Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!

September's Chat



Recommended Posts

Hi everyone!

I've been a big stress ball today. DD and DS had their first day of school, so I worried all morning. Plus, DH got on a plane to San Francisco. He HAD to fly today?! So it's been a worrying kind of day, but all is good now. The mammogram went great last week. Whatever they saw last time has shrunk a bit (a cyst? nanobots? leprechans? hard to say). Kids had a great day too, so now I'm unwinding.

Pat, I'm going to take a pic of my dining room table and you'll never feel bad about your desk again. :rolleyes: I couldn't get any work done sitting in your office with that beautiful view.

Patty, Happy Belated Birthday!! I'm shy about getting pedicures too, but they are a lot of fun. I walk around barefoot all summer so my tooties are all beat up. Good luck with the WLS attorney - keep us posted on the fight.

Kat, I love the new avatar. You're gorgeous! Sorry about the dog scare. My sister's MIL was attacked a year ago (she's a mail lady in Canada) and was seriously injured, so now I'm a lot more leary of strange dogs. Glad you're okay!

Mandi, any luck today with the dog search? It's great news that you spotted her nearby. Hopefully she will come home when she's hungry enough. (((HUGS)))

Dianne, how is your throat doing today? Glad to hear you're on the mend.

Darcy, I'm sorry that you've been feeling down. I noticed a huge difference when my weight climbed back over 225. I don't want to get down on the floor and play and my energy level is way down. I wish we lived close enough to walk together! Did you ever join WW?

Betty, mmmmmmm....veggie soup! I've been craving Soup lately too. Must be the changing temps. It's been very cool up here for the last few days - I think Fall is officially here.

I think that I may have an email from Donna from a long time ago. I will see if I can dig it up!

Eilene, did you get everything straightened out with all of the computer viruses? Hope you boss is away tomorrow so that you can come out and play!

Beanie, Mary, Cindy, Sherry - what's up? :biggrin1:

Tomorrow I'm off to search for the ingredients to make a Patrick cake for my son's birthday on Thursday (Patrick Star from Spongebob Squarepants). I'm not much of a decorator unless you like those little sugar letters stuck to paper that you get at the grocery store, but I'll see what I can do. Have a great evening everyone!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Here's my entry in the messiest room contest. This is the dining room, full of junk from the Labor Day camping trip and everything I cleaned out of the closets. This room always seems to be my dumping ground for junk. I didn't even get a view of all the crud on the floor around the table... :faint:

post-204878-1381313410306_thumb.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

oops - can someone PM me directions for making pictures smaller when you post them? Dont want my mess even bigger than it is. :rolleyes:

Just so you don't think I'm a complete slob, here's a pic of my favorite room in the house. We gutted it out last winter and put in new counters, applances, and lighting.

post-204878-13813134105009_thumb.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Another view... That's Callie's head behind the island, and those are her crayon marks on the front of the cupboard, lol.

post-204878-13813134106837_thumb.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Okay, one more. This is a pic of the kids this morning before their first day of school. Guess I should have posted these on the picture thread...

post-204878-13813134108439_thumb.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

AWWWWWW, the cute red heads! I thought I saw red poking up from beside the counter, LOL. The kids are adoreable, who do they get the red hair from?

OK you win, your dining room table is a mess! So are you into red candles? And what's with the unboxed silverware?

I love your new kitchen, somewhere to hang everything. Your back splash tile matches the same color that I have in my bathroom on the floor and around my shower, i just have larger tiles. Great minds think alike, LOL.

I hope that penny jar never falls off the top of the fridge..OUCH!

Hugs girlie!

OMGosh, is that real food that was cooked in a real oven sitting on the stove :omg: . I love looking at pictures of other peoples houses.

I need to post pictures of my bedroom to get ideas on what to put on all my windows.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

OMIGOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Could your lil ones be any cuter???? I think not!!!! I love your kitchen!!! Oh... and are you sure that was your table... looks a bit like mine???? :rolleyes:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Here's one Anne... :rolleyes:

post-203959-13813134110004_thumb.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Anne, how old are the kids? The little one looks too small for Kindergarden. ~Mandy

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Hi Y'all!

