax so we can face whatever! I've never been to Mich., another place I would like to visit! I have an Uncle that lives in Benton Harbor, not sure if I spelled that right. But it sounds so pretty up there!

Larry~~~ These ladies are soo right about it being a life style change!! And like Linda said, take baby steps at first and before you know it, you will be on your way to a healthier life! Some of the changes I've made I look back on and wonder what took me so long and how easy it is now! My problem always was looking at the big picture, getting over whelmed and just giving up on myself! But with this band I feel like I can do this and I AM going to do it!! But the main thing that has helped me is, to keep coming back here for support!! These ppl are so great about everything!! Don't be to proud to ask them anything because all of them are soo good about listening and they give out really good advice! So come back as often as you can!

Laura~~~~ One of the good things about getting older is not having TOM anymore!!! I DO NOT MISS him at all!!! I had a DNC about 5 yrs ago and after that, he was gone! I still have some hot flashed but nothing I can't handle. I just love a lazy Sunday, we had one yesterday,also. We got home from church, fixed lunch, and the guys took a nap. I'm not a nap person so I just enjoyed the peace.

Well, I need to go get him up and ready for his day, I'll catch you guys later!! Sharon

Good Morning All! I'm trying to get in some LBT before I get my DGS up for school. This his first wkend off and he is really ready to get back there so he can play with his buds!!

Butterfly~~~ I am so sorry to hear about your Mom!!! I know it was so hard on you to take care of her!! But I believe that she was aware of you being there and that she loved you beyonds words for taking the time to be with her!! I was with my Mom for about 3 wks before she passed and even tho at the end, she couldn't communicate with me, she knew I was there and she could count on me to help her to go. It was sooo important for me to be there to help her because, even tho, we didn't have a whole lot growing up, I knew she did the best that she could!! So just know that YOU did the right thing by being there and even tho it still hurts, it will get better. My Mom died in 99 and even tho, I still miss her, she is sooo much better off now than she has ever been! She had such a sad sad life! So, take some time to grieve but also remember the good times as that will help, and you will get back on track!! You already are taking the right steps by getting back to walking and making an appointment to get a fill, you'll be o.k.!! If you need to talk some time, just holler at me, I'll be here! Sharon

hi all,

i wanted to give an update. i saw my surgeon last week and had my first fill, plus my family doctor as well. i'm down 21 lbs - i have to say i thought it would come off faster but it is coming off. i was on several medications for several years. i took 1 pill once a day for type 2 diabetes, 1 pill twice a day for type 2 diabetes, 2 pills once a day for high blood pressure and 1 for cholesterol. i see my fam doc every 3 months along with having blood work done. he took me off my 2 a day type 2 diabetes med, off 1 of the blood pressure med and changed my cholesterol med to a lower dosage. when i go back in November i am hoping to be taken off of all meds. i'm sooooo happy i had this surgery my goal was to get off the meds and of course to lose the weight . good luck to all!

Way to Go, kmg, on meeting your goal to get off some of your meds!!! I do good with just taking my Vitamins, all those pills!!! How do you remember what you took and when you took it? When did you have surgery? I ,also, thought I would lose faster but I haven't and I'm o.k. with that and 21 pds is alot of weight so you are doing really good!! Just think in a few more pds, you,maybe, won't have to take anything!! :wub: Keep up the good work!! Sharon

It's me again, trying to get some more posts in! My Dh and DGS are gone for the evening so I have some free time!!! YIPEEEE!!!!! I took My DGS to town with me today and while we were gone his Dad, who just got out of prison for drugs, called and asked if "we" would bring him to another town so he could see him!!! Now this guy has been gone for the last 9 months and even before he left, he choose not to see my DGS and just out of the blue, he wants us to take him for a visit!!!! I DON"T THINK SOOO!!! Eli, my DGS, does remember his dad and had fun with him, when he wasn't messed, so we will let him see his dad but on our terms!! And not alone!! I thought I was ready for this day but now I don't know!! His dad has never really had anything to do with Eli, just when it was convenient for him. My DD gets out next wk and I am really worried about those 2 getting back together again, and they are sooo bad for each other!! All they do is fight, and I mean physically and verbally!! But I just have to take it one day at a time and hope for the best! And for sure, I am a lot more educated on drugs and the signs of drug use than I was 15 yrs ago, so I will always be looking!!

