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These numbers can be so daunting. Really. I'm not jumping jax I lost 8 lbs because in three days the scale could swing up 3 lbs.

Every pound down is a pound gone! Let's stay arm in arm and support eachother as best we can.

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I stayed the same for this week. GO STEELERS!!!!!!!!!

Me too Bella! I didn't lose a lb! BUT then this morning, I lost 3lbs! We'll see if it lasts til the next weigh in!

Did you get your fill on Wednesday?

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August 2008 When I decided that I would find a way NO MATTER WHAT!

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Me today! Feeling "Artsy"

55 lbs lighter!

Wow, what a difference!!! You look beautiful!

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Julie you look sooooo beautiful!!!! I'm so jealous of how much weight you've lost!

Slow and steady wins the race...ugh. Mini, got any room on the Turtle's Bench over there? :)

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Slow and steady wins the race...ugh. :)

Thank you! You guys are very sweet!

Someone in a on-line support group makes a good point. In 5 years when we are all looking good and feeling great it won't matter how long it took us to get there. It will only matter how we feel!

Keep up the good work. Eat healthy and work out! I'll think of you guys while I'm at the gym! We have to keep supporting each other! :wink2:

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Julie you look sooooo beautiful!!!! I'm so jealous of how much weight you've lost!

Slow and steady wins the race...ugh. Mini, got any room on the Turtle's Bench over there? :)

Oh yeah. I've got tons of room. Come on over. We're a really fun bunch, even if we don't lose very fast!

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August 2008 When I decided that I would find a way NO MATTER WHAT!

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Me today! Feeling "Artsy"

55 lbs lighter!

You are so pretty!!! I think you're doing great! And you're right, 5 years down the road, we won't care how long it took us. We'll just be so happy to be there!

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You are so pretty!!! I think you're doing great! And you're right, 5 years down the road, we won't care how long it took us. We'll just be so happy to be there!

Yep, that's exactly right. Even though I moan and groan about being a slow loser, I weigh less right now than I've weighed in over 10 years!!

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Hello all, just a drive by post to say hi and let you all know I am immensely proud of everybody's progess. Wow!

I started my new weekend RN job, going well so far, but the orientation along with my regular job is a lot.

Have been doing some eating around the band, but have recommitted to healthier habits. Brought my tupperware toddler dishes back out to make sure I don't overeat!

Oh, and do we have a Feb. Red Robin night scheduled yet?

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Hello all, just a drive by post to say hi and let you all know I am immensely proud of everybody's progess. Wow!

I started my new weekend RN job, going well so far, but the orientation along with my regular job is a lot.

Have been doing some eating around the band, but have recommitted to healthier habits. Brought my tupperware toddler dishes back out to make sure I don't overeat!

Oh, and do we have a Feb. Red Robin night scheduled yet?

How about Monday, February 9th for our Red Robin gathering?

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A question about filing taxes, if I may.

My husband says he's done some research and the lap band procedure qualifies as a medical deduction for my 2008 tax return. Did anyone else do that??? Turbo Tax even allowed us to count the cost of flights, hotel, and rental car towards the deduction. I went from having to pay $617 to Federal, to getting $733 back from Federal, just by adding in the medical costs as deductions!!! That just seems crazy, but DH swears it qualifies and is totally legal.

I'm just curious if anyone else used the cost of their surgery as a tax deduction. Wanna make sure we aren't breaking the law somehow!!!

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      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.
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