It's late and I am tired, but wanted to stop and say hello! It was a tiring day today, just totally busy all the way around. I love staying busy though so I am not complaining, I am just tired!:biggrin1:

Anne - What cute kids, and I love your new kitchen! I just love pictures! Gosh, your table looks like mine!

Darcy - I have just the answer for you! You can move down here by me, we can get this weight off together! I think that is an awsome idea!:biggrin1:

Pat - You cracked me up with the Soup thing! I sometimes eat canned soup too, but I really love home made soup. I took a big bowl over to the neighbors because I ended up with a big pot, and I mean a big pot of it.

Kat - Wow, that is scary with those dogs! People like that needs to be taught a lesson! I'm on my way with a big ole stick, on second thought, maybe I better bring something more protective!:rolleyes:

Patty - Glad you had a great b'day!

Cindy - Where you at girl? Maybe I just missed your post! Are you getting any bad storms there? None here yet!

Eileen - Sorry you can't play today! Nasty old boss!

Mary - Are you out on the town looking for that Mr. Right?:eek: :):D

Beanie - You must be at the gym every night huh?:D

Dianne - Are you able to eat ok now? Hopefully that sore throat is gone by now. I think I need a sore throat for a while so I can quit eating. :D

Well, I can't think too straight anymore so I am going to get off here before I put my foot in my mouth (if I haven't already) and someone comes after me with a stick!:heh:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Thanks for resizing the pic Darcy! Pleeeease tell me how to do that. In answer to the redhead question, my mom is a red head and my DH has some red in his beard.

Mandi, Callie is 2 1/2 and is just starting preschool 3 mornings a week. Ethan is almost 6 and is starting his 2nd year of kindergarden (one of those Sep birthdays - he wasn't ready for 1st grade).

Pat - it's funny that you mentioned the tile. I remember seeing a pic of your bathroom in another thread a looooong time ago and thinking it was the same tile. Guess we just have great taste! :rolleyes: Maybe someday I'll post a pic of a clean dining room... probably not though. :eek:

Betty, I'm glad I'm not the only one with a messy table! I got embarassed about posting the pic afterwards and almost deleted it.

Time to lurk and play some Pogo. Talk to you all tomorrow!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Anne.. My hubby has a cheap little program called irfanView... It has a tab that says resize picture... I clicked on that... picked the half size tab... and voila! Oh...and with yours I cropped it so that we could see more of your cuties and less of everything else. :rolleyes:

DEFinitely don't worry about a messy table and I swear... I am going to use your kitchen picture to show my hubby EXACTLY what I want for a kitchen!

WHat is Pogo?

Good day wishes to all...

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Good morning everyone! Off to run some birthday errands in the rain.

Darcy, thanks for the kitchen compliment! I'll have to look into that software. I tried to resize in iPhoto and couldn't figure it out.

Pogo.com is a game site with all sorts of card and puzzle games. You can play a bunch of the games for free and then of course theres a membership you can pay for. I think Cindy and Betty were talking about it one time so I decided to check it out. Now I'm addicted to euchre and lottso. It's a lot of fun, but a major time waster! :rolleyes:

Have a good day all!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • LeighaTR

      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Doughgurl

      Hey everyone. I'm new here so I thought I should introduce myself. I am 53y/o and am scheduled for Gastric Bypass on June 25th, 2025. I'm located in San Antonio, Texas. I will be having my surgery in Tiajuana Mexico. I've wanted this for years, but I always had insurance where bariatric procedures were excluded. Finally I am able to afford to pay out of pocket.  I can't wait to get started, and I hope I'm prepared for the initial period of "hell". I know what I have signed up for, but I'm sure the good to come will out way the temporary period of discomfort and feelings of regret. I'd love to find people to talk to who have been through the same procedure or experience before. So I look forward to meeting you all. Hope you have a great week!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
      · 1 reply
      1. LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
      · 1 reply
      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

    • CaseyP1011

      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    ×