Octo and Great~~~ I work at a frozen food factory, that cooks and freezes chicken, t.v. dinners, and kiddie meals. So I was working in the fryer and they start to work at 3:30 a.m. And NO I'm not a morning person!!! lol Everyone that knows me, knows not to speak to me until 8:00 or 9:00!! I'm not rude to ppl but I don't want to have a conversation with them either! I have worked there for 23 yrs, it has good benefits and retirement. When I first started to work there, I was just going to work long enough to get my youngest out of school. She is now 26, and I'm still there! lol Guess my plan didn't work out ,huh!

I did go to the Dr. last wk with my shingles, got a shot and antibiotics, 5 pills a day!!! But I feel sooo much better!! I don't know what brought them on, but I had them before so I knew what they were!

Mrs. Bubba~~~ so sorry to hear about your little accident!! I've never been in one and I'm too old to start now!! You must have been sooo sore, take care of yourself for awhile! I have been all over the western states, central states, and a few of the eastern states. I've as far as Ky., Tenn., but I would love to go to North and South Carolina!!! I just love to go !! Start a car up and I'm in there!!

Well gonna go for now, catch you guys later! Sharon

Good Morning, Gang !! WHEEEWWW All the posts!! I hope I can remember SOME of them !

Meredith~~~It may be too late to wish you a Happy B-day, but here it is HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!! I'm not as excited about mine any more, but I'm always ready to wish someone else a happy one !

Linda~~~ Sooo sorry to hear about your friend!! It is so tough to lose some one that you've been close to like that! But I do think it is hilarious that you girls would dress up in your Red Hat formals!! That's exactly what I would want!! You know she's going to be smiling when she sees you guys!!

Laura~~~ AKA Pretty Woman~~ Nothing like a new hairdo to make us gals feel better!! I just got mine cut last wk and I told her to go a little short on top as it grows faster than the rest, well she did and it's short!! But it'll grow back, my Dh doesn't like short hair but mine is naturally curly and if I let it grow out, it gets fuzzy. But this style is a LOT shorter than I've ever had but I've gotten a lot more comments about how good I look with it so I think I'm going to keep it for a while. As far as coloring, I need to but haven't started that just yet, I'm a little chicken! I've seen toooo many blue, green and orange haired granny's out there!!! Yea, I think it's harder on us when the kids go back to school! My little DGS just LOVES school, all summer long he has been so bored, he likes to play BB, football, skateboard, any kind of sports and he's been stuck with 2 old ppl all summer!! We are taking him to his 1st football game, college, GO RAZORBACKS!!!!!, next wk and I can't wait to see his little face! Last yr we took him to a college bb game and got some pics of him and the razorback hog mascot!! It was sooo cute, he had a blast!!

Janet~~ sorry to hear bout your Jerky boss!! I have one also and he doesn't speak to me and I don't speak to him. Yrs ago, we had words and now every chance he gets, he will tell some one else that I'm doing some thing wrong, and they will say something to me! When we have been on our jobs for 5, 10, 15 yrs and so on, they give us a dinner and he tells us how valuable we are and the place would close down if it weren't for ppl like us!! Well, everyone knows he's a jerk and he's lying about being glad we're there! I didn't go to my 20 yr dinner and I told my boss I didn't want to hear him lie, if he can't speak to me in the hallway then I don't want to hear him at a dinner!! Man, I sure do have alot of anger, don't I? lol

Gitrdone~~ WTG on the kayaking!!! Don't you just love to out do the kids!! But I don't know about being in the Water with an alligator!!! But, then, I'm not a Water person! We went canoeing one time with our church, and, I can't swim so I had 2 life jackets on !! A vest and one that went around my waist, old man river wasn't going to get me!! But anyway by the end of the day, I promised God if He would get me back off the river and on to dry ground, I wouldn't be back!! Well, He did and I haven't!!! Just tooo much water for me!! But I do love to watch other ppl! Good for you on losing 4 pds!!! I'm still losing 1/2 pd a wk but I'm o.k. with that!

