HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!

I have been in New Jersey for a week and away from the board for a LONG time.

I miss ya'll. Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Years. I ate like a pig! And a fool. I've been eating even when I'm full. Not much past the full point but still...a big no no! I'm glad to be home and start back in my new normal regular life. I even had McDonalds today!!! But I had about a 3/4 of a burger a few fries. So I guess I shouldn't beat myself up to much. It's just this eating when I'm not hungry, like Im afraid I'm gonna miss something. Like the cookies or candy will never be around again! AHH I guess it's time to call Debbie and check in.

Kim, I see V on the 5th also. 3:00 what time is your appointment? Also where is the picture everyone is talking about of you. I want to see it.

OK so now that I feel fat and full I do need to tell you all the exciting news for me. The day after Christmas I went to the store and brought a size 16 jeans!!! I totally skipped size 18. 2 weeks ago I brought a size 20 jeans and now a 16. I don't dae try on anything new for a few weeks now cause I feel like I will be back in 26's, but I sure am excited about my week old jeans!

So tomorrow I'm back to my breakfast protien shake and making good healthy choices. Wednesday curves and if I get a chance I'm going to go by DDR..I got the kids (really me) Xbox for Christmas (not the new one). I'm looking forward to a fill on Thursday.

Have a great night everyone. This is our year!!!! God Bless:nervous

This is the first time I have a NEW set...I always get the hand me down or used set from someone. I never thought I would be this excited over a washer and dryer. Ok I know I am weird I am one of those people who loves getting kitchen gadets for gifts. I just think it's so much fun.

Me, too! The dryer busted, the washer still worked but was pretty shot, we just got a new set. I was so happy! My first brand new set. Hope it lasts!!! Congrats. I totally understand your excitement!

Melissa, you go girl! No sitting in a hotel room for you, huh? I'm so glad you went. Yay!!!

So did Karen cry through lunch? Aw girl, hang in there. I'm thinking of you. I don't want you to be sad!!! Give us all the scoop on lunch, ya'll. What did you talk about?! Where did you eat? Did Debbie come? Scoop please!

Let us know how Curtis does.

Speaking of ENTs, my dad has some kind of tumor on his neck...a watkins? tumor? It's benign, but has to be removed. He's having the surgery on the 23rd I think. I'll let you know. I'm concerned for my daddy. He's getting older and health is not as hot as it used to be. Since Christmas, I have been going to his house every Tuesday evening and cleaning. It took 2 weeks in the kitchen and I'm not REALLY done there. Tonight, it's the spare bedroom closet. sigh. Lots to do and it's a real mess. Frankly, it's squalor. There, I said it. SQUALOR! I say! Geez. Single men. Can't do a thing with 'em.

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Hi all! I move to my "new" office on Friday. It's two floors down and almost directly below where I am now. I met with my new boss yesterday. We'll need to get to know each other's mannerisms, but I think we'll work together OK. I will get to change my work hours to 7-4 from 8-5. More time in the evening will be great!

Kathy, I made it through lunch without crying. I see my PCP tomorrow and plan on going back on antidepressants.

Kim, I hope Curtis has a good ENT visit!

Kathy, Debbie is coming on the 28th to meet everyone. So think of those questions. I told her about you and how you want the head thing to work with the weight loss. She was encouraged about how you know they have to go together. It is wierd but so many people don't realize that.

I saw her today. I've been seeing her like once a month since I started thinking seriously about the surgery. So I"m getting shrunk while shrinking...lol... I look at her as my girl friend though, not my shrink...my very wise girl friend. It is so great to have her she even gave me some of her 1X's!

We went to Showmars yesterday it was real nice, Kim, Karen and me.

All went well today. Heading to bed now I hope to leave for curves by 7 tomorrow.

night night

Kim I got all excited about a vacum cleaner and kept watching for the ups guy to deliver it. I even had karah excited, to the point when the ups guy finally came she was standing at the door chanting "its the vacum its the vacum" Needless the say the ups guy thought we were a bit crazy.

Kathy I hope everything goes well with your dad. My dad has had two cysts removed on his neck apparently caused by glands or something. It was a relativly easy outsurgery type of thing....I'm sure he will be fine.

Karen I hope you are feeling better, are you excited about the new department?

Diane I might go to a therapist if I could think of them as my friend. I have really only gone with Kristen to her therapists and I didn't feel very comfortable with it.

