Yup....the public (especially the Canuck public) want to know!!!

*shoves mike in Argon's mug (face!)*

So, Mandi....tell us....we want to know, how is NB life compared to SK life? Details please!

- job info

- living arrangement info

- people info

- shopping info

- town info (where the heck are ya livin' in NB anyways?)

- boyfriend info (most important!)

Any regrets? Happy? Content? Satisfied? DETAILS DETAILS!!!!

Sadly yes, we are a nosy bunch. (to be completely honest though, Cloe and CanadaSunshine put me up to this!). I'm merely the one who chose the short stick!!!

:scared: :)

(Oh man... I don't know why its showing up like that! I'm sorry. It did that after I tried to edit it. I'll try to fix it later! Good luck decoding it for now!)

So, I'm finally going for a little bit of a fill tomorrow. I'm at 1.2 (used to be at 1.5) and I think I would like 1.4 total. MAAAAYBE I'll be daring and go for the full 1.5cc... but I don't know.

I was actually down a lb this morning, but... if it's anything like it's been going, I'll be up 2lbs in no time.... then down one, and so on and so on.

Wish me luck... fills are scary when you gotta go so far for 'em! This lady gave me the easiest, most pain-free fill ever when I saw her last, so I hope this time will be just as simple! I'm gonna maybe stop in Moncton on the way home and do a LITTLE shopping. I'm thinking about buying some ULTIMATE goal jeans.

Thinkin' of you Mr. Yoda, and all y'all recent banders

Hey look, 109lbs total so far.... sheesh, that's freakin' trippy!

Way to go!! You deserve new jeans!

So, got the fill.

Heh, not as pain-free as last time, but quick, so that I'm grateful for! I did get the 1.5cc. I am feelin' it. But I'm not even going to allow myself to FEEL it for a few days. Only liquids here.... I want things to go smoooothly.

Got some capri (now if I can get the nerve to wear 'em) pants, and some dress pants! Both size 12 :faint: I really didn't even see any jeans I liked to buy NOW, nevermind my dream size pants!

I've been very stressed for the last week or so. It was mentioned to that they were looking for someone to do the same job my friend Lauren does, but for a different upcoming show we're doing... and that they had me pegged for it. I had a meeting with one of the producers, he asked if I was interested, I wanted details and to know how much $$ :Banane43: He said he'd get back to me, and never did. Then on friday, there was a meeting arranged for all of us to discuss me and this job. By then though, I'd done enough thinking and realizing, that if I took this job, it would automatically add at least another year (from now) to my contract, when my current one is set to end in Sept. I don't know that I want to be here after Sept., and either does Dan. He's been applying to other places, and if he were to get another job, as if I did, we'd both be going there. So, we both have to end our contracts at the same time.

At this meeting on Friday, they asked me again, and I more or less said that I don't know what I want to do, but I do NOT want to do that job. I told him that I went to school for something specific, and I really should get back into that, and I want to take the next 4 months until my contract is up, to figure out what I WANT to do. They were very cool with that, and glad that I'm deciding what I want, and hope that I can find it at this company. I did manage to get a 'so... how much would this thing have paid?" before I left. $6,000 more a year. :phanvan They said they understood that that could make a difference, so if I wanted to take that little tidbit and think about, I could get back to them at the end of the day (the job starts Mon!). I said that it actually didn't make a difference, and thanked them anyways.

I'm quite proud of myself. I'd rather make what I am making now, have evenings and weekends off, know what my job is gonna be like everyday, and work relatively stress free. (unlike my friend) This new job seems like it might be a nightmare for whoever takes it, and I don't think it would be worth it. (plus, I really don't want to be doing the crap jobs at the studio anymore)

yay me!

Mandi - you are doing great. Your weightloss is inspiring and I love how you seem so confident with the jerk and with your employers.

Good luck whatever you decide.

Good for you Mandi.,on speaking up.Size 12 good job.

Wow Mandi, what a moral boost. They offered you for a new job and the size 12!!! I'm sure you made the right decision and good for you not to have sacrificed your sanity for money

So proud of you Mandi (and not just re. the size 12!!!)...(YOWZERS!!!)

Sounds like you made a wise decision re. the job....good for you for not getting "trapped" and well done for being honest. I'm glad they respected your decision and are still supportive; it really does sound like a good employer!

I can't remember where I heard this (on LBT for sure though), but I've been thinking of it more and more these days:

"I lost my boobs, but I still have the bags they came in."

LOL, I think it's hilarious, but, uhh.... not! :phanvan

I think even more than some kind of lower body lift type deal, I'd love some nice boobies! Nah... if there were a way to get 'em both at the same time, that would be a dream come true. I'm still young, I have time to have the body I've always wanted, and enjoy it for a while! Shouldn't I have that? I never had a period of time that I looked good and flaunted it... so why not now?!

Bah! I dunno.

DO IT!!!! I am 47 and feel like I wasted a lot of time. I will probably have a tummy tuck and breast lift even at my age. You ARE young and YOU DESERVE the body you have always wanted. GO FOR IT!

I know what you mean Mandi. I told myself that the band was the only surgery I was going to do on myself. And I hope it is. But then again I see how great other people look after the lifts and things and I think hummm maybe that would be good too. I am in my 20's too and like you I never had that flaunt it part of my life. I think it would be great to live that period at least once in my young life. I don't blame you or judge you for wanting those things

Mandi, I agree with Dame J! I just turned 30, I know I'm pretty and I feel pretty but I want the body that goes with it. I'm still young, thats why I chose to have surgery, I want to spend the rest of this time feeling awesome about the way I look. It's something I want for myself, it has nothing to do with what anybody else thinks. My husband has always told me I am beautiful, from the day he met me, I know he loves me for me. If I feel I want a tuck here, and an implant there, I deserve it, and so do you.

I had a breast lift a few years ago. My boobs were saggy from years of yo-yo dieting, I guess. Although I was overweight when I had them done I wished I had done it years before. It didn't hurt. I would and will do it again if I need to!

you are young, why live the the next sixty years carrying around all that excess skin?! Go for it!

I don't know about things in the east buy some plastic surgery is done by OHIP. If your boobs hang to a certain length and cause you shoulder aches etc you could be eligible. Also tummy tucks can be covered if you tell the doctor that it interferes with sex or painful to have hanging around. It is certainly worth a try but I would suggest that you start hinting to your GP now so that he has a record of how these things are affecting you emotionally and mentally....if you catch my drift...that way you will have some stuff on file for the government to check on.

Mandi, I have a breast reductiona and a tummy tuck at the same time. You do need help for about 3 days then you should be able to manage around the house ok. You will need at least 3 weeks off work though and no lifting for a bit longer. A lower body lift I don't know about. I would always opt for both at the same time though. Suffer once and its done. Go For It!!!