Great~~ what kind of work does your DH do that he has to get up in the middle of the night? I would LOVE to go listen to the elks, that sound like sooo much fun!!

Well, gang, I'm on vacation this wk, not doing anything just working on the house and making sure everything is installed in the right places!!! I think after the ceiling fan being tore down and moved into the proper place, he's a little leery about doing things by himself now!! lol That was sooo funny but yet at the same time I was sooo furious!! He has worked so hard on this and it looks awesome!! I start a new job when I go back to work. I won't have to go in so early, reg hours, 7:00 to 3:30, and in Jan, this department will start working 5 &6 days a wk. I've only been working 4 days a wk for the last 2 yrs and it's getting harder to pay everything! I just pay the min and hope for more next month! But so far, I'm not fallen behind on anything so that's good!! But I'm just tired of worrying about money and not never having any to just go spend!! But , really, I know I'm blessed to even have a job and I do thank God that He has taken care of us so far!! I know I'm alot better off than some ppl!! But back to my new job, I hope that with normal hrs, that I will feel like walking in the evenings, I can go to watch my GK's s play ball and just be able to stay up past 6:oo and be with my DH!! On my old job, I had to go to bed early so I could get up at 2:oo a.m. and a lot of the time I was just getting to little sleep and to tired to do anything when I got home. So I hope this is a good move for me!! I will miss working with my old friends, but we will stay in touch by phone and e-mail.

Some one was talking about friends being closer than family, well, I totally agree!! I came from a family of 8 kids, 3 rd to the oldest, and we are not close at all!! I love my family but most of them are in bad relationships, and have so many problems, that I'm better off without them! My Mom died in 99 and I was with her thru the end, she had a sad sad life and I wanted her to know that I loved her, so I stayed with her for about 3 wks before she died, cried with her, prayed with her, sang to her and even laughed with her! It was so special!! And when it got to where she couldn't talk any more , I found a letter that she had written to me before she had gotten so bad and in the letter, she told me how much she loved me and my Dh and kids!! Isn't that just amazing!!! I kept the letter. My father died last yr and I chose not to go to his funeral, he was mean, abusive,and had to be in control of everything around him. I did not want to pay my respects because I had none for him. He is the reason that we don't have a close family! As far as my bro. and sis's go, I am close to my sis just younger than I am, she is my best friend, I can talk to her about anything . She lives in Utah, where her kids live, and we try to see each other once a yr.

Well, talk about a Debbie Downer, I sure sound like one this morning!!! I know it doesn't sound like it but I'm usually upbeat and positive!! I like to look for the good things in life and most of the time I can find them!!

I know that I've missed alot of ppl and I'm sorry, I'll try to do more later on today but I need to go for now!! TTYL Sharon

Bunny's name -----------Target loss ------ Start weight ----- Current weight --- Target Weight Sept. 7

Band_Groupie ------------ 15lbs -------------- 203 --------------- 193.5 ------ 188

soon2befit ---------------- 25lbs -------------- 261.5 ------------ 252--------- 236.5

hopeful41411 ------------ 20lbs -------------- 253.8 ------------- 253.8 ------ 233.8

smilan--------------------- 20lbs -------------- 218 ---------------209---------198

trobison------------------- 15lbs -------------- 221 --------------- 203 ----------206

myturn2bhappy ---------- 15lbs -------------- 282 --------------- 282 ----------267

WannaBe1/2TheWoman - 20lbs ------------- 230.6 ------------- 212.8 ------- 210.6

Butterfly64 ---------------- 15lbs -------------- 231 --------------- 230 ---------216

MrsMitch ------------------ 20lbs -------------- 232 ---------------- 228 ---------212

doodlebug11-------------- 15lbs -------------- 192.5 --------------187 ------- 177.5

size6----------------------- 11lbs -------------(-)11lbs ---------- (-)4.6lbs -(-)11lbs