Today I went to de young musem, saw the pacific ocean, went to the asian tea garden and had tea in the tea house. I also went to the Legion of honor, and walked down clemont street (some cool stores and resturants there) and went to the japanese market and culture center. (basically it was a mall like thing with tons of Japanese resturants, and stores selling asian antiques and gifts. For dinner we rode the trolly out to Fishermans Wharf and had dinner at Seafood resturant there. Pricey...pricey...pricey, we blew the expense account on one meal...actually we went over! I bought the girls some shirts. It's calling for rain tomorrow so will probally go to the macworld expo exhibit floor. According to my husband there is tons of cool apple stuff to buy (he has been talking apple all week...hehehehe) and try to get tot he asian art musuem. I have to be at the airport around 9pm san fransico time tomorrow, thats like 12 our time. I should get home around 7am on Thursday. I'll probally need to take Karah back to the doctor since she is still running a fever when the motrin wears off.

meanwhile off to get som sleep.

Melissa

Melissa sounds like you are having fun...enjoy it girl. You are going to be tired when you get back here. But at least you are keeping us up to date on a daily basis..we want bug you to much.

Curtis is getting tubes on the 25th. The dr said his ears are looking pretty good right now. They should we have only been off the meds for less then a week.

I am going under fluro tomorrow morning. Dr. V thinks my port flipped...

Let me just say getting back on track is a great thing. I have already lost a pound this week and want to loss 2 by the end of the week. I can do it!! I excersized at home last night to leslie samsone walk a mile thing and did good. So am feeling GREAT right now...

Hope everyone is doing good...Others need to just jump on in here and chat away....

HAPPY HUMP DAY!!!!:clap2:

:washing:This is for my new washer and dryer....

Have ya'll checked out all the new smile things...they are great.

Melissa, sounds like you're having a blast! I wanna come :confused:

Dianne, I may get additional counseling after I'm banded. I can honestly say I liked the psychologist Dr. Kuwada referred me to for my pre-op.

Kathy, how old is your dad? I hope his surgery is a non-event.

I went to my PCP this morning. Between the uncontrollable sporadic crying and not seeing Aunt Flo for over two months, he's going to check my hormone levels again. I've been perimenopausal for over a year now. The lack of Flo could be full onset of menopause or the result of an endometrial ablation I had last April. If low, he'll start me on replacement therapy ... among other reasons, my hypothyroidism puts me at greater risk for osteoporosis. In the mean time, I'm starting Lexapro. I kid you not, I am the poster child for better living through pharmaceutical drugs!

Hey Girls, Real quick. I am running around like a chicken with her head cut off. My surgery is tomorrow at 9:20am. They moved it up so thats a good thing to get it done and over with. It's out patient and I will be home tomorrow night. OK, Gotta go children needing to pack up there things. They are spending the night with a neighbor because I have to be out of here at 6 to get up to concord in time. They want me there two hours early.

I will update you when I get home.

Thanks,

Angie

Angie, God Bless and good luck! I'll say a prayer for an easy surgery and quick recovery!

Thanks Karen! I appreciate that. I am a bit anxious and nervous. But I am sure I will do great. Talk to you all tomorrow!

Angie

Angie... you are in my prayers tonight. If there is anything you need call someone. You should have most of our numbers.

Here you go, Angie! Prayers for a safe surgery tomarrow. I'll be thinking of you! ((((hugs))))

Angie should be out now....Hope all went well. (girl hug is what it said)

My port is tilted a little. Got my fill done today under fluro. Back up to 2.5..hopefully this will the magic #.

Ok Dianne he did tell me 2 days liquid - 2 days mushie and then back to normal. I am going to have to go back to some what normal on Sunday we are having dinners at a friends house and I can't ask them to change the menu just for me. Lets hope she has some good veggies.

So hope everyone has a very happy Thursday...I am only working a 1.2 day and I am excited about that.

Melissa did you make it home ok?

Ok this was a dup posting so here are some smiley faces for you..

:rose: :clap2: :rose: :rose: :Banane34: :rose: :rose:

Anyone heard how Angie is? Is she home yet? How's she feeling?

Kim will anything have to be done about the port, or is it a wait and see type of thing?

Got home about 7:30 am this morning, and had to take Kristen to school and such. Karah stayed home today, but didn't have a fever anytime I took it...so I might send her to school tomorrow. She defiently wants to go. I'm dead tired right now only got about and hour of sleep on the plane..it was a full flight and everyone was taking their suitcases on instead of checking them. So ended up having to put my laptop bag under the seat in front of me, so there was no place for my feet. And the person sitting beside me took up the arm rest so was pratically sitting on my hip. I did get a bit of a nap this morning...during fariytopia...Karah woke me up to tell me the movie was over. I think I'm going to encourage an early bedtime tonight.

Melissa

Hey Girls, Thanks for the well wishes. I just got home around 8:30pm and i am doing fine. A bit sore but ok. It's not as bad as the lapband. Weird huh? So far that is. Dr B wasnt able to do my surgery until after 12 because the surgery he had in front of me had a hard time. So I was on pins and needles. But I am doing great. A bit tired still so I am going to lay down and go to sleep. Thanks again for checking up on me. I will update more tomorrow.