LeighaMason

I am still 152, (this is when the decimal would come in handy but since I haven't been counting half pounds so far, too late to start now). This is the first week since I started getting fills that I haven't lost a pound, but I wasn't that good this week either. So now that I have admitted my failure to lose this week I am now going to go cry like a little girl.........(ok not really)

Maybe that is what Perry is going to call Texas when he secedes from the US.

Hey Bob, Did you hear that in the Health care bill there is a provision for restaurants to have to post the amount of calories on the menu if they have at least 20 locations? I know we all don't agree on the health care bill but I am happy about being able to make an informed decision when I do go eat out. It sucks to eat out because you just never know what you are getting. Do y'all think its the delayed spring that has us in this doldrum attitude? (Its here at my house too)

That sucks, I'm sorry this is happening.:Banane20: I would submit the removal cost to the ins. they might reimburse you. Good luck.

I am not a liberal I am a centrist. I don't want communism any more than I want a totally unregulated market. Any extremism that relies on people doing what is best for the group is doomed for failure. Human greed is too powerful. Just because we want to be able to provide health care to our family and others does not mean we are anit-capitalist. I was basically held hostage (job wise) for years because my son has asthma and I could not buy insurance for him so I was forced to work for a large corporation that provided me the opportunity to buy health care. So as a result, I could not start my new business. This is why (I believe) Republicans are so against health care, they want to keep people from having the liberty to open small businesses that compete with the corporations. When this health care debate started I was very confused on why republicans didn't want the government to provide health care. (I think it is reasonable to say that the people who run the large corporations are mostly republicans.) If there was a government provided health care option corporations could drop the health care benefit and it would save large corporations billions of dollars a year, (offering health care plans is a major business expense for them). So why wouldn't they want that to happen? Because now the quality employees that they have held hostage with health care are free to leave their current employment without jeopardizing the health of their family. Health care reform is about liberty. I don't want government control or corporate control over my health care but if I have to choose one over the other, I am going with the government, at least I can vote them out.

Good morning everyone, well today was my first day back to eating regular food, (I had a fill on Monday), last time I had a fill it just kept getting tighter until I had to have a small unfill. My husband (who keeps me honest with myself) pointed out to me that I started eating regular food the day after my fill last time and that is probably why my stomach got irritated. So this time I am taking it slow, 2 days of liquid and 1 day of mushies. I was concerned that the fill didn't do anything for me but this morning when I cooked my 2 eggs and 1 piece of bacon with a cheese stick I was only able to eat 1 egg and the bacon before I was full. Now I have to throw away the other egg (I have major issues with wasting food) but I can wrap the cheese up and it will keep. So I guess I better just cook less for a few days and go back if I need more. But I am very happy to be full on less food. Oops got to go to work...see y'all later

I started to love my band when I started getting fills and it made HUNGRY go away (think of the WW commercials). Pre band I was HUNGRY all the time and now "its just time to eat". Its a miracle for me.

This is the type of irrational reply that makes me unable to take your arguments seriously.

I gained weight after surgery and before my first fill! Gained! Then I started getting fills and everything started working like it should. I started losing 2 pounds a week and everything was good. Now that I am closer to goal I am only losing 1 pound a week but I am good with that too. By the way, when I started really restricting my calories to around 600 I quit losing, I raised them to 800-1000 and started losing again. The 800-1000 from the Dr is not a random number, more and you wont lose, less and you will lose slower. Try

I wanted to encourage you to keep doing your research and determine if the band is right for you, it might be right for me and wrong for someone else. You should look at the risks and determine if the risks are worth the potential rewards for you personally. For me personally, I wouldn't change a thing.

Hey everybody! Christie, Have fun on your trip! Elfie, I'm so sorry about your friend. I am sending well wishes your way. HB-Sorry to hear you are sick, but 80 pounds way to go! Liz--100! Wow! Betsy--I told my husband your 199-200 story about the scales/photo he was very amused. Bob--You could leave farmville alone long enough to say hi to your friends here! Denise--Glad your back, we can always count on you for a good time. Phdgirl-- My advice start measuring your food and journaling it now, it will pay off later. Sorry if I missed anyone.

In response to Pattys cut and paste article above please see snopes for the complete statements made, several of these quotes are taken out of context and abbreviated to change their meaning. snopes.com: Weapons of Mass Destruction Quotes

Pearl Harbor was not a terrorist attack, it was an attack from a recognized government of another nation, 9/11 was an attack by a militant group. Same result just not the same thing.

I just take a chewable multivitamin from the store, plus 2 chewable calcium tablets and a melt in your mouth B12. I didn't really start losing until my first fill and then I was losing 2 pounds a week but when I had about 25 to go it slowed down to 1 pound a week. :thumbup:

I am going to let you in on a car salesman's best friend, redirection. "So how much do you weigh?" (Or insert any question that you don't want to answer) I'm not sure...oh by the way, did you hear about _____? or I don't know...oh by the way, did you get your hair cut? or I'll have to check on that...oh by the way, didn't your kid learn to _____? Start them talking about themselves and they will forget to question you.

The only way I have to counteract these type feelings is to take out the fat clothes and the fat pics and do a real time comparison. Side by side, try on the fat clothes, (see how far I have come, I'm doing good, etc) A pep talk is in order, if you have someone who you can count on have them do it, if not do it yourself. I need proof that things are better and the clothes and pics help me.

I have not had any hair loss, I had my 5 month anniversary last Saturday. I believe if you eat healthy food and take your vitamins it really lessens your chance for hair loss.

I LOVE the flat tax, I got to get to work right now but I do want to continue with the top 1% discussion. Be back shortly... (You have something I agree with!!)

Texas doesn't have "state taxes", we pay "property taxes" based on the value of our property.

Thank you god for letting him be from Alabama instead of Texas again!

How Much Americans Actually Pay in Taxes By CATHERINE RAMPELL Not full article, see complete article hereHow Much Americans Actually Pay in Taxes - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com Fortunately, the Congressional Budget Office recently released updated data on effective average federal tax rates — that is, the percentage of their entire incomes that Americans hand over to the federal government in the form of personal income, social insurance, corporate income and excise taxes. As this is effective tax data, it also takes into account the fact that many Americans use deductions that make their taxes lower than statutory rates would imply. $140K= 4th quintile effective tax rate is 17.5% $248,400= 5th quantile effective tax rate is 25.8% (for ease of example I am going to round the second amount to $250K, I hope you don't mind) $140K X .175 = $24,500 taxes leaves after taxes $115,500 $250K X .258 = $64,500 taxes leaves after taxes $185,500 So he wants to leave $70K after tax dollars (per year) on the table just because he has to pay extra taxes? (By the way, 5.4% are corporate taxes that he wont have to pay if he is not self employed. The numbers I use above are worst case scenario.) http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/100xx/doc10068/effective_tax_rates_2006.pdf

My name is Leigha Bobbitt-Haeger, I live in Tyler, Tx I own a used car dealership, 7 rent houses, how about you?

Avg. firefighters salary $30k -$45K $45,000 before taxes, say $36k after $252K paid for house, 2 cars, living expenses for 7 years, a house, 2 undergrads and a masters?

Mathematically impossible.

So you don't see any benefit to Social Security or Medicare?