TerriLynne----------------- 15lbs -------------- 282.2 ------------- 276.8 ------267.2

txdj ------------------------ 18lbs -------------- 183 -------------- 178 ----------165

1want2bthin -------------- 15lbs -------------- 202 --------------- 190-----------187

ALuv82 -------------------- 30lbs -------------- 265 --------------- 260 ---------235

tbryant1216--------------- 15lbs -------------- 260 --------------- 260 --------- 245

JT, I went to my Dr. last wk for what I thought to be my 3rd fill and I asked the Nurse if she thought I was losing the normal amount, compared to others, and she said she thought I was doing good. So far, I've lost 49 pds since March 6, 09. I was getting concerned with just losing 1/2 pd a wk and she said that as long as I was losing, I was doing good. So then I went in to talk to the Dr. He asked me how much I was eating, if I get hungry between meals and how much exercise I'm getting. So we, both decided, that I would not get a fill. He said the same thing as his Nurse, as long as I'm losing each wk, then I'm doing o.k. with my weight loss. But he did say that if I start to get hungry or start gaining, he would give me a fill. I think I just get too impatient and want this weight off fast and it's just not going to happen like that !! Plus, we all know that it is better to lose slowly. So, I think WE ARE ALL doing really GOOD !!!! Keep up the good work!

Hey there, everyone !!! Here I am , Pokey !!! I'm down .5 lb. But like I keep saying, week after week, a loss is a loss !!! I'm really not complaining but I would really LOVE to hit the 50 lb loss !!!!!! And if I don't hurry up and get there, I AM GOING TO EAT A COW !!!!!!! Welcome, Sexylola to our little group !! Some of us are doing real good and some of us, not so good! But we do have fun trying ! Alright, you guys, tomorrow is a new day, so lets keep up the good work !! Everyone have a safe and good weekend!

Good Morning, Got DGS off to school and have a little spare time so I'll try to catch up some more!

Mrs. B~~~ so sorry to hear about your DD, I can't even start to imagine how she must have felt after losing her BFF !! She must have sooo scared, just happy both her and your DGD are o.k. !!

Octo~~~ Yea, I know where Clarkville is. I live in the North Central part of Ark.

Melinda~~~~ I never thought about going to a post motivation on walking !! That is really a good idea ! I'm going to try that to get me walking again ! I have joined other posts,also, but this one is the best as far as helping me out and listening !! These ppl are just wonderful !!

Linda~~~~ hope every thing goes well at your DGD's appointment and yours also !! We do what we have to do when it comes to our little ones, don't we? They always come first !!

Well, I woke up this morning and I think my shingles have come back !!! I've noticed the last day or two a rash on my back and under my arm, it really doesn't itch that much, so I know it's not poison ivy, and it sorta hurts when I touch it, and it's spreading !! But just on my right side. I had them a few yrs ago, on the r. side of my fore head and it feels like the same thing !!! So I'm going to make an appointment for tomorrow.

Well, that was weird !! My computer just posted and I wasn't ready !! I will ttyl Sharon

Good Morning All, I'm going to try to get some more shout outs this morning, it was late last night and I was tired.

Welcome aboard, Tick~~ Getr~~ JoJo~~ this is truley THE best place to get advice!! Everyone here is sooo good about helping out! So don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it, we all have!! Good luck on your new life and I really do mean your "life" because it is a life style change!

Mrs B~~~~ WTG on your 1 yr bandaversery!!! I hope when I reach my 1 yr, I can say I have lost 100 pds!!! But at a 1/2 pd a wk, it may be 2012 bfore I get to that point!! lol But I'm losing and that's a good thing!! So I'm not whineing!!!

If~~~ WAHOO on your loss!!!! It's those small victories that keeps us goiong!! Keep it up!! Congrats on the scripts, I don't take that many but I have stopped taking my depression meds, just don't think I need them any more!! I feel like I have MY life back in control!

