TracyinKS

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh I was bad............. fresh sliced strawberries (that I fixed while sitting on my deck in the cool evening sunshine) and vanilla ice cream........ FOOD PORN.. sorry michelle I NEED A FILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can eat too much!

Going for Walk #3 this week! JUST DO IT will be ringing in my head as I get ready to leave the office shortly! Julie: I did the internet dating thing... met several guys, some nice, some jerks, some boring... throw in a heartbreaker.. overall I had fun, but after one gave my computer a virus (via IM) I was done! He was an I.T. guy and his job was to test firewalls...... go figure.. ANYWAY I was logging in to cancel my account and I had a HILARIOUS message from DBF..... it made me laugh and he posted no pic so I basically replied back saying thanks for the laugh dude but you have no pic and I'm cancelling anyway... (he was on and quickly emailed back, I gave him my email addrress...... and that was two years ago) Our commonalities are Riding Motorcycles and Raising Kids...... The riding was the first BIG common interest and the morales and ethics of raising kids came later...... I would say don't give up... and GOOD LUCK!

Woooooooooooot Wooooooooooooot TammyJ!!!!!!!

I've always had big arms.......... they are HORRIBLE now.. after losing and regaining weight so many times.... I think one day I will have the ps even WITH the scars... sometimes I can't wear a top because my arms won't fit.... I've always heard that genetics play a big part of your arm flab after a big weight loss.

HOLY CRAP KAT when did you hit ONEderland?????? Did I miss something??

Don't worry bout them Bandido's!!!!! (Most bikers... even the 1% clubbers, aren't bad people even if they look like they are.) Hell, I've had people click their door locks when I've pulled up next to them..... and I just laughed! Have fun, bundle up and becareful!

Have Fun Kat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whooooooooooooohooooooooooooo!!!!!!

Geesh.. its already 2:30 p.m. and I'm making my first post of the day! I am so tired........... my sis and my mom loaded my english friend up with all kinds of stuff............ She was so overwhelmed.. this morning she was just giddy as she entered my office. Among the booty she procured was a Bicycle, Lamps, 2 (really nice) wingback chairs (that also recline) small TV, boxes and boxes of kitchen STUFF...... from siliverware to tupperware..... even a mini george forman grill and a huge crockpot! We are going back this weekend to pick up a dresser and chest of drawers....... My sister ended up dumping the seats out of her van and hauled the big stuff and me in my truck filled with the bike and boxes..... Dbf can't understand why I've taken this woman under my wing.. he teasingly asked if I was in love with her or something...... kind of ticked me off.. but he is not a person that does things for people outside the family... truthfully I can't explain it either. 1st, the DON turned her away for a C.N.A. job and that pissed me off because she is WAY over qualified for the job, especially when the last 5 she has hired were less qualified and already are having a hard time showing up for the 3 days a week they are required to work, while *English* has walked to work and not missed a day or been late ONCE. 2nd..... She could take the easy way out and go back across the pond, but yet she is fighting to stay here because she loves it and wants to buy her own home and have a "proper" english garden. 3rd...... She has already told me that she plans to give any extra *stuff* away to her neighbor who is a single mom that now has cancer and worse off than she........ 4th.... She has overcome her level of deafness and thrives in spite of it, and even met Princess Dianna one year at a Gala (Something about she was recognized as a deaf business owner) She said that Dianna told her. "You speak very well for being deaf." She was at the Royal wedding and Dianna's funeral....... (She is very interesting to talk to) At any rate, no matter what happens with her employment here.. I will know that she at least has some "STUFF" that is soley hers. Afterall.. a girl needs her STUFF!

OK VIOLETS......... I will not be walking tonight BUT...... I will be doing something..... remember the lady I helped to get a job here a couple weeks ago... Well, we were able to make her permenant and I did her orientation today (Benefits Junk) at the end when I had dismissed the other new hire, she started opening up to me about her story and how she came to be in Leavenworth and why she is fighting to stay in the US.... (its very interesting) I then asked her on a personal level if she needed anything at home...... (she is a very good lip reader, but the translation sometimes gets whacky without tones, so when she realized what I was asking she got all teary and said OH MY YES, everything... it was a short list of what she actually has... things like borrowed camping cooking equipment a cast off couch left in an empty apartment, borrow bed........ I looked amazed so she told me that when she moved here she was allowed 10 boxes of belongings (ex was military) short version is that I am picking her up after work tonight and I am taking her to my sisters and my moms to see if they have anything that she could use........ (Sis was getting ready to go to Good Will with an entire van full of stuff including a writing desk that was my grandpa's, bicycles and god knows what else) My mom has a complete storage unit of her late mother in laws belongings that have no home and were waiting for a garage sale....... I myself have an overload of blankets and sheets that I'm going to give her........... The really sad thing is....... this person went with another employee last week out side of town to Kohls and Old Navy........ and the woman was AMAZED she had never been outside of Leavenworth...... IMAGINE coming all the way over here from the UK,and the ONLY US TOWN YOU've seen is LEAVENEWORTH Kansas!~!!!!!!! My sis and mom live outside town (not far) but I'm also taking her to dinner............ It really makes you realize how lucky we are.

WELCOME SMYLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Getting ready for Glass #3 of water....... No rain to speak of yet.. looks like I'll be walking tonight! Where is everyone today??????

