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well go figure my battery in my camera is dead and cant find the charger. Most of them are no taller than a dime . I have one that has an M with a heart around it and its about the size of a penny . Once i find the battery i'll take a pic and see if you can get a more accurate size of them . I LOVE LOVE James Avery , I Only buy Silver from them HTH Mindy

They are not real small but not really big ! LOL Let me see if i can find mine and take a pic , i dont know if that will help BRB Mindy

Not only am I addicted I GET people addicted by telling them about it ! LOL Mindy

Bryan is quite a hop skip and a jump from AUSTIN ! LOL Mindy

I agree its ok Para , keep up the good work ! Your doing great with the elipitcal ( I hate those things too ) and the pilates . Mindy

I dunno if he's proud or not . Im sure he is , it just means the faster he gets to see the new tatas ! LOL My allergies are killing, they just started. I thought my nose was running at lunch cause i was full , i guess it was this damn cedar in this town ! Mindy

if you have increased your work out and DECREASED your calories that is a problem , when you increase your work out you need to INCREASE calorie intake. My trainer told me while working out you need a minium of 1200 calories a day . Your not eating enough . does that make sense ? I have hard time explaining things some times LOL Mindy

how the girl looked last night , the bottom half of her stomach is how i look like already . I looked like that before surgery . So i imagine im going to look pretty close to her when im done if not worse. my husband is ITCHING for the TT and boob job when im done LMAO I was skinny when i met him but had little boobs. So he cant wait ! Mindy

I already know i want a TT and Breast Lift/implants . Like you I have 2 kids with the weight gain and loss i have a lot of excess skin around my waist. I too am a little concerened about the pain. procedure in general. From what i have seen and read from others its not AS bad as people think it is ? I have heard the recovery process can be a little long as far as not being able to pick kids up , ect. My kids are older 15 and 6 so I am not as concerened about that. I think what is important in this for you is support from your husband , if your going to do this , espcially with the little ones and lining up care, help ect. I think if he stands behind this , know's your not going to leave him , know's your doing this for your continued self esteem. Last night on the show Big Medicine there was a really good segment. A woman had lost a lot of weight. She had a TT and breast implants. She explained ( very emtionally ) to the show and her husband why she did it . It was not to look like a super model, ect it was to look and feel "Normal" for the first time in her life . I can see if i can find that for you if you want. Anyway good luck ! Mindy

I think you seem to be donig well. Your only about what 11 weeks out of surgery ? The first 6 weeks post op is not about weight loss its about recovery . You said you just started working out this week. Were you walking or anything prior to that ? I was able to walk 2 weeks post op . I know if stop moving , so does the scale ! Also are you tracking what your eating ? Are you eating ENOUGH ? are you eating too much ? Both can halt your weight loss. You said your loosing inches so that is a plus ! I think your doing well so far ! Mindy

The first 6 weeks after surgery is not about weight loss it is about recovery ! Any weight loss during that time is just a bonus . My best advice , Concentrate on healing, Follow your post op diet , and from this point on don't compare your weight loss to anyone elses. There are SO Many factors that affect everyones weight loss you just can NOT compare , even some one who was banded on the same day as you . Your setting yourself up for disappointment ! Your doing great, the 10 pds you have lost is a great BONUS , a great head start. Keep up the great work ! HTH mindy

Ok I got week 2 day 1 half way done and my husband walked into the room ( I wont run in front of him ! LOL ) SO Im going to finish , do over in the AM ) MAKES ME MAD , they (My boys and DH ) KNOW better then to come into my room when the treadmill is on ! UGHHH . BUT I did get about 15 mintues of it in . Not bad a little more burn than week 1 . My new shoes are great ! Definite difference in how i feel running than in my old shoes ! Mindy

Be careful with the ring guards like shown above. I had one on my anniversary band and it scratched the hell out of it ! I like the vinyl tubing idea myself. When i had the ring guard on mine it really bothered me as well, scratched me , maybe i did not have a good one or something ? HTH Mindy

PS When i was at home I did not wear a bra , if i had to go out I put the above mentioned bra on . it offered enough support to not look bad when i was out . HTH Mindy

I was not told no bra's for a week. I wore a sports bra i bought at Walmart . it is VERY Comfy was around $9.00 comfort something. Snaps in the front so its easy to get in and out of . BEST FORM here it is ! LOL Bestform - Women's Plus Sports Bra - Wal-Mart Mindy

I was talking the other day to someone about a "reward" for weight loss of 60 lbs I guess that was my reward LMAO I Run Tex here in Austin and they watch you walk , you tell them a little about how and where your running and they "fit " you to the best pair of shoes. They brought out a pair of Nikes and these and they were very comfy . So it was worth it Mindy

HE HE I was just looking at the descrption of the shoe on this website ( I Should take them back and buy them from HERE ) but it says for "Small to medium body sizes ) HA I use to be LARGE !!!! BONUS Mindy

Im starting week 2 today . Ive been slacking I admit it . LOL But going to test out my new shoes tonight ! LOL Its ok i did bring the gamer talk up didnt I , SHAME ON ME SHAME ON ME LOL Mindy

LMAO they are Adidas Adidas Brevard Women's Shoes Wh/LtSiren I like them very nice ! Not too too expensive for a first pair . acutally it was $114 and i got some socks with my shoes LOL Mindy

Im so excited ! I just bought a new pair of running shoes at Run Tex ! $114 my husbands going to KILL ME . But they are COMFY ! Gotta go use them ! Mindy

Cerrin , check out the James Avery Craftsman Jewelry - Makers of quality sterling silver, gold & gemstone jewelry. Original designs & christian jewelry. charms they are REALLY nice . Each around $25 , i was checking them out last night again , we have a store here in austin and I have a bracelet already , all my silver jewlry is from them. I think im going to order the 50 charm for the 50 lbs lost a 7 5 for when i hit 75 and reward myself with a ring when i hit goal LOL Mindy

One thing about Pudding and jello though is i call them " wasted' Snacks, unless your still on a post op diet and that's all you can eat. I found that when i could have " regular" food and could eat snacks that eating those were a waste of time because they had no Protein in them , therefore i was as hungry as if i had not eaten them at all. I called my nutritionists and asked her why i was so hungry , she told me anytime i eat anything, including snacks make sure it has protein in it. So the peanut butter and crackers might be a better alternative . I was eating A LOT Of pudding but I found it did nothing to statisfy me . Just a thought HTH Mindy

Oh I like the shoe pouch idea a lot better . I need new running shoes but if i dont like the Nike ones that's a great alternative ! Thanks Mindy

OMG you STILL have not heard from your son ? Do you know that he's back ? Maybe he's not home yet ? Mindy

You might want to try the Hormel Complete eats I think is what tehy are called . Hormel Foods > Hormel® Compleats™ microwave meals they are actually pretty good , they believe it or not do not require refrigeration and they have quite a bit of protien in them , around 17+ grams I think ? They range from 270-310 in calories. They are just the right size too. I HATE TV type dinner meals. And I like these. HTH Mindy