Yesterday was another festivle but this was a lot better !! A whole lot cooler, 85, sat under a huge oak tree, lisitened to music, and after it was over, took my DGS fishing !! We got 2 trout and it was sooo much fun to watch him reel them in!! He was sooo excited!! But while we gone, my DH was working on our house. We are adding on to our house, a 20 x 20 addition. We are totally remodeling as we go for a rustic look, complete with cedar logs on the outside. But anyway, we are putting varnished boards on the ceiling and the room is, like I said 20x20, so the middle of the room is 10ft. from both walls and when we got home last night, he had the ceiling fan about 5ft from one wall and in the corner !!!!!! When I seen what he had done, I asked him WHAT have you done ???? Well, him being a man, he didn't see anything wrong with what he had done !!! I dunno know, maybe it's me, but I sorta like my fans in the middle of the room, maybe I'm way toooo picky!! LOL LOL So now he's going to have to tear down some of the ceiling and redo the fan, oh well, that's life!!! But what was so funny, he said no one's going to notice it's not in the middle!!!! WHAAAAT???? That's what I get for leaveing him alone for too long!!!

Well, I need to go, I'll try to get some more in later!! Oh, what does IMHO mean? I have tried and tried to figure it out and I can't. Sharon

Bunny's name -----------Target loss ------ Start weight ----- Current weight --- Target Weight Sept. 7

Band_Groupie ------------ 15lbs -------------- 203 --------------- 193.5 ------ 188

soon2befit ---------------- 25lbs -------------- 261.5 ------------ 252--------- 236.5

hopeful41411 ------------ 20lbs -------------- 253.8 ------------- 253.8 ------ 233.8

smilan--------------------- 20lbs -------------- 218 --------------- 212 ----------198

trobison------------------- 15lbs -------------- 221 --------------- 208 ----------206

myturn2bhappy ---------- 15lbs -------------- 282 --------------- 282 ----------267

WannaBe1/2TheWoman - 20lbs ------------- 230.6 ------------- 212.8 ------- 210.6

Butterfly64 ---------------- 15lbs -------------- 231 --------------- 230 ---------216

MrsMitch ------------------ 20lbs -------------- 232 ---------------- 228 ---------212

doodlebug11-------------- 15lbs -------------- 192.5 ------------ 187.5 ------- 177.5

size6----------------------- 11lbs -------------(-)11lbs ---------- (-)4.6lbs -(-)11lbs

TerriLynne----------------- 15lbs -------------- 282.2 ------------- 279.2 ------267.2

txdj ------------------------ 18lbs -------------- 183 -------------- 178 ----------165

1want2bthin -------------- 15lbs -------------- 202 --------------- 190-----------187

ALuv82 -------------------- 30lbs -------------- 265 --------------- 260 ---------235

tbryant1216--------------- 15lbs -------------- 260 --------------- 260 --------- 245

My My My !!!!! You guys have no idea how hard it is to read all your posts and then try to reply to all of them, well, there is just NO way !!!! First things first.

Laura~~~~ good to hear your Dad is doing better, for now. Maybe this last surgery will do the trick ! Will remember him in my prayers !

Janet~~~~ Congrats on saving the kitty !! Yes, my DD is in rehab for drugs and we are keeping her 4 yr old son. She is due to get out in 3 wks and then the real test will begin. Just hope she will be o.k. She got hooked on mj when she was 15 and later on, it was meth. We have been dealing with this for the last 11 yrs. And yes, I will trade food addictions any day for drugs !!!!

Some of you guys were talking about your fills, well, I went in this past Thursday for mine. Got there at 3:30, my app was at 4:00, cause I didn't want to be late. Went in there and he looked at what I had been doing, asked me if I was getting hungry between meals, how much I was eating, and how much exercise I'm doing and we decided to hold off on the fill because I am losing every wk, 1/2 pd to 1 pd a wk, and he's afraid if I get too much in my band, I will start to have trouble with it! He told me if I gain weight or get hungry between meals , to come back in and he would put some in. So I don't have to go see him until Nov. He talked to me, maybe 15 min., I walked out of his office at 6:3o !!!! GRRRRR GRRRRR All that time for NOTHING !!!!!! I do agree with him on not getting a fill for now because I am doing o.k. and I sure don't want to pb or slime !!!! Oh, yea, I signed up on the Lapband site when I had my surgery, they do have some useful tools there and I'm going to ck on the curves thing also.