GOOD MORNING!!!!!!!!!!! DENISE: CONGRATS ON THE PROMOTION! Yay YOU!!!!!!! Those ribs sound DELICIOUS! My scale did not budge for me.... man oh man do I want those 230's for my June 1 pic. Aunt Flo should be arriving today or tomorrow, so crossing my fingers that I have a good losing week because of her. It is supposed to rain all day, but I've decided that if it is not raining when I get off work I will go for DAY 3 of walking...... DFB is flying home tonight so we will be off to the airport at 10:00 p.m. to pick him up.... Have a great day everyone............ go get that glass of water!

I WALKED TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW!!!!!!!! (Major, MAJOR NSV) I really really really stink at consistant exercise! On the way home I was giving myself all kinds of OUTs and Excuses to just stop and pick him up on the way home.......... (too late, I may not make it before 5, too hot, he may be too hot from playing, ohhh I'll just walk AFTER we get home... ) it was literally the voices in my head ( ALL THE APRIL bandsters 06 & 07's ) telling me to get over myself and suck it up and just do it! SO I DID. It is only .6 miles each way.. so for all you REAL exercisers that's not even worth breaking a sweat for, but for ME it is a big deal.... cause I was sweating like I just ran a marathon! LOL

THIS IS SO COOL! You are having it done so young that you will most likely NOT need plastic surgery because your nice elastic skin will snap right back up AND you will live your life as a normal sized person... Consider yourself wise beyond your years for making such a big decision. And I agree with someone who posted earlier.. those people who are your food police now will CONTINUE to be....... Its the reason why no one at work knows and why I've been TRYING to educate dbf and other family.......... FOOD POLICE SUCK! already I've had to point by point explain that I'm not restricted til I start getting fills... every day its HOW MUCH HAVE YOU LOST TODAY............... uhhhhhhhhh .2 lbs LOL.... I tell them the average is 1-3 pounds a week IF I'M being good. When I broke the news to my dad and step mom.. I put it out there like this... "I have something to tell you, but it is for informational purposes only and NOT up for debate" (they laughed, but only said positive things) You will need a plan for those negative sabatours... its human nature for those close to sometimes feel insecure because we are changing and taking control of our lives.......... IT FREAKS SOME PEOPLE OUT..... be strong and just know............... YOU ARE COMPLETELY NORMAL!

Happy Birthday Denise!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Evening Violets........... Well I drove home from work and the entire way home I was coming up with excuses NOT to walk to my sons daycare and just stop by and pick him up with the truck. it was quite commical because I literally heard my violets telling me to suck it up and JUST DO IT! So I DID!!! I walked to my sons daycare and then was forced to walk home....... it is .6 of a mile one way.. so 1.2 miles in all........... not big distance but it is EXERCISE! yay me... and I had to get on line and tell you all about it. We had scrambled eggs with cut up sausage for dinner.... so packed with protien...... and I drank 80 oz of water today.... Thanks Terry for the info.. I've heard others on here use the Omnipaque. Laura: AWWWWWWWW such a pretty ring and such PRETTY YOUNG HANDS!

Terry: Did they say why you lost part of your fill??? This always confuses me. I bet those pounds start falling off now.

Welcome to LBT and congrats on your date! Be thankfull you didn't have a full liquid diet! YUCK! All I can say is keep on with the Atkins type diet, it will be so worth it to NOT have a large liver come operation day!

My docs rule of thumb is that after we reach our sweet spot we should only be eating 1/2 to 1 cup of food 3 times per day........ I have not had a fill yet so I can eat A LOT MORE! Good luck!

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL BOO!!!!!!! I am right here! I actually walked to my sons daycare last night to pick him up! ... it is not very far away, but mainly up hill on the way there, so I was sweating by the time I arrived....... felt good though, and I'm so proud of myself. I think I will do it again today if it is not raining. I am so inspired by all the exercise enthusiasts on these boards, and I KNOW that I will acheive better results if I get off this butt of mine!!!!!!!! I will say that since 4/01/07 I am down nearly 30 lbs and I have gone down many sizes...... I can now wear about 6 pairs of old jeans in size 16 (stretchy) today I'm in a size 14/16 again stretchy....... but damn it.. they are a far cry from my 22/24's that I was busting out of a little over a month ago. People have begun to notice...even my boss who does not know I had surgery..... I know I look different than in my siggy pics and truth be told everytime I see my siggy I get pretty depressed because they are such bad pics of me.... the pic at 272, I had just faced the scale and was sooooo depressed and pissed at myself, but it was a fact that I had to face........ that WAS me.. and the LAST time I would weigh that much....... the pic in my avatar was taken in October 06 and I was around 250ish, but it was taken at a pleasing angle as to not show my chins..... I can't wait to start seeing my true face once again.... ok enough rambling......

peeking in............ HOLY CRAP TONYA!!!!!!!!!!! I think I'm going to start exercising! You need to post those over on the b4 pic thread!

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ,,,, I forgot to tell everyone the GOOD thing I did last night. drum roll......... I WALKED to my sons daycare to pick him up and then we WALKED home!!!!!!!!!!!

Hugs to you Barb! I got a bit teary just reading this post. I have some close friends that ride with the Patriot Guard here in KS and they are a great group, who are doing a valuable service for our soldiers and families.

Oh... and is this a NSV?????? I can now feel my port. It was weird. Last night while changing into my pj's I rubbed my belly and felt the hardness of my port and the even funnier thing is that it is NOT at ALL where I thought it was.. I guess I've lost enough belly fat to feel it. This morning I felt it again just to make sure I wasn't dreaming it. :eek: p.s. GOOD LUCK WITH FILL #2 Terri!