Octo~~~~ you said you were in Ark visiting? What part of Ark. were you in?

If~~~~ looked at you pics and you look AWESOME !!!! I just love to look at before and after pics!! They are sooo inspiring !!! Maybe you didn't read my question before, but have you read the book " The Shack"?

Meredith~~~~ WAY TO GO on the weight loss and getting your paper done !!! I would love to go back to school and take computer classes, maybe when I retire, there will be time.

I know I've missed soooo many ppl but like I said, there is just no way to remember everyone, so please forgive me for not getting all of you in, just know how much I appreciate EVERY LAST one of you!!! I'll try to get back later!!!

Good Morning Gang !!! It's me, Pokey (aka) Doodlebug11 (aka) Sharon and now I'm adding a new name ~~ Slow !! I'm down .5 pds. I went to the Dr. Thursday to get a fill and he said it was o.k. to lose 1/2 or 1 pd a wk and he asked me if I was getting hungry between meals and how much I was eating so I didn't get a fill. He said if I start gaining or get hungry to come back in and he would give me a fill. He said I could still lose alot of weight in the next year and it's better to lose slowly ! So I'm thinking that I will hit the 50 pd loss by maybe by Jan. 15, 2012 !!! lol But that's o.k., I'm stll losing ! Catch you guys next wk.

Kath, good to see your back ! We miss you when you're not around ! Sorry to hear about your pbing, I haven't had that to happen to me yet, I go for a fill Thursday, hope it doesn't put me in the danger zone ! My weight is coming off slooowly also but I guess that's o.k. as long as I'm losing !! We WILL get there just not as fast as some of the others!! Glad to hear your DD found a place to go , maybe now she will wake up and start doing better!!! I really don't think that they realize the choices that they make, also affect us , good or bad !! I know that's how my DD is but maybe now things will be different!!

Meredith~~~~ thanks for the prayers for ,both our DD's !!! They really do help ! Have you ever been to Oregon? It is just awesome ! Everything is green and the trees are sooo tall and beautiful !! I just got thru reading a book, The Shack, and the story takes place in Oregon, in fact some of it was at Crater Lake !! I think that's why I loved the book because i have been to some of the places it was talking about !!

Good luck on your test today, it's my turn to say a prayer for you to pass !! I know you will do really good on it !

Charlene~~~ YES YES YES having to take care of a little one can wear a person out, especially at our age !! He has such a strong will, just like his Mom, he has to have the last word even if it's "so" ! But we wouldn't have it any other way. He starts school this wk and that will help ALOT !! He will see all his friends and hopefully get rid of some of that energy!!! I'm with you, girl, on the cake issue !! They serve cake at the grad and we told them that they need to start having fruit also ! All the girls are having to watch their weight also cause when they go in and get all that junk out of their system, they eat and gain weight!! My DD has gained probably 40 pds so I'm going to have a buddy when she comes home.

Well I need to get off here and get some work done, I'll catch you guys later !! Sharon

Hey there gang !!! Well I had an emotional day but a good one ! My car did start so that was a good thing !! One of the girls that lives at the Luke 4:18 house with my DD, graduated today. I am really close to her, she has 2 children and her Mom has been taking care of the kids for the last 7 months, and her Mom isn't in the best health but any way when the girls graduate, the other girls stand up and tell them things that they will miss about them and how they have been touched by them. Well, the Mom stood up and thanked the house parents for opening up thier home and hearts to these girls that need help, and I have to tell you, there wasn't a dry eye in the place when she finished !! These girls have been in each others lifes for 7 months and then they leave so it's really sad but a happy time !! The good thing is they do stay in the community and will keep going to the same church. They will have each other to lean on if they need it ! My DD graduates in 3 wks so I'm looking forward to her coming home and raiseing my DGS but at the same time I dread it cause I know how easy it is to mess up !! I just have to leave it in Gods hands !! She is going to get to come home Tuesday to go to open house at school and then she's going to take him to school the next morning, then when he comes home that evening, I have to take her back. She is sooo ready to come home for good !!! Bless her heart, she has gained about 40 pds since she's been in there, so when she comes home, she wants me to help her lose some weight, I told her I think I know a thing or two about losing weight !! So I'll have a buddy to help me also !! Yall take care and ICYL

Sorry, Laura, but I guess we posted at the same time !! Sooo happy to hear your Dad is doing better !! Your Mom will do better now that she knows that your Dad is going to be o.k. OMW, all that food !! I'm not ready to face all that good food. I know that I probably mess up with all those choices !! I've never had oyster stew and what are steamers ?

Hope every thing is o.k. at home !! You have hurricanes and I have tornados, I don't know which is worse !!! Have a safe flight home !!

Now to share my good news..........

I am finally in Onderland.:biggrin::thumbup:

Today was the the third day that it has been under 200, I am soooo excited. Now just 3 more pounds to lose and I will be just overweight ...

WAY TO GO, Jenfn !!! Isn't this just great !! I love onderland, it's been a looong time since I've been here and I plan on staying here !!! I got a NSV today and just loved it !!! The only regret I have is that I didn't do this sooner !! Keep up the good work !!

WOOO HOOO!!!! AWESOME!!! Congrats on hitting under 200!!!! Not there yet - I have 7 pounds to go, but for right now I'm thrilled to be where I'm at. I can't remember the last time I was this close to onederland. :smile2: Hang in there, Paxie, you'll get here really soon ! It won't be long till you can say " I made it!!!!"

WAHOOOO WTG hopeful, isn't it wonderful to get to a new ####, I'm still waiting on my 50 pd loss !! Maybe next wk. Oh by the way, I love your new pic. You can really tell in your face that your loseing !!!!

OMW, Janet !!!!! As I am reading your post, I am so laughing out loud !!!! Only those of us who have been there can truly understand !!! And anytime you want to "whine", you just let loose and squall your eyes out !!! I haven't tried to start my car yet, this morning, but it had better start after I just bought it a brand new battery !!! Maybe today will be a better day for you !

If~~~ sorry to hear about you getting "another" ticket ! I'm alot like you, I have my routines and if I get out of them, things start getting complicated for me. Oh, I was going to ask you , have you read the book " The Shack " by Wm. Paul Young ? I just finished it this wk and OMW, it was so good !! It's the kind of book that makes you think about it after your done reading it !! Has anyone out there read it ? I highly recommend it !

I had a pretty good wk this wk, other than the dead battery, lost 1 pd and I go in for a fill Thursday. So maybe I'll get a little more restriction, hopefully !! Catch you guys later !! Sharon

Bunny's name -----------Target loss ------ Start weight ----- Current weight --- Target Weight Sept. 7

Band_Groupie ------------ 15lbs -------------- 203 --------------- 194.5 ---------- 188

soon2befit ---------------- 25lbs -------------- 261.5 ------------ 254 -----------236.5

hopeful41411 ------------ 20lbs -------------- 253.8 ------------- 253.8 --------233.8

smilan--------------------- 20lbs -------------- 218 --------------- 212 -------------198

trobison------------------- 15lbs -------------- 221 --------------- 210 -------------206

myturn2bhappy ---------- 15lbs -------------- 282 --------------- 282 -------------267

WannaBe1/2TheWoman - 20lbs ------------- 230.6 ------------- 217.2 --------210.6

Butterfly64 ---------------- 15lbs -------------- 231 --------------- 230 ------------216

MrsMitch ------------------ 20lbs -------------- 232 ---------------- 228 ------------212

doodlebug11-------------- 15lbs ------------- 192.5 ------------- 188 ---------- 177.5

size6----------------------- 11lbs -------------(-)11lbs ---------- (-)4.6lbs ----(-)11lbs

TerriLynne----------------- 15lbs -------------- 282.2 ------------- 279.2 -------267.2

txdj ------------------------ 18lbs -------------- 183 -------------- 178 -------------165

1want2bthin -------------- 15lbs -------------- 202 --------------- 193------------187

ALuv82 -------------------- 30lbs -------------- 265 --------------- 260 ------------235

tbryant1216--------------- 15lbs -------------- 260 --------------- 260 ------------245

Hey guys !!! Janet~~~~ This must be the wk for dead batteries !!! I picked up my DGS at my DD2 house, took him by to get him a snack cause he had to get a hair cut before we went home and guess what !! DEAD BATTERY at the Sonic !!! A friend that lives in town, jumped me off so I could get him to the hair place, made it there in time, went back out to my car and again DEAD BATTERY !!! Called my friend back and we went to Wally World to buy a battery. There went this wks pay check !! or almost. I didn't have anyone that flirted with me so I had to buy a new one !!! LOL LOL I am glad you didn't have to buy one though. Sorry to hear about you pb'ing on popcorn, haven't tried popcorn yet, so I don't know if it will be a prob for me.

Laura~~~ good to hear maybe your dads prob has been found!!! Maybe things will work out for him. Don't you just love the feeling of being able to wear normal cloths again !!!! HURRAY for you !!! That feeling gets me thru some tough days some times !!

Meredith~~~ the crab cakes sound good !! What are you going to school for?

Julie~~~~~ sorry to hear about your Mom and her license hopefully she can find them !!! I just hate family problems !! They are the worst !! I've seen my kids have trouble with their step kids. But you would think at 36 and 33 they would be old enough to get past some of the things that are bothering them! Try to have a better day tomorrow!

Oh, by the way, I'm changing my name to "Pokey" cause I lost 1 pd this wk and a half pd last wk, so slowly but surely I'll get there !! Look at my ticker, I found a turtle to match my new name !! lol Talk to you guys later !!! Sharon

Hey you guys !! I'm going to change my name to "Pokey" !!! I lost 1 pd this wk. I go for a fill Thursday so maybe that will get me on the ball again. Hope everyone has a good wkend !!

Hey Gang !!! Just a short post, my DGS is at my DD2 house for a couple of days, he loves my 16 yr old DGS3 !! They do guy things like rough housing, basket ball, staying up all night and sleeping all day !! Got all my tomatoes done, finally !!! My DD1 wants to learn how to can because my MIL, her DGM, canned for years and it brings back good memories for her !! Plus I just love teaching her, I love to can when I have time.

Laura~~~ glad to hear your Dad is doing better !! Maybe the foley will work !! This is me crossing my fingers !! lol Loved the pic of Nels and your Dad, it was so precious!!! Sounds like you have a very thoughtful Hubby to take you back to see your folks !! The ladies in our church went to a retreat in March and we slept on sleep number beds, well my DD2 and I shared a bed, she had the control on her side and I think you can guess how my night went !!! ALL NIGHT LONG !!! lol hard and soft hard and soft

Stajin22~~~~ I have a hard time, too, comparing myself to what others are doing and it's gets me in trouble !! I have to remind myself that we are not all the same, some of us will lose faster than others, some will lose slower. I am a slow loser, I guess cause right now I'm just losing a half or a pd. and I have to be happy with that !! As long as it's coming off, that's o.k. with me. But just keep coming back here, these are a GREAT group of ppl !!! They are my support system and I don't know what I would do with out them !!

If~~~~ good for you on your weight loss !!! Keep up the good work !!!!

Meredith~~~~ Those pic were just beautiful !! That must be rewarding work !!

Well gotta run, catch up with you guys later, Sharon

Hey, BG and rcher, thanks so much for getting back with me ! You certainly gave me something to think about. No, I didn't know that my Dr. would only put in 4cc's, I just never thought about asking him. I am going to find out though. I know that the smaller we get, the weight will come off more slowly, and it is better on us to lose slowly because of saggy skin, I guess I just needed to hear it again.Thanks, rcher, for the e-mail offer, I may take you up on that ! I remember you talking about getting a runny nose on another post and I thought that would be neat to get a sign like that !! That's so funny ! BG, I'm not satisfied with the amount of food I eat, I can eat more if I allow myself, so maybe I do need a small fill. I'm thinking maybe one more and see what happens. Thanks so much for all you do keeping us lined out !!!